Radiohead - The King Of Limbs From The Basement (December 2011)

Recorded at Maida Vale Studios, London in December 2011.
Setlist:
00:00:40 Bloom
00:07:07 The Daily Mail
00:11:18 Feral
00:14:41 Little by Little
00:19:56 Codex
00:25:19 Separator
00:31:53 Lotus Flower
00:37:21 Staircase
00:42:35 Morning Mr Magpie
00:48:16 Give Up the Ghost
00:55:11 Supercollider
Produced and Mixed by Nigel Godrich
Directed and Edited by Vern Moen
Sound Engineer: Darrell Thorpe
Recording Assistant: Drew Brown
Directory of Photography: Daniel Landin
Producers: James Chads, Dilly Gent, Nigel Godrich, John Woollcombe
Drums: Clive Deamer
Brass: Noel Langley, Yazz Ahmed, Clare Moss, Trevor Mires, Owen Marshall, Ben Castle, Phil Todd
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[@jeromycaballero91]

Only Radiohead can have two drummers and still need their lead guitarist on the drums as well.

[@theflev-matic4892]

One day they'll make a song that is just Thom singing and everyone else playing drums (Including Thom himself)

[@dimaMAYD]

@@theflev-matic4892 Bangers & Mash? There There?

[@zynel413]

@@dimaMAYD I mean Colin still plays bass on them, right?

[@fallengamer3000]

King Crimson has 3 drummers doe B)

[@jeromycaballero91]

@@zynel413 That's a bass-shaped drum he's playing.

[@jeppejuul7620]

I love the fact that they cloned Phil to play an extra set of drums! that's so innovative!

[@morgainneduplessis6108]

They've always been ahead of the curve.

[@rainboweyes18]

Underrated comment

[@GI_Jimbo]

What if, and hear me out, Phil was the real "Kid A" all along?

[@joshuarivera9767]

avant garde

[@user-rx1pw5vh3c]

Finally Phil 2

[@nick55555ism]

I love how Jonny can start playing literally any instrument if it's needed

[@andreaharrington9705]

He is classically trained, mostly by himself. I wish I had this talent, its beauty in a modern crazy dystopia called England ( the music is corporate shit)

[@Johnnywhamo]

I love Thome but people give him WAY too much credit, Jonny imho is probably the best musician of the group and brings the most to the band.

[@kaorimg1230]

I think he said he likes playing instruments he doesn’t know how to play. I especially love his focus when he plays the xylophone vs his more typical one hand on the keyboard between guitar licks. Oh you wanted a cello for this one? Just wheel it in, I’ll figure it out. Lemon shaky? K. I’ll do it with three fingers so I can still have two fingers for the keyboard. If I’m just playing piano I’ll do it with my head between my knees.

[@kaorimg1230]

@@Johnnywhamo To me they are more Yin and Yang-though which is which is not so clear. It’s a symbiosis of complementary skill sets. Jonny is arguably the more versatile instrumentalist, but he’d be the first to point out what he can’t do-vocals. Thom brings vocals, lyrics, melodies, rhythm guitar, and piano with equal virtuosity. Plays a mean maraca as well.

[@shukryustvolskaya4775]

@@Johnnywhamo fkg agree man! jonny greenwood is a genius. look at his other works.

[@farflownfalcon1076]

I love how this recording elevates TKOL to a 10/10 album.

[@edwardmatthews3232]

It’s the essential document of this time

[@darioidan]

you say that like it wasnt already

[@brucebraca9409]

facts

[@koother]

@@darioidan it is terrible

[@homosexualpanic]

​@@koother Why is it terrible?

[@gpeddino]

Clive Deamer (the second drummer, famous for working with Portishead and Robert Plant, among others) said in an interview that Phil Selway called him out of the blue and asked for his help to recreate the songs from TKOL, because they had no idea how to perform them organically without having to use samples and click tracks. Phil then went to Clive's house and played him the album way before it was released. He was baffled by the rhythmic complexity of songs such as "Bloom". They both spent a week in a studio sorting out each part of each song, with the rest of the band accompanying from a distance and chiming in here and there. The idea was to have Clive only for the From The Basement recording, but those sessions sounded so good that their 2011 schedule expanded: some TV appearances, a couple of New York dates and a surprise gig at Glastonbury Festival. A full world tour then came in 2012. Clive says this was his trial by fire and one of the defining moments of his career. The band must have enjoyed it as well, because Clive appears in A Moon Shaped Pool (he created some of the drumming parts in "Ful Stop" during the 2012 tour and got to add it to the final recording) and he was also in the 2016/2018 tour.

[@multiversechorus]

I think it might be safe to say he's the seventh member of Radiohead now.

