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Old Composer REACTS to Radiohead Karma Police | Reaction and Reflection | Composers Point of View
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Aloha! Boy does this song stick in my head. I'm a new fan for sure so you know what that means - MANY MORE to come. Just remember that I rely on your suggestions so bombs away. It looks like "How to Disappear Completely" is big on the suggestions. Thank you all for dropping your comments! Awwwwwright!
Radiohead- Kid A
@@aaronbrown7218 great album, arguably there best
Hello, it's not a Radiohead song but I suggest looking into Sithu Aye - Time to Decide. Any song by him has great composition and musicality but especially that song.
Thanks for the videos man, they're great.
This band is a gold mine
@@vanillasky9699 agreed, I actually meant to suggest the song Idioteque, lol
Read a Rolling Stones interview with David Bowie. The interviewer said to Bowie, "Your sound is so innovative and exciting. Do you think your songs have changed the way we think about music?" Bowie replied, "You're thinking of Radiohead."
that's rad
do you have a link to the interview?
That's the highest form of compliment coming from Bowie himself. Even to compliment the guy was on another planet.
@@luqmanHG BTW, Super nice profile pic. MF DOOM forever!
I loved hearing about Coldplay wanting to do a duet with Bowie. They sent a copy of their song to Bowie who listened to it, told them he thought it was crap and turned them down.
"How to Disappear Completely" by Radiohead!
This song blows my mind.
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. People who are scared by the word "experimental" should still give Kid A a try for that song alone
"I'm not here, This isn't happening"
Probably my all time fave song not just by them but by humans
this and Exit Music (For a Film)
The lead guitarist for Radiohead is also a composer. Jonny Greenwood. He composed the score for There Will Be Blood and other movies . Give it a listen đ§
Wow - most super cool. Imma gonna look his work up - Thank you SIV!
@@KeyOfGeebz "You Were Never Really Here" with Joaquin Phoenix was a soundtrack credit favorite of mine
The lead singer Thom Yorke also became a movie composer with the 2018 remake of Suspiria, so that's 2 movie composers in one band.
Fantastic movie, fantastic film score
Drummer Phil Selway composed the movies "Let me Go" (2018) and "Carmilla" (2020) - so that's 3 movie composers in one band.
I've always been incredibly moved by the, "for a minute there, I lost myself," part of the song. It hits a very personal nerve and it breaths love and understanding into isolation and worry.
Iâm also incredibly moved by that bit âcause everyone relates to it. Even if for just about a minute, everyone already have lost theme selves in our lives, you know?
i like how precise he is about singing "phew" before "for a minute there I lost myself.. i lost myself.." phew, for a minute there I lost myself. i lost myself. phew, for a minute there I lost myself. i lost myself..
"I lost myself refs to a period in the singers real life in his collage days when he was walking home and seen something he wish he had not and for a minute there he lost himself as in he lost all sense of self and belief in people. Thorm York said this in an interview fed up of people taking the message in the wrong context.
@@flatcapman well itâs a good thing for all of us that art is subjective snd the moment he made the song it could then be felt snd interpreted in a multitude of ways by the millions who would hear it, regardless of how Thom feels about that.
For sheer batshit escalation, you canât beat Paranoid Android.
The National Anthem
A much duller escalation. I wouldnât say batshit.
@@burgerchamp i think there there is another great example
It's weird that Paranoid Android isn't at the top of the suggestion list. From a composition perspective I can't imagine a more complex song in such a digestible package.
Hear, hear!
