“Lift” was released 20 years after the arrival of OK Computer, Radiohead’s instant classic
the release of OK Computer turns 26 this Saturday. the disk of radiohead It premiered early in Japan (May 21, 1997) and the United Kingdom (June 16, 1997), but did not hit stores in the US and worldwide until July 1, 1997.
In 2017, to celebrate 20 years of the acclaimed album, the band released the reissue OKNOTOK, with three previously unreleased tracks. In addition to “man of war” It is “I Promise,” the new version of the album featured “lift” – discarded from the original disk for its ability to take the radiohead to an even greater level of popularity right now.
The justification was given by the guitarist Ed O’Brien in an interview with BBC 6 Music (via pitchfork). The members realized that the song could become a hit while opening the shows of Alanis Morissette before the release of OK Computer. “lift” was present in the setlist and excited the audience: “The audience, suddenly, stood up. It was an infectious song, like a giant hymn.”
“If ‘lift‘ had been on that album, we would have gone to a different place. We’d probably sell a lot more records – if we did it right. Everyone said that. I think subconsciously we killed her.”
The musician also highlighted that the pressure in the studio was “like having a gun pointed at your head. OK Computer was as popular as Jagged Little Pillthat would have killed us.”
Source: Rollingstone
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