Episode 27

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2nd May 2023

Radiohead - In Rainbows (Pt. 2)

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"

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

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 writers in Chicago and Switzerland learn to play songs from The Smashing Pumpkins on 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 fandom.

In the first season, Nick and Austin learned every officially released Radiohead song. For season two, they are making their way through The Smashing Pumpkins from 1991 to 2000. While we'd love to learn every one of the band's songs on guitar, Billy Corgan is simply too prolific. We apologize.

About your hosts

Austin Diaz

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

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.