Guitar Teacher REACTS: RADIOHEAD - Weird Fishes / Arpeggi (From the Basement) LIVE 4K

[@onemileguy]

Remember boys and girls, this masterpiece of an album was released as “pay what you want” incredible…

[@Guitargate]

Really?!

[@Fahrenheit1407]

@@Guitargate Yup they were the first major band to do it. And even with that model the album made more from digital sales than digital sales of all previous Radiohead albums combined according to Thom

[@cloudshad0ws]

@@Guitargate They pretty much invented the pay model and proved it could work. They put the album up for free on the internet and let people pay what they want if they wanted. I think the average was ~$5.

[@lukelarsson]

I still feel bad about only paying $7 for the download. I purchased the vinyl, though.

[@jodidoherty4932]

@@Guitargate Yep! Was released for digital download and was any donation you wanted to make. People on average paid a few $

[@sheister]

My new favorite phenomenon in life is watching people who somehow missed Radiohead hear Radiohead songs for the first time. It’s magical.

[@soyburglar77]

Can you imagine being able to give your virgin ears that experience again???

[@AsyncLive]

yes, the fact that you yourself can't live through that once again, but can somehow empathise to a level with someone else doing that - is great

[@cheveronactionstripe5005]

Literally all ive done for years . Things with 3 views pop up straight away on my youtube cos ive searched so much. Just watched a young american listening to ok computer for the first time. Im obsessed 😍

[@janisg7409]

I’m having that awakening now with Radiohead. 🤩✨❤️

[@dans9728]

It’s really interesting that you brought up Tool, because I think there are a lot of similarities between them and Radiohead. Great comparison.

[@trevorhowitt9029]

For some reason watching this guy be completely baffled by Radiohead's music is one of life's simple pleasures.

[@bcnumeroum1]

same here

[@bigmistqke]

Experiencing great art for the first time is such an amazing feeling

[@ikarusxv]

he must be acting a little bit, it's impossible that such good musician would not notice Radiohead's greatness before

[@eddieMFsauceboy]

Dude im so happy to see a musician who never dove into or "understood" Radiohead dive into Radiohead. They are truly the greatest band of the last 30 years.

[@boxofjosh]

Exactly. I am so about these variables

[@ajschroetlin2196]

I concur.

[@audiofunkdialect]

I would say maybe the most creative band, but not the greatest because that’s a very subjective qualification.

[@Wilterweight]

Ever since the release of OK Computer I've always said Radiohead is the Pink Floyd of my generation.

[@ianthomas4568]

Completely agree no one comes close!

[@MrTyler918273]

This was mostly written by Johnny Greenwood (they guy playing the keyboard). He is a full on composer, writing orchestral music and he has done the scores for movies like There Will Be Blood and The Master. This song originally started as one of his orchestral compositions titled Arpeggi that they then adapted for the band. So it sounds so complex and layered because the original was intended to be played by an entire orchestra, and somehow they condensed it down to be played by their 5 person guitar band.

[@Ford_TImelord]

Agree, The Soundtrack for 'Norwegian Wood' that he composed is a masterpiece as well

[@ThomasBrophy]

Johnny is a genius

[@Monmonfg]

From my favorite band radiohead to my favorite director and my favorite films of all time, the master and let there be blood!! Who is the constant, the f**king genius johnny greenwood!

[@lenkiewitcz]

@@Monmonfg There Will Be Blood.

[@anthonyiodice]

I’ve seen them at least 10 times. Amazing, but not as good as ween

[@SlaveCraven-vw8tk]

"I feel like I am in a dreamscape and I'm not sure where the center is." - The best description of Radiohead I've ever heard and he does it on contact. Fucking phenomenal

[@moeron13]

I almost don’t believe this was the first time he listened to it but I’m sure it is

[@auroraborealis13579]

Yes! ✨⚡️🫠

[@ssm2942]

Yeah. I agree

[@Hollowsmith]

The key to figuring out the rhythmic center to any Radiohead song is to just watch Thom's head bob. Thom's head is essentially a biologic metronome.

[@aperturius]

And if that fails, look at Colin.

[@Adszdosya]

@@aperturius I frankly think Selway is just following the head bob.

[@JESSE-yr3jk]

Lmao😂😂😂 That was great

[@henri9689]

hahaha so true!!

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

there is no RYTHM in radiohead. they do whatever the fuck they want and it works

[@stevegatesrealtor]

The drummer is Phil Selway. Basically a human metronome with insane, super-crisp and accurate chops. This song is bananas, the band is bananas, and I’m so glad you’re discovering the majesty that is Radiohead. One of my all-time favorite bands.

[@EarleMonroe]

I’m glad he didn’t think that Philip’s in-ears might have been a click track, because he does not need one. You’re right that he is a human metronome!

[@Julian.Castro]

​@@EarleMonroethere probably is a click running through all their in ear monitors to keep it all together. Particularly in the section where he drops out. Don't get me wrong, Phil is a genius.

[@bryankelly3647]

I think that’s actually Clive Deamer in the video, he was their second drummer starting in 2011 sayeth google 🤘 Phil Selway is a human metronome but so much more with his range of styles (Myxomatosis and Amazing Sounds’v Orgy etc) drums are my instrument. Johnny Greenwood is their 3rd drummer because he can play just about anything.

[@bryankelly3647]

@@Julian.Castro nah, it’s all body language, they just do multiple takes, Thom is the perfectionist who probably drives them a bit crazy but makes them great. But… on Bloom live from the basement (much better than album version btw) you can just barely make out an electronic metronome sound, and that’s a very complex song with 3 drum parts, 2 syncopated, bassline and vocals, but the sound could just be a product of Thom’s guitar rhythm which is just a real bendy gcgcgcgcgcgc with echo (maybe not those two notes but it sounds like it 😂)

[@EarleMonroe]

@@bryankelly3647 That’s definitely Phil and not Clive. This was recorded and released in 2008. But I was curious about Phil’s in-ears, and the guys at The King of Gear (who know WAY more than most about all the gear RH uses) say that Phil never uses a click. Ed said in an interview once that they had one small recorded bit on one tour, out of 60-70 songs they’d practiced for the tour. It might’ve been the glitchy percussion on 15 Step (pre-Clive because he plays it now) but Ed didn’t specify. TKOL basement show may have had recorded parts since that album is so sample heavy, but in general they create everything live each night. Someone has probably cataloged different live versions of songs and the tempos they played at on different night. There are some seriously obsessed Radiohead fans out there

[@blakebyles2159]

"It's not that it's complicated, it's just not where my brain thinks it is." Welcome to Radiohead ❤

[@Monmonfg]

Radiohead truly is a universe in & of itself

[@davide8982]

Exactly!

