RADIOHEAD musical analysis // Subterranean Homesick Alien

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  • Опубликовано: 2 дек 2024

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  • @iximusic
    @iximusic  6 месяцев назад +2

    For song & album requests and to support my channel and musical projects, please consider joining my Patreon (I can't monetize my videos): www.patreon.com/iximusic 🙌 You can also commission me to analyze your original music or do a piano cover. 🎹 And I teach private & group lessons, do film/video game scoring, and music transcriptions 🎶 TIPS: www.buymeacoffee.com/iximusic 💄

    • @iancuello4137
      @iancuello4137 4 месяца назад +1

      I always interpretated the intro as if it's on G major starting from the minor v chord.
      It's starts with the v (d minor), then it goes to the bII(the Neapolitan 6th chord, the A flat Major), then it goes to V (D major) and finally resolved on I (G)
      So the chord progressio from the intro would be v - bII (N6) - V - I

  • @tommylakindasorta3068
    @tommylakindasorta3068 Год назад +126

    I love these Radiohead breakdowns so much.

    • @danielkoschalka3955
      @danielkoschalka3955 Год назад +9

      Rick Beato did one recently, but Ixi’s are better (not that it’s a competition). I’m just hoping she doesn’t get bored before she gets to The Tourist!

  • @GavinBotica
    @GavinBotica 10 месяцев назад +23

    And this song includes one of the best lyrics in the history of popular music: "High up above, aliens hover, making home movies, for the folks back home".

    • @mariol2116
      @mariol2116 7 месяцев назад

      Can you listen my song called "THE queen of light" please, of my band Lémunders

  • @plexxton
    @plexxton Год назад +91

    ixi, your analyses are always a delightful emotional ride. Your passion is contagious, and your combination of deep musical knowledge and use of metaphor makes your videos some of my favorite on RUclips.
    Thank you for doing what you do! I love it. And clearly I'm not the only one.

    • @iximusic
      @iximusic  Год назад +24

      Thank you - because of comments like this I know that no matter what, "I'll be all right" 👽

    • @plexxton
      @plexxton Год назад +1

      @@iximusic oicwutudidthere 😉

  • @SixStringHarmonies
    @SixStringHarmonies Год назад +48

    Excellent.
    The guitar doubling the vocals and descending into ".....lost it completely" always gives me chills. Incredible. The guitar tone is gorgeous.
    This is a terrific example of WHY we need to teach music in schools. Even if it's just once a week - appreciation comes through understanding.

    • @iximusic
      @iximusic  Год назад +6

      I love that part toooo!

  • @Hamsong
    @Hamsong 10 месяцев назад +10

    One of the 5 best songs ever written, and I can’t think of the other 4 at the moment…

  • @kgipe
    @kgipe 7 месяцев назад +16

    I've been waiting for this video for over 25 years. This song has enchanted and bewildered me since the first time I heard it. Fantastic breakdown.

  • @worsthandleever
    @worsthandleever Год назад +39

    I swear that Radiohead have been given compositional cheat codes. This track is just blissful. Great work unpacking and describing it, as usual Ixi.

  • @89.
    @89. Год назад +7

    this is so fun to listen to as a hardcore radiohead fan

  • @warhamwaggkl
    @warhamwaggkl 7 месяцев назад +6

    the first time I listened to this album, (on CD) I stopped and looped this song, for more than a day, before finally finishing the rest of the album. This song has been a dear, dear, dear friend to me for a quarter century and you just had me fall in love with it all over again.
    thank you.
    Music is magic,
    your video is alchemy,
    thank you.

  • @iximusic
    @iximusic  Год назад +68

    I have a favor to ask: can you share this video with 2 or 3 friends that like Radiohead and love music? It would help me out so much. Thank you!

    • @familysounds
      @familysounds Год назад +3

      Done! Your content is amazing. Very, very instructive and even inspirational, makes me wanna go write... Tanks!

    • @rome8180
      @rome8180 Год назад +4

      I shared it on Facebook with a long rant about why you're awesome and why this song is awesome.

    • @Hamsong
      @Hamsong 10 месяцев назад +3

      I shared this post, then saw your comment to share. Ahead of the curve!

