Radiohead
In Rainbows (CD2)

Raise your hand if you have listened to this CD. Hey, I see only a few hands raised. Ah, you're among those unlucky ones who haven't had the chance to own this album (Torrents and Downloads aside)? Yeah, exactly. After all, there are only a few 'chosen ones' who bought, alongside the main album, also the vinyl, the accessories, and this CD. Well, I can't wait to review it.

It seems like I haven't seen any reviews of this CD, so I took the liberty to review it myself.

The disc is composed of 8 tracks, among which are the 'MK' (precisely two) that act as a bridge from one song to another. It's the first of the two 'MK' that opens the list. This is a sort of connection between the last track of the first CD (Videotape) and the second track of this one: 'Down is The New Up'. The piano, the 'bizarre' structure, and Thom Yorke's falsetto voice are the main features of this song, and it wouldn't have looked out of place on 'Hail To The Thief'. 'Go Slowly' is a true lullaby full of melancholy and sadness, the classical guitar takes us back to the times of 'The Bends' (those were the days).

The second 'MK' leads us to the peak of the work: combine Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata', the piano line of Evanescence's 'My Immortal' and 'Morning Bell' by Testa-Radio (to be alternative), and you will get 'Last Flowers to the Hospital'. A couple of seconds and here comes Jonny Greenwood's guitar in 'Up on The Ladder' which takes us on a journey through time thanks to his Fender and brings us back to the times of 'Amnesiac' (the guitar very much reminds of 'Hunting Bears' the ninth track of the album).

And here's the stroke of genius: put Thom Yorke on drums and you get 'Bangers and Mash' an excellent Rock 'n Roll track that live, is even more satisfying, watching an energetic Yorke on percussion. The last piece is '4 Minute Warning' which, judging by the name, makes you think of something really 'hard' but no, '4 Minute Warning' has Country influences with pop nuances.

Some songs would have fit well on the CD1 like: 'Last Flowers to the Hospital' and 'Bangers and Mash' but after listening to it again, I changed my mind and this second CD is a real album, and not a collection of tracks put aside as a reserve. It would have been okay if they had released this twin of 'In Rainbows' months later and published it under another name, maybe it would have been more successful.