Music Theory folks, please forgive me! I’m listening back to this and immediately am realizing that I misinterpreted the A section chord. It is D/Bb...but it is NOT two stacked perfect fifths...that chord would (in this case) have an F instead of an F#. Mea Culpa.

"I've got to start to listen to more Radiohead" - YES!

Their "Pyramid Song" should also be interesting to react to on the piano

"I've got to start listening to more Radiohead" Radiohead fans: "well, yes"

That whole "From the Basement" live set is really amazing. They made two of them, one for "In Rainbows" and the 2nd for "King of Limbs", both with great sound quality and cool arrangements

I always say this, but Radiohead is as close as my generation has come to having a band as important as The Beatles. The Bends, OK Computer, and Kid A radically changed the landscape of popular music and basically heralded the "death" of rock (at least in the mainstream) and advent of electronic music. Even when they went back to traditional instruments like on this track it no longer sounded like rock, but some kind of progressive... whatever genre you'd call this. You should at least pick up OK Computer and Kid A and listen to them from beginning to end. I don't think there's been such a sea change in music since The Beatles released Rubber Soul and Revolver. As for tracks, Paranoid Android is a classic that echoes multi-sectional songs like A Day in the Life and Bohemian Rhapsody. For some of their most beautiful songs: Fake Plastic Trees, Let Down, How to Disappear Completely, or Pyramid Song.

7:58 - the "WHOA!" moment. I love finding those bits in songs where the band/artist veers off into a direction that you didn't expect then to go. Radiohead is a band that provides a lot of WHOA! moments in their work. I'm glad you enjoyed this one.

Growing up in the UK, this just sounds like a British saturday morning for me. Hard to explain what I mean... The daily mail. Gives me the image of reading the newspaper on a dull, misty, grey saturday morning. Things are OK. (They aren't OK really, but nobody tells each other that.) 'How are you?' 'Yea, I'm fine, how are you?' 'Can't complain!' *That* is the feeling those opening chords give me

I recommend you listen to "Sail to the moon" by radiohead

Those guys are just geniuses. Glad to live at the same time as them. It's like living in Florence and seeing Boticelli and contemporaries.

Radiohead is the perfect complement to all of the Metal bands you have showcased. They really are an incredible band.

“you and whose army” “reckoner “codex” “knives out” “paranoid android” “sail to the moon” “burn the witch” “karma police” and definitely “suspirium” by thom yorke from what seems to get you excited i think you ll appreciate the musical ideas in those songs

Radiohead are masters of crescendo.

You HAVE to do a listen and analysis of Radiohead's track "How to Disappear Completely". It's from their fourth studio album Kid A from 2000. It's a very beautiful and at the same time haunting and conlicting piece of music with a lot of surprises as the song progresses. It also has a string section throughout that's actually very prominent in the mix.

Another vote for How to Disappear Completely. Also pretty much every song on their last album, Moon Shaped Pool, has a pretty interesting string arrangement.

7:49 that dissonant sound in that C-Dd-Eb progression is a C Major with an Eb at the top, crazy unique chord it really caught my attention !

7:49 I had the exact same reaction. A true masterpiece. I'm so glad you did this song.

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!! You're such good ear, still got surprised by the paths Radiohead produced there. Such good video

I was waiting the whole time for 7:48 to happen and the reaction was just priceless!

No band has brought me deeper into my emotion: joy, sadness, anger, empathy, love, loss and pain....contemplation of many flavors of each emotion all induced by sound and how composition can invoke a certain feeling. There are worlds in every song. The great bands, artists and records are a product of time and interpretation but exist outside of it. Rarely do you remember where you were when you listened to “that” record, almost being taught how to listen by the act of it pulling you in. I wasn’t a fan, didn’t know them past enjoying ‘Creep’ when a friend popped in ‘Ok Computer’ into the CD player on the way to the Double Door in Chicago to see 11th Daydream. You remember, like a first kiss, a leap into that “new” experience when some piece of music teaches you how to listen just by the act of engaging with it. Each record becomes my favorite lp by tracks end. Very few bands mange to achieve this and so all the more mysterious when they do.

