Knives Out

by

Radiohead

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I love a solid single. Radiohead's second release from Amnesiac, Knives Out, features "Cuttooth," which fans of any Radiohead era should fall in love with and the full-length edition of a Radiohead classic, "Life in a Glass House." I'm going to recommend you also pick up the 2nd UK import single which features two of the all time best b-sides, "Worrywort" & "Fog." "Fog" has previously been known as "Alligators in the New York Sewers" and it is incredible. Amongst their best songs ever. I give the US Edition 4 stars because it does have the "Pyramid Song" video on it, which is cool, but get the UK import singles too. They're 5 stars.

Here's a song-by-song breakdown of what's on this single:

"Knives Out" You've probably heard this already, so I don't think I need to comment. All I'm gonna say is that it deserves it's place on Amnesiac. 5/5

"Worrywort" Very good song that sounds like primative Nintendo music. There are better B-Sides out there, but it still is good. 4/5

"Fog" The best Radiohead B-Side since "Talk Show Host," which appears in many live sets. I can see why it wouldn't work on Amnesiac; it sounds a bit too much like "Dollers and Cents." Still an outstanding B-Side, much better than some songs that were put on the actual album *coughcoughMorningBellRemakecoughcough* 5/5

Despite the quality of this recording, two good songs (assuming you already own Amnesiac) don't justify twelve bucks. Both songs are relatively easy to find on download services like LimeWire, so either download them or wait for Radiohead to release a B-Sides compilation in the US (which probably won't happen anytime soon)