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5th Apr 2022

18. Radiohead's Amnesiac Part 1: "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box," "Pyramid Song," "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors," and "You and Whose Army"

In this week's contentious episode, the two dig into Amnesiac. Austin makes the case that this album is actually better than Kid A, while Nick calls "Packt" Radiohead's least impressive opening track. The majority of time is spent analyzing "Pyramid Song," which leads to a discussion of everything from "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" to Doctor Who. Plus, they manage to discuss The Lord of the Rings and the Holy Roman Empire.

Songs Discussed:

6:00 - "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box"

13:33 - "Pyramid Song"

28:04 - "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors"

36:10 - "You and Whose Army"

Early live version of "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box"

"Packt Like Sardines" from 2012

Ed's diary from December 9th, 1999

What Time Signature is Radiohead’s 'Pyramid Song' in?

Doctor Who's Tardis

Egyptian Book of the Dead

"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" lyrics

Elijah Ascends to Heaven

"Siddhartha: An Indian Poem" by Hermann Hesse

Ending of Dante's Inferno

Brent DiCrescenzo's review of Kid A by Radiohead

"Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version)"

Taylor Swift vs. Nine Inch Nails - Shake It Off (The Perfect Drug)

Carly Rae Jepsen vs. Nine Inch Nails "Call Me A Hole"

The Adventures of Egg Box Dragon

Holy Roman Empire

Army of the Dead from Lord of the Rings

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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

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.