Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead on Knoxville

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He's being interviewed about the Big Ears festival he took part of this past weekend.

Jonny Greenwood: The Cream Interview | Nashville Cream | Nashville Scene

Q:Had you heard of Big Ears before they asked you to play?

A:Never. I hadn’t heard of Knoxville.


Q:That’s fair.

A:No, it’s not fair at all. It’s been nice. It’s kind of interesting, this festival. I assumed it would be out in a field, under a tent. That’s my idea of a festival. But it’s nice how it’s in every venue in the city. I was in the art gallery watching Wordless Orchestra play shaker loops, and it’s great bouncing around from venue to bar to restaurant. It’s a nice mix of music and fun.
 
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Guess which one I am in this picture from paste magazine's website.

I've titled the picture, "Large Man in Orange in a Sea of Hipsters"
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
Never heard of this Greenwood fellow and don't know what a radio head is!
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Radiohead is similar to Phish. A totally pathetic excuse of a band with a cult following.

The fact that they're even in Knoxville, much less playing in the "Big Ears" festival, shows how much they suck.
 
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bamacheats said:
Radiohead is similar to Phish. A totally pathetic excuse of a band with a cult following.

The fact that they're even in Knoxville, much less playing in the "Big Ears" festival, shows how much they suck.
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Is this a serious post?

Radiohead didn't play Knoxville. Jonny Greenwood played himself, once with a string septet and once by himself performing a work by modern composer Steve Reich.

Radiohead and Phish share little in common other than you can classify both as some kind of rock and roll.

And why would a band playing Knoxville demonstrate how much they "suck"?
 
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bamacheats said:
Radiohead is similar to Phish. A totally pathetic excuse of a band with a cult following.

The fact that they're even in Knoxville, much less playing in the "Big Ears" festival, shows how much they suck.
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Radiohead has sold more than 35 million albums. I'd say that's a lot for a band with just a "cult following." Phish on the other hand has barely sold three million.
 
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But....

"Over the past four years, the rock band Phish has generated over $120 million in ticket sales, handily surpassing more well known artists like Radiohead, The Black Keys, and One Direction." (published April 2013)

Phish sells live music, not albums. Both are incredible bands.
 
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Both bands are a fantastic study in behavioral economics. Let's say each have 35 million fans. Only 5 million are sincere, the other 30 million feel the social pressure to conform. Deep inside, they think the band sucks, but the identity that they've chosen to keep requires that they "love" that band.

The study of nonconformists is pretty interesting. People who identify themselves as nonconformists (ex. Goth, Hipsters) are found to be the most conforming to the group that they choose to identify with.

No offense to anyone who sincerely likes Radiohead or Phish.
 
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bamacheats said:
Both bands are a fantastic study in behavioral economics. Let's say each have 35 million fans. Only 5 million are sincere, the other 30 million feel the social pressure to conform. Deep inside, they think the band sucks, but the identity that they've chosen to keep requires that they "love" that band.

The study of nonconformists is pretty interesting. People who identify themselves as nonconformists (ex. Goth, Hipsters) are found to be the most conforming to the group that they choose to identify with.

No offense to anyone who sincerely likes Radiohead or Phish.
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It's all good. The identity you've chosen to keep requires you to be a douche, whether you actually are or not. I mean, you might be, or you could be just conformimg to the group you choose to identify with. Either way, no offense.
 
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bamacheats said:
Radiohead is similar to Phish. A totally pathetic excuse of a band with a cult following.

The fact that they're even in Knoxville, much less playing in the "Big Ears" festival, shows how much they suck.
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Radiohead sounds nothing like Phish and plays incredible music. They dont tour anymore and the band wasn't at the festival.
There needs to be a VN inaccuracy forum. It would be packed.
 
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Spartacavolus said:
Radiohead sounds nothing like Phish and plays incredible music. They dont tour anymore and the band wasn't at the festival.
There needs to be a VN inaccuracy forum. It would be packed.
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Didn't mean that Radiohead sounded like Phish. They're similar in the fact that both have a following that treat them as if they're Jesus Christ.

See above posts for evidence.
 
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bamacheats said:
Didn't mean that Radiohead sounded like Phish. They're similar in the fact that both have a following that treat them as if they're Jesus Christ.

See above posts for evidence.
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You are on crack bama
 
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Here's a download if anyone is interested in hearing Saturday's set. Most of the show is a string septet playing selections of Jonny Greenwood's scores to the films There Will Be Blood, The Master, and Norwegian Wood. Jonny appears for the last two songs, new originals of his, and plays along with the Wordless Music Orchestra.

https://mega.co.nz/#!zlhhHJAY!Ayw-8vqYQcwXDc_NqQPi3r2IkOXUY_iXjUxMYaWHEvc

Wordless Music Orchestra plays Jonny Greenwood & More
March 29, 2014
Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre - Big Ears Festival
internal mics > Tascam DR-2d > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (volume boost, clap reduction) > CD Wave Editor (tracking) > FLAC
Recorded by FunkItBlog from first row in front of the left stack.

01. Prospectors Quartet (from There Will Be Blood)
02. Reiko (from Norwegian Wood)
03. Oil (from There Will Be Blood)
04. Mikka (composed by Iannis Xenakis, performed by Conrad Harris, violin)
05. Application 45 (from The Master)
06. Mata Aini Kuru Kara Ne (from Norwegian Wood)
07. Duo for Violin and Cello (composed by Giacinto Scelsi, performed by Conrad Harris, violin & Brian Snow, cello)
08. Midori (from Norwegian Wood)
09. Detuned Septet (from There Will Be Blood)
10. Mikka S (composed by Iannis Xenakis, performed by Conrad Harris, violin)
11. Future Markets (fron There Will Be Blood)
12. Self Portrait With Seven Fingers [with Jonny Greenwood]
13. Loop [with Jonny Greenwood]
14. Outro

Notes:
All compositions by Jonny Greenwood unless otherwise noted.
Jonny performs on tracks 12 and 13 only, playing guitar.

Track 12 was an interactive piece, in which the audience was encouraged to enter Jonny Greenwood || LCO on their smart phone browser and participate by pressing a button to emit tones from their phones. You can hear my phone / participation throughout. A screenshot of the app is included.

Performers:
Pauline Kim Harris, violin
Conrad Harris, violin
Caitlin Lynch, viola
Jeanann Dara, viola
Brian Snow, cello
Clara Kennedy, cello
Logan Coale, bass
Jonny Greenwood - guitar (tracks 12 and 13 only)

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bamacheats said:
Didn't mean that Radiohead sounded like Phish. They're similar in the fact that both have a following that treat them as if they're Jesus Christ.

See above posts for evidence.
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I actually like both bands, but I am far from the cult jam band mentality you portrayed. Both have incredible talent and creativity (although there are basically no other similarities).
 
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