This EP contains the A-side track 'Airbag' from OK Computer along with six other B-sides. This can be thought of an extension to Ok computer. The quality is almost as good.1.
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Airbag 5/5If you've heard OK Computer already, you should probably recognize this song (yes itz the 1st track in it.). This track, according to Thom, is suppose to reflect how you've just missed having a car accident and realize how close it was to feel the incredible emotion of still being alive. Radiohead made this song with a drum loop based on a three second sample of Phil's drumming getting the influence from DJ shadow.
Airbag/How Am I Driving is an EP Radiohead released after releasing their groundbreaking album OK Computer. Having become big stars and selling millions of albums probably got the record company to push Radiohead into releasing something new in a hurry. Airbag/How Am I Driving? Is the fifth extended play (EP) by English rock group Radiohead, released in April 1998 specifically to the North American market. It includes most of the songs that had been issued as B-sides on Radiohead’s CD singles from OK Computer in the previous year.
Awesome beginning track.2. Pearly. 4/5This is one of the favourite among fans. Pearly.
has a great riff, and strange lyrics which meanings is still unknown. The guitar playing from Jonny Greenwood here is interesting, and an entrancing rhythm that seems typical of the OK Computer era. The near monotonous chorus, along with Thom doubling his own voice, sets up beautifully for the songs ending.3. Meeting in the Aisle 3.5/5This instructmental track was used as as entrance song instead of 'Fitter Happier'for the band's 1998 shows. This song has that weird,alien-like, in space-like feeling to it.
Totally weird, totally radiohead-ish song. The electronic sound along wit the pitch bendings surely makes this song more weird.
Great song, gets me to sleep easily =).in a good way.4. A Reminder 3/5It starts with a slow intro with lots of weird stuff going on in the backround. The intro kinda sounds like a crowded room.
Then it continues in a slow way with Thoms monotonous voice. Not bad, but i dont really like it that much. There are better radiohead b-sides out there.5. Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2) 5/5This song almost made it into Ok computer.
Best song in the EP hands down. The song is separated into 2 parts. Part 1 is bascally a sad-sounding intro played with an acoustic guitar and sung beautifully by Yorke.
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Then the link to Part 2 starts to get intensely dramatic. The lyrics are great.6. Melatonin 2.5/5Melatonin is a song that is driven heavily on synth. This has a yearning sound to it reminiscent of the end of 'Street Spirit' I dont really get what the songs about though.
Not that great IMO.7. Palo Alto 5/5The standout track of the EP IMO. Palo Alto is a city home to many of America's large corporations. This song, from the start, sounds futuristic. The song starts of lesurely. Then suddenly, the guitars crash in, and after some very abrasive playing, the guitars pull back, leaving almost as quickly as they came, the bass then enters with a pleasant melody, and the song once again floats smoothly until the guitars come back again.
'Palo Alto' is probably Radiohead's heaviest song.In my opinion, if you have all 6 of Radioheads LP albums, then you should buy this EP. It features 7 songs and is not as expensive as COM LAG: 2+2=5. Then you would probably look into Iron Lung EP, Itch EP or com lag EP.P.S: I just realized no one haf done a review on pulp's album yet OMG.
Contents.Contents Airbag/How Am I Driving? Collects the OK Computer B-sides, omitting 'Lull' (from the ' single) and 'How I Made My Millions' from the ' single. 'Meeting in the Aisle' was Radiohead's first instrumental, featuring programming by 's Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. The sample that opens 'A Reminder' is a recording from 's automated announcement system: 'Finish getting on and getting off; the doors are closing. The next station will be.'
An early version of 'Palo Alto' was entitled 'OK Computer'. Release and reception Airbag/How Am I Driving?
Debuted at number 56 on the, selling 20,000 copies in its first week. Although only 25 minutes long, the EP was nominated for a for, up against full-length albums by other artists.In 2009, the album was re-released by on.' Meeting in the Aisle' made its live debut in 2012 on the tour. Track listing All songs written by Radiohead.
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'Airbag' – 4:46. 'Pearly.' – 3:33. 'Meeting in the Aisle' – 3:09.
'A Reminder' – 3:51. 'Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)' – 4:22. 'Melatonin' – 2:09. 'Palo Alto' – 3:43Personnel. 2 October 2000. Archived from on 2 October 2000.
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