OK Computer is an album that explores rock and roll’s decades long fear of the rise of machines and computers, and is the first time Radiohead truly experiment with electronic and dance music. But Thom Yorke and his gang wanted more – they wanted to leap. II” would have guaranteed success and would be an easy way to take another step on their road to superstardom. Radiohead were playing a game that was anything but safe – mind you, with a UK Triple Platinum certification under its belt and 2 million in sales worldwide, doing some sort of “ The Bends Pt. As guitarist Jonny Greenwood put it in 1998, “the only concept that we had for this album was that we wanted to record it away from the city and that we wanted to record it ourselves”. Catherine’s Court, an historic mansion in Bath, to record their follow up record. And so, while the rest of the world kept running on full steam, Thom Yorke and his gang head to St. Coming out of their 1995 tour to promote the critically and commercially acclaimed The Bends, the band was longing for a break from the all stress and tension months on the road can cause. “Isolation” and the possibilities it opens were exactly what Radiohead was seeking in 1996 – the difference being that they did so voluntarily. I do this not as a pretentious intellectual, but because there’s only so many shows and movies you can watch before you literally feel your brain melting. I also find myself taking the time to actually to reflect on my life and the world, and trying to answer dreadful questions such as “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”, “do plants die of old age?” or “why do identical twins have different fingerprints?”. Whether you’re learning how to play an instrument, conducting experiences in the kitchen, (finally) organizing your email accounts or simply binge watching Netflix’s newest hit, this quarantine has given us the chance and time to do the stuff we normally wouldn’t do – or at least that’s how myself, an optimist by nature and hedonist by choice, decided to look at the situation. Sure, “forced isolation” still means being locked up in our houses, forbidden of any social interaction and most outdoor activities – having above all emphasized the importance of a balcony at home – but it does come with its upsides. Based on the increasing availability of toilet paper and other primary goods in supermarkets nearby, we can rightly assess that the initial hysteria has begun to fade. It’s been nearly two months since quarantine started.
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