Radiohead - The Bends (Pt. 2)

The back half of The Bends starts off with one of Radiohead's most popular songs, though Austin ponders whether "Just" might actually be the dividing line between casual and hardcore Radiohead fans. Nick remembers when his high school teacher threw the lyrics to "Black Star" in the trash. And the two admit that their guitar skills aren't as strong as they were in college while trying to tackle "Street Spirit (Fade Out)."

Songs Discussed:

2:15 - "Just"

15:12 - "My Iron Lung"

16:45 - "Bullet Proof … I Wish I Was"

23:15 - "Black Star"

30:18 - "Sulk"

34:58 - "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"

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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.