Radiohead - Optimistic (From The Basement)

[SherdilAK]

@MrCanada144 You forgot Kasabian, Coldplay, and Massive Attack, but I agree, us English did a really good job! :D

[ProjectileBurn]

hey where is the last jazzy bit =(

[RichardBrehme]

nigh-nigh, going to sleep with good music from Thom and the boys .....again!

[andpyramids]

This probably doesn't get said enough, but god bless Colin and Phil. And Ed, too!!! Guh, what would this band be without them?! Love this song, and this performance.

[rbutler111]

@andpyramids peter gabriel too.

[TheOnlyHobbs]

10 people didn't try the best they could.

[Sneakerpimp5]

@Youtube: The best you have is good enough!

[drl453]

radiohead is in another dimension as far as music goes

[viewt101]

@drl453 pretty fucking much right? The shit you hear nowadays is so terrible

[MrCanada144]

Rolling stones, beatles, sex pistols and radiohead. Good job england!

[hanl9889]

The Radio Heads are my favourite Rock'n'Roll band!!!!11

[hannaall]

British People best peaople!'' :) i love u guys ! :) best music

[JDizzle785]

does anyone know what that tremolo jonny plays at 1:38 is?

[PlanetAirsoftPlym]

@JDizzle785 im not sure but i could be optimistic about it tho

[JDizzle785]

@PlanetAirsoftPlym that wasnt helpful nor did it make sense. good job

[laus102]

@JDizzle785 roland re 201 space echo, or sometimes he uses the boss twin pedal version, the boss re-20. probably with some distortion running after it, for that mangled arpeggiated sound.

[LandonDonavon10]

hanson's version is better, joking obviously, hopefully clive deamer is the new sixth member, he's pretty awesome

[DarkAngelEU]

you fanboys really need to learn some people have other musical tastes than you do. Yes, maybe it's inferior, but who cares? ;)

(srsly, I've never met a person who disliked Radiohead)

[juanfranciscoh]

@DarkAngelEU i have lol

[IvyNirvana]

@DarkAngelEU What are you talking about, there's loads of radiohead haters, who don't like them because they have a different taste, almost all of them haven't had a single song maybe creep that's it, and they get pissed that Radiohead is the most critically acclaimed modern band. Besides most of them listen to either commercial rock or metal shit.

[elurseeknay]

this songs a bit ofa bore on kid a but holy shit this version is fucking sharp

[shoryuken1237]

@kingcam0775 your right, ITS 7 NOW!!!!!

[kwujcik1]

i like the hanson cover better :)

[051163able]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!

[msabri2010]

from the heaven NOT from the basement

[22jakev]

The best you can is good enough!!!!

[hierophant0209]

3.01 he is masturbate his guitar xD

[JBiscaia33]

Thom York using a Mustang (Jagstang?)... Can't get much more awesome than that...

[jonnyrocketballs69]

@JBiscaia33 Jazzmaster probably vintage, looks great

[rankingjohnmajor]

Great song - nothing of this quality on king of limbs sadly

[daniiiiiii68]

i dont like this song its just like .. you know

[CaptainGalacticMusic]

COLIN IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!

[mothervideos]

Their all so talented at their instrument. The perfect band.

[funnylookingfoetus]

I love Optimistic. I love Kid A. But this live version made me love it all even more. Sweet stuff.

[TheGlockmeister100]

I would have to say that the back up vocals hit eerily down to my soul in this song, Tom York is a great singer but the back up vocals are insane in this song

[SmallFish616]

@theweaselman87 Ed did weird fishes though :) you can tell its his voice, which I rellly love!

[jsneeuwjagt]

love this.

[tongbei1]

This is fuckin awesome

[Thomasquwack]

can I have this basement?

[falexarzan]

@Thomasquwack u can have my asshole

[Thomasquwack]

@falexarzan But I wanted the basement :(

[quicky2103]

Radiohead isn't even my favorite band....but Holy Christ Thom Yorke is a GOD

[eeedeebee]

the inimitable Radiohead. this is amazing.

