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Post by spaceghost on Jun 11, 2012 22:26:02 GMT -5
Definitely the highlight of my weekend. I was standing about 40 feet in front of and to the right of the fireworks that went off during Reckoner and looking back and forth between the stage and the fireworks was surreal.
The crowd where I was (close to the soundboard on the left side) seemed sorta dead for most of the show, which was somewhat disappointing.
This is the first message board I've ever been on, the only reason I joined is because I love Bonnaroo and wanted to read and talk about it all year long.
Jackson! Whatup homie, welcome back. I thought for sure you were already here posting under the alias of Ned Ryerson or iamthehorn (Two great new posters who showed up very shortly after the mass exodus of people. Still pretty sure at least one of the two is a former member under a new alias despite what they're about to come in here and tell me.)
My question is can anyone tell me the EDM music that was playing in the 15 minutes or so before they came on? Sounded kind of like minimal Flying Lotus. Nod might know what it was. I was f**king grooving to that sh*t
Am I the only one on here that thinks this show was very average. I mean there is nothing wrong with very average but come on. RHCP played a weak show and it was almost as good.
Jackson! Whatup homie, welcome back. I thought for sure you were already here posting under the alias of Ned Ryerson or iamthehorn (Two great new posters who showed up very shortly after the mass exodus of people. Still pretty sure at least one of the two is a former member under a new alias despite what they're about to come in here and tell me.)
Ned Ryerson is a person.
Probably been discussed already but I still love this tidbit:
The name Radiohead comes from the Talking Heads song 'Radio Head.' That actual song comes from a conversation David Byrne with actor Stephen Tobolowsky about dreams he had as a kid. Stephen Tobolowsky is best known for his role in the movie Groundhog's Day as Ned Ryerson. So Ned Ryerson essentially created Radiohead.
My question is can anyone tell me the EDM music that was playing in the 15 minutes or so before they came on? Sounded kind of like minimal Flying Lotus. Nod might know what it was. I was f**king grooving to that sh*t
You're welcome.
Awesome, thanks man. You know any of the other ones? There were 5 or 6 tracks and they were all fantastic.
Let me start off by saying that this was definitely my favorite show of the weekend.
That said, I was a bit disappointed in the setlist, especially considering the songs they busted out in the week previous.
Bonnaroo is everyone's birthday, and Radiohead was supposed to give us special birthday sex. They gave us super awesome sex, though, because they're hot and professionals, but it wasn't super special birthday sex.
That makes sense.
Great show, though. Very friendly right behind the pit. Since everyone was practically sitting on top of each other after Rod + Gab (who killed it), we all got to know each other. Isaac and friend from Indianapolis, Ari and friends from Atlanta; awesome show.
Analogy of the week.
The light show seems so heavily scripted I don't think there's a lot of flexibility in song choice.
Anyone else wait in that ridiculous pit line on the right side (facing the stage)? I waited for 5 hours and barely got in due to the fence hopping/broken fence/people pushing their way to the front of the line. It was insane, I am shocked that I didn't see or hear of any significant injuries from it.
Edit: Probably should have read what people said above... but either way. Crazy.
i was on the pit line left side (facing stage). literally almost died. ha...worth it
Yeah, my girl and I were on the left side in line for the pit. All those crushes forward ended us up on the wall from about the middle of Rod y Gab until they opened the pit up. I had to apply constant pressure to the mass of bodies shoving in for about 2 hours to keep her from getting smooshed. We ended up making a mad run straight for front center and made it (right behind the rail almost to the center rail). Was pretty cool when Flea walked by before the show.
Once the show started there was enough room there with little to no pushing and shoving, really nice actually. We stayed for about an hour and left from the pit.
I am sorry to say that we were not into that show at all. We waited 5 hours and had an adventure getting into the pit, and the music sounded fantastic, and the stage was incredible, and being so close was amazing.... but.... We just don't care for Radiohead.
Unfortunately. I wish we could have fallen in love with that great music, but we were not feeling it.
Post by A$AP Rosko on Jun 12, 2012 11:26:51 GMT -5
Just logged in to say that Juggs lost a major amount of cool points in my book for being the first to one to break out "Wasn't as good as 2006" in a pissy tone. I knew someone would be saying that, but I thought it'd be someone who was way less intelligent.
