My husband does not like Radiohead... Which is super weird to me. He likes so many "Radiohead-adjacent" bands. He's always like, "I respect their musicianship, I just don't like listening to them." I've asked a million questions trying to drill down on the issue, but nothing ever comes out of these discussions. Maybe one day it'll click for him.
Yas! Been my everything band since “talk show host” when Romeo and Juliet came out. Good days, bad days, creating, road trips, bedtime adventures….. omg it’s so soothing. I’m an extremely optimistic, extroverted person, but nothing hits like that Radiohead. ❤️
I scrolled the comments looking for this exact post because i wanted to say the same thing. This is the band that absolutely blown minds when you finally HEAR them. Cheers
me too man, with my 16 year old son. his first ever gig was radiohead, pretty cool. if you like radiohead check out the song caronte by apparat. will blow your mind. then maybe go dawan, then arcadia, song wise. they have a live performance they play in a chapel, its on youtube, guarantee you'll not be able to stop watching it. easily as talented a group of musicians as radiohead.
I talk about this all over _everything Radiohead_ to the point that I am getting trolled now, but this seems like a safe place (?). My single Father of this only child/daughter (I did not know my "mother" until about 10 years ago, long story) died at 52 years old from lung cancer a year before In Rainbows was released. I quit my photo-chem engineering job, moved home and became his 24/7/365 Nurse/Maid/Cook/SHRINK/Pharmacist/Driver/Best friend _which I always had been,_ and anything else you can think of for just under four torturous years he battled. I even became a nurse during this time. However, _when he was gone and I was suddenly alone, with no purpose, family or friends, for the first time in my life, _*_I welcomed death and wanted to die._* Then this album was released and it sang to me. Especially "Where I End and You Begin." It was last year that I was able to listen to Video Tape again. Edit: Because of that loss, I have never married and decided to not have children. The only being that has loved me as unconditionally as my Father did was *my first dog,* who I died three years ago. I am done. 😺
I’m 50, still my favourite band, by far. First time I heard them (The Bends) I was I little older than your daughter, I was literally obliterated by it’s simplistic complexity. Gonna play some chess listening Kid A
Radiohead are like: "We'll just play whatever we want" and Thom's like "I'll just sing in some key that I feel like" and God's like "Yeah guys, I'll make that all work out".
Then Johnny’s like “I’m just gonna abuse the hell out of this guitar just to TRY to play something bad” and God’s like “nup not happening, that will now be the best part of the song”
Its not a random key, its not just that he feels it, its just that its very hard to understand. I dont understand either. I think there are useful comparisons to be made with Indian music.
Man OK Computer hit me as a masterpiece from the first listen at age 19. I was suddenly a 40 year old wage slave mourning my youth and desperately yearning for beauty and sincerity in my life.
HA! The way he goes from "Ive never really gotten into Radiohead" to "The waaay he sliiiides / Everything is so purposeful / Such a simple, incredibly difficult, masterful...Im using way too many of these powerful words... " ...and this reaction at 7:49. Praising them like a die-hard fan in less than 19 minutes. That´s Radiohead.
This song took them 11 years to be happy with. There are demos of this track from 1996, when the studio version was released in 2007. They took their time and it’s paid off. Such a simple, beautiful song.
@@BarbaraClerc Isn't the song used backwards in Like Spinning Plates actually I Will, though? The keys *are* basically the same, but I'm pretty sure it's I Will.
There’s a reason we always had to wait years between albums. Nothing they record has an accidental moment; it’s all meticulously composed, with the most sincere intention. It’s hard to talk about Radiohead without sounding like a hyperbolic twit, but they really are phenomenal artists.
...when you first deep dive them and get confused because you're finding weird live versions of In Rainbows tunes that were allegedly recorded at shows in the late 90s or early 00s.
But live they throw a lot of the specifics away and just play with each other around the song ... they know where it's going but they get there with different steps.
