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Thousand Made-Up Loves
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 03:11 PM UTC #
Yada wrote:
I'm going to put on my flame retardant suit prior to making this comment, but does everyone of their tunes from the past three albums or so sound exactly the same?


We have a winner. I'm still stunned they had the gumption to play You and Whose Army. That's a song, like Talk Show Host, the band seems to cool to play anymore.
sonickteam
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 04:32 PM UTC #
Well i was very excited for the show….and i can't say it disappointed but the Verizon Center is just such the wrong place for them.  I had decent seats…but still no one really else "getting into the music" around me. The whole things just weird there really.  Its a shame the Jazz Fest kept this show from being at Merriweather.

I love every Radiohead song just about so I'm always happy with the songs they play and understand they can't play em all but….

my ninth Radiohead show and one song (other than new stuff) was played that i'd never seen live before. (MITA)

The encore was just all wrong to me. I'll definitely be leaving two songs early in Jersey so beat traffic.


One thing i always liked about Radiohead was how their setlist was so fluid from start to finish. But not this time. Their constant changing of instruments between every song made the whole show seem a bit disjointed. 

Other than that. they are still better than anyone else around.  Just wish they would tour more than once every four years around here.
hutch
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 05:24 PM UTC #
wow..sounds like it sucked…

Verizon is to be avoided like the plague.
jeffml
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 05:37 PM UTC #
First time seeing them and I'm not a huge fan.  The show definitely exceeded my expectations and I will definitely see them again.  That being said, I was also thinking that a different venue, like Merriweather, would have provided a better vibe for the show, especially since the floor was filled only half way.  This gave the feel that the place wasn't even close to a sell out.  They could've sold a couple more thousand GA's instead of making people by level 400 nosebleeds.  I'm sure there are firecode reasons but still seemed like there was plenty of room for additional GA's.
helicon1
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 05:54 PM UTC #
jeffml wrote:
I'm sure there are firecode reasons but still seemed like there was plenty of room for additional GA's.


That is exactly the reason the floor is only filled so far.
StoneTheCrow
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 06:02 PM UTC #
First time seeing the band and all expectations were exceeded. But, then again, I really enjoyed the encores.

Did nit enjoy listening to the drunken a-hole screaming for Karma Police all night. Nor the other guy who thought it was funny to yell just to be heard.

Hope to catch them again.
hornsntails
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 06:31 PM UTC #
helicon1 wrote:
jeffml wrote:
I'm sure there are firecode reasons but still seemed like there was plenty of room for additional GA's.


That is exactly the reason the floor is only filled so far.


Floor Tickets were available on ticketmaster yesterday afternoon. I didn't try but it wouldn't surprise me to find out that GA tickets were available at the box office.
hutch
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 07:16 PM UTC #
so they didn't even sell out the floor??? WTF?

wml7
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 07:18 PM UTC #
you missed out should have gone even the VP was there
;D
serpent boy
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 09:05 PM UTC #
I loved the show. It was my first Radiohead concert and they were much better than I ever expected.

"Give Up the Ghost" was stunningly beautiful live. I thought almost every song performed sounded better live than on any record. Even the beat-oriented stuff like "Feral" and "The Gloaming" was excellent.

The guitar-driven songs definitely pumped up the crowd the most. "Airbag," "Paranoid Android," "National Anthem," "Bodysnatchers," "There There," and "Go to Sleep" were electrifying.

I was also surprised they didn't play "Weird Fishes" or "Myxamatosis" or "Idioteque" but I won't complain. The set was brilliant as it was. I would've only swapped out "Reckoner" for "Idioteque" or "Everything In Its Right Place."

The crowd in section 121 was a hell of a lot less animated than I thought they'd be. There were definitely some people dancing and singing along, but a lot of people seemed bored, sat through songs like "Codex," and left before the second encore. Weirdly, most of the people around me seemed most excited for anything from In Rainbows.
jeffml
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 10:15 PM UTC #
I bought section 113's for a friend day of show., which is awesome because ticket drops screw the scalpers.
wml7
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 04, 2012 at 10:18 PM UTC #
IMAmoose24 wrote:
DotTheEyes wrote:
Definitely a good show.  I have a few complaints–no "How to Disappear Completely," still don't understand why they're playing "Meeting in the Aisle" over so many other great and undervalued B-sides, the second encore was almost too dreamy and low-key–but, in general, had a great time.  I thought "The National Anthem" feat. Queen Elizabeth and "You and Whose Army?" were the highlights of the night.


