Over the years, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has expanded his “ead guitarist role into a gaggle of duties, from radio static dude to theremin guy to xylophonist.
OK, this is a tough one. Not because the album is difficult, which it is, but rather that Amnesiac is a re-telling of Kid A, so they haven’t broken much ground.
The tape, oddly labeled “New Unrel. Demos,” begins with approximately 30 seconds of intensely beautiful instrumental guitar-based rock music, followed by a loud clicking noise, and then the voice of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, beginning in mid-sentence.
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