    • @warhamwaggkl
      @warhamwaggkl 7 месяцев назад +1

      I'm way ahead of you, I've just shared this with everyone I share music with. Thank you so much for this

    • @Stumpyblue
      @Stumpyblue 6 месяцев назад +2

      You are now my secret weapon for when people ask “Why do you like Radiohead..?”

  • @Danthaman1971
    @Danthaman1971 10 месяцев назад +3

    Now THIS is how you analyse a song!

  • @dmarkj22
    @dmarkj22 2 месяца назад +2

    One of my favorite Radiohead songs. Dreamy, soothing and beautiful.

  • @seijunsejuki
    @seijunsejuki 11 месяцев назад +52

    So we're all in agreement that this is the greatest song ever written, right?

    • @indoorplant2392
      @indoorplant2392 8 месяцев назад +3

      Produced

    • @jcreature11
      @jcreature11 8 месяцев назад +4

      Idk that could be paranoid android…

    • @mariol2116
      @mariol2116 7 месяцев назад

      No, It does not compare with Beatles Music

    • @indoorplant2392
      @indoorplant2392 7 месяцев назад +8

      @@mariol2116lmao what???? How??? No shade to beatles but like Radiohead’s melodies just sound so distinct and ethereal.
      Not that deep into beatles but I know Tomorrow Never Knows and although crazy production, radiohead feels more sophisticated i guess.
      Idk ur comment truggered me cuz Subterranean Homesich Alien is like top 10 song oat for me

    • @YesImreallyHim
      @YesImreallyHim 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@mariol2116 that’s just not even true

  • @gabrielmiller4176
    @gabrielmiller4176 4 месяца назад +2

    greatest band in universe and/or human simulator

  • @iug1925
    @iug1925 6 месяцев назад +2

    My favorite Radiohead song. Can't not love seeing someone share the appreciation.

  • @ratetherecordpodcast
    @ratetherecordpodcast Год назад +15

    Reviewing this album was a lot of fun. It's cool to hear someone who knows what they're talking about actually break it down 😂

  • @Jberts
    @Jberts Месяц назад +1

    At 25:05, you also get the descending line from "Polyethylene, Part 2"

  • @aeschynanthus_sp
    @aeschynanthus_sp Год назад +7

    After OK Computer had been out for a while, Finnish musician Jonna Tervomaa (I think it was her, that was many years ago) was interviewed about her favourite song of the moment (or was it her desert island song?). She said in the short radio interview that it's "Subterranean Homesick Alien". And in the end the song brings peace into her mind.

  • @andrewhyde4708
    @andrewhyde4708 Год назад +2

    Bitches Brew was a profound influence on this album, I think, but I remember that Thom in an interview described his first impression of that album as “nauseating chaos”! One of the things I’ve enjoyed about listening to Radiohead is discovering their influences.

  • @shiv2033
    @shiv2033 Год назад +9

    Just amazing ❤, this is one of my favourite songs from OK Computer, the drums on the track are also amazing. It's very underrated in my opinion.

  • @Hepburner
    @Hepburner Год назад +2

    As a Brit of the alt scene in the 90's I was always advocating RH over Blur and Oasis (I wasn't actually, I didn't talk to anyone obvs...) But your NIN vids are INCREDIBLE and this is just as amazing!

  • @stroketheboat
    @stroketheboat Год назад +10

    I am a recent sub to your channel and i cannot phathom how Radiohead fans haven't discovered you yet. When they do, and I dont think it'll be long, your channel is sure to blow up. You bring such vivid clarity and explain everyhting so well, that its like hearing it all again for the first time. THank you so much for allowing me to rediscover the magic of Radiohead :-)

  • @markwalton3706
    @markwalton3706 Год назад +7

    Thanks Ixi - this is a track you could easily let wash over yourself ... float in an endless sea of Johnny Greenwood's chord choices and Tom Yorke's vocals ... and also forget about Colin & Phil's rhythm foundation and EOB's textures and soundscapes ... quite a magical journey.

