Thom Yorke "Harrowdown Hill" Live at The Echoplex 10-02-09

[Luapannamal]

did thom yorke used to be axl rose?

[rucerial]

Ys it better when he does this song by himself?! oh thats y...he doesnt need anyone else!

[keitaro21]

Flea and Thom are incredible, so much energy !!! I like that song, but it's even better in live !!

[Chastaken]

this song is pure sex



[itsbeadyeyes]

Watching him dance is better than porn. Thom gives me a raging ladyboner.

[MsCanadian85]

@itsbeadyeyes hahahahahahahahahaa.....

[usernamehesham]

Astonishing Fucking Performance and Guitar........... WOWOOWOWOWOWOWO he made me dance .... thom yorke.. nice fucking shirt :)

[revolutiongeorge]

Best life in the world.

[Camillegutman]

The sexiest man on earth!!!

[cillianc09]

thom yorke and flea........thats all

[12345gpb]

dude i would have given my left testicle to be there. this is my favourite song, has been for the past 3 years. perfect

[mynameisartie]

So strange watching Flea play the bassline

[libelle156]

I reckon this whole collaboration is responsible for the loosening up we saw on The King of Limbs.

[CarlTheNinja42]

He's so talented, and he is so awesome for his spazzy moves, I love him.

[CarlTheNinja42]

He's cute, talented, AND HE SPAZZES OUT ALL THE TIME

I love how he approache his life, and how he has affected mine.

[castoransioso]

thom is stoned as hell in this concert...

[Pandyification]

@castoransioso Actually I think Radiohead have said that they don't take drugs, I think this is just him really getting into the music

[Yellovvsnovvman]

@castoransioso Thom never takes drugs

[stonerdc]

This song's supossed to be so serious, and he's dancing, i love that.

[robinheil]

nice sound quality!!

[crazymiles]

Thom Yorke reminds me of one of my favorite professors.

[coolioacids]

i wonder who's dancing is better...thom's or chris martin's :D....lol...(thom's so much more groovy in my opinion :DD XD)

[droge085]

@coolioacids Never mention Chris Martin in the same sentence as Thom Yorke. That's like mixing diet pepsi with Coke.

[Mondocane1]

i like his music,and specially this song, but this sounds bad

[AustinMcsherry]

the only opinion that was expressed as to suicide was via the media. Of course, they always tell us the truth dont they?Well?

[WickedLiquid]

I'm not a hater but I think Thom should've focused more in singing the song. The band sounds amazing and does a great job at bringing the album version to life but Thom's singing sounds off. Bah.

[lcandicee]

Yes, Yorke now i know i'm alive!!!! Magical

[kitefields]

He's a legend for a reason and that reason is amazing.

[Anthoonyf]

This guy snubbed legendary sir paul maccartney, i don't think you have a word here if you gonna critize him.

[AITDS]

I'm glad flea finally got a chance to play some real music for once in his career

[eonblueeulogy]

@AITDS listen to deloused in the comatorium - the mars volta

[crazymiles]

@AITDS

He's been playing "real music" probably since before you were born.

[wailonkok]

this song is about how the illuminati took out a scientist for going against the gov's lie.. check it out ppl.. and is that flea?? damn..

[megamattlolz]

@wailonkok well, he killed himself, but there was an incredible amount of pressure on him to do so...

[paichaz]

i kept reading the comments until I saw the downshifting guy who typed shit about how Thom shouldn't be dancing, and dude...kill urself or smth if his dancing is too POP or watever theory of dancing u were trying to lecture us.

[TheBoiLucas]

is that flea? lmao

[wonderfulwomp]

@TheBoiLucas It is very much Flea :L He's in Atoms For Peace, Thom's touring band

[ozymandiasride]

weirdest stage performance ever

genius, but weird

[tomyorke9]

para cuadno el disco??

[TicklingNoise]

For some reason this vid captures this song nicely... so good!

[mrfish4lyfe]

thom needs to lay off the pressies

[Kurobrebo]

Damn i love this video!

[joeisaflyingfish]

His dancing is second only to Ian Curtis'

[krizcriskrizcris]

woooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

[boxed119]

bass playing is crazy.

