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"Like Spinning Plates" is a song written by the British rock band Radiohead
, featured on the 2001 album Amnesiac
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The song was first recorded after a failed attempt to record "I Will", a track released on their later album Hail to the Thief
. Lead singer Yorke then played the song in reverse, from which "Like Spinning Plates" spawned. The studio-recorded Amnesiac version featured backwards singing over a pulsing electronic backdrop. The vocals on this song are also a combination of words sung backwards and then played forwards again,giving the song a spooky feel anf vocals sung forwards. There are videos on "Youtube" of the two songs played together and in reverse.
The song also appears on live album I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings, drastically altered for live performance. The live version is a haunting piano ballad accompanied by sparse bass notes and a string synth. This recording also marks the first time "Like Spinning Plates" was performed live, at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio in August 2001.
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, featured on the 2001 album Amnesiac
Amnesiac
Amnesiac was generally well-received by critics. It was also ranked as one of the best albums of the year by several publications. The Village Voice Pazz and Jop poll ranked it number 6 on their top 10 albums of the year. Alternative Press declared it the #1 album of the year...
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The song was first recorded after a failed attempt to record "I Will", a track released on their later album Hail to the Thief
Hail to the Thief
Hail to the Thief is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released in June 2003 through Parlophone Records. After two Radiohead albums that featured heavily processed vocals, less guitar, and strong influence from experimental electronica and jazz, Hail to the Thief was seen...
. Lead singer Yorke then played the song in reverse, from which "Like Spinning Plates" spawned. The studio-recorded Amnesiac version featured backwards singing over a pulsing electronic backdrop. The vocals on this song are also a combination of words sung backwards and then played forwards again,giving the song a spooky feel anf vocals sung forwards. There are videos on "Youtube" of the two songs played together and in reverse.
The song also appears on live album I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings, drastically altered for live performance. The live version is a haunting piano ballad accompanied by sparse bass notes and a string synth. This recording also marks the first time "Like Spinning Plates" was performed live, at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio in August 2001.