I know a million people have written things like this, but- Thom then: K-Pop star Thom now: Wise old homeless wizard Jonny then: Emo teen Jonny now: Emo teen
I love how varied they looks are in this show Thom: K-pop star Jhonny: Anime Girl Colin: Artfilm pretentious teacher Phill: 40 year old office workaholic Eeeed: 80's Pornstar
Most of the radiohead songs that aren't creep or the singles from ok computer also get the same comment "this is the most undervalued/unappreciated radiohead song ever" @@MartellMedia2
I was just going to say this. I remember having read about that way back when, but never listened to or seen the Astoria recording - and then I was reminded when they played it here and it sounded JUST THE SAME as the record, ha ha.
Fun fact: The studio version for My Iron Lung was, well technically not a studio version. They actually recorded this performance at the Astoria and used it for the E.P. and album. The only thing that’s was edited/ switched out was Thoms vocals and the audiences voice.
How sure you on this, out of curiosity? I hear quite a few subtleties that do not align with the record. To my ears, anyway, there are some differences. ps hope you all keeping safe (:
Joshua Burca John Leckie, the producer stated in the book “Exit Music: the Radiohead story” that they first recorded a studio version at RAK studio, but were unsatisfied with the results. But when the band listened to the live at Astoria version, he stated that it “met with everyone’s approval”. So he edited out the audience, cleaned it up a bit, and re-recorded Thoms vocals. I hope you’re safe too :)
It’s the most forward looking song of this era imo. The level of musicianship on it really shows where they were headed with their future work in terms of originality and quality.
I was at this show, was taken by a friend and I wasn't really a fan then. I only knew Creep. I was totally blown away by a band I thought was just another Brit Pop guitar group. Amazing.
@@qu1nny0 after I listened to Paranoid Android, I started digging into their discog (actually, just Ok Computer and OKNOTOK) and then I noticed that my Radiohead playlist only had OK Computer songs, Creep and Fake Plastic Trees, and then I digged their discog and became a fan immediately. My favorite band now. Also, I listened to Karma Police and There, There in a radio station, but didn’t know them yet so I was remembering those two songs from somewhere when I listened them for the “first” time
I bought this on vhs back in the day. One of the greatest gigs. Full on guitar rock without any concern with how predictable or mainstream it might be. Its neither predictable or mainstream - it's just....awesomeness
so glad this is up, it's so, so good. This was before the bends. Nobody knew just how good radiohead were when they stepped into that gig and they absolutely knew when they left.
There is no ONE WORD THAT Describes RADIOHEAD .... UNBELIEVABLE Might Be the Closest thing to it 💯 % I'm 68 years-old and have met & Seen most of the Greatest Musicians... First was Jimi Hendrix 1969 I still have the ☮NECKLACE HE GAVE ME 😎...My 🐕 Dog Chico listens to Radiohead with earphones 🎧 with me.. Radiohead FOREVER ✌📻😎
i was like 10 when In Rainbows came out and my dad and brother just loved Radiohead but me as a dumb little kid just didn't get them until my dad rented Live at the Astoria from Netflix's old mail service. Watching them play these note perfect versions of their simpler, earlier albums really got me to start appreciating them. Pablo Honey and The Bends are their most accessible works after all. the fact that this version of My Iron Lung (barring the rerecorded vocals) is the album version is so cool to me
I bought Pablo honey the day it came out…. I listened to every song except the 2 versions of creep… that record gets no recognition to me it’s better than what they are putting out now…
imagine having the flex of being at a radiohead concert before even The Bends came out. that fuckin smirk from Thom at 22:31!! he knew he was gonna blow the place up with fucking VIBES.
i bet that smirk was for the thought of him finally getting rid of creep with an even better song which is literally a metaphor of their hate for it, my iron lung.
@Alex Luna idk.. here, i see a band who are leaning on the image they're rockstars, touring every night, and living the best life, when in reality at the time, they were just the band for Creep, Thom Yorke and co, king of the weirdos. Now, they might put on a more eccentric look, but they've earned it with their big time achievements and becoming a cornerstone for everything that is alt rock, right? between the 26 years between the Astoria gig and now, they've changed music.
I also see the "apology" as a snide remark on the fact that they were drained by how their listeners just wanted "Creep" when they knew they had a lot more in them. They weren't settling for basic bitch shit and didn't want to be a one-hit wonder. They almost broke up because of "Creep".
Setlist: 00:00:18 You 00:03:52 Bones 00:07:02 Ripcord 00:10:23 Black Star 00:14:00 Creep 00:18:13 The Bends 00:22:26 My Iron Lung 00:27:12 Prove Yourself 00:29:40 Maquiladora 00:33:02 Vegetable 00:36:13 Fake Plastic Trees 00:40:39 Just 00:44:29 Stop Whispering 00:49:38 Anyone Can Play Guitar 00:53:53 Street Spirit (Fade Out) 00:58:23 Pop Is Dead 01:00:49 Blow Out
Patrick Chole wow you guys are so lucky, i’ve discovered them from their most recent album and seen them live just once and it’s honestly a life changing experience
@@nicoleann0703 Me too! I caught them in 1995 when Creep was still a radio mainstay. That concert was absolutely nuts. I thought I was going to get crushed to death against the front rail and had to get pulled out of the crowd by security. What a show!
Can’t believe how great Thom’s voice was during that era! As great as Radiohead has become, I think the era of Pablo Honey and The Bends is really underrated as just great alternative rock. There is not one bad song in this whole show!
The Bends IS Radiohead. Us fans from the beginning, who had no idea what their "costumes" looked like like the majority of people posting here, passed around tapes of the Bends like it was forbidden. No local stores even know who they were. I'm still not sure where my friend got the Bends from. I assume he drove an hour to the big city by himself at 16 in his dead mom's minivan and bought it for $7. We had no idea what "cool" haircut Thom had. We didn't know who Thom Yorke was; never heard his name. Didn't hear his name afterwards; didn't care. We didn't care about haircuts and t-shirts and whatever else. They weren't on the radio and no one had the internet. We just knew the music. Most everyone else was listening to Tupac or the Spice Girls with the bass so loud their cars were raddling (while blacks laughed at them). I guess I'm "old". But I sometimes think about my mom's experience seeing the Beatles in concert just before they were etched in history. Back then, in my time, no one even thought about what someone looked like or the type of "cool" lights they had at their concert. For all we knew, Thom "what's his name" what a 7 foot black body builder. We only had their music and that was all that mattered. Now, even in these comments, everyone is talking about bangs and tennis shoes and how tall the singer is....
