THIS SONG IS A MONSTER \m/ Drop some other “Kid A” tunes, or additional worth-while Radiohead tracks! I’ve already covered Paranoid Android, Karma Police, Subterranean Homesick Alien, And a few “Live from the Basement” sessions.
i remember when massive attack have a project with radiohead to remixe completely the album ok computer. This project not happen finally. surely a nice result
Kid A is probably one of the most trippy albums ever made. It's Radiohead gone full psychedelic with technology. They really didn't hold back. Extra strange considering they were pretty much a rock band before this... the perfect album to see in the new millennium. They upset a lot of fans, and made a whole lot of new ones.
One subtle thing about this track, is as good as the bass is, Phil Selway's drumming is what makes it SOUND SO ANCHORING. Listen to the beginning before the drums kick in. It's a cool heavy bass line, but, the reason it's so listenable for so long is that Phil's breakbeats through it give this rolling dimensionality to it. All of a sudden when the drums come in, there's all this meat on it that wasn't as powerful before. Phil isn't a "spectacular" drummer. He's more a "surgical" drummer. Extremely precise, almost hypnotizingly mechanical. Similar to Jaki Liebezeit from Can who Phil has stated was a big influence. Listen to the drumming on Can's "Mother Sky". You'll hear the same filthy effect on that bassline too, where the drum timing gives the groove just wicked depth.
@@rileytipper5110 To me it always brings me back to crowded night time bus rides I took when I was studying... those strings hit really hard amidst all the chaos of the song and the robotic suburban routine
I'm a huge huge Radiohead fan and when this came out, it caught me off guard. In 2 seconds, I thought "cannot find a pattern on these guys". Incredible.
wow. everytime i listen to this song it puts me at another dimension. kid a must be one of the greatest album of music. it hooks everytime. love love it
This song completely blew my mind the first time I listened to it. Kid A has been my favorite album since. Even with the influence this is decades ahead of its time.
'In Rainbows', is a major trip and personally i think it's Radiohead's best work, also a must listen is their live from the basement production. Really incredible ambience. This was a great reaction!
I know that Radiohead is not for everyone, but this song can shake anyone brain, as you mentioned the "bass" is one of the best that I heard in my life and also mix of sounds are awesome
When I first heard about Radiohead it was when they had their first big hit with Creep. Loved it but I never expected them to elevate so much their music from album to album. Hope we will one day have another new album from them.
Ideoteque, Where I End and You Begin, I Might Be Wrong, There There, Daily Mail (starts slow but incredible build to a jazz cacophony), Body Snatchers, Ful Stop
When I first started listening to Radiohead the thing I would associate them with is creativity. 15 years of steady Radiohead play later, the thing i associate them with is production value. Every single nuance is flawless.
…I am SO jealous!!! You got to hear this for THE FIRST TIME in your life. Play their live ‘Basement’ stuff to be VERY impressed!! Delicious to see your love.
Hey man. liked your reaction on this. At the moment one of my favorite radiohead songs is: The Daily Mail. In my opinion their ultimate build up song. First time i heard it was their from the basement sessions, i pressed repeat like 7 times.
You should listen to the complete album (Kid A) in one go. One of the best albums flows of all time and one of the most haunting atmospheres from start to finish.
Welcome back to Radiohead. Now that your ears have matured, I recommend you explore more. Endlessly creative and unique use of analogue and rare instruments and manipulation of their sound. Another excellent bass in Where I End And You Begin…the studio cut.
Portishead's Dummy is a real nice old trip-hop album. The song Roads from that album is just gorgeous. There's a mashup of that with Massive Attack's Teardrop, somewhere. Radiohead have a trip-hop song - Decks Dark from A Moon Shaped Pool. The National Anthem has a few similarities with I Might Be Wrong from Amnesiac, there are 3 distinct riffs within it; a muted/picked bass, synth-bass and a deep guitar riff, almost like 3 bass-lines all at the same time, but it doesn't have a hectic crescendo like The National Anthem.
