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I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
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I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
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by Radiohead
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on 9-12-2008.
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This review is from: I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings (Audio CD)
Having seen Radiohead last summer in Chicago, I knew they were awesome live, one of the few bands who can bring studio brilliance to the stage, and I had high hopes when I heard a live cd was being released. What is on the cd is great, but I docked it a star for the compact length of the album, only 8 songs. They could have EASILY added another 3-4 songs from Kid A/Amnesiac that were mesmerizing live, namely You and Whose Army, Pyramid Song, Packt Like Sardines, or How To Disappear Completely. The only reason I can think of that they kept it this short is that they will release a dvd next year of an entire show, and they didn't want to let too much out of the bag at this point. What is on the album is excellent though: 1. National Anthem: this song truly transcends the studio version. Colin Greenwood rules on the bass, providing the twangy foundation for the song, and the keyboard and echo effects make one wonder if they are listening to Dark Side of the Moon. Thom is his usual great self. 2. I Might Be Wrong: the song on the album that most closely matches the studio version, though there is some cool jamming at the end of it. 3. Morning Bell: this performance of the song is based on the Kid A version. The song starts out slow and erupts with emotion about 2 minutes in. 4. Like Spinning Plates: Most people will buy this album for two songs, this one and True Love Waits. I am not a big fan of LSP on Amnesiac, but this song is SO GOOD live. The piano brings a tenderness to the song, and Thom's voice bleeds with melancholy. Truly amazing. 5. Idioteque: an interesting change in tempo, following the slow and somber LSP. The song starts out powerfully with Phil's drumming, along with Ed and Jonny's electronic whirly sounds, and it has an edgier sound than on studio version. Thom continues his brilliance on vocals. 6. Everything In Its Right Place: another song that has a more atmospheric, dreamy sound live than the studio version. At the end of the song Thom makes things interesting by kicking in the voice modulation/echo effects. 7. Dollars and Cents: The rhythm section, Phil and Colin, impress again with the beats. Another song I am not too crazy about on Amnesiac that comes alive onstage and has some great improvisations. 8. True Love Waits: glad to finally have this on an album. It is a fitting end, and the highlight, of this live album. Coincidentally, it is also the most simple, just Thom's captivating voice and an acoustic guitar. This song really shows the true versatility Radiohead have. They can move from psychadelic, cutting-edge electronic songs to guitar-based anthems to stripped-down acoustic affairs, and blow us away equally with all of these approaches. This album would have been better with 3 more songs, and way better if they just had released one single concert they thought was particularly good, but at least we finally got a live album out of them. Get this and enjoy what doesn't come around often enough in the U.S.: live Radiohead.
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