Anyone Can Play Guitar

So far, Nick and Austin have been split on Radiohead's b-sides, struggling with Pablo Honey and OK Computer offerings, but loving the playfulness of the tracks orbiting around The Bends. Where will the Amnesiac b-sides land? Topics this week include Phil Collins, T.S. Eliot and the banking system. They end season three by discussing Kid Amnesia, the recently released deluxe album, which came with a bonus disc of unreleased tracks. Songs Discussed: 3:42 - "The Amazing Sounds Of Orgy" 8:10 - "Trans-Atlantic Drawl" 12:02 - "Fast-Track" 15:04 - "Kinetic" 18:16 - "Cuttooth" 25:06 - "Worrywort" 29:23 - "Fog" 32:08 - "If You Say the Word" 33:19 - "Follow Me Around" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-eoD-hsaQ ("The Amazing Sounds of Orgy" live on Austin City Limits) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA ("In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQCTTvUqhOQ (Neu!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc5BgR8Cz5A ("Spiders (Kidsmoke)" by Wilco) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warm_(Jeff_Tweedy_album) (Warm by Jeff Tweedy) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/44212/the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock ("The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZM71MXNfs ("Fog" live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POmiH-DvJ1U ("Follow Me Around" on Meeting People is Easy)

Is someone listening in? Today, we round out our discussion on Amnesiac. We find a surprising Brian Eno connection on "Hunting Bears," before spending an inordinate amount of time on "Like Spinning Plates" and "Life in a Glasshouse." Austin finally listens to early Louis Armstrong, while Nick admits to enjoying the music from the latest pop sensation. Plus, we pick out our favorite tracks from the album. Songs Discussed: 3:08 - "Hunting Bears" 12:16 - "Like Spinning Plates" 25:28 - "Life in a Glasshouse" 37:36 - Amnesiac Awards https://www.amazon.com/Amnesiac-Limited-Radiohead/dp/B00005BJC7 (Radiohead's Amnesiac book CD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCNdsm3YLAg ("Zawinul/Lava" by Brian Eno) https://www.amazon.com/Everything-its-Right-Place-Analyzing/dp/0190629231 ("Everything in Its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead" by Brad Osborn) https://1000logos.net/radiohead-logo/ (Radiohead" "Modified Bear" logo) https://www.jstor.org/stable/24045402 (Ear Training with the Music of Radiohead on JSTOR) https://variety.com/2021/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-paramore-good-4-u-misery-business-1235048791/ (Olivia Rodrigo Adds Paramore to Songwriting Credits on ‘Good 4 U') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4NxUb3anN0 (“Like Spinning Plates” reversed) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnIHVvEwbLk (Live version of “Like Spinning Plates”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hXB2YOiQjA&list=OLAK5uy_nRpAZH7sowKe89QHDbhM0I7luZMXxtNe4&index=6 ("The Windows Of The World" by Isaac Hayes from Live at the Sahara) https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cloud-Cuckoo-Land/Anthony-Doerr/9781982168438 ("Cloud Cuckoo Land" by Anthony Doerr) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivarium_(film) (Vivarium) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTxhgmk_ofk (“West End Blues” by Louis Armstrong ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGPvGkgbQ_E (“St. James Infirmary” by Louis Armstrong) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Lyttelton (Humphrey Lyttelton) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qDSVlfXqlE (“Life in a Glasshouse” on Meeting People is Easy) The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved Song Austin - “Like Spinning Plates” Nick - “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors” The "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or Not Nick - “Pyramid Song” Austin - “Pyramid Song” The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song Austin - “Life in a Glasshouse” Nick - “Life in a Glasshouse”

