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May 17, 2007
Pixies bracket: Fake Plastic Trees (2) v How I Made My Millions (15)
"Fake Plastic Trees"
The Bends
(2)
I won't hide my preference: this is a perfect song. It is pensive, explosive, realist and optimistic, all at the same time. At no other point in their entire canon does Radiohead feel this human, or this humane.
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"How I Made My Millions"
No Surprises
(15)
Lyrically, this track shows a heavy influence of Black Francis vagueness. Musically, it's all Leonard Cohen. Recorded during the OK days, it would probably seem out of place on that album, but fits perfectly on an accompanying single.
Posted by Randall Monty at May 17, 2007 12:51 PM
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