Just to be clear, even though music is mainly emotion and we all have our own personal taste, Portishead's Dummy is much more than just a real nice trip-hop album. I'd say is THE trip-hop album. Many captivating alchemies have come out (from Tricky's "Maxinquaye" to Massive Attack's "Blue Lines"-"Protection"-"Mezzanine" triptych), but only one has managed to perfectly and definitively fix the "essence" of the genre. This is, in fact, Portishead's Dummy debut album. It's the definitive manifesto of the trip-hop revolution.
Long live Trip Hop!!!! PORTISHEAD! Portishead - Portishead. Trip Hop royalty - you will be so so happy when you hear them - ecstatic I am certain of it - tracks await you that will be with you for the rest of your life man. Knowing that you love Massive Attack. - like mind blowing sub-genre - along with Massive Attack, Portishead are considered the foundation of the entire genre. Love to hear you dig it - so yeah clearly I would love to hear you react to Portishead if you haven't already heard their stuff - the album "Dummy" to me is the undeniable most epic trip-hop album ever - check out "Biscuit" immediately, followed by "Numb" followed by "Wandering Star" (zero filler on this album - it is a jam from start to finish - avoid being sucked in by the 2 most popular songs "Roads" and "Glory Box" initially - awesome tunes but the ones I listed hit so hard and are just dope as hell. "Sour Times" is their most listened to track and it RULES so that is one to go for as well though it is has some rock elements that overshadow the lo-fi brilliance of the rest of their work. Also they have a live show - it is legendary - from 2997 at Roseland Ballroom in NYC that reactions seem to make it up for, but that's for later if you end up liking them. If you aren't yet familiar with Portishead. Also great comparison - Beck - he is a contemporary of Radiohead - they both put out like 10 consistently brilliant albums starting at same time and through same time all the way to today. - Beck never misses nor does Radiohead (maybe you will feel it more now as your taste has evolved). This song is just a master work. The next best song on the album is "How to Disappear Completely" - it is powerful in a way few songs will ever be able to attain. It makes many people cry the first time they hear it. That's the next best Kid A stop. But Portishead "Dummy" first - long live Trip Hop! I am just so psyched to hear someone rock out to "National Anthem" then shout out Beck who gets like zero respect or attention on reactions despite a massive consistent catalogue of awesome music, THEN going in on the trip hop - so cool - gonna subscribe, I have to it is too aligned and you deserve the support.
To understand their full potential you have to listen to "from the basement" the king of limbs, studio recording. Some of the songs are out of this world.
Just seeing your channel today when I got your How to Disappear Completely reaction randomly rec'd to me, and man, thank you for letting yourself be vulnerable as you just vibed to it. Really stirred a lot of way back memories for me that were good to feel right now. National Anthem was so great to experience with you too. I actually prefer Kid A to OK Computer, and maybe even prefer Amnesiac as well (their album after Kid A). You should definitely give all 3 a listen if you haven't fully yet. I'm just SO happy to see people are still discovering bands like Radiohead and Massive Attack, which were both hugely important to me when I was a young'un back then. Can you imagine what it was like to hear MA's Mezzanine or these Radiohead albums for the first time in the late 90s/early 00s? Unreal, my friend, truly unreal. Hope you keep exploring and enjoying! :)
Flat-out masterpiece. My absolute favorite Radiohead song. (and I LOVE the band). I wish this was adopted as the US National Anthem. Another song that compares with it, in terms of long-lasting affect it has on you, is XTC: "Complicated Game." Both songs will live with you forever. "Complicated Game" builds up and up... and leaves you with your jaw hanging open at the end. WELL WORTH checking out... and makes for a great reaction. Cheers!
@@zeth7109 I'm not big on "Videotape", but I know I'm in the minority on that. I'd call it lower-mid-tier at best. "Seperator" is an odd one too. I like it but it's a really odd choice for an album closer.
So glad to see appreciation for Oceansize!!! Sleeping Dogs and Dead Lions and Build Us A Rocket Then… are two of my favorites I think should be reacted to.
Hahaha bro, best reaction to this song on RUclips. Well done. RH is my favorite man, they're great. You'd like Weird Fishes/Arpeggi if you like that anchor through a song but its the drums. In Rainbows is my ravorite album, you didn't mention any of them. Reckoner is another good one on there
If anyone is into this era of Radiohead you should really listen to Underworld - the three albums between Dubnobasswithmyheadman and Beaucoup Fish is probably the biggest influence on Radiohead’s sound after Ok Computer , they were doing this years before.
