![]() Maybe OK Computer was just the epitome of that feeling wrought through music in this time and place. It seems that in every decade there are those who are more aware of the chaotic elements of human society and who are unable to cope with or improve it. But then I begin to wonder if that sort of messiness could be unique to any single timeframe. When I look back on the mid-90’s, I think the insert matches the general state of things. Burning airplanes, a Jesus statue, super highways, misspelled lyrics, and general messiness. ![]() When I finally did buy it, I looked through the album insert. I had none of the three.īy some terrible misfortune, I didn’t actually purchase this album until 2005. As a result, finding independent music was extremely difficult unless you lived among a great music scene, had a college radio station nearby, or a very knowledgeable older sibling. The internet had been birthed by 1997, but was not extremely accessible (i.e. From a musical perspective, things were looking vile. There were no great social movements, no epic wars, nothing to set the decade apart in a historic way from any other era (except a growing fear of the new millennium). ![]() ![]() I’m not sure that I would ever finish talking about this album, because I don’t think I’ll ever fully understand it.) It’s still not completely finished, but I’d like to post it anyway. There were a few weeks between due to changing apartments and adopting a dog. ![]()
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