RADIOHEAD Street Spirit (Fade Out) REACTION! - Jersh Reacts

[@themadcow71]

I'm not saying their the best band ever but there is nobody better.

[@yessdani]

Foals is better

[@jayman2768]

Deftones.

[@Brandon-tz5pn]

jay boy i love deftones but radiohead is better lol

[@jayman2768]

@@Brandon-tz5pn Haha well to each his own i prefer deftones.I even enjoy chino's side projects team sleep,palms,and crosses.Radiohead is a legendary,and influential band tho so im not taking anything away from Radiohead or thom yorke,i just simply like chino's music better.

[@alexmat81]

Your right I think tool come close but for quality and creativity with a global appeal radiohead are in a leugue of their own

[@ABRestoration]

Thom Yorke on Street Spirit (Fade Out) "Street Spirit is our purest song, but I didn’t write it. It wrote itself. We were just its messengers; it's biological catalysts. Its core is a complete mystery to me, and, you know, I wouldn’t ever try to write something that hopeless. All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve. Street Spirit has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end. It represents all tragic emotion that is so hurtful that the sound of that melody is its only definition. We all have a way of dealing with that song. It’s called detachment. Especially me; I detach my emotional radar from that song, or I couldn’t play it. I’d crack. I’d break down on stage. That’s why its lyrics are just a bunch of mini-stories or visual images as opposed to a cohesive explanation of its meaning. I used images set to the music that I thought would convey the emotional entirety of the lyric and music working together. That’s what’s meant by ‘all these things you’ll one day swallow whole’. I meant the emotional entirety, because I didn’t have it in me to articulate the emotion. I’d crack… Our fans are braver than I to let that song penetrate them, or maybe they don’t realise what they’re listening to. They don’t realise that Street Spirit is about staring the fucking devil right in the eyes, and knowing, no matter what the hell you do, he’ll get the last laugh. And it’s real, and true. The devil really will get the last laugh in all cases without exception, and if I let myself think about that too long, I’d crack. I can’t believe we have fans that can deal emotionally with that song. That’s why I’m convinced that they don’t know what it’s about. It’s why we play it towards the end of our sets. It drains me, and it shakes me, and hurts like hell every time I play it, looking out at thousands of people cheering and smiling, oblivious to the tragedy of its meaning, like when you’re going to have your dog put down and it’s wagging its tail on the way there. That’s what they all look like, and it breaks my heart. I wish that song hadn’t picked us as its catalysts, and so I don’t claim it. It asks too much. I didn’t write that song."

[@whydontmynameswork]

That fkn hurts. It hits exactly like Thom explains it. I could never see myself cheering to it being performed live but I’d def be in tears. I think I’d be in tears through most of the show because the despair hits home… even nearly 30 years later.

[@ldjt6184]

@@whydontmynameswork Jesus Christ is the only one who can save us though. That's the gospel good news.

[@liampalmer8729]

Once in a while a singer pens a song that defies logic... this song is nothing short of a masterpiece

[@S.Parrow]

This video was beyond mind blowing when it came out in 1996. Way before Inception and even before The Matrix. So many hours spent watching this over and over, I miss the 90's.

[@staceyobrecht1731]

Yes! Street Spirit is my very Fave Radiohead, who happen to be in my top 3 bands of all time! Thank you for reacting

[@vaughnnewman8903]

Hauntingly beautiful and one of their best.

[@thedrhannah]

His voice is hypnotic

[@teddymax_]

The most powerful song I've ever heard

[@B91168]

One of my fave songs and videos ever. Surprised there arent more reactions to this

[@thegoatchild3545]

Man....their first masterpiece. I feel old....😳

[@Hydrangea1971]

I hear you..feeling acient now

[@violethill4454]

Creep is their first masterpiece

[@lonelyfriendly4572]

@@violethill4454 nah

[@barrelsgaming]

@@violethill4454 bruh

[@fluffy_walrus]