@@kilgoretrout5313 just because someone talks about thom's bangs doesn't mean they don't appreciate the music lol. You're just pretentious and want something to complain about so you can feel special. Also, ask Radiohead, I doubt they'd say The Bends is Radiohead. While its a great album they have so much more to offer.
What I find cool about this is 2 things 1: this is where the music video for my iron lung was filmed 2: this is (so far) the only evidence of pop is dead on the official RUclips channel
"Blowout" is just a masterpiece. That song, to me, forshadowed everything that was to come for their entire discography. That song could have been on the Bends, Ok Computer, HTTT, In Rainbows, AMSP, and still would have been just as good. Side note, I hope "Skirting on the surface" shows up in the next album!
@@scottishcheese13 yup, been listening to the band. Haven’t heard their recent rendition of the track, (as of 2022 upon the smile’s debut album release, it’s superb) but I’m waiting to hear it when they post the live version and the album.
Something about the 94 performances just hits different. It's like the band's growing abilities as songwriters as well as their desire to distance themselves from Creep were coming out at full force. They were imminently getting dismissed as future one hit wonders and a novelty act but their pre bends album release performances gave a small peak into the complete metamorphosis the band would undergo during the next couple years
I was lucky enough to see it live on my first radiohead show (blackpool 2006)... always loved it, and resonated with me in high school. that stuff sticks around forever.
Right from the first moment, Jonny’s guitar is loud, meaty, squeaky, delicate, in tune, in time, bombastic, explosive...no thesaurus can do justice to his playing and his sound, even before they’d released their second record.
This is one of my favorite radiohead shows, the energy, the setlist, the performance (especially My Iron Lung, Maquiladora, Stop Whispering and the transition to Anyone Can Play Guitar, and Blow Out), the stage presence, the lighting and everything was just perfect
I agree that this version sounds great with all the Jonny guitar noises but i would argue, for the justice of Thom's songwriting, they nailed it perfectly in the record. Nothing too overbearing to stray away from the feeling of the song, plus the reduced tempo and softer guitar tones worked wonders. God, I can't stress how good of a record Fake Plastic Trees are. Crying to it doesn't even feel bad, it's so comforting that you'd wanna cry more lol.
This gig is rooted deeply in my soul. Bought the DVD with money scraps when I was a student. Jonny truly enjoys Maquiladora and Ripcord, the MVPs of this show. Colin is just boss.
@@ippotsk yeah lol i found it on dailymotion with a basic search, weird zooms, thom yorkes awesome pimp outfit, and a random fuckin iguana throughout the video, its quite an experience
Such a stark difference in the songs on The Bends and pre Bends. Going from My Iron Lung to Prove Yourself was like two different bands. Two different personalities. So amazed at what they grew into
That look on his face was because they had been trying to get the sound right on My Iron Lung for ages during the recording of The Bends but just couldn't get it how they wanted. The sound they got on it at this gig was exactly what Thom wanted thus the look on his face after they start playing. This recording of My Iron Lung is the recording you hear on The Bends album.
They're all operating at top level, but Ed in particular is a total beast here. The energy is incredible, but also those guitar sounds are amazing. During the outro to Blow Out, it sounds like he's bringing a jet engine to life underneath all the other sounds. Easily makes this the best version of the song I've ever heard.
So weird to watch this now - the crowd barely reacts to any song other than Creep. Now half the tracks in this set are legendary, and more highly regarded in some cases
I've always thought Radiohead's sheer jump in songwriting & musicianship from 1993 to 1994 was almost unbelievable. We're talking some Robert Johnson-at-the-crossroads shit here.
Exactly, but I think the songwriting in Pablo Honey is still pretty good. It was more the arrangements and their overall sound that was weak and obsolete. Imagine if they gave sth like Blow Out (which is already great) the Nude treatment years later. But yes, when the bar is The Bends, even decent songwriting seems to’ve been excelled by miles.
This was such a great era, saw them in 92 and 94 and whatever anyone tells you, 'Pablo Honey' was a great album, hugely popular at the time and we all knew that this was the band to take notice of. Thanks for sharing.
@@georgejpg but please don't compare those two album. It's just got a different type and vibe. Of course Pablo Honey is a great album too, You're just being selfish by comparing those album 😏
This live performance is perfect in every single way. Vocals, guitars, timing, sound, everything. Amazing to see how they were at being a pop band. It's also amazing to see how much depth there already was in this band and how they could evolve to become the most important prog band of the last 25 years.
I'm always so amazed how they are able to easily replicate really difficult effects live, props to Johnny man. Dude knows his way around strings and 100 knobs.
If you're talking about the songs from The Bends, the album wasn't out yet. Some of the songs from this show actually ended up on the album with few things added or replaced.
I can't believe just how incredible this whole performance is. Been following Radiohead since 1995. My fave band. I'm loving experiencing the bends tracks for the first time with this lucky as fuck audience.
This is so bonkers. Their energy - whoa. After weeks of watching some great post-OK Computer shows, it's such a trip to see them (even Ed!) jumping up and down, all angsty and posturing. But Colin's basically the same, lol - except for the pony tail.
Well, I seem to be in the minority here, since I don't see anyone making the same argument, BUT I'll go out on a limb and say this was definitely Radiohead's live peak. Studio-wise I'll let others make the argument that they peaked with Ok Computer or even later albums, but live, well there I think they just lost that "edge" and some of that energy that they had in this performance and others in 1994. Can't quite put my finger on it, but this concerts feels like a proper "gig", full of unfiltered passion and energy, where as later shows (while still very good) feel a little more like going through the motions. Just my opinion of course!