[@StanleyStandingRoom]

Seriously.

[@Gothgalactica]

exactly. I commented above that this song in particular is one you should let ride a little longer before stopping to dissect it.

[@harrybridges2024]

please do jigsaw falling into place

[@karwashblark7499]

Hahaha you said "watch them be childhood friends" and thats exactly what they are. Radiohead has had the exact same members since they were teenagers in english boarding school. Nobody has ever left the band or been replaced. It's incredible honestly

[@kirkwarburton2277]

Yeah! I loved that too! It’s unbelievable. After 30 years of loving them I’m still stunned by the massive karmic, cosmic alignment that must have happened to bring 5 guys together who are this good, and all geniuses in their own right, but collectively beyond verbal description - AT SCHOOL.

[@ddplzz]

@@kirkwarburton2277 Truth is, it wasn't the meeting of 5 masters, it was 5 passionate guys who all pushed each other to be masters, any of them would just be regular people on their own, but together they improved their craft and pushed each other to all become legends.

[@andremartinez4411]

Actually, back when they were called On a Friday there was another member before Johnny joined in iirc. But yeah, as Radiohead, they've always been the same.

[@kirkwarburton2277]

@ddplzz. Agreed! Although it’s still amazing that they all that maestro potential, not all do.

[@kirkwarburton2277]

@andremartinez Yes it’s funny, Jonny was trying to get in on his older brother’s band, playing the recorder at first😂 Damn good job they saw fit to get him in properly.

[@jeffloucks2120]

Where they build to where Ed O'Brien comes in with his backing vocals is one of my favorite moments in recorded music.

[@adrianapignolo]

Ed is sooo awesome in this song! They all are, of course.

[@collinbeal]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDD

[@cloudshad0ws]

Ed's background vocals are so underrated. Sometimes he sounds _just like_ Thom. It's uncanny. Jonny Greenwood is amazing and flashy, but I feel like Ed is the glue that holds the band together.

[@reesebeeman8446]

i had the privilege of meeting Ed one night and telling him almost exactly that.

[@nestormora5327]

​@@reesebeeman8446 omg that's awesome man, what did he say to you?

[@zwsh89]

I’m a music teacher in a rock band performance program and we’re doing weird fishes this weekend! Putting it together is a challenge but these kids are nailing the feeling and navigating this chaotic landscape beautifully! You’re right though, we did not break out the one page chord charts for this one. The three guitar players have pages and pages of notes. But you know what’s cool? The kids that chose this group really love Radiohead. The people who like music like this find eachother somehow and now there’s a new generation reverse engineering it, can’t wait to see what these kids do next fueled with the lessons infused in learning this song and playing it live

[@adamgoodfellow6351]

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

[@rosey_ie]

God but I wish I could be where these kids are at in life right now 🥹

[@ununderstood]

Put that on KZbin!

[@zwsh89]

@@ununderstood working on it, the school has the videos and there’s all this liability around posting the video publicly, if they ever do, it will be from an official account owned by the school, but if it happens, I’ll try to remember to post a link here. They killed it at their show, I was so proud!! Also side note, the first song I ever wrote, recorded and mixed on my own was called “understood”

[@marshpw]

That feels like a real smile. He can't believe what he's hearing. This is the magic of music and Radiohead

[@user-dj9iu2et3r]

The guitar layering in this song is some of my favorite ever. Michael, you should really just listen to the entirety of the “In Rainbows” album because it’s a masterpiece.

[@the_oslovian]

Best album of all time. Both discs!

[@shankrl1]

@@the_oslovian It's not even Radioheads best album. It's a masterpiece though. Gotta be Kid A or AMSP though. In Rainbows is an easier listen for sure. AMSP is so gorgeous though its insane

[@the_oslovian]

@@shankrl1 I agree that AMSP is indeed much more heart wrenching and beautiful, but in Rainbows have it all, a song for everything.

[@michaelrouthier8491]

Yeah, In Rainbows may not be their career peak, but there’s something about that album that makes it my go-to, more than any other. It’s an absolute delight, especially when it really was kind of under the radar at the time!

[@fullbodyunibrow7383]

I love it but its no OK Computer or Kid A.

[@carlp3214]

I love the moment at about 8:15 where you just give up and listen in. It's a complex matrix of sound all blended to a unit

[@the_oslovian]

Gives me goosebumps ❤

[@superdave3093]

The smile on his face says it all 😂

[@Hollowsmith]

You're going to be told by about 100,000 comments "You really should do a video on How To Disappear Completely". And all 100,000 of those comments are correct. That song is effing majestic. Like straight-up timeless composition.

[@pizzatheface]

Yes, Thom Yorke said it was his favorite song, without hesitation.

[@petervint3272]

True facts.

[@denniskessler2349]

Totally agree - and just to call out the fact that a knowledgeable guy called Barnaby Martin has published an a remarkable video essay analysis of "How To Disappear Completely" on his @ListeningIn channel. His detailed analysis of the complex harmonies & structure from a composition perspective reveals the hidden beauty and power of this unique RH masterwork kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWWwequKopV5jbM

[@SR91313]

Yeah but it's not really a "guitar song" for a guy that does mostly guitar(from what I've seen). I personally feel like he would have more fun with a song like "Body Snatchers", or "Just". But at the same I do love "How to disappear completely". Just not sure if it's right for this channel.

[@AttacMage]

@@SR91313 body snatchers and just are great ones for sure. just had another listen to There There, and that'd be a good one too.

[@Zombbos]

To me the two guitar arpeggios overlapping and clashing so vividly remind me of the ripples on the surface of the ocean, and how light refracts through water. So god damn creative and beautiful it hurts.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

EXACTLY the metaphor that I think of when they do that polyrhythm (polymelody?). It also applies a bit to Let Down.

[@tacomailman]

The part was the stop before the breakdown always reminds me of water splashing on the ground that quickly settles.

[@CleverMetaphor]

Awesome visual to describe the sound. Also goes with the lyrics on reckoner. "Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore" Also goes with the title too lol. 🐠 🐟

[@adifferentname]

I experience it as a journey into deeper and deeper water, murky at first until suddenly a wonderful tapestry of sea-life reveals itself, but I love yours too!

[@katyconriquez4167]

They always made me think of bubbles.

[@chalmers_duvet]

The arpeggiation is purposefully random. Like when the sun sparkles on a lake. It's a texture that can't be achieved by writing out notes, only by deciding on behaviors. Very modern way of creating.

