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May 16, 2007
Roxy Music bracket: Black Star (7) v The Tourist (10)
Black Star
The Bends (7)I could see a riot breaking out over such a non important topic, but "Black Star" always struck me as the most "Bends" track of the Bends songs. Lugubrious Thom (and his frequent falsetto) mixes with the fade-in guitar and the now-famous choral guitar crunch (cited elsewhere). One of those songs that disappears in spontaneous Bends recollecting, but one of the album's (admittedly many) highlights.
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The Tourist
OK Computer (10) In which Radiohead remind you its members don't feel everything has to be soooo complicated. Thom complains about his lot and, even when he's trying to comfort himself (or is it someone else), he can't leave the insults behind ("Idiot.") Simplicity, not banality, as the languid, careful guitar is a sound to behold.
Posted by Keith O'Brien at May 16, 2007 12:36 PM
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