Showing posts with label Radiohead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Radiohead. Show all posts

Monday, 6 April 2015

Radiohead - Gagging Order

TUESDAY BLUES

Do you like Singer/Songwriters/Alt-Country/Americana or Indie-Folk, or do you have a unhealthy affection to the sadness, if so you may have a case of the Tuesday Blues!

Radiohead - Gagging Order (2004)
I have to admit it, I'd forgotten all about this. There was a time (pre-spotify) when I'd buy everything by an artist and unless it caught me right (I.e. Kid kick in the nuts) it might just gather dust in my CD collection (yes, I have one still). It was a welcome surprise to hear this the other week on my iTunes randomiser. It features on COM LAG (2plus2isfive), a 2004 EP that was released in Japan and Australia which followed their album Hail to the Thief. Great stuff that reminds us all what Thom and the chaps can pull out of the bag when they stay away from drum and bass records

Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Radiohead - 'Tourists'

Old Pa's Wednesday Club

...Bloody Tourists
SHARK! SHARK!

 

RADIOHEAD -  The Tourist (1997)

Living in the U.K. I hated August Bank Holiday,  it meant the end of
summer. All you have to look forward to is 6 to 8 months of grey and more grey, no colour, rain, snow, frost on your car, S.A.D.,  depression. Bloody television starts now with adverts for Christmas. Can we get past Halloween (Trick or Treat) and Guy Fawkes, at least, before Christmas starts.

But here in Spain, I am pleased when August ends. It really is too hot anyway, there are too many tourist, too many holiday makers, the beaches and swimming pools are full of screaming kids, balls, noise, people trying to enjoy themselves.

Don't get me wrong, I love kids, I believe they have to have freedom to express themselves. I understand people are on holiday and need to let of steam.

But not at 3 in the morning please!

My dogs are upset, the parrot does not like it, all these strangers peaking in to upset his peace. 

Does he speak? What's his name?

My name is Cashew, now p**s off

You cannot go down town as the traffic is horrendous, all my favourite restaurants are full, even getting a hair cut is a problem, even food shopping becomes a hassle.

But now they are all gone, the weather is a little cooler, still shorts and t-shirts weather for most of the year. You can still dine out side and most of all it is not damp and  grey.

Thank God all is back to normal.    

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

GUEST POST #46 - Radiohead 'Kid A'

This blog maybe about our favourite songs and memories but it's not just about us. We want to hear from you...what are your favourites? What are you currently listening to? What should we be listening to? 


This weeks Guest post is by Brynn! 

Radiohead - Kid A
For me, as for many, it was the Radiohead album that changed everything. I'd always had problems "getting" them before, and as it turned out, what I needed from them was something less accessible rather than more. I went to HMV and bought this album the day it came out solely on the strength of the hype; when I got in the car and put the disc in, from the first notes of 'Everything in Its Right Place' I knew this album was going to be a winner for me. Today, this is still my favourite song on the album, and I listen to it whenever I'm feeling particularly nostalgic for the time around the turn of the century. I was aware that many fans didn't like Radiohead's new direction, but for me it was something so fresh and different from everything else that was coming out at the time, I couldn't resist it, even if it meant that the 'traditional' Radiohead fans would either have to jump ship or get used to the change. To this day, I think this song has aged well and doesn't have much of the datedness of other songs that came out around the same time. I often throw this album into the shuffle mix when I have friends over, and this song almost always gets a very positive 'oh yes, great tune' reaction when it comes on.




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Monday, 2 January 2012

TUESDAY BLUES! Radiohead - The Daily Mail

Radiohead - The Daily Mail
My first day back in work and I'm certainly feeling Blue.  This track has been on repeat recently - I'm just surprised that it wasn't included on King Of Limbs.  From it's gentle piano intro to it's rousing finale it's classic 'OK Computer' Radiohead.

So if you're feeling down about going back to work, enjoy this and remember it's a New Year, a time for new opportunities and be positive (ha ha).

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Sunday, 16 October 2011

TRACKS OF THE WEEK - 16/10/2011

It's Sunday, it's time for the tracks of the week. Here are four tatties to dip into your gravy. Do you have any Yorkies for us?


