Radiohead Headlining 2017

[stuartbert two hats]

In a flu-fevered dream this morning, I remembered how fucking great Lotus Flower sounded live at Glastonbury this year.  Didn't it just?

 

And it was nice they let Ed play some guitar for once.

Edited August 31, 2017 by stuartbert two hats
Video preview + sarcastic comment about Ed.

[stuartbert two hats]

About a million times more muscular than its first outing:

 

[kingcrawler]

6 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

In a flu-fevered dream this morning, I remembered how fucking great Lotus Flower sounded live at Glastonbury this year.  Didn't it just?

 

And it was nice they let Ed play some guitar for once.

I love Lotus Flower on record, probably a top 10 Radiohead song for me but that live version was something else. Definitely one of my highlights. I've barely listened to them since Glastonbury but I'll need to rewatch the set soon.

[Harry49]

So ten weeks after watching Radiohead headline Glastonbury 2017 here is a review – for what it is worth.

On leaving the Pyramid field I was confused, yes I had enjoyed the gig but something had stopped it being the amazing experience it maybe could/should have been. First thought was, was it the crowd. Yes halfway between the barrier and the sound desk meant there were plenty of chatty souls in the first third of the show but they filtered out or got into the show as the more well-known tunes came up. Second thought, was it the set list – as a Radiohead casual fan(1st time seeing them in concert) it was as good as it could be and apart from Myxomatosis and Bloom I had no complaints. Was it because I had binned off friends to watch on my own? Not necessarily as I watch many gigs solo. Should I have taken better/more drugs? No those days are long gone. Stumped, I went home and over the next couple of weeks began to get the answer. Watching the BBC coverage it was confirmed that indeed the music had been breathtakingly brilliant and the audience in the pit were spellbound. But what came as a surprise was the charismatic performance of Thom Yorke and the emotion he put into the show. It was as if I was watching the show for the first time or another one completely.

So by choosing to have the distorted/blurred imagery on the screens rather than “boring” old pictures of the band the connection between the them and me was never established and despite the  music’s brilliance the gig will go down as good but not great. From reading other reviews it would appear this is a common feature of Radiohead shows and unless you can get closer enough to the stage the outcome would likely always be the same. As such perfectionists with their music it is odd that this chance to connect better with the audience is missed.

However my post Glastonbury listening has been dominated by reproducing the setlist on Spotify and ipod, so perhaps they are in fact right with their choice of visuals!

[not worthy]

6 minutes ago, Harry49 said:

So ten weeks after watching Radiohead headline Glastonbury 2017 here is a review – for what it is worth.

On leaving the Pyramid field I was confused, yes I had enjoyed the gig but something had stopped it being the amazing experience it maybe could/should have been. First thought was, was it the crowd. Yes halfway between the barrier and the sound desk meant there were plenty of chatty souls in the first third of the show but they filtered out or got into the show as the more well-known tunes came up. Second thought, was it the set list – as a Radiohead casual fan(1st time seeing them in concert) it was as good as it could be and apart from Myxomatosis and Bloom I had no complaints. Was it because I had binned off friends to watch on my own? Not necessarily as I watch many gigs solo. Should I have taken better/more drugs? No those days are long gone. Stumped, I went home and over the next couple of weeks began to get the answer. Watching the BBC coverage it was confirmed that indeed the music had been breathtakingly brilliant and the audience in the pit were spellbound. But what came as a surprise was the charismatic performance of Thom Yorke and the emotion he put into the show. It was as if I was watching the show for the first time or another one completely.

So by choosing to have the distorted/blurred imagery on the screens rather than “boring” old pictures of the band the connection between the them and me was never established and despite the  music’s brilliance the gig will go down as good but not great. From reading other reviews it would appear this is a common feature of Radiohead shows and unless you can get closer enough to the stage the outcome would likely always be the same. As such perfectionists with their music it is odd that this chance to connect better with the audience is missed.

However my post Glastonbury listening has been dominated by reproducing the setlist on Spotify and ipod, so perhaps they are in fact right with their choice of visuals!

I agree completely.

Friends and I weren't close enough to see the stage/performance.

We were immediately left with a feeling that musically it was perfection but lacked a feel for charisma of the band due to the way they used the screens. It did however make for great viewing when at home.

[Tuna]

1 hour ago, Harry49 said:

it was as good as it could be and apart from Myxomatosis and Bloom I had no complaints

Stopped here. Myxomatosis... man.

[JSmurphy]

I still haven't watched any of their set back. I think I'll save it for next June. 

[stuartbert two hats]

Youtube recommended me this rather lovely 46 minutes earlier today:

 

 

[kingcrawler]

If you've ever wanted to see Thom in a lift, now's your chance.

[Madyaker]

THis popped up on my facebook feed and I watched it straight away. I like it! Not sure what it's about really but I liked it.

[JSmurphy]

I love Radiohead. So much.

[brettredmayne]

Very interesting the band still appear active with this video coming out 

[Chawk]

that video made me think that maybe they could have had the song playing in actual lifts for promotion before they'd even announced it was coming out, like at venues or places RH fans are likely to be. Might have ended with a lifts full of chin scratchers hoping to hear it.

[jyoung]

http://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-hans-zimmer-blue-planet-2140609

[Chawk]

12 minutes ago, jyoung said:

http://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-hans-zimmer-blue-planet-2140609

nice! 

[Tuna]

Very cool. 

[Madyaker]

That's awesome, I can't wait to hear it.

 

Edit: Apparently there's going to be an orchestra and Thom is re recording the vocals so it should sound totally different.

Edited September 15, 2017 by Madyaker

[stuartbert two hats]

Bloom, the second best Radiohead song that evokes being underwater.

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

Bloom, the second best Radiohead song that evokes being underwater.

...with an alternative orchestral arrangement.

[Tommy101]

On 12/09/2017 at 3:08 PM, kingcrawler said:

If you've ever wanted to see Thom in a lift, now's your chance.

I enjoyed this parody more than the original  

[Madyaker]

There's an image of my desktop in my post above? I have no idea how it got there and I can't remove it.

 

[eFestivals]

10 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

There's an image of my desktop in my post above? I have no idea how it got there and I can't remove it.

I've deleted the post - cos I couldn't work out how to remove it either. I'll now make a point of finding out how so i know for next time.

But I can tell you it got there because you dragged & dropped into that post, even if you don't think you did.

The vid you wanted to post about was this one, below...

 

 

 

[dentalplan]

Weird. Hope it doesn't post an image of my desktop.

[eFestivals]

4 hours ago, eFestivals said:

I'll now make a point of finding out how so i know for next time.

An image within a post can be deleted by editing the post and then using backspace to delete the image. There's also a trashcan on the uploaded image part below the edit box.

That's the official word, and i've just tried it and it works just like that.

But i'm pretty sure I wasn't being that blind and stupid earlier, and for some reason backspace didn't work and there was no trash can. I can only put it down to a temporary glitch.

Sorry to @madyaker for any inconvenience.

Edited September 27, 2017 by eFestivals

[Madyaker]

Haha it's fine, I thought I was going mad and there must have been a way to do it but I was just having a brain fart!