Radiohead's an interesting band. They first came around in the grunge wave and made a name for themselves with "Creep", made a pretty lyrically deep album in "The Bends", and kind of ascended to cult status with OK Computer and Kid A. I think a big part of their appeal was that they were increasingly album-oriented in a musical landscape that was getting more single-oriented, they worked in social and political themes and concepts into their music in ways that were often up for interpretation. While some could listen to their stuff and say they take themselves too seriously, a lot of their music involves self-doubt, regret, embarrassment, yearning...so even if they did, those are things listeners can at least recognize in themselves more often than not. They were a band that had popularity, and didn't lean into the common pathways to fame and success (they weren't fans of how the music business side of things was changing), they did their own thing, and I think that got them respect, if not appreciation, from people who didn't necessarily even love their music. Their disillusionment with the music industry in a period where more and more folks were coming around to that perspective (the age of Napster and file sharing was just starting up) resonated, which maybe peaked with them releasing In Rainbows in a 'pay what you want' method. They'd set up a website for community members to pre-order tickets before Ticketmaster's bots and scalpers got their hands on them. Their music often reflected tensions and issues of the times in some subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle ways. All of this, and their pretty regularly shifting musical styles, got them the fanbase they've curated. They might not be the biggest innovators out there, but you don't have to be, the Beatles taught everyone that much about earning success and reputation. And that's nothing against the rest of the musical acts doing their thing back then. I love me some Madonna, Aaliyah, Destiny's Child, etc., but when one of Radiohead's most acclaimed and loved albums opens with "Everything In Its Right Place" (Kid A), it's pretty clear they're not aiming for the mainstream market, even if they often ended up pulling mainstream-esque sales since they were one of the few established bands doing what they were doing at the time. For people looking for full albums, musical experimentation, lyrics with a finger to the pulse at least part of the time, and a certain musicianship, there weren't a lot of other contenders. They kept at it while other bands in their era like Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, etc. either sadly fizzled out or failed to evolve their sound.

[@TheAlibabatree]

Well said. The only band i can compare them to of that era are Smashing Pumpkins.

[@concertino58]

I would love Jersh to react to “Everything in its right place” but after listening to more tracks from OK Computer. I would say like 4 more so he has an idea and then go into Kid A. I fucking love “Everything....”

[@fluffy_walrus]

@@concertino58 Yeah, jumping straight into Kid A isn't real recommended. OK Computer sets it up well. But yeah, I love Kid A from front to back, and I have a hard time recommending single tracks when both OK Computer and Kid A really are full-album experiences

[@jameshannagan7830]

No one realistically can compare to the Beatles but Radiohead really does mirror their career Radiohead evolved all through their discography and it's an amazing thing to go through it it's amazing how they changed their sound but it's still recognize able and totally them it's remarkable.

[@fluffy_walrus]

@@jameshannagan7830 I mean, I think the Beatles are put on a pedestal far too often to be warranted. I don't think Radiohead were as egregious or shameless in their approach to melding their influences into their own sound as the Liverpool bunch, and IMO their music is far more substantive and original in comparison (relative to when their music was released, at least), but yeah, I suppose there are some similarities to their career arcs in that they progressed from a poppier sound, to an era of experimentation, and came out of it with a more fine-tuned sound and approach.

[@uBoBaMnupa]

One of my favorite songs ever!

[@itchykami]

Fade Out was my GoTo Radiohead jam for years as a youngster, until I heard Amnesiac being played at the record store. Ahh, remember when you could go places to buy music?

[@danielsinnott2343]

Such an incredibly beautiful song.

[@locustkllr]

Highly recommend, that even if you don't record a reaction to it, check out the live version of this song from Japan, where its just Thom and Jhonny playing acoustic.

[@fn_main]

100% agreed. So much better.

[@cranboogie]

They did a wonderful cover of Portishead’s “The Rip”.

[@Matt2010]

The better way of really getting this band, and yes is one of my favs, is to listen to the entire album straight through of which this song is on. It's called The Bends.

[@Farsic]

A fantastic live performance they do is called In Bloom- from the basement series. Haven’t seen anyone react to it and it’s a must see.

[@Ronsterino]

RECKONER!!! You’ve gotta listen to Reckoner by Radiohead, their best song imo

[@kristybullion5790]

I agree, In the basement is really good.