First off, that show was unbelievable. I don't know where you were standing Juggs, but it sounded fucking 100%, A+, absolutely perfect from the pit. They dressed up the TKOL tracks in a way that made them translate to a huge field and made them immensely enjoyable, they were infinitely tighter than the two previous times I'd seen them, and they just generally sounded way better in an open field than they do in a basketball arena (or at least in the two basketball arenas I'd seen them in).
Honestly, going into the show, I thought that I'd be disappointed having seen them already twice in this tour. I thought I'd know what to expect. From the opening minute of "Bloom," though, all the way to the end of the show, the thought that completely stuck out in my mind was, "This is the best show I've ever seen. This is the best show I've ever seen. This is the best show I've ever seen." It came alive in a way that it didn't or just couldn't in an arena. It just SOUNDED better. It sounded perfect.
And I had no gripes with the setlist whatsoever. They played just about every one of their top songs that I'd realistically want them to play in a festival setting like this and even threw in a few unexpected surprises like "I Might Be Wrong," "House of Cards," and the "True Love Waits" intro to EIIRP. It was everything I'd want or expect out of an amazing Radiohead festival experience and then some.
Not to mention that comparing this show to the 2006 show is completely illogical and pointless. Maybe the show in 2006 was better, but I honestly can't imagine how it could've sounded better than how their set sounded this past weekend. I won't know because, like the vast majority of others at their Bonnaroo set this weekend, I WASN'T THERE. It's an esoteric argument that's not really even worth having because it excludes the vast majority of people who went to see Radiohead this weekend and loved it. AND, this is in support of a new album, so of course they're going to play a lot of those songs. I personally thought they did amazing, mind-blowing, interesting things with the new songs that made them really take off live in a way they never did take off for me on record. And that's having seen them twice and been mostly nonplussed by all of the TKOL tracks except "Morning Mr. Magpie."
Maybe I'm just frustrated since it was the best show that I've ever seen by a mile and I was hoping/wishing everyone else could or would feel that same experience, but it seems to me that comparing this to the 2006 show is a silly and trivial enterprise that doesn't seem worth it and is just a way for "Bonnaroo veterans" to piss on people's parades.
End rant. Good to be back. Still love you, Juggs.
Side note regarding the sound for the Radiohead show: I have to say that I found the sound on the What Stage this year to be fucking perfect for every show I saw there--especially Radiohead, The Beach Boys, and Bon Iver. It was so fucking clear; I've never seen/heard a stage that big have such a crystal-clear sound. Those three shows were the highlight of the festival for me, and a huge part of it was how good the sound was on the What Stage.
Bonnaroo is everyone's birthday, and Radiohead was supposed to give us special birthday sex. They gave us super awesome sex, though, because they're hot and professionals, but it wasn't super special birthday sex.
I dont know what you saw but that show was like having birthday sex with Brooklyn Decker, Mila Kunas, and Jennifer Aniston all at once. It was far beyond super special birthday sex. It was sex that could never be topped.
Turtles are, actually quite sexy, if you think about it. I’m getting an erection just thinking about turtles. No, not a stripper named turtles, that’s not funny. Actual turtles.
—?Thom Yorke
Just logged in to say that Juggs lost a major amount of cool points in my book for being the first to one to break out "Wasn't as good as 2006" in a pissy tone. I knew someone would be saying that, but I thought it'd be someone who was way less intelligent.
First off, that show was unbelievable. I don't know where you were standing Juggs, but it sounded quacking 100%, A+, absolutely perfect from the pit. They dressed up the TKOL tracks in a way that made them translate to a huge field and made them immensely enjoyable, they were infinitely tighter than the two previous times I'd seen them, and they just generally sounded way better in an open field than they do in a basketball arena (or at least in the two basketball arenas I'd seen them in).
Honestly, going into the show, I thought that I'd be disappointed having seen them already twice in this tour. I thought I'd know what to expect. From the opening minute of "Bloom," though, all the way to the end of the show, the thought that completely stuck out in my mind was, "This is the best show I've ever seen. This is the best show I've ever seen. This is the best show I've ever seen." It came alive in a way that it didn't or just couldn't in an arena. It just SOUNDED better. It sounded perfect.
And I had no gripes with the setlist whatsoever. They played just about every one of their top songs that I'd realistically want them to play in a festival setting like this and even threw in a few unexpected surprises like "I Might Be Wrong," "House of Cards," and the "True Love ............
