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Radiohead will melt your face
The band’s performance of “15 Step” from “In Rainbows” last night was the highlight of the show (which I can say with extreme confidence, even though I only saw two or three others). For those who didn’t see it, Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood were backed by the sonic rhythmic accompaniment from the USC marching band, a la Fleetwood Mac. I also really enjoyed the fact that Gwyneth Paltrow, married to Chris Martin of the über-tepid Coldplay, was the one who introduced Radiohead, fawning over them like a high school girl. If Chris Martin is still insecure about the fact that his wife once dated Brad Pitt, I am sure he was writhing backstage as Gwyny introduced the “utterly brilliant Radiohead,” which is one of the “most influential, adventurous and thoroughly artistic musical groups of all time,” (even if Yorke’s new haircut looks like a hybrid of one of those twirly pencil trolls and Clay Aiken’s do).
All of that being said, the actual point of this post is to tip you off (if you haven’t seen/hear it already) to a complete live performance of the band from last summer’s tour, made available from NPR’s All Songs Considered. Listen to it here. Perfect for a rainy Monday.
And, for those who didn’t see it, here is video from last night. (And, yes, the audio was better on the broadcast.)
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By joe
February 10, 2009 5:05 AM | Link to this
Yeah, but she did wink at chris martin at the end as if to suggest all that she said was nonsense!
By Bob
February 10, 2009 4:08 PM | Link to this
Joe, while watching the show Sunday I caught the wink, too, and that is what immediately came to my mind. Gwyny certainly gave those praising words but you know that much of what’s said by presenters in those intros is scripted so it’s hard to be sure how much was actually authentic fawning. The youtube clip’s sound is so bad it makes it unwatchable.
By Ben
February 10, 2009 11:22 PM | Link to this
Yeah…totally agree with your opinionated reportage. They are tops.
I imagine the rest of the band were back in the Jolly Olde planting trees to atone for Thom and Johnny’s plane flights.