Rusty Head
I was actually nervous last night... seeing Radiohead live isn't something that happens very often in one's life, so i was very excited it was happening. Perhaps a bit too excited, which explains why it was a bit of a letdown... i'll get to that. But first things first: the setlist, accompanied with some useful comments here and there.
1. Everything In Its Right Place
2. The National Anthem
3. 15 Step: this new song sounded very very cool...
4. Lucky: -it's gonna be a glorious day- goosebumps, watery eyes. Am i catching a cold?
5. 2+2=5: it started to go a bit wrong here, not as tight as it should've been
6. Bangers n Mash
7. Nude: beautiful... improved a lot from the version that circled the web a few years ago.
8. Pyramid Song
9. Open Pick
10. I Might Be Wrong
11. Paranoid Android: woops... i think Jonny fucked up the transition to the Rain Down bit. Thom said 'Oh fuck it, let's skip it.' Audience sheepishly boo-ed, band continued
12. How To Disappear Completely
13. Karma Police
14. Bodysnatchers: Thom on drums... mindblowing
15. Idioteque
16. No Surprises
17. There There: this song is quite orgiastic when you experience it live.
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18. Spooks: Sort of surf diddy... this is where my brain exploded...
19. House of Cards: mmm... first new song that kind of sucked.
20. Just
21. You And Whose Army: Thom bursts into laughs halfway... starts over
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22. Street Spirit: Phil is completely lost during the first chorus. However, amazing that they played this.
Well... some of my comments contradict the first message: that this was not the most exciting (Radiohead) show i ever saw. Talking about it afterwards, we -(straight) Erik, Erwin and his wife Annabel- came to the conclusion they were a bit rusty. Was it because it was just the third show of the tour, or fatigue, or considering the canceled show of today, any other reason? In the fast songs, the sloppiness didn't matter that much, but the tight ones like 2+2=5 certainly didn't profit from it.
All in all, i'd say i'm fan enough to be glad i was there. Didn't want to miss it. Got a cool t-shirt... i'll post a picture of that perhaps later. It's really really cool. Trust me.
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