LAST LISTENED TO lest weekend
CHANCE OF WAKING TO IT aye, no bad likes
RATING
This is not a track i have ever singled out from OK Computer. Like the Stones All Down The Line, seen here last month, it is part of such a strong album that, even though it is a very good song it just gets lost.
On OK Computer, Radiohead made their first obvious moves away from conventional rock. Their use of sound textures and strong song writing where hugely praised and can now be seen as a step in their ongoing evolution. Every song on the album is an intricate jewel that rewards close scrutiny with a multitude of delights. Lucky is no exception and is as strong as anything else to be found on the album.
Most noticeably, there are some outstanding guitar moments here, mainly the heavily-tremeloed chords that occur throughout the song as it changes direction. It's particularly obvious around the three minute mark, where the song has been stripped down to a simple guitar and drum pattern. With the introduction of the chord, the song begins to build to its crescendo. It is a great moment and one this is just a little similar to Tommy James & The Shondells' great Crimson & Clover.
The lyrics are also strong, especially when Thom Yorke pleads to be pulled from the air crash. It's melancholy, but there is a ethereal air of hope in there too. Much like the whole song.
1 comment:
I've always liked this one. In the days before willful experimentation, Radiohead were capable of crafting moments of harmonic perfection from their workaday guitar-bass-drums quiet-loud-quiet style - just not very often. Even better is 'Talk Show Host', a long-forgotten b-side to something or other that you should all hear.
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