[@gpeddino]

@@multiversechorus I wonder if they're gonna invite him to join. He's usually a freelancer, his only actual band is Get The Blessing.

[@Filippo6264]

Cool, i didn't know that!

[@c.martinbarraza3007]

I love clive deamer in radiohead

[@wanmohdrahim]

His drumming in bloom is inhuman.

[@anthonidanowski9404]

bloom live is a literal fucking masterpiece

[@tysonsflag]

This is the first time I've seen it its amazing holy crap

[@rulnacco]

This live version totally destroys the studio version. Here, it suddenly and unexpectedly becomes this totally intense rave-out that's just spellbinding.

[@MicahBuzanMUSIC]

The King Of Limbs will grow on you, Little by Little.

[@JD-lv4ve]

😂

[@alexpanizzoli5649]

The more i listen to it, the more i think it is by far my favorite album from them !I wouldn’t have said that when you wrote that comment 2 years ago 😏

[@grarghul]

... and if you think this is over then youre wrong

[@admarhermans1]

🎯

[@triancalifornia944]

@@alexpanizzoli5649 fr! first time i listened to this album i was like yeesh this is the worst radiohead content i have heard, a few months later it is quickly becoming one of my favorites

[@HarpreetExplores]

More I listen to radiohead, more I appreciate Colin. His bass playing is phenomenal. He’s one of goats!

[@andreaharrington9705]

Colin is amazing

[@barryballinger6023]

Well, he's the only one who gets to play only his instrument, right?

[@SSsacas]

@@barryballinger6023 Once in a while he plays something else too. But nobody else plays the bass guitar in the band.

[@apzzpa]

honestly so underrated as a bassist. His parts are always independent and lyrical

[@TheDaddyO44]

He is so solid and groovy, and occasionally demented. Would love to buy him tea and cake and chat for a couple of hours

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

One of the many things I love about this band is ... they take you to some strange places but you're always aware that you're in safe hands.

[@Coldcloves]

What a description.. spot on💓

[@Bombocl611]

Damnn thats so true, well thought

[@hiddenvalleyranch775]

Interesting way to put it. Huh...

[@barryclay9084]

Yes. They know where they are going even if you don't.

[@Bandstand]

Bloom always sounds like it can fall apart at any second live. Adds anxiety to an otherwise majestic song. Love

[@edpx]

Yeah, feels fragile.

[@HeartofArcana]

The delicate fragility in the performance, and ensuing anxiety makes it such a triumph! So good.

[@berthutto5391]

Wasn’t my favorite at first, but then I saw it live. One of my favorites now. It’s sort of like National Anthem. It almost sounds like an orchestra’s warm up room, but somehow organized.

[@josh8078]

Man I see you in all the music I like Ur really cool

[@whatsthisidonteven]

Bloom sounds to me like a construction yard and a peak-hour highway that decided to get perfectly harmonious and coordinated for six minutes.

[@kiyoaki1985]

I've heard people say Radiohead sounds depressing or "whiny". I don't get it. It's deeply comforting and nostalgic, like lullabies for adults.

[@ttixolo]

lullabies for adults is the best description ive ever heard holy shit ahahaha

[@ONAK.ONE.illustrator]

Yeeeessssss

[@forrest1979]

100%

[@kajuiceboi3592]

And teens I guess too lmao.

[@mundicox8951]

The funniest description of Radiohead's music for me was by a Fox News reporter who said its music for depressed and malnourished kids😂

[@red_coin_bandit]

I really love how hard Thom is vibing the entire time.

[@tisha2305]

Same

[@freshpots2019]

53:33 - “please tell me that sounded alright...” as if he hadn’t just performed one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard...wow.

[@Crazyness2122]

😭

[@matthewhohenbery2287]

That’s who he is, as you probably understand. Humble dude who doesn’t care about fame

[@yalikebe3ns797]

@@matthewhohenbery2287 lol its cuz there were a ton ove looped voices and he genuinely didnt knoe

[@kadenc66]

@@yalikebe3ns797 Please learn how to spell

[@yalikebe3ns797]

@@kadenc66 Zamn!

[@lifemusic1980]

Thom dancing is the greatest thing on earth

[@itspaddyd]

Jonny playing the drums on Bloom looks exactly like what a guitarist playing the drums looks like in my head

[@6ecko]

There should be a national Radiohead Day where you just have to watch this all day.

[@leehiro4840]

Imagine, that everyone has to own at least one Radiohead album by law 😊

[@paulatwork517]

Boom. yOu got it

[@markmcarthy596]

I vote Yes

[@annadelaney9297]

I’m in!

[@nevets4ever4]

@@leehiro4840 - Or two or three or four or five albums....though I believe most of us here need no stinkin' law to want to own any RH albums....

