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Song of the Day #224: ‘Just’ – Radiohead

radioheadOK, this is the weakest connection yet in this ‘six degrees of separation’ thread… today’s song simply shares in common with yesterday’s the word “just.” I know, lame, but I really like this song.

As I’ve written before, Radiohead is hit-or-miss for me, with the hits coming mostly in the mid- to late-90s. Specifically, they have never been better than they were on The Bends, one of the most resonant and potent albums I own. It was all downhill from there, with OK Computer and In Rainbows the two successes among a bunch of oddball noise.

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Song of the Day #44: ‘Exit Music (for a film)’ – Radiohead

I go back and forth on Radiohead.

On the one hand, I believe they are quite talented and have put out two albums (The Bends and OK Computer) that are excellent from start to finish and worthy of the lavish praise they’ve received.

On the other hand, just about everything they’ve put out since then has been an artsy jumble of prog-rock crap, yet praised by critics and fans alike as world-changing stuff. In Rainbows was a nice return to form, but I’d rather repeatedly hit my head with a hammer than listen to Kid A, Amnesiac or Hail to the Thief. And stupidly, I bought into the hype machine and purchased each of those albums only to have the same unpleasant experience listening to them. It’s only because they offered In Rainbows for free that I discovered it’s actually quite good.

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