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So we're all in agreement that this is the greatest song ever written, right?

@indoorplant2392

3 ай бұрын

Produced

@jcreature11

3 ай бұрын

Idk that could be paranoid android…

@mariol2116

2 ай бұрын

No, It does not compare with Beatles Music

@indoorplant2392

2 ай бұрын

@@mariol2116lmao what???? How??? No shade to beatles but like Radiohead’s melodies just sound so distinct and ethereal. Not that deep into beatles but I know Tomorrow Never Knows and although crazy production, radiohead feels more sophisticated i guess. Idk ur comment truggered me cuz Subterranean Homesich Alien is like top 10 song oat for me

@YesImreallyHim

Ай бұрын

@@mariol2116 that’s just not even true

I love these Radiohead breakdowns so much.

@danielkoschalka3955

Жыл бұрын

Rick Beato did one recently, but Ixi’s are better (not that it’s a competition). I’m just hoping she doesn’t get bored before she gets to The Tourist!

And this song includes one of the best lyrics in the history of popular music: "High up above, aliens hover, making home movies, for the folks back home".

@mariol2116

2 ай бұрын

Can you listen my song called "THE queen of light" please, of my band Lémunders

I've been waiting for this video for over 25 years. This song has enchanted and bewildered me since the first time I heard it. Fantastic breakdown.

Excellent. The guitar doubling the vocals and descending into ".....lost it completely" always gives me chills. Incredible. The guitar tone is gorgeous. This is a terrific example of WHY we need to teach music in schools. Even if it's just once a week - appreciation comes through understanding.

@iximusic

Жыл бұрын

I love that part toooo!

ixi, your analyses are always a delightful emotional ride. Your passion is contagious, and your combination of deep musical knowledge and use of metaphor makes your videos some of my favorite on KZread. Thank you for doing what you do! I love it. And clearly I'm not the only one.

@iximusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - because of comments like this I know that no matter what, "I'll be all right" 👽

@kylebencruzat7698

Жыл бұрын

@@iximusic oicwutudidthere 😉

I swear that Radiohead have been given compositional cheat codes. This track is just blissful. Great work unpacking and describing it, as usual Ixi.

I have a favor to ask: can you share this video with 2 or 3 friends that like Radiohead and love music? It would help me out so much. Thank you!

@familysounds

Жыл бұрын

Done! Your content is amazing. Very, very instructive and even inspirational, makes me wanna go write... Tanks!

@rome8180

Жыл бұрын

I shared it on Facebook with a long rant about why you're awesome and why this song is awesome.

@BradleyHansonPhotography

5 ай бұрын

I shared this post, then saw your comment to share. Ahead of the curve!

@warhamwaggkl

2 ай бұрын

I'm way ahead of you, I've just shared this with everyone I share music with. Thank you so much for this

@Forgottenson3934

2 ай бұрын

You are now my secret weapon for when people ask “Why do you like Radiohead..?”

My favorite Radiohead song. Can't not love seeing someone share the appreciation.

One of the 5 best songs ever written, and I can’t think of the other 4 at the moment…

the first time I listened to this album, (on CD) I stopped and looped this song, for more than a day, before finally finishing the rest of the album. This song has been a dear, dear, dear friend to me for a quarter century and you just had me fall in love with it all over again. thank you. Music is magic, your video is alchemy, thank you.

After OK Computer had been out for a while, Finnish musician Jonna Tervomaa (I think it was her, that was many years ago) was interviewed about her favourite song of the moment (or was it her desert island song?). She said in the short radio interview that it's "Subterranean Homesick Alien". And in the end the song brings peace into her mind.

Reviewing this album was a lot of fun. It's cool to hear someone who knows what they're talking about actually break it down 😂

"You couldn't end a song like that... Well, you actually can, if you're Trent Reznor!" 😂 I had to laugh so hard, because I had the same thought, the second before you said it! I love what he's doing harmonically... Going where noone has gone before...

When you played the descending phrase and mentioned 60’s psychedelia then bursting sunshine I was repeating at the screen ‘Here comes the sun’ “it’s all right” guitar riff and ‘Lucy in the sky’ with the speaking voice cadence in the verse

The first song that clicked for me when I got OK Computer at 12 years old.

