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May 17, 2007
Pixies bracket: No Surprises (4) v Like Spinning Plates (13)
"No Surprises"
OK Computer
(4)
The perfect lullaby is a welcome reprieve from the remainder of OK Computer's complexities. Still, it fits because, lyrically, it might be the most thematically precise track on the album. Yet another song that sounds uplifting but is actually/probably about how horrible modern life has become.
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"Like Spinning Plates"
Amnesiac
(13)
The second most gimmicky song in the band's repertoire, this time with a Twin Peaks midget effect going on with the vocals. If you love Radiohead because of their experimentation, then you probably really, really dig this track. If you love them for their musicianship, then you probably (like me) prefer the piano ballad version from I Might Be Wrong. If you don't love Radiohead, then you're probably getting ready to leave some sort of jerk comment right about now about how they're a bunch of wussies.
Posted by Randall Monty at May 17, 2007 10:05 AM
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