In contrast, Radiohead are forging impressively (and relentlessly) forward. On the very same night as Radiohead’s show, a reconstituted Alice in Chains were also croaking out an oldies-heavy set in New York. This week alone has seen the Soundgarden/Pearl Jam-offshoot Temple of the Dog announce a tour and a Guns N’ Roses reunion wheeze into New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. A doubly impressive stat, given that ’90s-rock nostalgia is currently at full tilt. Over the course of their 24-song, 135-minute set, they played just five songs from the decade that made them stars. If they thought more like accountants and less like musicians, Radiohead could fill out stadiums, night after predictable night, if they agreed to play the whole thing front to back.īut Radiohead are a rare beast in music - one that refuses to give more than a glance to their illustrious history. The Brit quintet are booked to play one more night at the arena Wednesday. The crowd reaction to this album track bordered on ecstatic, serving as a reminder of just how fondly their fans regard this critically and commercially successful masterwork. On Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, Radiohead played the song “Let Down” - from their wildly successful 1997 album “OK Computer” - for the first time in a decade.
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