[@StephenRitter]

Reckoner from the basement is perfect. PERFECT

[@eddiesell8577]

Nude and Jigsaw also amazing

[@zirayael]

Especially in the basement.

[@jonathanprovencal2763]

Basement all the Time!!!!!!!👍👍

[@mustardcustard9381]

Back in the 90s I remember one reviewer describing Thom Yorke's vocals as "honey drenched". In my estimation, a perfect description.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

"Cracked eggs, dead birds, scream as they fight for life. I can feel death, can see its beady eyes... All these things into position. All these things we'll one day swallow whole."

[@TomEnduro]

One of the greatest music videos of ALL TIME!!

[@GSFBlade]

This is the song that got me into Radiohead.

[@Sutterbombz]

Great song! Love the way you think about these. Radiohead is always a trip

[@derekbittner1297]

nice job working this one out

[@mikeheys2705]

The darkness did a cover of this song and its awesome

[@GhostlyEcheveria]

This song always destroys me. If you look into what Thom has to say about this song you'll never be able to listen to it the same way ever again. The meaning can't be surmised from the partial story the lyrics create. This is one of their saddest songs, which is a tall order to fill. They have so many amazing sad songs.

[@lezlyeperez5281]

Thom yorke said this song was created from a dark place and that he could only express it through the making of the song. He expressed that the song gave him bad vibes basically and that he didn’t like to perform it at first because he felt like no one understood exactly how scary the song was. This became one of my favorites as I explored their music discography. I recommend listening to give up the ghost for the next reaction video!!

[@xXxXcrosbykidXxXx]

Super late but interesting perspective to share; Thom sings "This machine will, will not communicate". I've always inferred this as likening human "will power" to a machine/computer, in that it isn't an organic mechanism. Fairly deep and debatable subject in its own right, and exactly the type of thing I think Thom would write. But it's also easy to read into lyrics a million ways and have your own interpretations, that's the fun part! Radiohead is great, very expiremental and never sat in one box musically, very talented instrumentally, and one of the best singer/songwriters of the generation.

[@indianstallion]

I miss 90s radiohead.

[@deanchippington7255]

guitar composition, lyrical range and the lyrics, put together its hauntingly beautiful.

[@K5to9X]

Love it! Early Thom always knows how to make me sad. Current Thom seems happier generally.

[@TECfan1]

People don't listen to Radiohead because they make hits, people listen to them because they like to digest their music and unwrap the unique instrumentals and meanings behind them. They are not a band to be enjoyed by mainstream tastes, mostly because the music is not easily digestible and it's highly experimental. However, fans of their music love to sit with it and vibe with it's unique elements. It's like deep poetry.

[@SuperJersh]

And yet they somehow seemed to hit mainstream haha

[@TECfan1]

@@SuperJersh Kind of. They are well known among a certain group of music fans. Overall though, what average person plays their stuff at parties or jams out to them in the car? Besides Creep, of course.

[@williambrookings722]

The Tool of the indie scene! 😉

[@acrosstheboardcinema]

In this case of Radiohead, different is excellent. They are a cinematic journey of music and emotion. Lyrics? Doesn't really matter.

[@pauljansen1137]

great song on their first brilliant album!!

[@yomo1690]

2nd album brother.

[@pauljansen1137]

@@yomo1690 first brilliant album..pablo honey was not all that good..

[@SOMA-no2gq]

Touché haha 😄

[@yomo1690]

@@pauljansen1137 it was alright. Anyhoo it's all subjective, so you can't be wrong in liking what you like. Some people think Radiohead are shite................... their still wrong lol

[@pauljansen1137]

@@yomo1690 lol..indeed!

[@resteumark]

Nice reaction, please React to “GO Slowly” or “Daydreaming” from this beautiful band.

[@SOMA-no2gq]

Yes both incredibly beautiful songs!

[@angelatkins4330]

Love watching your reactions getting someone's opinion who has a background in music. If you liked this song their song, Talk Show Host, would be up your ally i think.