Austin and Nick square off again, as they break down the middle of Amnesiac. Nick, once again, starts the episode by stating that the first song sounds like a demo, while Austin tries to convince Nick that this version of "Morning Bell" is better than the one on Kid A. Along the way, the two discuss the legendary Morrissey Night at Sway in Manhattan, before examining how the lyrics of "Knives Out" were inspired by a British TV show. But the show starts with another round of Name That Alternative Rock Riff. https://www.facebook.com/anyonecanplayguitarpodcast (Like us on Facebook) https://twitter.com/anyonecanplayr1 (Follow us on Twitter) Songs discussed: 6:20 - “I Might Be Wrong” 15:40 - “Knives Out” 36:47 - “Morning Bell/Amnesiac” 42:55 - “Dollars and Cents” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ3B1gbSZAY (Live version of “I Might Be Wrong”) https://web.archive.org/web/20161217061239/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6659-amnesiac/ (Original Pitchfork review of Amnesiac) https://www.amazon.com/Everything-its-Right-Place-Analyzing/dp/0190629231 ("Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead" by Brad Osborn Ph.D.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f37lC0CSXlQ (“The Headmaster Ritual” by The Smiths) https://bedfordandbowery.com/2015/12/sways-last-dance-another-downtown-mainstay-gone-still/ (Morrissey Night at Sway) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lpw3yMCWro (“Knives Out” video by Michel Gondry) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sr_62rMeNc (First performance of “Knives Out”) https://www.amazon.com/This-Isnt-Happening-Radioheads-Beginning-ebook/dp/B083J1DTFN/ ("This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century" by Steven Hyden) https://www.reddit.com/r/radiohead/comments/oyk6lt/til_knives_out_lyrics_are_taken_from_a_scene_in/ (Reddit post about "Knives Out" lyrics in Silent Witness) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6vzw5r (Silent Witness scene starts at 40:12) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5SyBIoMwsM&list=PLA462AF9E090AA004 ("Tago Mago" by Can) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CyntV0eqg&t=38s ("Journey In Satchidananda" by Alice Coltrane)

In this week's contentious episode, the two dig into Amnesiac. Austin makes the case that this album is actually better than Kid A, while Nick calls "Packt" Radiohead's least impressive opening track. The majority of time is spent analyzing "Pyramid Song," which leads to a discussion of everything from "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" to Doctor Who. Plus, they manage to discuss The Lord of the Rings and the Holy Roman Empire. Songs Discussed: 6:00 - "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" 13:33 - "Pyramid Song" 28:04 - "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" 36:10 - "You and Whose Army" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvrGsxU_II (Early live version of "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t92wfA9o2Tw ("Packt Like Sardines" from 2012) https://citizeninsane.eu/media/edsdiary/edsdiary4.html (Ed's diary from December 9th, 1999) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdZSOoOF5Ms (What Time Signature is Radiohead's 'Pyramid Song' in?) https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Doctor%27s_TARDIS (Doctor Who's Tardis) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Book-of-the-Dead-ancient-Egyptian-text (Egyptian Book of the Dead) https://hymnary.org/text/i_looked_over_jordan_and_what_did_i_see ("Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" lyrics) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%202&version=NKJV (Elijah Ascends to Heaven) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_(novel) ("Siddhartha: An Indian Poem" by Hermann Hesse) https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7660198-my-guide-and-i-crossed-over-and-began-to-mount (Ending of Dante's Inferno ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon%27s_obol (Charon's obol) https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6656-kid-a/ (Brent DiCrescenzo's review of Kid A by Radiohead) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQ7raytW0M ("Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version)") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhvXST1Rc3g (Taylor Swift vs. Nine Inch Nails - Shake It Off (The Perfect Drug)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yArRnznVJwY (Carly Rae Jepsen vs. Nine Inch Nails "Call Me A Hole") https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Egg-Box-Dragon/dp/1444938401 (The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire (Holy Roman Empire) https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Army_of_the_Dead (Army of the Dead from Lord of the Rings)