  • @smokedoak5464
    @smokedoak5464 7 месяцев назад +2

    "You couldn't end a song like that... Well, you actually can, if you're Trent Reznor!" 😂 I had to laugh so hard, because I had the same thought, the second before you said it! I love what he's doing harmonically... Going where noone has gone before...

  • @wolmarrrrr
    @wolmarrrrr Год назад +5

    It's like you reading right into my mind with these videos. That Radiohead title always felt like a subtle masterpiece to me. My personal fav from that unreal album.
    No major apex or shiny trick ; just that warm, strange but familiar gentle atmosphere. So beautiful. So beautiful and simple.
    Thanks for the series.

  • @vaprex
    @vaprex 10 месяцев назад +2

    How have I missed your videos until recently?? I've been playing music since 3rd grade (started on trumpet). Became a "musician" ~17 yrs old or so on keys and guitar. Now at 50 I have a ridiculous arsenal of synths, guitars, drums, drum machines, samplers, effects, etc. All my life I've tended to just kind of *stumble into* the haunting and/or emotive melodies I'm going after -- but never really known *why* certain chords are giving "that certain feels". Your breakdowns are better than anyone else I've seen on RUclips (composer, musician, producer, or otherwise). It also helps that we have VERY similar tastes in music... (almost complete overlap from what I've seen so far!!) I stop/pause your videos probably 50 times each so I can follow along on my Nord-Wave2 or Hydrasynth. For the past couple years, I HAD been improving at a steady linear pace, albeit slow... Now I feel like I'm learning (music theory, at least) at an almost exponential rate. I feel like Neo in the Matrix being trained on martial arts: "Hell yes! Give me another!!!" I wish I had this knowledge back when I was good-looking 20 year goth-punk old in my industrial/electronic band in the early/mid 90s. Still, it's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks. -Cheers!!

  • @Alex-vk1di
    @Alex-vk1di Месяц назад +1

    Love love love. I struggle to pick out bass lines in music so your videos are really helpful in spelling those sounds out for me.

  • @armstrem
    @armstrem Месяц назад +1

    So glad you made this video! I haven't been keeping up, so I'm a bit behind - I'm converting a Mexican telecaster into a replica of Jonny Greenwood's telecaster right now so it's good to watch a great analysis of a song I can't wait to hear come out of this guitar, to inspire me while crowning frets.

  • @buti
    @buti 3 месяца назад +1

    this is truly incredible and mind blowing.

  • @amyrobinson3119
    @amyrobinson3119 Год назад +1

    Thanks!

  • @Stumpyblue
    @Stumpyblue 6 месяцев назад +1

    When you played the descending phrase and mentioned 60’s psychedelia then bursting sunshine I was repeating at the screen ‘Here comes the sun’ “it’s all right” guitar riff
    and ‘Lucy in the sky’ with the speaking voice cadence in the verse

  • @SomethingWellesian
    @SomethingWellesian Год назад +4

    Really great analysis, I’m loving this series.
    At 23:30ish you’re describing how Thom sings to the next chord of the harmony. I don’t know if there’s a name for that in rock and pop analysis, but in classical music there’s something similar called an anticipation, which is sort of the opposite of a suspension. (Just in case you like the sound of the word.)

  • @leewalker101172
    @leewalker101172 Год назад +1

    I've been a fan of Radiohead since the bends and the one thing that draws me to them is precisely what caused you so much frustration. I hear something new every time I listen to them, even now at fifty years old.

  • @captainsun4581
    @captainsun4581 16 дней назад +1

    You are just great fun to watch and listen to. You do a superb job on the song and all with such great humour. I love Radiohead and their chord sequences. Well done and have a great day.

  • @321gillespie
    @321gillespie Год назад +4

    Great insight as always, ixi.
    I'm so glad you said "bird calls" when describing those guitars at the beginning of the first verse. Being from the coast, it's what I always hear when I listen to this song. :⁠-⁠)

  • @jeff8ball
    @jeff8ball Год назад +4

    You nailed it. Your explanations of chord voicings, progressions, lyrics, rhythms, relationships between words and music is fantastic. You really do know what you're talking about my friend! And you have a wonderful personality, and charm, to top it off.

