The Smile - Thin Thing (Cover by Joe Edelmann and Taka)

[@notknown4922]

guys, you usually nail it, but this is too much. This is not a normal song. Not even for them being geniuses. They started the tour making mistakes and even stoping sometimes when playing it. I salute you

[@unrealnews]

Agreed. They should be able to do anything they imagine from here on out.

[@nomnom112]

Do you think this is a live performance?

[@mrmogford8117]

Joe is really channeling thom Yorke so hard lately that the thumbnails are starting to look like him

[@prongs0611]

Hahahha seriously

[@zwsh89]

Meanwhile Taka is, and has always just been, Jonny Greenwood lol

[@dereky3095]

lol

[@hazchem1]

Being able to play this must be like experiencing death and then coming back to the real world. What a trip!

[@damienlott]

Wow. When i saw the title I thought "not gonna happen". Boy I was wrong, you made it! Sounds incredible.

[@AlienHomesick]

Damn it must've felt real good finishing this one up so nicely

[@Zock2]

I’ve been to The Smile concert where they failed to play this and just skipped the song. This is crazy

[@fuzzblender]

Whoa

[@LiamToon-i9o]

What time signature is this please? Amaazing work btw wow

[@fazylo2054]

What a performance ! The rythm of this song is crazy. Taka found the perfect sound.

[@teradex124]

the rhythms on this album are just nuts. both of you pulled this off flawlessly though!

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Thanks man!

[@joshanderson956]

Reminds me how little justice they did to Jonny's guitar during the distorted part on the studio recording, great job as always guys.

[@RustinChole]

I love the album. But the transitions into the distorted chorus is pretty messy, maybe intentionally. But they really nailed it with precision here.

[@Christian-97]

Doesn’t sound distorted at all, honestly. This is way better

[@brandonprescott3863]

Amazing cover! Recommendations for getting the distorted tone at @1:26? You nailed it

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Thanks! I think Taka used a Boss Super Overdrive but not positive!

[@brandonprescott3863]

@@JoeEdelmann3 Ooh that would be ideal as I already have one of them! For some reason I thought it sounded like fuzz with maybe some pitch shift, I'll have to give a try! Cheers

[@sebastiansantacruzec]

OMG FINALLYYYYY

[@StockedKiwi]

If you played this over the air, I would assume Im listening to Thom Yorke live. Nailed it!

[@brendaavila1393]

My goodness, you have your own Jonny Greenwood (y)

[@ericlapointe5870]

This is criminally under liked/viewed. Absolutely flawless performance.

[@grownprosper]

I've never heard of this song but after hearing your cover I went over to spotify to check them out and actually prefer your cover so much more!!

[@ilmagodiloz]

Just phenomenal, wow! Crazy complicated song.

[@JackMorgan06]

How did you get the background swelling sounds for the parts at 1:57 onwards and 2:50 onwards?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Soundtoys EchoBoy tape delay plugin ! And I’m using automation to mess with the tape speed and therefore the pitch!

[@_Chris_1011_]

Amazing cover dude!!! Pls do "bodies Laughing" too. Greetings from Argentina

[@s_paknaloid1351]

Sounds incredible Joe, and I love it when Taka channels Jonny like that.

[@seamishmusic]

Joe, please for the love of Radiohead do 'Bodies Laughing' with Taka

[@jimbaaab]

Nice work, fellas! Things I like about this: man bun; facial expressions; drums; but mostly 1:24 💪

[@dashdrum-again]

Nice! That guitar part is still a mystery to me, but you've nailed it!

[@morelan6987]

What an amazing cover. I'll be listening to this a lot.

[@hazelsegnitz3254]

This is my favourite track off this wonderful album ! So you can’t possibly compete! But your very near !👏🤣🤭

[@fabianr1630]

That guitar is spot on, great work 😁

[@ThisSteveGuy]

holy shit you guys

[@olympikgames]

Dude you nailed the drumming. Absolutely bonkers

[@pociug1325]

YOU SOUND LITERALLY LIKE THOM IM IMPRESSED

[@Ryguypie17]

Y'all nailed every single aspect of this, wow!! Your covers are always incredible but this one feels exceptionally hard to pull off this accurately. That drumming is no joke!

[@JoeEdelmann3]

☺️ thank you! The drums were definitely a challenge!

[@tedstuff2039]

Do you have drum transcriptions on your Patreon for this or any other Radiohead songs?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

@@tedstuff2039 I do have drum tabs for a bunch of Radiohead on my Patreon, and I’m definitely thinking of adding this one too!

[@rezthered]

I mean seriously, what can you say aside from…wowsers, sensational.

[@ForeFX]

this cover is perfect 😭

[@clashpanda120]

Fantastic cover. Would love to hear you do “The Opposite”. Great job as always 👍

[@clashpanda120]

Very excited for this! This is my fabulous The Smile song. I’m excited to see how you replicate Thom’s swirling vocal effects!

[@SelenaSea]

🤯 Wow! Howww? Amazing.

[@nath9000]

just saw them play this today live at all points east in London (: it was great

[@ChowMeinWarrior]

Welcome back, Joe!

[@lemonillemusic]

Ok that was mental!!!

[@mightyquinn38]

These covers are phenomenal!

[@KillaB777]

I swear, Taka is just Jonny 2

[@qritique]

Awesome guitar playing Taka !!

[@liamjenkins244]

Would love to hear you cover Speech Bubbles. Beautiful song.

