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October 07, 2003
Radiohead - Atlanta - Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
Radiohead
Convulsive Excitement, Raw Electrical Energy, Soothing Calmness, Spectacular Lights
What is to be said except truly amazing.... This was the second time I had seen radiohead this year, and I must say that this show out shined the Failed day Performance in New York City. It was very cool to see Thome and know he was more than an enigmatic ant twitching on a matchbox stage. A radiohead show is nothing more than well a dance fest ... at least in our general vicinity. Twitching turning crawling, hands floating through the air... it about seeing felling and experiencing the music. The music is moving on CD, but live it doesn't just move you, it grabs hold of you and throws you into spastic Thome like convulsions... In the end leaving you refreshed.
So many wonderful songs at the show, some amazingly calm (sail to the moon) others incredible energy (national anthem). And here in the south we showed them what southern hospitality and excitement is about, as we almost tore down the amphitheater, creating a continuous echoing racket beating on chairs and screaming, to get the group to return, and continued to show our appreciation.
We couldn't help but jump in glee screaming skipping upon leaving... sharing with others our Radiohigh!
Here is the complete set list
01 the gloaming
02 there there
03 2+2=5
04 where i end and you begin
05 exit music
06 morning bell ("this is a birthday song")
07 myxomatosis ("1, 2, 3...huh!")
08 paranoid android ("it's almost my birthday, but not really...that's tomorrow. how old am i gonna be? i get cheap car insurance now. too bad." crowd says happy birthday thom. "i don't need a reminder!" something goes wrong on the rain down section. they go ahead anyway. thom mumbles something.)
09 in limbo ("that was worth a try anyway.")
10 sail to the moon
11 creep ("ah..")
12 scatterbrain
13 go to sleep
14 i might be wrong
15 idioteque
16 you and whose army?
17 sit down. stand up (repeated Hallelujah at the end of the song.)
Encore #1:
18 no surprises (thom sings the national anthem before the band starts the song)
19 national anthem ("stop the FTAA, 21st, miami, they're trying to fuck with the americas...more trade rules, more exploitation. this is called Wolf at the Door...")
20 a wolf at the door
21 fake plastic trees ("thank you. goodnight.")
Encore #2:
22 airbag ("well HIIIIiIiIiIiIiIIiii...!!! we've got to thank supergrass because um...they were going to play msg with us but they can't, so we got to find somebody to support us, so if you know anybody who's interested. um. oh man. i hear birdies. this is my new one." thom does a little "whoa" from airbag acapella, 2... 3...)
23 everything in its right place
See Radiohead live. It will be the most amazing event in your life.
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