The problem with Paranoid Android is that it's 3 songs pushed together, once you know this you realize you knew it all along when you listen to it again
@@Vladdamyre i think the problem with OK Computer is that it is 1 song separated into 12 tracks. Paranoid Android is the only attempt to remedy this.
well maybe pple simply wanna hear other songs? i mean it is good and all and lots going on, but ya i'd rather hear him do something else
I cant believe that Fake Plastic Trees isnt the top song requested. I personally just mesh with this song so well
"Paranoid Android"
"How to Disappear Completely"
"Everything In Its Right Place"
"Kid A"
"Dollars & Cents"
"Pyramid Song"
"Reckoner"
"Nude"
"Talk Show Host"
"Ideoteque"
Just some of the Radiohead songs i'd most like you to do a video on :)
Also "Decks Dark" "Burn the Witch" and "Optimistic/In Limbo"
jigsaw falling into place, no surprises
All great choices, including the comments. Lucky is pretty effing great too.
just say it, people, any radiohead song is worth the time
Canât do Idioteque without Morning Bell as well.
Said it last time, but Im a huge metalhead and still Radiohead is one of my favorite bands of all time. I do believe it's quite common. They're just so good that they transcend genre boundaries.
Same here. Theyâre just tremendously amazing.
So awesome to read these kinds of comments!
I'm mainly into electronics and modern classical music, but Radiohead is something quite special to me.
Yup, my mate loves Slayer and Radiohead.
I think that complex music no matter the genre appeals to music fans. Radiohead, Tool, Deftones, Meshuggah, If These Trees Could Talk, Faith No More, Opeth, Baroque, EDM.... the list goes on and on and on and on and on
Punk here and i love radiohead
For Radiohead I think Exit Music For A Film is one of their best, as well as Fake Plastic Trees
EXIT MUSIC FOR A FILM IS AMAZINGGGG
"Ok Computer" and "The Bends"
Both are just a masterpiece.
My favourite song is "Subterranean Homesick Alien".
Those are both great! I love No Surprises, My Iron Lung, Lucky, and The Tourist as well. They have a lot of good songs.
while i love Exit music (For a Film) i really prefer Talk Show Host..there is a feeling to it that is not in a lot of Radiohead songs
@@Vladdamyre So true. I was once lucky enough to watch them play live in Spain while standing with Nigel Godrich. It was the first time he had heard some of the songs live, that he later produced on the album Hail to the Thief. He was concerned about how dense some of the new songs were and how challenging they would be to mix and produce. Then they played Talk Show Host and the contrast in density, space in the arrangement and simplicity of the song was so clear, compared to the newer stuff, we couldn't help but smile. Every time I hear it, it makes me chuckle remembering that conversation and how concerned he was about what to do with some of the newer songs.
Radiohead's "Pyramid song" is an absolute must. Interesting time signatures, haunting beauty, a work of pure art. And Paranoid Android of course.
What a beautiful song. Probably my fav ever
Love that Thom Yorke has on multiple occasions screwed up the start of Pyramid Song because of it's timing.. since it actually starts on the half beat after the first I'd link to a youtube video on it, but i have so many in my saved that i'm no longer sure what one talks about it.
This is my fav from radio head, takes me somewhere everytime đ€
I think that knives out on that same album is a better execution of the same haunting atmosphere. But both are amazing songs!
.....and possibly the most beautiful thing ever recorded.......
Thom Yorke is one haunting m-fer. Dude is one of those who sings directly at your soul.
Because he sings from his
LET DOWN by Radiohead is a Must hear!
Abso-freaking-lutely!
Definitely. Would love to hear his thoughts on Let Down.
If you enjoy "Let Down," you should check out David Bazan/Pedro the Lion's cover of the song from his 'Tour EP '04' album
@@andrewreynolds8100 that sounds great. have you got a link?
@@chrisbrannigan6210 Here ya go czcams.com/video/uqFdD9iIf4A/video.html
Oh boy, you should check out "Paranoid Android" off of this same album. That song has several flowing parts and no regular chorus, so of course they went ahead and released it as lead single. Genius!
I remember seeing the music video as a teenager and being floored by everything I was seeing and hearing
My absolute favorite Radiohead track đ
But the album version, please! They are an awesome band but the live recordings out there don't do it justice
Paranoid Android is pure genius.
I second âHow to Disappear Completely.â
Videotape would be a close 2nd for me at least. Thom at least was also pretty happy with what they did on that one, thought it was the best one on the album. But yeah HTDC is 1st, would like to hear his take on the guitar though he seems more focused on engineering.