[@aerial5554]

SOOO GOOOD MAN WTFFFFF

[@juka421]

there is getting close and then there is just completely dead on, and you two always get it dead on. I'm always major impressed

[@radiant97_]

My God this is such a tricky song to pull off, but you nailed it!

[@Beanburritodumping]

Im so glad to see you doing some stuff from The Smile. Do you plan to play more songs from them?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Definitely!

[@prongs0611]

Yessss so hyped for this!!!!!

[@ShaharSagi1]

Just saw them live yesterday! Incredible cover (: gladd to see taka's testing videos of this riff

[@JoeEdelmann3]

He had that riff down hours after it debuted! It took me weeks to learn the drums 😂

[@jg1503]

no way! cool man.

[@chrismcintosh5675]

You guys have got it going on! Outstanding! I saw these guys in Dallas, TX, and this song was ripped! Y'all nailed it!

[@kebab_boi]

I’ve been waiting for this since months, I was wondering why y’all haven’t released it yet despite making teasers for it. I can’t wait for these 19 hours to pass already.

[@prongs0611]

Excellent! I love how the vocals are more aggressive and shouty like the live version!

[@Tryanothersong]

Very well done guys

[@KaykyStiliano]

THIS IS AMAZINGLY PERFECT!!! I'm speechless right now HOLY! I've missed you guys, looking forward to the next one!

[@jimbaaab]

Nice! One of my faves.

[@zwp-uq3di]

Saw them in Detroit last Monday, this song was definitely my favorite one live!

[@JoeEdelmann3]

It rips live!!

[@davewantsmoore]

Wow. The wait was worth it.

[@AndrewAlarcon17]

Bruh. Absolutely amazing.

[@GrammarGlamor]

Also I hope you guys get the chance to hear them live if you haven't already. I got to go see them in Milan, Italy and am excited to see them in Providence, too!

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Going to see them in NY this fall!!

[@artem1ism]

Finally, can't wait, Joe & Taka!

[@richardcloyd9274]

Just incredible! That riff is so sick! I’m seeing The Smile in a couple weeks and can’t wait to hear this. Love your passion!

[@sebastian_obara]

Awesome!

[@CabezadeRadio]

Flawless 🙌

[@sofraYT]

Fantastic. Can’t wait to hear Just Eyes and Mouth

[@cjsilvestremusic]

There is no song that you 2 can’t do!!! Brilliant!!!

[@chrisenlacasadeasterion]

This is hard bro!

[@mariwasneverreal]

i wish i was that mic right now

[@leonsabrosokennedy9273]

amazing!

[@Cle44139]

YAAZZZ!

[@ajsmith4181]

Why are you guys so good? Why am I so jealous?

[@hiphipharry]

Well executed! Love this song and you guys nailed it 🔥🔥

[@tritonneptune3834]

Insanely good cover, was jamming to this earlier. Well done. I need to learn that guitar slap riff :)

[@crownjj]

goddamnit!

[@alexcasey526]

This sounds incredible… almost identical to Thom’s voice

[@buzzardleflesh334]

DUDES you guys nailed this! not an easy one to cover: between Greenwood’s delay sorcery, Thom ripping the bass and singing at the same time, and Skinner’s perfect metronomic and yet somehow groovy timing you guys hit every point perfectly…🔥🔥🔥

[@andrenadeausimard9958]

Woah!!!!! Nice!

[@doncaplays]

They actually deciphered the riff 😂😳

[@afriendofjamis]

Excellent as always dude! Loving the hair!

[@ashraffaridharis5570]

They even got Jonny to play guitar!

[@cssomeone]

I can't wait for The Opposite and A Hairdryer

[@matthewmartinez5021]

nice job guys! what pedal are you using for the distorted part?

[@jeeither]

I saw this on ig and watched the whole thing there (and loved it of course,) just came here to drop a like. God I love this album. Can't wait to see them in November (provided they don't cancel.)

[@ronvanlaarhoven3142]

Joe, you are the greatest 👍👍👍

[@skywipe1949]

Damn, nice job.

[@Laniccal]

Looks like you finally found away to play drums for this one! Brilliant

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Haha it was a doozy!

[@MicahBuzanMUSIC]

Perfectly captured the hectic energy of this song.

[@GrammarGlamor]

Like so many others here I love that you're covering The Smile!

[@ciro_costa]

Yessss 👀

[@JoJo-uy2li]

Hi Joe. Awesome cover! How did you learn to play Tom's drum part in this song/or any The Smile's song?

[@JoeEdelmann3]

Thanks! Just listening a bunch of times and going measure by measure to transcribe, then practicing it a ton!

[@mannuelmanny3402]

😍 i love this song

[@CarlosCruz-qu6mf]

Man do you have the drums sheet of this song? The drum arrengement Is insane!

[@JoeEdelmann3]

It is! I may be able to dig it up

[@OkYasser]

Joe and Taka… you guys are so good!

[@andrasrusu3889]

Can you post the bass tab pls? Great job btw

[@HungryTacoBoy]

Let's all appreciate the dedication it took Joe to clone himself so he could play multiple instruments.

[@TomEarley]

PLEASE cover Cut A Hole?

[@mattborba1340]

Ultra impressed. Great stuff

[@MilesColtrane.]

If I could give this a thousand likes, I swear I would

[@tallon3925]

Amazing work! I can’t wait to see The Smile perform later this year :)

[@Clayaka]

You guys never cease to amaze me man. You always just nail it.