THE QUEEN speaking ahead of THE NATIONAL ANTHEM was almost too classic to define. I freaked out when they came back on and played YOU AND WHOSE ARMY. Was hoping for that all night. The re-imagined MEETING IN THE AISLE was a great surprise as well. Overall, an amazing set from the greatest band in the world. My only gripes:

1) No Myxamytosis: They have played it throughout the tour and somehow deemed it not fit for this show? That ain't right.
2)Didn't close the beginning set with IDIOTEQUE. C'mon… I know they messed it up in NJ 2 nights ago… That doesn't mean you scrap it from the entire show.
3) WEIRD FISHES: REALLY? Yr not going to play the song that many deem the sole reason they got into IN RAINBOWS…

I'm not going to be the one who degrades the entire show for these missteps, but the fact that they didn't touch these songs at all leaves me begging for more. C'MON RADIOHEAD! DO US A SOLID!


I think the reason they didn't play Idioteque is because something was wrong with the board.  We saw their tech guy Duncan from the floor fooling around with it for awhile and then removing something.  I guess they didn't want three nights of bad Idioteque
;D
K8teebug
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 05, 2012 at 11:53 AM UTC #
sonickteam wrote:
Well i was very excited for the show….and i can't say it disappointed but the Verizon Center is just such the wrong place for them.  I had decent seats…but still no one really else "getting into the music" around me. The whole things just weird there really.  Its a shame the Jazz Fest kept this show from being at Merriweather.

I love every Radiohead song just about so I'm always happy with the songs they play and understand they can't play em all but….

my ninth Radiohead show and one song (other than new stuff) was played that i'd never seen live before. (MITA)

The encore was just all wrong to me. I'll definitely be leaving two songs early in Jersey so beat traffic.


One thing i always liked about Radiohead was how their setlist was so fluid from start to finish. But not this time. Their constant changing of instruments between every song made the whole show seem a bit disjointed. 

Other than that. they are still better than anyone else around.  Just wish they would tour more than once every four years around here.


Glad I skipped it.  Sad it wasn't at Merriweather.
bunnyman
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 05, 2012 at 01:56 PM UTC #
I've seen them at Merriweather. The lighting and stage setup may not have worked as well there. In fact, when I saw them there in 2003, it seemed a bit stripped down. They made the most of the space and I don't see what was wrong with Verizon. I've seen them off and on since 1995. To see how they've evolved in that time is remarkable. Very glad I went. I'd go see them again on this tour if I could.
Thousand Made-Up Loves
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 05, 2012 at 02:56 PM UTC #
bearman wrote:
I'd go see them again on this tour if I could.


Why? To see the exact same songs again in the exact same order?
chaz
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 05, 2012 at 02:57 PM UTC #
Thousand wrote:
bearman wrote:
I'd go see them again on this tour if I could.


Why? To see the exact same songs again in the exact same order?

Cuz he likes the band and had fun.  Duh.
bunnyman
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 05, 2012 at 03:10 PM UTC #
Because if you follow the band, not every night is the same, and the order isn't the same. Why should I have to justify why I want to see a band more than once on a tour anyway? Why do people ride rollercoasters more than once? Why do people eat at the same restaurants more than once?
sweetcell
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 05, 2012 at 03:27 PM UTC #
i loved the show, but y'all already knew that.

truth be told, this was my third time seeing them this tour and the other 2 shows were even better - or at least more enjoyable for me, since i was dealing with some group dynamics on sunday.  also, i was in the seats this time whereas for those first two i was down in front.  show highlight for me was go to sleep –> the gloaming.  i'll never get tired of the national anthem live.  mr magpie is my sleeper hit off the new album - sounds so much better live.  give up the ghost is indeed a damn pretty song.

hopefully it's not 4 more years until the next dose.  they're my favorite band to see live.
wml7
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Re: Radiohead chit chat June 05, 2012 at 04:26 PM UTC #
Thousand wrote:
bearman wrote:
I'd go see them again on this tour if I could.


Why? To see the exact same songs again in the exact same order?


Ive seen them 5 times this tour, with more to come
;D
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