2000 Great Songs #1490: Karma Police
As I've probably discussed previously, Radiohead sit high atop my list of artists I really wish I liked more. ( See also, e.g. , Steely Dan , Public Image Ltd. , Van Morrison , etc.) However much I appreciate their music in principle, I just find the performances a little cold and unengaging emotionally (hearing them as a sort of a contemporary spin on the similarly clinical-to-my-ears Alan Parsons Project ). I'll give them a listen on occasion--I made myself a hybrid combination of Kid A and Amnesiac which came out pretty cool, and I've got an old mix I made of my favorite Radiohead songs which I enjoy--but I just don't feel in the mood for these all that often. Forced to choose, I'd probably go with "Karma Police" (off 1997's OK Computer ) as the song of theirs I like most (though there are a few other close contenders we may get to later). Definitely more of an earworm hook than some of their more atmospheric and experimental pieces, shades of ol...
