Radiodread

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Field	Value
name	Radiodread
type	studio
artist	Easy Star All-Stars
cover	Easy Star All-Stars - Radiodread.jpg
released	22 August 2006
genre	Reggae, ska, dub
length	65:22
label	Easy Star
producer	Michael Goldwasser
prev_title	Dub Side of the Moon
prev_year	2003
next_title	Until that Day
next_year	2008
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|filename = Karma_Police_(Easy_Star_All-Stars_song).ogg |title = "Karma Police" |description = Karma Police audio sample Radiodread is a 2006 tribute album by Jamaican-American reggae collective the Easy Star All-Stars that covers British rock band Radiohead's 1997 album OK Computer in reggae, ska and dub styles. The album was released on 22 August 2006 in the United States and on 28 August 2006 in the UK.

History

The Radiodread producer and arranger, Michael Goldwasser, said OK Computer had elements that were well suited to reggae, such as "strong melodies, intense dynamics and trippy soundscapes", but also uncommon elements such as complex time signatures and lots of chord changes. He said, "The more we looked at it, the more we realized that this was an album we had to do." The Radiohead singer, Thom Yorke, praised it, and the lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, described it as "truly astounding".

The album features musicians including Toots and the Maytals, Horace Andy, Israel Vibration, Sugar Minott and Frankie Paul. The track listing is identical to OK Computer and no songs were changed, except for "Fitter Happier" (which has slightly altered lyrics to fit the style, with permission from Radiohead), and "Paranoid Android". The new lyrics are essentially the same, but phrased differently, including some Jamaican patois. For example, "God loves his children" becomes "Jah loves his children".

Track listing

1. "Airbag" (featuring Horace Andy) – 5:00
2. "Paranoid Android" (featuring Kirsty Rock) – 6:27
3. "Subterranean Homesick Alien" (featuring Junior Jazz) – 4:41
4. "Exit Music (For a Film)" (featuring Sugar Minott) – 4:23
5. "Let Down" (featuring Toots & the Maytals) – 4:44
6. "Karma Police" (featuring Citizen Cope) – 4:48
7. "Fitter Happier" (featuring Menny More) – 2:20
8. "Electioneering" (featuring Morgan Heritage) – 4:34
9. "Climbing Up the Walls" (featuring Tamar-kali) – 4:56
10. "No Surprises" (featuring The Meditations) – 4:02
11. "Lucky" (featuring Frankie Paul) – 5:45
12. "The Tourist" (featuring Israel Vibration) – 4:07
13. "Exit Music (For a Dub)" – 4:39
14. "An Airbag Saved My Dub" – 4:50
15. "Dub Is What You Get" (Mad Professor/Joe Ariwa Mix) (Vinyl Only) – 4:38
16. "Lucky Dub A" (Mad Professor/Joe Ariwa Mix) (Vinyl Only) – 4:53
17. "High and Dry" (featuring Morgan Heritage) (track #15 on the Special Edition release) – 5:10

References

References

1. "Radiodread - Easy Star All-Stars | Album | AllMusic".
2. "Being There".
3. Gill, Andy. (2006-08-18). "Album: Easy Star: All-Stars Radiodread". [[The Independent]].
4. (13 August 2006). "Easy Star All-Stars, Radiodread". The Observer.
5. "Easy Star All-Stars: Radiodread: Pitchfork Record Review".
6. "Rolling Stone : Radiodread : Review".
7. (2006-07-27). "Radiohead Fully Dread".
8. "Radiodread: Easy Star All-Stars". giantstep.net.

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