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'Pyramid Song' is an emotive and eerily beautiful piece of music. The song is built upon a relatively simple (but certainly not common) repeating chord progression played on the piano, over which subtly eerie orchestral sounds echo, before Yorke's gentle vocals enter. The timing is unusual yet comfortable, and upon first listen you may think that there's no definate timing at all. About two minutes in, strings become more prominant, and the calmly jazzy rhythm reveals itself on the drums, making sense of the unusual timing you've been listening to. The song builds in intensity and eventually the string ensemble takes the song to it's climax. If you're anything like me, repeated listens will have this song grow on you more and more. Moody, emotive, and powerful.

As usual, Radiohead have treated us to some interesting B-sides, too. This single is quite possibly their most creatively interesting, with the fragmented beats and beautiful harmonies of 'Kinetic', the dark, evil jazz of 'The Amazing Sounds of Orgy', and the schizophrenic 'Trans-Atlantic Drawl', which has the band rock out, before breaking suddenly into a slow, dark, synthesised piece that is somewhat reminiscent of a choral requiem. Overall a very enjoyable listen, and one that you'll get more out of the more you listen to it.

As a musician myself, this single, along with the albums 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac' have been extremely encouraging, demonstrating that there is still a market for creativity and innovation in the music industry. This single is a very good representation of Radiohead's creative freedom.

"do you see the light...?"
yorke and co. have long been infamous for saving some of their most interesting material for b-sides and tossoff collections like this one. while you should already know and love "Amnesiac"'s "Pyramid Song" for the genius that it is (as well as the only demonstrable use of Herman Hesse for any artistic purpose whatsoever), this single provides useful context by introducing fans to some of its ideological cousins. worth it for fans--but who else would be reading this?

really a 5 star single deep down
i can understand why alot of people wouldnt like this single. it has to be listened to alot to be fully appreciated. you have to do that with alot of radiohead's new stuff though. The Pyramid Song is probably one of the most accesible Amnesiac songs with the great piano line and spooky vocals. The b-sides are really good if you give them time to grow on you. I hated Kinetic and Amazing Sounds Of Orgy at first but after a few listens, i heard their potential. Kinetic actually does feel very kinetic, with electric synthesizer fading in and out over Thom's voice, it sounds really cool. Amazing Sounds Of Orgy is kind of a creepy song with a slow and steady drum beat and Thom delivering the lyrics at the same rythm of the drum beat. Transatlantic Drawl has some real fuzzy electric guitar in it. if you liked some of the pablo honey stuff, youll see the guitar return to glory. The vocal delivery sounds like new Radiohead for sure though, uneven delivery and all. Plus there's also some electronic effects in the background.
Like i said though, let this grow on you, there are hidden treasures to be found.
Songs rated in order:
1. Pyramid Song
2. Transatlantic Drawl
3. Kinetic
4. Amazing Sounds of Orgy