The Smile - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2023
  • KEXP.ORG presents The Smile performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded December 15, 2022.
    Songs:
    A Hairdryer
    Thin Thing
    The Opposite
    You Will Never Work In Television Again
    Open The Floodgates
    Thom Yorke - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keys
    Jonny Greenwood - Guitar, Bass, Keys
    Tom Skinner - Drums
    Robert Stillman - Saxophone (on “You Will Never Work In Television Again”)
    Host: Morgan
    Audio Engineers: Mikko Gordon, Jon Roberts & Kevin Suggs
    Audio Mixing & Mastering: Mikko Gordon
    Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Alaia D’Alessandro, Scott Holpainen & Luke Knecht
    Editor: Jim Beckmann
    www.thesmiletheband.com
    kexp.org
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Комментарии • 2,5 тыс.

  • @oswaldopinto5865
    @oswaldopinto5865 Год назад +1750

    0:00 - Presentation
    0:52 - Prelude
    4:06 - A Hairdryer
    8:38 - Thin Thing
    12:55 - The Opposite
    16:06 - You Will Never Work In Television Again
    19:03 - Open The Floodgates

    • @rillest75
      @rillest75 Год назад +93

      I love when videos do this, I love kexp, I love Bedford Falls! I'm drunk.

    • @fikrimaulana5095
      @fikrimaulana5095 Год назад +6

      7 jml

    • @MicahBuzanMUSIC
      @MicahBuzanMUSIC Год назад +26

      Thin Thing slaps!

    • @markpalmer932
      @markpalmer932 Год назад +17

      @@rillest75 I’m drunk too! Love you dude. Thanks for dissecting this.

    • @josuedelatorre35
      @josuedelatorre35 Год назад +13

      0:52 - 8:38 is A Hairdryer, they always play that intro part whenever they play the song live

  • @JonSudano
    @JonSudano Год назад +4878

    This is great because there's no drunk dude at the back yelling for them to play Creep

    • @EverydayDeckienson
      @EverydayDeckienson Год назад +34

      hi jon

    • @ShelleyLevyMusic
      @ShelleyLevyMusic Год назад +62

      Give it time

    • @TomaszOdkrywca
      @TomaszOdkrywca Год назад +142

      There's an absolutely magical live version of "How to disappear completely" which closed a brilliant concert (glastonbury 2007 i think) where a guy can be clearly heard shouting "don't play Creep" before the song starts xD

    • @TamaleManandMrFork
      @TamaleManandMrFork Год назад +17

      This, in fact, happened when I saw them.

    • @Iamthegtard
      @Iamthegtard Год назад +31

      I was busy that day OK?

  • @AVos-oq9sv
    @AVos-oq9sv Год назад +1906

    it's truly incredible what this 15 year old bassist is capable of

    • @markwalley3854
      @markwalley3854 Год назад +174

      I can only imagine what music the vocalist could have made with him if he'd been born 30-40 years earlier and they were the same age.

    • @okaberintaro3936
      @okaberintaro3936 Год назад +227

      Yeah this emo kid has bright future, I really want him to join Radiohead

    • @ArloQuilt
      @ArloQuilt Год назад

      @@okaberintaro3936he wouldn’t. Don’t be stupid

    • @dwadiandra_
      @dwadiandra_ Год назад +38

      Wait this is a joke right? Hahahha I was “15? Thought he’s 51!”

    • @radscorpion8
      @radscorpion8 Год назад +11

      @@dwadiandra_ I can't tell anymore lol

  • @SodiumWage
    @SodiumWage Год назад +1610

    I know we're all here because we're Radiohead fans, but Tom Skinner is killing it.

    • @moizesbrando
      @moizesbrando Год назад +68

      thom always gets the best percussionists

    • @michaelsandovalmusik
      @michaelsandovalmusik Год назад +90

      I'm actually looking for your kind of comment because he is really something. Thanks to The Smile i learned about Tom Skinner. Superb rhythmic patterns. He almost sound like a programmed drum beats, but organic. Thanks KEXP.

    • @Kevin6059
      @Kevin6059 Год назад +19

      I didn't even know and loved this before I even found out about the Radiohead connection. Probably shouldn't have admitted that but hey

    • @jojofandango7344
      @jojofandango7344 Год назад +12

      crushing bigtime on skinner

    • @yncasasue9721
      @yncasasue9721 Год назад +2

      @@Kevin6059 highly doubt that

  • @gvitzman
    @gvitzman Год назад +313

    "Guess you guys aren't ready for this yet.....but your kids are going to love it."

    • @dariotti
      @dariotti 11 месяцев назад +5

      great quote!

    • @GNBE-ll7ot
      @GNBE-ll7ot 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@dariotti oh nice one !

  • @chrislink73
    @chrislink73 Год назад +1487

    One of the greatest guitarists and lemon players in the world has decided he will now be one of the best string bassists in the world too.

    • @Agostoic
      @Agostoic Год назад +124

      @@levo9010 keep fishing

    • @bernadettebread
      @bernadettebread Год назад

      @@levo9010 looks like someone woke up sucking a lemon 😬

    • @radscorpion8
      @radscorpion8 Год назад +9

      now by lemon, are you talking about a fruit here? Because I enjoy lemons as much as the next man, but its hard to imagine drumming on one

    • @bernadettebread
      @bernadettebread Год назад +53

      @@radscorpion8 it’s a yellow lemon shaped shaker haha

    • @perilikid
      @perilikid Год назад +38

      Don't forget that he's a pretty mean recorder player too!

