Knights of Cydonia
I'll show you how God sleeps on the job.
The intro reminds me vaguely of theme songs from computer games from the early 90's, the ones where you had to plug into your TV set and play off a console. There's definitely some superhero theme here. Think testosterone and war.
Compared to Absolution this song is absolute fucking rubbish. The apocalyptic theme is still there but the song could do with a bit more variance. Here it just repeats itself like a broken tape recorder. Bellamy's composition is still brilliant. Unlike Absolution, Knights of Cydonia grows on you. You need to play it several times, turn the volume up and let the composition kill you before you finally appreciate it.
Closer to Queen and a departure from Radiohead's incessant nagging, this album is what you want it to be. Radical. Meaningless. You decide, as they spin away madly and repeat every second sentence in their absurd lyrics. Highly recommended.
The intro reminds me vaguely of theme songs from computer games from the early 90's, the ones where you had to plug into your TV set and play off a console. There's definitely some superhero theme here. Think testosterone and war.
Compared to Absolution this song is absolute fucking rubbish. The apocalyptic theme is still there but the song could do with a bit more variance. Here it just repeats itself like a broken tape recorder. Bellamy's composition is still brilliant. Unlike Absolution, Knights of Cydonia grows on you. You need to play it several times, turn the volume up and let the composition kill you before you finally appreciate it.
Closer to Queen and a departure from Radiohead's incessant nagging, this album is what you want it to be. Radical. Meaningless. You decide, as they spin away madly and repeat every second sentence in their absurd lyrics. Highly recommended.
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