I was at both, and I gave this show a fair shot from right of the soundboard. Honestly I did not think it was that great, like I suspected they are not my kind of band these days. I am sorry to have to compare them to the 2006 show, but that is the only two times I have seen them. I have always ranked that 2006 show ass one of the best shows I have ever seen, and like half the crowd I ended up walking out before the end of this one. It may just be I am not a Radiohead fan, but I happened to catch one fantastic show that blew my mind. There is nothing wrong with not being a big fan of them either. I will say at least two people at camp inforoo who were at the Atlanta show said that one was much better as well, and this one was a little boring.
Bonnaroo is everyone's birthday, and Radiohead was supposed to give us special birthday sex. They gave us super awesome sex, though, because they're hot and professionals, but it wasn't super special birthday sex.
I dont know what you saw but that show was like having birthday sex with Brooklyn Decker, Mila Kunas, and Jennifer Aniston all at once. It was far beyond super special birthday sex. It was sex that could never be topped.
THIS is the analogy of the weekend. And yeah, Jess, I talked to JHO and DanROO on Sunday briefly and they both said they felt that way. The vast majority of people I asked about the show over the course of the weekend were effusively enthusiastic about how amazing the sound was, how satisfying the setlist was, and how perfect the show was in general.
I bet someone at atease has identified all the pre-show tracks, they had the same ones at Coachella.
Can anyone find this info out for me? I have never been able to view the atease boards. I always make an account and verify and then log-in and get "Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information.
[#1000] You are not allowed to visit this forum. "
From the opening minute of "Bloom," though, all the way to the end of the show, the thought that completely stuck out in my mind was, "This is the best show I've ever seen. This is the best show I've ever seen. This is the best show I've ever seen." It sounded perfect.
^ this
it was my first radiohead show, so maybe im not in the best position to judge, but damn if that wasnt the best quacking thing ive ever seen
It's like, if I hand you a sandwich and am all "hey man, have a bit of this delicious ham sandwich," and then you take a bite and hand it back and are all "I'm disappointed, I was hoping for a turkey sandwich," you'd be insane
to anyone that says the crowd sucked...front of the soundboard stage left was raging at all the right moments and dead silent at the right moments (you and who's army, house of cards etc). One of the more respectful crowds i've ever been a part of when it came to paying attention to the thing you came for...MUSIC!!
to anyone that says the crowd sucked...front of the soundboard stage left was raging at all the right moments and dead silent at the right moments (you and who's army, house of cards etc). One of the more respectful crowds i've ever been a part of when it came to paying attention to the thing you came for...MUSIC!!
i was on the left side a little back from the soundboard but the crowd around there was exactly the same- respectfully quiet, hanging on every word and note. the eerie silence in the breaks between songs was strange- it might have given some ppl the impression that the crowd was not very interested (ive heard a lot of comments about how"subdued" it was). but really the silence was simply a crowd eagerly anticipating what was to come and not wishing to ruin a spiritual experience for everyone else. simply put, it was unlike any crowd ive ever been in
It's like, if I hand you a sandwich and am all "hey man, have a bit of this delicious ham sandwich," and then you take a bite and hand it back and are all "I'm disappointed, I was hoping for a turkey sandwich," you'd be insane
Post by cory's beard on Jun 12, 2012 16:02:50 GMT -5
Fuck that fucking stage bleed during Give Up the Ghost!
Despite the sub-bass, I will never forget that moment in space/time. I still have chills thinking about it.
Also, how the visuals picked up during Paranoid Android. I have a lot to compare it against, and it's still too early to do. But I think this may be the best concert I have ever seen.
I listen to far more Radiohead now than in 06, and had a WAY BETTER spot, so I found this one personally more enjoyable. With a few tweaks in setlist (RIP Myxo and HTDC), this might well have been the best show I've ever experienced, and indeed it was the best show I've ever seen, visually. Instead, it's simply a top 10, perhaps top 5 ever. The KOL songs live are... so, so beyond words amazing. I can't even.
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I bet someone at atease has identified all the pre-show tracks, they had the same ones at Coachella.
Can anyone find this info out for me? I have never been able to view the atease boards. I always make an account and verify and then log-in and get "Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information.
[#1000] You are not allowed to visit this forum. "
Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Daft Punk... Is it possible? I hope so but for some reason I see Radiohead as a 1 time act at Roo. I hope I'm wrong about that though