IRT Magazine

Sure, it may have been perceived to be a shady move on the part of Capitol to release this compilation not even a year after Radiohead jumped ship to revolutionize the way artists put out their new material to fans, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t good. In fact, its an absolute perfect collection of the band’s finest moments on wax strung together to create the ultimate Radiohead double-album where “My Iron Lung” and “There There” segue together as if they were on the same track listing all along. Even the otherwise dreadful “Anyone Can Play Guitar” from their 1993 debut toss-off Pablo Honey is tolerable when sandwiched between “You” and “How To Disappear Completely”. And the DVD containing all of the videos Radiohead had filmed during their time on Capitol is a must-own and a most warranted expansion of 1998’s 7 Television Commercials DVD to include all of the videos from their 1992-2003 EMI-based arc. But as the arguments over the necessity of this best-of continue to be waged on blogs the world over, because Radiohead albums should be listened to as whole entities, thus not warranting any kind of anthologizing that would split up the precious children, those fans who do not treat their music like some kind of weird religion will find this set to be a satisfying mixtape with better packaging. –Ed.

Disc 1
1. Just
2. Paranoid Android
3. Karma Police
4. Creep
5. No Surprises
6. High and Dry
7. My Iron Lung
8. There There
9. Lucky
10. Optimistic
11. Fake Plastic Trees
12. Idioteque
13. 2+2 = 5
14. The Bends
15. Pyramid Song
16. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
17. Everything In Its Right Place

Disc 2
1. Airbag
2. I Might Be Wrong
3. Go To Sleep
4. Let Down
5. Planet Telex
6. Exit Music (For A Film)
7. The National Anthem
8. Knives Out
9. Talk Show Host
10. You
11. Anyone Can Play Guitar
12. How To Disappear Completely
13. True Love Waits [recorded live in Oslo, 2001; previously released on I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings]

Last Modified : June 5th, 2008
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