My Iron Lung (8 Tracks)

I know that 22 bucks is kind of a rip-off for only eight songs, but every song presented on this unique import makes it worthwhile for any Radiohead fan....especially those partial to 'The Bends'.

'Trickster', in my opinion, is the best track here. I would have loved to have seen this song make it over to 'The Bends' along with 'My Iron Lung'. Here it is only enjoyed by Radiohead completist which isn't neccessarily a bad thing.


for ALL the audiences   November 13, 2003
For some people, Radiohead tends to be either too poppy with songs like "Creep" or "Anyone Can Play Guitar," or they are too electronica and *weird* with the classic album, OK Computer. But, the My Iron Lung album successfully mixes the voices of The Bends with the instrumentals of OK Computer. Any college student can relate to "You Never Wash Up After Yourself" or "Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong," and any musician, whether you like this band or not, should be able to detect the creativity and boldness in the music of this album. The power of this band, like the powers of other classic artists, is that they vary their music from album to album, and succeed in not only appealing to a different audience each time, but also retaining their old followings. The My Iron Lung album is a recording for all of these audiences, and won't stop with the OK Computer fans or The Bends fans.


Best Radiohead 'album'   July 18, 2003
I was well shocked when i first listended to this cd, as i was formally a total avid punk fan, i found radiohead boring, slow and depressing, but slowly i listend to it, and it really does grow on you! If you listen really carefully, you can hear the 3rd guitar slowly building up etc. If you hate radiohead, i seriously recomed cheching this out first as it totally changed my opinion on the band, and my music taste on the whole. All the songs are 10 out of 10, and i could not give any bad points about this album if i had to! Brilliant!


Excellent EP from an excellent band   June 3, 2003
If you're just getting into the only great rock band to emerge in the last couple of decades (and I don't mean good - there's been plenty of good...), then this might sound odd to you. Nevertheless, this is classic Radiohead that is required for anyone looking to obtain the essentials.

Also, if you can find it, if you dig this record, try to find "Guy Trapped In A Situation" by a Boston indie rock band from the 90s called Slept. It's incredibly rare, but worth looking for - why these guys never took off I'll never know!!!


Better than Pablo Honey   May 17, 2003
The songs here show a definate improvement from Radiohead's debut album. Some, like "Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong" and "Permanent Daylight," almost feel like they could have come from the Kid A sessions. Overall, this album is extremely strong and is an absolute neccesity to Radiohead fans.

However, there's the issue of the price.

I personally bought this because I was a big fan of "Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong" and thought that it would be cool to own an actual album of songs like it and not have to worry about having it burned onto a CD along with tons of other B-Sides. That's just what worked for me, though.