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Tue Nov-30-04 04:53 PM
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For all you uninformed music "fans"- RADIOHEAD IS GOD, alright? |
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Seriously.
There is no better band out there right now. Yeah, Amnesiac sucked, but they just lost their way for a bit, and now they're right back on track.
They're musical geniuses.
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:54 PM
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1. Plus they got their name from a Talking Heads song. |
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:55 PM
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But so were the "Beatles," at one time.
They've grown- a LOT.
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:55 PM
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They're so good musically and their lyrics speak to my soul. They're absolutely the best.
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:58 PM
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"When I am king, you will be first against the wall...
With your opinions, which are of no consequence at all."
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:56 PM
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So I can't say they are underrated or overrated. But I'll cop to being uninformed. What kind of music?
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:57 PM
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5. I guess I'd call it Modern Rock. nt |
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:57 PM
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6. still think the bends is their best and most underrated album |
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i like em all, but amnesiac-which to me was kind of half-assed (another version of the 'the morning bell" and a bunch of songs that had been floating around in superior demo form for almost 4 years at that point) it was just the leftovers from kid a
but ok computer, the bends, and hail to the thief are brilliant and pablo honey was a pretty impressive debut
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:59 PM
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9. Not sure about their best, but DEFINITELY underrated... |
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I think they were still getting their sound together- but you could hear it coming out.
And then OK came out...KABOOM.
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Tue Nov-30-04 04:59 PM
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8. As I said in the other thread, they are whiny crappy crap crap. |
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And you would have to stretch pretty hard to call me an uninformed music fan.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:00 PM
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10. Perry Ferrell is king of the whiny crappy crap crap |
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Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 05:01 PM by BullGooseLoony
music world.
The "uninformed music 'fans'" part was tongue-in-cheek, though. :)
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:11 PM
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16. Ah, but you had Eric A and arguably one of the top ten guitar |
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players in this generation, Dave Navarro, in that band. Mitigating, you see. :)
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:14 PM
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I see you're feeling a bit better today! I think they're fine- pretty good, not something I usually want to listen to.
But what do you dig?
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:17 PM
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But not Radiohead. It's actually easier to list bands I DON'T like--there's probably 20 of them, and Radiohead is one of them. I also don't like Elliott Smith--let the FLAMES BEGIN!! :) :nuke:
I am feeling better, thanks. I got to meet a hot famous guy last night, and that's always nice. :) (See my thread from earlier today.)
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:42 PM
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26. That's a relief! I thought I was the only human on the planet who |
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didn't like Elliot Smith or Radiohead.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:43 PM
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27. Nope, you and me both babe. |
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I don't like the whinin'! If I wanted to listen to whining, I'd call my mother more often. ;-)
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:49 PM
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30. I must admit, and I've posted this many times before..... |
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That Radiohead has exactly ONE great song: "Electioneering." It's the only song in their catalog that ROCKS. The rest of it is glacial-paced muzak, good for a decent cough syrup buzz but not for much else. Plus, when any one band/artist acheives consensus approval despite not being all that great, I get suspicious that the PR departments at most major labels are getting too powerful. Radiohead is a triumph of target marketing, not art.
But if they'd do more "Electioneering"s, they'd might actually be okay.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:01 PM
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11. Radiohead does nothing for me. |
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And don't give me some "Well then you don't know good music" talk because I don't wanna hear it. lol
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:02 PM
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Wed Dec-01-04 07:22 AM
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38. at least listen to the bends - last song, relax and enjoy |
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:02 PM
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13. I can take em or leave em. n/t |
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:08 PM
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14. I saw them in 2001, when they were touring for Kid A & Amnesiac |
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It was a beautiful occasion. They played all the really good songs off each album
(except PABLO HONEY lololololol)
It is important to keep in mind that Amnesiac is little more than a glorified B-sides/outtakes collection
In that context, it is actually quite good
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:09 PM
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15. When they could actually be bothered to write songs they were great |
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Now that all they seem to be able to do is get together, noodle around with instruments and sounds, add some cryptic lyrics and when they perform act like they have better things to do.
I own every Radiohead album and saw them live after each and every album. After Pablo Honey and the Bends and even after OK Computer they were great and charismatic and tight as can be as a live band and their songs were brilliant. Then when they decided that they were "artistes" they just lost me. Everything after OK Computer is a total case of The Emporer's New Clothes.
No Thanks. If I want avante experimental music I'll listen to bands that have been slugging away doing that type of thing from the beginning. Not a band that gathered up a large fanbase writing catchy brit pop/rock songs but then decided that they were too good for that and that a few Matmos or Tortoise records somehow made them an experimental band.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:11 PM
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17. Like I said, they got back on track |
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Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 05:12 PM by BullGooseLoony
with "Hail to the Thief." It's right up there with OK Computer.
I do wish they were a little more prolific, though.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:27 PM
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21. Not even close. Hail To The Thief is more of the same.... |
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Random noodling and sound experimentation. Which is great from bands that excel at that. I don't think that Radiohead does. I don't expect them to make The Bends 2 or OK Computer 2. But I expect them to not throw the entire concept of songwriting as they had established previously out the window.
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Tue Nov-30-04 10:49 PM
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32. No, it's not, at all. |
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Did you listen to it more than twice?
Every song on that album is very deliberate.
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Wed Dec-01-04 07:38 AM
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42. You've got to be fucking kidding me. |
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Hail to the Thief brought the guitar back into Radiohead.
If I had to describe Hail to the Thief, I would say it's a combination of Amnesiac (an eh album), The Bends, and OK Computer. There's 0, Zip of that ultra-weird (but awesome) synth experiment called "Kid A".
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:22 PM
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20. Ah, that's the band whose lead singer, Thom Dork, famously pondered: |
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"What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here."