[dillpill321]

best video on youtube? anyone with me?

[shinyapples]

holy shit, that was incredible.

[antisadism]

5.....dollar footlong.

[xPsuedo]

@fusionfilmstv

it's a jazzmaster.

[mynameissol]

this is one of those songs that you don't want to end!

[fusionfilmstv]

i have a jag exactly like that, i am forever humbled

[nafpaktos88]

best version of one of the best radiohead songs...

[Horomaru]

5 dinosaurs were roaming this video.

[BruisedEyeSockets]

@Horomaru That doesn't make sense. Nice try but you're clearly not clever.

[Horomaru]

@BruisedEyeSockets I wasn't trying to make a "clever" comment but here, I'll give you a hint: "Dinosaurs roaming the earth".

[Emac964]

@BruisedEyeSockets It's from Where I end and you begin dude get with it!!!

[BruisedEyeSockets]

@Emac964 I know. I just don't think bringing up comments like that is very funny or clever. I could easily write '5 people aren't trying the best they can,' '5 people are lost at sea,' '5 people fell out of bed from a long weary dream,' or '5 people have the bends,' and it wouldn't be funny cause all I'd be doing is trying to get thumbs up. Sorry you misunderstood.

[BruisedEyeSockets]

@Emac964 Isn't*

[64ranma]

やっぱマジかっけー

[livesforthemusic609]

lol those 5 people mean nothing its all about how many people liked the video, thats what matters stfu about it

[ccamiloo]

five trolls

[kingcam0775]

Shut the fuck up about the five people.

[pcarne011]

Those five people were probably the members of radiohead. just to mess with us.

[F0CUS24]

those 5 people represent everything that is wrong with peoples idea of what music SHOULD sound like. Radiohead = Brilliance

[fgetboutit]

Five people are pessimistic.

[newpageone]

Five people are not trying their best.

[topliff12345]

Beautiful.

[051163able]

DOPE!!!!!!!!

[SuperTrav26]

man I got a cool vid for this song it matches it almost perfect

[MeToSpeak]

Colin has his king of limbs shirt on///

[dimrirahul]

5 people are pessimistic

[Papadupulous]

What guitar is Johnny playing in this vid? anyone know?

[b3ebe]

@Papadupulous 1975 Fender Starcaster, with Fender Wide Range pickups...i think

[Papadupulous]

@b3ebe Yeah I just googled it and that looks like it. I've never heard of it before, but it looks cool.

[tolstoythegreat]

@Papadupulous I think it's a Fender, don't think it's a strat though

[AdamLazzara77]

I'm a bassist, Radiohead is my favorite band, but please, can someone explain to me why Mr. Colin Greenwood does that thing with the bass, he's sliding his arm on his band, but he is not sliding notes on it. I've seen a lot bass players doing that. Is at 2.58

[guitamasta]

@AdamLazzara77 Probably just to keep his own timing of when to come in, that's my best guess.

[jiffinbigles]

@AdamLazzara77 I think he's just lost in the moment. He's jamming out, not thinking so much about what he's doing, he's feeling what he's doing.

[andydufresne87]

@AdamLazzara77 To keep timing for sure....

[raskolnikofffiki]

the best you can is not enough

[blackmurcery]

i must go make babies to this song

[servo1056]

biggest problem with youtube is that you cant who "disliked"the vid.....such a sad shame!if you like it then you can see but if you dislike it then you cant see.....thats B.S! whoever disliked this vid then pony up,grow some balls and admit it!i want to know why you dislike this!

[1jubilado]

you can try the bestttttttttttttttttttt you can!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheHertzel]

Radiohead is the only band that sounds great even in 240p.

[servo1056]

@TheHertzel radiohead is the only band that sounds great on even the most awful of bootlegs!

[06congaltonb]

Dinosaurs.