[@utsavbose5746]

Thoughtful.

[@reachforthesky1576]

Love your analogy. Sweet

[@Gothgalactica]

Like sparkles on a lake 😭stoooop I love how your mind thinks. If you write, whatever it is, I'd read it. 🥺❤‍🔥

[@markdeboer2060]

In an interview they said 'Pointillism', the painting technique where you only use small dots, was an inspiration for this song. Your analogy is on point.

[@TheKevgray1]

When the sun sparkles on a lake. Yes!

[@Fontsman]

Radoihead's catalogue is amongst the finest in rock music history. Conceptually, technically and finally deeply emotional connectivity. They have it all.

[@eric_james_music]

always thought of them as the beatles of the 90/2000s. I say this as a huge nirvana fan too haha. My nostalgia might be biasing me but hearing OK computer in 9th grade changed my life as a musician and a person

[@SR91313]

@Savior Money -I usually tend to say the opposite but I get your meaning👍

[@JohnCW4]

Amen

[@sorenwolff4954]

The cool thing about Radiohead is they were able to have some huge hits early in their career which gave them the financial freedom to really explore their art as musicians and performs. This song is an example of this freedom and exploration, which has made them the Outstanding band they are. Artist in the highest sense.

[@Gomez561]

Yea! They are true artists in every sense of the word 🙌🏼

[@injectilio]

It really was a boon. The Bends was such a good "Rock Album," but it was a blessing to the world of music that they branched out.

[@dorkknight42]

There are a shit tonne of "legacy" bands that have had hits early in their career and could have went on to do unique stuff but havent. Radiohead are simply in a league of their own and it has nothing to do with how successful they were early. They just took the step to be different

[@ashtaylor4107]

@@dorkknight42 I think they're saying the early success gave them the financial freedom to pursue innovative music, not that the success itself was instrumental to their creativity or genius.

[@cristoff30]

@@dorkknight42 Yeah, but none of those bands have Johnny Greenwood AND Thom Yorke. They are on a different level.

[@gary_payton]

Reaction wise, this is my favorite MP video. His looks are priceless 17:20 "get the fuck out of here.." 17:30 "Imma 'bout to lose my shit" 18:04 brain implosion, shit officially lost 😂

[@SilverCyborgRonnie]

And then proceeds to just sit back and enjoy the rest of the ride. Almost like he's done trying to analyse ----- and become a fan.

[@sararicupito9727]

I'm cackling like a witch haha

[@tommypickles218]

I think he's trying to work out how Jonny is making those sounds - it's a delay pedal with a reverse setting

[@robertbrown380]

😂😂😂

[@wngmv]

Once he said "I'm gonna lose my shit" and went back once, I was eagerly anticipating his reaction to the last segment. And he just gave up and listened to the chaos like a regular person lol.

[@vengefulgh5829]

“Watch them be like childhood best friends” They formed the band in High School

[@StreetPreacherr]

Yep, and the two GREENWOOD boys (lead guitar/keyboards/various music making inventions & bass player) are brothers.

[@lenkiewitcz]

Recently found out i'm currently living in the same street where Thom lived...kind of like that being a massive admirer.

[@connortkach3863]

They were called "On A Friday" because that was the day they jammed together.

[@ZombieGameZ]

12:57 "I feel like I'm using a different part of my brain" Every Radiohead fan: Yes!

[@boozeey]

exactly, im just paralyzed listening to it. every time they come on, this song particularly, i have to just sit cause they somehow make you use every part of your sense with just sound.

[@tomaskleinerman1096]

Soooo true!

[@notaperson9831]

The *dopamine* that I get from Radiohead is unmatched. My favorite band since like 5 years old lol

[@SAFC674]

"...its not there my brain is? I think we have a new mmber or the Radiohead familiy. Welcome Michael :)

[@mathieuavisse4623]

your generation can no longer write a whole sentence…

[@Az-yp8fs]

Radiohead's music is like a landscape. Every flower, blade of grass and mountain is perfect and you can look at each of them individually if you choose to - but it's the cumulative effect that washes over you.

[@Monmonfg]

Facts their music is organic always changing evolving and pushing to new heights. The planet has its own rules and laws and is rich and ever living. Straight magic IMHO

[@blocks9609]

This is one of the most brilliant comments I've ever read. Acknowledgement.

[@25DBDB]

@@blocks9609👈 I second this!!

[@simonfonteyn649]

"Nude" was perfect to lift up the veil. "Weird Fishes" is excellent to discover their dynamic qualities, both rythmically and melodically. I think "Pyramid Song" captures their dreaminess in words. It is a challenging one, but loved by most, once you get it. At 14:33 you wonder who/how they write their songs just when you have the most complementary duo, Thom and Johnny, in the frame. If you want to feel their comforting melancholic vibes, go to "How to disappear completely". Musical madness with "Paranoid Android" and etherical bliss with "Reckoner". Also please note that although this 'from the basement' performence is excellent, their album sound is astounding as well. "Everything in its right place" is a fine example. Very interesting approach to reacting to Radiohead, man!

[@Idellphany]

This, all you said is spot on.

[@the_oslovian]

Well said! 👍They are all soooo good! I mean imagine what "burn the witch", "Street spirit" and even "Just" will put him through 😁

[@robbieg1966]

I was just working out how to fast track "Pyramid Song" directly to Michael. Michael -- if you want drum texture as the key component -- Pyramid Song.

[@maikoah]

pyramid song and reckoner 100%

[@kennyb5412]

Reckoner would be a great song to review.

[@charlieblons4833]

So happy to see that you're diving deeper in the Radiohead world. You are in for an incredible journey my friend !

[@carlos_al]

shut up morn

[@kcarpen3]

Ditto came to say this, can’t wait to dig into to the Jerry Course too. Feel like Mike helps validate my taste in music

[@brianboggess1]

I wish I was new to Radiohead to discover it all all over again

[@benink5690]

Yep! I didn't really find them until 2018. I mean i always liked them. But rhats when i out full albums on, by mysel etc.. Haven't looked back since. One of those bands j could listen tk over and over everyday as it's so unique.

[@gened9632]

When I was learning to play guitar, I went to my teacher one day and said "I think I"m done". He asked what I meant and I said "I just can't do this anymore". He dug deeper and asked what changed my mind since I was learning quite quickly. I explained that I listened to "In Rainbows" album and decided that I will never be able to compose anything like what I had heard, between Bodysnatchers or Jigsaw, I'd never be able to.... I'm done. He laughed and said "Jesus man... it's f'n Radiohead. What type of standard are you learning to? Your very first song you learned was Karma Police. Shut up and get back to practice. Nobody's going to be Radiohead except Radiohead". It was good advice, I still play. I still can't arrange like them. I'm ok with that.