Nick and Austin don't need too much wine or sleeping pills to get through the last songs on Kid A. Just get ready for a discussion of old IBM computers, Wagner operas, and Bo Burnham. Nick forces Austin to listen to "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," while they both rave about Alice Coltrane. For some inexplicable reason, the 1997 film Titanic comes up. They end the podcast with their Kid A Awards.  Songs Discussed:  2:05 - "Idioteque"  18:08 - "Morning Bell"  27:30 - "Motion Picture Soundtrack"  40:30 - The Kid A Awards  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kyuoAsZ_ns (Paul Lansky "Mild und Leise") http://paul.mycpanel.princeton.edu/radiohead.ml.html (Paul Lansky on Radiohead) http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/36091.html (IBM 360/91 ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_chord (The Tristan Chord) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde ("Tristan und Isolde" by Richard Wagner) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX-fDKWGbRs ("Idioteque" live at Glastonbury) https://www.netflix.com/title/81289483 (Bo Burnham Inside) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybBkrZZBdx4 ("Short Piece" by Arthur Kreiger) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfkPmbg1ymM (Radiohead parody by Reggie Watts) https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/how-reggie-watts-makes-music.html (How Reggie Watts Makes Music in Vulture) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%203%3A16-28&version=CEV (Judgment of Solomon in 1 Kings 3:16-28) https://youtu.be/-iNjNr2HKSA?t=115 ("Morning Bell" monster blip) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2WIvQh2bbs (Acoustic version of Motion Picture Soundtrack) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bWyhj7siEY (Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CyntV0eqg (Alice Coltrane ‎– Journey In Satchidananda) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH6Df5Ndx2w ("I'll never let go" in Titanic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoIp3fgyT_I (Westworld's Motion Picture Soundtrack Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeI0PXj7LIw (Motion Picture Soundtrack at a funeral) The "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or Not Austin: "Idioteque"  Nick: "Kid A" The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song  Nick: "Kid A" and "Idioteque" Austin: "Everything In Its Right Place"  The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved Song Austin: "In Limbo"  Nick: "In Limbo" and "Treefingers"

The descent into the unconscious continues with a look at Kid A's eclectic middle. Austin escapes reality with "How to Disappear Completely," while Nick finds a way to quote James Joyce twice. They discuss the use of ambient tracks in the rock canon, and ponder if Led Zeppelin was ruined for Austin by the hilariously campy film, "The Song Remains the Same." Along the way they briefly debate how time flows and how to find Kid A's secret booklet. Songs Discussed:  1:25 - "How to Disappear Completely"  16:02 - "Treefingers"  25:40 - "Optimistic"  36:12 - "In Limbo" https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/are-radiohead-ok-1.1103060 (Irish Times review of Kid A) https://archive.ph/20001017164459/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/20000926060052.html (NME review of Kid A) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_(short_story) (The Dead by James Joyce ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iNjNr2HKSA (Radiohead Kid A blips) https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/radiohead/treefingers-chords-401541 (Ultimate Guitar for Treefingers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band (The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK4Fmrlqz3I (That Pedal Show - A Conversation With Ed O'Brien Of Radiohead) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austerlitz_(novel) (Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_(David_Bowie_album) ("Low" by David Bowie) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Heroes%22_(David_Bowie_album) ("Heroes" by David Bowie) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_1:_Music_for_Airports ("Ambient 1: Music for Airports" by Brian Eno) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_4:_On_Land ("Ambient 4: On Land" by Brian Eno ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selected_Ambient_Works_Volume_II ("Selected Ambient Works Volume II" by Aphex Twin) https://legomenon.com/meaning-radiohead-kid-a-bear-art.html (Radiohead's Modified Bear) https://citizeninsane.eu/artwork/04/kida_hiddenbooklet.html (Hidden Kid A booklet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_Remains_the_Same_(film) (Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains the Same") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c18441Eh_WE (Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out of My Head") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk (Earth, Wind & Fire "September")

Season three delves into the wilds of Radiohead's Kid A and Amnesiac. Prepare for multiple semi-serious discussions of the unconscious, the terror of fairy tales, and the late 90s phenomenon of adding a DJ to every rock band. They start by exploring the first three tracks of Kid A, but can you play any of them on guitar? Nick also tries to dispel some common narratives about Kid A, while Austin wades into the world of free jazz. Songs Discussed: 4:18 - "Everything In Its Right Place" 18:15 - "Kid A" 31:30 - "The National Anthem" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUtnwcv-quE ("Fly" by Sugar Ray) https://www.lacanonline.com/2017/04/whats-so-unconscious-about-the-unconscious/ (Jacques Lacan "What's so Unconscious about the Unconscious?") https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555 ("Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman) https://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88v/tzara.html (How to make a dadaist poem) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69400/tradition-and-the-individual-talent (T.S. Eliot on escaping personality) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE ("Mr. Brightside" by The Killers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwvZsq4JfAs ("Freedom" by Charles Mingus) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdZWhPdJJwA&list=PLM5mJ9O9Mv95bF0HFvmuLec6EcJU6kpOP&index=5 (Kid A guitar part by Fitter Happier More Acoustic) https://my.captivate.fm/Grimm's%20Fairy%20Tales (Grimm's Fairy Tales) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shade_(mythology) (The Shades) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUmeRZnQGKI ("Kid A" performed by Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvBuO4Js72I ("Kid A" performed by John Mayer) https://www.amazon.com/Being-You-New-Science-Consciousness/dp/1524742872 (Anil Seth's Being You: A New Science of Consciousness) https://www.thejazzpianosite.com/jazz-piano-lessons/modern-jazz-theory/free-jazz/ (Free Jazz) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gio8aXWUvIU ("Ascension" by John Coltrane) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGJrFslQ4q4&list=OLAK5uy_nHGmMYCHKtI9XvW6lirnJAOen6a0N5c9E ("Blues and Roots" by Charles Mingus) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondes_Martenot (Ondes Martenot) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B6FFaWMgDE ("The National Anthem" live on Saturday Night Live)

