How to Disappear Completely – Radiohead (2000)
This british alternative rock band was formed in Abingdon by Thom Yorke (voice), Jonny Greenwood (guitar), Colin Greenwood (bass and keyboard), Ed O’Brien (guitar) and Phil Selway (drums).
The track ‘How to disappear completely’ is extracted from the album Kid A, fourth album of Radiohead. This album is an important step in the carrier of Radiohead. It is more experimental, with electronic sounds and free jazz influences (huge inspiration of another artist: Nujabes).
Unlike most of the tracks of this album, in that song the guitar keeps a huge presence and stays all along to take us by the hand and lead us into this spleen-esque track.
“That there, that’s not me
I go where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey
I’m not here
This isn’t happening
I’m not here, I’m not here
In a little while
I’ll be gone
The moment’s already passed
Yeah, it’s gone”
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Radiohead Official Website
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‘How to disappear Completely’ Live on Youtube
Buy Kid A on Amazon.com
29 January 2009 at 5:14 PM
Fichtre ! J’avais presque complètement oublié ce titre ! Ca donne envie de s’y remettre ! Ca semble déjà tellement loin …
12 April 2009 at 12:40 AM
Peut-être l’un de leur plus beau morceau. Pas nécessairement celui qui reste aux premières écoutes, mais clairement l’un de ceux qui reste une fois les albums bien usés..
Je viens de découvrir ce blog, et je sens que je vais y découvrir pas mal de trucs, en bon amateur de musique déprimante que je suis (ça se voit assez bien sur mon blog, dont le concept se rapproche de s-pleen d’ailleurs…).