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Com Lag (2plus2isfive) is a compilation EP by the English rock band Radiohead, released in 2004. It collects B-sides from Radiohead's sixth album, Hail to the Thief (2003), along with remixes by Cristian Vogel and Four Tet and two live performances.

Com Lag (2plus2isfive)
EP by Radiohead
Released	24 March 2004
Recorded	September 2002 – February 2003, 26 November 2003
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	36:21
Label	Toshiba-EMI
Producer	Nigel Godrich, Radiohead
Radiohead chronology
Hail to the Thief (2003) Com Lag (2plus2isfive) (2004) In Rainbows (2007)

Music

"Paperbag Writer", whose title references the Beatles song "Paperback Writer", features "sinister fractured funk".[1] "I Am a Wicked Child" is a "tainted, eerie missive" with harmonica.[1] "Where Bluebirds Fly" is a "rattling, fidgety" electronic piece Radiohead used as the introduction music for their Hail to the Thief tour.[1] "I Will (Los Angeles Version)" is an alternative version of "I Will" from Hail to the Thief,[1] and "Fog (Again)" is a live performance of the Amnesiac B-side "Fog", rearranged for piano.[2]

Cover art

The cover art is by artist Stanley Donwood, who has designed all artwork for Radiohead since 1994. Donwood said he imagined a range of Delftware that featured "a modified bear, and a despot sperm monster".[3] A jigsaw puzzle based on the cover was released in 2020.[4]

Release

Com Lag was released in Japan and Australia on 24 March 2004, in Canada on 13 April 2004, the United Kingdom on 16 April 2007,[5][6] and in the United States on 8 May 2007.[7][8][9] Early Japanese pressings were printed with a fault that produced static in some tracks.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[11]
NME	7/10[1]
Pitchfork	4.0/10[2]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5[12]

Com Lag received mixed reviews. The NME critic Anthony Thornton wrote: "Never content with relaxing into an accepted way of doing things, this record, while being flawed – it is a B-sides compilation after all – confirms Radiohead as the true inheritors of the Beatles' legacy rather than Oasis."[1] Adam Downer of Sputnikmusic wrote: "While Com Lag does have its flaws, it's not a bad set of B-sides. Some of it is actually fantastic."[12]

The Paste critic Jeff Elbel described the Com Lag as "an appealing but inessential curio".[13] AllMusic's Andy Kellman wrote: "Naturally, the release isn't nearly as cohesive as Hail to the Thief; its apparent intent is to supply the fans with another stream of the band's recordings, regardless of both how they fit together and how mixed the tracks are to begin with."[10] Chris Ott of Pitchfork wrote: "You'd expect more from ideas that Radiohead fleshed out as a unit, but the stolen-time experiments and solo performances on this EP's tail end far outshine its exhausting first half."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Radiohead.

1. "2 + 2 = 5" (Live at Earls Court, London, 26 November 2003) – 3:34
2. "Remyxomatosis" (Cristian Vogel Remix) – 5:08
3. "I Will" (Los Angeles Version) – 2:13
4. "Paperbag Writer" – 3:58
5. "I Am a Wicked Child" – 3:05
6. "I Am Citizen Insane" – 3:32
7. "Skttrbrain" (Four Tet Remix) – 4:26
8. "Gagging Order" – 3:35
9. "Fog (Again)" (Live) – 2:19
10. "Where Bluebirds Fly" – 4:23
11. "2 + 2 = 5" (Live Video) – 4:01

Personnel

• Radiohead – production
• Nigel Godrich – production, engineering
• Graeme Stewart – engineering
• Darrell Thorp – engineering
• Stanley Donwood – design
• Cristian Vogel – remixing
• Four Tet – remixing

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[14]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• "Com Lag" at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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[de] Com Lag

COM LAG (2plus2isfive) ist eine EP der englischen Band Radiohead aus dem Jahr 2004.

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[es] COM LAG (2plus2isfive)

COM LAG (2plus2isfive) es un EP de la banda inglesa Radiohead. Lanzado inicialmente en Japón y Australia en marzo de 2004, seguido del lanzamiento en Canadá en abril de 2004 y finalmente en el Reino Unido en mayo de 2007.

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[ru] COM LAG (2plus2isfive)

COM LAG (2plus2isfive) — шестой мини-альбом английской альтернативной рок-группы Radiohead, выпущенный в марте 2004 года в Японии и Австралии. Альбом является сборником и содержит би-сайды многих синглов, выпущенных в поддержку альбома 2003 года Hail to the Thief, а также ремиксы, выполненные Кристианом Фогелем и Four Tet.

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