Sfw:-
Radiohead - Give up the Ghost (2011)



This is for all the people who dismissed the King Of Limbs, I always said it would be a slow burner and Give up the Ghost is just (another) gem that when heard in isolation reminds you why Radiohead are one of the National Treasures...

Old Pa's Corner:-
Mountain Goats - Beautiful Gas Mask (2011)



I just Can't stop playing the Mountain Goats's new album, 'All Eternal's Deck'. I keep getting a new favourite, first it was, 'Damn the Vampires' quickly followed by 'The Autopsy Garland' and at the moment 'Beautiful Gas Mask' is my 'rave'. Great voice and great lyrics, a bit of Alt-Country feel or even a bit of R.E.M. I asked my wife what track did she like of the three? she replied  'they are all depressing',  the perfect answer for me! I just love them, give them a try. I hope they will 'bleat' for you too.

Pet Sounds
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DRC Music - Hallo (feat Tout Puissant Mukalo and Nelly Liyeage) (2011)


Despite a 9 year gap since 2002's Mali Music, Damon Albarn continues his love affair with African music with an new project, in DRC Music (Democratic Republic of Congo). He visited with a collective of producers (notably long term collaborator Dan The Automator) with the ambitious premise to record the album in 7 days and all the proceeds to go to Oxfam's work in the country. During the week local Musicians would come and go recording sessions with Damon and his crew, who would then blend the traditional with the modern to create the album Kinshasa One Two. Hallo, for me is probably the stand out track, showing that despite the time frame, the gifted mr Albarn definitely has an ear for a tune. Talented musicians, good music, good cause, job done! 


Shell Hunter:-
Nick Waterhouse - Is That Clear (2011)

You know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this!


Is That Clear by Nick Waterhouse


I love it when an artist revisits a genre of yesteryear and does it well, much like Marty Mcfly performing "Johnny B Goode" in Back to the Future. Nick Waterhouse is 25, based in San Francisco and obviously has a passion for 1950's R & B American music, even using vintage analogue equipment to give it that authentic retro crackle. Full of sax, clinkin' pianos and rocking guitars, it'll have you swinging your partner all over the place in an instant. If you like this, check out his 4 track EP released in August, which includes a great cover of Them's "I can only give you everything". If it's not for you, I guess you folks aren't ready for this yet, but you're parents are gonna love it!

Hey doll face, wanna get up to some back seat bingo?

Where we're going we don't need roads but you still need tunes...click here for more tracks of the week!

Monday, 12 September 2011

TUESDAY BLUES! Radiohead - Pyramid Song


Radiohead - Pyramid Song (2001)
I like the thought of having music simultaneously played to everyone from the heavens, and for that 4mins and 51 seconds everyone would be forced to listen...the sound wouldn't travel through their ears, but be inside their head...there'd be no escape - this would be my song choice.

...It features on their 2001 album Amnesic and starts with just Piano & Vocals....before the jazz drumming and orchestra dreamily takes you away on a musical Jules Verne-esq, deep-sea journey.  I've loved it from the first time I heard it, and never, ever, have got sick of it.
So if you have 5mins, download it and listen to it through some headphones....let it get inside your head...and take you away!

....I've got the Tuesday Blues, because Saturday is so far away!

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Thursday, 7 April 2011

Radiohead - 'House of Cards'

Recollection Collection......musical memories recalled with affection!




There have been many goosepimple (which incidently is the criteria for the tracks chosen for Thursday I'm In Love) inducing tracks from Oxford's finest over the years but simply put, this track is beautiful. Be careful however, as despite it's allure there are dark undertones at work, the track may refer to a start/continuation of an affair with what looks like a swinging party thrown in for good measure, naughty! Both parties seem accepting of their fate as their respective house of cards collapses around them and is swept away. Taken from 'In Rainbows', House of Cards hit instantly, a simple guitar riff, a sweet drum lick, reverbs and echoes all add to the mood as Thom Yorke's despairing voice reaffirms the fragilty of the situation.

Sublime!



Thursday I'm In Love....A chance to share some my favourite tracks!
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