Radiohead - Pyramid Song (Live in Paris 2001)

[punkrockedlastnight]

was about to skip ad when I noticed it was Interpol's song Lights playing. So I watched the 7ish minute long ad. It was an interview. Ads gone right.

[ROdr1GO13]

What ?¿ And where the fuck ? Is Greenwood ?

[RadioheadMusicable]

@ROdr1GO13 he's in the background playing the Ondes Martenot. 

[unicornicopia10]

@TamamotoKoji

That was probably the best comment I've ever seen on a Pyramid Song video, I wonder how many people realize what you just said.

[xfdxfdxfdxfdxfd]

@unicornicopia10 Noone. Noone else will realize what was said. Congratulations, you are the shrewdest and truest Radiohead fan.

[TamamotoKoji]

3+2+3+3+2+3

[ThomasScottCarson]

@TamamotoKoji does this have to with timing?

[SuperiFox]

@ThomasScottCarson Yeah. It's the swing for the song. The song's in 4/4, as 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 16.

[ThomasScottCarson]

@SuperiFox ooooooooooohhh i knew it was in 4/4, but thats a handy way of counting it. I think that will make it easier to play, thanks :)

[meredumais]

@TamamotoKoji brilliant.

[ginge82]

Epic.

[Serghay92]

Very good

[RestTonight]

I jumped to the river what did I see? Black-eyed angel swam with me

[gerardj86]

Does anyone know the instrument that doubles Thom's voice at 1:58? It looks like some sort of keyboard.

[spanishnavax]

@gerardj86 I think it's called 'Ondes Martenot' or something like that i read

[waiting4smtin]

Man I wish i'll be like one of those happy people someday, it sucks bein' depressed all d time.

[SuperChunky1981]

@ kyeno - just a joke u idiot..nm apparently u have never watched half baked

[SuperChunky1981]

jon stewart - "have you ever listened to the pyramid song...on weeeeed?"

[kyeno]

@SuperChunky1981

when/where did he say this

[GabKesen]

This sing is simple beautiful.

There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt.

[WickedLiquid]

BAH! Back in 2001 I HATED Kid A and Amnesiac and I especially hated Pyramid Song. i would try to listen to those albums but turn them off in disappointment and listen to OK Computer. Then around the time Hail to the Thief came out, I can't really describe it, but somehow I found myself really getting into those two albums and adoring Pyramid Song. Here it is 2011, ten years later, and I would give my left testicle to go back in time and attend this show.

[jdavize]

@WickedLiquid Real good music is challenging. I myself found music which I continue to like 10 to 20 years on, I didn't initially like. This being one of those songs.

[OneManAndHisToaster]

@WickedLiquid same here dude! Radiohead really has... something... :| This IS real music! (oh and Thom is a GENIOUS)! :P

[furiaTV]

cuando escucho esta cancion y pienso en la letra no se por que me hace pensar en los mayas y de como desaparecieron y las piramides que dejaron, imaginacion mia no mas....

[seanymo]

"there was nothing to fear...nothing to doubt"

[xxlinde94]

this song makes me feel happy and sad at the same time.

[HelenLvova]

how come this is 2011 while the file has been uploaded in 2009?

[abcumm25]

@HelenLvova where do you see 2011? you mean 2001?

[HelenLvova]

@abcumm25 oh oops, I admit it sorry

[marshal3corps]

These could have been real lazy and done all this with synthesizers like Depeche Mode, but they learn every instrument they play. Pretty impressive

[Unnamed0909]

Radiohead is probably the only rock band to use a piano, upright bass, and ondes martenot in the same song.

[shreddyray]

Beautiful

[MrWebberman]

I like to think of it as 4/4 with a swing feel (like bdrums94). 4 bars (16 beats as Mondluchs noted) per phrase. Listen to Phil's ride cymbal, it's hitting 1/4 notes. And I think of the piano rhythm as clusters of 5 that are 1 1/2 beats (1/4 notes) apart with 2 full beats (1/4 notes) separating the clusters. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th chords are on the beat and the 2nd and 3rd are on the "ands". The phrase starts on the third piano chord in the cluster.

[MrWebberman]

@MrWebberman That is also where the song begins, the bass and drums come in, and the chord progression changes occur. Hope my interpretation wasn't too confusing.

[Unnamed0909]

@MrWebberman I've learned how to play this song on piano and still don't really understand the rhythm. You really just have to play what sounds right because it's way too hard to try to understand.

[elloboenlapuerta]

this is gonna be my funeral song, because reminds me all my life. perfectly descriibes who i am

[kcmm1971]

Love the purple

[ipudding100]

How the hell does he count this song!?