@@Michael_Print would much prefer him to listen to jigsaw falling into place but anything from in rainbows would be great
In Rainbows, Live from The Basement..
@@mignob into place?
@@Hakucho64 yeah im dumb im not even sure how i messed that up
I'm really surprised nobody seems to be recommending "Nude." Feels like the hard cross between arrangement and production would yield a great reaction/analysis. Thanks again for the videos! They've been much needed these last few weeks!
Nude is one of my favourite Radiohead's song too!
Exactly my thoughts! I think heâd literally shed a tear
@@nobodynever7884 Man, that entire session is a delight!
@@nobodynever7884 You need to hear the version on the Meeting people is easy documentary, its unbelievable.
Man, Nude is like being gunned down with cotton.
15 steps. Unfortunately I doubt this will get the attention such a unique track or 'pyramid song' haunting and the way the drums are used is incredible. Still here lol keep it up
Anything from in rainbows - weird fishes specifically
@@seanbrent8294 For me the stand out track on that album is Bodysnatchers.
Yes, please do 15 steps
The screeching guitar at the end of this track is just amazing
Like I commented in the previous Radiohead video... Pyramid Song, The National Anthem & Videotape is a must review
+1 to all these but especially pyramid song that song is something special
Pyramid Head is one of the songs you'd like the most, coming at it from the angle that you do. The production and especially the arrangement is bonkers
Live in the basement series tho
Radiohead is one of the great bands. "Let Down" is one of my favorites from this same album.
Hole album is my favorite song.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
but ya ok puter is super good
Listen to the easy star all stars version of that
@@crazytwinlife952 I just checked it out. It's a mind fuck. I love it. There is no way I should like it as much as I do.
fantastic album...paranoid android was jaw dropping when it came out!!!
and honestly, it still is!
Radioheadâs whole discography is amazing. One of my fave groups along with Deftones and tool.
Fun fact: that âdetunedâ sounding piano part you described is almost identical to the piano is Sexy Sadie by the Beatles. They mustâve been somewhat inspired by that song
Glad someone else noticed that! The funny thing: I donât love it in either song. It sounds sort of rudimentary and cheesy to me. Iâll take Karma Police over Sexy Sadie though.
They were inspired by a lot of old jazz musicians actually
I think it's been well documented that the White Album was one of those they listened to a lot for inspiration during the recording sessions for OKC, and Sexy Sadie in particular being an inspiration for Karma Police, so you're right on the money.
Radiohead was inspired by an incredibly wide range of artists, each of which you can hear elements of in their music. Theyâre brilliant in the way they took those elements and created something 100% uniquely their own.
@@dclarkmusic Did you hear Karma Police first? Because to me it's nowhere near as good as Sexy Sadie.
Not a single line rhymes in this incredible song
Interviewer â what is your favorite Radiodead song?â
Thom Yorke, WITHOUT HESITATION â how to disappear Completely â I think itâs the most beautiful thing weâve ever written â
Itâs just pure emotion, and its placement in the context of the album adds so much to it as well
"I'm not here, This isn't happening"
The strings arrangement that moves from left to right on your headphones as Thom's haunting voice sinks and floats within the sonic landscape at the song's climax really really blew my mind....
The little haunting trumpets or whatever that is is awesome
"what song do you want to be remembered by"
The reason why Radiohead resonates with many fans is primarily their depth in music - textured, layered, emotionally satisfyimg, complex. There are always new revelations from each hearing.
Radiohead has so many great songs:
Ideoteque
The National Anthem
Pyramid Song
Let Down
Optimistic
No Surprises
Everything In Its Right Place
Bulletproof I Wish I Was
and many, many more
True radiohead fan, list approved đ
Let Down is a must!
Radiohead are the pink floyd of the last 30 years...
I saw them live not long after OK Computer was released. The crowd was kids to retirement age. It was the most beautiful experience, people were mesmerised. I still think of it today and I'm 55 now.