[Moolight]

first time of listening this song , i though its suck

but now, its awesome

i dunno why :p

[islandboy274]

5 people are debbie downers

[MozasFury]

radiohead are as close as modern music comes to genius'. that is all.

[shamwoww]

i'm a straight man who would marry jonny greenwood if i could

[superwiicrazy]

@shamwoww too far gone

[shamwoww]

@superwiicrazy ?

[soleilmh]

Disliking Radiohead is a sin. Off with their heads.

[Kalixter]

I love Radiohead as much as the rest of you, but as a musician, it really irks me if a song starts out with a single instrument, but it still gets counted in. In this case, the drummer counted himself in even though he starts the song by himself. Am I missing something?

[wildthang2490]

I can't believe how amazing this song is, particularly live. I've listened to this song about seven times today. it's very accurate with the subject matter. I know that sounds cheesy. Also, I love the way johnny attacks the guitar at the end. :D

[korvidkrow96]

3:58

makes me start jumping around xD

[moomiss]

When is the new album coming out!?!?!? 2010 is close to ending!

[auraproff]

they use macbook!

[pittapitta]

the last few seconds is radiohead heaven.

[puhfyn]

Orwell would be proud.

[MissVancy]

just perfect.. <3

[murssheed]

I can't catch Ed's Guitar line in this song. Is it the same with Thom's or different?

[MissKarenD]

I get so inspierd when I hear this man sing,his pain and beauty is a spiritual sound journey"....love you Radio Head...and thank you for being you'.

[PhotoFilmStudios]

u all should check out the video of hanson performing this song type in Hanson Optimistic Japan 2004

[verdemanthe1]

@PhotoFilmStudios hanson, really, are you really trying to push hanson on us,I for one sir do not appreciate it

[radiogirl85]

@PhotoFilmStudios Why?



[TheSonicchick]

fuck off!@PhotoFilmStudios 

[PhotoFilmStudios]

@TheSonicchick internet bully i see haha

[etejuanete3]

this is real music

[johan420]

dinosaurs roam in the end...

[nuke97]

Radiohead is awesome.

[paulalex17]

The five people who disliked this performance must be retarded

[Artingence]

@paulalex17 They must be Muse activists.

[JayPleezer304]

@paulalex17 Nah man. They just dislike themselves.

[jibailublabla]

after watching the footage of ayrton senna from top gear, it think this song has already represented him

[ilcs15f]

the beauty of this MASTERPIECE takes my breath away. i have to remind myself to breathe

[borrachocansado]

school - work ... this is my attitude these days

[tolstoythegreat]

i want to be as cool as colin when i grow up

[jiggajc357]

God these guys are amazing!!!

[borishog]

this is art

[OlyaTJ]

adorable )

[darktiger888]

i woke up with this song on my head one day. an odd thing since i didn't had a very good end of the day before. let us pray for they staying with us forever.

[MrDiego881]

Kid A change my life...

[Malaikat31]

Best rock band of our days, hands down. Some day, my kids will be jealous of me because I was young in "their" time, just as I am jealous of my parents for living in Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin's time..

[paoletta1984]

good work guys!

[kauehb]

Jigsaw falling into place, and Optimistic. Bests songs of the world. Best band of the world.

[cbrandom]

Why is this so much faster than the album version? Both sound great somehow, I've just never understood why they play it so much faster live.

[jonathan92jmc]

genious!

[EricAndrewfulify]

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[nerevarinerohou]

This song is really good.

[LankanLatino]

Probably my favourite from Kid A..or top 3 at least

[colbypizza20]

kid a?

[redhotchilipepper417]

Jonny sure does love his yellow shirts

[gogolplex74]

Thom's throat is the most valuable gem in human history

[antmichb]

Jazzmaster.

[GUAYABO2012]

holly shit men yeahhhhh jazzmaster rules men !!!

[donpiterparker]

Is that a fender jazz master ?

