On MD112 is a sample of, as York has scrawled across the disk, the “amazing drums for Exit Music”. “There’ll come a time,” he dejectedly sings. Radiohead were morphing from the indie grunge of The Bends into something more artistic and experimental, and the nerves that come with the change in direction show. “There’s no tomorrow”, he repeats, perhaps hinting at how overwhelmed he was by the pressures of incessant touring, and the gravity of knowing the band might forever be defined by the outcome of this album. “I’m no good, I am poison,” sings Yorke, urging someone to “leave me be.” It’s dystopian, too. The melody is more or less intact, but with none of the eerie orchestrals and unsettling background noises that appear in the finished song. Perhaps most striking are the self-loathing lyrics.
‘Poison’ is the origin of ‘Exit Music (For a Film)’. ‘Poison’ on MD111, ‘Exit Music’ on MD112, MD125 It is the blueprint of one of the greatest albums ever, and these are our favourite moments: The evolution of ‘Poison’ into ‘Exit Music’ So what’s Radiohead: Minidiscs (Hacked) like? Well, a treasure trove that echoes The Beach Boys’ ‘Smile’ sessions, and is one of the most comprehensive behind-the-scenes releases of Radiohead’s career.
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