Yesterday I spent over an hour in near stationary traffic due to a Police Incident. 30-minute delays it says, I say bollocks and no explanation?
Rumour was there was a 'girl on the bridge'. It happens often here, life is so shit people don't want to live anymore. It seemed more manageable when I was younger.
What can you do when gridlocked from all sides? I confess I did go to sleep at least once then seeing a 50-yard gap, I was jolted awake. What a waste of fucking time.
I had 'In Rainbows' by Radiohead playing in the car, it went around four times and that was enough for me to start hearing things. It's an old album and fans will know the band offered it to the public on the internet for 'any price you want to pay', and that includes FREE.
It took me forever to crack 'Hail to the Thief' in 2003 and this band are so weird and wonderful forever re-creating themselves. It gives me a reason for an 'Alternative Weekend' post, as it is weekend, and for once I am not breaking my own rules.
Nude – Radiohead (In Rainbows – 2007)
Before you listen to any Radiohead song post 'OK Computer', you should not expect to hear many guitars. They all but abandoned the instrument for the next few albums with a semi-return in 'Hail to the Thief'.
That was the last ever physical CD I bought, 20 years ago and now we are all so digital. 'Nude' is a very ambient track that the band almost abandoned after they failed to find their sound.
From what I can see it scores highly on the ratings I can see why. Nevertheless, it's quite a slow grower, at least with me. I think I need a few more listens; around 15 might just do it.
Jigsaw Falling into Place – Radiohead (In Rainbows – 2007)
The song reminds me of material from 'Hail to the Thief' somehow. That album engrained itself so much in my head, I found myself humming random tunes from it throughout the daytime.
'Jigsaw Falling into Place' sounds ever so dreary, and surely not to @bozz's tastes but chugs away and begins to fall into minor chords later on. Just up my tree!
I took the time to check the lyrics as I could not hear 'Thom Yorke' mention them, but I was wrong. Some of these strange songs have titles that are not sung at all.
Weird Fishes - Arpeggi – Radiohead (In Rainbows – 2007)
This brings me to this gem, and in my opinion the highlight of 'In Rainbows'. Why it's a double-titled song, I don't know. It does change at a certain point but kind of returns to the original riff.
Is this a type of 'prog' from Radiohead? I wouldn't consider it to be so, but those are the loose rules of the genre.
I found a version of this track that is slightly different from the studio version and one where you can see them playing. Thom doesn't half get tranced and into the zone. That can only be a good thing.
‘Weird Fishes – Arpeggi’ grew on me quicker than usual, and I couldn’t understand why I never heard it years ago. The story of my life I suppose.
Permanent Daylight – Radiohead (My Iron Lung – 1994)
I had to include something from the guitar days and when they made lots of noise and everyone wanted 'Creep'. Just a few days ago I learned 'My Iron Lung' was recorded intentionally to be 'Creep 2'.
‘This, this is our new song
Just like the last one
A total waste of time
My iron lung’
Fucking brilliant; they were so pissed off with 'Creep' and being hailed as a one-song band that they created a Part 2 and included these lyrics. The irony is some people didn't get it and called them out for it.
'Permanent Daylight' is a B-side but one I picked up on right away as it reminds me of material from 'The Bends' when they were at their best. Even @meesterboom might be able to get into this one.
Someone mentioned in a YouTube comment -
‘Active 1985-present with no past members. Radiohead is one in a million’.
I have to say, that is extremely rare, unique and I can't think of another band who could make a similar claim.
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