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...album begins with the mid-tempo “Big Casino,” a boring affair with appearances by unremarkably layered guitars, a drum kit, and what may very well be a bass...
...Rainbows,” Radiohead once more consists of five distinctive musical personalities, each pulling in their own direction with their own instrument.Drummer Phil Selway gets to play the funky beats he’s kept in the woodshed in recent years, as he does over the warm bass synth and bright glockenspiel of spacy “All I Need.” Guitarist Jonny Greenwood uses the propulsive “Bodysnatchers” to rock out like it’s 1995 and Radiohead’s an arena band again. And Yorke still gets...
This bias toward recent material wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. The fraternal rhythm section formed by Bryan (drums) and Scott (bass) Devendorf anchored each song, just as they do on the albums, forcing the sea of hipsters into head-bobbing and foot-tapping throughout the night...
...invited to it? You and me, or many other average folks, for that matter. Sorry, the public and the media have never been allowed to fully participate in the nation's most elaborate counterterrorism drills. Which is sort of like holding a band practice without the drums, the bass or the sound system...
...energetic start with “Alborada del gracioso,” a brief selection whose title suggests the early morning serenade of a jester. The performance took full advantage of Ravel’s Impressionistic score, leaping into noisy climaxes and slipping suddenly into murky, bass-dominated string arrangements. Spirited castanets set off the piece’s Iberian influences, and a patient bassoon solo broke through the enthusiastic cacophony of metrical shifts and rhythmic switches. The piece dashed hurriedly to its climactic ending, setting a brisk pace for the remainder of the evening...