PS: Bends is my fave Head record. I liked OK plenty too. I saw them in bars on first 2 US tours. I would say they can be brilliant in spots (IE: True Love Waits from new record but song been around). & on a good night still can deliver live. A friend was recording in same studio complex around Kid A & the other one. Evidently the band believes in doing intoxicants as a group. I suppose works better than Janes Addiction where everyone was on different materials...
Strange seeing a gig at 11am on a Sunday but that was a pretty unique show - in the round and very close up. Nice 75 min set with lots of instrument swapping, a Radiohead obscurity and a cover. Looking forward to the album now.
Thom would say, "I can’t quite hear what you’re doing, but I think you’re adding a really interesting texture because I can tell when you’re not playing."