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Music ReviewsWho does this guy think he is, the lead singer of Radiohead?
He comes along here with his debut album, starts playing the piano, half closes an eye and boom! We have yet another Radiohead impressionist on the airwaves.
Give me a fucking break.
There's only one man allowed to play the piano in the music industry today, and it certainly isn't this Yorke fella, whoever he might be.
Simply add any digit between 1 and 9 to each cell in the grid above, until each row and column is full of soul-destroying, mindless tedium. Have fun!
After a heavy night on the town with your regular drinking partner this week your wife will become frustrated by your impotence and decide to embark on an illicit affair with your mate whom she has fancied for ages. Later this week you will be arrested for drunken and violent behaviour.
Is your government failing to cope with basic social problems such as crime, suicide, mental health and obesity? Do they rule by fear, and control by aggression? Then you'll probably want to avoid society's failures and climb the hierarchy as quickly as possible to leave those problems behind.
And do you feel inferior compared to your peers? Don't you just want to look down on your friends and work colleagues? Are you so insecure and so unloved that you can't feel good about yourself unless you have more and higher quality possessions than they do?
Well, don't worry, because we have just the answer: Consumption, and lots of it!
Yes that's right, consuming goods and services as fast and as often as possible is the best solution to all of your self-esteem issues.
Short of money? Career not going so well? Don't fret. Credit cards, overdrafts, loans, petty theft, drug dealing, fraud, organised crime; do whatever it takes to climb the ladder and attain the social status that you need to feel good about yourself in this wretched, hollow society we live in.
Still not satisfied? Still feel inferior? Well you might as well get addicted to something. If you can't hack it, the government's not going to help. So just drink, take drugs, gamble, over-eat, or kill yourself.
After all, this is the free market. This is capitalism. This is unrestrained, never-ending economic growth. In our world, under our roof, the only route to happiness is consumption. All other options are socially unacceptable. Without consuming, you'll be no one. You'll be nowhere.
So don't risk getting left behind. Do whatever it takes to keep up with the pack. Neglect your family, ignore your friends, cease caring about the world around you and the people you share this planet with.
What matters is that you look and feel better than everyone else.
What matters is consumption.
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