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OK Computer led off with “Airbag,” five minutes of pure magic, the bridge to the chorus a great tidal wave of melody, Yorke’s soaring voice sewing hope and rage together at full tilt so that the stitches didn’t show; its chorus was “In an interstellar burst/I am back to save the universe.” Amnesiac’s opening retreats from the listener as soon as it starts. It’s a rippling heavy-effects drum-machine-and-keyboard affair called “Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box,” and its lyrics depict a completely barren interior landscape with such audible familiarity that one can only conclude either that Thom Yorke is a genius, or that he’s in some serious emotional trouble. Here they are: After years of waiting, nothing came As your life flashed before your eyes you realize I’m a reasonable man, get off my case That’s about it, really. There’s one other phrase dropped in later (just after the first repetition of “you realize,” Yorke either finishes the line or drops in a phrase that’s no

R a d io head OK Computer led off with “Airbag,” five minutes of pure magic, the bridge to the chorus a great tidal wave of melody, Yorke’s soaring voice sewing hope and rage together at full tilt so that the stitches didn’t show; its chorus was “In an interstellar burst/I am back to save the universe.” Amnesiac ’s opening retreats from the listener as soon as it starts. It’s a rippling heavy-effects drum-machine-and-keyboard affair called “Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box,” and its lyrics depict a completely barren interior landscape wi

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