My Best Friend in the world since 2nd grade, died back in 2016. Radiohead was one of his favorite bands and He’d always try to get me into them, and I was interested but I was never super intrigued. Last summer, kind of as an homage to him, I started going through their catalog and I can definitively say, they’re my favorite band of all time. They go very well with mushrooms 🍄 too😊 R.I.P. Erin❤️
I feel you. A friend if mine died just as 'the bends was released'. He loved RH. That album always reminds me of him. I always wonder how much he would enjoy the albums that followed 😢
My best friend died 13 years ago and we listened to radio head of course but our band was Weezer and we would listen to the blue album over and over and fucking over. On the way back home from talking with his mom and the pastor discussing what we wanted to be said in the eulogy "say it ain't so" came on the radio. I was getting out of the car and I couldn't stand and I fell into my wife and listen to my self sob but the song let me stand up and enough to walk inside and sleep for 12 hours. Music will rip you apart and make you whole again.
You should consider reacting to "How to disappear completely", which Yorke considers their greatest song. And then do a deep dive into Jonny Greenwood, who is unquestionably the genius behind all of Radiohead's masterful compositons.
I did NOT know that Thom Yorke considers that.... but it has been my favorite Radiohead song since more than 2 decades ago. It truly is their magnum opus IMO.
The sequence with it in their digital art piece is an all time memory for me. Also, if people don't know, it's free on most digital storefronts like ps5 and steam.
As a hardcore Radiohead fan... I think is safe to say that... for RH fans, the music of this band is a huge part of our lives. We have listened these songs a zillion times, and every time we feel the same emotion, no matter what... We are not fans of Radiohead. We love Radiohead. It's a huge difference.
Been a Radioheader for 23 years and just watching the look on someone's face who "gets it" in real time was absolutely priceless and reaffirming what makes this band so special.
I totally share that feeling !!! It is so exciting, I feel like sharing this video with the entire world lol. It's like a berth. A new aware musician is born lol
this is well-said. it takes some effort, but once it "clicks" it drifts into the obsession that is the mark of this band's base. So special to witness it happen to someone else in real time!
It takes a while to figure them out ... some effort as the melody/beat/riff doesn't always sync with the mind at first. And then, it just clicks ... and you're hooked forever.
@@piteusx8440 Literally happening to me right now! It's insane how amazing they suddenly sound to me now. Currently listening to The Tourist, Lucky, Optimistic and Identikit on repeat! Absolutely love this band.
I've always said In Rainbows is the best gateway drug for Radiohead. Listen to the whole album. It has an effortless and delicate beauty and is less abrasive than some of the other stuff. They're not the easiest band to "get" but once you do you have basically an almost endless well of good music to tap into. I pretty much love every sound they've made since OK Computer.
I would have to agree with this only because as a long time Radiohead nerd, IR is still the only album I loved in full instantly upon the first listen. Every other album took at least one to two years to fully digest and enjoy and get something out of each song.
@@ketchupdudee19 yeah it probably is a good starter. If I'm being honest The Bends is just not as jam packed with interesting songs like their later stuff. It's fantastic soft/dreamy rock music but they went on to so much more. For me In Rainbows is easy to listen to but still very unique and has loads of depth. The Bends is classic but I rarely feel like putting it on nowadays.
@@halfalligator6518 what’s crazy is to see their progression from Pablo Honey to the Bends to OK Computer…every album was leaps and bounds in talent. You’re watching them accelerate. I remember reading that during the Bends, Thom got deep into meditation and would play piano for hours on end. Pretty much didn’t leave the studio. He was becoming the man we see nowadays, he went at it.
This arrangement was a decade in the making spanning 5 albums. They recorded it during the sessions for their third album OK computer and knew there was more there than they were able to unlock at that time. That simple bassline by Colin Greenwood (suuuuper underrated bassist) was the missing piece that let everything click together 10 years later.
You could not have watched a better introduction to the awesomeness that is Thom Yorke and Radiohead. They are all top of their form musicians and From The Basement really showcases this.
Radiohead is one of those rare bands who's live performances rival and even transcend their remarkable studio achievements. Top 3 best concerts ive seen. No samples just a band creating all these sounds in realtime
Definitely. Only band I've seen top them live was The Allman Brothers. Saw Radiohead during their tour for The Bends, opening for Alanis Morrisette. They blew me away! They definitely came to PLAY that night. The other top 3 concert would have to be Martina McBride and Alan Jackson. There's a reason I've seen him 4 times- but SHE is a powerhouse, live!! Had the entire sold out arena in the palm of her hand from the first note. We were so enthusiastic, we made HER cry, lol.