[bdrums94]

@ipudding100 it's in 4 with swung 8th notes just really syncopated

[ipudding100]

@bdrums94

Exactly!

[Mondluchs]

@ipudding100

1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3-4 1-2-3 1-2-3 and then again. The chord changes are only a matter of getting the feel, where which change suits best. :)

[ipudding100]

@Mondluchs

Nice one, thank you.

I'm sure I'll get the hang of it at some point ;)

[fuzzizi]

This has "1 dislikes" ;) And that person is retarded, because this is amazing :)

[elloboenlapuerta]

@fuzzizi holly shit you right!

[xavi157007]

como es que esta cancion puede tener un dislike!!!!!?????? ES PURA MAGIA

[mrstripf]

pure amazing

[gtralisfr69]

That one dislike is Miley Cyrus.

[mcnultyfrank]

@gtralisfr69 Don't you dare talk about that woman on a Radiohead video.

[crudip]

A song so beautiful even thom yorke's pretty voice barely does it justice.

[ukstevey]

what a haunting song

[carnesaur]

Is there a DVD i can watch of this full concert? or download it somewhere. I'd like to see it from start to finish..

[RadioheadMusicable]

@carnesaur Yes, there is a torrent for this concert. If you search "Radiohead Paris 2001" into a torrent search engine, it will come up. Hope that helps! :-)

[Grejfrut]

@carnesaur : Yes, here: youtube.com/watch?v=Lj-WUu0eXB­M

[david181993]

@carnesaur It's on youtube, check out the channel 'AustinBrock'.

He's awesome and has many full radiohead concerts on youtube in fantastic quality, the video for this concert is called '[DVD] Radiohead - Kid A : Amnesiac in Paris 2001 [Full Show]'. :)

[DcS751990]

I made the triple mistake to be depressed, listen to this song and watch the clip. :)

Still, this is the hardest fucking rythm I have ever tried to reproduce. So many variations and shifts. A catastrophe to remember.

Amazing song anyway, and perfect performance here.

[ThisIsKindaFunny]

I would've killed a puppy to see this live.

[0rnaMusic]

Chills

[IWILLEATYOUHEAD]

holy shit colin can play double bass

[jets9119]

i need to take a shit on the person who disliked this.

[ZturdfaceZ]

needs moar ondes martenot

[dkuyk91]

@glipglop55 I can see where you're coming from, but to me this song is encouraging. It's about overcoming the fear of death. "Nothing to fear, nothing to hide." It's about total spiritual freedom. And, at least for me, it helps put things in perspective.

[DYE9]

Love it love it love it!!!

I NEED to see them in concert! I don't want the world to end and not have an opportunity to see Radiohead in concert!

[glipglop55]

When I first heard this I couldn't even listen to it because of how deeply depressed I was at the time. All my friends were raving about Amnesiac and I knew it was good, but just couldn't bring myself to hear it....it was too intense. Years later I picked it up and was able to absorb it. I still think that this song sounds like the pure pain and confusion of being in the depths of depression.

[RadioheadMusicable]

@glipglop55 I had a somewhat similar experience to you on that front. I began listening to their music when I was in the depths of depression as well. It helped me to cope quite a bit. Amazing what music can do.

[joewas]

@RadioheadMusicable

true im trying to get somene to listen to radiohead to help them out of it. music stimulated our unconciuos mind in powerful ways did you know that, advertising companies are now using this as a marketing tool

[jgoodwinucf]

@glipglop55 That describes my experience with this song verbatim. I'm thankful for this song

[dudecosta]

@glipglop55 I can relate.

[0armin0]

@glipglop55 hmmm well if you isolate the lyrics, theyre actually quite uplifting. and if you isolate the music, its also quite uplifting. but you're right. when put together with thom's heartfelt vocals, it does portray a desperate attempt to redeem yourself out of the deepest holes of depression. I like your comment.

[mukkohaha]

@glipglop55  You couldn bring your self to listen to it untill years had passed ?

Who are you ? a girl ? Emo girl ?, Seriously Radiohead fans are all like this ^^

By The way am i the only one able to notice how Crappy Their Live performance is ? That's very common when half decent musicians try to take it on the road, Only works in the Studio ;D haha

[glipglop55]

@mukkohaha  Your mom is crappy live

[EoghanKeegan]

@mukkohaha You think Radiohead are crappy? Listen if you want to hear crappy, listen to Lady Gaga, The Wanted or any other here-today-gone-tomorrow band. Radiohead's music has emotion and power and will last forever. Crappy live performance? Not at all. Any Radiohead fan who listens to this will see the emotion Thom goes through when he plays this song. Make sure you actually know what you are talking about next time.

