So we got tickets to Thom Yorke and got to see him on Monday! This show was beyond incredible. Thom Yorke is hands down the best performer of this era. I heard something which was rather enlightening: only three times has the most popular thing in culture been the best. Shakespeare, The Beatles, and Radiohead/Thom Yorke. Watching Thom at work was marvelous to behold.
As usual, the Orpheum Theater was beautiful as always. The first half of the show was them playing The Eraser in its entirety, which was spectacular to say the least. Thom then played 4 or 5 songs solo, including a song called "Lotus Flower" that he says is a new Radiohead song. The rest of the band then came back out to play a few more songs, including the recently released "Hollow Earth" and "Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses."
Thom and company were perfect. There was so much energy flowing, especially between Thom and Flea. One notable thing was how much Thom seemed to enjoy it. He was dancing like a madman the entire gig, much more than he would with Radiohead. In fact, he said that he and the band were sad that they were done with their last show. But, he said that they are going to do some shows next year probably, which is a good sign.
It should be noted, however, that Radiohead is not breaking up or going on a break. The opposite is true actually. Ed O'Brien, guitarist of Radiohead, revealed in an interview that the band is about to start work on another album, and is set to be released in 2010. Anyway, here is a video of Harrowdown Hill:
Thursday, October 8, 2009
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