Radiohead - Burn the Witch (Berkeley 2017) (IEM Audio Matrix)

[@trojanpony]

I think this very well may be the best live performance of Burn the Witch to date.

[@elemkay5104]

They got a lot better performing it in 2017 I noticed

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

I agree. The early live perfomances would need a backing track or otherwise be pretty close to the rocking version that was workshopped back in the early 2000s. Great energy, love the percussive feeling of it. The strings in the studio version give it a much more angular, dissonant feel that I absolutely love. It's the closest we've had to Jonny incorporating his PTA scores into RH's music, and it's hard to create THAT much noise out of only 4 guitar/bass players. This performance is the closest they've gotten IMO, and it's amazing to see how much moving around from using a bow on his guitar to the ondes to the keys that Jonny has to do to make it happen.

[@ScooterMcGraw]

So many are is if Thom can't be bothered. The vocals on this one isn't terrific.

[@thehackmusician]

transcendental

[@Pengu1]

@@ScooterMcGrawI think he’s just old, he’s been screaming in his 30s and relying on his falsetto in his 40s. His voice is definitely screwed up. Not to forget his drug and alcohol use in his early performances. Bending Hectic and Lotus Flower are my fave songs by him but the live versions suck 😂

[@ChudLife]

I was at this concert. It was extremely cold and half/raining pretty much the entire time. I was surprised we got the performance we got. I know they probably have hot fans blowing on them or something but it was still impressive to see them operate perfectly in intense weather conditions.

[@damienx0x]

They don't have hot fans lmfao.

[@jonathantiu8969]

Johnny frantically switching instruments. Love it!

[@OfficialMyxomatosis]

he goes from two.. Always with his Fender and the bow and then his repro organ. this is great.

[@iTzAtaXi]

@@OfficialMyxomatosis and the synth for the second verse.

[@OfficialMyxomatosis]

@@iTzAtaXi I love it when he plays his Ondés Martinique! Listened to an interview with him yesterday and he explained why he loves his Ondés so much and he said, "I cannot sing and this instrument sounds like a beautiful wailing soprano."

[@MerkinMuffly]

Radiohead going the route of King Crimson with multiple drummers.

[@evo2542]

for the past 10 years now

[@ffuckem]

only 2

[@beat_poet]

And the grateful dead

[@profanepropane]

Johnny the anything-instrumentalist

[@controloz3310]

My fave version of burn the witch is the live version. It makes me think of what it’s like to work in a government department. You can’t trust anyone, there’s always a witch hunt and they never burn the snitch, only the one made out to be a witch. And there is always a low flying panic attack.

[@therealsaintseiya]

i was there!

[@jeffx9149]

Gigolo Joe what do you know?

[@DiegoMendozaParadaxs]

Proved it

[@ChudLife]

Doood same. It was super cold and raining but worth it

[@danniel_right5010]

There theeeeeeeere 🎶

[@OfficialMyxomatosis]

awe.. *Not* In The Basement.. Still an amazing collection. :) My mother pooping her pants realizing it is not a bunch of violins :)

[@drakessful]

They had cellos on the album version in addition to the bow guitar, iirc

[@iTzAtaXi]

@@drakessful they got an entire orchestra on the album version.

[@Sezyfazes]

Thank you so much for uploading this :) This is one of the best burn the witch live !

[@eme1one]

INSANE performance!

[@estebanvalle715]

radiohead

[@the.derealizer]

who is that

[@arrifjoe]

@@the.derealizer the G.O.A.T

[@purplemascara99]

Jonny at the end is Everything!!!! 🎸🎻

[@luisduarte342]

Amazing

[@thehackmusician]

otherworldly

[@alexeygumenyuk8510]

What an amazing show!

[@danniel_right5010]

Better than the studio version

[@mopizi]

Lacking the intro for me

[@dominiki5561]

misericordia piedade da minha alma q perfeição 🙏😍

[@Christian-pg3dd]

Yes Yeees yes

[@sodiumlights]

zero fucker is dancin` eh?

[@pndnkspa]

chainsaw man

[@trillersicoX]

?

[@visibledistortion341]

chainsaw man

[@sense-xy]

chainsaw man

[@jeffx9149]

Bad Witch Nine Inch Nails

[@dbcooper9584]

What's up with thoms voice

[@matthewcharles5304]

He’s getting older.

[@Straaaayyyy]

Thom's vocal sucks here, why so bad?

[@ScooterMcGraw]

Thank you! His vocals have gone a bit of late. Don’t know why. The rest is superb, as usual.

[@UnknownPerson-wg1hw]

getting old.. cant believe he is in his 50s now

[@정현김-r2c]

그들의 라이브를 실제로 본다면 당신의 생각은 완전히 바뀔 것 입니다. 매우 파워풀한 목소리. 미디어는 거짓입니다. 나는 톰의 목소리가 얼마나 강력한 지 실제로 보기 전까지 몰랐습니다.

[@brandonlbartlett]

It was cold and wet, hes getting old, hard to do shows multiple days in a row, etc

[@EchoesOfNewEngland]

Yeah I hate to say it but Thom’s vocals really spoil the overall performance. It’s a shame because everything else is spot on. I get he’s older but If he’s going to sing the songs like this I’d rather he something he’d singer better. Just sort of ruins it. Feel the same way when he performs paranoid Android live 2008 onward.