Why is live at the Astoria 1994 peak Radiohead?

>My Iron Lung, too, is basically a rip off of Heart-Shaped Box. Little descending plucked riff followed by low-low-high low-low-high distorted riff.
No

Yes definitely, its a deliberate pastiche. My Iron Lung is still a brilliant song, obviously. I think Im right in saying it was actually written backstage at Reading festival in 1993.

I also just love Jonnys guitar tone. The kind of solid, full Super-Nintendo style squeal he gets from it.
Famously all their gear got nicked from their van in late 1995, - maybe thats why it was all downhill from there, they could never recreate those tones!

You gotta feel for Ed O'Brien. Poor guy's just been wanting to remake The Bends for 25 years now, keeps getting relegated to maracas n shit.

I know, obviously, I'm just saying its strange to watch.

but it is, tho.

>but it is, tho.
Not really. Different chord sequence, melody and arrangements

I think the Berlin show in 2000 is peak Radiohead. They are firing on all cylinders, all adrenaline, fear, and passion. Most of the versions of the Kid A stuff on that show sound better than the studio versions to my ears.

Not only is it an open secret that it was, but for something to be copied off something it doesnt have to match it note-for-note, btw. For example Paranoid Android is inspired by happiness is a warm gun (idea of song in 3 parts); but you couldnt say they are musically the same.

That said, heart box and iron lung are musically pretty similar.

stop derailing the thread with your autism now.

>For example Paranoid Android is inspired
inspired =/= rip off

>That said, heart box and iron lung are musically pretty similar.
Just because it starts with an arpegiated guitar? Wow.

>stop derailing the thread with your autism now.
Your thread was garbage when you couldn't figure out why no one clapped for songs they hadn't ever heard before

I'll watch it. Assuming its available online. It will have to go some to beat Astoria 94
Oxford 2001 show is quite kino, too. Apparently it actually started raining during the "rain down" section of Paranoid Android.

Fun fact, it started raining during "Why Does It Always Rain On Me" by travis at glastonbury 2000.

he's clearly talking about the chorus riff in both songs, you deaf fucking brainlet