  • @brightoneasterling9304
    @brightoneasterling9304 Год назад +1

    This song was a collaborative masterpiece

  • @diegrohl
    @diegrohl Год назад +2

    IXI YOU ARE THE BEST.
    Already knew that of course but as a drummer and a big fan of not only NIN, APC, RH and DT, but also BIG fan of those specific drummers (Freese, Cunningham, Selway) AAAND watching you react to their specific styles and arrangements.. AAAAAAND finally watching you play the drums, made me want to shout this out loud. YOU ARE THE F BEST 🖤

  • @neilyoung4355
    @neilyoung4355 Год назад +2

    Lovely analysis Ixi! You mentioned the title's homage to Dylan but I have always thought this song is as much a homage to "Observatory Crest" by Captain Beefheart..

  • @georgehugo561
    @georgehugo561 Год назад +5

    I thoroughly enjoy all these breakdown videos. I can't imagine the time and effort that goes into making each one. Thank you!!

  • @swan6290
    @swan6290 4 месяца назад +1

    You made love both Radiohead and this song even more somehow. Thank you.

  • @FarewellApollo
    @FarewellApollo Год назад +6

    Thank you for deep diving into this song! It's always been really special to me and one of my favourites off the album and really doesn't get the attention and respect it deserves.

  • @MrSammotube
    @MrSammotube Год назад +1

    This is actually my fave Radiohead track ever.

  •  Год назад +5

    awesome video! you're drumming sounds really good as well! I love watching these song analytic videos to songs I've listened to for years. I know all these songs by heart but I also tend to listen to some parts over others, so I end up missing out on hearing some subtle pieces. In this case it was Colin's bass lines and Thom's melodic walk-down on the Rhodes during the chorus, so now I have something new to take from listening to it!

  • @maliciouscompliance6489
    @maliciouscompliance6489 Год назад +1

    Scholarly and sensual, the cream of the crop for music analysis x

  • @Shnonan
    @Shnonan Год назад +3

    thank you for this! this song has been one of those *particular stand-out* tracks for me ever since OKC was first released. I was one year out of Liberty Hill HS then and if and when I ever return to that place I will be sure to watch my feet for cracks in the pavement.

  • @iainjames03
    @iainjames03 Год назад +1

    ....And as the dreamlike story drifts off in your mind, you wake... from your sleep...

  • @zombiemanana
    @zombiemanana Год назад +2

    You're fantastic ❤. Some of the best analysis videos I've seen.

  • @damagejacked
    @damagejacked Год назад +2

    These are the best of this kind I've found, while also being so pleasant and filled with assured wit. On top of that your vocal recapitulations of either note singing or lyric singing float in a space that calls to mind a Nicolette Larson harmony with the original. So glad but so sad to have found you at last but so late.

  • @peterfrance702
    @peterfrance702 Год назад +2

    Wow, that was great! Love your mind! Love how you can dive into yourself, see and give voice to the pushings and pullings, tightenings and relaxings - the unspoken evocations embodied in the musical narrative. The close relationship between music and emotion is extraordinary, and tells us something about the nature of emotion, strong or subtle. The same kind of analysis - observing mood transitions, being respectful to space and reaction time etc can be applied to movies... anyway, thank you!

  • @JKWurzle78
    @JKWurzle78 11 месяцев назад

    I love the “Mum, I’m alright” line. So beautiful

  • @garyphillips1529
    @garyphillips1529 Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @jm.101
    @jm.101 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for reminding me of my love of Radiohead. Great video.

  • @GlennErikMathisen
    @GlennErikMathisen Год назад +4

    This is one of those songs that take me to space when I close my eyes. I love it!
    I write songs and I am always looking for new harmonic, melodic or rhythmic tools/tricks to implement in my music
    Thank you so much for popping the hood on theese brilliant songs and letting us know what makes them so special. I have really come to appreciate this channel.
    Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go add some 9ths to my Chords...

  • @pdecarlo
    @pdecarlo 2 месяца назад +1

    That Trent Reznor joke had me laughing

  • @thevoid99
    @thevoid99 Год назад +2

    i would recommend listening to all of the albums pink floyd did before "dark side of the moon" as you will hear where radiohead got a lot of their ideas from. even in "dark side" as many compare "ok computer" to "dark side" in terms of its musicianship and lyrical content.

