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28th Sep 2021

12. Radiohead's "Airbag / How Am I Driving?" EP

With OK Computer finished, it's time to dig into the b-sides, starting with the "Airbag / How Am I Driving" EP. This Grammy-nominated collection features a wide range of material. While some are still beloved, the two find that others haven't held up as well as they had hoped. Austin thinks "Polyethylene Part 1" is one of the best 30 seconds of Radiohead's catalog, while Nick thinks that "Part 2" might be the worst song they've done since Pablo Honey. Plus, stick around for a brief U2 tangent. 

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Songs Discussed: 

1:14 - "Pearly" 

11:05 - "Meeting in the Aisle" 

16:55 - "A Reminder" 

20:33 - "Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)"

30:20 - "Melatonin"

35:08 - "Palo Alto"

Thom stops a live version of "Pearly"

"Pearly" on "Meeting People is Easy"

U2's "Numb," back when the group still took chances

"Bezos II" by Bo Burnham

"Palo Alto" on "Meeting People is Easy"

"Zero" by The Smashing Pumpkins

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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.