Nice reaction to top tier Radiohead song. For more harder radiohead stuff: try There, There. Climbing Up The Walls, 2+2 =5, Bodysnatchers, maybe some planet Telex, Jigsaw Falling Into Place. all bangers
Don't forget Just, the Trickster, Electrioneering, Talk Show Host, and Pearly. Love Radiohead's harder side. My mind keeps going to early versions of Up On the Ladder too, but by the time it got to the studio it lost all its aggression.
@@HollisLopez26 they're on the excellent Iron Lung EP and Airbag EP, both definitely worth checking out. Each an interesting glimpse, from their own namesakes' albums, into what would come next. Bit like in-between material going from Bends to OKC, and OKC to Kid A. Polyethylene is one of my absolute favourites of theirs, and is on Airbag EP. The beginning bit (part 1) is a bit tacked on - harmless but inessential, but the main bit (part 2) is just absolutely delicious and full of swirling organ which they definitely don't do enough.
you should do a playthrough of the kid Amnesiac exsibihition its free on the epic store and thom and johnny greedwood did alot of the art and design for the game
Muse is good but there is no muse without Radiohead. OK Computer was a masterpiece and then Kid A so WTF more do U want? Watch Optimistic from In the Basement live so good.
THIS SONG IS A MONSTER \m/
Drop some other “Kid A” tunes, or additional worth-while Radiohead tracks!
I’ve already covered Paranoid Android, Karma Police, Subterranean Homesick Alien, And a few “Live from the Basement” sessions.
Highly recommend you check out their live performance of this on SNL, one of the great performances on the show.
Where I End and You Begin
Idioteque for sure! The Jools Holland performance of it was incredible
i remember when massive attack have a project with radiohead to remixe completely the album ok computer. This project not happen finally. surely a nice result
@@moonillusions832 seconded although i think he should definitely look at “how to disappear completely”
They blew SNL's audiences mind when playing this live
I envy anyone getting to hear tunes like this for the first time.
Not me. I’m glad I got to listen to this song for 20 years and see Radiohead 9 times song the way.
this is my national anthem
Kid A is probably one of the most trippy albums ever made. It's Radiohead gone full psychedelic with technology. They really didn't hold back. Extra strange considering they were pretty much a rock band before this... the perfect album to see in the new millennium. They upset a lot of fans, and made a whole lot of new ones.
The live version of this from SNL is f*cking amazing - will blow you away. You owe it to yourself to check it out.
One subtle thing about this track, is as good as the bass is, Phil Selway's drumming is what makes it SOUND SO ANCHORING. Listen to the beginning before the drums kick in. It's a cool heavy bass line, but, the reason it's so listenable for so long is that Phil's breakbeats through it give this rolling dimensionality to it. All of a sudden when the drums come in, there's all this meat on it that wasn't as powerful before. Phil isn't a "spectacular" drummer. He's more a "surgical" drummer. Extremely precise, almost hypnotizingly mechanical. Similar to Jaki Liebezeit from Can who Phil has stated was a big influence. Listen to the drumming on Can's "Mother Sky". You'll hear the same filthy effect on that bassline too, where the drum timing gives the groove just wicked depth.
Phil's ghost notes are masterful. Still trying to learn to play with such control.
Thom Yorke wrote that bass line when he was 16 years old and had always waited for the right time to use it
Climbing up the walls is a great song and feels like a panic attack and paranoia
this.
Possibly my favourite Radiohead song , deffo up there , highly underrated in my opinion compared to other tracks on ok computer anyways
@@rileytipper5110 To me it always brings me back to crowded night time bus rides I took when I was studying... those strings hit really hard amidst all the chaos of the song and the robotic suburban routine
YES!
Yesssss!!! A long time personal fav of mine!
I'm a huge huge Radiohead fan and when this came out, it caught me off guard. In 2 seconds, I thought "cannot find a pattern on these guys". Incredible.
radiohead, best band in the world for the past 20 years bar none. no other band comes close
wow. everytime i listen to this song it puts me at another dimension. kid a must be one of the greatest album of music. it hooks everytime. love love it
This song completely blew my mind the first time I listened to it. Kid A has been my favorite album since. Even with the influence this is decades ahead of its time.
