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Presumably the only reason someone would buy this is for the b-sides. Well, unlike the previous Hail to the Thief singles, the b-sides here are junk. Even though Myxomatosis is one of the best tracks on HTTF, the remix doesn't really do it justice (a very mellow approach). The demo of "There There" is interesting, but not much more than that (it's not something I'd want to listen to more than once or twice). If you absolutely have to have every Radiohead release, I'm sure you've bought this already. Otherwise stay away!

If you're buying this, you're most likely interested in the b-sides. Radiohead is normally reliable in this department, so it was a surprise to me that both b-sides were underwhelming. 'remyxomatosis' i wouldn't necessarily call mild, just a bit scattered--off-kilter beats that don't really hold, and eerie keyboards. 'there there' truly has a demo-ish sound to it, with one fuzzy guitar to the left, and quieter scratch vocals with harmonies. the percussion was in place early on for this song, and is nice enough. in sum, their b-sides are still better than most people's a-sides, but these rank as some of their thinner efforts.

The b-sides on part 2 are slightly better than part one, but still not worth shelling out the cash for. The Scatterbrained remix is pretty good and fits well with the track, but it's nothing special. "I Will" has the full band backing and some alternate vocals, and is maybe the best of the 4 "2+2" b-sides, but remember that there's a reason they used the other version on the LP -- it's better. So buy this if you must, otherwise stay away.

And can someone tell me why the greedy record companies can't just release all the tracks on one darn CD? This is getting out of control.

Radiohead are great but this CD is unbelievably unnecessary. And the price - 12 dollars!

No.

This part one of two CDs, features a great remix of Myxomatosis
that sounds even more scary than the original, with amazing vocal
efx, and beats. Track 3 is the very first demo of There There, which is interesting to listen to, very groovy and over 7 minutes long. The vocals singing 'We are accidents waiting to happen' at the end are so haunting it makes you feel like closing you eyes, like a cat...

First of all, let me say that im a huge radiohead fan, so im
not easilly deceived... I've been waiting for this single to come up for quite a while now, and i got exactly whut i expected
in this single, unfortunatly sliced in two parts ($$). This
second part of the single include the amazing remix SKTTRBRAIN,
that sounds like the original, but more electronica. The vocal at the end is sampled and played in a way that reminds me of
the live version of EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE. The Third track is the original uncut demo version of I WILL, called here the 'Los Angeles version', which sounds even more haunting than
the original version. For any big Radiohead fan such as i, this
is definitly a great buy.

The latest two single of Radiohead are not like the other ones. No new songs, just remixes. CD One is a bit be more interesting than CD Two just because of the first version of There There, but it doesn't sound good and it's not worth it. So this duet of single doesn't worth it...

Yeah the problem with them releasing the tracks on one cd is that In Britain, the equivalent to Billboard (i forget what its called) has guidelines for a single that says if its more than 3 songs long or 20 minutes long, then it's declared not a single, but an album. For obvious reasons, radiohead doesn't want to release an ep every month.