  • @matthewchism3733
    @matthewchism3733 Год назад +2712

    Please give your audio engineers an extra portion. That was fantastic.

    • @JonRinneby
      @JonRinneby Год назад +25

      Mikko Gordon

    • @JW-sf5ys
      @JW-sf5ys Год назад +53

      FYI its the same engineer who recorded Live at Montreux album

    • @divaiswara293
      @divaiswara293 Год назад +39

      the bands bring their own audio engineer.

    • @sleedeal8010
      @sleedeal8010 Год назад +6

      respect for real

    • @matthewchism3733
      @matthewchism3733 Год назад +22

      @@Based_Cortez been a listener and supporter since ‘01, so not exactly new. Consistently impressed? Absolutely.

  • @volarry
    @volarry Год назад +711

    I love how chill and non star-struck the host is. She's acknowledges Tom Skinner first and then is like "oh, and welcome Thom and Jonny"

    • @mushroomjesus2068
      @mushroomjesus2068 Год назад +8

      Sons of Kemmet are arguably more talented it makes sense

    • @Lo-opss
      @Lo-opss Год назад +160

      @@mushroomjesus2068 such a tryhard take

    • @mojojojo6852
      @mojojojo6852 Год назад +17

      She didn't find her job, her job found her.

    • @radiohedd
      @radiohedd Год назад +5

      @@mushroomjesus2068 hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    • @arhansen85
      @arhansen85 Год назад +14

      Wow yeah I thought EXACTLY the same thing. In my head I kept thinking, “lady to you know you’re standing next to you?!”

  • @atomicsmith
    @atomicsmith Год назад +210

    It’s so amazing that Johnny and Thom are still together making art all these years later. One of the best working relationships in the history of music.

    • @QKvox
      @QKvox Год назад +4

      Easily my personal fav. Followed by thom and godrich.

    • @Drenwickification
      @Drenwickification 4 месяца назад +4

      Yeah, and they have been amazingly consistent over the years. Maybe I’m biased because I’m such a big Radiohead fan but I think what they’ve done with the smile is up there with anything they’ve ever done. Bending hectic is such an incredible song and the album it’s from isn’t even out yet!

  • @fatalemusic93
    @fatalemusic93 Год назад +1407

    Absolutely incredible how these guys are still pushing music forward this late in their careers. They stayed curious; never got comfortable. Respect

    • @JW-sf5ys
      @JW-sf5ys Год назад +86

      late?! oh no no Thom Yorke just started

    • @sawyerstudio
      @sawyerstudio Год назад +181

      @@JW-sf5ys I hope and pray Thom lives so long we see him fully transform into Gandalf

    • @petratetris5944
      @petratetris5944 Год назад

      @@sawyerstudio lol!

    • @Caleddin3
      @Caleddin3 Год назад +10

      They just know what they're doing.

    • @ARO2310
      @ARO2310 Год назад +12

      Don‘t think Thom ever stops making music. So there’s hopefully a lot to come!😊

  • @edwardchung2174
    @edwardchung2174 Год назад +844

    It's like the three of them reached the level of perfection in their fields... What a privilege to watch them play like that

    • @algee4054
      @algee4054 Год назад +34

      The studio stuff didnt do much for me. This..this is a different beast. I should have never doubted

    • @kellybrignon7481
      @kellybrignon7481 Год назад +2

      Couldn’t have said it better myself.

    • @martinheath5947
      @martinheath5947 Год назад

      Shame it's mixed MONO

    • @John.Christopher
      @John.Christopher Год назад +2

      @algee4054 do you think it's Nigel's mixing? At the same time I think live versions expose subtleties on albums versions

    • @studlylion
      @studlylion Год назад +5

      When I saw them on tour, it was hands down one of the most mesmerizing things I’ve ever witnessed. They really are that good all the time.

  • @Evanmnm
    @Evanmnm 10 месяцев назад +286

    Johnny Greenwood’s playing on Thin Thing is mind blowing

    • @mattthompson7074
      @mattthompson7074 7 месяцев назад +9

      Agreed - what a sound he makes from that Les Paul!

    • @R4NDLL
      @R4NDLL 6 месяцев назад +15

      His playing on anything is mind blowing. Thom Yorke's bass work ain't too shabby, either.

    • @mickydem5920
      @mickydem5920 5 месяцев назад +1

      Incredible bro what a guitarist

    • @ethankingcole
      @ethankingcole 4 месяца назад

      Guitar players, what's even going on there? Does he have some kind of delay on the guitar, or is he picking all six notes in the arpeggio?

    • @grantandrews4826
      @grantandrews4826 4 месяца назад +5

      @@ethankingcole It's a slapback delay for sure. What he's playing isn't that complex, but keeping it in the pocket like that in unbelievable.

  • @brant_alan
    @brant_alan Год назад +881

    When a band gets to perform on KEXP, they know they made it in the business. When KEXP gets The Smile to perform on their show, KEXP knows they made it in the business.

    • @jakobhoward2287
      @jakobhoward2287 Год назад +29

      and when The Smile gets to perform on KEXP, I know I've stumbled on the best video ever.

    • @kauleetzBKT11
      @kauleetzBKT11 Год назад +1

      YES, preach 👏🏽

    • @thirdeye147
      @thirdeye147 Год назад +1

      All day every day

    • @scottstanton8099
      @scottstanton8099 Год назад +4

      Nicely said. KEXP is my local station and de-facto music curator. This is why.

    • @JoLuMSosa
      @JoLuMSosa Год назад +2

      you must be new here

  • @elliottawns8041
    @elliottawns8041 Год назад +534

    Sometimes you have to sit back ,listen and remember music can be this good.

