1001 Albums Summary

Last listened to this 18 months ago for the What is Music podcast but had forgotten much of what I learned then apart from Black Star being about early morning sex with bad breath. Bones- a surprisingly good and overlooked song that rocks while seemingly being about ageing (as is much of the album- FPT anyone?) with major glam rock leanings. FPT still needs to earn my respect which begrudgingly comes 2/3 of the way through as things kick off. Before then it's too crisp, too just so and has the gauchenesss of sixth form poetry. Pressure and ageing are the big themes through the album alongside diconnectedness and loss, like all good Radiohead projects. My Iron Lung describes what you need to survive the pressure. A box to put yourself in at a remove from others. Possibly drug use as a coping mechanism ('a scratch '). MIL feels like a dress rehersal for the pressured parts of Paranoid Android as it builds and distorts. Just remains great, nice and sharp and angular. Bulletproof remains an absolute beauty- play it in the car on a hot day with the air con and feel the goosebumps rise, just like in summer 1998.