[@erikdeaton9300]

I remember watching this with my Uncle. Completely changed my mind about this album. In Rainbows from the basement is also really good.

[@oz-3416]

I always think that the "From the basement " Version of In Rainbows was the ideal way to listen this album

[@gorkemgulan]

One album i know least ....

[@frenzypuppy]

I think Erik that 'In Rainbows from the Basement is also really good' might be the biggest understatement in the world.

[@JoelMiller626]

This changed my opinion on the album as well! 👍

[@JohnsysChannel]

In Uni my housemate would shun studio recorded albums in favour of live albums all the time. He'd never listen to a studio album, and I was always the opposite, but with Radiohead I think there's extra layers of energy that comes from them all being in the moment together. Watch the intro for Feral for example, the two sets of drums running in perfect harmony just gives the track life.

[@FelipeTorres-yk2fv]

I had TKOL sooo underated, man, now I'm completely obsessed with it. Little By Litlle is just a total masterpiece...

[@francois978]

totally agree, kind of western vibe

[@leehiro4840]

Trippy

[@canadianspain5038]

Agreed

[@benjaminalbouy6315]

Totally agree!

[@lucasc5622]

@Hunter Vonnegut no

[@laila9958]

Separator gets me hooked every time, on constant repeat.

[@lailaalkholy2354]

laila!

[@burnu2240]

33:26 colin pulling that face has consistently cracked me up for 10 years now...what a legend

[@cropsey.]

Dude... This face will definitely haunt my nightmares.

[@kanerogers7717]

BASS FACE

[@kirill3084]

me every 5 minutes: So guitar was making that sound wtf Incredible how much sound they pull from the traditional instruments

[@alexandrebergeron176]

Jonny will always be Jonny haha!! Just listen closely to songs such as The National Anthem or Nude: he's pretty much responsible for all the background and landscaping sounds in most of Radiohead's post OKC recordings.

[@greglee1465]

They never cease to amaze me. Their "noise" is the most important music in my life.

[@Frying1Pans]

@@alexandrebergeron176 i think all i need's background noise was ed?

[@alexandrebergeron176]

@@Frying1Pans I think yes. I checked IRFTB Saturday Night and it seemed it was Ed.

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

"You're welcome" -Ed O'Brien

[@Jerry-rm9pk]

Separator is the Reckoner of The King of the Limbs

[@xWESTICLESx]

Codex is the After the Gold Rush of The King of Limbs.

[@jeromycaballero91]

Agreed. Easily the best song on the album as well as being what the whole thing is all about.

[@andreylucass]

Heresy

[@MongerOfStrings8222]

How do you is the reckoner of Pablo honey

[@boing844]

@@MongerOfStrings8222 Reckoner is the How do you of in rainbows

[@jakeola10]

This album is so criminally underrated. Granted, the live version definitely shines through more than the studio version, but the studio version is still really good.

[@kpman644]

The studio version while great is in a way overproduced. It's great live with out a doubt.

[@starman1994]

Sounds better year after year!!!

[@leehiro4840]

It's quite a strong album, only too short (maybe cancel Feral though🤭) It would be much more impressing, if Radiohead would have integrated some of the singles like The Daily Mail and Staircase

[@MM-vs2et]

@@leehiro4840 Feral keeps the record interesting. It's the one oddball track Radiohead puts in all of their records past Kid A (Treefingers, Hunting Bears, The Gloaming, etc). Sure, we wouldn't want to listen to it occasionally, but playing the album front to back it makes sense.

[@yvindkorsnes2296]

Am i the only one that thinks the studio version is much better than this? The live version morphs the abstract and dreamlike atmospheres of the studio tracks into something more natural and organic. I just find the former angle much more interesting than the latter in this instance. I think it has something to do with how rhytmical music typically approaches spirituality that i find off- putting. And this live version sadly goes down that typical route.

[@indy_jack]

53:33 "please tell me that sounded alright" ... after recording the most delicate beautiful thing ever

[@JackDuncanmusic]

Setlist: 00:00:40 Bloom 00:07:07 The Daily Mail 00:11:18 Feral 00:14:41 Little by Little 00:19:56 Codex 00:25:19 Separator 00:31:53 Lotus Flower 00:37:21 Staircase 00:42:35 Morning Mr Magpie 00:48:16 Give Up the Ghost 00:55:11 Supercollider

[@davidnavagomez802]

It's in the video description Genius

[@JackDuncanmusic]

@@davidnavagomez802 Why not?

[@JackDuncanmusic]

@@davidnavagomez802 I'm bored

[@pordB]

Thanks!

