In 1997 it seemed that all you heard everywhere you went was the sound of Radiohead. They seemed to be shaping the future of rock music. OK Computer went straight to the top of the critics albums of the century. Well at least the top 10. At the club we'd play Paranoid Android and Karma Police. At home we'd play everything and then certain tracks would become favourites. If I was to pick one track I really remember from the Radiohead days it would have to be No Surprises. It just always got to me. I guess I liked their quieter moments. Rather than the noisy bits. Or the clever bits.
I'd start going out with Liz who would become my wife and give me 3 kids. We listened to Radiohead a lot and bought tickets to see them at Festival Hall in summer 1998. It was as hot as hell. The sun was bursting through the doors. In the row in front of us about 5 young guys decided it was so hot that they would take their shirts off. The stench of human sweat was overpowering. It made it very hard to enjoy the band. There seemed to be a wall in front of us. Luckily the band was brilliant and amazing to watch. Even if we were at the side blocked by a pungent smell. Almost ran to the exits when the gig was over. Just to breathe some fresh air. Gigs at Festival Hall have always been a hard job but this was a doozy.
Still doesn't take anything away from this song. I can't remember if they even played it that night. But I played the hell out of it for the next ten years.
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