[brenonion]

SHIT SON!

My favorite two bands put into one! If Flea joined Radiohead I think the universe would collapse on itself from the sheer brilliance.

[jamesarongray]

this looks sick

[situcker79]

this is all abouts the beats people. Let Thom loose I say

[uly383]

Thom york is dealing with his midlife crisis the right way!

[pewpie99]

could it be? i actually found the vry best thing on youtube. this abso-fucking-lutely kicks arse.

[TheDallyLama]

@kurtisblow3000 dude, watch phil cover joy division and youll change your mind haha

[caz33]

@kurtisblow3000 WOOOAAAA!



[Gielarius]

Wtf is that flea? Awesome!

[smokejaguar]

i really prefer thom's stage moves here to the trance high like ones he does with radiohead haha

[WeAllFaulter]

Sexy Thom makes me cry. needless to say great tunes also.

[Warhawk101]

Thom doesn't play for youtube, he plays for the concert. May not sound good to you on video but I guarantee that crowd was overwhelmed with the experience

[GenGeorgeWashington]

I Love Thom but he should have calmed down for this song, you either sing or dance.. you cant dance and expect to sing good.. this is one of my favorite songs but it sounded like crap cuz he was bouncing around..

[killermod0]

look at thom get down!

[FernandoTheGreat]

Give them some time, they'll get comfortable with eachother.  Keep in mind Thom's been playing with Radiohead for 25 years, and has been playing with Atoms for Peace for several months. It takes time to get the feel down.

[FernandoTheGreat]

oh yeah, and you try and sing well and dance around stage at the same time. Shit just doesn't happen.

[Pattinson1994]

The best!!!

[KrazEEnis]

He's giggin! Get it Thom! I love it!!!

[pjthecat666]

im just after coppin its just thomo yorke no radiohead in the back groung

[WickedLiquid]

I'm a HUGE fan of Radiohead and Thom Yorke but even I know his voice sounds awful here, The music sounds perfect though.

[Deadgoat222]

Thom Yorke is Great, and I love the group he assembled, Atoms for peace. I like most of his solo songs, but Radiohead just pops more for me.

[Recovrd1]

FLEA "Slappin da bass!" (Awesome)

[08carrick08]

I never liked Radiohead and Yorke. Bu it's utter wank and he acts like an idiot.

Terribly awful.

[lyude3513]

@08carrick08 Can't change your tastes.

[stoogemund]

This is not very good at all. Ou est le Radiohead?????

[lyude3513]

@stoogemund Dans ton cul ! :D

This IS good.

But you're right, Thom is better with Radiohead !

[thehashslinger]

He's fucking amazing and sexy ;D <3

[lizdubon]

Flea SCHOOLED Thom last night at Santa Barbara Bowl when playing this song. thx for the upload.

[mrminerva]

This band is working out pretty damn good.

[hailtothetic]

WOW...I would die to be here, what a song. I will say that Thom seems a bit uncomfortable with "atoms." So many individual talents comprise of the band but they just don't slip into such an easy groove that I'm used to seeing radiohead go into. Flea and Thom don't seem to be on the same page; just playing their own individual parts rather than playing with eachother and off eachother. I love the idea I just want to see thom with radiohead again!

[slowdivr2]

As an Artist, there are times when you can do no more to express yourself then move. something in your core/spirit has to jump around. I just experienced this recently at my own show. Thom has never forgotten and seems to never fear fully expressing yourself. For this...I LOVE what he does and his music is brilliant.

~Spaceboy

[misslevine]

I think this is a little weird

[zacharyhavens]

is flea playing a jazz bass?

[akjoao]

@zacharyhavens yeah

[capleton48]

Hes in L.A

[closereplysend]

what did thome yorke drink? he looks like high :) but song is awersome always...

[kobeshaqfan1]

Yorke looks so rejeuvinated here...full of energy and stuff

[014george]

i think he nails the vocals

[NicolasDess1]

Superbe

[ssab420]

great dance moves tom....NOT

[shein555]

loco cabron!!!

