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2006 studio album by Easy Star All-Stars
Radiodread
Studio album by Easy Star All-Stars
Released22 August 2006 (U.S.)
28 August 2006 (UK)
Length65:22
LabelEasy Star
ProducerMichael Goldwasser
Easy Star All-Stars chronology
Dub Side of the Moon
(2003)
Radiodread
(2006)
Until that Day
(2008)
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
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Being There
The Independent
The Observer
Pitchfork Media (7.0/10)
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Radiodread is a 2006 tribute album by the Easy Star All-Stars that covers Radiohead's 1997 album OK Computer in reggae, ska and dub styles.

History

The Radiodread producer and arranger, Michael Goldwasser, said OK Computer had elements that were well suited to reggae, such as "strong melodies, intense dynamics and trippy soundscapes", but also uncommon elements such as complex time signatures and lots of chord changes. He said, "The more we looked at it, the more we realized that this was an album we had to do." The Radiohead singer, Thom Yorke, praised it, and the lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, described it as "truly astounding".

The album features musicians including Toots and the Maytals, Horace Andy, Israel Vibration, Sugar Minott and Frankie Paul. The track listing is identical to OK Computer and no songs were changed, except for "Fitter Happier" (which has slightly altered lyrics to fit the style, with permission from Radiohead), and "Paranoid Android". The new lyrics are essentially the same, but phrased differently, including some Jamaican patois. For example, "God loves his children" becomes "Jah loves his children".

Track listing

  1. "Airbag" (featuring Horace Andy) – 5:00
  2. "Paranoid Android" (featuring Kirsty Rock) – 6:27
  3. "Subterranean Homesick Alien" (featuring Junior Jazz) – 4:41
  4. "Exit Music (For a Film)" (featuring Sugar Minott) – 4:23
  5. "Let Down" (featuring Toots & the Maytals) – 4:44
  6. "Karma Police" (featuring Citizen Cope) – 4:48
  7. "Fitter Happier" (featuring Menny More) – 2:20
  8. "Electioneering" (featuring Morgan Heritage) – 4:34
  9. "Climbing Up the Walls" (featuring Tamar-kali) – 4:56
  10. "No Surprises" (featuring The Meditations) – 4:02
  11. "Lucky" (featuring Frankie Paul) – 5:45
  12. "The Tourist" (featuring Israel Vibration) – 4:07
  13. "Exit Music (For a Dub)" – 4:39
  14. "An Airbag Saved My Dub" – 4:50
  15. "Dub Is What You Get" (Mad Professor/Joe Ariwa Mix) (Vinyl Only) – 4:38
  16. "Lucky Dub A" (Mad Professor/Joe Ariwa Mix) (Vinyl Only) – 4:53
  17. "High and Dry" (featuring Morgan Heritage) (track #15 on the Special Edition release) – 5:10

See also

References

  1. "Radiodread - Easy Star All-Stars | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. "Being There". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  3. Gill, Andy (2006-08-18). "Album: Easy Star: All-Stars Radiodread". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  4. Meadley, Phil (13 August 2006). "Easy Star All-Stars, Radiodread". The Observer.
  5. "Easy Star All-Stars: Radiodread: Pitchfork Record Review". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31.
  6. "Rolling Stone : Radiodread : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-09-14.
  7. ^ "Radiohead Fully Dread". IGN. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  8. "Radiodread: Easy Star All-Stars". giantstep.net. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.

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