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On general release now is Amnesiac, the second of Radiohead's new agenda. The forgotten half of Kid A lives up to, and is just as fresh and exciting as its sister album. The two albums were recorded at the same time, and there are similarities, including a variation of Kid A song, Morning Bell. The overall feeling of the albums is that Radiohead are looking apprehensively into the future. The songs seem to be the only music ever to have been composed and that every sound is pioneering.
When listening to the album it's hard not to think of a not too distant future scene similar to one of The Matrix, with an unknown force controlling everyone's movements, and Radiohead are the only ones able to reflect on the state of life. The lost songs are floated around a dead world by a soft breeze causing ripples in large puddles and blowing the leaves off the diseased trees. The only listeners are hidden in the storerooms of large warehouses, and it's all they have to tell them they're alive.
That's my view of it
anyway, and I believe it's backed up by Radiohead as well. The limited edition CD of Amnesiac is housed within a false library book, and along with the stamped dates of the near future and past (26 Jun 1996 up to 07 Oct 2005) there is a note that simply says, "This book is to be hidden", but from what?
My theory suggests that it is hidden from the unknown force, or the all controlling government. This album might be hinting on what conspiracy theorists have believed for the last few years. The lyrics, however simple, seriously seem to point in the direction of a world elite controlling the future of the world and the small men can't do anything about it.
The Pyramid song has one of the best music videos I've ever seen. Accompanied by a haunting soundtrack, the video shows a part of the dark future, and a lonely robot (or android if you will) who swims along the streets of a big city, along a main road, to his old house, and sits down in his chair which was previously inhabited by fluorescent crabs.
I don't think I could recreate the last song for you, but it's a wonderful blend of strong horn with equally strong words, "Don't talk politics and don't throw sticks your Royal Highness says" over the top. The last line is the conclusion, "Someone's listening in." and adds to the paranoia already prominent on the album. Radiohead have to stop making the music, they've been found out.
It's been hard to miss the debate on Radiohead, and another instalment is on the way with the release of this album. If you failed to listen to Kid A the first time around, try it now, it's very much an album to have an opinion on before you think of getting Amnesiac. The second album is slightly more experimental, so it's best to learn to appreciate Kid A first. For both albums repeat listening is very much a necessity, they certainly don't grow on you first time round, but put them back in and try again, and they soon will. I wasn’t much of a fan of Kid A at first, but, as you can tell, I am now.
Radiohead had a hard task moving on from OK Computer, and I believe they've done it beautifully. If you have been yearning for guitar since Kid A then Amnesiac may offer a small solution, as there is more of a feeling of guitars on this album, but it's certainly not the answer to your problem. In the middle of Amnesiac are Knives Out and Dollars & Cents and could easily have been on OK Computer, the styles aren't that much different. I do, however, feel that although they will always have such great songs as Creep, Street Spirit, Lucky, Karma Police, etc… they will never fully revert back to that style and will move forward with the lo-fi beauty that they have shown us with these two albums. Don't resent them for it, they're doing what they're doing for a reason, and you still have OK Computer in your CD racks to fall back on.
Many people were worried about the songs of Kid A live, but I hope all the doubts have been eradicated when watching Radiohead live on Jools Holland. The show illustrated just how well the new songs compliment the classics. If anyone needs to be reassured of how great Radiohead's new direction is, you can borrow the video off me, and if you're still sceptical, Thom Yorke has promised a return to guitars on the next album. Radiohead really are something special, and will be remembered until we become amnesiacs and the dreaded dark future falls upon us. Enjoy whilst you still can, I'm watching you…
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Advantages: It's great! It's mad! It even has a couple of guitars on it... Disadvantages: Should have featured Humph and the band playing Mornington Crescent!
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