[elderion]

lol he dances great

[Pianodrum95]

not my taste, but interesting music. ;-)

[rliseenatcopia]

The vocals sucks? Pfff you dont really need perfect vocals here when Flea and Thom are playing insanely good!! 3:45 onwards is pure bliss..just enjoy the music man

[JimB667]

I'm comin home I'm comin home.. to make it alright so dry your eyes. such a fucking desperately angry feeling behind this song.

[destornillador27]

Excelente!!!!

[jrouby]

Just great ! Slapping Flea and dancing Thom, what a crew ! This song sounds pretty good live !

[raumantic]

super!!!

[Joshua64NL]

I just fell in love with this video!

[indian5]

Thom Yorke gets into his music the way a musician is supposed to get into their music. Its called passion.

[NovaStraCe]

hey this band is called now " Atoms for peace" by Thom in the RH website. Hope they can make a record, that will be sick.

[Leaf13]

Sorry, I'm a big Radiohead/Thom Yorke fan, but this was a weak performance. He seemed disinterested at best, and at worst, 1 1/2 sheets to the wind.

Weak performance of an excellent song.

[MillionMillionBirds]

He certaintly doesn't look disinterested. WHat do you cool him boogieing along etc?

[togaaaa]

you say you're a fan, don't consider yourself as a cliché, try to fly with the song (thom always place something in the right place when performing).. but this is such a great performance which transmits the angry theme of the song. Also it has some "true moments", for example, take a look at the last part of the song, it has lot of feeling involved.

[cordell2311]

favorite song from yorke

[mattgw123]

i love how much thom yorke gets into the music,its great:]

[rainshine87]

I do a violent, despair-ridden spazz out when I listen to this song, so I can relate. :P

[megaponchogdl]

fantastic!!!

two genius flea and thom!

wow!!! :-O

[paddypadman2]

Looks like they're having a really good time!

[downshifthn]

Vocals are doing better these days, but even for the sound on his recordings he's got a little way to go still to convey the same energy live.

After watching that documentary 'Meeting People Is Easy' I thought even though I love the emotional drive of his music he had the emotional IQ of a 14 year old. Watching him dance around like that I'd say he's grown up to the awkward college freshman phase - emotionally . . . Too bad - guess I'll limit my Thom Yorke exposure to song listening only.

[ValisX]

what the fuck are you even talking about

[downshifthn]

Contrast this with when he did the same song on Henry Rollins without the lights and dancing. This one is good, the one without the hoopla was moving. POP music doesn't have the depth to entertain by itself so POP performers dance around to entertain. DJs have big light shows since they don't perform the music, but this music shouldn't need extras - they take away from the music. I'd be cool with just lights actually. With all his whining about the blind masses I'm fine calling him out on it.

[ValisX]

have you ever seen a video of radiohead live before? Thom has been 'dancing' since the band started.

I'd chalk this performance up to him having a few drinks and wanting to have fun performing his song.

I didnt realise that the Eraser and Harrowdown Hill were smash pop successes.

If you think the Eraser was a 'POP' album I'd love to see what your opinion of an artsy indy album is.

[downshifthn]

Never so much like THAT. I said POP music needs dancing to entertain since it's so shallow alone, but since Thom's music has so much more depth, dancing around only diminishes it. Moving his head as he's getting into playing Fog on the piano is one thing, the frat guy on ecstasy routine in front of a crowd is putting on an act. He's a vocal critic of people being fake; he's hurting his message with his delivery. Same thing with the Stones, Nirvana, . . .; acting up for attention = low emo IQ.

[Rrambler]

thom has always danced and moved in crazy ways. it's one thing to sit and play a song on the piano. another thing to put a sick beat in the club... he'd look ridiculous standing there still.

if you think he's being fake and acting up for attention, you're totally missing the point. he's just feeling the music, man. he's a well-rounded artist. appreciate the versatility.

[Rrambler]

oh, and he never did harrowdown hill on henry rollins. i don't know what you're talking about.

