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2nd May 2023

27: Radiohead's In Rainbows, part 2: "Weird Fishes," "All I Need," "Faust Arp," and "Reckoner"

You'd be crazy not to follow along as Austin and Nick delve into the mesmerizing middle of In Rainbows. Austin feels confident that all the songs are about death, before bringing up Blues Traveler. Nick continues to find excuses to chat about R.E.M. and The Beatles. Along with loads of praise, the two do manage to pick their least favorite track of the album. The episode starts with another round of "Spot the Alternative Rock Riff." Thanks for listening to season 5. Join the discussion on Facebook.

Songs Discussed: 

6:25 - "Weird Fishes" 

22:01 - "All I Need" 

31:22 - "Faust Arp" 

38:55 - "Reckoner" 

Musical canon

Thom Yorke's "Arpeggi / Weird Fishes" debut

Brad Osborn, "Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead"

James Doheny, "Radiohead: The Stories Behind Every Song"

R.E.M. "So. Central Rain"

Blues Traveler "Run-Around"

Ophelia by John Everett Millais

German legend of Faust

The band Faust

Jonny Greenwood's "There Will Be Blood [Original Soundtrack]"

The original version of "Reckoner"

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About the Podcast

Anyone Can Play Guitar
Learning every Radiohead song on guitar in order
Listen along as a food critic in Chicago and a Latin teacher in Switzerland make their way through the Radiohead catalog, learning how to play every song on the guitar. To prove they've put the time in, they're forcing themselves to record versions of each track to play for all to judge. Armed with this knowledge, they'll discuss each song, while simultaneously admitting to potentially embarrassing personal stories from more than 20 years of Radiohead fandom.

As a guide, we are following the Radiohead Complete: Lyrics & Chords (Faber Edition). What we can't learn there, we'll be looking up on sites like Ultimate Guitar and Songsterr.

About your hosts

Austin Diaz

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I've trained for this music podcast by teaching Latin and English in German in Switzerland for the past nine years. I ride my bike a lot, but not for fun. I live in the same apartment as my wife and two sons.

Nick Kindelsperger

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Like all good music podcast hosts, I have been a food and dining reporter for the Chicago Tribune since 2016. Most days I can be found eating a questionable number of meals for research purposes.