In my frothiest and most excited states in which I've been explaining my love for RH this is one of the things I focus on. Everything else aside, the fact they can play their whacky shit live is what sets them so far apart from everyone else.
@@jada90 i agree but usually bands famous for their studio works, like radiohead, fall flat replicating that live. Not always the case, but there are a ton of delicate sonic textures that need to land just right for them to pull it off live. There are definitely plenty of bands that spend all their time perfecting a studio piece but cant pull it off live. Theyre a proper rock band
The entire From the Basement concert is a masterpiece. To be able to see and hear the band live on that level of intimacy just shows how incredible the band is from the creation perspective to its execution. The best thing is that everything they perform in their music (effects, layers, instruments...) all is live and performed in the act. Nothing is sampled. Congrats on this video, really gives a good perspective to everyone not used to readiohead to have an idea how impactful their music is and how artistic the band is.
Listening to Dissect podcast covering In Rainbows (he's up to Reckoner at the moment) and I'm saving the basement for when I've had all the music theory stuff spoon fed to me. Need to learn an instrument, was always scared of the commitment and the thought that it might "ruin" music by knowing inside baseball but after this podcast and this video I'm convinced it will only compliment it.
@@ProjectMATHEW Go for it man, you can appreciate a song when it's sang to you; but you can really embody a song when you're projecting it, through voice or instrument. Radiohead has been some of the most fun to learn across all instruments for me, because they've got amazing compositions across the spectrum of technical accessibility.
radiohead takes you to places that don't yet exist. they create new worlds for each person individually every time someone hears them play a new sound.
Feel honored to have watched someone go through a life changing moment. Radiohead have a deeper understanding of the role of creating so much tension that you’re forced to tighten and almost try to shield and protect yourself (real fight or flight stuff), but you don’t entirely because of the woven in melody…it keeps you open…vulnerable…and when that cathartic crescendo comes…that payoff, is given to you, all you are left with is to fully embrace the journey you’ve just been on. And at the end, you’re just there smiling or tearing up or with the chills or shaking your head or speechless or all of it. Like you said (paraphrased) this is intentional performance art of the highest order.
The fact that Radiohead had a few “hits “ threw so many off . They are pure brilliance to anyone who loves music and thank God we have them all alive today to keep doing their thing . Thank you Thom
@@kristinrogersdotter5492 I wouldn't say "fabulous" song. It's good but it sounds similar to other grunge style tracks around the time. I think Blow Out from Pablo Honey was the first time we got a glimmer of the real Radiohead.
@@liverbot4854 I'm genuinely trying to think of a grunge ballad now that sounds like Creep. I remember when I first heard it on the radio I stopped the car because to me at least it sounded unique. I guess I can sort of compare it to some Nirvana, with the instrumentation? The quiet then sudden gritty loud bits?
@@kristinrogersdotter5492 I think that’s a better way of putting it than mine. I didn’t find Creep too special because I heard music like it before (although in a different context).
My son at age 14 comes to me and says, "Dad, I've got to tell you something. I've really got a problem..." Oh God, what can this be...? "I only want to listen to Radiohead." *sighs* "Son, we've all been there, and some of us never come out the other side..." Still, it shows there is hope in this bleak and beautiful universe
Weird Fishes should be analyzed at some point, probably not right away, but the From the Basement recordings are incredibly good at showing the full song, because its live, and because you get to hear a very deliberate performance, their more evolved versions of the songs.
I’ve loved Radiohead for so many years. I cried watching you dig this so hard. The most pure thing I’ve seen in an age is your weird faces when you are concentrating like nothing else in the world exists. Loved every second. Subscribed. Rock on.
Coundn't agree more! I had the same reaction. I dropped a couple of tears, watching his faces of excitement, confussion, grieve, and hapiness all together. That's Radiohead.
Same here! This channel was offered, I've been super into Radiohead for decades, and man, when you see someone that understands craftsmanship, finally get Radiohead, ya, had a tear too.