  • @vitaodionisio
    @vitaodionisio 6 месяцев назад +2

    this is amazing.

  • @kainecells
    @kainecells Год назад +3

    Intergalactic blues

  • @nicemanwashing
    @nicemanwashing Год назад +1

    Good lord. What an incredibly thorough analysis. Amazing!

  • @TheTheoTherone
    @TheTheoTherone Год назад +3

    Thanks you.
    I needed this. Your wisdom is amazing, not to mention your effort in breaking this song down

  • @emilesprenger
    @emilesprenger Год назад +2

    Hi, I love your video's. Together with Beato you are my fav music analyst 😀

  • @paulwelding
    @paulwelding Год назад +3

    I always knew this was my favourite Radiohead song! Now I know why! Thanks so much ixi, your insight into the music theory behind these beautiful songs is a joy to behold, please don’t stop xx

  • @russell_szabados
    @russell_szabados Год назад +1

    This is one of my favorite songs of all time, by any band. I never took the time to learn it, so I appreciate what you do and your musical taste.

  • @javiceres
    @javiceres 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you.
    I’ve always loved this song and now have a much better grasp of its virtuosity. You helped me enjoying it even more.
    THANKS!

  • @Aande40
    @Aande40 Год назад +1

    The song is great, you’re great. It’s all good right now.

  • @StebsStuff
    @StebsStuff 8 месяцев назад +1

    great and SUPER complete breakdown of the song!! :)
    The guitar work on this song is so tasteful and beautiful. I love that one shimmering guitar on the chorus, playing the high G chord, drenched in reverb and panning from left to right. it feels like a spinning pulsar beaming a ray of light from outer space right into your head.
    also, have you noticed the similarietes between this song and Nick Drake's "Parasite"? harmonically and melodically very close! love both songs, it could have possibly been subconcious inspiration and i wouldn't be surprised. It could also be the reason why the melody on Subterranean has such a "folky" delivery/feel!

  • @scrumpletplumplet
    @scrumpletplumplet Год назад +1

    Favorite Radiohead song. Maybe favorite song

  • @escapevelocity-colorado7612
    @escapevelocity-colorado7612 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for these breakdowns from OK Computer. Every one is so informative, funny and touching. Please keep doing what you're doing!

  • @reaganchapman3476
    @reaganchapman3476 7 месяцев назад +1

    Omg I love your videos….I’m a drummer but I love listening to your breakdowns of music in general….fantastic stuff

  • @smokedoak5464
    @smokedoak5464 11 месяцев назад +1

    I'm so grateful for all the work and effort you put into these videos! And I'm so glad that I found your channel, because you are able to point out what exactly makes us love this music so much! I always had problems with people telling me "just because!" when I asked "why"! You are giving so many answers to my "whys" in so many songs that came by over the years... It's so amazing how you can take things apart and make them seem even bigger when understanding whats going on! Thank you so much IXI! ❤

  • @aquabot
    @aquabot Год назад +3

    I really didn't care for Radiohead when OkC came out, what? The bend who played I'm A Creep? Well, those Nirvana wanabes? No, thank you. Eveybody seemed to be raving about them, but I didn't even want to listen to this record. Plus, it was a pop record, and I was heavily into metal, industrial and all sort of weird things.
    Years later came out Kid A, and I don't remember how, but I heard Everything in Its Right Place and How to Disappear Completely, and I thought, wow there's so much emotion but also interesting little things in that music, maybe I should delve a bit more into their stuff. Then I watched a private show they performed for a very popular french TV show in France, and became very interested in their new music. Since then, they've become one of my favourite bands.
    Anyway, once again, great video, Ixi. keep up the good work.

    • @jorgekech
      @jorgekech Год назад

      ok computer is not a pop record

  • @Rooster-Booster
    @Rooster-Booster Год назад +3

    Thanks for going into so much detail, it is always so interesting to see how some of my favourite songs are created :) Also nice Trent Reznor nod :D

    • @thevoid99
      @thevoid99 Год назад +1

      it's things like this that is making wish for a dual NIN/radiohead tour.