[@JackDuncanmusic]

@@pordB You're welcome

[@LeeTodd88]

After Give Up the Ghost: “Please tell me that sounded alright” ...yes, yes it did

[@heitorfaria8061]

Why is nobody talking about that GORGEOUS take on Give Up The Ghost? One of my favorites live perfomances of all time.

[@mendipfox1650]

A B S O U L T L Y I N C R E D I B L E

[@CoreyMarlin]

This performance of Bloom is unbelievable. Like what did I just listen to? Absolute genius, that’s what. Also Daily Mail!!! Wow.

[@TheIvarrrr]

Codex always seems to surprise me. The moment Thom sings "jump of the end" the complete atmosfere of the song changes and i get goosebumps. God i love these guys

[@morsprox1309]

Damn I wish the Basement version of this Album was on Vinyl.. such a masterpiece.

[@blubirbeed4172]

I was thinking the same thing, I have TKOL on vinyl but the basement version is soo good

[@johnpomeroy6931]

SAME

[@robvp71]

I prefer The Basement versions over all albums.. it's amazing to see how they are able to perform these songs in a live environment. Nothing but the deepest respect for Radiohead, they are amazing!

[@jaredallebest2160]

I wish they would release the basement versions of TKOL and In Rainbows as live albums.

[@intintoli]

@@jaredallebest2160 100%!! Blu ray versions of both would be amazing as well.

[@mwaters421]

Significantly better than their studio albums 100%

[@cygnise176]

@@intintoli They were originally on blu-ray I believe. This is the digitalized version. Which is why they’re only just now being released on youtube.

[@vickjr98]

True talk

[@danieleventura3810]

TKOL is Colin's masterpiece and here you can clearly feel and see why. Such a colorful and creative bass playing 😍😍😍

[@Frank-yb2hw]

glad to see somebody else recognize how much Colin "gets" everything

[@tylerbakermusic]

Little by Little is actually sublime here wow

[@amadeusbintang6914]

We all wanted "A Moon Shaped Pool: From the Basement", but you should acknowledge that BBC is currently closing down Maida Vale Studios (or Nigel Godrich's Basement), so yeah :(

[@timmm85]

wow... did not know this, sad news...

[@sudev29]

They can always find another basement.

[@sudev29]

Or it could be a house like the scotch mist session.

[@frenchguitarguy1091]

timmm85 yeah but the basement has a brand new KZbin channel and with the current pandemic it’s a better time than any to reboot the show

[@rc529]

This doesn't prevent the band from filming a live studio performance with Nigel.

[@mindovermarrow]

I've been listening to Radiohead for nearly 30 years and I can't shake the feeling that this version of Bloom just might be the best thing they've ever done. It's absolutely sublime.

[@ktvia]

hard agree! by the end of the song where they blend together, colin does his little hop and thom goes crazy on the guitar and it shows how they’re all so immersed in playing the song. it shows through the music, satisfying to both the eyes and ears.

[@masterninja9716]

As a band- I agree- but Thom’s solo on piano just astounds….

[@jameswrappner4624]

Give up your ghost is an amazingly beautiful song

[@thomasjordan3237]

right on, not one of the most popular but I find myself listening to it over and over.

[@patriotpeasant199]

No doubt, it’s gorgeous! No better harmony than Thom singing with Thom :)

[@mr.incognito9247]

@@patriotpeasant199bhhhhh

[@outlavv9892]

codex is better imo

[@ThatFaceMelter94]

It's a stunning acoustic, rainy day sort of song. One of the best from KoL, along with Little by Little, Lotus Flower, and Separator.

[@mg6945]

It finally came to KZbin. What a glorious day

[@ralph9182]

Huh?

[@mg6945]

Ed James it was never officially released in full like this on KZbin

[@leninfasanandomelo3731]

It's gonna be a glorious day, I feel my luck could change! ;)

[@steventremino5623]

@@leninfasanandomelo3731 yeah, okay. It's a Radiohead reference from the song "lucky". We all know it (yawn) and we hear them all the time on here.

[@watchmeasifly]

wow

[@TheBundyboy66]

So underrated this album. If it is a "weaker" part of their portfolio, it merely demonstrates again why they're the greatest band ever!

[@tylerbakermusic]

Couldn’t agree more! Their discography is quite crazy. Especially in context of the fact they have been together making new music for 35 years. That’s incredibly impressive. It gets even more crazy when their newest album A Moon Shaped Pool is one of the best in their discography. They are not slowing down. It’s mad.

[@lucasantonia9799]

totally agree, this album is incredibleeeeeeee

[@Frying1Pans]

the king of limbs isn't there best but its still a very fucking good album

[@defoperator7993]

probably one of their best albums. it has a huge flying lotus influence so I get why its not everyones cup of tea

[@sasasayakuza]

The thing is, it isn't... the king of limbs is carefully crafted and delivers a hazy, ephemeral and atmospherical feeling without precedents in their discography

[@skiptracerbob]

This is the definitive version of The Daily Mail. Makes the hairs stand up every time I hear it.