@@andrewoakeshott7759imagine doing and playing like this show after show for years straight. I can imagine they got pretty bored with it, though this looks like the dream, but when you add it up with pressure, fatigue, a double edged fame, and a crowd that only goes wild on Creep despite all the other great songs they played with passion, this energy can dwindle down pretty quickly.
street spirit is definitely one of radioheads most heart-breaking songs. it is so emotional, beautiful and yet so dark and sad. i love it so much, would love to see it live one day! thom is literally immersing his soul in this song (as well as the other members of the band) everytime he performs it. i can't describe or even understand the way i feel while listening to it, it is just out of this world
It's so cool to see how the seeds of what they would release in later years are all here, how the dissonant guitar parts later made their way into songs like Gloaming, Idioteque and Bodysnatchers. I love how Ed plays the ambient parts, specially in blow out, I can see how this got evolved into tracks like Treefingers and even House of Cards. This concert was like an anthropological study of how musicians evolve over time if they let themselves grow and not get stuck with a particular sound just because it became popular. Thank you for sharing this!
it’s really a testament to Radiohead’s professionalism that My Iron Lung’s album version was literally recorded at this concert, with Thom only working on the vocals in the studio. Not one fucking note missed, not one beat out of time. They may not be my favourite band, but there is no denying Radiohead’s sheer dedication to reaching perfection and that shall always be commended. What a great fucking band these guys created.
For mobile Setlist: 00:00:18 You 00:03:52 Bones 00:07:02 Ripcord 00:10:23 Black Star 00:14:00 Creep 00:18:13 The Bends 00:22:26 My Iron Lung 00:27:12 Prove Yourself 00:29:40 Maquiladora 00:33:02 Vegetable 00:36:13 Fake Plastic Trees 00:40:39 Just 00:44:29 Stop Whispering 00:49:38 Anyone Can Play Guitar (Encore) 00:53:53 Street Spirit (Fade Out) 00:58:23 Pop Is Dead 01:00:49 Blow Out
They're the most known unknown band. You don't have to feel and act like a hipster when you mention Radiohead because they are popular enough, but then again, no one I know listens to them, so you can't be annoyed by plebs about it, and you're gonna feel good once you meet someone that actually listens to them. Also, they're critically acclaimed to death so I know when someone tells me that they suck, they're either in the minority (which is ok) or just trolls. Also I'm glad Thom Yorke is not a big asshole in the media and quiet person I can relate to.
Radiohead could have after ok computer just churned out more "creeps" but they jumped in the opposite direction altogether and it works, a moon shaped pool i did struggle with
Omg yes. Well said. My peers dont know em and I feel sad and pity them actually. Im so lucky my best pal introduced me to em , now I cant think of any other band who is humble and so low profile yet so majestic like Radiohead
This performance of blow out is genuinely my favorite version of the song and i hate that its not on Spotify because its genuinely one of the most beautiful tracks ive ever heard
This entire concert is on fire. You, My Iron Lung, Blow Out, Maquiladora...honestly I think this is the hight of their powers in their guitar rock band era.
They were on fire that night! Did you know the album version of My Iron Lung was actually recorded during this performance with only Yorke's vocals replaced later in a studio. Dope!
I became a radiohead fan about 6 months after this gig , introduced by a mate at my uni halls . What’s really upsetting is that I lived 10 mins walk away from the Astoria during this time and gutted to have missed this live . Have been lucky to see radiohead live about 15 times since and still have this on VHS !
Just imagine hearing these songs for the first time ever. Most of these songs hadn't been published or performed anywhere! "Another new song... sorry..." then launches into Blackstar with the no-intro/immediate verse *and my brain barfs all over itself OMG and then The Bends after creep. the crowd must've been like wtf is going on??? Sorry I'm just going to keep editing/adding to this comment as I continue watching, because this concert is blowing my mind away. You can see people clearly losing their shit by the time My Iron Lung comes around. There's jumping around happening in the crowd shots that could accurately be described as 'ecstatic frenzy' i.e. everyone is going mental, and rightfully so. Maquiladora is towering. Just a hot slab of 3-guitar perfection. The transformation of Pablo Honey-era sounds to this is jaw dropping. Quality of live performance is unreal. I forget how early-Ed was such a cheeky rock god. He seems hell bent on literally melting peoples' faces off. Jesus! Thom seems genuinely insecure about the new material. It's really interesting to see that. He finished Fake Plastic Trees, one of the greatest songs ever written, and says, "I can see you're all falling asleep."
How many times have I watched this VHS with my family My mother Akiko was around 60’s and never have listened to Radiohead and these English songs before I remember I saw her cry in tears quietly watching Street Spirit After a few years of her funeral by interstitial pneumonia from collagen disease I brought her a CD with the song in her coffin After 15 years since then I’m still a huge fan of Radiohead and I’m so proud of it You guys are special
I've just recently discovered Radiohead... and omygod I think my ears are having an orgasm. I haven't listened to most of their songs so I'm so fucking excited.
Really, the most depressing part of this whole concert is that I'm 30 years older now. Also, nobody lost their sh*t when Fake Plastic Trees started because they didn't know that master piece yet. That's crazy!
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I know a million people have written things like this, but-
Thom then: K-Pop star
Thom now: Wise old homeless wizard
Jonny then: Emo teen
Jonny now: Emo teen
22:30 the look on Thom's face when the intro to My Iron Lung plays is so satisfying. He's like "Yeah, I f**kin wrote this absolute tune."
And that's the one we got on the album.
@@italorossid 100% 😂
it seems to be the live recording used for the album to me
I love how varied they looks are in this show
Thom: K-pop star
Jhonny: Anime Girl
Colin: Artfilm pretentious teacher
Phill: 40 year old office workaholic
Eeeed: 80's Pornstar
lol it had me dying how you accurately describes colin n eeed appearance
nailed it, all of them, perfect
Brilliant description. 😁
oh christ that is an all time classic comment, nice one Master Riveros hahahahah
The funny thing is Jonny still looks like an anime girl at age 50. The man has aged gracefully.
