[joethelion]

I get the feeling that it's only in 160kbps b/c well - you're essentially just getting the promotional release of the album.

So it's like - "well, normally we wouldn't get any money whatso ever out of this deal... so why not just see how much people will offer; instead of just downloading it off of some website, etc"

It's really hard to think of it objectively, just b/c of how sudden & new this whole release is, but I would be definitely willing to say that it's at least a better album than HTTT

while I do miss some of the piano in "All I Need" [check their concert in San Diego not too long ago], I'd say that all the tracks that were debuted live have improved on the album

and it's good to FINALLY have "Nude" (aka "Big Ideas")
I think, that to not release it by this point would - basically be kind of insulting, as it's been played live since like... '97? (or was it '96?)

speaking of which... what's the longest it's taken RH to release a track? Like from between it was played live, to when it came out on album?

for example (other than Nude)
Life in a Glass House was played by Thom on acoustic guitar back in 96-ish. From what I remember, the lyrics didn't change around too much and the melody was kept intact

or

how pretty much all of Amnesiac was played live back before the release of Kid A

or how "I Will" dates back to the early 90's doesn't it?

...and apparently "Myxomatosis" was from Kid A