  • @MM-vs2et
    @MM-vs2et Год назад +864

    Is it just me, or is it really trippy to see Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood on KEXP? I've always associated it with up and coming indie artists, and maybe a few mainstream artists. But seeing these 2 on here is like the gods coming down to the mortal realm for shits and giggles. Also, KEXP as usual knocked it out of the park with the audio engineering. The mix was impeccable.

    • @slimyfisher1370
      @slimyfisher1370 Год назад +56

      Hmmm...."Gods coming down to the mortal realm" is a bit of hyperbole, but y'know...I mean they are musicians after all. It's what they do for a living, so why wouldn't you want your music on a station well known for promoting great music that's often overlooked by the mainstream media? I guess it's a little unusual for musicians of their popularity. They certainly don't need the extra exposure, but I suppose it's a little surprising when most popular rock bands from the 90s still active are charging exorbitant ticket prices at big corporate sports arena's for little more than an evening of comfortable nostalgia mixed with whatever terrible new music they have, that none of the concert goers actually want to hear. So you do have to give them props for not being boring like that.

    • @zackymueller
      @zackymueller Год назад +10

      Its a sign that the world is starting to heal

    • @paulfortner3259
      @paulfortner3259 Год назад +32

      @@slimyfisher1370 They may not need the exposure personally, but 'The Smile' does. I had never heard of them and hit play. Didn't take long to recognize greatness and put the pieces together.

    • @riseandshine5706
      @riseandshine5706 Год назад +2

      My minds kind of blown too. I was like is that…? Whoah..

    • @MM-vs2et
      @MM-vs2et Год назад +15

      @@slimyfisher1370 Well of course it's hyperbole, Thom and Jonny are humans like any other artist. It's just that they don't go around these parts. I get a notification from KEXP and it's like Marineros, indie artists, unknowns(no offense to them). So it's just trippy to see the studio be filled with people who've sold out Glastonbury 6 times! And yeah of course I'd like any avenue to experience my favourite music, mainstream or otherwise.

  • @moderndayghosttown6584
    @moderndayghosttown6584 Год назад +128

    We really need to appreciate how good thoms voice still is with his age and how much he's performed.

  • @meme-sl4nb
    @meme-sl4nb Год назад +41

    I know the drummer vaguely, his son goes to the same nursery as mine. His wife recently said to me "Tom's working in America and we're going too", and I'm just stood there thinking "Ah so you're going on tour with fucking Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, cool cool cool. I hate you" :)

  • @spencerrex2114
    @spencerrex2114 Год назад +518

    I love how they did not interrupt the set. No interview, no banter, just let the masters have their stage.

    • @electricwhiterabbit
      @electricwhiterabbit Год назад +56

      I think there was, but it was edited out. Noticed how Thom and Jonny just all of a sudden changed instruments instantly. There may have been multiple takes or even more songs played that they didn't release.

    • @Kaleltg
      @Kaleltg Год назад +28

      It must be Thom's demand, he's annoying as hell.

    • @charlieweingartner945
      @charlieweingartner945 Год назад +82

      @@Kaleltg The band all agreed to do absolutely zero interviews throughout the tour. Hence, they only played music.

    • @Allex-yp6hs
      @Allex-yp6hs Год назад +22

      The intro is the beginning of Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses, so I believe they played more songs than uploaded. Gutted we didn't get that one

    • @wstrqbn
      @wstrqbn Год назад

      @@Allex-yp6hs SAME THOUGHT 🥲

  • @BladeDoomer86
    @BladeDoomer86 Год назад +524

    The Smile on KEXP???????? Crown achievement guys, having Radiohead-ish in your studio is a once in a lifetime experience!! And an amazing treat for us fans!!

    • @maximoplf
      @maximoplf Год назад +15

      They have hosted for big bands before, don't treat Radiohead like kings of music.

    • @cmgordon12345
      @cmgordon12345 Год назад +3

      @@maximoplf I was literally going to say I'm more excited about finding new acts hefe FOR SURE. But I love the smile, traveled go see them and I'm going to enjoy the amazing audio coming out of KEXP. Keep it up yall

    • @maximoplf
      @maximoplf Год назад

      @@cmgordon12345 Radiohead fans think Thom Yorke is some kind of god and the band a religion. They're just virgin creeps, mostly.

    • @feelmyvols
      @feelmyvols Год назад +51

      @@maximoplf They are though

    • @user-ui2bu2qz6t
      @user-ui2bu2qz6t Год назад +15

      ​@@feelmyvols but it's forbidden by maximop to admit it

  • @jmg6887
    @jmg6887 5 месяцев назад +13

    The ability Thom has to express emotion in his singing and playing is second to none.

  • @alejandrorz18
    @alejandrorz18 11 месяцев назад +67

    3:23 Thom Giving the cue to Jonny to record his voice with pedals so it can be played as background vocals a few minutes later, all while playing bass with a bow. And they can do this live with a big audience. Just mind blowing to watch… (the 4 recordings can be seen in 4 colors on Jonny’s pc)

    • @kristinrogersdotter5492
      @kristinrogersdotter5492 4 месяца назад +4

      Thanks for highlighting that. I wouldn't have known otherwise

    • @vparenkin
      @vparenkin 2 месяца назад

      goddamn, thats extremely difficult

  • @snoowe7085
    @snoowe7085 Год назад +337

    that transition from prelude to hairdryer was so sick, even thom smiled

    • @Elvyyyy
      @Elvyyyy Год назад +53

      thom the smiled

    • @ectobluntus
      @ectobluntus Год назад +19

      Yeah, you can tell from that glance they knew they killed it lol. I like this version of hairdryer way better than the album too. So much more energy.