Finally, a way to listen to my favorite Radiohead song, Pop Is Dead.
we dont joke about that
they can't cancel pop is dead, it's too classic
I unironically like pop is dead
it’s on Spotify
Who would joke about hearing radioheads best song
I think it's the most rock concert in the history of Radiohead.
Literally every Radiohead full concert on RUclips have exactly the same comment about it.
Agreed
Yesssssss
Most of the radiohead songs that aren't creep or the singles from ok computer also get the same comment "this is the most undervalued/unappreciated radiohead song ever" @@MartellMedia2
Ever watched Live at The Metro, Chicago 1993?
The "My Iron Lung" here is literally the recording used on the album. Fantastic stuff.
(Well. The vocals and a few other parts were redone but for the most part, this is the one)
I was just going to say this. I remember having read about that way back when, but never listened to or seen the Astoria recording - and then I was reminded when they played it here and it sounded JUST THE SAME as the record, ha ha.
nirvana friendly
Wow that's crazy I never knew this
@@MichelLamblin same here, thought they were playbacking
Say what you will about Pablo Honey - there's no denying these songs rocked live.
Oh there you are again 😄
I see you in every comments section.
the way they started with You actually gave me chills; it really is a perfect album-opener.
@@ippotsk One of their best songs from this era. The live version explodes.
yeah, ripcord, anyone can play guitar, you, prove yourself... wtf is wrong with you people!?
6 years later this band released Kid A
They would be surprised)))
Just 3 years later they released 🆗️ Computer 🤖
@@jamesgreenldn just 2 later they released The Bends
my personal fav album
kid A is seriously downgrade in my eyes, I prefer the rock side of radiohead over their new stuff anyday
If they played this same set today the whole audience would need medical assistance from the shock.
Especially from Maquiladora
@@violethill4454 i know they'll most likely never play it again, but i want LOVE to hear them play any b-sides live especially "Maquiladora"
playing "Anyone Can Play Guitar" would definitely trigger Thom "Beach House" PTSD
@@aleonimation I would cut off my toe to hear permanent daylight
@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 i would sacrifice 5 years off my life to hear "How can you be sure" in concert
Fun fact: The studio version for My Iron Lung was, well technically not a studio version. They actually recorded this performance at the Astoria and used it for the E.P. and album. The only thing that’s was edited/ switched out was Thoms vocals and the audiences voice.
Really?
How do you recognize the perfect band? The studio version is as good as the live version :)
@@domenic_clair the band didnt like the studio version of my iron lung so they literally used this version
How sure you on this, out of curiosity? I hear quite a few subtleties that do not align with the record. To my ears, anyway, there are some differences. ps hope you all keeping safe (:
Joshua Burca John Leckie, the producer stated in the book “Exit Music: the Radiohead story” that they first recorded a studio version at RAK studio, but were unsatisfied with the results. But when the band listened to the live at Astoria version, he stated that it “met with everyone’s approval”. So he edited out the audience, cleaned it up a bit, and re-recorded Thoms vocals. I hope you’re safe too :)
Johnny Greenwood back when he was looking older.
Lol
I swear the man never aged since 1993, he must have found the fountain of youth or something
Lol
B button
Jonny*
There's something really special about "Blow Out"
It’s the most forward looking song of this era imo. The level of musicianship on it really shows where they were headed with their future work in terms of originality and quality.
There s always the fellow weeb in radiohead comment section
realmente !! ojala un dia pueda escucharlo en vivo !!
It's one of my very favourites. Lost my mind when they resurrected it in 2018.
Theres always been something special about Blow Out
How can colin always being so calm when everything is going crazy af with thom,ed,johnny moving and dancing nonstop
medicals, probably lol
Cause he's the bass player
@@JosephGallagher yes
He and Phil gotta lay down a solid ramp for those other freaks to blast out of!
Well, he's a bass player. Every bass player know there are some rules on performing on stage. It's on the bassist union book.
pop is dead right after street spirit is crazy
goofiest transition ever 😭😭😭😭
I was at this show, was taken by a friend and I wasn't really a fan then. I only knew Creep. I was totally blown away by a band I thought was just another Brit Pop guitar group. Amazing.
you’re lucky man
Exact reason as to why they hated creep
I gotta say, I only knew paranoid Android when I was younger
@@qu1nny0 after I listened to Paranoid Android, I started digging into their discog (actually, just Ok Computer and OKNOTOK) and then I noticed that my Radiohead playlist only had OK Computer songs, Creep and Fake Plastic Trees, and then I digged their discog and became a fan immediately. My favorite band now. Also, I listened to Karma Police and There, There in a radio station, but didn’t know them yet so I was remembering those two songs from somewhere when I listened them for the “first” time
Lucky as hell
Bones is a massively underrated piece of the catalog.
That baseline!
Let down
they're sharing a show pre-The Bends; never would i see it coming
Just wait for the Live at the MTV Beach House show
@@NFrk97 he just wanted to grow his hair like Jim Morrison
I bought this on vhs back in the day. One of the greatest gigs. Full on guitar rock without any concern with how predictable or mainstream it might be. Its neither predictable or mainstream - it's just....awesomeness
I used to have this on DVD. The drums and bass from this recording are present on the bends studio album cause they were recorded so well
@@Benjamin-om3ih My Iron Lung is actually sourced from here in its entirely, except from Thom's voice.
so glad this is up, it's so, so good. This was before the bends. Nobody knew just how good radiohead were when they stepped into that gig and they absolutely knew when they left.
I wish The Bends' Radiohead came back...
There is no ONE WORD
THAT Describes
RADIOHEAD ....
UNBELIEVABLE Might
Be the Closest thing to it 💯 % I'm 68 years-old and have met & Seen most of the Greatest Musicians...
First was Jimi Hendrix
1969 I still have the
☮NECKLACE HE GAVE ME 😎...My 🐕 Dog
Chico listens to
Radiohead with earphones 🎧 with me..
