Comments on: Two Sevens Clash :: 30th Anniversary Edition

By: Kaley

Kaley — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:53:53 +0000

My finest ‘Radiohead moment’ would have to be the first time I heard OK Computer in full. Modern music’s never been the same since.

By: Tate

Tate — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:37:16 +0000

Perhaps the best concerts ever attended: two nights at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA, 6/23 – 6/24/2006.

Night two : “The Gloaming” (especially the “Thom dance” and everything Jonny does with Max/MSP on his laptop, cutting up and rearranging the snare and voice parts, etc.) + just a little bit of LSD = my best radiohead moment ever, bar none.

Arguably the best live version of any Radiohead song, one that surely outshines its studio counterpart. Absolutely a MUST hear for those who haven’t already been blown away by their live take on this tune.

Oh yeah, also the “True Love Waits” w/Thom on rhodes and Ed and Jonny sampling voice/keyboard parts, segued into “Everything in its Right Place” is pretty up there, too. I still get chills when I listen to the live recordings of these shows.

By: A. Scott

A. Scott — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:32:35 +0000

The Jonny Greenwood comp is nice. It got me through some hot days this summer. Two Sevens Clash may be my favorite reggae album ever. That Jo-an Greene quote is definitely spot on.

By: dave

dave — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:09:52 +0000

not to be an enormous music-geek, but my favorite radiohead moment was playing “pyramid song” for a college music theory professor and challenging him to name the time signature.

he couldn’t.

though all those anonymous late-night headphone sessions come in a collective close second…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:47:36 +0000

I saw Radiohead play Madison Square Garden w/ The Beta Band, I guess they were touring the Kid A album and it was a spectacular show, their sound almost needs a stadium because it just envelops you. Not my greatest moment though, right after Kid A dropped I went out to CA to see a then close friend. Just out of a long-term relationship that went sour I needed to get away. We decided to rent a car and go from LA to SF along the coast on 101. I had only brought a couple discs for the trip and she, in between moving, had her stuff in storage that left about six for the drive. We listened to Kid A over and over again. I must admit I was never one to dissect his lyrics and since Ok Computer I have approached his voice as another instrument; paired with the minimal electronics it was the perfect accompaniment for the windy roads of Big Sur.

By: clay

clay — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:37:53 +0000

my two favorite radiohead moments are when i read 1984 in the same time that hail to the theif came out, some great image borrowing going on. also my favorite moment is whenever i listen to kid a the entire way through. its one of those extremely rare pieces of music that are naturally yet originally themed- kid a so beautifully depicts paranoia and despair- that they are at the same time extremely urgent and immediate and also timeless.

By: Bob Rankin

Bob Rankin — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:43:17 +0000

I live outside of Detroit, where Radiohead rarely comes. So I traveled to Boston on August 13, 2003 to see them play at the Tweeder Center.

So far, this has been my only Radiohead show. But I will never forget it. You know how, at least once during every concert you seek out, you get a chill when the band starts up the one song you really wanted to hear? I go that during almost every song. I can’t remember ever seeing a crowd so into the show, and the band as well.

I guess if I had to pick out one moment above the rest, it would be during “Backdrifts, ” waiting for Phil to kick in.

By: Barin

Barin — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:54:21 +0000

I’d say one of my favorite Radiohead moments is the irony of the metanarrative in Optimistic.

The big fish eat the little ones
The big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem give me some

When Kid A broke, this song was all over Clear Channel radio stations and it is just so funny on so many levels. Biggest band in world at time, radio monopoly, song played five zillion times a day, etc…. etc…

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan. I’m sure the band got a chuckle out of suggesting this as the first single. They had to have known.

By: Hopper

Hopper — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:29:21 +0000

The best part of these records are not the songs, but the way they sound. Not sure who wins in a headphone contest – this, late 50′s Blue Note jazz, or Motown circa 1966, but it’s a pretty close race.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:32:57 +0000

eMusic has the 30th anni version of two sevens…and very nice it is too.

http://www.emusic.com/album/Culture-Two-Sevens-Clash-The-30th-Anniversary-Edition-MP3-Download/11059447.html

By: drew

drew — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:53:30 +0000

first time i saw radiohead – at giant stadium – at that festival debacle. ive seen them many times since in better places but you always remember your first time.

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:23:43 +0000

The climax of Exit Music, from about 2:50, reaching a zenith at about 3:22, and riding that high for a “now we are one in everlasting peace” couple of seconds, finally coming down with a hopeful choke wish. “We hope you choke”… They all hope we choke, and on “rules and wisdom”. Ironically, trying to fathom how much wisdom went into this song (and how much it rules) makes me want to choke. It also makes me want to yell, which sucks because I’m choking so hard. And seeing this at Bonnaroo didn’t hurt.

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:17:05 +0000

I saw them the day Pop Is Dead came out, and Thom came onstage with a huge slicked pompadour. He walked ceremoniously to the front of the stage and bowed low. Everyone within arms reach, including me, did our bit and ruffled his hair up. He looked a lot happier.

One of those bands I was lucky enough to see in the early days, but who actually wrote most of their best songs later… .

By: Wayne Bretski

Wayne Bretski — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:54:21 +0000

I can’t find it online now, but about a year ago i saw a video of thom and colin rehearsing for the “upcoming album”. Basically it was amazing because thom smiled!

Jonny is an absolutely amazing musician – even though I have most of the individual tracks, like you say, it was inspiring to listen to his choices as well as sequencing.