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Does Radiohead have any concert type DVDS? And if so are they good(not good in concert, i know that, but whether the dvd is well made/produced)?
I know there are at least a few big fans here. Twinky, know anything good?
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There's the Live at Astoria DVD, available here, but it's from 1994, so there are only songs from "Pablo Honey" and "The Bends." But they've appeared live on television hundreds of times, many of which can be seen on Youtube at this point. The appearances on Jools Holland's show tend to be the best in my experience- they usually play three or four songs rather than just one, so you get more than whatever single they happened to be promoting at the time. The version of "Go To Sleep" they performed there in 2003 is absolutely incredible for Jonny Greenwood's extended noise guitar solo alone, featuring his custom-programmed, self-built effects system.
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hmmm...yeah, I was hoping there would be a more recent concert dvd than '94. Or even something like the Led Zeppelin 2 disc dvd set from a few years back. Where it's a whole bunch of different performances collected together. Those dvds were fantastic.
Cool link. I've been watching some other Radiohead stuff on youtube, which is what prompted me to start this thread.
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Yeah, there isn't anything more recent that I know of, the documentary "Meeting People Is Easy" aside. There's some concert footage in the doc (and it's some great stuff from the OK Computer tour), but not as much as you might expect.
If you want some more recent shows, do a search on Youtube for the V Festival- it was actually shown on TV, unlike most of the other shows. There are killer performances of "Creep" and "The Bends," among others.
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I got "The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of all Time" last Christmas and absolutely loved it's complete weirdness, but none of my friends liked it because it's mostly really boring and has very little "juicy" radiohead content. It was just a bunch of fan videos to radiohead songs, with a few weird interviews and a little bit of never-before-heard radiohead stuff.
Not sure if it's worth the price or not, but it's a must have for a radiohead junkie.
"Meeting People is Easy" is highly recommended.
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"Meeting People is Easy" has little-to-no concert footage, but is great nonetheless. Like, very great.
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If only Radiohead had a concert DVD of when the played in Grant Park here in Chicago. That was the best concert I was ever at. Of course I was a bit delirous because I got to the park at 1am the night before the concert (started at 7pm) and sat in 95 degree weather all day, no sleep. But, man, that show...Words can't really describe the experience. Chicago skyline, Radiohead, blue lights, heaven. Posts: 511 | Registered: Mar 2006
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I just can't get into their OK Computer onward stuff as well as I could get into Pablo Honey and The Bends, but OK Computer did have some gold in there. I traded my soul to get the Iron Lung EP but I just don't think they are as accessible as they used to be. I mean 2+2=5 was the only song on "Hail To The Thief" that I like, and I didn't like ANYTHING from Kid A and Amnesiac.
But I have great respect for their efforts to experiment and try new things. A shout back to their old work would be nice once in awhile though.
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It's looking more and more like a DVD of this year's Bonnaroo performance. Definitely looking forward to it. Oh, and LP7.
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Kid A and OK Computer are tied for tops in my book, although The Bends is a very close, erm, second (third?). Both Amnesiac and HTTT had some great songs too, especially the former, but were more uneven than the brilliance from start to finish that are Kid A and OKC. Pablo Honey, I pull out occasionally for "Creep," "Lurgee," "You," and "Blow Out." I pretty much pretend the rest of the album never existed.
I'm crazy excited about LP7- the bootlegs from their live shows this past summer sound absolutely fantastic. "Arpeggi" and "Videotape" have the potential to be the most beautiful songs Radiohead have ever done.
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I like "Anyone Can Play Guitar" from Pablo Honey. Always thought it was a cool song.
Radiohead's still one of my favorite bands, although I'm not following them quite as closely as I used to. Don't go hunting for bootlegs and the like.
I would have to say "Cuttooth" is my favorite Radiohead song. Followed by "Fake Plastic Trees," "Paranoid Android," "India Rubber," uh... "Lift," "Motion Picture Soundtrack" (the bootleg version with Thom and the guitar), "Banana Co.," and a bunch of others, in no particular order.
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