[@maxstriga9233]

This is my favorite song after This is How I Disappear. I like how broke down the lyrics and your interpretations

[@SOMA-no2gq]

I'm late but I'm glad you finally hit it. This is one of the most depressing and beautiful songs they've ever written and the music video is and was a technical masterpiece ahead of its time. This is the song that made me a superfan.. not Creep. The way the melody in the guitar riff is D, C, and B constantly repeating through the chord progressions and then Ed starts singing it in the background during the chorus takes me to another place. More more more: All I need Pyramid Song Just Bodysnatchers Talk Show Host Daydreaming Go Slowly

[@SOMA-no2gq]

Also I think you hit the nail on the head meaning wise and the chord progressions. The tuning is between E and Eb which happens a lot in the recording process especially in the 90s with the songs being sped up or slowed down while in studio.. good ear regardless. Its a fun song to learn once you get the picking pattern.

[@andyastrand]

But it ends with “immerse yourself in love”

[@jameshannagan7830]

I'd love to suggest some of their more complicated stuff but you have to do Fake Plastic Trees it's a beautiful song.

[@koliostro13]

their guitars are in standard tuning but in 432 herz

[@Neorigg]

Please react to Radiohead - Bloom (live from the basement)

[@sussychachi]

well this band makes songs that are depressing and have complex emotions, a lot of people in the world suffer from mental illness so there's no surprise why their famous. a lot of people can relate to their lyrics and radiohead also has very soothing vocals and their music is gernally calm and not aggressive.

[@Redrum2381]

I think they use the out of time vocals to emphasize where your attention should be.

[@Matt2010]

Yes I know ppl criticize, but I would always be like we see future. Melancholic feel.

[@carlgrant9785]

Yes, he is "out of time" in the video, perhaps because he feels out rhythm with modern life (out of step). Perhaps because he hates the soulless nature of modern society. (Judging by some of the lyrics)

[@HunkyTalkenMonkey01]

Fake Plastic Trees. I think it'll be another one where the melody and music will come together nicely for you.There's also a celeb cameo of a very young Walking Dead cast member.

[@luuknijenhuis9010]

Which one??

[@HunkyTalkenMonkey01]

Just go watch the watch the video and try and spot'em. Lol

[@jonathanprovencal2763]

Darryl is a Radiohead fan 😜

[@koliostro13]

the song is in standard tuning but in 432hz

[@martinpaul5232]

Better than the Beatles

[@zoniekat]

I was lying in bed. 3:30am. Twilight sleep. I could hear you say you weren't connecting with the Radiohead songs you have heard and then loved this. I have to get up at 7am, but I sat up in bed and went to work. I'm sorry if you get your songs from polling, but all I can do is try. I looked at whatyou watched. Watched what you seem to like. I'm going to suggest some more melodic songs and some live. Next comment box above:

[@lukec2579]

Try out 2+2=5, great song. I really love Hail To The Thief. Great album.

[@macdeluxe733]

I loved this song until I heard Thom Yorke describe why the band didn't like playing it in an interview. It's about complete and utter hopelessness. I haven't been able to listen to it in its entirety since :'(

[@xlerb_again_to_music7908]

Must also mention Queen - Innuendo video; part of same genre and very good...

[@voidwraithprime8521]

This albums "The Bends" (this song is from it) and "Paranoid Android" are great and made them popular. Everything after that was far more experimental.

[@zoniekat]

1. The live version of Street SpiritmFade Out ( from Japan) is imho - better. Thom"s vocals are some of his best. It's just him and Jonny. 2. Let Down - Lollapalooza Chicago 2016 3. Paranoid Android Live Jools Holland 1997 4. Fake Plastic Trees 5. No Surprises 6. The Numbers Jonny & Thom & a CR78 7. Daydreaming These are melodic tunes. I know you also like Tool and others. Tool and Radiohead, PF, LZ, BS are mine. So. Back to sleep hopefully. Whatever, now.

[@koliostro13]

A minor E minor , and the chorus is C E minor A minor

[@Rothnacum1]

I don't understand you get al this information in from 2min. First time I heard this my jaw was stil open at the end.. lol

[@boldredshark]

Como me descoloca esta canción, me desconcierta, me hace mal, pero me encanta.