  • @hebehall
    @hebehall Год назад +1

    I was beginning to think I was the only one in the world who really cares about this stuff. It’s so great to see a bunch of you all loving it too 😊

    • @iximusic
      @iximusic  Год назад +1

      I thought I was the only one when I started this channel. It's so rewarding to find this community!

  • @Stoy-boy
    @Stoy-boy Год назад +1

    I love how the video duration is 44:44. 😍

  • @lmsxxaaa
    @lmsxxaaa Год назад +2

    Your Thom Yorke love is as intense as mine❤❤❤❤❤

  • @nookers
    @nookers Год назад +4

    Love your content! ❤

  • @JM-wr2fo
    @JM-wr2fo Год назад +3

    This was such a pleasure to watch Ixi! Thank you

  • @nicholaswilson1310
    @nicholaswilson1310 Год назад +1

    Wonderful analysis, and thank you for giving me more appreciation for a track I always thought of as one of the less amazing songs on an album full of amazing songs.

  • @ChungasRevenge
    @ChungasRevenge Год назад +1

    You finished it!
    Congratulations and Thank You!

  • @marcopi79
    @marcopi79 Год назад +1

    I so Enjoy your breakdowns, I can't even explain! thank you X

  • @PaulCusick
    @PaulCusick Год назад +1

    Love your visual interpretations of the chords.

  • @awkwardhoors
    @awkwardhoors Год назад +1

    The Miles Davis tune 'Bitches Brew' was a huge influence on this song's sub-aqua atmosphere, as confirmed by Ed O'Brien!

  • @markpalmer932
    @markpalmer932 9 месяцев назад +1

    You are amazing!
    Thanks for uploading.

  • @erich.1355
    @erich.1355 Год назад +1

    Ixi, I'm thrilled to be the 420th upvote on this vid, but I'm saddened that I'm only the 420th to upvote this vid -- it deserves so much more!! Thanks for another insanely informative and impassioned lesson!!

  • @matthewpierson8098
    @matthewpierson8098 Год назад +1

    You're an excellent teacher. I play guitar and this is helping me understand the context of a sound and I've been thinking of learning piano. So your also inspiring me there too.

  • @richardschnur2753
    @richardschnur2753 Год назад +1

    Hi, I don’t have a musical bone in my body. But I do enjoy music and this song. I stumbled on this channel and really enjoyed your breakdown. Beautiful! Thank you

  • @mag7057
    @mag7057 Год назад +1

    this is one of my fav music ever

  • @HomeroGonzalez1982
    @HomeroGonzalez1982 Год назад +1

    Absolutely beautyful analissis… congrats !

  • @liadcohen8327
    @liadcohen8327 Год назад +2

    God this was so good. Thank you so much for all the work you put in. I loved every second of it!

  • @johngilliam346
    @johngilliam346 7 месяцев назад +1

    You are amazing! Please keep going!

  • @haakonlunde
    @haakonlunde Год назад +1

    So incredibly good. I enjoy your videos so, so much.

  • @mothroyale9076
    @mothroyale9076 Год назад +1

    Love the way you do these song breakdowns 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @janrancken2775
    @janrancken2775 6 месяцев назад +1

    Love your taste in music and your song breakdowns are amazing! Subscribed. ❤

  • @voiceover2191
    @voiceover2191 Год назад +1

    Fantastic analysis and great musicality and damn Ixi, I really like your singing voice.

  • @yogevnir8721
    @yogevnir8721 Год назад +1

    Thank you! Amazing as usual

  • @HexanaMusic
    @HexanaMusic Год назад +1

    So good! Thank you for doing this one. Love this tune so much

  • @dannyalv1
    @dannyalv1 10 месяцев назад +1

    This video is awesome, love your energy and editing! This song is really something else, never gets old!! Just subbed :)

  • @wwn1970
    @wwn1970 11 месяцев назад +1

    Your channel is ace! Thank you

  • @andreideferrer
    @andreideferrer Год назад +1

    Amazing analyses! As always… ❤