Came to say exactly the same thing. Im not a guitarist and dont even know what the rest of the channel is about but for this amazing moment alone, Im now a fan. Subbed.
History will look back at Radiohead and consider them as the best rock band of our current time. And probably one of the best that would have ever existed. Invest in your vinyls y'all
They are a once in a century type of band. Their level of musicianship is just phenomenal. That vocal climb where he sings “you’ll go to hell, for what your dirty mind is thinking” is one of my favourite moments in music…ever. Thank you for sharing this video. This is a special group of guys.
Thats why this song talks about purity like it's title suggests. It's to be nude in this world. Nude as we humans actually are, not what we show to the world. Man, this guys are on the level of Shakespeare and Mozart. They are unmatched in their respective areas. Period.
People usually get hooked by Creep, but it's their depth and width that have kept them in my library for decades. They are fearless in their experimentation and innovation. And their music takes me places, both from the perspective of a musician and as a listener, that few other groups can. All of their compositions have been brilliantly thought out and arranged. And while they follow many rules, it's the ones they break that brings the most joy. Beautiful stuff. And you're in luck. If you were blown away by this track, they have a lengthy catalog to explore.
I don't pretend to know much about musical theory. I don't listen to music, I feel it, instead. I stumbled upon this video while searching for any orchestral adaptations of In Rainbows... and watching your facial expressions shift through my exact range of emotions... from detached and casual, to intrigued and confused, to focussed in estimation, to amused appreciation... to awe and gratitude. Watching your shift was an absolute joy. Thank you 💗
Everything is one of the best somethings ever made these days. Not good enough to say something is incredible, has to be a grandiose comparison to everything that has ever been released.
Radiohead is the music you hear in a dream that even though it is so ethereal and mysterious and if you had to explain it to someone you’d be at a loss for words, it feels familiar, like you heard it when you were a child and you want to walk towards it like a siren
for me (as a Brit), Radiohead are the best band we've ever produced. from the songwriting, musicianship, skill, emotion and feel they are just leagues ahead of anyone else (imo)
As much as I like Radiohead idk if I can agree that they are the best the UK has ever produced. You got so many legendary bands, for example the Beatles, Zeppelin, and Sabbath. However I will say that the Brits make great songwriters and are often times better at portraying emotions than their US counterparts.
@@zoogie980 that's ok man we can agree to disagree. not exactly a bad selection of bands! I've actually met Mcartney and Plant as it happens, both very cool guys
@@ttixolo Al Green's incredible, and for me, definitive version has that distinctive electric guitar arpeggio throughout. That comparison completely makes sense!
Radiohead and Portishead are two of the most important bands to listen to, they are incredible and i know Jarring for many, they require listening to as if they are orchestra's in order to appreciate the incredible music they craft. just amazing work that i love that came around the same period, proving British music continues to evolve and bring new things to music.
There's something transcendent about this group and Thom Yorke's vocals. I only discovered them recently myself, and the experience has just swept me away into near-obsession.
The song that changed everything for me was "There, there" off of Hail to the Thief. After I heard that one song, I went from being pretty dismissive of their music to being blown away by all of it. Definitely one of my favorite bands of all time for a long time now
I am the EXACT same way- 10 years ago it totally blew my mind after not understanding KidA or most of thee early stuff. That song is transcendent and is still so, so brilliant. The lyrics, the key changes, the drop- all of it make it a top 5 song for me
@@DonaldTurner I can play all 3 of the guitar parts with a loop pedal, that's tied for my favorite Radiohead song. I'm a very big fan and have been for about 20 years haha
I've always felt that by not fully appreciating Radiohead, that it showed a fundamental character flaw in me. Like, all the musicians I worship, worship Radiohead. This is the first time that I'm getting a glimpse of what they see. Thank you.
Not a character flaw, just a lack of experience and/or ear training. I think art can be a study, like anything else. And it can be pursued until the individual is content, which means some people pursue it for a bit and stop, and others keep going. I think that for those who keep going, you eventually get to a point where you realize the importance of minimalism. That less, is in fact, more. And once you get there, then you can fully appreciate the placement of notes, harmonies, rhythms, and their context in the composition.