[@thra-x1855]

the music video and the lyrics are quite in line, just not obviously so. in very simple terms, the narrator is suffering from a dissociative episode, a fade out, which is visually represented by the frame speeds being out of sync. but there are so many evocative elements i have yet to hear the same interpretation twice and hardly ever ones i disagree with.

[@watkinscopicat]

IMMERSE YOUR SOUL IN LOVE

[@madhatter9474]

Estrum - All I Need

[@jameshannagan7830]

I'm so glad you didn't babble over the music you did the song Justice.

[@staceyobrecht1731]

Please react to RADIOHEADS Exit Music ( For A Film). A very close second favorite of mine

[@staceyobrecht1731]

Never mind. I see that you already have

[@SuperJersh]

There is even more Radiohead on Patreon that couldn’t be KZbin released because of copyright blocks, thx for watching :)

[@ralphrex9118]

Love your analysis, would recommend Golden Brown by The Stranglers, that’ll give you something to get your teeth into!

[@DarylMemetic]

Cool effects with time and split screen in this video. This was from THE BENDS album in the mid 90's, can hear some of the oft compared MUSE comparison (particular on their first album SHOWBIZ (1999)), and some COLDPLAY singing style comparisons/perhaps influence which came after a little bit in this. HIGH AND DRY is also from this album.

[@xlerb_again_to_music7908]

oh gosh me again.. sitting between this and PorcTree is The Pinapple Thief. Try "All the Wars" about relationship breakup; lots of feels and super music, plus TPT do pure acustic versions :) Try kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ3Rn4Z7g7yoarc they go for gas, she drives off. How could she leave me standing? This one hits me; how I miss my woman

[@StephenRitter]

To me the machine that can not communicate the thoughts and the strain he is under has always meant his instruments and recording equipment.

[@SuperJersh]

Love this take!

[@imminenthippo603]

Woody Guthrie famously scrawled the words "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar in the 1930's

[@floridabelle]

It was okay.

[@Zholobov1]

Their first really sad song, but too simple and obvious melodically to my taste, that’s why I tend to ignore it. Always liked their more deliberate stuff.

[@Matt2010]

You gotta try Creep.

[@crypt0l0cker89]

hi can you do a reaction to Mars Argo - Using You or Mars Argo - Runaway Runaway which one you want

[@museborn7703]

Delicious !!!

[@AngelGarcia-nl1wg]

React to Florence and The Machine "Spectrum" music video..🔥❤

[@Brandon-tz5pn]

I gotta subscribe. Why didn’t anybody tell me somebody was reacting to radiohead?

[@jaymccarthy2175]

Fade out....In Rainbows

[@deftoner9763]

Please react to the tourist by them

[@Ciscosmiles77]

More Radiohead reactions please!

[@SuperJersh]

There are a couple more on Patreon that were copyright blocked, thx for watching :)

[@SharkeyStormcrow]

Was a huge The Faint fan back in the early 2000’s as well. Danse Macabre is a great album

[@derrekjones2128]

BTW the guitar is just tuned really flat... if you go an entire half step down, you’ve gone too far. I always just tune to his open high E since it’s used all throughout the pattern. Check out 2 + 2 = 5, Idioteque, or Electioneering.

[@bradphipps7630]

so different without the video.

[@unkonwn499]

Check out no surprises

[@NoLimit_Naj]

Can you react to one of my videos 🙌🏽

[@gapbookacademy4962]

Please react to shakira

[@WinstonSmithXxX]

Typical mainstream 😂😂😂

[@ollyhudson9931]

Stoked you reacted to this amazing track...wish you’d reacted to a live version though. I appreciate that the song sounds a bit more mainstream in its format but it’s really Thom’s singing that makes this so special. There’s still time....PLEASE check out this version from Glastonbury kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH_YZ3RmeZ6JmKs

[@Darth69906]

Give up music, you should be cleaning toilets

[@seangriffin8514]

I agree with the video... Doesn't make sense

[@violethill4454]

Every Radiohead's music video doesn't make any sense