Hi Lon and HPDJ, nice analogies and I am in complete agreement ...
Lon, Speaking of Jazz ... You need to listen to this Radiohead song called
"Life In A Glass House" on the Amnesiac album. It features the Humphrey Lyttelton Band. After listening to a demo of the song, trumpeter and bandleader Humphrey Lyttelton suggested arranging it in the style of a New Orleans jazz funeral.
When I first heard my ears weren't really tuned to that style of music, so it I didn't like it and thought it was just kind of chaotic, but after a few repeated listenings, it really clicked and turned out to be one of my favorite songs on the album. I wouldn't say it's really a repeat theme within their catalog, but pretty cool none the less.