Radiohead FOREVER ✌📻😎
yes they did except that some of us were wondering what had happened to the excellent band On a Friday and why were they no longer gigging in Oxford?
i was like 10 when In Rainbows came out and my dad and brother just loved Radiohead but me as a dumb little kid just didn't get them until my dad rented Live at the Astoria from Netflix's old mail service. Watching them play these note perfect versions of their simpler, earlier albums really got me to start appreciating them. Pablo Honey and The Bends are their most accessible works after all. the fact that this version of My Iron Lung (barring the rerecorded vocals) is the album version is so cool to me
I bought Pablo honey the day it came out…. I listened to every song except the 2 versions of creep… that record gets no recognition to me it’s better than what they are putting out now…
imagine having the flex of being at a radiohead concert before even The Bends came out.
that fuckin smirk from Thom at 22:31!! he knew he was gonna blow the place up with fucking VIBES.
Imagine being in the audience witnessing the birth of the Bends era. Amazing
i bet that smirk was for the thought of him finally getting rid of creep with an even better song which is literally a metaphor of their hate for it, my iron lung.
I love how he apologizes before playing a new song and they turned out to be some of the best they ever did
@Alex Luna earned it though
@Alex Luna since when where they cocky?
@Alex Luna idk.. here, i see a band who are leaning on the image they're rockstars, touring every night, and living the best life, when in reality at the time, they were just the band for Creep, Thom Yorke and co, king of the weirdos. Now, they might put on a more eccentric look, but they've earned it with their big time achievements and becoming a cornerstone for everything that is alt rock, right? between the 26 years between the Astoria gig and now, they've changed music.
I also see the "apology" as a snide remark on the fact that they were drained by how their listeners just wanted "Creep" when they knew they had a lot more in them. They weren't settling for basic bitch shit and didn't want to be a one-hit wonder. They almost broke up because of "Creep".
Setlist:
00:00:18 You
00:03:52 Bones
00:07:02 Ripcord
00:10:23 Black Star
00:14:00 Creep
00:18:13 The Bends
00:22:26 My Iron Lung
00:27:12 Prove Yourself
00:29:40 Maquiladora
00:33:02 Vegetable
00:36:13 Fake Plastic Trees
00:40:39 Just
00:44:29 Stop Whispering
00:49:38 Anyone Can Play Guitar
00:53:53 Street Spirit (Fade Out)
00:58:23 Pop Is Dead
01:00:49 Blow Out
thank you!
@@jeooo7483 It's Ok. I'm bored so I had to do it
the real mvp!
Thank you!
@@JackDuncanmusic these days especially when band gigs are posted online
"with great gig comes with great setlist timestamps"
It feels so weird that the audience isn’t singing along to Fake Plastic Trees
Like stone age...))
yea this was before the bends was released
@@chandraabudiman Yeah, The Bends was released almost a year later from this concert.
pretty sure he knows it's a pre bends concert. he knows the crowd don't know the song.....lol.
@@HikingWithBabs It makes me miss strobe lights so much. I understand why we can't have them any more, but I still miss them.
Jonny's guitar in "You" is a monster trying to get out
They had such a different energy back in early 90's
Yes, this is the Radiohead I love.
Thats cause they were more "grungy" and "noise rock" oriented.. DUH!
Especially Ed "Who Needs These Buttons Anyway" O'Brien
ExileOnDaytonStreet lollll
Colin looks like he's about to make A Moon Shaped Pool
This audio quality/mix is WAY too good for being over 20 years old.
They did release this show on DVD a long time ago, so that's probably why the quality is so good.
Almost 30!!
This is the line feed for sure
Much better than the actual shows
mal amigo
for an early-radiohead fan like me, this is just pure gold
Yes. And I saw them live in 2003 when I was in high school
nicole ann I saw both. Every tour from the bends to now.
Patrick Chole wow you guys are so lucky, i’ve discovered them from their most recent album and seen them live just once and it’s honestly a life changing experience
@@aidanmckendry6915 ure still lucky, i just started getting into them just 2 years ago and theres no chance they will ever come to my country
@@nicoleann0703 Me too! I caught them in 1995 when Creep was still a radio mainstay. That concert was absolutely nuts. I thought I was going to get crushed to death against the front rail and had to get pulled out of the crowd by security. What a show!
Love how Jonny ignores Ed's over enthusiastic attempt to get him to rock out with him after the first verse of The Bends at 00:19:19.
Ed always looks like the happiest one to be there haha
awww poor ed
he is just vibin
I particularly enjoyed his sheepish look as he walks back to his side of the stage trying to look unaffected by the Jonny's pouty rebuttal.
@@neilhampson lol
Can’t believe how great Thom’s voice was during that era! As great as Radiohead has become, I think the era of Pablo Honey and The Bends is really underrated as just great alternative rock. There is not one bad song in this whole show!
I think that radioheads first three records are awesome.
The Bends IS Radiohead. Us fans from the beginning, who had no idea what their "costumes" looked like like the majority of people posting here, passed around tapes of the Bends like it was forbidden. No local stores even know who they were. I'm still not sure where my friend got the Bends from. I assume he drove an hour to the big city by himself at 16 in his dead mom's minivan and bought it for $7. We had no idea what "cool" haircut Thom had. We didn't know who Thom Yorke was; never heard his name. Didn't hear his name afterwards; didn't care. We didn't care about haircuts and t-shirts and whatever else. They weren't on the radio and no one had the internet. We just knew the music. Most everyone else was listening to Tupac or the Spice Girls with the bass so loud their cars were raddling (while blacks laughed at them). I guess I'm "old". But I sometimes think about my mom's experience seeing the Beatles in concert just before they were etched in history. Back then, in my time, no one even thought about what someone looked like or the type of "cool" lights they had at their concert. For all we knew, Thom "what's his name" what a 7 foot black body builder. We only had their music and that was all that mattered. Now, even in these comments, everyone is talking about bangs and tennis shoes and how tall the singer is....
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@@kilgoretrout5313 just because someone talks about thom's bangs doesn't mean they don't appreciate the music lol. You're just pretentious and want something to complain about so you can feel special.