    • @SelenaSea
      @SelenaSea Год назад +8

      Their live performances are always even more mind-blowing than their beautiful album tracks. They're great artists on so many levels. ❤️

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 9 месяцев назад +4

      I wish that prelude was on the album.

    • @joshhogan171
      @joshhogan171 4 месяца назад

      there's something close to it on the Montreux EP, the transition from Free In The Knowledge into Hairdryer is similarly brilliant@@k-leb4671

  • @niccolomassariello1504
    @niccolomassariello1504 Год назад +312

    We might be living in shitty times but thank God we have Thom and Jonny.

    • @ari_trashcan
      @ari_trashcan Год назад +34

      and tom skinner too :) ♥️♥️♥️

    • @deepblueday
      @deepblueday Год назад +15

      ...and Tom! Damn phenomenal drumming.

    • @josephguzman4737
      @josephguzman4737 Год назад +1

      Seriously !!!! Got to appreciate what we have, cheers!

    • @John.Christopher
      @John.Christopher Год назад +2

      By what metric? Not disregarding. Just curious.

    • @TC-lk2ev
      @TC-lk2ev Год назад +4

      We live in the safest and happiest time humans have ever lived in.

  • @bladerunner1b
    @bladerunner1b 4 месяца назад +11

    Yorke has been crushing those space ballads for thirty years.

  • @vparenkin
    @vparenkin 2 месяца назад +5

    i love so much Thom's and Jonny's organic transition from Radiohead to the The Smile. They unleash their fullest here

  • @jastrology4192
    @jastrology4192 Год назад +210

    I love how Jonny Greenwood never ages. Looks exactly the same as 30 years ago lol

    • @pantalaemon
      @pantalaemon Год назад +54

      tbf thats what happens when 80% of your face is covered by your hair

    • @benfoot2477
      @benfoot2477 Год назад +21

      True but having 80 per cent of your hair left, and the dexterity to play like that from gentle picking up to those violent string hits after 30 years is impressive

    • @SETRAAKI
      @SETRAAKI Год назад +1

      🧿🧿🧿

    • @clumsiii
      @clumsiii Год назад

      @@SETRAAKI now that evil eye is an emoji it's no longer a cliche!

    • @KevinOblivion
      @KevinOblivion Год назад +3

      @@pantalaemon the fact that he stilll has all of his hair

  • @jakereflected
    @jakereflected Год назад +50

    this project is like being in one of thom york's dreams

  • @grahamlogan1787
    @grahamlogan1787 Год назад +143

    The drumming is insanely beautiful

  • @warlockdruid
    @warlockdruid Год назад +29

    Jonny's guitar playing in Thin Thing is sick.

  • @unknownsoldier452
    @unknownsoldier452 Год назад +283

    This is easily one of the best KEXP performances ever, up there with the King Gizzard 2018 one.

    • @whatfitzanity4315
      @whatfitzanity4315 Год назад +31

      Gizz is my favorite live band and their KEXP performance couple months ago is mind blowing too🦎🐊✌🏼

    • @mrSam3ooo
      @mrSam3ooo Год назад +8

      For me it's their first one I keep coming back to, that medley + the River is just legendary

    • @divaiswara293
      @divaiswara293 Год назад +3

      american football too :(

    • @whatfitzanity4315
      @whatfitzanity4315 Год назад +8

      @@mrSam3ooo back in 2014 I took my three kids to Austin Psych Fest to see some of my favorite bands and had never heard of King Gizzard. I stood there with my jaw open as they melted my face. I’ve now seen them eleven times and six of those were this last tour, all four marathon shows to boot. They rule

    • @chinchirap
      @chinchirap Год назад +7

      Both times when back midi played in KEXP were amazing too

  • @cropsey.
    @cropsey. Год назад +23

    Seeing Thom's smile is the best thing you can see in this videotape

    • @Elvyyyy
      @Elvyyyy Год назад +4

      out of control on videotape!

    • @gio-mz3ty
      @gio-mz3ty Год назад +5

      when I’m at the pearly gates

  • @gilcampelos6801
    @gilcampelos6801 Месяц назад +4

    everything in its right place

  • @TheRickWalters
    @TheRickWalters 5 месяцев назад +78

    The mix on this show should win a Grammy

    • @susanneklier
      @susanneklier 4 месяца назад

      i don´t think so

    • @johnsephton4459
      @johnsephton4459 4 месяца назад +2

      Agreed, the mixing is good. But made easier by great instruments and playing. The drums particularly sound so good in part because they’re tuned properly. Tom’s toms are particularly sweet imv

  • @Shane7492
    @Shane7492 Год назад +88

    In their 50s and still as experimental as ever. Love it!

  • @TheCamilocedeno
    @TheCamilocedeno Год назад +46

    To the engineers: that snare sound kills!!

    • @audiochris78
      @audiochris78 Год назад +6

      Also the way a drummer tunes his skins. Collaborative effort!

    • @anandjj5077
      @anandjj5077 Год назад +3

      @@audiochris78 incidentally, the drummer is Tom skinner

  • @gabrielsirkis704
    @gabrielsirkis704 7 месяцев назад +17

    I met Tom Skinner in a small town in France, he was with his wife and kids so I was hesitant to go bother him but i finally decided to go tell him how much i admire him and he was not bothered at all and a really nice guy. Such a weird experience, i was listening to The Smile 30 min before bumping into him.