The album OK Computer, for me, is a journey. I know you may break it up to do more reaction vids which is awesome but when/ if you get the chance I recommend giving the whole album a listen in one sitting.
Yes.
Ditto
TV Show Host, exit music for a film, reckoner, idioteque
Radiohead is pure distilled 90s angst and alienation, the soundtrack to my youth and such an incredible band.
I wouldnât mind hearing your take on Daydreaming by Radiohead. The arrangement is super.....confusing for lack of a better word, yet it works. Especially considering itâs lyrical context.
Still here! Everything in Its Right Place by Radiohead
I adore Radiohead. Their music is transporting. I'd suggest "Idioteque", "Lotus Flower" and "Weird Fishes", as beautiful and unusual songs. I'd also recommend their live performances - the songs are on another level entirely live. The first live show I listened to was their Glastonbury 2003 performance, and it's still a favourite.
Geebz inspired me to start a new series on my channel - essentially bridging mindfulness and music reviews. First one I did was for Weird Fishes :D czcams.com/video/XOCkmCX0kNs/video.html
I'm Still Here. MORE RADIOHEAD please!!! "Where I end and You Begin", "Weird Fishes", "Codex", "National Anthem", "Decks Dark". Hell, maybe the whole discography?
Weird fishes is such a jammm
Geebz inspired me to start a new series on my channel - bridging mindfulness and music reviews. First one I did was for Weird Fishes :D czcams.com/video/XOCkmCX0kNs/video.html
P.S Live in The Basement is mindblowing to me- it is one of my favorite Radiohead rabbit holes.
âFake Plastic Treesâ is a must listen by them
Such a perfect album, beginning to end.
As someone who's pretty well versed in popular music from the past 70 years, Radiohead are basically the Beatles of the modern era. Not as culturally relevant or influential -- but musically as skilled, innovative and just able to make moving pop songs that sound nothing like pop.
As a metal/prog rock fan, Iâll say that, for me, Radiohead is literally the greatest band of my lifetime!!! Their entire discography is worth many listens đ
That piano background is just biblical, I always loved, so simply but amazing 8:07
"for a minute there, I lost myself"
Paranoid Android is a great one to do by Radiohead. The song takes you on a journey..
That noise at the end is in the song and it symbolizes man vs technology/artificial vs natural, with the artificial eventually engulfing the organic. âLet Down,â the previous track on the album ends in similar fashion with an acoustic guitar and synth, but on that track the guitar gets the last lick. You can also hear something similar on âHow to disappear completely,â with the de-tuned, shrill strings attacking Thomâs wailing vocals, trying to drown him out until he eventually rises above. Great vid, keep up the good work đ€
The Numbers, How to Disappear Completely and Paranoid Android are essential tracks from my three favourite Radiohead albums. Keep up the good work.
Still here! I've been sleeping on Radiohead's music for some time- this might be what I need to start listening through their discography.
Have fun imp.. I lost myself in Radiohead for about a decade. You can mine them forever.
Watch their Bonnaroo 06 set.
Street spirit my favorite Radiohead
Anything off THE BENDS and high is more acoustic , guitar driven
God that ending still gets me after all these years. For a minute there, I lost myself.
Phew
Jigsaw Falling Into Place is an absolute MUST. Would be such a great song to watch you de-compose!!
Exit Music and The National Anthem are the ones that I would recommend for future videos. Lots of interesting stuff going on in both songs.
I would love to see you react to Kate Bush, David Bowie, The Smiths, Joy Division - the greats of England
Thanks for this! There are so many good ones but Myxomatosis, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Pyramid Song, and Paranoid Android immediately come to mind.
Is absolutely a defining album. Is one of a few albums that necessitate a start to finish listen. A sonic masterpiece. Whenever I hear Kama Police I can't help but think of Fitter Happier, I believe these two songs belong together. Cheers
Indeed, the building distortion of Karma Police flows directly into Fitter Happier on the album. This is also an album best listened to in order
@@peterleventis Absolutely. Airbag is my personal favourite. Really sets the mood of the album.