Also, ask Radiohead, I doubt they'd say The Bends is Radiohead. While its a great album they have so much more to offer.
Truth ✌🏾
What I find cool about this is 2 things
1: this is where the music video for my iron lung was filmed
2: this is (so far) the only evidence of pop is dead on the official RUclips channel
Its also where the audio (except vocals) For My Iron Long was recorded.
"Blowout" is just a masterpiece. That song, to me, forshadowed everything that was to come for their entire discography. That song could have been on the Bends, Ok Computer, HTTT, In Rainbows, AMSP, and still would have been just as good. Side note, I hope "Skirting on the surface" shows up in the next album!
total bossa nova inspired. i call it bossa noise.
That guitar solo on blowout is bananas.
@@79achavez why this concert is my fav concert of theirs
If you haven’t heard, Skirting on the Surface is now a song by The Smile, Thom and Jonny’s new band with drummer Tom Skinner
@@scottishcheese13 yup, been listening to the band. Haven’t heard their recent rendition of the track, (as of 2022 upon the smile’s debut album release, it’s superb) but I’m waiting to hear it when they post the live version and the album.
They all have changed a lot. Except Jonny. Jonny is exactly the same here and today 26 years after
Jonny is eternal
Jonny is immortal 💪
Solo porque el pelo le tapa la cara siempre ok no
Jonny will play music until the world blows up, WITCH IS NEVER!!
Bs
Back when Thom looked like a KPop star instead of homeless old man
Thom looks in his mid sixties these days!,hasn’t aged well at all.
He literally tried to copy Dave Strider, he was just missing the glasses lol
CaptainPeacock I find him more sexy than ever!
@@commonsensical9409 I am with you!!! He is so awesome.
Don't forget Vampire Ed!
31:55 very weird to see Jonny doing a "traditional" guitar solo
It is still a pretty unique solo tho.
Yep, he mentioned once in an interview that he hates those kinds of solos
That transition from Stop Whispering and Anyone Can Play Guitar was fantastic
Something about the 94 performances just hits different. It's like the band's growing abilities as songwriters as well as their desire to distance themselves from Creep were coming out at full force. They were imminently getting dismissed as future one hit wonders and a novelty act but their pre bends album release performances gave a small peak into the complete metamorphosis the band would undergo during the next couple years
this one has one of my absolute favourite performances of Black Star. that song has always struck a chord with me.
@Bryton I wholeheartedly agree. It truly is.
Best version
I was lucky enough to see it live on my first radiohead show (blackpool 2006)... always loved it, and resonated with me in high school. that stuff sticks around forever.
Me too
Me too
still got this on VHS. "this is another new song, sorry" dont be sorry Thom - you've just written the Bends. Jonny absolutely nails this gig
Can we get a hearty thumbs up for Ed’s jump at the start of The Bends
👍!
Right from the first moment, Jonny’s guitar is loud, meaty, squeaky, delicate, in tune, in time, bombastic, explosive...no thesaurus can do justice to his playing and his sound, even before they’d released their second record.
I swear for life, Jonny and Ed's guitar here has some of the best guitar sounding ever, it's pure wildness raw energy, I just want to play like this.
Nirvana had just finished a few weeks earlier and it was time for someone take the torch for great music
I always felt this was their peak as a live guitar band.
The concert is incredible. The performance of My Iron Lung was used as the official version on The Bends.
32:06 I can feel Jonny’s aura through my screen
One of Radiohead's best performances.
Johnny alone is worth listening to the entire time
this performance of Blow Out is actually insane
Maquiladora sounds incredible. Crazy it's a b-side.
crazy any of their songs are b-sides!
This is one of my favorite radiohead shows, the energy, the setlist, the performance (especially My Iron Lung, Maquiladora, Stop Whispering and the transition to Anyone Can Play Guitar, and Blow Out), the stage presence, the lighting and everything was just perfect
+1 for that transition into Anyone can Play Guitar
I never thought i would listen to pop is dead again
as an encore, nonetheless
it did die an ugly death
pop is alive :)
Oh no pop is dead long live pop
nah ... ROCK IS DEAD...
40:05 the ending of fake plastic trees is so incredible i dont even know how to put it into words
The whole concert is incredible bro, I watch it every year and can't believe how good they are)
@@trickadatry768I agree! Thoms voice is just amazing and still is
I agree that this version sounds great with all the Jonny guitar noises but i would argue, for the justice of Thom's songwriting, they nailed it perfectly in the record. Nothing too overbearing to stray away from the feeling of the song, plus the reduced tempo and softer guitar tones worked wonders. God, I can't stress how good of a record Fake Plastic Trees are. Crying to it doesn't even feel bad, it's so comforting that you'd wanna cry more lol.
This gig is rooted deeply in my soul. Bought the DVD with money scraps when I was a student. Jonny truly enjoys Maquiladora and Ripcord, the MVPs of this show.
Colin is just boss.
58:23
The song Radiohead pretends doesn't exist is now on their RUclips channel. I love quarantine.
Why is that?
on the other hand, they really did delete the official video for Anyone Can Play Guitar.
@@ippotsk what, there was an official video of anyone can play guitar??
@@orkunozcan8096 there was, and it was glorious
@@ippotsk yeah lol i found it on dailymotion with a basic search, weird zooms, thom yorkes awesome pimp outfit, and a random fuckin iguana throughout the video, its quite an experience
Maquiladora is the real mvp here
personal favorite solo by jonny
pop is dead
it should have made it to the bends
ABSOLUTELY
Yes
Any of those Bends songs now would make people go crazy - here they're met with respectful silence. What a different time!
One of the tightest most on point live performances the world will ever hear and see.
Such a stark difference in the songs on The Bends and pre Bends. Going from My Iron Lung to Prove Yourself was like two different bands. Two different personalities. So amazed at what they grew into
Thom apologising for another new one, My Iron Lung. The look on his face...... Wait till you hear this.