To answer your question, Thom, I don't know. I do agree with the second bit, though.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:35 PM
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23. Tht's that song "Crepe," isn't it? |
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"cuz I'm a crepe I'm a waffle...."
I prefer Videoface to Radiohead myself. WAY cooler robot; plus he could shoot lasers out of his fist! Let's see Radiohead try THAT. Hah!
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Tue Nov-30-04 11:30 PM
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Tue Nov-30-04 10:50 PM
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33. Heh, Thom Dork. Hilarious. |
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Yeah, back in 1993 that was pretty "edgy," though.
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Wed Dec-01-04 07:29 AM
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39. Pablo Honey (the album with "Creep") sucked. |
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I'm glad that Radiohead moved beyond Pablo Honey and "Creep".
Everyone who thinks Radiohead is some kind of whiny emo band has apparently only listened to Pablo Honey, which was just that. More likely, they've only listened to "Creep"... which for good reason is their only song to get enormous play from "mainstream" radio stations. Absolute crap.
As for their other, much, much, much better albums...
The Bends was a catchy power pop happy kind of album. Some argue it's their strongest album, despite the really awful dissonance.
OK Computer was their "let's pump up the synth" album. Very solid... like The Bends, lots of Radiohead fans say it is their best.
Kid A was their experimental, weird-out album. One of my favorites, ever... it's all like one big song strung out onto multiple tracks. The best song is "Idioteque", which a lot of people believe is a parody of dance music. It works both as an awesome techno song and good parody.
Amnesiac was the cutting room floor of Kid A. It's a bit like that mini-album the Flaming Lips recorded while they did Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (or maybe it was while they recorded Zaireeka... ah well) Still some awesome songs there. Amnesiac really gave some hintings as to what was coming up on Hail to the Thief.
Hail to the Thief is just awesome. Freaking awesome. Radiohead finally brought together all of the great poppy elements of The Bends, experimental parts of Kid A and OK Computer, and the cool prouction on Amnesiac.
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Wed Dec-01-04 07:38 AM
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41. I've heard "OK Computer," "Kid A," and "Hail to the Thief." |
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I can't stand any of them. In fact, I liked "Pablo Honey" a LOT better than them.
And I didn't really like "Pablo Honey." ;)
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:33 PM
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22. Obviously you've never heard the Mike Keneally Band or Porcupine Tree. |
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They both kick Radiohead's ass, although I'm sure Mike would differ with me, as he's a huge Radiohead fan.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:39 PM
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24. If you're limiting your set of choices to ONLY |
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bands who fit the following criteria, then you might be correct:
a) the band MUST be on a major label b) the band MUST be British c) the band MUST sell gazillions of records d) the band MUST have possibly the most effective PR team bhind them of any major label act e) the band MUST be named Radiohead
So, within those very narrow parameters, then, yes, Radiohead is the best band in the world right now.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:40 PM
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OK Computer is one of my favorite albums.
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:45 PM
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for this fucked up world huh? :spank:
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Tue Nov-30-04 05:46 PM
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Radiohead are only minor deities in the rock god pantheon!
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I used to think godlike thoughts about the Beatles, Talking Heads, Eno, Steve Reich, etc etc Then I stopped smoking dope, accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior, joined the Moral Majority, and
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Sorry, one of the other voices took over for a while. Yeah, Radiohead's OK.
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Tue Nov-30-04 11:19 PM
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34. You sound just like my friend.... |
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He swears by Radiohead. I like them too, but not as much as either of you! ;)
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Tue Nov-30-04 11:29 PM
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I've been listening to fade away and high and dry all week
great music
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Wed Dec-01-04 07:32 AM
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The Bends was one of three albums I listened to extensively while driving through the Austrian and Italian countryside last March... good times.
A listen to The Bends brings memories and imagery flowing right back to me.
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Wed Dec-01-04 07:21 AM
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37. Amnesiac did not suck. |
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Coincidentally, I'm listening to Amnesiac right now. Awesome album.
I like the "Kid A" remix of "Morning Bell" better, but Amnesiac is only slightly weaker than Kid A, which is my second favorite Radiohead album (behind Hail to the Thief).
If you want to listen to a Radiohead album that did suck.... check out Pablo Honey. :puke:
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:10 PM
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43. "Hail to the Thief" is all about the Iraq quagmire |
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Read the lyrics again. Pretty amazing. Brilliantly engineered and very creative. Time will tell if they are more than just good. PS My take on people who don't like Radio Head and Elliot Smith is that they just don't like the most adult oriented alternativer rock. They are more comfortablwe with musical simplicity (repetition, few chord changes, no half notes, linear-comforting lyrics). None of that is adult centered alternative rock.
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:12 PM
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44. nope, insanely overrated |
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:19 PM
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i dont think they SUCK, but i think they are boring as hell...i TRIED to like radiohead, i really did, but no doing; just didnt like it :shrug:
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:21 PM
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46. Thom Yorke would dispute that "RH is god". |
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I'm not into hero worshiping in spite of my avatar.
And though I think that, right now, RH is the best Pop band on the planet I don't think that they qualify for god status.
I mean, it's not like they're the Clash or something.
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:22 PM
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47. You're right. They're bigger than God. |
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:23 PM
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48. the Fleetwood Mac of the alternative generation |
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They're talented, but they're not gods. Their music doesn't really reach me.
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:24 PM
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I don't know about the 'no better band out there' part... I like some other bands a lot. But Radiohead is WAY the hell up there.
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:26 PM
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50. "OK Computer" is the Greatest Album Ever. Period. |
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I thought "Kid A" sounded cooler for a username, but "OK Computer" is a VASTLY superior album.
You're right. They are indeed geniuses.
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Wed Dec-01-04 01:34 PM
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51. It's a true masterpiece. nt |
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