  • @Naturellee
    @Naturellee 8 дней назад +1

    Open the floodgates , was something no other artist could ever ever create except Thom n Jonny and Tom of course but we all know they two are the masterminds geniuses, livings legends! Jonny is the best composer in my mind. Ugh i am so in love with them.. my love for them just gets bigger each day for 30 years almost...
    This was so good, i just discovered The smile. It was a DELIGHT .

  • @edan
    @edan Год назад +292

    No one here will understand the amount of bass coming from Jonny and that bow on Hairdryer unless you’ve seen them in person… Saw them both nights in LA and my entire body was buzzing. Best shows of my life with my girlfriend by my side, just as happy as I was.

    • @evansmith9438
      @evansmith9438 Год назад +3

      y0

    • @sebbo1496
      @sebbo1496 Год назад +8

      ye the engineering is not the best tbh, eventhough someone in the comments specifically praised it. vocals and the mix feel a bit congested and crowded in the mids at times. could barely hear the sax too.
      not hating tho. amazingly inspiring performance. just something i noticed instantly when listening with my better headphones

    • @TheEternalSigh
      @TheEternalSigh Год назад +4

      My Partner and I saw the first live stream show in London a year ago as our first gig together. Unforgettable 👍🏻

    • @criminI
      @criminI Год назад

      Saw them the 2nd night! They were very good!

    • @micsunday14
      @micsunday14 Год назад

      Lucky memories

  • @MicahBuzanMUSIC
    @MicahBuzanMUSIC Год назад +185

    Their energy live is incredible. I love the album, but these songs are somehow even better live.

    • @BlankRami
      @BlankRami Год назад +5

      Hey Micah 👋. I was expecting to see you here on a Thom Yorke related video 😃

    • @MicahBuzanMUSIC
      @MicahBuzanMUSIC Год назад +3

      @@BlankRami You expected correct :)

  • @emrfelix5041
    @emrfelix5041 Год назад +10

    Oh man, Thom yorke i think really dedicates all of his lifetime to music.

  • @walt4670
    @walt4670 11 месяцев назад +13

    Thom just seems to get more painterly and exciting with every evolution. Jonny astounds and enraptures as always, and Skinner... holy shit.

  • @patricksoftware2281
    @patricksoftware2281 Год назад +76

    Jonny Greenwood is on another level.

    • @jamesmcgill1232
      @jamesmcgill1232 Год назад +1

      He always is

    • @mrdave777
      @mrdave777 Год назад +4

      Johnny is actually the most talented musician in Radiohead

    • @teknomanning
      @teknomanning Год назад

      Sorry. Ed is look at what he does with his axe and a Sustainiac

    • @fulsomekitten2585
      @fulsomekitten2585 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@mrdave777 I'd dare to say one of the greatest in history! So unique!

    • @luigi85olmedo
      @luigi85olmedo 3 месяца назад +1

      And he also writes wonderful music for films

  • @xorshidjomjomeh80
    @xorshidjomjomeh80 Год назад +551

    Thom, Jonny, Tom Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
    I'm an old Iranian fan of Radiohead and all of the side projects that you guys have released through all these years
    your music is already a huge gift to anyone who loves art and culture all around the globe
    but I can't tell you how wonderful I felt the second I saw the WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM sticker on Thom's Waldorf synth
    you guys made my day,
    thank you for raising awareness about our revolution,
    I hope that anyone living in the western hemisphere with free access to the internet,
    takes the time to inform themselves about the happenings in Iran, your Iranian brothers, and sisters really need your help you could be their voice
    you guys have always been a light in the darkness that attracts attention
    Thank you 🙏✊✌👁🧠🫀🧠👁✌✊🙏

    • @micsunday14
      @micsunday14 Год назад +14

      This comment /\ 💓

    • @SETRAAKI
      @SETRAAKI Год назад +20

      Im Iranian too. I met them after their show in Montreal Nov25th and i brought my lion and sub pre revolution Iran flag with me and they all signed it and also Jonny really got excited about the flag and told me how beautiful the flag is and asked me about the material and the fabric of the flag such a nice guy! Also thom and tom they were both really cool and nice. I also told thom how much his music means to me and how much it changed my life since im also a really big radiohead fan

    • @xorshidjomjomeh80
      @xorshidjomjomeh80 Год назад

      @@SETRAAKI man, don't ever lose that flag we will meet up in Tehran after we bring down this fucking demonic regime, and we will make a video together and invite them over for their first concert in Tehran, they have a huge fan base among the Iranian artists

    • @BlankRami
      @BlankRami Год назад +6

      من هم ایرانی ام. جایگاه مکمل خودم رو توی این کشور پیدا نمیکنم اما واقعاً موزیک تام و جانی بهم میکنه.
      این کامنت هم بهم روحیه داد.
      مرسی!

    • @oldpain7625
      @oldpain7625 Год назад +3

      Hey! I just wanted to say I have all the love and respect in the world for you and your fight for freedom. The West would love nothing more than for you to choose your own government. One that works for you first, and maybe one that will work with us for a better future someday too.
      I mean that wholeheartedly, even if it's tough to believe sometimes. Any Radiohead fan is a friend to me - it means I know you have a good soul. ❤️🇺🇸🇮🇷

  • @magusmaximmus2172
    @magusmaximmus2172 Год назад +43

    Open The Floodgates, absolutely wonderful. Then again the entire album is perfect

  • @JohnElliot14
    @JohnElliot14 Год назад +57

    Jonny’s guitar on open the floodgates is sublime, soul grabbing stuff

  • @paulsafara1582
    @paulsafara1582 Год назад +29

    Love how thom smiles at 4:08. That's the smile man

  • @santiagoarias50
    @santiagoarias50 Год назад +181

    We humans are so lucky to still having Thom and Jonny doing stuff. As a couple, they just get better and better through the years.