What speaks to you speaks to you! I think sometimes a work or an artist finds you at the right time and that's what makes it resonate for you. In theory, one could have these moments with just about anything, so I try to be grateful for the ones that have happened for me, and hopeful that more will come along over time.
As a longtime Radiohead fan the best way I can explain them is they are a bunch of painters, poets, philosophers first that learned how to play musical instruments at the highest level. Theme, texture, subtext, abstraction become paramount vs linear expression.
Thom's pocket and sense of groove is unmatched and often overlooked, imo, since he's a genius in so many ways but man alive that dude has a crazy internal pulse. You really see it in the Smile and also when he plays drums but just watching his right hand and the way he'll place melodies over the bars, its the secret sauce to radiohead
I’ve always held Thom Yorke’s voice as another instrument rather than a mode of conveying vocals, as poignant as their lyrics can be at times. Radiohead is a vibe for me.
Not many things make me as happy as when people fall for Radiohead ahaha. Also thank you so much for getting deep into a song I've loved for so many years, and allowing me to understand it from a whole new perspective. Just started year two of lessons on GuitarGate also :D Thanks for everything Michael!
I’ve been a Radiohead fan forever. It’s so cool to someone discovering the music, the layers and textures, the simplicity and complexity of their sound. A beautiful song to dissect.
Because they occupy different parts of my musical brain I never connected Radiohead with Jeff Buckley but man there are so many similarities there vocally. Always liked Radiohead but for whatever reason they were a band I never pursued more.
I’m pretty sure there is a story I heard somewhere about Thom being inspired by seeing Jeff Buckley live, when they were recording The Bends. I think your intuition is right on there.
My favorite song on my favorite RU-vid channel. Made my week. I once drove 13 hours and waited 10 hours in line for a 2 hour radiohead concert. Then drove 13 hours home right after the show. They played this song (Nude) and I was so captivated by Thom Yorke. At one point he made eye contact with me and smiled like “yeah, this guy’s vibing.” Thanks for the video.
Absolutely love these performance breakdowns. I implore you to watch their performance of Reckoner from this session. When the song starts you have a phenomenal guitarist and composer playing a lemon, one of the greatest understated bassists of all time playing a water bottle, the backing vocals and rhythm guitar god that is Ed looking like the happiest man on the planet to be playing a tambourine, all adding into the unbelievable sound of a stunningly beautiful song. The best thing about the entire song however is the moment around 1.25 when Colin discretely walks the bass into the performance, the mood changes, and I feel my entire body melt through the floor. All of the joy in the world is written onto Ed's face in that moment. It's magical.
This basement performance did the same for me... Just seeing where all the noise was coming from blew my mind. Johnny working the pedals and Thom's facial expressions and the incredible drumming just ugggh
Goddamn this album is so good. I remember when it came out that first day of 2008. Say what you will about OK Computer but In Rainbows I think is a better album and it came out like a whole decade later. Listen to the whole album and this live concert that this video is from.
As a lifelong Radiohead fan in his 40s who somehow managed to pass the love down to his daughter, Radiohead is an understanding, imo. My favorite album is Amnesiac, but I don't think they've ever made a bad song, let alone a bad album. It's always been about whether or not you connect with the song or album.
Space, Texture, Rhythm, Groove, Intentional, Eerie, Haunting, Smooth, Warmth and Purposeful are words that come to me when I think Radiohead. And you used most of those, so I think you get it! You have such an eclectic back catalog to catch up on, would love to see more reactions to Radiohead.
Never seen your channel before but this was an instant subscribe. Can't wait to dig in to more of what you've got, and "In Rainbows" is an amazing album, with so much more than this to recommend it.
Well Michael, I didn’t get into Radiohead until my 30’s with OK Computer. I’m 46 now and it is still one of my favorite albums of all time. The song Let Down is so good!!! If you get a chance listen to the layering of guitar harmonics as the song plays!
The song that put me in RH territory is Climbing on the Walls. Sounds like nothing I ever heard before. The soundtrack if my nightmares yet, I want to listen to it again and again and again
Michael, this is one of my favorite videos on RU-vid. I've honestly come back to it at least 20 times since you recorded it. I've loved radiohead for so long and I've always felt like it was viewed as "Sad music for sad people" which just didn't resonate with me. There's such joy in their precision and it's so hard to share with people. My mom watched this video and she found it enlightening, like "oh that's why my son loves this band" lol.