Pyramid Song, How to disappear completely, Weird Fishes next pleaseeeee

I mean, this song is just gorgeous. Great react

Radiohead IS BRILLIANCE👏❤️

Clicked on this as soon as I saw it!! Oh yes, Pyramid Song, Desert Island Disk, Bloom, Glass Eyes are on the list for you, Doug. Thanks so much!

in 20 years radiohead is gonna be one of the bigest bands ever when people realise hopw truly great they where.i will say it,one of the greatest bands of all time

Thanks for a great reaction! So many great Radiohead songs to react to, hard to go wrong with the choices given already here. But I must say there was a SPIN magazine article a while back, asking musicians which Radiohead song was their favourite and the most common choice was All I Need from In Rainbows. But as I said so many greats. I think as a compose you'd enjoy Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army, Life In a Glasshouse, How To Disappear Completely, Motion Picture Soundtrack, 2+2=5, There There, A Wolf At The Door, 15 Step, Nude, Weird Fishes, Reckoner, Videotape, Bloom, Staircase, Spectre, Burn The Witch and Daydreaming. lol Sorry for going on an on. All the best to you.

At the Colbert Report AND watching Radiohead, you were living my dream

Anything” Radiohead” pops up in my feed and I’m so glad your video greeted me this morning. :) Never too late to get (back) into Radiohead. I love watching the decomposition of their songs because it truthfully proves their genius. For composition: pyramid song, daydreaming, decks dark, bloom, motion picture soundtrack, and weird fishes (I could listen to that song 24 hours a day). Keep up the good work!

The seamless way doug's keys fit the song is 'pretty cool'. Talented fella, and good vids. Keep it going.

I don't know, man... That's probably our best band now, like the Beatles were back then... So, any song you do, even on their first album, apart from creep, will be interesting to all of us.

I recommend you listen to "Pyramid Song", "The Numbers", "Spectre", "Reckoner", "Codex", "Sail to the Moon"

hahaha was waiting for 7:47, did not disappoint.

DAYDREAMING by Radiohead is a gorgeous song. Music video by Paul Thomas Anderson. Wonderful filmmaker

One of the greatest bands and songwriters of an entire generation imo. One of their songs that they're on record as being most proud of is "How To Disappear Completely" off Kid A. Johnny is the only one with any classical training, and he wrote some very haunting parts to it.

I wish someone could analyse Life in a Glass House from Radiohead, no one seems to pay much attention to that song and has one of the best orchestration I've heard

Cool to see you finding a deep cut rather than the big hits. You should consider getting a Vidami KZfaq controller pedal , so you can stop/start/backtrack etc, without having to touch the computer, can leave your hands on your piano. Great for controlling the tubes when learning stuff too.

Yes, more Radiohead Both From the Basements are cool because sound quality is great and it’s live. 1) Jigsaw Falling Into Pieces 2) Pyramid Song 3) House of Cards

Doug, been loving your channel for awhile now. Always love watching your reactions and how you de-compose the music and share your insights with everyone. I must say though: as a trained classical pianist, lover of punk rock and technical death-metal - I always come back to Radiohead. They are just absolute modern music masters without question. As for further listening from these guys some I would recommend: Paranoid Android for more rock focused, Present Tense for the gorgeous groove, and of course Pyramid Song for the beautifully ethereal. But really, you can't go wrong lol. So cool you were at the Colbert taping!!

seldomly seen such a fascinating analysis of anything! Chaw is open! Congrats!

That's a lot of reverb! 🤪 AND YES, more Radiohead, there are nothing like it.

Moar Radiohead! :). Anything from the from the basement sets. Get to watch the band, and great sound quality. Love your musical analysis btw.

Oh man! I was at that Colbert taping! It was so cool and intimate. Such a great little space in the TV studio and they played so well.