  • @kemikalrxn
    @kemikalrxn Год назад +54

    I am so grateful to be alive during the time of Radiohead. That I've been able to be an active fan in real time. And to have the greatest privilege of seeing them live. I'm forever grateful to these guys.

  • @carlagerezlescano3466
    @carlagerezlescano3466 26 дней назад +2

    Somos contemporáneos a Thom y a Jonny . Celebremos y valoremos eso.

  • @bigbrutus2525
    @bigbrutus2525 Год назад +171

    Jonny literally playing synth with his feet while playing guitar. What a boss.

    • @andrebell6333
      @andrebell6333 Год назад +2

      Really?

    • @bigbrutus2525
      @bigbrutus2525 Год назад +3

      @@andrebell6333 Yea man it's in the video. Super dope.

    • @ryanjosephlock
      @ryanjosephlock Год назад +7

      Replicating Thom's layered vocals on the track version of The Opposite. Thought it was a backing track at first, but then saw Jonny's sneaky footwork.

    • @ciromartella484
      @ciromartella484 Год назад +1

      Yes its so incredible..

    • @ahuramazda123
      @ahuramazda123 Год назад +9

      Y'all ever heard of Geddy Lee?

  • @thierrygarnier2612
    @thierrygarnier2612 Год назад +50

    I dont think people realize that what comes across as a very user friendly music is actually flippin mental in terms of skill and experience.
    How can Tom Skinner play those unbelievable rhytms AND sing at the same time? Dont know! How can Jonny play one guitar, make it sound like two (Thin THing, WTF????) AND at the same time play another instrument with his feet - midi controller? Dont know! How can Thom play guitar and bass parts that are most of the time pretty insane AND sing AND do it all in time with a band? Dont know!
    What I love the most is the pure joy of the band, as if they were 15 still. Really inspiring, badass and funny af!
    PS: audio engineers on this? World class.

  • @rocios.635
    @rocios.635 Год назад +19

    I could never explain what Tom York's music made me feel for more than 20 years. Thank you man

  • @travel_renee6034
    @travel_renee6034 Год назад +29

    The grit and passion in Thom's voice will forever give me chillsssssssss.

  • @SETRAAKI
    @SETRAAKI Год назад +100

    So fucking cool to see that “WomanLifeFreedom””زن زندگی آزادی” sticker. I went to their show in Montreal on Nov 25 and i had this idea to bring my pre revolution Iran flag and i was so lucky that all of them signed my flag and i met them all after the show!!! Imagine being such a huge fan and then meeting them in person and talking to them!!! Jonny really go excited about the flag and told me how beautiful the flag is and asked me about the fabric and the material of the flag. Also i told Thom how much his music means to me and it really changed my life. It was just such an unbelievable night. Now seeing that they are showing their support! This is just absolutely beautiful!❤️❤️❤️

    • @riplimewire5825
      @riplimewire5825 Год назад +8

      i was there that night and saw that happen!!! really cool moment 🙏🏻

    • @SETRAAKI
      @SETRAAKI Год назад +3

      @@riplimewire5825 wow!!! Thats pretty cool! Such a great night and performance by the smile. Also wish i could have remembered exactly what jonny said cuz our conversation was probably like 20 seconds or even more but i got so excited that i was just so happy and couldnt believe that he started talking to me

    • @ateenkhakpour
      @ateenkhakpour Год назад +7

      I gave them that sticker. Forever grateful

    • @SETRAAKI
      @SETRAAKI Год назад +2

      @@ateenkhakpour thats so fucking cool. Im so happy u did that and also so happy for you!!! Few days after i got to meet then and got my flag signed and i was like why didnt you just give it them. They would just hang it somewhere on stage during the shows but anyways thats a hella an idea and congrats! We both did itttt

    • @michaelgreene4816
      @michaelgreene4816 Год назад +1

      I was at that show. Where did you meet up with them?

  • @AlenMustafic
    @AlenMustafic Год назад +35

    This is how they should sound. Hats down to sound engineers.

  • @eddupuis1464
    @eddupuis1464 3 часа назад

    Oh my God. Thank you for such heavenly music Amen!

  • @jordangroff8978
    @jordangroff8978 Год назад +82

    Thom might be the greatest musician of the last 25 years.

    • @mistuhmiketherapper
      @mistuhmiketherapper 11 месяцев назад +11

      Jonny is even better

    • @86Rikki
      @86Rikki 11 месяцев назад +16

      @@mistuhmiketherapperI think Thom is the complete musician as he creates and sings the melodies. He’s a one man band.
      Johnny is equally brilliant and technically a better musician.
      Together. They are unstoppable.

    • @gerardoricano4974
      @gerardoricano4974 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah Thom is one of the greatest musicians of all time, however, the virtuousness of Johnny has transcended even in the film industry, so 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @peterthecoll
    @peterthecoll Год назад +61

    Bruh this mix is put together beautifully. Everything sounds so high def

    • @doorsheets2637
      @doorsheets2637 Год назад +11

      Seriously. Huge thanks to whoever mixed this cause it is fucking perfect.

    • @JonRinneby
      @JonRinneby Год назад +8

      @@doorsheets2637 Mikko Gordon

  • @TheMistery97
    @TheMistery97 Год назад +6

    Thank you for existing Thom Yorke.