[@xAudiolith]

I can relate. I've composed a couple albums and would say I'm very secure in my taste and abilities but going back to radiohead I'm always inspired to go back to the drawing board and try things another way. The control they have and the execution of these exotic rhythms, melodies and harmony is honestly just baffling. Somehow even more so when you understand music theory.

[@samachell]

And that teacher’s name? Albert Einstein

[@StudioInvisible]

I think even THEY would have been intimidated listening to In Rainbows during their Pablo Honey period

[@the_oslovian]

I am a gigantic Radiohead fan and this is my favourite Radiohead song. To have someone who loves music and the details and the complexities of it do a detailed analysis like this if it, is basically better than Christmas and a birthday combined. Thank you 😊🙏 I hope you will notice Johnny's live sampling when we get to it. 😁 Radiohead have been playing since they were young teenagers together. They were very lucky to go on so long together. I think they just have magic. Jonny the guitarist with the sampling and the genius things is an academy award nominee for best classic soundtrack. He has serious training and has even made his own computer program to get the sounds he want. So yeah, a lot of what you hear is him, together with Thoms great song writing skills and the others ability to put on just the perfect parts on their instruments. 😍 Welcome to this journey. It usually takes me about a few months to get past the guitars and then move other to other instruments and then eventually the lyrics. Every song keeps giving for years. Good lyrics... Exit music for a film, Let down, Present tense, Glass eyes,and Videotape are up there for me.

[@user-dj9iu2et3r]

God Vitals Videotape’s lyrics are both crushing and beautiful. I fucking love Radiohead.

[@stroketheboat]

I love this comment so much and I feel exactly the same about this song. I heard this live at Malahide Castle in 2010 (i think!). It was magical live. x

[@the_oslovian]

@@stroketheboat Thank you, now I love you a bit too, I think. ❤️ Incredible live, yes.

[@kapilchawlamusic]

dude your radiohead top list is soooo like mine .

[@the_oslovian]

@@kapilchawlamusic thanks dude, good taste.

[@dylanz4791]

I’m pretty sure these guys are time travelers. Their music doesn’t just improve with age, it feels like some of it shouldn’t have existed at all at the time of its original recording. Some of their songs made absolutely no sense to me until years later, almost as if my brain wasn’t mature enough to handle them at the time. This is the vibe that kids rock out to in 2050. Just for fun, let’s see what the public thinks of it in 2007. The raw emotions that hit me with their music are brand new to my system. The combination of tension, anxiety, frustration, despair and grief mixed with love, eternal bliss, new beginnings, positivity and hope all intertwined. They take you on a journey that can be uncomfortable at times but so worth it in the end. You become your better self just by listening and absorbing. Wow. The power of Radiohead. Pure genius!!

[@jameshannagan4256]

I could not agree more.

[@SamSquanch66]

YES

[@rpg1663]

Indeed

[@Tintin1902]

This is by far the best KZbin video I've watched in a long time. As a lifelong Radiohead fan (almost pre-fame, small room 500 person venues), and having had a love affair with them for ever, watching you (who I only just discovered) - discover them and fall in love with them is so heart warming. I don't understand your technical musicology, but I love to watch you unpick it (or try to) and talk about what you're hearing. It's making me fall in love with Radiohead for a second time. Thanks for your channel. You've got a new fan, right here.

[@scottbartlett4853]

This From The Basement is one of the most magical performance I've ever streamed.

[@jameshannagan4256]

I love The King Of Limbs from the basement almost as much.

[@kingshawukee]

@@jameshannagan4256 Was about to make this comment. 👍

[@denniskessler2349]

@@kingshawukee So was I! 😁😇

[@denniskessler2349]

@@jameshannagan4256 You beat me/us to it 😉💪

[@frenchy128]

I revisit that stream from time to time, magical

[@kodyk124]

I love how towards the end, after they come back from "picked over by the worms and weird fishes," Michael's face changes and he kinda of stops trying to make sense of what's happening. I LOVE that about this song.

[@kodyk124]

Aw man, when he starts rubbing his thumb against his cheek in bewilderment. So good lol

[@RobertWHurst]

Lyrics for anyone curious: [Verse 1] In the deepest ocean The bottom of the sea Your eyes They turn me Why should I stay here? Why should I stay? [Verse 2] I'd be crazy not to follow Follow where you lead Your eyes They turn me Turn me into phantoms (Way out) I follow to the edge (Way out) Of the earth (Way out) And fall off Yeah, everybody leaves (Way out) If they get the chance (Way out) And this (Way out) Is my chance [Chorus] I get eaten by the worms And weird fishes Picked over by the worms And weird fishes Weird fishes Weird fishes [Outro] Yeah, I I hit the bottom Hit the bottom and escape Escape I I hit the bottom Hit the bottom and escape Escape

[@hannah6505]

I sent this to my dad the night before he passed and I can’t help but wonder if he ever got to listen to it. He was an amazing musician and I would’ve loved to see his reaction.

[@adamgoodfellow6351]

He heard it as he entered the next world, whether or not he heard it in this one. It is the sound of angels. Angels arguing with devils and turning them back to the light

[@meghanmonroe]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope your holidays retain their warmth and magic. I know how challenging that can be in the shadow of grief.*hug*

[@ba3audiovisualartist66]

@hannah6505... i'm 57 years old and my daughter is 20. We've always had a strong connection through music and, in stumbling upon your comment here, I just wanted to send you some peace and light. Sounds like you had a very beautiful relationship. Hope you're healing from the loss.

[@Gothgalactica]

Im so sorry for your loss. Music is something so special to bond over and I hope with my whole heart and soul that he heard it. This makes me cry for you. Like fr, my heart just broke and I'm in tears thinking about this for you and literally want to hug a stranger from the internet. I promise you he's with you. You may already know that. Call him to you, and if you feel him, tell him you want to play it for him and then play it. He'll hear it. Sending you sm love. My dad passed recently too, and we both play guitar and we had a little bond through that.

[@markpalmer932]

Your dad was a dude! He raised someone cool enough to send him something so accomplished for his deathbed!? I bet the relaxation of it all, just sent him peacefully……….. “Ah…….! My work is good.”

[@asmodeo111]

How To Disappear Completely is by far my fav song from Radiohead and you could hear one of their best lyrics

[@davidbuscemi2989]

Came here to say this.