Sounds like late Beatles digested by Radiohead. Cool, two of my all-time favourite bands 😛

Weird Fishes would be a great track to go to next

Thanks Doug, I've never really appreciated The Daily Mail before. This video has given me a new perspective on it. My suggestion for another Radiohead reaction video is "Bloom" but the "From The Basement" version. It's quite a contrast to their studio album version. Lots of Steve Reich influences, would be keen to hear your take on it.

I love your enthusiasm man. Makes me happier listening to this track! Didn't think that was possible!

Wonderful to watch this! Radiohead is my favorite band and is so much fun to see someone break it down theory wise ... would love to see you break down videotape, pyramid song, and bloom

Pyramid Song. It's a must. It's a piano-based song, and the timing is syncopated in a very interesting way.

The Daily Mail, an absolutely fantastic song that deserves to be on "a real album". Feel free to check out Nude from the same Basement Tapes, it will literally take your breath away

Thanks for doing this one! I remember watching that Colbert Show episode and especially noting this song. For one, I'd never heard it before. For another, it's a non-album track. So in fact, even though I remembered the name and actually think about it occasionally, for some reason I never searched it out to listen to again. So this may be only the second time I've heard it. Great stuff! A bit too short, actually.

Love this song! Now I know the chords tooo I was always wondering why I loved it those modulations are amazing! :O also some other recommendations I love are: Present Tense Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Reckoner Pyramid Song Paranoid Android Go to Sleep Sail to the Moon Life in a Glasshouse Jigsaw Falling Into Place Daydreaming Lucky Street Spirit (Fade Out) That’s a good list to start! They have SO much good stuff

Ah man, this was so much fun to watch. Thank you!!

love that you play it back. .. super dope. thanks

Oh, we're doing Radiohead now? That's great news! You'll probably get a ton of suggestions for Pyramid Song and How to Disappear Completely. Two songs by them that I really love are 2+2=5 and Life in a Glasshouse.

I loved this, so good to see someone knowledgeable talk about and break down some of my favourite bands and songs. 'Reckoner' is a great Radiohead track. 'How to disappear completely', 'Exit Music', 'Street Spirit'...anything!

great analysis! and glad you discerned the meaning too.

I personally really like a bunch of their songs off of Hail to the Thief, specifically There There. Really enjoyed your breakdown

I love how you describe the notes and chords as "other worldly." The interesting and unexpected sound is not only a signature of this song, but, of their style as a whole.

Too cool!! Great breakdown!

Gotta go with the “Pyramid Song” as my favorite Radio head song.. love your analysis!

Your reaction and exploration is great, you looked so genuinely surprised. It's such a good tune and it's just sitting there in the wilderness in their catalogue, like if that was on OK Computer people would be covering it all the time. It's just got this meaty weightyness. It sounds like someone gearing up for a big fight with god incarnate.

Very cool reaction, comments and analyse !! You should try "Decks dark", "A wolf at the door" or even "the amazing sound of orgy" !

As a classically trained pianist who's been playing professionally for 28 years, I'd recommend Paranoid Android!

I'm gonna have to go with Daydreaming for a Radiohead recommend, with the PT Anderson video.

Please please do Radiohead’s “Weird Fishes” from The Basement session, Codex, Let Down, and Reckoner.

Thank you my bro. That C thing at the 13:00 part of your explanation totally fell into mental line for me. Sonically love it.

Finally some Radiohead , and In The Basement to make it even more eargasmic. Great.

Radiohead is what happens when visual artists make music. Thom comes from a visual art background and I think it really shows. That's why his music is so weird. He's more concerned on creating a mood and an atmosphere, than nice, neat, theory correct "music". LUV IT.

Doug, Really enjoyed your “Daily Mail” video. This is the first time I’ve ever commented on at YT video, to give you an idea. It’s hard to go wrong, but I think “How To Disappear Completely” will 1. knock your socks off and 2. provide a great content and analysis for your viewers. Cant wait. Cheers!

