Radiohead falls into the category of music I should know, but know little about. My wife has several of their charts on her iPod, but whenever I'm driving the car and her iPod is on, I tend to skip past them. Often for "Weird Al." And occasionally Billy Joel.
Bodysnatchers is much more "traditional" in terms of pop and rock'n'roll, only that what's happening in it is much more similar to the entire period than a specific sub-genre. There's electronic music happening within, but there's a solid punch to the ride to highlight the time. The lyrics are hard to understand to my pep band damaged hearing, but there's a good melodic guitar riff, even if overdriven from time to time. The synths get some solo lines.
Overall, this chart is a rather boring way to close out our listening because there's nothing really new happening. Yet, maybe this is a good way to end, because a lot of what's happening is a synthesis of what we've learned. There's the roots in jazz, the development into rock, and the late 20th century pop too. It might be a bit boring, but it's also rather comprehensive.
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