kerble wrote:I think they're great. besides, they were phenomenal both times I saw them. Once in a maybe 1000-1500 cap club and the other in a gigantic field with thousands of people. both shows were impeccable.

Radiohead has cancelled one show due to weather in the US.
It was during Kid A. I had tickets to it. Cruel fate.

The show was to be held at Bull Run state park in VA.
Yes, that Bull Run, where the Civil War started.

Beta Band was supporting. I do love Beta Band.

A dream show for me, as far as giganto events go.

Then the rain came - all day. It stopped, and it looked like the show was going to happen.
But the waters of the "crick" were rising.
And the rent-a-stage started to sink in the soft ground. By the time I got there, it was at a 20 degree cant.

Even though the ticket said no refunds under any circs, I got my money back.
However, I still have not seen this band that I respect so.

Depressing shit always be happening at Bull Run.

-A

I agree with the "catalyst in musical education" stand. Anybody that has allowed music to be an intrical part of there lives has probably at some point had to explore "this planet" of music. I will still occaisionally listen to Radiohead, and am always interested to here there latest, but have forged ahead. Once you settle on a certain genre/band I think its pretty well over.

Not crap, for the memories

I always had the impression that while Jonny Greenwood was the experimental sound, and Thom Yorke the character, it was really Nigel Godrich that makes the "Radiohead sound" as we now know it.

Anyway, I had the opportunity to see them live. Great show - it looks like a beast to reproduce their songs live, and watching them do just that is fun enough.

field wrote:Not crap, for the memories

Yeah.

As far as referencing beyond the pop genre, Greenwood sampled Paul Lansky's Mild Und Leise on the song Ideotheque, which Lansky not only approved, but also later wrote about.

gio wrote:As far as referencing beyond the pop genre, Greenwood sampled Paul Lansky's Mild Und Leise on the song Ideotheque, which Lansky not only approved, but also later wrote about.

Is that the ring-modded keyboard sound that I have yet to figure out how to duplicate??

There are plenty of ideas and talented people in this band but it never really comes together for me. Too often, the music doesn't feel cohesive, like it still needs to be edited and pared down for greater focus. There are a lot of cool sounds and ideas that don't really fit together that well. Sounds to me like they just pass around the mastertape, each adds their part, then nigel godrich does his thing before sending it off. They do have their moments though, especially when Thom Yorke isn't fucking it up.

Radiohead: Not quite Crap despite the many high fiber Thom Yorke shaped Waffles

sunlore wrote:Radiohead have some good songs. "2+2=5" is a good song. "The National Anthem" is a good song. "There, There" is a good to great song.

I forgot to include "You And Whose Army" in this list, which is by far my favorite Radiohead song.

Amended.

its interesting - despite what everyone here says about superier art rock bands, ive failed to find any art rock guitar player that has done anything even remotly has confusing as what greenwood does on airbag, just and the like. yes that includes the sonic youth chaps. the live version of airbag has got to be some of the most interesting guitar playing ive ever heard. ive gone off em a bit now but the ok computer - kid a eras where fucking spotless.

unarmedman wrote:

gio wrote:As far as referencing beyond the pop genre, Greenwood sampled Paul Lansky's Mild Und Leise on the song Ideotheque, which Lansky not only approved, but also later wrote about.

Is that the ring-modded keyboard sound that I have yet to figure out how to duplicate??

It's that swelling keyboard-esque sound, as well as the lo-fi computer blip sound that starts the song. It wasn't made on a keyboard; it was synthesized on an IBM 360 mainfraime in 1973; one of the first computer synthesized compositions, supposedly. I'm not surprised you're having trouble reproducing it; it's a unique piece of music.

A few weeks after I moved to Chicago, I passed up a chance to see Radiohead for free. I was at poker and had already bought my chips. One of the other players had been invited by the band to come see them. He didn't want to go and was trying to see if anyone wanted to go in his place. I don't know if the person that went would have had to pretend they were this person or not, but no one volunteered. I thought about it for a minute or two, but I had already bought my chips and had no idea where anything was in this town yet. I ended up losing all my money by 9:30 or 10:00. Every now and then I think about how I would've been $25 richer had I just gone and seen Radiohead. Now that I think about it, I am going to write a strongly worded letter asking them to refund the $25 I lost that night.