THE ASTORIA LONDON LIVE

1994. Great times for alt-rock fans. Radiohead. The beloved Pixies were gone but the Breeders were still there. Nirvana's last stand. The Pumpkins. I confess that by the time Radiohead had emerged as the critical darlings of highbrow and created their double shot of weirdness I had little left for them. Then Hail to the Thief? Long gone from my collection. But it sure felt good to crank this old friend up again and watch them wail when they still rocked, Thom still smiled, and good dirty rock and roll was in abundance. Bones, The Bends, My Iron Lung. The set list is great for we early fans with material from the first two albums. The show is great with a rowdy-as-hell audience projecting energy like crazy. The sound and picture quality are quite good though a few notches below today's standards of course. I like the aura in the hall, it's a rather dark show with good lighting that puts everything in a foggy glow at times suiting the music well. Not much to say, this one is all about reveling in the loud, raunchy, piercing guitar and passionate wail that used to make cranking The Bends so much fun. Soon after this, "that album" would skyrocket them to another level that most people would see as superior. While I respect their later work I don't have the time of day for it anymore. This is my Radiohead. Recommended for fans of...rock and roll. 3 ½.

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