[@MauricioJara]

I absolutely how Bloom starts out as a mess and as an overload of sounds, and then as the song progresses, all the sounds join in harmony. Organized chaos

[@arrifjoe]

Ikr, I don't like Bloom from it's first minutes, but in this episode I listen to the whole song and I regret of hating it

[@MauricioJara]

@@arrifjoeI always loved Bloom since it’s studio version. However this version of Bloom is definitely the best one imo

[@63resindog]

Codex, probably the most beautiful song ever. it just takes me away.

[@anabelapaulino8140]

I completely agree!

[@berthutto5391]

Agree!

[@jacvic0790]

I think codex is such a beautiful track, but please tell me you've heard nude!

[@leehiro4840]

Agree! But my fave is Separator nth

[@63resindog]

@@jacvic0790 no I useally wear clothes when listening , never naked......yeah ofcouse i've heard nude.

[@amadeusbintang6914]

Person: "The King of Limbs sucks!" Radiohead: "Hold my basement." Basically that's what happened back in 2011

[@3three3three3three]

@Ryan Smith yes

[@zackzallie8735]

@Ryan Smith It's almost a perfect record. But, I would add more songs to the tracklist like The Daily Mail, Staircase and Supercollider, and you have it: the perfect record. lol

[@jasonbrown4318]

I am sure I am in the minority but King of Limbs is vastly underrated imo

[@RenegadeShepard69]

@@zackzallie8735 Imo I don't think they work in that album despite the three of them being great songs! Maybe Supercollider and one you didn't mention The Butcher would work the best out of those, Staircase and Daily Mail are too loud for me to see in that album. I like it kicking off with groovy synth sounding tracks than by Lotus Flower the sound becomes more dense and quieter, than with Codex and Give up the Ghost it's soft and slow and comes back groovy but lighter than before with Separator. I think it's the best structured album of theirs. So I have no idea where those tracks would go. Where would you put them? Specifically Daily Mail and Staircase?

[@sgshumblecrumb6046]

Radiohead's records have a knack for staying power

[@lazychap6175]

TKOL has the most complex rithms of RADIOHEAD. so difficult and so well executed.

[@Jose10_RS]

Separator is such a beautiful song, I don't know why but every time I listen to it, specially the ending, it sends me to another dimension. And I love this album for that.

[@plasticplanetdiscgolf]

Amazing how they're still all the original band members.

[@hebreophone]

The original + Jonny 😉

[@Stephuzz]

they're the chosen ones

[@ginomu]

"Produced and Mixed by Nigel Godrich".. I wanna be like him when i grow up..

[@rc529]

I wanted to be a musical genius when I was young, too.

[@MarcNeilson1]

rc529 he isn’t really a musical genius. Just a production wizard.

[@ginomu]

yeh hard working guy, is what I meant

[@patriciomartinotti5694]

keep working hard.

[@galihgori]

How old are you?

[@ionlytalkaboutbass]

I’ve probably said this a thousand times, but Colin is fantastic. This performance is absolutely wonderful overall. Every time I come back to watch it, I fall in love all over again with something different. Incredible musicianship.

[@RS54321]

Yes!! His unpredictable bass lines in Separator...love him.

[@OfficialMyxomatosis]

This band saved me from suicide right after my only parent, a brilliant single Father of this only child and Daddy's Girl "died on me" after a torturous battle with lung cancer when he was 52, and I was 26. I have "been alone" ever since.

[@evarina80]

yup, i always love listening to Colin playing. he caught me off guard the other day while i was listening to paranoid android played at lollapalooza berlin 2016, he added something right at the end of the song during jonny's epic guitar. i replayed it so many times cause it was a really sick bass line. i checked other versions but i think i only found it in that version of the song.

[@MrNickml]

"If you think this is over then you're wrong..." so simple, so beautiful

[@user-gs9zu2hr9x]

No one: The cameraman: ARE YOU READY FOR SOME ACTION?

[@kyleplatz6295]

I laughed pretty hard at this

[@painovoimaton]

Man this version of Magpie has such an earthy energy to it, so intense.

[@willoverdoseonmusic]

This is fucking amazing man holy shit. The musicianship, the performances, the camera work, and just seeing their passion for this art.

[@chipmeans380]

I've never understood the cold reception this album received from fans. It's astonishingly good, just like all their albums.