[downshifthn]

Ah - it was Cymbal Rush on HR. Now that's the way I like it every time. I 'get it' when it moves me. I guess I do remember the like of the way too fast Idioteque where he spazed out, sang terrible and cheapened his own great song. We've got to stop eating it up whenever our modern musicians act outragous for the sake of keeping our attention. It's an insult. Leave shock factor to the Marilyn Mansons of the world. A musician like Thom giving in to the same Bread and Circus he rebukes is a shame.

[Rrambler]

dude, try to get it through you thick head: JUST BECAUSE YOU DON"T LIKE IT DOESN"T MEAN THAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOESN"T.

[downshifthn]

Right back at you with the twist: Thom doing it, and you liking it leaves both your spines weaker. Thom's not some infallible pope. He's one of very few with a true artist's potential. I'm going to hold him to a higher standard. Ever since I watched 'Meeting People Is Easy' the other day I'm voicing my disillusion over what a full of it, spineless little spoiled brat Thom came across as. Then watching this dancing around nonsense really brought it home. Backbone and brains under my thick skull.

[downshifthn]

Maybe if someone would have called out John Lennon on his bullshit, elitist-wanna-be hypocrisy before it got so out of hand he could have actually accomplished something instead of just Imagine-ing it. Let's see, he ditched his band, moved to US . . . follow my drift? Thom's headed down Sell Out road! Follow him all you want, what do I care . . .

[Rrambler]

if you don't like it, don't watch/listen. it's THAT simple.

PERSONALLY I LOVE it. i LOVE that Thom Yorke is so ECLECTIC in his EXPRESSION as an artist. i LOVE his piano ballads, and i LOVE his freak out dances. i LOVE IT ALL. now piss off and leave me alone because i DON"T CARE about what YOU have to say. OK? ok.

[Rrambler]

and what i also love is that thom yorke doesn't give a shit about what you or i expect of him. he does what he wants, and if people love it - great. if they don't, they can fuck off and go listen to something else. cheers

[MsKatzo]

well said rambler. not catering to people's expectations is a mark of a true artist. i did not expect to see so much sex from him at the echoplex but i'm not disappointed more like pleasantly surprised lol it does not take away from his genius.. he balances his pensive side with his fun and sexy side really well and if someone is looking for more serious and subtle performances he has plenty of those too

[Rrambler]

thank you, i knew there were some sane people around :)

[MsKatzo]

ur welcome :D

[MsKatzo]

fuck off

[enzio81]

you mom

[MsKatzo]

listen i'm sorry life is not working out for you and you're such a miserable fuck, but do you really have to expect everyone around you to be miserable too? people like to have fun sometimes. thom yorke likes to have fun sometimes there's nothing wrong with that. he loves to get lost in the music and dance, it's his escape, his sanctuary, and you come here and shit on it with your stupid irrelevant drivel. go listen to The Present Tense...listen to the lyrics and shut up once and for all

[MsKatzo]

well i guess then you never knew him in the first place. funny thing is that you yourself created this mythical ideal thom yorke that you wanted to believe in and worship, and when the real person didn't match that image in you head you got all pissy..stamping your feet whining 'why isn't thom yorke more like what i want him to be wah wah wah..' on the other hand we just like the real person for what he is, and yet we're accused of idol worshipping. good day to you too sir

[downshifthn]

Been fun!

[Recovrd1]

@MsKatzo You're my hero for saying it like it is... There is intelligent life on youtube!

[PkSage89]

@MsKatzo It's nice to read a comment like that every now and then :)

[lexoul37]

@MsKatzo Toi , j'aime ta façon de parler ! ;)

Veritable éloge de Thom Yorke , j'ai l'audace de te féliciter .

[TheLordHodne]

@MsKatzo I read your comment. Is there a retarded, fucked up asshole out there who was so dumb enough to criticize Thom Legandary Yorke? if so, they should be locked up in a small, Insanely room forever.

They are cunts!

[Cyferion]

I totally agree with Froy7seven7

[ja555cd]

maybe hes not pitch perfect

but he looks like hes havin a good fukin time.

which is more than you can say for most live bands on the go atm

[NovaStraCe]

thank you very much for this video!!!