Man, you really got it. This is one of the greatest tracks ever
'In Rainbows', is a major trip and personally i think it's Radiohead's best work, also a must listen is their live from the basement production. Really incredible ambience. This was a great reaction!
I know that Radiohead is not for everyone, but this song can shake anyone brain, as you mentioned the "bass" is one of the best that I heard in my life and also mix of sounds are awesome
When I first heard about Radiohead it was when they had their first big hit with Creep. Loved it but I never expected them to elevate so much their music from album to album. Hope we will one day have another new album from them.
Ideoteque, Where I End and You Begin, I Might Be Wrong, There There, Daily Mail (starts slow but incredible build to a jazz cacophony), Body Snatchers, Ful Stop
When I first started listening to Radiohead the thing I would associate them with is creativity. 15 years of steady Radiohead play later, the thing i associate them with is production value. Every single nuance is flawless.
You’ll find Youre a Nigel godrich fan, not necessarily Radiohead.
Check out his other albums from bands like beck, air, Warpaint and more.
…I am SO jealous!!! You got to hear this for THE FIRST TIME in your life. Play their live ‘Basement’ stuff to be VERY impressed!! Delicious to see your love.
Hey man. liked your reaction on this.
At the moment one of my favorite radiohead songs is: The Daily Mail. In my opinion their ultimate build up song. First time i heard it was their from the basement sessions, i pressed repeat like 7 times.
Fantastic!
Facts
This has gotta happen, "the daily mail" is awesome, how did that not end up on an album I'll never know
I want more Radiohead songs that feature brass and woodwinds! 🔥
You should listen to the complete album (Kid A) in one go. One of the best albums flows of all time and one of the most haunting atmospheres from start to finish.
The first time I heard this cd I missed my flight because I maxed the volume and shut my eyes at the terminal. I didn’t care.
The best part about Radiohead is the evolution of their sound from one album to the next
Holy shit. I really enjoyed this reaction. I had the same reaction when it came out. Also a Massive Attack fan.
Welcome back to Radiohead. Now that your ears have matured, I recommend you explore more. Endlessly creative and unique use of analogue and rare instruments and manipulation of their sound. Another excellent bass in Where I End And You Begin…the studio cut.
How to disappear completely, You and Whose Army, Pyramid Song, Everything in Its Right Place are other great songs from this era
you really need to explore more radiohead sounds with us.
I loved your reaction on this very much! ☺
Glad to have you!!!
Love the analysis bro
Thom Yorke wrote that bass riff when he was 16.
He also insisted on the horn section not tuning up before they recorded
Portishead's Dummy is a real nice old trip-hop album. The song Roads from that album is just gorgeous. There's a mashup of that with Massive Attack's Teardrop, somewhere. Radiohead have a trip-hop song - Decks Dark from A Moon Shaped Pool.
The National Anthem has a few similarities with I Might Be Wrong from Amnesiac, there are 3 distinct riffs within it; a muted/picked bass, synth-bass and a deep guitar riff, almost like 3 bass-lines all at the same time, but it doesn't have a hectic crescendo like The National Anthem.
Thanks so much! Teardrop got me into the genre. So addictive. I’ve heard a few Portishead tracks, but not that one I believe!
Decks Dark is a jam!
Just to be clear, even though music is mainly emotion and we all have our own personal taste, Portishead's Dummy is much more than just a real nice trip-hop album. I'd say is THE trip-hop album. Many captivating alchemies have come out (from Tricky's "Maxinquaye" to Massive Attack's "Blue Lines"-"Protection"-"Mezzanine" triptych), but only one has managed to perfectly and definitively fix the "essence" of the genre. This is, in fact, Portishead's Dummy debut album. It's the definitive manifesto of the trip-hop revolution.
@@fra91_ Well said
@@fra91_ Stay tuned sir, Portishead it shall be…
@@wfmmofficial Looking forward to it..
Check out the live SNL performance of that song. It will blow your mind.