Bonus mini episode! Radiohead is getting ready to release Kid A Mnesia, a deluxe version of Kid A and Amnesiac, which also includes a brand new album of alternate versions and outtakes. The first song released from the project, the haunting "If You Say the Word," leads them on a discussion of Neil Young and Dante. Plus, the two discuss how they'll even be able to do a next season, considering that many of the songs on the next two albums don't have guitars. Song Discussed: 6:30 - "If You Say the Word" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhKaCjCIqM ("If You Say the Word" music video) http://www.greenplastic.com/coldstorage/articles/edsdiary/ (Ed O'Brien's diary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCG7qJAP7Qk ("Rabbit in the Headlights" by Unkle) https://bigthief.net/ (Big Thief) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn5l_QcnJ28 ("Needle and the Damage Done" by Neil Young) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_(Neil_Young_album) (Harvest by Neil Young) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_Never_Sleeps (Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young) https://dantesinferno.fandom.com/wiki/Wood_of_the_Suicides#:~:text=The%20Wood%20of%20the%20Suicides,the%20Seventh%20Circle%20of%20Hell.&text=The%20suicidal%20souls%20are%20transformed,part%20of%20this%20dark%20forest. (Wood of the Suicides from Dante's Inferno) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/thom-yorke-breaks-silence-on-israel-controversy-126675/ (The Thom Yorke and Roger Waters controversy)

To cap off season 2, Nick and Austin tackle the remaining OK Computer b-sides, coming up with a grand theory to explain why some of these songs aren't as impressive as b-sides from The Bends. The two also have very conflicting feelings about the three "new" songs that showed up on OKNOTOK, the 20th anniversary edition of OK Computer. Did the band rerecord them in 2015? Fortunately, the episode ends with the OK Computer awards, where they get to select their favorite songs. Songs Discussed: 4:00 - "Lull" 7:33 - "How I Made My Millions" 12:20 - "I Promise" 18:20 - "Lift" 25:17 - "Man of War" 29:20 - The OK Computer Awards The "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or Not Nick: "Paranoid Android" Austin: "Let Down" The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song Austin: "Climbing Up the Walls" Nick: "Let Down" The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved Song Nick: "The Tourist" Austin: "No Surprises" and "Subterranean Homesick Alien" The "Million Dollar Question" Award: Best B-Side Nick: "Lift" (Minidisc Version) and "Palo Alto" Austin: "Palo Alto" https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/radiohead-ok-computer-oknotok-1997-2017/ (Pitchfork's review of OKNOTOK, including mention of "I Promise") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sFvFVkeGVg ("I Promise" OKNOTOK video) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDiscs_(Hacked) (Radiohead MiniDisc leaks) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBGaO89cBMI ("Lift" OKNOTOK video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ripYh8-49Ek ("Lift" live from 1996) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VumfZ-UBdho ("Lift" from the MiniDisc leak) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kA8u6UhjbutZ-b7TXzmX4qkOTg6nGC1vPg50WwCcZyo/preview (Guide to the MiniDisc leak) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXP1KdZX4io ("Man of War" OKNOTOK video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9vAME_4Ws8 ("Man of War" on "Meeting People is Easy") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BboMpayJomw (Billie Eilish's "No Time To Die" James Bond theme song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfmQe_eBvrc (Radiohead's cover of "Nobody Does it Better") https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marlon-and-jake-read-dead-people/id1492163935 (Marlon and Jake Read Dead People podcast) http://classics.mit.edu/Virgil/georgics.1.i.html ("The Georgics" by Virgil)