Yeah OK Computer is 'sort of' a 'concept album', and I'm not sure if he even realizes that the 'strange noise' at the end is there to sort of BLEND into the next track?!
Still here!
Yes!!! My favorite band along withTool! More Radiohead please!
Pyramid Song and / or Paranoid Android are definitely up there in terms of songs I'd love to see you talk about! Great video as always.
Great reaction! Love the song đ„°đđŒđđŒđđŒđđŒđđšđŠ
Radiohead has a lot of great songs. Iâve always loved the vibe of Street Spirit (Fade Out)
I remember the first time I heard this song. I was in college and downloading random mp3's. this was pre Napster, so you really just had to take what you could get. I was digesting as much music as I could, as I was a vocal performance and music theory major, who came from a small town where the only music on the radio was classic rock and country. I heard this song and was blown away. I played it for my more worldly friends later and they were like, yeah that's Radiohead. I asked if the rest of their music was this good? They told me this song came from probably the greatest album of the decade(90's), Ok Computer. I immediately bought the album, and every other album before or since.
Hey mate, Paranoid Android is the natural progression from here. You wonât get many requests for The Drones but you should seriously check them out for a pallet cleanse âI See Seaweedâ is a monster of a song with a wall of sound you should check out! Great work!
Iâm still here!
Thanks for that comment how in the second half the mix got flipped. Iâve known this song since it came out and I always heard that extra spatial sound in the mix, and thought I sounded cool. You just explained to me why I thought that and made me appreciate a song I already liked even more.
The entire album of A Moon Shaped Pool is amazing in terms of production quality and composition. It's their most recent album, and they still make amazing music.
True!
Yes! As predicted the classics are requested, but he should really give this album a listen. Maybe Decks Dark...
@@kykk3365 Decks dark is my favourite song ever. I love it completely. I want it at my funeral so it's the last piece of music I'm surrounded by before I go in the hole lol.
Magnificent album...
@@amandah5478 decks dark is my fav Radiohead song also
Tool and Radiohead are my two huge đ. Danke sir.
Pretty much the same here. That's why I smiled so much with the intro of Invincible. I swear that guitar could have been on any Radiohead song and fit perfectly...
same here!
@@timothygiles3737 exactly I always thought that haha one would assume it's not very likely but I've seen many people say that
Ok Computer is one of the greatest albums I have ever heard. Can listen to it front to back and not skip any of the songs.
Fake Plastic Trees. Face melt. Goose bumps. Tears. Every time.
still here baby!! More Radiohead!! No request but you should definitely hear more of OK Computer before diving into Kid A!
This song was great for me when learning guitar! Taught me SOOOO many chords and also got my hand used to going to and from those chords!
Such an incredible song!
Glad I found this channel. Some of the songs recommended help me discover new music!
Love new stuff, try The Enid or the Lonely Robot Trilogy
I'm still here!
Thanks for doing Radiohead again! Keep 'em coming!
Bro, you are picking the best songs! I am genuinely impressed
A lot of stuff from the In Rainbows album has excellent engineering. You should try 15 step
Glad you're enjoying the dive into Radiohead. It doesn't get much better! Would have to recommend 'Reckoner' or 'Lucky' :)
Radiohead for life
Still here. Love your musical journey and your perspective! I listened SO much to Radiohead as a kid, especially this OK Computer album. As you delve deeper you'll notice how they evolve and delve deeper as well, just wonderful stuff!
OK: Computer is considered one of the most influential album the last 25 years! With their "The Bends" it made a switch in their sound from more punkish "Pablo Honey", where they started to play with odd harmonics and songstructures. Hard to find any favourites but love "Subterrean homesick alien" and "The tourist"
All I can say is I do hope you delve into the RADIOHEAD wormhole..... You will not be disappointed. Radiohead is famous for their slightly untuned sound.
