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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.
At the time, I had my rock/guitar shoes on and didn't like it, however once I let go of my narrow mindedness -everything changed. I started listening to dj shadow, unkle, all because of this album. It still sounds great now. Thanks for posting!
Great track, I love the offbeat drums. I don't think I appreciated the album at the time though. You can tell where the likes of ambient beat maker Flying Lotus got his influences from. Thanks Bryn gonna dig out Kid A now...
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