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Before or after those two utterly unlistenable albums which followed OKC?

That would include Kid A, one of my all-time favourite albums (which, coincidentally enough, has appeared more often than any other CD in the dozen "top 10 albums of the decade" lists that I've seen). As pg said, Radiohead are masters of creating mood. This is why I love both pg and radiohead. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

It's not like radiohead could do a good version of a PG song anyway, all we would get would be a depressing version with terrible vocals. I also don't get why Peter chose this ridiculously boring song to cover from this ridiculously boring band. After listening to their entire catalog I did not find a single good song. I'm sure he could've found a great song to end the album, as it is now I always have to press the stop button after Philadelphia. Whether or not this story is true, it wouldn't matter for me either way.

Xtrmx wrote: "It's not like radiohead could do a good version of a PG song anyway, all we would get would be a depressing version with terrible vocals." "Do unto others as they have done to you"? :-] (Sorry but PG's Street Spirit is a wreck = Whatever the whiny guys will do, can't be worse than that).

COT wrote Sorry but PG's Street Spirit is a wreck and Xtrmx I'm sure he could've found a great song to end the album, as it is now I always have to press the stop button after Philadelphia. let Peter answer then to both of you about street spirit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGiL533kNpw wonderful home made video Xtrmx wrote After listening to their entire catalog I did not find a single good song. You surely missed that one, pure marvel? the night I listened to it for the first time I nearly fell of my chair Sail to the moon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkpaJ6FAfZI read the comments above the video, very interesting, and please, stop placarding on the guy's back the sole depressive mood, he can also write such thing Optimistic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_z7DVj-Oks :-] :-]

Just an add. Peter 's cd in general are conceived as "circling round" work. If you don't listen to street spirit optimistic end, you can't make the link with Heroe; That's not proven yet, but I feel as if the last note of street spirit was the very same note than the one at the begining of Bowie's cover.

I like Radiohead, I like what Peter did with "Street Spirit" and I think it would be really strange if Thom Yorke would not like the cover. It is closer to Radiohead how they are today than the original itself! The lyrics of that song are so dark that a normal alternative rock ballad is almost to harmless to interpret it!