The National Anthem (track) by Radiohead
The National Anthem appears on the following album(s) by Radiohead:
- Kid A (track #3) (this album) (2000)
- Kid A Mnesia (track #3) (compilation) (2021)
- 5 Album Set (Box Set) (track #39) (compilation) (2012)
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.2/100, a mean average of 89.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.4.
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Very Trout Mask Replica with the horn section.
Dachau Blues, Hair Pie Bake 1 and Pachuco Cadaver comes to mind.
What a brilliant bassline, surely one of the best ever.
I'd happily replace God Save The Queen with this....
WARNING: Don't take acid while listening to this.
Oh my god this is insane. Someone MADE this and thought of it.

CAN at their prime, feat. John Coltrane's "Ascension" octet
Kick-ass song, I love the bassline. The only thing I wasn't immediately a fan of about this song is the horn section, it sounds too much like Funhouse by the stooges.

F***ing banger

always been impressed that Jonny wrote the brass section of this song to sound like a traffic jam
Nice track with a cool bass line :) The trumpet part is awesome!

A song that starts simple an grows bigger and bigger. One of the best tracks!
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