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September 6, 2006

Thom Yorke "Analyse" At The Mercury Awards

Loser.

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why does everything of this album sound quality live ? ...and complete and utter shite on the record.

Posted by: monkey at 09/06/06 12:09 PM  | Reply
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What's with the hate face in the beginning?

Posted by: Kurt at 09/06/06 12:10 PM  | Reply
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something tells me "monkey" must be kidding.

Posted by: Alec at 09/06/06 12:13 PM  | Reply
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Does anyone else get nervous while watching Thom perform? I just feel like at any point he could spit fire. Amazing performance.

Posted by: slapchar at 09/06/06 12:14 PM  | Reply
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what do you mean 'Alec' i have the greatest amount of respect for thom & radiohead, there music is just so... inspiring!

Posted by: monkey at 09/06/06 12:16 PM  | Reply
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i get nervous i might fall asleep watching him perform.
utter shite

Posted by: matt at 09/06/06 12:35 PM  | Reply
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There was some crazy scowl at the beginning...I thought his head was going to start spinning...

Posted by: MattR at 09/06/06 1:01 PM  | Reply
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that aint no scowl, his eyes are messed up from some accident in his youth...

Posted by: wally at 09/06/06 1:07 PM  | Reply
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That was a crazy look (and not just because of his lazy eye). For a moment, I thought he might start singing "kelly kelly kelly kelly kelly kelly kelly of mine"...

Posted by: Pandyora at 09/06/06 1:28 PM  | Reply
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well theres no mistake that the look in the beginning is kind of hilarious. hes not even looking at the piano, just staring into the audience. so weird and funny and creepy....

but anyways, ive been dying to hear this song on just piano. i think so many of the songs wouldve been recorded so much more effectively without all the beeps and clicks IN YOUR FACE. but thats just my opinion. this is one of my favorites off the album....

way cooooool

Posted by: ben at 09/06/06 6:05 PM  | Reply
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That was great. I think its even better with just the solo piano than it is on record. It reminds me a bit of the live version of "Like Spinning Plates".

Posted by: Jono at 09/06/06 6:56 PM  | Reply
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Circling his smile at the end freakin creeped me out.

Lovely song though.

Posted by: Nick at 09/06/06 7:05 PM  | Reply
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thom yorke > everyone else

Posted by: greg at 09/07/06 1:05 PM  | Reply
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Bo-ring. I liked The Clock live, but this was a snoozefest. Much better on the album.

Posted by: Vic at 09/07/06 9:59 PM  | Reply
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I think the death-glare at the beginning was a way for him to get over his nerves...The opposite of pretending nobody is sitting in judgement his naked mewlings. Here I am, there you are. Let's do this, shall we?
Great song though, if a bit safe and samey for him.

Posted by: lucas at 09/08/06 5:32 PM  | Reply
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I think the death-glare at the beginning was a way for him to get over his nerves...The opposite of pretending nobody is sitting in judgement his naked mewlings. Here I am, there you are. Let's do this, shall we?
Great song though, if a bit safe and samey for him.

Posted by: lucas at 09/08/06 5:33 PM  | Reply
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Love Thom and Radiohead, but it's a tough song to get into while websurfing. The vocal melody's cool beans, but the piano bit is a bit boring. I think this version would be better suited for bedtime listening.

Posted by: Jason Robots at 09/08/06 9:52 PM  | Reply
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you guys are all wondering about the death glare? Did it ever occur to you that he may be looking at the sound engineer trying to determin the mix and here everything before he starts the song, seeing if there's enough verb on the piano etc...

Posted by: ep at 09/09/06 2:22 PM  | Reply
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does any1 know where u can download Thom's mercury performance of analyze.... i dont like the record one at all, sounded amazing when he just simplified it live tho

Thanks

Posted by: mj at 09/13/06 3:27 PM  | Reply
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Erm.. some of the theories here on the glare are ludicrous. He said afterward he did it because there were people talking through Zoe Rahman's performance.

Posted by: Sparkers at 09/13/06 5:35 PM  | Reply
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It's bad to have a bad uncle. I hate u wankers.

Posted by: Booms at 09/16/06 1:01 PM  | Reply
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i love the look at the beginning. he commands the attention of his audience. i love the album version of this song too. especially at the end...the way he communicates with the listener...this sound creeps in and augments the ominous effects of too little analyzation...it's like you can literally see in your mind what he's saying to you and all he's really doing is humming with his eyes closed. magically brilliant.

Posted by: geoff at 09/17/06 4:36 PM  | Reply
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i love the look at the beginning. he commands the attention of his audience. i love the album version of this song too. especially at the end...the way he communicates with the listener...this sound creeps in and augments the ominous effects of too little analyzation...it's like you can literally see in your mind what he's saying to you and all he's really doing is humming with his eyes closed. magically brilliant.

Posted by: geoff at 09/17/06 4:37 PM  | Reply
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does anyone know where can i download this version?

thom's smile at the end freaks me out. but his stare at the beginning is spectacular.

Posted by: xlondonx at 09/19/06 12:39 PM  | Reply
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does anyone know where can i download this version?

thom's smile at the end freaks me out. but his stare at the beginning is spectacular.

Posted by: xlondonx at 09/19/06 12:42 PM  | Reply
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does anyone know where can i download this version?

thom's smile at the end freaks me out. but his stare at the beginning is spectacular.

Posted by: xlondonx at 09/19/06 12:42 PM  | Reply
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does anyone know where can i download this version?

thom's smile at the end freaks me out. but his stare at the beginning is spectacular.

Posted by: xlondonx at 09/19/06 12:42 PM  | Reply
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Haunting.

Posted by: dash at 10/13/07 11:27 PM  | Reply
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