Radiohead is probably my favorite musical group. They create music that is so different from most anything else that is out there that they have sort of become a genre themselves. What that generally means is that there are some people who love them, such as myself, hate them, like my son, and can take them or leave them like my wife. More often than not it is the extremes that people feel about them. Me I LOVE the music they make. Done. End of statement.
"Give up the Ghost" is off of Radiohead's new album "King of the Limbs". As with just about every Radiohead album to come out, I downloaded it the day it came out. It went promptly onto my iPod, and has been in regular rotation from that point on in the car. Shorter than the rest of their stuff, but no less cutting edge. In fact this is the most layered, laid back effort for the group. Honestly it took me about four or five listens to proclaim it truly great (then again I do really love them).
For this Ella Music Project Moment this song came about by sheer chance. We had just spent 10 hours in the car on a 600 mile trip to Detroit from our home in Philadelphia. We were in the final stretch and Ella had reached her breaking point. I was ready to try anything and hit play on the iPod plugged into the car stereo. "Give up the Ghost" just happens to be the song that comes on. To my utter disbelief Ella is literally brought back from the brink. For the next four minutes she sat completely silent and listened. Amazing, when the song wraps up she is completely mellowed out. Radiohead is the last group that I thought Ella would give a listen to, but maybe I'm wrong. The song is so completely different. For those that are unfamiliar with Radiohead, check this song out for something completely different, and equally beautiful. Will definitely need to try this song again with Ella, but for today it was a complete life saver.
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