Radiohead

Question 1

creep

Answer 1

soft verse and loud chorus

anti-hero lyrics

Question 2

my iron lung

Answer 2

soft verse and loud chorus

depressed, sulking lyrics

Question 3

fake plastic trees

Answer 3

male falsetto

slow build from acoustic to electronic

Question 4

paranoid android

Answer 4

multi-sectioned work

contrasting acoustic and electronic sections

Question 5

climbing up the walls

Answer 5

multiple electronic textures

modernist string outro

Question 6

everything in its right place

Answer 6

absence of conventional rock instrumentation

unusual meter

Question 7

idioteque

Answer 7

avant-garde electronic sampling

blurred sectional form

Question 8

pyramid song

Answer 8

ambiguous themes

rhythmic play

Question 9

life in a glasshouse

Answer 9

return to conventional song form

jazz band feature

Question 10

where i end and you begin

Answer 10

rock band sound with electronica

ambiguous lyrics

Question 11

bodysnatchers

Answer 11

return to “rock” sound

opening rhythmic fakeout

Question 12

nude

Answer 12

haunting electric bass, electronic

acoustic interface

Question 13

bloom

Answer 13

contrasting musical textures

return to electronics

Question 14

what are the four reasons 1991 was an important year for Radiohead?

Answer 14

Formally came back together

Discovered by a local management company

They signed a 6-album deal with a major label

Question 15

what are the six themes addressed in the cover art work and lyrics to OK Computer?

Answer 15

Distrust of the modern world and technology

False sense of security

General anxiety about globalization

Impending doom of suburban life

Loss of personal freedom

Threat of global destruction

Question 16

what two electronic composer’s works are found in “Ideoteque”? (include name of composer and title of work)

Answer 16

Arthur king → “Short Piece”

Paul lansky → “Mild und Leise”

Question 17

what notable solo projects (and by whom) occurred in the period immediately preceding the release of The King of Limbs?

Answer 17

Phil Selways solo debut as a singer songwriter

Jonny Geenwood’s continued composing for films

Question 18

name the four apocalypse paintings from the Kid A special edition children’s book.

Answer 18

Untitled

Twenty four hours

Bear forest

Get out before sunday

Question 19

which 3 songs from class does Radiohead perform on their 2008 “From the Basement” Performance? (list the songs and the albums they’re from)

Answer 19

Bodysnatchers → in rainbows

Nude → in rainbows

Where I end and you begin → hail to the thief