You know how to enjoy your music. Instant sub. Love from India:)
wow brought a new channel.. cool
hope this channel grow up fast.. nice to see ur reaction again..
Thank you friend! Glad to have you.
15 step.
If you like what they do with a brass section, "Life in a Glasshouse" and "the Daily Mail" would be the other two songs they use it extensively in.
Long live Trip Hop!!!! PORTISHEAD! Portishead - Portishead. Trip Hop royalty - you will be so so happy when you hear them - ecstatic I am certain of it - tracks await you that will be with you for the rest of your life man. Knowing that you love Massive Attack. - like mind blowing sub-genre - along with Massive Attack, Portishead are considered the foundation of the entire genre. Love to hear you dig it - so yeah clearly I would love to hear you react to Portishead if you haven't already heard their stuff - the album "Dummy" to me is the undeniable most epic trip-hop album ever - check out "Biscuit" immediately, followed by "Numb" followed by "Wandering Star" (zero filler on this album - it is a jam from start to finish - avoid being sucked in by the 2 most popular songs "Roads" and "Glory Box" initially - awesome tunes but the ones I listed hit so hard and are just dope as hell. "Sour Times" is their most listened to track and it RULES so that is one to go for as well though it is has some rock elements that overshadow the lo-fi brilliance of the rest of their work. Also they have a live show - it is legendary - from 2997 at Roseland Ballroom in NYC that reactions seem to make it up for, but that's for later if you end up liking them. If you aren't yet familiar with Portishead. Also great comparison - Beck - he is a contemporary of Radiohead - they both put out like 10 consistently brilliant albums starting at same time and through same time all the way to today. - Beck never misses nor does Radiohead (maybe you will feel it more now as your taste has evolved). This song is just a master work. The next best song on the album is "How to Disappear Completely" - it is powerful in a way few songs will ever be able to attain. It makes many people cry the first time they hear it. That's the next best Kid A stop. But Portishead "Dummy" first - long live Trip Hop! I am just so psyched to hear someone rock out to "National Anthem" then shout out Beck who gets like zero respect or attention on reactions despite a massive consistent catalogue of awesome music, THEN going in on the trip hop - so cool - gonna subscribe, I have to it is too aligned and you deserve the support.
No words for this!!! Thank you so much for going into great detail. Love what i’m reading! Excited to have you, friend \m/
To understand their full potential you have to listen to "from the basement" the king of limbs, studio recording. Some of the songs are out of this world.
Just seeing your channel today when I got your How to Disappear Completely reaction randomly rec'd to me, and man, thank you for letting yourself be vulnerable as you just vibed to it. Really stirred a lot of way back memories for me that were good to feel right now. National Anthem was so great to experience with you too. I actually prefer Kid A to OK Computer, and maybe even prefer Amnesiac as well (their album after Kid A). You should definitely give all 3 a listen if you haven't fully yet.
I'm just SO happy to see people are still discovering bands like Radiohead and Massive Attack, which were both hugely important to me when I was a young'un back then. Can you imagine what it was like to hear MA's Mezzanine or these Radiohead albums for the first time in the late 90s/early 00s? Unreal, my friend, truly unreal. Hope you keep exploring and enjoying! :)
Peace and Love!!!
Track is electrifying.
Flat-out masterpiece. My absolute favorite Radiohead song. (and I LOVE the band). I wish this was adopted as the US National Anthem. Another song that compares with it, in terms of long-lasting affect it has on you, is XTC: "Complicated Game." Both songs will live with you forever. "Complicated Game" builds up and up... and leaves you with your jaw hanging open at the end. WELL WORTH checking out... and makes for a great reaction. Cheers!
This is and has been my iPhone ringtone forever ………. Got up to answer it as you started this video ……. 😃 QUALITY
HAHA, I love it!
Love it! You should definitely react to this live performance on SNL! So good 🙌🏻
Huge RH fan.
Watched for the RH, subbed because you take notes!
Best of luck homie! I hope you blow up!!!
Or, at least your channel!
Hahaha!!!
Thank you so much! Great to have you \m/
The Daily Mail has a similar drive to it. Starts slow but builds into a very intense song.
Climbing Up The Walls.