[@masterculturedunkerque7918]

sometimes I wonder if we're not accustomed to the idea that old material is by definition better than latest one. the truth is Radiohead has been consistently amazing and innovative for more than 20 years, not a single band can present such a catalogue, so yeh definitely there's highs and lows and special music for everyone individually or collectively with the music industry critics but still they're incredible and unique since day one

[@donquixotedelamancha58]

@@masterculturedunkerque7918 I agree. Same is true of U2. I think their last album, Songs of Experience, is their best, yet old fans can't get past Acting Baby and Joshua Tree. Nostalgia has a lot to do with it. Oh, well. At least we can appreciate the new stuff.

[@MateusOliveira-hr1wp]

I have a belief that the reason lies in the production of the studio album. It sounds, i don't know how to say it technically, but to me it sounds just kind of bad. I can't pin it down but it seems to me it is rushed and poorly mixed in a lot of songs (when compared to their past albums and with AMSP). Here they sound starkly better, it all feels much more cohesive and organic.

[@zachh.9065]

@@donquixotedelamancha58 weezer fans arent ready to admit that white is their best album

[@Abrahammurillo-fv5gk]

This álbum is made for true radiohead fans.

[@MrDokek]

Great Ed O'Brien solo at 8:16

[@JazzHagen]

Classic Ed

[@o7k4vokb0ksp5n2]

He probably gets used to it after awhile lol

[@zackzallie8735]

The life of the most attractive and extrovert member of Radiohead.

[@davevoyce131]

His chops make me want to quit playing

[@ccervantesclx7]

I just want a live performance of Spectre

[@thbltmusic]

Full band

[@yuja612]

There are several fan recorded videos of live full band performances of that song in youtube.

[@thbltmusic]

@@yuja612 Not with the drums though, it's just Colin and Thom

[@silverghozt]

One of my favorite RH tracks. So good.

[@knivesout33]

With a live orchestra.

[@amiccus_]

I really hate how no one ever mentions Give Up The Ghost, as I truly believe it's one of their most beautiful and haunting tracks ever. It sounds like a graceful, yet cautious march towards death. Like a death that you have truly accepted and expect, though once it's finally in view, you still feel a tinge of fear and uncertainty.

[@lorendevitoable]

Just listened now for the thousandth time and realize it was trying to teach me a lesson ten years ago it took a very long time to learn

[@markmcarthy596]

Yep

[@TopseyKretts]

..i think its one of the greatest pieces of music ever written....

[@spaceorion8939]

It's much like an actual ghost. Silent, unnoticed and haunting.

[@skycakemusic]

After I saw it live it on the KOL tour it became my favorite song of theirs

[@Dylan_Thomas1]

It never ceases to amaze me how much Radiohead tracks actually grow on me. In Bloom was always at least nice, then slighty alluring, and now almost two years after I first heard it I never wanted it to end just now. That whole last minute or so has me transfixed.

[@diegox382]

Rhythm is so important in The King of Limbs!

[@samsonmcgloughlinakira1749]

We are still waiting for MTV Beach House 1993 From The Basement

[@slateman118]

yes

[@sedoso1246]

YES!!!!

[@mauriciotapia7175]

con piscinazo incluido

[@pseudoplotinus]

love your pfp

[@samsonmcgloughlinakira1749]

@@pseudoplotinus Thanks man

[@aydenjenkins8760]

Give Up the Ghost is one of Radiohead's absolute best songs.

[@mendipfox1650]

Completely agree. One of my top 5 if not my absolute favourite. No particular order… Give up the Ghost Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Pyramid Song How to disappear completely Codex

[@SaltyDerps]

​@@mendipfox1650Amazing list!

[@timelesselectrolysis6496]

How great is Daily Mail? OMG I can't get enough of it.

[@eyesonthewire1756]

I wish they'd release this as physical media, I'd love to have a vinyl of this live masterpiece

[@mcnablerakawumpyjoe]

they released it on blu ray I think

[@schuka1]

The whole of this is absolutely amazing. Codex give me chills everytime though. So grateful for radiohead. They have been the soundtrack to my navigation of many heavy and light moments.

[@blubirbeed4172]

Couldn't agree more, same here!!

[@thatguy3567]

Horn arrangements on daily mail are awesome! Love the tuba bari sax sound

[@ojf2980]

Give Up the Ghost is indescribably mesmerizing

[@MemoriesDestroyUs]

Separator is a mood in itself, so fuckin beautiful

[@Johnth10]

The Little by Little version is absolutely gorgeous... Not the only one but this one is just... Crazy shit. Geniuses of our time.

[@marone0324]

It really is much better when the guitar rhythm is done slowly against the background percussion. It's perfectly executed.

[@galicker]

Absolutely brilliant. Lotus Flower, Bloom and The Daily Mail sounds stunning but that Give Up the Ghost... WOW. What a masterpiece.