That look on his face was because they had been trying to get the sound right on My Iron Lung for ages during the recording of The Bends but just couldn't get it how they wanted. The sound they got on it at this gig was exactly what Thom wanted thus the look on his face after they start playing. This recording of My Iron Lung is the recording you hear on The Bends album.
Anthony Cooper Except the vocals
They're all operating at top level, but Ed in particular is a total beast here. The energy is incredible, but also those guitar sounds are amazing. During the outro to Blow Out, it sounds like he's bringing a jet engine to life underneath all the other sounds. Easily makes this the best version of the song I've ever heard.
So weird to watch this now - the crowd barely reacts to any song other than Creep. Now half the tracks in this set are legendary, and more highly regarded in some cases
most the songs from the bends had yet to be released so thats probably why
pablo honey is the least listened to radiohead album (besides creep) to be fair, even though it actually rocks for a grunge album.
43:47 that build up with that tight drum roll omg
Waiting for Pablo Honey From the Basement!
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hahahaahaha
id pay mad money to be at that recording
Yeah jaa
bunker
casually just playing 7 songs from an extremely iconic future album that they wont release for another year. how crazy would it be to he here
I've always thought Radiohead's sheer jump in songwriting & musicianship from 1993 to 1994 was almost unbelievable. We're talking some Robert Johnson-at-the-crossroads shit here.
Exactly, but I think the songwriting in Pablo Honey is still pretty good. It was more the arrangements and their overall sound that was weak and obsolete. Imagine if they gave sth like Blow Out (which is already great) the Nude treatment years later. But yes, when the bar is The Bends, even decent songwriting seems to’ve been excelled by miles.
29:12 holy shit, everything jonny does is magic
that solo sounds like a woman having the time of her life.
@@mysteradiothe woman was his guitar!
This was such a great era, saw them in 92 and 94 and whatever anyone tells you, 'Pablo Honey' was a great album, hugely popular at the time and we all knew that this was the band to take notice of. Thanks for sharing.
@Mario Castillo Agreed but what sold me was 'The Iron Lung' EP, and I couldn't wait for 'The Bends' to come out.
Pablo Honey is a bad album
@@georgejpg No, it's not, it's a great 90's alt rock album, there's some great gems here.
@@nikpetrovic3877 None of that bullshit changes the fact that AMSP sounds better than Pablo Honey, is more creative, original and performed better.
@@georgejpg but please don't compare those two album. It's just got a different type and vibe. Of course Pablo Honey is a great album too, You're just being selfish by comparing those album 😏
This live performance is perfect in every single way. Vocals, guitars, timing, sound, everything. Amazing to see how they were at being a pop band. It's also amazing to see how much depth there already was in this band and how they could evolve to become the most important prog band of the last 25 years.
Who mixed and mastered this...it sounds fucking flawless for a live recording GOD DAMN.
I'm always so amazed how they are able to easily replicate really difficult effects live, props to Johnny man. Dude knows his way around strings and 100 knobs.
If you're talking about the songs from The Bends, the album wasn't out yet. Some of the songs from this show actually ended up on the album with few things added or replaced.
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Could have worded that a bit bit better mate
Jonny knows his way around so many nobs bro
@@Jimmy-rp9jq lol what do you mean. Does it sound weird?
The step up in songwriting quality from Pablo to The Bends is pretty remarkable
I can't believe just how incredible this whole performance is. Been following Radiohead since 1995. My fave band. I'm loving experiencing the bends tracks for the first time with this lucky as fuck audience.
This is so bonkers. Their energy - whoa. After weeks of watching some great post-OK Computer shows, it's such a trip to see them (even Ed!) jumping up and down, all angsty and posturing. But Colin's basically the same, lol - except for the pony tail.
Well, I seem to be in the minority here, since I don't see anyone making the same argument, BUT I'll go out on a limb and say this was definitely Radiohead's live peak. Studio-wise I'll let others make the argument that they peaked with Ok Computer or even later albums, but live, well there I think they just lost that "edge" and some of that energy that they had in this performance and others in 1994. Can't quite put my finger on it, but this concerts feels like a proper "gig", full of unfiltered passion and energy, where as later shows (while still very good) feel a little more like going through the motions. Just my opinion of course!
@@andrewoakeshott7759 94 lives are the best
@@andrewoakeshott7759 + 96
@@andrewoakeshott7759imagine doing and playing like this show after show for years straight. I can imagine they got pretty bored with it, though this looks like the dream, but when you add it up with pressure, fatigue, a double edged fame, and a crowd that only goes wild on Creep despite all the other great songs they played with passion, this energy can dwindle down pretty quickly.
street spirit is definitely one of radioheads most heart-breaking songs. it is so emotional, beautiful and yet so dark and sad. i love it so much, would love to see it live one day! thom is literally immersing his soul in this song (as well as the other members of the band) everytime he performs it. i can't describe or even understand the way i feel while listening to it, it is just out of this world
Radiohead is the only band I’ve liked through all their phases. I like Pablo as much as Moon.
It's so cool to see how the seeds of what they would release in later years are all here, how the dissonant guitar parts later made their way into songs like Gloaming, Idioteque and Bodysnatchers. I love how Ed plays the ambient parts, specially in blow out, I can see how this got evolved into tracks like Treefingers and even House of Cards. This concert was like an anthropological study of how musicians evolve over time if they let themselves grow and not get stuck with a particular sound just because it became popular. Thank you for sharing this!
Yes! Everything about this is on point! The trajectory of what Was to come sonically in their future through this concert just speaks for itself!
it’s really a testament to Radiohead’s professionalism that My Iron Lung’s album version was literally recorded at this concert, with Thom only working on the vocals in the studio.
Not one fucking note missed, not one beat out of time. They may not be my favourite band, but there is no denying Radiohead’s sheer dedication to reaching perfection and that shall always be commended. What a great fucking band these guys created.
This performance of Blow Out is one Radioheads greatest live moments, imo.
Possibly the first time at a gig every single 'new song' utterly eclipsed the songs the audience already knew and actually came to see.