[@jesseadamson466]

Great song

[@kristendavies5220]

Exquisite

[@kristendavies5220]

Please, please, please make a series of videos, or a whole new KZbin account if necessary, where we get to watch you listen to and connect with every Radiohead song in their entire back catalogue. All of your first time listens. Please grant us that joy! 💗🛸😍🌟

[@kristendavies5220]

And maybe give Bjork, Oceania a listen please, @Guitargate

[@rubayatraiyan9477]

Why would you pay a youtuber

[@adamgoodfellow6351]

Eventually the poor lad will simply be speechless

[@iceman10129]

YOU DID IT!!!! The second you posted "I Finally Get Radiohead" this is exactly what I had going through my head! You rock Mike!

[@jah9253]

Took me a long time to figure out what made Radiohead special. It used to be that Thom's voice was a hurdle for me to get over and kind of wrote them off for a long time. Their music is so diverse and complex, I can see how they appeal to musicians, such as myself. They are one of those bands that don't always appeal at first listen, but over time they grow on you.

[@brysonlee3631]

Radiohead is a crazy rabbit hole. And I love all of it! “The Tourist” and “How To Disappear Completely” are some of my favorite of theirs

[@adamsparks9082]

Great choices!

[@jetheriot]

This is such a joy to watch. It feels like hearing Radiohead again for the first time through your ears. When you get to the lyrics you will understand that this isn’t only a dreamscape.. it’s an underwater dreamscape. In the modal textures and in the voicing of the chords, they paint fluid underwater images. Is it a stretch to imagine their arpeggios as so much vertical seaweed swaying? In a way similar to, say, Part of Your World from Little Mermaid or Sad Stephen’s Song by Duncan Sheik. One of the strengths of radioheads compositions is that they are synesthetic, simultaneously aural and visual, in a way that has always been so shocking to me.

[@jetheriot]

Also fun to hear groups of eleven notes in a row… so fluid how all the parts come and go

[@Glastoki]

As someone who is 39 years old and has been to jail multiple times for minor misdemeanors like possessing pot or trespassing to swim in a swimming pool (it was a holiday so the gym was closed and i cant go without swimming), I can say that this is above what I would even expect while in a jail or processing area.

[@connorsorrells5997]

this was beautifully written, what a wonderful description of a song that i have never come close to adequately describing in my entire life

[@iansimko3146]

They are friends from prep school/art school. The turning point in their sound from early albums to the later recordings was an incorporation in of electronic music (ambient, drum and bass, even dub). This was they can incorporate in more jazz and rhythmic textures than a traditional rock band. I also hear a lot of television in the divergent guitar lines. Glad to hear you are getting it!

[@BaconAficionado]

Also, 2 of them are brothers. Jonny and Colin Greenwood, guitar, etc. and bass respectivley.

[@sirskelletor]

The thing about their influences is that they all have drastically different backgrounds and inspirations. Phil's solo work sounds folk-adjacent, Thom dj's and is very much an edm/idm/hiphop fan, Johnny writes and conducts orchestral music, Ed's album was like some 70's Latin-American funk/soul, and I dont believe Collin has much solo work but I do believe it was him that was wanting hiphop producer Dr. Dre to produce Kid A. Quite the variety.

[@davidburke2132]

It was just a relatively “normal” UK private secondary boys school (although I get that being private and for boys only makes it a bit less “normal”! 🤔😜). It wasn’t an art school and it wasn’t a “prep school” (in the UK that’s a school for up to 13 year olds and these guys were older than that when they formed the precursor to Radiohead together).

[@jamesjohnston87]

In Rainbows is one of the top 10 best albums of all time, no question.... Maybe even top 5. Everything song is perfectly positioned on the album, the production is 100% perfection and the music is 100% perfect. Cry every time I listen to it front to back. Agree?

[@jork8206]

100%, especially the crying part. Every time I think I’m good when I make it through Nude with dry eyes, then I hear “becaaaause we seeeparaaaate like RIPPLES on a blaaaAaaank shooore” and I I’m toast

[@jameshannagan4256]

Often I get misty but it always packs an emotional punch that no other band does.

[@nathanielcannon3686]

Arguably Radiohead has multiple albums in the top ten best albums of all. It's just down to which albums.

[@dontbethatguy783]

I personally like Ok Computer more, but its hard to find any faults with in rainbows

[@justinchetney3902]

I was just about to say, the emotions that well up listing to this song in particular and Nude... so powerful. I know that there has been turmoil in my life and I listen to this album in the dark and just melt into the chair I'm in.

[@johnphares3358]

I don't play music. I just know how much I love Radiohead. I don't know the truth you're speaking behind the music theory, I just know the truth in my heart. I'm not watching this to learn the theory either, but to watch you fall in love with them. You tapped into a new audience you probably never intended to. Radiohead is so beautiful.

[@frankjacobus3515]

Absolutely! ❤

[@GunnerMcStabby]

I am no musician so I have no idea what is going on. All I know is that this is one of my favorite songs that I have heard. It is a gotdamn portal to another dimension! The entire In The Basement performance of In Rainbows should be saved and protected so that it survives the apocalypse.

[@Gomez561]

Agreed 👍🏼

[@s4mcote]

Please do more Radiohead, Michael! It’s a joy watching you trying to figure out their songs. I’d love to see 2 + 2 = 5.

[@bellyfullofbadberries502]

any deep dive into thief would be great

[@manyvibes1540]

🤭

[@jasoncora1]

Maybe my favorite

[@dp-bh5fh]

Agree

[@jasoncora1]

@@manyvibes1540 why the chuckle?

[@toaster_muffles]

8:15 The way you just turned off ur guitar and sat with your eyes closed is I think what Radiohead is all about. Just listening and appreciating their complexities. You are so talented for even trying to de-cypher this, keep it up man! ❤

[@chrismcintosh5675]

Watching someone completely stumble over every word while trying to explain Radiohead is completely natural.

[@sleepyheadbeats4352]

Seeing somebody finally understand Radiohead brings me an otherworldly sense of joy. I couldn’t help but laugh 😂

[@dkobola]

Yeah it’s like he perfectly verbalized the way I feel about the music better than I ever could or even thought about that deeply. I was laughing too in amazement.

[@danardisimracing]

The best part of all this was your question at the end about how did they find each other... They all come from Abingdon in Oxfordshire which is a very small town south of Oxford. It's not some bustling metropolis where the likelihood of finding like-minded highly skilled bandmates is undoubtedly higher. It's a small parochial English town that has been around for nearly a thousand years. A place where the town tradition is throwing buns from the town hall roof when there's a Royal event. And it gave us Radiohead. 5 astoundingly creative and innovative musicians. All at once.