:D you made my Xmas day even better!

[Froy7seven7]

wish id be there.

anyone who say this sucks, try singing and jumping for 50 minutes and hit a perfect note.

Thom yorke is the best vocalist out there.

[escherdrawinghands]

Radiohead good.

Red Hot Chili Peppers good.

This... horrid... shit!

[Froy7seven7]

@escherdrawinghands if u listen well, hes singing it perfectly

[portlett]

two great musicians :)

[olliek26]

2:40 i love thom yorke but what the hell is he doing here :L

[enzio81]

lol

[TITANIUMTOMCAT]

Bass is great but the vocals suck.

[billyhigdon]

yeah, thom yorke is hit or miss a lot of times live... Not his best performance, but cool none the less cause Flea rages.

[BartusCompater]

@billyhigdon wrong

[JimB667]

fuck flea, he should worship the ground thom yorke walks on

[SoulTravellers]

Don't get me wrong I adore Thom but Flea shouldnt have to worship anyones ground...he's quite the groovy musician himself ;)

[JimB667]

oh I agree, I just hate the twats that say the vocals suck or whatever... You don't go to see thom yorke to hear him hit a perfect note, nor can a youtube video do this performace justice. You go for the energy and the moments. peace and love.

[SoulTravellers]

I see thats true its impossible for any singer to sound great in every performance. Even for a great vocalist such as Thom.

[olliek26]

dick

[BartusCompater]

@TITANIUMTOMCAT wrong

[BlackIroni]

But this is hot performance! Wasnt too into others he did but this sounds great live

[BlackIroni]

The fact you took the time to write such stupidity is sad.

[BlackIroni]

jeez, i just realised this is Flea with him! I see was said but yea didnt read and I'm thinking...this guy is into it man, reminds me of Flea ~_~

[whokilledflea]

no dude, thats not flea, its tom york. are you retarded or something (dont answer that, cause judging by your username, i take it you are black, which means you are dumb)

[BlackIroni]

What a moron....look on the right idiot, its Flea playing bass...oh no wait, you have absolutely no musical knowledge. And I am as white as can be kiddo.

[whokilledflea]

....you do understand nothing in that previous sentence was serious? but how does me misspelling the name of thom yorke, misinterpreting the intention of your sentence, and calling you a dumbass niggah have anything to do with my musical knowledge

[BlackIroni]

Sucks to be you lol

[Everclearfan86]

Like the color of his skin has to do with anything. If anything, white people are probably the stupidest race (I'm white, for the record)

[picinomundo]

anyone got an idea what bass flea is playing?

it's jb styled but is it a fender?

[modestoff]

?????

[bosshallucy]

FAKE!

[Zachain]

Lol, it is hard to believe

[WickedLiquid]

lol, Thom has been dancing like a nut for ages. Any song where he doesn't have an insturment he pretty much goes crazy.

He;s not imitating Anthony Kiedis, sheesh.

[picinomundo]

hmm

i don't think you can compare yorke and kiedis at all.

two different kinds of musicians.

[rafaelmadferit]

Does he thinks he is Anthony Kiedis just because he's playing with Flea ? lol

[xman682]

@rafaelmadferit dude what is that supposed to mean? .....thom does what he wants.

[rafaelmadferit]

Don't take it serious man i was joking, i know he does what he wants..

[VanishingAct27]

Anthony Kiedis is not even close to Thom Yorke.. thats like comparing a 10 year olds finger painting to Dali.. or a blue piece of paper to the ocean

[rafaelmadferit]

I don't agree. But still Thom Yorke is a great artist, i love Radiohead and the Red Hot. I was just joking about the fact that Thom Yorke is dancing in a funny way, and he's playing with Flea, from the Red Hot, a band who is known for dancing like mad men on stage.

[whokilledflea]

how bout one of dali's finger paintings from when he was ten years old. what? ya dont got an answer for that smart guy. suck it. and by it i mean my cock.  and by suck i mean you suck. penis face

[gonufc]

I'm so glad that flea seems to really like this album, when i first heard about this line up i wasn't sure how much he'd be into it but they all fit together brilliantly