Radiodread

Infobox Album
Name = Radiodread


Type = Tribute album
Artist = Easy Star All-Stars
Released = 22 August 2006 (U.S.)
28 August 2006 (UK)
Length = 65:22
Label = Easy Star
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:gxfuxq8dldfe link]
*"Being There" rating|3.5|5 [http://beingtheremag.com/reviewalbum.php?id=515&issue=21 link]
*"The Independent" rating|2|5 [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article1219879.ece 18 August 2006]
*"The Observer" rating|3|5 [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/reviews/story/0,,1840436,00.html 13 August 2006]
*Pitchfork Media rating|7|10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/38560/Easy_Star_AllStars_Radiodread link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/10966409/review/11617299/radiodread?source=album_reviews_rssfeed 12 September 2006]
Last album = "Dub Side of the Moon"
(2003)
This album = "Radiodread"
(2006)
Next album = "'Until that Day
(2008)

"Radiodread" is a 2006 album by the Easy Star All-Stars, a collaboration of reggae and ska artists. They have released one album previously, "Dub Side of the Moon", a reggae take on Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon". Radiodread is a complete, song by song makeover of Radiohead's "OK Computer" into reggae, ska, and dub.

Easy Star Records CEO and executive producer of the album said::"Reggae has always tackled dark subject matter, but manages to do it in a way that still conveys hope at the bleakest moments. Radiohead's approach is similar."

Michael Goldwasser, who produced "Dub Side of the Moon" and produced and arranged "Radiodread"::"OK Computer" has elements that are perfect [for reggae] -- strong melodies, intense dynamics and trippy soundscapes. On the other hand, it has complex time signatures, lots of chord changes and things that typically aren't found in reggae. However, the more we looked at it, the more we realized that this was an album we had to do. Radiohead has given their blessing to the tracks they've heard so far, and we are excited for them to hear the complete album."

The track listing is identical to "OK Computer"'s, and no songs were changed by the Easy Star All-Stars, 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

The track listing is the same as Radiohead's "OK Computer", with two bonus tracks:

#"Airbag" (featuring Horace Andy) – 5:00
#"Paranoid Android" (featuring Kirsty Rock) – 6:27
#"Subterranean Homesick Alien" (featuring Junior Jazz) – 4:41
#"Exit Music (For a Film)" (featuring Sugar Minott) – 4:23
#"Let Down" (featuring Toots & the Maytals) – 4:44
#"Karma Police" (featuring Citizen Cope) – 4:48
#"Fitter Happier" (featuring Menny More) – 2:20
#"Electioneering" (featuring Morgan Heritage) – 4:34
#"Climbing Up the Walls" (featuring Tamar-kali) – 4:56
#"No Surprises" (featuring The Meditations) – 4:02
#"Lucky" (featuring Frankie Paul) – 5:45
#"The Tourist" (featuring Israel Vibration) – 4:07
#"Exit Music (For A Dub)" – 4:39
#"An Airbag Saved My Dub" – 4:50 [A play on Airbag's original title, "An Airbag Saved My Life".]

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External links

*MusicBrainz release|id=c13c0bb8-8e6b-4163-a053-5ad21f6fec2b|name =Radiodread
* [http://thepeer.blogspot.com/2006/10/radiodread.html "Radiodread: Music of Human Origin"] , "The Peer", 6 October 2006