The Worst Beatle

Radiohead is more than the liberal arts equivalent of Dave Matthews Band. Radiohead is more than Oasis with an anxiety disorder.

I don't give a damn if it's hyperbolic. Radiohead can only be compared with The Beatles.

Not only because Paranoid Andriod was inspired by Happiness Is a Warm Gun, not only because they both grew up on the other side of the pond, or because their stylistic trajectories were so similar (both sold out in the beginning only to drift into critically acclaimed artistic experimentation), but because, damn it, no other band since The Beatles has produced so many good songs.

Radiohead never reached the mainstream success of the Fab Four, but then again, that would have been impossible. It's a different era. Could you imagine The Beatles giving away "Let It Be" away on the internet for free? Well, maybe...

The following concert showcases Radiohead at their best. Lots of classics, with plenty of different interpretations to get old fans excited. Big thanks to Ryan's Smashing Life for the bootleg.

Energetic, moody, eclectic, anthemic. Fuck the adjectives, it's just a great show.

Radiohead - Live at Earl's Court (London, UK - Nov 26, 2003)