Literally shocked you've never got into Radiohead. Been listening to them since I was a teen in the early 90s. They just stick out. In a world where music gets bland over and over again. This band constantly just creates and creates and creates. Thom's vocals are always so haunting and incredible and the chord progressions they use are so beyond what you hear in rock music. I just love these guys so much. Huge influence on my playing and writing.
As someone who has adored Radiohead’s very unique and innovative sounds for many years, it was suuuuper enjoyable to watch you experience this and break it down academically
I dont know how many times Ive watched this since you posted it but man the way you get into this and your eyes light up in those mindblowing masterful moments gives me SO much passion and appreciation for the magic of music. That IS the real stuff!
As a Radiohead fan, I loved watching your work your way through this song musically as a knowledgeable musician who hasn't yet listened a lot of Radiohead. Very enjoyable.
in rainbows, for me, are the best radiohe- no, not just radiohead but one of the best album of all time. you just make me more confident to said that. subscribed.
That’s my favorite video in this whole wide website. Just beautiful real time recognition of the amount of work and craftsmanship Radiohead puts into it. And a testimony to how much you care about things outside your own interests. Just beautiful
I had the In Rainbows CD in my car for years, never took it out, would play every time I started driving anywhere. Was the soundtrack to every up and down I went through during a difficult 4 years of my life. Was cheering you on watching your eyes as you related to all the joy and pain I associated with that beautiful song.
One of the things that I've always loved about RH is that in many of the songs Thom's voice actually serves as one of the instruments, and this song is a great example.
I have to say I've watched this and the Weird Fishes reactions multiple times now, and it still makes me smile seeing someone experience the beauty of Radiohead for the very first time. The From The Basement sessions have created some wonderful live music, all engineered and produced by the utter maestro Nigel Godrich - the erstwhile sixth member of Radiohead. Godrich has in a way been the glue that has held the band together, and he works so well with Thom and Jonny when they're writing because he isn't afraid to tell them what is good and what is bad. The band tried working with other engineers/producers but every time they go back to Godrich because it's such a symbiotic relationship, and I can't imagine any other Radiohead music without Godrich as the engineer. They first met on the album The ends, when Godrich was engineer for John Leckie, and they got on so well that Thom made sure Godrich was producer on OK Computer - which in itself is a sonic clusterheck of an album, akin to Bitches Brew in its arrangement. I'm glad they did go with Nigel Godrich, because I just can't imagine OK Computer working with any other producer at all. Still as fresh and relevant today as it was on release 26 years ago.
One of those bands that you can’t just listen to all willy-nilly, you have to sit down and really LISTEN, take it in. Beautiful artistry and most certainly a vibe.
This entire From The Basement session is masterful! Made me really appreciate Radiohead so much more. If you haven't listened to it from start to finish I highly recommend you do so immediately!
this was so entertaining to watch, the way you were freaking out (relatable), the PASSION in which you explain to us, the moments when the music makes your eyes light up and OH MY GOD, your music knoweledge is INSANE . very much a vibe. it was like seeing myself hear "Nude" for the first time ever
I love most of their albums but In Rainbows is still THE album for me. I remember exactly where i was at when i first heard it and it still gives me goosebumps to this day.
Same, I remember downloading it the night it became available just at the moment I could. A friend and I listened to the whole thing right then and there. I sat, jaw dropped, through the entire thing. It was a life changing experience.
I have to say, I've watched this a few times. I genuinely admire your talent and your generosity and... I absolutely love the incredible enthusiasm you have for the discovery. It's authentic and infectious. You have a wonderful gift Mr Palmisano, thanks for sharing it (lot of your other content is equally brilliant).
I started listening to this band back in 95' and they have always been such a huge influence on me. Love seeing seeing new people discovering their beauty and talent almost 30 years later.
The fact that this band had 11 years of patience to perfectly craft this track and yet maintain its simplicity is quite a feat. Thom's raw-ness (even nude-ness) of his vocals is both dark and bright.
