Reggae + Radiohead + Awesome = Radiodread/Easy Star All Stars

Easy Star All Stars - Radiodread

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Label :  Easy Star

Okay, happy new year and all that. Blah, new review. Three years after the underground sensation that was Dub Side of the Moon Easy Star Records presents their followup: Radiodread, a similarly reggae'd up recording of Radiohead's OK Computer. As with the previous project, there are some tricky bits and some spots where the idea really shines. Well, my original plan was to write yet another very shining review of an album that I got on impulse. However, it's been a while since I've listened to it and the euphoria's worn off a spell. That, of course, didn't stop me from buying another Radiohead tribute over Christmas break. Yeah, I'm a bit of a tribute whore. I'll do my best in the future to spare you fine readers of such flights of fancy. Anyhow, Radiodread. It's actually pretty much what you'd expect. I was impressed at how well the heavy riff part of "Paranoid Android" translated into blasts of horns. The rewording of "Fitter, happier" made me smile quite a bit. Probably the coolest two things about this album are found in the liner notes: the album is [a]done entirely without samples and [b]done with Radiohead's permission and blessing. Final Verdict: Great, but mostly as a novelty. And I promise not to review the RH trib I'm listening to right now. Unless by popular request.

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