With OK Computer finished, it's time to dig into the b-sides, starting with the "Airbag / How Am I Driving" EP. This Grammy-nominated collection features a wide range of material. While some are still beloved, the two find that others haven't held up as well as they had hoped. Austin thinks "Polyethylene Part 1" is one of the best 30 seconds of Radiohead's catalog, while Nick thinks that "Part 2" might be the worst song they've done since Pablo Honey. Plus, stick around for a brief U2 tangent.  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anyonecanplayguitarpodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anyonecanplayr1 Songs Discussed:  1:14 - "Pearly"  11:05 - "Meeting in the Aisle"  16:55 - "A Reminder"  20:33 - "Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)" 30:20 - "Melatonin" 35:08 - "Palo Alto" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuUWVXe90mg (Thom stops a live version of "Pearly") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f320ncS319c ("Pearly" on "Meeting People is Easy") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4jR1RNypG0 (U2's "Numb," back when the group still took chances) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebkAM2_zsEk ("Bezos II" by Bo Burnham) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pdjNfjjuLM ("Palo Alto" on "Meeting People is Easy") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wk7C64kaP4 ("Zero" by The Smashing Pumpkins)

After twenty years of contentious debate, Nick and Austin tackle "Climbing Up the Walls." Will Austin finally convince Nick that it's the best song on OK Computer, or will learning it on guitar diminish the appeal? Also, Nick admits to loving The Beach Boys, while Austin explains why sad songs make him happy. Look out for a surprising Pearl Jam connection, too. But the episode begins with their favorite game of Spot the Alternative Rock Riff.  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anyonecanplayguitarpodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anyonecanplayr1 Songs Discussed:  5:50 - "Climbing Up the Walls"  16:10 - "No Surprises"  26:20 - "Lucky"  31:55 - "The Tourist" 

It's a dramatic episode this week, as Nick and Austin dig into "Let Down," "Karma Police," "Fitter Happier," and "Electioneering." Will their friendship survive after they get into a heated disagreement about one of Radiohead's most popular songs? Austin also lays out his grand theory about why he loves songs that sound like they were written on the couch, while skewering the idea that it's possible for machines to measure sadness. Nick, once again, talks an awful lot about The Beatles, and then reveals his least favorite song on the album.    If you enjoy what you're hearing, please rate and review us.  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anyonecanplayguitarpodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anyonecanplayr1 Songs Discussed:  2:09 - "Let Down"  21:21 - "Karma Police"  31:40 - "Fitter Happier"  37:02 - "Electioneering"  

Everything's off kilter this week, as Nick and Austin discuss "Airbag," "Subterranean Homesick Alien," and "Exit Music." Both gush over Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo and Juliet," while failing to even mention Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues." Austin tries to get into some Miles Davis, while Nick repeatedly gets the title of Sogyal Rinpoche's The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying wrong. (He's very sorry.) But first, Austin sees if Nick remembers how to play some songs we've already discussed. If you enjoy what you're hearing, please rate and review us. Like us on https://www.facebook.com/anyonecanplayguitarpodcast (Facebook) Follow us on https://twitter.com/anyonecanplayr1 (Twitter) Songs Discussed: 5:00 - "Airbag" 20:00 - "Subterranean Homesick Alien" 29:15 - "Exit Music"

Nick and Austin aren't exactly back to save the universe, but they have returned for season 2, where they'll explore Radiohead's 1997 classic, OK Computer. For the first episode, the two spend the entire time discussing one song, the album's first single, "Paranoid Android." They wonder how such a weird music video got played so much on MTV, and ponder if some commentators take the lyrics far too seriously. Austin breaks down one of his favorite guitar solos, while Nick makes his way through The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. They also welcome their first special guest, Eric Evans, to discuss Colin's wild bass part.  Song Discussed:  "Paranoid Android"