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Setlist:
00:00:18 You
00:03:52 Bones
00:07:02 Ripcord
00:10:23 Black Star
00:14:00 Creep
00:18:13 The Bends
00:22:26 My Iron Lung
00:27:12 Prove Yourself
00:29:40 Maquiladora
00:33:02 Vegetable
00:36:13 Fake Plastic Trees
00:40:39 Just
00:44:29 Stop Whispering
00:49:38 Anyone Can Play Guitar
(Encore)
00:53:53 Street Spirit (Fade Out)
00:58:23 Pop Is Dead
01:00:49 Blow Out
Thank you
Thom saying "this is a new song" cracked me up, major 90s nostalgia
imagine if they out of the blue played pop is dead on their next tour lmao
@@nikpetrovic3877 Literally their best song
@@nikpetrovic3877 Watch the video and compare it to the Radiohead of today...
@Nik Petrovic This is perceived as the worst Radiohead song by fans and themselves.
@Nik Petrovic That’s one way to get a lot of Radiohead fans to hate you lmao.
@@nikpetrovic3877 Pop is Dead is also one of the very few Radiohead songs you cannot find on Spotify. It's like not even the band cares about it.
They're the most known unknown band. You don't have to feel and act like a hipster when you mention Radiohead because they are popular enough, but then again, no one I know listens to them, so you can't be annoyed by plebs about it, and you're gonna feel good once you meet someone that actually listens to them. Also, they're critically acclaimed to death so I know when someone tells me that they suck, they're either in the minority (which is ok) or just trolls. Also I'm glad Thom Yorke is not a big asshole in the media and quiet person I can relate to.
Thats pretty true actually....I don’t know anyone who doesn’t know them but they are not into them as such...best of kindaa listeners...
and that is all.
Radiohead could have after ok computer just churned out more "creeps" but they jumped in the opposite direction altogether and it works, a moon shaped pool i did struggle with
Omg yes. Well said. My peers dont know em and I feel sad and pity them actually. Im so lucky my best pal introduced me to em , now I cant think of any other band who is humble and so low profile yet so majestic like Radiohead
Here here!
This performance of blow out is genuinely my favorite version of the song and i hate that its not on Spotify because its genuinely one of the most beautiful tracks ive ever heard
This entire concert is on fire. You, My Iron Lung, Blow Out, Maquiladora...honestly I think this is the hight of their powers in their guitar rock band era.
They were on fire that night! Did you know the album version of My Iron Lung was actually recorded during this performance with only Yorke's vocals replaced later in a studio. Dope!
Blow Out is really an excellent set closer.
Why don't they play blow out live anymore?
@@coreyschneiderman5664 I think they played it in 2018 actually at one of their sets
@@coreyschneiderman5664 They played it in Chicago in 2018 and I lost my mind
@@andrewbosma6964 I was there too, and it was excellent. That show was a deeply emotional experience for me.
I became a radiohead fan about 6 months after this gig , introduced by a mate at my uni halls . What’s really upsetting is that I lived 10 mins walk away from the Astoria during this time and gutted to have missed this live . Have been lucky to see radiohead live about 15 times since and still have this on VHS !
OMG.. Dulu nonton konser ini di VCD bajakan pas masih SMP tahun 98. Sekarang diupload sama band nya langsung.. Gokillll, bring back memories :')
48:40 He really could belt back in the early days
Phil is a criminally-underrated drummer.
It's amazingly pure. So young and fresh. As much as I love them now, it was so much raw talent back then... apocalyptic, dreamy, clear
This would be a really fun concert to time travel to
My favourite vid of any gig ever. Each band member on massive form.
The performance of "Blow Out" is worth the price of admission alone
6:59 OMG that's the most cutest thing I've ever seen, Thom looked so wholesome/happy like a little boy. and 22:32 59:20 ❤
Just imagine hearing these songs for the first time ever. Most of these songs hadn't been published or performed anywhere!
"Another new song... sorry..." then launches into Blackstar with the no-intro/immediate verse *and my brain barfs all over itself
OMG and then The Bends after creep. the crowd must've been like wtf is going on???
Sorry I'm just going to keep editing/adding to this comment as I continue watching, because this concert is blowing my mind away.
You can see people clearly losing their shit by the time My Iron Lung comes around. There's jumping around happening in the crowd shots that could accurately be described as 'ecstatic frenzy' i.e. everyone is going mental, and rightfully so.
Maquiladora is towering. Just a hot slab of 3-guitar perfection. The transformation of Pablo Honey-era sounds to this is jaw dropping. Quality of live performance is unreal.
I forget how early-Ed was such a cheeky rock god. He seems hell bent on literally melting peoples' faces off.
Jesus! Thom seems genuinely insecure about the new material. It's really interesting to see that. He finished Fake Plastic Trees, one of the greatest songs ever written, and says, "I can see you're all falling asleep."
Oh man I love this comment
Please add Pop Is Dead to Spotify!
25 years and I still cannot get over Black Star
How many times have I watched this VHS with my family
My mother Akiko was around 60’s and never have listened to Radiohead and these English songs before
I remember I saw her cry in tears quietly watching Street Spirit
After a few years of her funeral by interstitial pneumonia from collagen disease I brought her a CD with the song in her coffin
After 15 years since then I’m still a huge fan of Radiohead and I’m so proud of it
You guys are special
i don't know this side of Ed, hes like a hungry vampire, its is amazingg
I remember getting this DVD for Christmas one year in high school...good times
Blackstar is so good 😭
Love Thom’s smile at the beginning of My Iron Lung. He knows it’s awesome.
I've just recently discovered Radiohead... and omygod I think my ears are having an orgasm. I haven't listened to most of their songs so I'm so fucking excited.
Same here. Literally fell in love after listening to the bends and pablo honey
@@jasinta9788 lol ur in for a ride then
CavemanJackReacts is just embarking on that same journey. It's a trip discovering the incredible work of these prolific artists.
Two years later and I'm still addicted to Radiohead.
@@whitebear224 got a favourite album?
Really, the most depressing part of this whole concert is that I'm 30 years older now. Also, nobody lost their sh*t when Fake Plastic Trees started because they didn't know that master piece yet. That's crazy!