The National Anthem

...good bass line. He was 16 when he wrote the riff for "The National Anthem" and played it when recorded for Kid A. On his solo album, The Eraser, the bass propelled songs forward and provided a melodic counterpoint to his vocals. Once shock...

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...for a week, howling, jumping and dancing with glee. Kid A's The National Anthem enlivens the downbeat mood, its spooky synths and club beats working in tandem with a dazzling lightshow. Yorke jolts and shakes violently, feeling his way...

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...textures and Thom Yorke's warped voice-- all these other ideas feel secondary. Instead, I get lost in the dissonant horn blasts of "The National Anthem" and hypnotized between the play of the drones and the hissy beats in "Idioteque"; I...

In this article: Kid A, Person Pitch, Funeral, Pitchfork, Discovery, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Radiohead, Isaac Brock, and Daft Punk

...15 years. With the sound of obscure radio stations, the unmistakeable bass-line of The National Anthem kicked in, the impressive L.E.D beams and video screens soon turned into a maze of red lines as Yorke grunted away incoherently. // 9

In this article: Radiohead, London, Thom Yorke, Creep, OK Computer, Planet Telex, Jonny Greenwood, England, Victoria Park, and Pyramid Song

The footage shocked some viewers who expected rock songs, with Jonny Greenwood playing electronic instruments, the in-house brass band improvising over "The National Anthem", and Yorke dancing spasmodically and stuttering in "Idioteque."

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The National Anthem is thought to have been previously attempted at recording sessions in 1994 and 1997, but according to Radiohead member Colin Greenwood, the band decided it was "too good to use it as a b-side for OK Computer singles".

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...the band's artiest ambitions. Whether bowing his guitar on "Pyramid Song" or triggering shards of sampled dialogue on "The National Anthem," he fulfilled his role as the group's ultimate music geek. If Greenwood represents Radiohead's...

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