[@PixelNotesMusic]

I love every album by Radiohead, but for some reason this is the album I keep closest to my heart. It's so bass and drum driven with the occasional guitar melody soaring through. The end of Separator with the looping guitar lick just breaks your heart.

[@mr_samsonite]

Nigel did an amazing job with the mixing on this production. The detail, depth and range of every instrument/sound is super impressive. It’s raw, but not extreme enough to not have a little fluff and finesse to the sound. It’s really astonishing work here. And it obviously takes the musicians to perform so fine and precise, which shouldn’t be stated but I will anyways. Love it. Love Radiohead.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

The drumming on Bloom gives me heart palpitations.

[@eqx7168]

The drumming on Staircase is so lush and majestic

[@B3ING1984]

This album got me through a super tough time in my life. The album gets better and better with each listen. Radiohead is a global treasure and never ceases to amaze me and is the only band that 3 generations of my family (Dad, lil brother and I) geek out on. Truly musician musicians

[@Mmxxaamm]

I could never understand the hate that drop upon this album, I keep it as a gem. Thanks for sharing guys, love you and please take care

[@Mmxxaamm]

Sambo Jones Yeah but the same could happen with In Rainbows when put in context, the album starts with two heavy and very riff oriented tracks and then dives into a full ballad slow paced songs until the very end, the same as TKOL. I agree that in the latter, the flow of the album is not that consistent as in other Radiohead works, but still, I was VERY excited and grateful for getting 8 extremely good Radiohead songs, In Bloom being one of my all time favorites.

[@hugoyanez9506]

Fantano & Pitchfork kids trying to feel vocal about something they never understood. This album was an important thing in 2011 and a new territory for the band as well. I love king of limbs.

[@ThePopbanks007]

@@hugoyanez9506 or maybe not everyone has the same taste. Crazy, right?

[@hugoyanez9506]

@@ThePopbanks007 it seems I touched a nerve. Isn't?

[@Boyzby]

@@hugoyanez9506 Well, it seems like you had a nerve touched. They simply said not everyone has the same taste, which is a basic fact of life, while you're trying to defend your ridiculous notion that only kids who never understood it were vocal about not liking it. Like, c'mon, you're just being pretentious.

[@cameronvillarrealLp]

These recordings sound so much more rich than the original album. This session has me appreciating theses songs even more than I already do.

[@edwardlazell3157]

Yes, Thom, that sounded alright.

[@skhynix128]

This version of bloom and Thom’s solo live version are both phenomenal.

[@khangton676]

Best version of Bloom ever!

[@leehiro4840]

Thom's solo version and the one with Hans Zimmer can compete I suppose 🤗

[@brianbiviano6356]

This album came out right before my daughter had her first Manic episode and wound up in a mental ward. It helped get me through, and still reminds me of the experience. I called the sound "organized chaos' and likened it to what must have gone on in her head. 9 years later she is on meds and episode free (no drugs or alcohol) and this remains one of my favorite Radiohead albums.

[@mikejohnston8275]

I'm glad your daughter found piece

[@dikkeskieven484]

Sorry to hear that about your daughter, I'm glad she's okay now!

[@tomasidh]

Bless you and your daughter!

[@dominicbofficial]

You commented the exact same comment, word for word, on the full album for Amnesiac?

[@brianbiviano6356]

@@dominicbofficial It wasn't meant for Amnesiac, don't know how that happened?

[@ceroberto]

10 years of this masterpiece

[@revhammer1]

Thank you, Radiohead. Thank you, Thom. You've given us so much.

[@amolkankane8281]

The impact you guys have on my life without even realizing it. Thanks for being who you are and I can never thank you enough.

[@mghughes]

One of the world's greatest rock guitarists playing drums. Just another day in the life of Radiohead

[@mornehuman6723]

There will never be another band like this again. Long live the Kings of Limbs!

[@user-bt2od3yw1b]

Please do more of these Live From The Basement shows. Incredible

[@kevinhendry3215]

man.. phil selway is one of the most underrated drummer of all time.

[@benjaminstephan2665]

We are still waiting for AMSP From The Basement

[@e.gundogan8656]

The problem is the basement doesn't exist anymore

[@CharismaStrategies]

@@e.gundogan8656 Why?

[@esper86]

@@e.gundogan8656 thats what i thought

[@danielepolenta3532]

@@e.gundogan8656 what?

[@Ttttttttyyyyyyyyy]

Yeah, It was a TV show from Nigel. But a AMSP session or whatever would be awesome

[@Patrick-iz2fg]

Imagine this being your “worst album” the arrangement is beautiful

[@cygnise176]

True, but to be fair i feel its ranked that way because most consider this performance wayyyyy better than the studio version. (including myself) And when ranking the studio albums i think its definitely on the lower end.