[Masky82]

looks like a fender jaguar

[goodtuna]

hmm..i have the In Rainbows basement album but did they release of bunch of them from the basement?? I def would buy this

[gangster576]

Wow i cant wait till the album comes out!!! Ik its coming out soon but does anybody know the exact date if there is one?

[JssChrist]

Fender Wide Range, humbucker with the clarity of a P90... love these pickups, though they don´t fit my Les Paul...

[MrJoeCage]

fuck what you're talkin about. this song is sex for the ears

[stonesisco]

Radiohead, always original, always valid, always honest music - really looking forward to the new album in '10.

[sichadeb]

when is this so called album coming out??

[hendrix142536]

lets hope '10 and not '11

[stonesisco]

Well they started recording in sumer '09 - stopped, took a few months off and started recording again in January '10. End of feb 10 Ed O Brien indicated that the albums making good progress so I would guess june/july '10 for album release,- hopefully! They average around 2.5 between albums so they are due!

[stonesisco]

That's supposed to read 2.5 years between albums! Sorry

[jmill2828er]

@stonesisco I was just at the Atoms for Piece show in Chicago and Thom played some of the new Radiohead songs.

"Here are a couple that i've been working on with my other band. We dont have a name for it yet though."

it sounded great... cant wait for a new album.

[drjay473]

sweet jesus so am i!!!! :) cheers

[XmissXalyssX]

@stonesisco I'm looking forward to the album that's going to be released in 2010 too... I mean um hopefully it will be out sometime soon.

[stickexjr]

so many fenders : D

[thebends2554]

i love when ed does the thing he does at 2:54. He does similar stuff on other songs too. I think hes under rated because hes sorta overshadowed by thom and johnny

[futurfry]

no, Collin is. ed is awesome, but Collin doesn't get enough attention.

[ignacioadolfo7]

@thebends2554 that's true, i think ed gives a sound more depth to radiohead's song

[WhiteDragonEyesBlue]

@thebends2554 Rolling stone's 100 top guitarists ranked him #59, while Greenwood was ranked #60. (: He's so underrated but people who knows about music knows who's better, obviously there is a little bit of self-opinion. But we are talking about Rolling Stone.. not a gossip magazine.

[MReBiznes]

@WhiteDragonEyesBlue

Jonny is better than at least 40 guitarist before him

[yeahyeahyaha2]

@thebends2554 and let's not talk about Colin

[pub21281]

the real voice, it's very different!

But, it's great!

[Roatera]

The last 30 seconds is perfection.

[frigginjoe]

I like the slower, harder, percussion-like strings of the recorded version, but I like the faster tempo of this version.

[francfortois]

No this version is THE kickass version... Colin's bass line blows it all!!!

[MrJeremydobson]

recorded version>live version, thats not an insult to this version just a compliment to the Kid A version, it packs a bigger punch on the Wow oh oh oh ohhhh!

[Mytwistedthoughts25]

But the "You can try the best you can" part is far better in this version..

[MsKelliemaree]

yep another one for my fav list

[jfhartley]

you may think this is a joke- and i wouldn't blame you- but check out the cover of this song that....of all bands.....hanson did. it is absolutely amazing. it shows that they are light years away from mmmbob.

[Vomitorator]

this checks out lol. that was incredible

[SemiTall]

i get it

[Lazio2009]

I still remember hearing this live! simply awesome

greatest band on the planet!

[raulbarrientos007]

he goes in a trance

[gregzyww]

THE BEST U CAN IS GOOD ENUFF!!!!...

[monique555]

Brilliant!

[Caiomb76]

This band isn't like the others definetely !

[soundofserenity]

Live version > Recorded.

[wrf2412]

What Ed does at 2:56 is amazing

[complejob]

haaa haaaa haaaaa haaaaa

[cbrandom]

@wrf2412 Hows that? Cause Thom can't sing two parts at the same time Ed is some how amazing? Tard. It's Thom on the record.