OK, as promised yesterday, my top five songs from Radiohead's Hail to the Thief (2003). I'll be using the original double titles: 1. "Scatterbrain. (As Dead as Leaves)": (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2uIQ2SoxhU) A great example of the contrapuntal quality of their music. As I've mentioned before, the biggest factor in determining how a piece sounds is the way that it's written. 2. "A Punchup at a Wedding. (No no no no no no no no)": (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upJuupWjcx8&feature=related) I can never understand why this tune isn't mentioned with their best tunes more often: I think it's great. What a groove. 3. "A Wolf at the Door. (It Girl. Rag Doll.)": (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg4q_ZUiTNA) A beginning like one of Mendelssohn's Songs without Words which leads into their first attempt at rap - and they pull it off. A remarkable (and scary) song. 4. "There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere)": (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ZkWBjgnIY). Just a great rock song. Ed's backups are haunting, as usual. 5. "Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury & Executioner)": (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgeKRbmUBns) A rhythmic powerhouse of astonishing originality.

So there it is. As I said yesterday, this album is very under-rated. If you think you don't like it, give it another listen.