[roger]

i dunno if i am hearing a 'f*$k it all spirit' and a punk (in it's original form with your assumed intended meaning) aesthetic in their music....listen to thom's solo record....he obviously sat there for many many hours chopping up beats and manipulating sounds to arrive at those sounds and songs...some would call THAT wankery (?).....now that production method is not very 'punk' if you ask me.
now i know that a radiohead record isn't a thom solo record but they aren't that dissimilar.........now they may harbour hatred for gearslutz but they don't hate the gear or what it can do/they can do with it........this is a good discussion......we may end up agreeing to disagree but i guess we're both fans.......i'm seeing them in victoria park in june - i can imagine i'll end up about a mile away from the stage staring at a big screen.....a mate of mine got into a 'secret' show they did a coupla months back....tiny venue....200 people....he said it was incredible (sigh).

add-on: chrisso i am pretty sure we'd all hear a difference if they did it on the cheap....why do you think they DIDN'T do it on the cheap?...apparently they don't give a shit......i'm pretty sure they do! as i said before: the songs are why we love the band - but the recordings also happen to be lovely which is a bonus!