Mixolydian b6 is one of my favorite modes/scales. It is, at once, incredibly nostalgic, bittersweet, yet also dreamy. There is a certain sense awe and wonder that comes over me whenever I hear it used skillfully - it is like the musical equivalent of the experience of stumbling upon something that is so profoundly beautiful, that it is almost too much to bear. Incidentally, "Subterranean Homesick Alien" and "Airbag" are my two favorite songs on OK Computer. Great video!

Bitches Brew was a profound influence on this album, I think, but I remember that Thom in an interview described his first impression of that album as “nauseating chaos”! One of the things I’ve enjoyed about listening to Radiohead is discovering their influences.

Now THIS is how you analyse a song!

this is so fun to listen to as a hardcore radiohead fan

It's like you reading right into my mind with these videos. That Radiohead title always felt like a subtle masterpiece to me. My personal fav from that unreal album. No major apex or shiny trick ; just that warm, strange but familiar gentle atmosphere. So beautiful. So beautiful and simple. Thanks for the series.

Just amazing ❤, this is one of my favourite songs from OK Computer, the drums on the track are also amazing. It's very underrated in my opinion.

Intergalactic blues

I am a recent sub to your channel and i cannot phathom how Radiohead fans haven't discovered you yet. When they do, and I dont think it'll be long, your channel is sure to blow up. You bring such vivid clarity and explain everyhting so well, that its like hearing it all again for the first time. THank you so much for allowing me to rediscover the magic of Radiohead :-)

In any case, I loved this overview - instant sub. If you want to hear a song that used a very similar progression decades ahead of Radiohead, you might love Nick Drake's "Parasite".

How have I missed your videos until recently?? I've been playing music since 3rd grade (started on trumpet). Became a "musician" ~17 yrs old or so on keys and guitar. Now at 50 I have a ridiculous arsenal of synths, guitars, drums, drum machines, samplers, effects, etc. All my life I've tended to just kind of *stumble into* the haunting and/or emotive melodies I'm going after -- but never really known *why* certain chords are giving "that certain feels". Your breakdowns are better than anyone else I've seen on KZread (composer, musician, producer, or otherwise). It also helps that we have VERY similar tastes in music... (almost complete overlap from what I've seen so far!!) I stop/pause your videos probably 50 times each so I can follow along on my Nord-Wave2 or Hydrasynth. For the past couple years, I HAD been improving at a steady linear pace, albeit slow... Now I feel like I'm learning (music theory, at least) at an almost exponential rate. I feel like Neo in the Matrix being trained on martial arts: "Hell yes! Give me another!!!" I wish I had this knowledge back when I was good-looking 20 year goth-punk old in my industrial/electronic band in the early/mid 90s. Still, it's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks. -Cheers!!

Thanks Ixi - this is a track you could easily let wash over yourself ... float in an endless sea of Johnny Greenwood's chord choices and Tom Yorke's vocals ... and also forget about Colin & Phil's rhythm foundation and EOB's textures and soundscapes ... quite a magical journey.

Thank you for deep diving into this song! It's always been really special to me and one of my favourites off the album and really doesn't get the attention and respect it deserves.

Picture yourself in a boat on a river...

Thank you for reminding me of my love of Radiohead. Great video.

awesome video! you're drumming sounds really good as well! I love watching these song analytic videos to songs I've listened to for years. I know all these songs by heart but I also tend to listen to some parts over others, so I end up missing out on hearing some subtle pieces. In this case it was Colin's bass lines and Thom's melodic walk-down on the Rhodes during the chorus, so now I have something new to take from listening to it!

As a Brit of the alt scene in the 90's I was always advocating RH over Blur and Oasis (I wasn't actually, I didn't talk to anyone obvs...) But your NIN vids are INCREDIBLE and this is just as amazing!

I thoroughly enjoy all these breakdown videos. I can't imagine the time and effort that goes into making each one. Thank you!!

thank you for this! this song has been one of those *particular stand-out* tracks for me ever since OKC was first released. I was one year out of Liberty Hill HS then and if and when I ever return to that place I will be sure to watch my feet for cracks in the pavement.

