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80
It is probably not a must have for casual Heads but if I had to buy my collection over again, I'd get this well ahead of The Bends and Pablo Honey.
13y
70
Create anticipation and heighten excitement? Shucks guys, we were looking forward to the new stuff already...
13y
60
Everything about 'Com Lag: 2+2+5', from the obscure sounds right down to the chilling sleeve art, perfectly expresses Radiohead's artistic vision. We can only imagine what it takes to inspire music which is undeniably beautiful and inventive, but sometimes difficult to love.
6y
50
Useful only to the most devoted Radiohead followers (who will probably have most of the contents to begin with), Com Lag is a patchwork of live material, remixes, B-sides, and other assorted scraps.
13y
40
A beautifully packaged ribbon tying up 2003's loose ends, Com Lag will most commonly endure as an infrequently accessed file folder on unscrupulous hard drives.
13y
i definitely don't think most of these songs are as good as their scores, but they're fine. remyxomatosis is very weird and not enjoyable, but i could care less about the rest
141/1000
DDD: Radiohead 9/15
"Com Lag" is an EP featuring some live performances and remixes of songs from "Hail to the Thief", and some unreleased material.
The live performances are quite great, especially the L.A. version of "I Will" which i would take over the album version any day of the week.
The unreleased songs have some cool bits as well. "Paperbag Writer" is a mysterious and experimental one with a catchy electronic beat. Also "Gagging ... read more
Surprisingly enough, some of the original songs on here, while not bad, were some of my least favourite parts of the EP. Definitely glad they left these ones off Hail To The Thief, as all the songs on that album are better than the ones here. Gagging Order is definitely better than all the others, but still wouldn’t have fit on the LP. Both live performances are stunning, and I think I like the Myxomatosis remix, Remyxomatosis, almost as much as the original, as it sounds quite deranged ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | 2+2=5 (Live at Earls Court, London, 26/11/03) 3:34 | 88 |
| 2 | Remyxomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX) 5:06 | 36 |
| 3 | I Will (Los Angeles Version) 2:12 | 83 |
| 4 | Paperbag Writer 3:56 | 73 |
| 5 | I Am a Wicked Child 3:04 | 74 |
| 6 | I Am Citizen Insane 3:30 | 72 |
| 7 | Skttrbrain (Four Tet RMX) 4:24 | 68 |
| 8 | Gagging Order 3:33 | 87 |
| 9 | Fog (Again) (Live) 2:16 | 86 |
| 10 | Where Bluebirds Fly 4:23 | 70 |
| 11 | 2+2=5 (Live at Belfort Festival) [video] 4:02 | 84 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
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3mo
people are gonna hate on this for remyxomatosis which makes a lot of sense but this thing also has where bluebirds fly on it and that song is incredible so