  • @luispinheirodosmontes7219
    @luispinheirodosmontes7219 Год назад +15

    "Thin Thing" is in my opinion Thom Yorke's greatest musical masterpiece...after "How to Disappear..." and "Weird Fishes" and "Idioteque".......and "Fade out"....and I know I'm missing a couple of álbuns here. ..Oh yeah, "Open the Floogates" is also a masterpiece....!!! Fu€k!!! When are they going to do a bad sond!?
    And thank you KEXP for this....🤗

  • @berthutto5391
    @berthutto5391 4 месяца назад +2

    I’ve seen Radiohead 9 times, I saw Thom on his Anima tour, and I saw The Smile. All amazing, in their own right!

  • @fishstickkitty8068
    @fishstickkitty8068 Год назад +57

    Opposite sounded crazy loose and groovy...and yet somehow they ended at EXACTLY the same time!! I love these bastards :)

    • @rjensen2586
      @rjensen2586 Год назад +7

      Some really great added riffs in there too. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better.

  • @OkYasser
    @OkYasser Год назад +22

    Open The Floodgates is just… so freaking beautiful. ♥️

  • @riverrussell6825
    @riverrussell6825 Год назад +34

    I knew this performance would be amazing but I was absolutely blown away after listening. It is so incredible that Thom and Johhny have created so much great music, in so many different contexts and they continue to reinvent themselves and stay inspired. Almost no one has been making great music as long as they have, without sacrificing quality or becoming stale and boring. I was also insanely inspired by Tom Skinner's drumming. His playing is super unique and unpredictable in the best way. All around amazing group of musicians creating some amazing stuff.

  • @biggestfanofroger
    @biggestfanofroger Год назад +11

    Open The Floodgates was something else, especially the way Jonny‘s guitar sounded

  • @James-kj9hw
    @James-kj9hw Год назад +29

    Holy shit. Easily one of the best kexp performances. Right up there with that idles one.

  • @ahuramazda123
    @ahuramazda123 Год назад +31

    I mean, Thom and Jonny are legends. We all know this, and they're the reason we're here. But can we take a moment to appreciate Tom Skinner? I've been focusing on him listening to this performance, and he's got to be one of the best drummers around at the moment. He's absolutely incredible to watch/listen to.

  • @EdwinHeida
    @EdwinHeida Месяц назад +1

    I am so effing happy these guys still make fantastic music. Love the Smile.

  • @guystokes2449
    @guystokes2449 Год назад +17

    A Hairdryer easily has one of the coolest guitar riffs I’ve ever heard

  • @smol9832
    @smol9832 Год назад +11

    Never in my life would I imagine Thom Yorke playing here at KEXP. What a wonderful time to be alive

  • @georgegeysen6499
    @georgegeysen6499 Год назад +51

    Newer Radiohead fan, in my early 60's but this very much reminds me of Pink Floyd in the "Several Species Grooving with ... " or the "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" era, UmmaGumma. Really pretty amazing.

    • @norriss123
      @norriss123 7 месяцев назад +1

      Was thinking just the same listening to the prelude

    • @CullenX
      @CullenX 7 месяцев назад

      Welcome brotha

  • @nicolasb.3809
    @nicolasb.3809 4 месяца назад +3

    Fucking genius.

  • @KennethTakanami
    @KennethTakanami Год назад +207

    There's something special about The Smile, where you know when Thom and Jonny are playing in Radiohead it's their "job" so you expect it. But them doing this project just for fun proves there's still so much kinetic energy and love of creating between them. They're just doing this cause they want to and still have so much to explore together. It's nice.

    • @pantalaemon
      @pantalaemon Год назад +16

      and this is why there's gonna be a second The Smile album before you know it, while there may never be another Radiohead album. But that's okay, honestly.

    • @liamjenkins244
      @liamjenkins244 Год назад +15

      @@pantalaemon Phil said Radiohead will be back this year

    • @pantalaemon
      @pantalaemon Год назад +2

      @@liamjenkins244 whu whu whuuuutt?
      ngl p fuckin excited to hear that, too

    • @pantalaemon
      @pantalaemon Год назад +25

      @@liamjenkins244 and you know what? all the fun they had with the smile will probably also influence the choices they make on the next radiohead record. the band's side projects have always helped bring new ideas into their work as a group. this is all very exciting.

    • @martialbessou6743
      @martialbessou6743 Год назад

      @@pantalaemon 0

  • @alexcraig8543
    @alexcraig8543 Год назад +103

    Damn, it's amazing how much they've tightened up their live performances in so short a time. With this and the Tiny Desk performance, that are masterful stuff.

    • @CaveWang
      @CaveWang Год назад

      The performed them very close together one was just delayed more in release

    • @alexcraig8543
      @alexcraig8543 Год назад +6

      @@CaveWangApologies, my words were imprecise. I didn't mean tightening up from one performance to the other. Just pointing out both of those being superb as opposed to some concerts from early on in the tour where it sounded like they were still hammering out the live show.

    • @CaveWang
      @CaveWang Год назад

      @@alexcraig8543 ahh I see what you mean, oh for sure!!

  • @YoSaffBridge93
    @YoSaffBridge93 Год назад +5

    I saw The Smile in Paris when I was on vacation and Robert Stillman (the sax player in You Will Never Work In Televsion) was opening for them. I wish they let the sax playing come through a bit more during this performance of the song, because when I heard it in Paris, it really took the song to a whole new level. I don't speak a lick of French, but that night I was just like anyone in that crowd, just enjoying that raw energy and controlled chaos.