With The Bends out of the way, the two wade through the remaining B-sides, a trove of recordings that find the band alternating between some of its most experimental and straightforward songs to date. Austin breaks down a couple of Johnny's guitar solos, while Nick frets about Yorke's latest anti-car track. The two also discuss the history of cursing in Radiohead's catalog. The episode ends with The Bends Awards, where they pick their favorite songs of the period.  Songs Discussed:  1:42 - "How Can You Be Sure" 7:23 - "Killer Cars"  10:53 - "Maquiladora"  17:43 - "Talk Show Host"  25:05 - "Molasses"  28:00 - "India Rubber"  30:47 - "Banana Co" 35:20 - "Bishop's Robes"   37:58 - The Bends Awards  The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved Song Austin: "My Iron Lung"  Nick: "(Nice Dream)"  The "Creep" Award: The Begrudgingly Best Song Nick: "Fake Plastic Trees" Austin: "Fake Plastic Trees"  The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song  Austin: "Black Star"  Nick: "Planet Telex"  The "Million Dollar Question" Award: Best B-Side  Nick: "Talk Show Host"  Austin: "Trickster"

The back half of The Bends starts off with one of Radiohead's most popular songs, though Austin ponders whether "Just" might actually be the dividing line between casual and hardcore Radiohead fans. Nick remembers when his high school teacher threw the lyrics to "Black Star" in the trash. And the two admit that their guitar skills aren't as strong as they were in college while trying to tackle "Street Spirit (Fade Out)."   Songs Discussed:  2:15 - "Just"  15:12 - "My Iron Lung"  16:45 - "Bullet Proof … I Wish I Was"  23:15 - "Black Star"  30:18 - "Sulk"  34:58 - "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"

After a shockingly good EP, Radiohead is back with its first universally acclaimed album, The Bends. Nick barely keeps it together when praising "Planet Telex," while Austin admits to putting off learning "Bones" until the last minute. The two express some difficulties with the title track, which may ruin their memories of playing the song often in public during college. But first, Nick challenges Austin to a brief game of spot the alternative rock riff.  Songs Discussed:  4:25 - "Planet Telex"  12:20 - "The Bends"  18:50 - "High and Dry" 26:15 - "Fake Plastic Trees"  34:15 - "Bones"  38:55 - "(Nice Dream)

This seven song EP came out one year after Pablo Honey, but almost sounds like a completely different band. Nick and Austin gush over the various guitar lines on the title track, before finding comfort in Yorke's new terrifying lyrical style. Austin admits to playing one song constantly for over twenty years, while Nick manages to come up with at least one negative thing to say.  Songs Discussed:  2:22 - "My Iron Lung"  14:08 - "Trickster"  21:00 - "Lewis (Mistreated)" 25:55 - "Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong"  30:01 - "Permanent Daylight"  34:22 - "Lozenge of Love"  39:20 - "You Never Wash Up After Yourself" 

This week the two wrap up Pablo Honey by exploring the album's less discussed back half. Austin ponders why his high school band's cover of "I Can't" didn't win the talent show, while Nick contemplates how many times Radiohead can end a song by turning the guitars all the way up. Plus, the two hold a lightning round discussion for the album's mostly unloved b-sides, only to find out one of them has a secret favorite.   Songs Discussed:  1:46 - "Vegetable"  8:20 - "Prove Yourself"  9:15 - "I Can't"  17:14 - "Lurgee"  22:07 - "Blow Out"  31:15 - "Coke Babies"  33:40 - "Inside My Head"  34:40 - "Million Dollar Question" 37:10 - "Yes I Am"  38:02 - "Faithless the Wonder Boy"

Is Radiohead's 1993 debut album an underappreciated gem or a blemish on an otherwise spotless discography? The two make their way through the first half, where they drop some surprisingly strong opinions about the band's most popular song, which may lead to an unprecedented amount of hate mail. Along the way, Austin ponders whether "The Air I Breathe" has creepier lyrics than "Creep." Nick becomes despondent while describing his least favorite track.      Songs Discussed:  5:35 - "You"  6:05 - "Creep"  22:33 - "How Do You"  25:47 - "Stop Whispering"  31:40 - "Thinking About You"  33:30 - "Anyone Can Play Guitar"  40:22 - "Ripcord"

Ready to learn every Radiohead song on guitar? Nick and Austin set up the rules, and then dig into the band's first official release, the Drill EP. Released in 1992, the four songs cover a range of different styles, though it quickly becomes clear that some work better than others. Austin has harsh words for two of the tracks, while Nick admits to playing the most profane one at a church function when he was a teenager.    Songs Discussed:  6:18 - "Prove Yourself" 15:35 - "Stupid Car"  21:13 - "You"  32:30 - "Thinking About You"