[@colinsmith99]

I absolutely love seeing someone who is so proficient in their knowledge and understanding of music hearing something for the very first time and being blown away by it. The expressions on your face and look in your eyes just made me laugh and smile so much. I've never seen you so dumbfounded, flabbergasted, and discombobulated at a song before and it's brilliant to see. I thank you wholeheartedly for bringing those emotions back to me as a Radiohead fan and appreciator of music.

[@Gomez561]

His real-time discovery of this song takes me back to first time I heard it too 🙌🏼

[@severebash9153]

I love the genre of first reaction videos for this reason. I always learn something new from another person’s perspective on a piece of art.

[@thomsevilla4956]

I'm 50 years old and I've been a fan of this band since their Pablo Honey days.... their musical journey is just mesmerizing

[@pipkingdom]

I’m 5’ 7” and I like them too.

[@brians.8544]

Same man. I remember when I first heard Creep on MTV. Been a huge fan ever since

[@MrMurph73]

@@pipkingdom 😂

[@erwartungstk]

12-11 years younger and i feel quite the same.

[@beevee24]

me too!

[@JaredWells]

Congratulations. Deeply appreciating the transcendent genius and beauty of Radiohead is one of life’s most important tests. You passed. You now know what it’s like to stand in utter disbelief as you listen to someone say that they don’t get Radiohead.

[@THEMIIIJ]

Not a musician but “In Rainbows” is my fav album ever. Weird fishes might be my fav song on that album. Without understanding the complexity it has such a consistent drum groove that I get lost in while the layered guitars wash over me. I never ever get sick of it. Watching you break it down gives me a whole new way to appreciate something that I already appreciate so much. Do the whole Radiohead catalog.

[@NattyTrugs]

My favourite part of this video is at 8:02 where you seem to stop trying to figure it out and just enjoy the ride. One of my all-time favourite Radiohead songs, really blissful. As for the lyrics, my own take is that marine biologists find that the deeper you go in the ocean the weirder the fishes. Maybe that's how it is with human emotions, the deeper you go the weirder things get.

[@matthewkolp993]

I love how you are trying to mimic and understand the individual parts as a whole. Your musical understanding is impressive and a lot of fun to watch! Radiohead is the shit.

[@busesimsek2105]

I'm having an uncanny feeling right now because I discovered this channel just half an hour ago and I was immediately hooked after your Radiohead video, told myself "I wish there was more of it" and refreshed the page. Great job on knowing what your audience wants! I'm stoked to watch more :) Edit: I love how you gave up at some point and just accepted Radiohead as it is lol. As for the new song suggestion, "jigsaw falling into place" is my fav song by them, probably followed by "paranoid android" which kinda changed my whole point of view aboout music, I didn't know music could be so free!

[@the_oslovian]

Oh wow, he hasn't heard paranoid Android. 😮😯🤩🙃😵‍💫😍

[@maryannehickey2741]

Jigsaw is my fave too!

[@russellhuie1972]

Maybe my favorite moment in any KZbin video. You’re having a really good go of figuring out what’s going on, then around 8:04 just stop, eyes get glassy, and let the song move you. Absolutely amazing

[@aguedabedoya975]

Notice and comment about the same...the precise moment when it starts to kick him ❤️

[@paultawse4948]

Greenwood is a master musical orchestrator and Tom Yorks voice is so unique!👌🏻🙌🏻

[@ilfacone]

To be fair Thom is a bit more than a voice. But then the same could be said about all of them and still (somehow) SO SO SOSOSOSOSO Underrated. Someone said above that they're one of the best bands of the last 30 years - pretty hard to argue with that.

[@sarajohnson5653]

@@ilfacone yeah came here to say this. Yes Jonnys a genius but Thom still writes the lyrics, and is also a multi instrumentalist . Infact they all all

[@bishop813]

The layering of arpeggios at different points of the chord; each of the three guitar players accenting at different points adds to your idea of soundscaping…more times than not…this is done in the studio and not live…the greatness of Radiohead…

[@the_oslovian]

Jonny😍

[@jeffsmith351]

This video is amazing. I'm a drummer and a massive Radiohead fan. I can understand how you can't even begin to play the guitar. The second the song starts you just listen, it paralyzes you. You can't do anything except listen. This is exactly how they play live no matter the size of the space. The timing is always dead on.

[@lanieshedden7977]

The confusion on his face is genuine. 🤣

[@richiethebartender]

We bow to the absolute musical genius of Johny Greenwood and lyrical and illustrative scene-painting of Thom Yorke. This song (and particularly the lyrics) has always made me feel like riding a massive ocean current from one side of the word to the other…passing coral reefs, deep sea trenches, shipping lanes...gorgeous, big and me revealing in my happy insignificance. There was an interview that Thom Yorke gave after OK Computer was released in ‘97 where he said that they wanted Air Bag to “feel like a car crash” and for No Surprises to “sound like a child’s toy” and that it was great that people picked up on that. I’ve looked at the band in a very impressionist light ever since - focusing on what the theme and feel conjures up.

[@imnotarobot4637]

It's like witnessing an epiphany!! My favourite band for almost 30 years, so the stunned and wonderous expressions on your face made me quite emotional! Best Radiohead reaction I've seen. Very genuine. I sincerely hope you continue down this path. We'll gladly walk it with you.

[@christopherbaione5963]

Yes to all of this! Made me a bit emotional as well!

[@SelenaSea]

Great reaction from Michael! His remark, _"I'm in a dreamscape,"_ was spot-on. They paint with music. Brilliant artists. Also, watch the young musician and hip hop fan Caveman Jack react to _Kid A_ - the Radiohead album he hilariously picked at random for his first experience of the band. It's a delight.

[@alejandrosolis8943]

Weird Fishes is my favorite song ever. My ears and brain will never understand how such a beauty was created

[@targhee159]

Agreed. It’s just beyond comprehension that something so beautiful was created. I’d love to see a brain scan of myself or anyone listening to this. Just to see how many parts of the brain light up. It just makes me feel so euphoric. “Let Down” had been my favorite until I heard this.

[@notaperson9831]

I have “I hit the bottom and escape” with the amnesiac Minotaur tattooed on my arm. It’s my favorite tattoo. Radiohead is my favorite band of all time and it was always the favorite of two of my best friends who passed away about a year apart. Also it means two things in reference to my life. It can either mean “I hit rock bottom of addiction and got clean and escaped” or “I hit the bottom of my mental health and ended it” It reminds me that I have a choice.