  • @guitargod90
    @guitargod90 3 месяца назад +1

    Well, I'm so glad that I have managed to outlive those terrible times of pandemic just to see the Smile perform live and get their records, both experimentally flawless and utterly beautiful. As for this show, I'm left speechless - both in terms of astonishment that I get from viewing the incredible men playing their instruments (the musicianship is absolutely top-tier) and regarding the content itself - the Smile is probably the best musical act of the twenties. Hands down 🙌

  • @andyzar1177
    @andyzar1177 Год назад +23

    These guys need 1000 years to release all the music they have in their souls. Amazing band haha. Bravo!

  • @ethanm611
    @ethanm611 Год назад +24

    kinda digging jonny’s pearls
    great set
    the depth of sound made by just three people is unreal.

  • @maziarabidian6764
    @maziarabidian6764 Год назад +22

    I can't believe how great and also modest are these guys! Zero arrogance! Love the album and their live performances. But this session was outstanding. Great job.
    Extra bonus for "woman, life, freedom" sign on Thom's keyboard

    • @notknown4922
      @notknown4922 Год назад +1

      I think writting Thin thing is arrogant.

  • @cumpy
    @cumpy Год назад +12

    jonny greenwood is the greatest guitarist of modern times

  • @HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES
    @HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES Год назад +62

    These guys blow minds for a living. I really needed that. Absolute class!

    • @cmgordon12345
      @cmgordon12345 Год назад

      Jello Biafra blows minds for a living. I have the t shirt to prove it

    • @HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES
      @HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES Год назад +1

      @@cmgordon12345 yes!! I knew someone would catch this :) Jello!!!

  • @heavypiano
    @heavypiano Год назад +7

    First Tiny Desk and now this. What a great time to share music.

  • @supergrover8or
    @supergrover8or 3 месяца назад +1

    Saw these guys play an amazing gig last week in Dublin. Not to be missed!!!

  • @afifsalibi
    @afifsalibi Год назад +20

    WOW! Just WOW!! Incredible performance and sounds. Thom and Jonny are the biggest gift to music in our generation!

  • @2WheelsGood
    @2WheelsGood Год назад +39

    Masterclass in live performance. Legends

  • @lucasponteslucas1803
    @lucasponteslucas1803 Год назад +30

    Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood in the same space is synonymous with something amazing. Woww

  • @t.aluau22
    @t.aluau22 Год назад +10

    this is probably the best kexp session and also the best live performance of the smile. absolutely insane.
    totally grateful to be contemporary to this magic

  • @ssaw3008
    @ssaw3008 Год назад +4

    Listen to my words!! Thom York is a genius who's ahead of his time at least 60 years in music !!

  • @rocios.635
    @rocios.635 Год назад +32

    Open the floodgates was magical. Im so glad its 2023 and we still have very Good music thanks to these guys. 🙌

  • @gonzaloabal6
    @gonzaloabal6 Год назад +53

    We need a Live Basement version of this

    • @tallon3925
      @tallon3925 Год назад +2

      This

    • @licandres01
      @licandres01 Год назад +7

      no we dont, we have a KEXP which is better

    • @JackMorgan06
      @JackMorgan06 Год назад +3

      @@licandres01 KEXP is nowhere near basement's terms of quality

    • @licandres01
      @licandres01 Год назад +6

      @@JackMorgan06 lol what are you talking about

    • @markdawson7867
      @markdawson7867 Год назад +8

      KEXP and From the Basement are both incredible and I'm glad they offer diverse artists.

  • @shoegaze4life130
    @shoegaze4life130 Год назад +8

    Saw them in Dallas a few weeks ago, they were absolutely epic

    • @bernardreeves3382
      @bernardreeves3382 Год назад +1

      I was at this show, mind-blowing . Liked the venue a lot as well (Factory, Deep Ellum)

  • @Fafner77
    @Fafner77 Год назад +16

    Open The Floodgates was just amazing. One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

  • @GilbertTang
    @GilbertTang Год назад +78

    Saw them five times last year, including the show in Seattle. And while the experience was truly incredible, it was the people we met along the way that made it profound. You know who you are.

    • @sovka8394
      @sovka8394 Год назад +4

      I met some really nice people in Vienna. I still enjoyed Radiohead and Atoms for peace shows more for sure.

    • @rjensen2586
      @rjensen2586 Год назад +3

      I love this. I saw them in Denver and it's like you said. People were warm, friendly, and like a big SUPER STOKED family. :)

  • @DanielZenefski
    @DanielZenefski Год назад +13

    Tom Skinner is just so on top of it.

  • @Rain_power
    @Rain_power Год назад +2

    Thom looks so comfortable playing bass and singing.

  • @johnchurch5101
    @johnchurch5101 Год назад +2

    Yeah me and my friends do this every Thursday in my living room

  • @brandonleeweihan
    @brandonleeweihan Год назад +28

    never was a big fan of Open The Floodgates but this version is so refreshing and gives a whole new view of the song

    • @rjensen2586
      @rjensen2586 Год назад +5

      I love the album version but live is even better. Such an experience.

  • @maxcrane6607
    @maxcrane6607 Год назад +10

    It's so sensational to see and listen to people so obsessed with music. I love you guys, carry on!

  • @harmjansen1845
    @harmjansen1845 Год назад +2

    Open the floodgates is so beautiful damn

  • @pinkmatter8488
    @pinkmatter8488 Год назад +14

    Thin Thing is so good, Thom is habing so much fun and his vocals show that so much