Really great analysis, I’m loving this series. At 23:30ish you’re describing how Thom sings to the next chord of the harmony. I don’t know if there’s a name for that in rock and pop analysis, but in classical music there’s something similar called an anticipation, which is sort of the opposite of a suspension. (Just in case you like the sound of the word.)

Great insight as always, ixi. I'm so glad you said "bird calls" when describing those guitars at the beginning of the first verse. Being from the coast, it's what I always hear when I listen to this song. :⁠-⁠)

These are the best of this kind I've found, while also being so pleasant and filled with assured wit. On top of that your vocal recapitulations of either note singing or lyric singing float in a space that calls to mind a Nicolette Larson harmony with the original. So glad but so sad to have found you at last but so late.

Omg I love your videos….I’m a drummer but I love listening to your breakdowns of music in general….fantastic stuff

Wow, that was great! Love your mind! Love how you can dive into yourself, see and give voice to the pushings and pullings, tightenings and relaxings - the unspoken evocations embodied in the musical narrative. The close relationship between music and emotion is extraordinary, and tells us something about the nature of emotion, strong or subtle. The same kind of analysis - observing mood transitions, being respectful to space and reaction time etc can be applied to movies... anyway, thank you!

I hate music breakdown videos. Yet somehow, this is the fourth or fifth of yours I've watched. You seem to notice little bits of everything, and you're not dismissive, like "and all he did here was... pretty basic, really," and you don't come out too strong on the other end of the "I'm not worthy to play these notes" spectrum either. I like the way you do it. I'll keep watching, I think.

IXI YOU ARE THE BEST. Already knew that of course but as a drummer and a big fan of not only NIN, APC, RH and DT, but also BIG fan of those specific drummers (Freese, Cunningham, Selway) AAAND watching you react to their specific styles and arrangements.. AAAAAAND finally watching you play the drums, made me want to shout this out loud. YOU ARE THE F BEST 🖤

enjoyed that! thanks!

Thank you! Amazing as usual

Love your content! ❤

Love the way you do these song breakdowns 🎉🎉🎉🎉

This was such a pleasure to watch Ixi! Thank you

Amazing analyses! As always… ❤

You nailed it. Your explanations of chord voicings, progressions, lyrics, rhythms, relationships between words and music is fantastic. You really do know what you're talking about my friend! And you have a wonderful personality, and charm, to top it off.

So great. I love it😊

great analysis! love your channel

You finished it! Congratulations and Thank You!

So incredibly good. I enjoy your videos so, so much.

Fantastic analysis and great musicality and damn Ixi, I really like your singing voice.

I've been a fan of Radiohead since the bends and the one thing that draws me to them is precisely what caused you so much frustration. I hear something new every time I listen to them, even now at fifty years old.

Your channel is ace! Thank you

So good! Thank you for doing this one. Love this tune so much

God this was so good. Thank you so much for all the work you put in. I loved every second of it!

Super analysis, thanks :)

This was 💯 awesome!

Lovely analysis Ixi! You mentioned the title's homage to Dylan but I have always thought this song is as much a homage to "Observatory Crest" by Captain Beefheart..

Love your videos - love the passion - and learning quite a lot from them. Keep it up.

You're fantastic ❤. Some of the best analysis videos I've seen.

This video is awesome, love your energy and editing! This song is really something else, never gets old!! Just subbed :)

This is one of those songs that take me to space when I close my eyes. I love it! I write songs and I am always looking for new harmonic, melodic or rhythmic tools/tricks to implement in my music Thank you so much for popping the hood on theese brilliant songs and letting us know what makes them so special. I have really come to appreciate this channel. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go add some 9ths to my Chords...

Love your visual interpretations of the chords.

Absolutely beautyful analissis… congrats !

You are amazing! Please keep going!

I always knew this was my favourite Radiohead song! Now I know why! Thanks so much ixi, your insight into the music theory behind these beautiful songs is a joy to behold, please don’t stop xx

I so Enjoy your breakdowns, I can't even explain! thank you X

One of my favorite Radiohead songs. Thank you! This was awesome

What work What a video Just amazing

Good lord. What an incredibly thorough analysis. Amazing!

this is amazing.