[zdfhjk]

So you say this performance is crappy... why not try playing the whole thing, piano and vocals? Only then might you ever learn that you're in no position to criticize ;)

[NameERF91]

@mukkohaha YES you are the ONLY ONE to notice how crappy their live performance is

[mukkohaha]

@NameERF91 their must be someone else in here, who prefers studio over this shabby live performance ?



[phil1cfc]

@mukkohaha get a brain

[mukkohaha]

@phil1cfc " Get a brain " that sure shook me up, what a great one-liner, and very insightful at the same time.

[phil1cfc]

@mukkohaha Haha I was drunk when I wrote that, however I still stand by my opinion that there is such a great energy in Radiohead live performances (any live performances in fact).

[FlyingFuckstorm]

@mukkohaha Yeah, the live performances of this song never really did this song justice. Thom's vocals don't have as much of an impact. I think if he worked on them and Jonny/Ed could replicate the entire string arrangement live, it'd be amazing.

[blizzfool]

@mukkohaha you suck!

[grungesi]

@glipglop55 you said it well, just hope i can pick it back up.

[4535ification]

i think bands like radiohead only come once in a life time. we should treat them like how we treated the beatles, or the who, of pink floyd. they are just simply amazing and are the best band ever to exsist. nuff said

[StreetSpiritKidA]

Amnesiac is such an underrated album....

[jonnycwilson]

@StreetSpiritKidA It's their best album

[cletusMcFart]

@jonnycwilson Got that right! All my friends are "kind" of afraid of him. They find it very depressing and weird. Which is kinda true. I don't know why, but right after I heard it for the first time, I just couldn't stop. And pyramid song is, for me, the true definition of what Radiohead is all about. Glad to find someone who shares my opinion

[YellowEagle]

Whoever disliked this should get their ears checked out.

[MaNdoZaNajVlonjati]

there is nothing to fear and nothing to doubt...

[gillyrosh]

Stunning.

[sbennett14]

King of Limbs song "Codex" seems like "Pyramid Song" revisited.

[hexxxen]

@sbennett14 i have the exact same thoughts about that

[andymackinnon]

@sbennett14 Except sadly, in my opinion anyway, no where near as good.

[patol7d]

@sbennett14 I thought exactly the same when heard codex.

[xLordOfTheFliesx]

@sbennett14

I don't know. I'm glad they both exist.

[nepalnt21]

no thom, thank you.

[The51days]

still today Kid A and Amnesiac are THE "very best" of radiohead..it is so multydimensional with sooo many layers..probably 99% of other bends would create 10 albums from Kid A and Amnesiac...they really gave us "all"...no limits or boundaries...10 years after i still can find "new" sounds...and really..what other bend can suprise You after You had listen albums for God knows how many times?

[binder673]

@The51days Every single Radiohead album in my opinion :D except maybe pablo honey which is still a great album

[CactusInButt]

i remember the first time listening to this song on a bus.

I was literally hypnotized for those few minutes. Nearly missed my stop too O_O

[VanishingAct27]

This may be their best song to date, I love the use of odd time

[VanishingAct27]

May

[5Qtw]

Thom's singing is most haunting thing I have ever heard!

[futant15]

this song blows my mind every single time! I truly love what those folks can do. Thom really brings thoughts from deep inside with his lyrics and the tone in which he sings them.

[larsonh]

Is breá liom Radiohead. Tá siad go hiontach

[tazaabha]

Is that Colin at 1:00? 'Cause whoa, that's hot.

[OneManAndHisToaster]

arghhhhhhhhh tytytytytytytytyty RadioheadMusicable! yo teh MON! \o/

[jedijenkeez45]

so excellent.

[94frz]

è il primo video in cui non c'è un non mi piace, grande thom!

[RadioheadEffecT]

Without Radiohead, I would have never discovered real music and the emotions and feelings we get from that band is out of this world!

[DoggieBark]

@RadioheadEffecT took the words right out my mouth.

[Artingence]

@RadioheadEffecT Exactly the same :)

[bundlehedgehog]

genius song...

[mannekesong]

best.song.ever

[brozeiy]

It's got like an oakey nuttiness.

[tolstoythegreat]

thom's purest masterpiece

[andreshead]

a volarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[TookYerJob1]

arent we all

[patternsinchaos]

featured today

empty place inside me

i'm a weirdo, btw

[bleepsandglitches]

this live version of pyramid song is the best!

[nomandalaespaciadora]

bellisimo tema.