Try Decks Dark next it's on A Moon Shaped Pool
I love that song!
They went off when they played this and Idioteque on SNL
Please do a reaction to Wolf at the Door. It's really incredible and haughting. Love your channel! You have great taste
Choice pick! Always among my favourites and I think their best closing track (although Street Spirit makes it debatable - maybe it's a tie).
@@Torthrodhel I think all of their closing tracks are top tier to be honest 😂
@@zeth7109 I'm not big on "Videotape", but I know I'm in the minority on that. I'd call it lower-mid-tier at best.
"Seperator" is an odd one too. I like it but it's a really odd choice for an album closer.
Listen "A wolf at the door". "There there", "2+2=5", "Life in a Glasshouse". "A Punch Up at a Wedding".
"Decks Dark", "Ful Stop", "The Numbers", "Codex".
A good band to check out , Oceansize and the song Catalyst from their Effloresce album
So glad to see appreciation for Oceansize!!! Sleeping Dogs and Dead Lions and Build Us A Rocket Then… are two of my favorites I think should be reacted to.
If you like bass guitar, I recommand "where I end and you begin".
Fuckin love this
Hahaha bro, best reaction to this song on RUclips. Well done. RH is my favorite man, they're great. You'd like Weird Fishes/Arpeggi if you like that anchor through a song but its the drums. In Rainbows is my ravorite album, you didn't mention any of them. Reckoner is another good one on there
I’ve heard Weird Fishes and House of Cards from that album! But that’s it…
@@wfmmofficial I think you'd like Jigsaw Falling into place and Reckoner
If anyone is into this era of Radiohead you should really listen to Underworld - the three albums between Dubnobasswithmyheadman and Beaucoup Fish is probably the biggest influence on Radiohead’s sound after Ok Computer , they were doing this years before.
Nice reaction to top tier Radiohead song. For more harder radiohead stuff: try There, There. Climbing Up The Walls, 2+2 =5, Bodysnatchers, maybe some planet Telex, Jigsaw Falling Into Place. all bangers
Don't forget Just, the Trickster, Electrioneering, Talk Show Host, and Pearly. Love Radiohead's harder side. My mind keeps going to early versions of Up On the Ladder too, but by the time it got to the studio it lost all its aggression.
@@Torthrodhel Hmm the Trickster I haven't heard that one! nor Pearly. I haven't listened to every single song of theirs but the vast majority I have.
@@HollisLopez26 they're on the excellent Iron Lung EP and Airbag EP, both definitely worth checking out. Each an interesting glimpse, from their own namesakes' albums, into what would come next. Bit like in-between material going from Bends to OKC, and OKC to Kid A.
Polyethylene is one of my absolute favourites of theirs, and is on Airbag EP. The beginning bit (part 1) is a bit tacked on - harmless but inessential, but the main bit (part 2) is just absolutely delicious and full of swirling organ which they definitely don't do enough.
Well done, sir.
I have seen other suggest some of the songs that are great I have not seen anyone suggest Myxomatosis. I think you will enjoy that one.
Myxomatosis has an epic riff as well
I have already asked my family to play kid a to me the last 40 minutes of my coma before I die...what a way to go on that boat...to hell!
The GOT
Beck the information I believe was seven years after this album just FYI
you should do a playthrough of the kid Amnesiac exsibihition its free on the epic store and thom and johnny greedwood did alot of the art and design for the game
Yes yes yes. Just float in a trance while you interact with the music. It's fantastic.
Beck had same producer.
Hey, loved this and im probably a bit late, but you should check out Portishead if you like trip hop and haven't already
Please react to The Cure - Fascination Street. Song structure is very similar to this. I think you'll like it.
Do The Daily Mail
please do the glastos reaction to this song, 2003 best performance ever :)
actually the jools version was also epic, great reaction, nice job dude :)
Please react to climbing up the walls
U lobve Triphop? maybe try Airbag, the drum layer
Muse is good but there is no muse without Radiohead. OK Computer was a masterpiece and then Kid A so WTF more do U want? Watch Optimistic from In the Basement live so good.
Man please react to little by little, from the basement sessions
I think you will like Sit Down. Stand Up
Filthy bass
Beck…..