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The Fascinating Turnip · 11-10-2011, 07:32 AM

Performances

Keeping with the Radiohead theme, here's Thom Yorke playing a track from their newest effort - King of Limbs - called Give Up The Ghost.

Yes, he does make a few mistakes, but it is still a mind blowing performance.
It is not theatrical, granted, but it is superbly intimate and very touching. Not every great performance has to be ridiculously grand. The basis of all good performances is whether they are genuine or not. And you can tell by the look on his face that he's not only singing the song, he is the song.
Not only that, but it must be notoriously difficult, working with all of those multi layered vocals (that are fucking brilliant) whilst playing the guitar.

11-10-2011, 07:32 AM	#45 (permalink)
The Fascinating Turnip Moper Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 510	Performances Keeping with the Radiohead theme, here's Thom Yorke playing a track from their newest effort - King of Limbs - called Give Up The Ghost. Yes, he does make a few mistakes, but it is still a mind blowing performance. It is not theatrical, granted, but it is superbly intimate and very touching. Not every great performance has to be ridiculously grand. The basis of all good performances is whether they are genuine or not. And you can tell by the look on his face that he's not only singing the song, he is the song. Not only that, but it must be notoriously difficult, working with all of those multi layered vocals (that are fucking brilliant) whilst playing the guitar.