Instant sub!

Thank you so much for these breakdowns from OK Computer. Every one is so informative, funny and touching. Please keep doing what you're doing!

Thanks you. I needed this. Your wisdom is amazing, not to mention your effort in breaking this song down

thanks for the vid as always! great stuff!

Love it love it love . thank you

I'm so grateful for all the work and effort you put into these videos! And I'm so glad that I found your channel, because you are able to point out what exactly makes us love this music so much! I always had problems with people telling me "just because!" when I asked "why"! You are giving so many answers to my "whys" in so many songs that came by over the years... It's so amazing how you can take things apart and make them seem even bigger when understanding whats going on! Thank you so much IXI! ❤

Scholarly and sensual, the cream of the crop for music analysis x

Love your taste in music and your song breakdowns are amazing! Subscribed. ❤

This is one of my favorite songs of all time, by any band. I never took the time to learn it, so I appreciate what you do and your musical taste.

Thanks!

Love you, such a finest musician

Love you!

You're an excellent teacher. I play guitar and this is helping me understand the context of a sound and I've been thinking of learning piano. So your also inspiring me there too.

Thanks for going into so much detail, it is always so interesting to see how some of my favourite songs are created :) Also nice Trent Reznor nod :D

@thevoid99

Жыл бұрын

it's things like this that is making wish for a dual NIN/radiohead tour.

Thank you. I’ve always loved this song and now have a much better grasp of its virtuosity. You helped me enjoying it even more. THANKS!

Thanks so much for this illuminating analysis. I was trying to understand why I love the final chorus so much and this made me understand that yes, it’s the extra power in the voice and the shimmering guitars and Rhodes, but also the different bass melody. I am a not a musician but it seems to me that as a collective Radiohead are masters of arrangement and that’s why the music has such longevity (I have been listening to this album since the day of release).

Wonderful analysis, and thank you for giving me more appreciation for a track I always thought of as one of the less amazing songs on an album full of amazing songs.

I love it!

Hi, I don’t have a musical bone in my body. But I do enjoy music and this song. I stumbled on this channel and really enjoyed your breakdown. Beautiful! Thank you

great and SUPER complete breakdown of the song!! :) The guitar work on this song is so tasteful and beautiful. I love that one shimmering guitar on the chorus, playing the high G chord, drenched in reverb and panning from left to right. it feels like a spinning pulsar beaming a ray of light from outer space right into your head. also, have you noticed the similarietes between this song and Nick Drake's "Parasite"? harmonically and melodically very close! love both songs, it could have possibly been subconcious inspiration and i wouldn't be surprised. It could also be the reason why the melody on Subterranean has such a "folky" delivery/feel!

Ixi, I'm thrilled to be the 420th upvote on this vid, but I'm saddened that I'm only the 420th to upvote this vid -- it deserves so much more!! Thanks for another insanely informative and impassioned lesson!!

@iximusic

Жыл бұрын

thanks Eric!

I really didn't care for Radiohead when OkC came out, what? The bend who played I'm A Creep? Well, those Nirvana wanabes? No, thank you. Eveybody seemed to be raving about them, but I didn't even want to listen to this record. Plus, it was a pop record, and I was heavily into metal, industrial and all sort of weird things. Years later came out Kid A, and I don't remember how, but I heard Everything in Its Right Place and How to Disappear Completely, and I thought, wow there's so much emotion but also interesting little things in that music, maybe I should delve a bit more into their stuff. Then I watched a private show they performed for a very popular french TV show in France, and became very interested in their new music. Since then, they've become one of my favourite bands. Anyway, once again, great video, Ixi. keep up the good work.

@jorgekech

Жыл бұрын

ok computer is not a pop record

this is one of my fav music ever

Hi, I love your video's. Together with Beato you are my fav music analyst 😀

The song is great, you’re great. It’s all good right now.

I also love to play this songs drums (or attempt in my case). Now you've inspired me to learn the keys part. I'm a beginner learning on a synth, and your videos have helped me learn, in a practical way, a lot of music theory which I've largely neglected as a drummer (lol 😃). Thanks so much for what you do. 🫂