Track Listing

1. Stop Whispering
2. Thinking About You
3. Faithless The Wonder Boy
4. Banana Co
5. Killer Cars
6. Vegetable
7. You
8. Creep

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65254 in Music
• Released on: 1998-03-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Customer Reviews

Colourful tour souvenir
Itch was released in Japan and has been available on import for ages. It's an intriguing ragbag of B-Sides, remixes and live recordings, and would provide a fine counterpoint to Pablo Honey. 'Stop Whispering' is a slightly more refined and tasteful version of the album track but it's debatable as to whether its an improvement. The live versions of 'You' and 'Vegetable' are excellent, energetic readings and show how well the Pablo Honey songs came across live. 'Killer Cars' and 'Banana Co' are both live versions of non-album tracks, both slowed down and played on acoustic guitar. They're quite charming really. 'Faithless, the Wonder Boy' is off the 'Anyone Can Play Guitar' UK single and is a minor but still interesting number, even if it is reminiscent of 'Prove Yourself' from the album. 'Thinking About You' is the demo version from the 'Drill' EP. Not a patch on the album version. The acoustic version of Creep is a fine alternative reading and shows that the song can survive the loss of the famous 'Ka-Kronk- guitar bullying. Itch (why that title, I don't know) is brightly packaged and contains the lyrics for all the songs. Worth a look for fans of curio items.

Stop the itch
A japanese import CD it may be, but its worth buying if you're already a fan. I wouldn't recommend it to new fans of the band, as its quite an investment for an EP.
The American version of Thinking about you isn't quite as good as the european version, but interesting to hear nonetheless.
i personally find the alternate version of 'thinking about you' on this EP is terrible, as it takes alot away from the song, but for those who prefer the heavier side of radiohead it will no-doubt be appreciated.
Faithless the wonderboy is another good track and banana co (from the pop is dead EP) wouldn't sound out of place on an album. We then reach the section of three live tracks (Killer cars, which was unreleased and a brilliant song, Vegetable and You). These three are the reason i bought the cd. IF you're a fan and you've seen them live, you'll know that they rarely if ever play songs from the 'Pablo Honey' era, and on hearing these,i wish they would.
Creep (acoustic), the final track on the EP, is where i feel let down, but thats mainly because i bought the 'my iron lung' EP before and its the final track on that as well. Its a strong track but has one or two questionable moments.

A good EP, worth buying for true fans of the band and those who like live collections.

Pricey, but well worth a look
I bought this worried about how much I had paid, but hardly had it out of my CD player for a quite a while! The versions of You, Vegetable, Stop Whispering and Thinking About You are all different to the album versions and you'll really enjoy them, even if you own Pablo Honey. The acoustic version of Creep is the same as the one on My Iron Lung EP and should be owned by any Radiohead fan.

Banana Co and Killer Cars are good tracks and Faithless, The Wonder Boy isn't too bad, but isn't particularly memorable.

If you've got all of Radiohead's other stuff and don't mind spending a bit more than usual, then give this a go. You won't be disappointed.