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Radiohead - 11.6.95 Cambridge (UK)
Posted by Seth on May 17, 2010


'when I was at college, it was the Pixies and R.E.M. that changed my life...it's up to you now Jonny'- Yorke

I've been spending more time trying to get into Jonny Greenwood's head than my own the past few months. Learning how to beat the shit out of my guitar like him, trying to sound like him…just trying to understand him. My neighbors definitely hate me for it. And I guess this show is a great reason why and worth at least a few listens. Recorded for the BBC in November, 1995 (Bends era) at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, this set finds Radiohead just crushing it in the midst of stardom that was both overwhelming, and yet just out of reach in terms of conquering the states. Jonny sets up on stage left. Lend him your right ear for an hour and you'll see he's legitimately out of his mind, and I love him for it. He's a personal hero. Yeah, I still have heroes. And the clip from Coachella '04 is nothing short of evolution.

If you're going to do something, enjoy this set.
Bends
Bones
Anyone Can Play Guitar
Bullet Proof
Telex
Bishop's Robes
My Iron Lung
Blow Out
Fake Plastic Trees
Nice Dream
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Stop Whispering
You
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Here's a great read from NME to help paint the times.



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Live Selects 1.0 - Because We Were There
Posted by Seth on Mar 3, 2010



I've been meaning to post a bunch of live stuff from my archive for some time now. It's hard to convey what this group of tracks means to me because we're talking about 14 songs, from 14 different artists, from 14 shows. I did what I could to make transitions fit. And I guess looking at it now, these bands do fit together. KOL lived on the road with The Strokes for years. Same with Arctic Monkeys for a time. Silversun Pickups makes records that extend the brilliance Billy Corgan introduced us to 17 years ago (and along the way evolved to something else completely). Ima Robot was as good as Radiohead. I believe in Edward Sharpe himself, because I lived for Ima Robot and still do. This FPT from Glastonbury is the dream of legends. Johnny lays into 80,000 people like it's nobody's business, completely emerged, lock-step…and it is nobody's business. And the Jeff Tweedy track reminds me of being on tour and listening to the Dead. Go figure. Set I is up. Set II isn't. I tried to pick bands that are a little more accessible than a lot of the indie stuff I've been digging on lately. I'm hoping you find something from your favorite band that you've never heard before. Share with the world if you did.

"…we could cross the bridge,
we could pay some tolls,
I wanna go, but I don't want,
to go,
alone." -Ed

Set I
Intro - Live From MSG
Arctic Monkeys - From the Ritz to the Rubble (4.16.07)
The Strokes - Automatic Stop (5.12.03)
Kings of Leon - Crawl (2.25.09)
Ima Robot - Apples (2001)
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (2003)
Pearl Jam - Untitled (9.2.00)

Set II
Arcade Fire - No Cars Go (2004)
Jeff Tweedy - Remember The Mountain Bed (11.9.05)
the xx - Crystalized (4.28.09)
Silversun Pickups - Common Reactor (3.15.06)
Against Me! - Reinventing Axl Rose (2001)
Smashing Pumpkins - Rocket (2.12.93)

Encore
Grateful Dead - Brokedown Palace (10.29.73)
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