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19th Apr 2022

20. Radiohead's Amnesiac, Part 3: "Hunting Bears," "Like Spinning Plates," and "Life in a Glasshouse"

Is someone listening in? Today, we round out our discussion on Amnesiac. We find a surprising Brian Eno connection on "Hunting Bears," before spending an inordinate amount of time on "Like Spinning Plates" and "Life in a Glasshouse." Austin finally listens to early Louis Armstrong, while Nick admits to enjoying the music from the latest pop sensation. Plus, we pick out our favorite tracks from the album.

Songs Discussed:

3:08 - "Hunting Bears"

12:16 - "Like Spinning Plates"

25:28 - "Life in a Glasshouse"

37:36 - Amnesiac Awards

Radiohead's Amnesiac book CD

"Zawinul/Lava" by Brian Eno

"Everything in Its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead" by Brad Osborn

Radiohead" "Modified Bear" logo

Ear Training with the Music of Radiohead on JSTOR

Olivia Rodrigo Adds Paramore to Songwriting Credits on ‘Good 4 U’

“Like Spinning Plates” reversed

Live version of “Like Spinning Plates”

"The Windows Of The World" by Isaac Hayes from Live at the Sahara

"Cloud Cuckoo Land" by Anthony Doerr

Vivarium

“West End Blues” by Louis Armstrong

“St. James Infirmary” by Louis Armstrong

Humphrey Lyttelton

“Life in a Glasshouse” on Meeting People is Easy

The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved Song

Austin - “Like Spinning Plates”

Nick - “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors”


The "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or Not

Nick - “Pyramid Song”

Austin - “Pyramid Song”


The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song

Austin - “Life in a Glasshouse”

Nick - “Life in a Glasshouse”

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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.