[@Podus81]

The entire album is perfection

[@TheGeekDive]

Fr stick my headphones on and just submerge into it. Blissful.

[@JakeTank21]

17:20: "Get the f*ck out of here.. I'm gonna lose my sh"t right now" Love it, bud! Welcome to Radiohead! The best band of the last 30 years hands down.

[@kyleminor3036]

So well articulated. Even as a huge Radiohead fan, the first time I hear an album I always think, "Yep, this sounds like Radiohead". Then, as I listen to the album over the years, I always find things that I have never heard before. The In Rainbows album is a perfect album, it may take you 4 or 5 listens to compute what you have just heard, but the album is perfect. You can tell they really care about every single note.

[@ob8551]

Watching the reaction of a first time listener of In Rainbows is incredible. Such a life changing album. The more times you listen, the more parts jump out at you, very captivating. The lyrics will blow you away. I find their main ideas revolve around politics. Thanks for doing these.

[@jameshannagan4256]

It is mostly about coming to terms with your mortality.

[@pc239]

@@jameshannagan4256 This is absolutely the primary theme of In Rainbows.

[@myrtilbouchendhomme4467]

Thank you for the cool video! Drummer's name is Phil Selway, Radiohead thinks that music is a code like Mathematics, when you cracked it, options are infinite to explore, great lyrics on top and you have a band being around for many years and still unfolding! I had the same face of yours the first time I discovered the band! I will follow your new discovery by watching your videos. Good job man!

[@lnb29]

It's just great to have this shared experience of watching the song flourishing together. It amazes me how this song is sort of a 'mess' in the sense that there are a lot of things going on but it is still never 'messy' - on the contrary, it's beautiful

[@badger9291]

This one of my favorite songs of all time, definitely favorite Radiohead song. So different than anything else out there.

[@tycho_m]

The basement set of In Rainbows just cemented their status as one of the very best bands that will ever exist. Unreal, unique performances. Truly the definition of the sum being much much larger than its parts.

[@smarbels]

There's nothing I love more than watching people discovering Radiohead. Sooo many songs of their I wanna see you react to, but continuing on with this session is a great place to be

[@paulrawnsley3963]

As a fan of Radiohead from the 90's - I can't help but say I was having so much fun watching them rip your brain apart. :D I believe that, like many of the classic bands, they are a generational group. They change so much, but the heart and the ability is so in the forefront of their music. And don't worry - if you want groove, just listen to some back catalogue... it's there. Everything is there.

[@the_oslovian]

Yes, they can do everything. Fan since 1997 here. They have been my soundtrack through everything.

[@sebastiaanvanagteren1112]

For me the reason why Radiohead’s music is so complicated and yet so fascinating and mystic is because of its astrological structure. Every instrument can be seen as a planet with its own quality orbiting around the sun in its own tempo. Instruments would clash or connect with other instruments depending on how their qualities align and their position with each other. The music fits because all instruments orbit around the same sun: every instrument has the same intention and meaning. For me this became most clear when dancing on the song Videotape. It feels like being pulled apart by the different instruments and rhythms. Although astrology has a bad reputation of being superficial, it does aim to explain the complicated dynamics which are part of our lives. We also move at different rates and we are also different in our own way. And yet we also are moving in the same direction and we feel connected. This perspective explains why Radiohead’s music feels to have so much space: there is! Because the instruments are not playing the same rhythm it does not feel like a crowded bus. Each instrument is like a planet moving through its own space.

[@jonathanmills5747]

Great sentiments

[@simonstrick6713]

Live version of Paranoid Android on ‘Later…With Jools Holland’. There are three weird mic artefact noises on Thom’s mic that you can clearly ignore, but it’s one of the very best live performances of one of the best songs I’ve ever seen and heard. It will blow your mind.

[@elcap420]

When it comes to the bands zenith, for me I always find my way back to OK Computer. It would be awesome to have Michael's input on that album, Airbag and Paranoid Android would be my top picks :) Lyrically speaking as well!

[@Accidentinparadiable]

Yes sir. That performance on Jools Holland is a masterpiece 🔥

[@kaorimg1230]

19:50 I love that you worked out from this song that they must be ‘childhood friends … or complete strangers’ They met and started playing together in school, had their first hits right out of uni; this song is an evolution from their original dynamic.

[@mikedidyk8233]

They all graduated from college except for Johnny (the "lead" guitarist and keyboards who is the bass players younger brother). Johnny was at Oxford learning guitar under Iggy Pop's guitarist. He left school early to join the band. It has paid off. Johnny has also won a Grammy for a score he did for a movie.

[@runnerup9786]

What amazes me about these Basement performances is how they recreate this music live....if you watch Bloom it's so.incredinly complex...but they manage it.

[@Ishai1]

They did actually meet in school. Two of them are brothers as well. It's amazing that the entire band went through that musical journey together.

[@jasonbarton6087]

"I'm gonna lose my shit." LOL! Holy Fuck, when this song breaks out (into "Arpeggi?"), it takes off like a rocket. What a transition; so propulsive! I love the sound of them breaking thru all that mechanical precision. Can't think of anyone more qualified to deconstruct Radiohead than Michael! As he says, most bands use drums to anchor the rhythm and propel it forward. Radiohead, on the other hand, prioritizes harmonic & melodic interplay over rhythm. As a result, their drummer is purely mathematical; in fact, it's hard to imagine anyone conceiving that tempo prior to the advent of the drum machine - something that renders rhythmic interplay nearly impossible. (Check out Jojo Mayer for the ultimate in mathematical drumming!) Joy Division borrows from the same playbook, e.g., in their live take of "She's Lost Control," and "Transmission." However, the main difference btw them and Radiohead is Joy Division's instruments fall, mechanically, into lockstep w/ the beat. Radiohead, on the other hand - as Michael points out - uses drums as a foundation to elicit harmonic & melodic exploration, rather than a rhythmic one; a unique way to structure a song, provided you have the musicians to pull it off (as Radiohead clearly does!)

[@donnawatson8368]

The bass is always what stands out to me in Radiohead songs. Colin is a beast

[@beckstein4959]

I very much want to keep you going down the Radiohead rabbit hole. For the next one, I think you should do How To Dissappear Completely. It's Thom Yorke's favorite Radiohead song (mine too) and fits right into that "let's look at the lyrics this time" vibe you're looking for that you mentioned at the end of this vid. It was written during or about a nervous breakdown Thom had when they first got massive fame. Cheers!

