Radiohead
Lost Treasures

THE REVIEW

I did not love Radiohead, once.
Perhaps I did not know how to listen to them, did not understand them, or who knows what. The fact is that I slowly fell in love with them, a love that quickly turned into passion.
In a short time, I acquired almost all their albums, including this collection of b-sides composed by Radiohead between 1993 and 1997.

Within this CD, you find the true sound of the English group, in my opinion, when they were not yet influenced at all by computers (an influence that, moreover, led them to produce amazing albums).
The 33 songs contained in this double CD are full of passion, to the point of becoming sometimes "exciting." The opening song of the first CD is "Yes I am," a wonderful song accompanied by the guitar in a sublime way, a guitar that is somewhat missing now from the quintet's songs.

Here, perhaps, is the beauty of the CD, the guitars; let me explain: in the latest Radiohead LPs, the guitars have gradually disappeared, giving way to Tom's voice, which has become somewhat like an additional instrument in their songs: indeed, the main instrument. Instead, here, the guitars are accompanied by his wonderful voice. The result is wonderful, with a chain of emotions following one after the other throughout the two CDs.

Among the most beautiful songs, I mention "Killer Cars," present in two different versions on both the first and second CD, "The Trickster," "Punkdrunk Lovesick Singalong," and "How Can You Be Sure?" as for the first CD; in the second, standouts include "Polyethylene Part 1&2," sublime, the acoustic version of "Street Spirit," and "Lull."
But, being a collection, each song can give a unique emotion, and it is reductive to mention only a few.

A CD that I recommend first and foremost to all Radiohead fans, but I believe even those who do not love them will not be disappointed at all. In fact, at the end of the two CDs, you feel as if you have eaten a delicious piece of cake, and you can't wait for seconds.