#118 - AstroWorld Festival Disaster | Review the Review: Meddle | Kid A Mnesia

First things first, Happy 40th Birthday Jay!

So that’s the good news…then Nick kicks off the show with a thorough discussion of the AstroWorld Festival disaster. How much responsibility does Travis Scott bear for the eight killed and hundreds injured? Could he or the venue have prevented it or stopped it once things were clearly out of hand? Could anyone? It’s all up for discussion right now as details are still emerging & investigations continue, but the feeling that this was entirely preventable persists.
Song: Geese - “Low Era”

Greg pulls us out of the weeds with a report from the Nov 3 Tame Imapala show at the Hollywood Bowl. Then, back on familiar ground, we dive into another episode of Review The Review. This time we’re reviewing Pitchfork’s review of Pink Floyd’s 1971 album Meddle. Falling squarely between the departure of the band’s founder Syd Barrett & their iconic 1973 The Dark Side of the Moon, the album sounds today like the transition album that it truly was. The review is, to be honest, fantastic and provides a complete accounting of the songs’ origins, as well as a deep analysis of the band members state of mind and creativity as they figure out how to make music without the eccentric, brilliant & deeply troubled Barrett at the helm. [Pitchfork]

Song:

Tame Impala - “Mind Mischief” Live Versions

Pink Floyd - “Echoes”

Jay wraps things up with the news that Radiohead has just released Kid A Mnesia, a triple album with remastered versions of their monumental records Kid A & Amensiac & a bonus album of additional material from those sessions. They sound as beautifully disorienting and haunting as they did when they first dropped 20 years ago. True masterpieces.

Songs:

Radiohead - “Pulk/Pull - True Love Waits Version”

Radiohead - “Fog Again Again Version”