[@michaelmanville89]

This is not my favorite song of theirs, but you are right that it is an excellent choice for the next video and specifically the lyrics. Great suggestion.

[@the_oslovian]

@@michaelmanville89 agree!

[@vayhope886]

Agree!

[@booger7720]

Please please please keep doing Radiohead. They truly are a special band, and your reactions are fascinating. Your different foundation in music brings such a new, refreshing perspective on these songs that I love. It’s almost as if I’m rediscovering this music. Thank you for your great videos. Cheers.

[@paulschuppener]

They are child hood friends. All went to school together and their original name was on a friday, cause that was the day played together, but later changed to Radiohead. So exciting to see your reaction, Been a Radiohead fan since the day OK Computer came out.

[@ferreclaeys5077]

If you want to have this same experience again here are some songs: Paranoid Android (OK Computer), Pyramid Song (Amnesiac) and Jigsaw Falling Into Place (In Rainbows)

[@adamphilipson6484]

And Bodysnatchers and Let Down

[@karinastafford7131]

And Bloom, my current love.

[@light-chemistry]

The Bloom video on KZbin with Hans Zimmer is like a having a religious experience. Also Reckoner is phenomenal, especially Jonnys lemon playing skills

[@ktvia]

@@karinastafford7131 will forever be an advocate for bloom. their ‘from the basement’ performance of it is probably in my top 3 favorite radiohead live performances of all time

[@jasonmelo9379]

Pyramid song, their best song.

[@supersapphire]

glad you reacted to this song! as a drummer the guitar patterns always amaze me how the lead/rhythm are weaving in and out of each other and still somehow create this gorgeous blend lol

[@eloisewalker9632]

Mate, you have to react to more Radiohead. This doesn't even scratch the surface.

[@Streamingfriendlyunitshifter]

This was so cool to watch Michael. I felt like a proud parent watching there kid open up a gift. They really do exist on their own musical planet

[@pglsp]

Thom Yorke NEVER fails to mind F and real musician..... and the crazy thing is how AMAZING they ALL are.

[@jcardenaz1982]

I’ve only met two other people in my life that love Radiohead as much as I do. I am always surprised that there are other people that understand how great they are.

[@jameshannagan4256]

We are legion you are not alone.

[@damneh8688]

Idk man, they're pretty famous. I live in a non-English speaking third world country but I have several friends who are Radiohead fans.

[@jessie778899]

I understand..

[@adamphilipson6484]

Surprised that there isn't more. There should be more.

[@notaperson9831]

I did too and they both passed away. I miss just sitting and listening to Radiohead with someone who feels it like I do.

[@HeddwynEvans]

I remember as a teenager recording on VHS and watching their first ever live performance of Airbag on Jools Holland. It was like music from another dimension. Just love how they’ve never taken a step back in their musical journey.

[@jeffhubbard9951]

Oh, right on, man! I'm VERY glad to see that you investigated this one, in particular. This is actually one of my personal favorites. I can't wait to check out your reaction to this one.

[@forrestrichard8133]

I love that “god dammit!” at around 13:00. That’s exactly the emotion I feel when I listen to transcendent music like Radiohead. Especially as a musician. You just go, “god dammit I could never have thought of this, I will never understand it, but I totally understand it on a base level, I love it”.

[@thejoshfigueroa]

Check out the Lianne La Havas cover of this one. I think she did a great job of deciphering this madness. It’s more of a chill grove. You might appreciate it.

[@nathan-clark]

Second this. Actually her Tiny Desk set is 💯

[@oscarpuertas0]

One of the few good Radiohead covers

[@amynanocchio5808]

You’ve stumbled upon genius my friend. Sometimes there aren’t words to describe this band. I love that you love this! The drummer is Phil Selway 😉

[@aarongagnon5174]

They are so good and you’ve only scratched the surface. Each album is an absolute masterpiece and should be listened to in chronological order from start to finish in order to appreciate the evolution of Radiohead.

[@ScottDJohnston]

'How To Disappear Completely' would be a fantastic song to react to. So trance-like and beautiful. I'd like to hear you give some insight as to why what they play has such an effect on the listener.

[@asmodeo111]

100% Agree with the lyrics!!

[@utariq2]

Its also the song thom yorke himself said was the best thing he's ever written, without hesitation

[@otgv]

​@@utariq2 i was just gonna mention the same

[@jameshannagan4256]

I agree but he is not giung to really feel the emotional impact of the song if he keeps stopping it I think a more groovt tune like Jigsaw Falling In To Place might be better.

[@NorthWriter]

"Like a metronome" is a fantastic way to describe Phil Selway. He's an absolutely incredible drummer, and I love that he's one of those drummers who, like Glenn Kotche and others, have raised drumming from "merely" timekeeping to its own artistry.

[@TheFlyingPlectrum]

Props for putting yourself through that. This is an outstanding piece of musical exploration and epitomises what defines Radiohead as artists rather than "just" musicians.

[@Irys1997]

"Just" musicians, no pun intended of course 🙂

[@SMclintosh]

The wonderful thing about Radiohead is the approach to writing changes with each album. Never standing still, yet remaining interesting and relevant, is so rare.

[@fakecubed]

Yeah, they met as kids, two of them are brothers. They'd hang out together in their school's music room, they had a cool music teacher who introduced the boys to a bunch of cool music, and they formed a little band. Shortly after their first real gig, they went their separate ways to go off to university, but kept playing together when they could. Four years after that they had moved in together, soon signed with EMI, changed their name to Radiohead, and two years later got their first album out. It was largely ignored, but eventually became popular outside of the UK which allowed them the opportunity to go on international tour, and then their second album was a much bigger success commercially and critically. They are famously "no ego", splitting their royalties equally, and everyone is involved in the process of writing new songs. So yeah, they're just a group of friends/family that like to make music together and have since a young age. That's why they're so enduring and I think it's also why they're so willing to experiment and try new stuff. No good ideas are vetoed by some egomaniac front man, so their music keeps evolving in all sorts of interesting unexpected directions as different band members want to try something new like a new instrument, or some wacky electronic gizmo, or has something to say in a new song's lyrics.

[@g8eo3]

It feels like pillars of bubbles climbing up miles and miles of water to the surface. That's the imagery evoked in me when I listen to this song. It's so beautiful. I'm glad you are enjoying Radiohead :)

[@reggles_shorts2]

Love your reaction to these radiohead videos MIchael. I think Jigsaw Falling Into Place, from the same album, will blow you away!

[@kennyb5412]

That is the one I want him to hear too