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Airbag/How Am I Driving? [EP] [Limited Edition]

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  • Audio CD (26 Mar 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: EP, Limited Edition
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • ASIN: B000006352
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,709 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1998 saw Radiohead perform pop music's most difficult task--their album OK COMPUTER was a critical smash, a worldwide pop hit, and, most importantly, a revolutionary step forward from the edgy, perfectly crafted pop music of their already masterful early efforts. Reintroducing a sense of intellectual adventure into rock music, at times they hearkened back to Pink Floyd, from whose compositional experimentation and epic scale they obviously gleaned a lesson or two. OK COMPUTER's opening track, "Airbag", serves as a starting point for AIRBAG/HOW AM I DRIVING.
The self-proclaimed "mini-album"opens with the stormy "Airbag", whose furious drum loop andemotive vocal build slowly into a guitar-led orchestra, where swirling, ghostly melody lines float and dart, crashing dramatically into the song's recurring musical motif. "A Reminder" sets a gentle, ominous melody against a backdrop of cascading guitar stabs, while "Polyethylene" contrasts pared-down metrical shifts with raging passages full of arena rock swagger. The curious, rambling "Melatonin" features almost no vocals, and the closer "Palo Alto" is chaotic and moody, filled with dynamic hurtles and skittering melody lines.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Radiohead, 30 Jul 2007
By Antonio Moncayo (Zaragoza) - See all my reviews
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This EP is a treat for Radiohead fans who feel The bends and Ok computer are the band's best albums.
Apart from Airbag the rest of the tracks are B sides and they feel more like OK computer than The bends. My favorute track is Reminder because of the electric guitars.
Slighty expensive but is worth every penny.
Go ahead and buy it
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars mind-warping, 18 April 2002
following ok computer, this short compilation of mere B-Sides (except, of course, Airbag itself) served to prove that which hardly needed proving: radiohead were in a world of their own, far ahead of their peers...

its songs like "Pearly" and "Polyethelene" that reinforce that cool 21stCentury Pink-Floyd vibe, with the added twist that only radiohead can produce. Thom's vocals are heart-stopping - constantly to the fore and teasing your emotions - meanwhile, the guitars enjoy (suffer?) the studio effects mangling that made ok computer so unique.

"Meeting in the Aisle" is a standout, as a sleepy, dreamy groove with sampled beats, it's the 'head's first instrumental, and a direct indication of where they were aiming to go with kid a. But "Palo Alto" is the final track, in which Thom sings "I'm ok, how are you? Thanks for asking, thanks for asking..." in a typically cynical and sardonic comment on modern communication. The spiky guitars and warped sound effects, coupled with some 'real' guitar playing by Jonny Greenwood (before he got to grips with the Martenot, and shunned all use of the guitar) completes the Ok Computer chapter.

A stunning piece of work. Buy it. Play it, leave it on repeat and think back to 1997...

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fills the gap between OK Computer and Kid A, 29 Jan 2004
This mini-album is really quite brilliant, moreso when you consider that it's made up of songs that were seen as not good enough to be on "OK Computer" (except Airbag, natch). The most surprising thing is that "How Am I Driving?" perfectly fills the gap between "OK Computer" and "Kid A"; tracks like Melatonin and instrumental Meeting in the Aisle would fit seamlessly onto either album.

There are some real gems to be found on this EP. Polyethylene was reportedly one of the band's favourites from the "OK Computer" sessions, but was left out of the final tracklisting. It's easy to see why they were fond of it - the guitars and melody are just perfect. It's almost "Bends"-like, except for the division into Parts 1 and 2 which gives it a unique twist.

A Reminder is a wonderful song with a tragic sentiment; Thom sings of his fear of losing his mind when he grows old, with this song being - just as it's name implies - a reminder of who he was when he was young.

Palo Alto was one of the first songs written for "OK Computer", and was originally known as OK Computer itself. According to Jonny, they hated the song and quickly dumped it, but kept the name. However, they then decided to overhaul it for a B-side release and came up with a delightful crunchy guitar-pop song, not dissimilar to Electioneering.

It may only be eight songs long and be a tad over-expensive, but it really is worth having.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thank God
OK Computer was one of the best ever compilations of music and this comes close
Published 15 months ago by Mr. A. J. Ltne

5.0 out of 5 stars Right up there
Only a band like Radiohead could afford to leave songs of this quality off a proper album release. A Reminder, Pearly and Polyethylene are 3 of the best songs they've ever... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars get ''No Surprises/ Running from Demons'' instead
While it doesn't share the exact same track listing -- ''No Surprises/ Running from Demons'' (Japanese import)-- has much better sound quality.
Published on 10 Jul 2007 by E. Burle

5.0 out of 5 stars bliss
At the top of the regrets list in my life is the fact that I read a review on Radiohead's the Bends , back years ago that said they were fake. I promptly ignored them. Read more
Published on 27 April 2007 by M. S. Flagg

4.0 out of 5 stars available again
Well this used to be a costly item for completists only, formerly only released in the US and deleted quite quickly. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Concise but fantastic
This mini album from Radiohead follows on in the style of OK Computer, but with a few refreshing suprises. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2007 by Robert Paulson

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this CD
I'd highly reccomend against purchasing this album.
You can find the unreleased tracks that are on this album on the two import singles below.. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2006 by hieronymusbash

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than OK Computer?
Whereas the My Iron Lung EP was better than The Bends, the same formula applies here. The Airbag EP is a beautiful thing, crafted from pure emotion and genius. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2005 by Mr. M. L. Blighe

5.0 out of 5 stars b-sides compilation that is better than most bands albums!
Not really sure how this e.p started off, believe it was for the American market as 'airbag' was never released as a uk single. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2004 by taters

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