Please X10000000 do more
FOR A MINUTE THERE I LOST MYSELF
In Thom yorke vocal cords, there are many mansion. And Jonny Greenwood has been involved in many other project outside Radiohead. He is a true composer.
I've watched so much of your stuff, it's great. This made me realize I somehow hadn't yet subscribed. I liked this "change of pace" too. Radiohead has a special place in my life. Same as Tool and Rush, honestly. I enjoy your takes on them all.
If I had my wish, I'd have you react to "Weird Fishes (Arpeggi)." It's my favorite Radiohead song of all time.
Geebz inspired me to start a new series on my channel - essentially bridging mindfulness and music reviews. First one I did was for Weird Fishes :D czcams.com/video/XOCkmCX0kNs/video.html
Love to have you review climbing up the walls from ok computer. Highly underrated imo. Sublime structured chaos of a track.
Love it, thanks for reacting to these guys one of my favs!! LOVE RADIOHEAD!!
Hello from the UK, I'm still here!
From the same Radiohead album - "Exit Music" & "Lucky". Both very different in the atmosphere they create.
I'm loving what you are doing on this channel, thank you.
Love Radiohead's The Tourist too. Paranoid Android is classic also. And, I'm still here!
If you have ever seen this live, Ed O'Brien takes an already great song to another level.. Magnificent
They really have a good grasp on what they are trying to say and do. The quiet piano parts remind me of the Beatles', "Across the Universe." The incredible success of, "Ok Computer" gave them enough clout to experiment even more.
Karma police was played during the credits of âTed Lassoâ season 2 episode 11 a new popular series âTed Lassoâ from Apple TV. Very cool! This is one of my most favourite songs from Radiohead.
IÂŽm still here!
PD: May I suggest "The Daily Mail" by Radiohead?
Still here... would love to see you take on some Jeff Buckley... specifically Mojo Pin.
You're just awesome man, can't thank you enough for your videos. An amazing window into the music I am passionate about in an honest and candid way that I can understand without being a composer myself. Thank you!
Radiohead in there prime!! Love it man, anything 90s is great as you know.
I really hope you react to Rose from A Perfect Circle
"Evil in Your Eye" - Church of the Cosmic Skull / or / "Thrasher" by Gunship
Ooooooo gunship fan !!!
One of my all time favorites!! So good. looking forward to more!
its funny how you described the mix change, had no idea how that worked lol, and how the piano disapeared into the background (just as the guitar suddenly becomes more louder)..Its like the entire thing did a reversal...the song goes up almost the exact amount it was down at the start in the opposite direction, the singing is flying instead of close to the ground, the video reflects it so well.. the hunted becomes the hunter
Please do smashing pumpkins, incredible mix, huge lush guitars, anything off Siamese dream, preferably Hummer or Mayonaise!
Soma
@@davidchinko the most emotionally expressive solo of all time tha'
Aloha! Just putting in another request for Steven Wilson - Drive Home.
...and Routine!
2nd best solo ever after Guthrie's Regret #9! The song is hugely enhanced by the amazing video too
I'm still here. I always look forward to these videos, thank you so much!
For a minute there I lost myself right where I fell asleep every night so relaxing.
I'm here early for once, yay! Great song. Gonna suggest Clutch again, whenever you get to it! Still here!
Binge and Purge!!!
Hey you should check out Amethyst Realm by The Claypool Lennon Delirium if you get a chance, cool Collab with Les Claypool and Sean Lennon
I've been listening to this album since it was released...almost 25 years ago(!!), and came away from your reaction with a renewed appreciation for the production. Thank you for the gift of your knowledge! As an aside, and inspired by your t-shirt, would you ever consider doing a video about The Doors? Really interested to know what a composer appreciates and hears in them.
I'm still here! :)
Good old Radiohead, one of the best rock bands of all time. In terms of production and engineering, their albums are a master class, especially Kid A. I can recommend Everything In Its Right Place, The National Anthem, or Idioteque.