[@Patrick-iz2fg]

I totally agree, there is so much more life and movement in the live version!

[@xylan9543]

pablo honey is worse than this album

[@cassidybarnett2208]

@@xylan9543 COMPLETELY agree

[@ghostninja5035]

Nah, Pablo Honey and Amnesiac are worse. The Amnesiac one might be a bit of a hot take.

[@RogueEagle]

Holy shit that bass is beautiful.

[@Akshay-jx6si]

the feral bassline is the shit

[@danielfarrell5442]

This live set is why King of Limbs went from my least favorite to absolute favourite Radiohead album. Before this I found it inaccessible but this was the key that let me in.

[@mateuiglesias]

It happen the same to me.

[@johnnymorell4974]

Seems to be a common feeling. If they hadn't made this, you might not have given the songs on the album much thought again. I wish there were more 'from the basement' style live events though.

[@SparkyKev]

Spot on

[@patriciomartinotti5694]

I loved The King Of Limbs in my first listen in february 2011. I cannot say the same thing to my first In Rainbows listen.

[@onionburger]

exactly. I would have loved king of limbs a lot more on first listen if it was like this version.

[@nicolasriveros943]

I know it is a bit late to ask for an "A Moon Shaped Pool: From the Basement" but it would be SO GREAT if both existing FTB sessions were uploaded to Spotify. Especially considering that this is hands down the best version of TKOL...

[@JasonWade-lm3cp]

Man I've known about Radiohead for 20 plus years, and just started listening to their music...God thank you for this band. Amen lol

[@user-gn9gd2yc9v]

Welcome to what is the greatest band... ever. Enjoy

[@maryglover2981]

been listening and watching this recording for four days straight. Over and over, absolutely amazing

[@pb7491]

Yeah I did the same when I found it for the first time. Don't worry, I'm still enjoying it a year or so later.

[@goranvinovrski589]

...i just saw my comment from a year ago, on this very same topic. yup...as of say 2018, coming back frequently to TKOL from Basement to get my head straighten up

[@nicolasriveros943]

Me every new day of Quarentine: 21:02 Me every Thursday: 33:26

[@musichiere]

AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@zerronyx1362]

Ed genuinely looks like a different person there holy shit

[@Aaron-fe6le]

56:56 me when I read this comment

[@santiagosanmartin7045]

JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@FF4546]

Boom's baseline just sticks with you throughout the day

[@SoreniusX]

Man, i have chillings from Codex again like usual. This is so intense. I think they should do a basement session from every album!

[@o7k4vokb0ksp5n2]

Man I am always saying to myself just how underrated Colin's parts are. His lines perfectly blend into, if not outright establish the mood. He establishes and subverts his own motifs numerous times throughout the music - without ever lampshading what he's doing. Just amazing. And the worst part is they're so fitting and low-key, they're actually rather easy to take for granted or miss entirely. Ranging from beautifully counter-intuitive to deceptively simple at times - Radiohead would not be the same without his musical ear and choices. He carries so much of the band without ever even making it obvious. (and that tone?!)

[@kittervision]

I notice it. sometimes he is truly the subtle unifying factor . like in bloom. it's all chaotic noise until that bass drops in and suddenly it makes sense. he's something else.

[@andrewalexander4331]

Baffles me how many Radiohead fans don't get The King Of Limbs. This hour of music right here is beyond incredible.

[@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington]

I don't think there are RH fans who "don't get" TKOL. It just sounds like an album of In Rainbows b-sides.

[@alfonzo_]

@@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington so, you don't get it

[@ge0fff]

@@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington just say that you don't "get it", it's fine

[@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington]

@@ge0fff Something tells me that if you were asked to define "it" you wouldn't be able to. TKOL is a fine album. I'm not saying it's not. But objectively they peaked with Hail / In Rainbows period. If you don't see that, then you obviously don't get HTTT and IR.

[@jooperW]

@@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington that’s a 6year period you are talking about im sure a lot of these songs already existed then.

[@MoonsickStridor]

I get that they had fun with a sort of "chop up and edit film" approach to the official TKOL release, and I think that unique approach resulted in an interesting sound for them. But man, this Basement session is superior in every way because of just how much the songs are open and breathing.

[@excrono]

Open, breathing, alive and given a soul.

[@PvtSulik]

I love how the drums can be so in sync and then just break apart for like a split second for like the most interesting fill ever and then right back into sync, gives such dimension to the drums on these tracks. These two are mind melded

[@wendyowen1925]

Sooo fucking great. Does something good to my brain, I've really no idea what.