Fantastic! this and the Yngwie reaction were awesome, thank you

I loved this. Very cool how you both showed a lot of respect for their work and made it educational. I wish I could play the piano or had the gene of any musical talent. You’re very talented and this was a cool video. New subscriber!

If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were alive today he wouldn’t be standing in front of some tight-a__ orchestra, he would be screaming down the mic in front of a band like Radiohead

that's so funny, I stumbled across this video and what got me into radiohead was the colbert report performance version of this song. Wish I'd have been able to be there.

Wow. Your videos are great!! Thanks so much.

It was so cool watching you talk me through it, keep it up 🤙🏻

It's a shame there are so many people that have not experienced the depth of Radiohead's music yet. From big album chart-toppers to B-side basement deep cuts, so many incredible tracks and performances, they IMHO are hands down the greatest rock band since The Beatles and their music should be held to the same high regard.

My god me an an old friend used to sit up all night trying to figure out their chord progression. Yorke and the gang are absolutely brilliant songwriters and composers. This was a great presentation, cheers. Oh, the song is about Idi Amin and that time he took out a whole page advert in the daily mail newspaper.

Really enjoyed this and the little demonstrations on the piano. I think "daydreaming" would be a good reaction/analysis. Either way, I subscribed!

Wait til you learn Thom didn’t know how to read music. He’s such a tremendously gifted man with a tremendously gifted band.

Doug!!! Love your reviews !!! I studied voice and music theory growing up . Love your analysis.

This is imo probably the best song from Radiohead. Or maybe the best song of all time ever. I could listen to it the entire day.. Thank you!

Oh yeah please, do more Radiohead reactions. I'd go for Pyramid Song, Codex, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Everything in it's right place.

Awesome breakdown. True love waits from a moon shaped pool would be a great one. Really cool rhythm ideas.

Oh man the introduction of you playing the piano is just so cool. Love this content. I need a piano😩

This song in particular is a perfect example of how context of the chords is what gives them their flavor not the chord in absolute. Some of the most hauntingly eerie chords in this whole song contextually are just D major and C major. How amazing is that?!

You should do Bloom from the very same live performance!!

just subscribed, loved this video. so come ooon next, pyramid song! :)

I love this channel. Great watch.

Hi Doug. I just found your channel and Radiohead song. I am a fan of their music because of the simplicity and complexity at the same time and the sound conflict that you noticed. If you have the opportunity, pay attention to the song "Daydreaming" (lyric and melody of course, but most of all to what is happening in the background) from the album A Moon Shaped Pool (next to the album In Rainbows probably their best achievement). Best regards and thank you for the great time. Regards. G

I had to get behind the piano and learn this song, and I don't play the piano! Ooh, my poorly left pinkie. The progressions are hauntingly beautiful, and I just had to get it in me...to get it out of me! I will be petitioning my band mates for this as our next cover. Can't wait to hear my drum sound on this. Just need to befriend a horn section...

Breaking down Radiohead compositions always a good idea. Throw a dart, pick any song.

"Such a hauntingly opened and conflicted sound". It couldn't be more accurate.

I keep waiting for one of these composer reactions to do Feral...so underappreciated

Such a great song, the basement tapes is something i always come back to give a listen every once una while, cheers Doug.

Yes! That is such a choice to react to, have a subscribe. :) One of my top three of their tracks, the other two being Man o'War and Decks Dark. Those wouldn't be overdone choices either.

I think you'd dig these songs from them: The Numbers, Burn the Witch, Daydreaming, Pyramid Song, How to Dissappear Completely, Like Spinning Plates, Morning Bell, Exit Music, Everything in it's Right Place. I know that's a lot, but honestly, they don't have a lot of songs that aren't great, so even narrowing to this was difficult.

This song describes that last year or so perfectly, especially the first verse!

Hmm..."hauntingly beautiful" describes most of Radiohead's discography to me😀

Excellent video Doug, and I agree with some of the others that Pyramid Song would be cool to dissect.

That chord progression is indeed absolutely brilliant.