Guitar Teacher REACTS: RADIOHEAD - Weird Fishes / Arpeggi (From the Basement) LIVE 4K

Remember boys and girls, this masterpiece of an album was released as “pay what you want” incredible…

My new favorite phenomenon in life is watching people who somehow missed Radiohead hear Radiohead songs for the first time. It’s magical.

"It's not that it's complicated, it's just not where my brain thinks it is." Welcome to Radiohead ❤

"I feel like I am in a dreamscape and I'm not sure where the center is." - The best description of Radiohead I've ever heard and he does it on contact. Fucking phenomenal

Dude im so happy to see a musician who never dove into or "understood" Radiohead dive into Radiohead. They are truly the greatest band of the last 30 years.

This was mostly written by Johnny Greenwood (they guy playing the keyboard). He is a full on composer, writing orchestral music and he has done the scores for movies like There Will Be Blood and The Master. This song originally started as one of his orchestral compositions titled Arpeggi that they then adapted for the band. So it sounds so complex and layered because the original was intended to be played by an entire orchestra, and somehow they condensed it down to be played by their 5 person guitar band.

Hahaha you said "watch them be childhood friends" and thats exactly what they are. Radiohead has had the exact same members since they were teenagers in english boarding school. Nobody has ever left the band or been replaced. It's incredible honestly

For some reason watching this guy be completely baffled by Radiohead's music is one of life's simple pleasures.

The key to figuring out the rhythmic center to any Radiohead song is to just watch Thom's head bob. Thom's head is essentially a biologic metronome.

The drummer is Phil Selway. Basically a human metronome with insane, super-crisp and accurate chops. This song is bananas, the band is bananas, and I’m so glad you’re discovering the majesty that is Radiohead. One of my all-time favorite bands.

Reaction wise, this is my favorite MP video. His looks are priceless 17:20 "get the fuck out of here.." 17:30 "Imma 'bout to lose my shit" 18:04 brain implosion, shit officially lost 😂

The arpeggiation is purposefully random. Like when the sun sparkles on a lake. It's a texture that can't be achieved by writing out notes, only by deciding on behaviors. Very modern way of creating.

“Watch them be like childhood best friends” They formed the band in High School

12:57 "I feel like I'm using a different part of my brain" Every Radiohead fan: Yes!

When I was learning to play guitar, I went to my teacher one day and said "I think I"m done". He asked what I meant and I said "I just can't do this anymore". He dug deeper and asked what changed my mind since I was learning quite quickly. I explained that I listened to "In Rainbows" album and decided that I will never be able to compose anything like what I had heard, between Bodysnatchers or Jigsaw, I'd never be able to.... I'm done. He laughed and said "Jesus man... it's f'n Radiohead. What type of standard are you learning to? Your very first song you learned was Karma Police. Shut up and get back to practice. Nobody's going to be Radiohead except Radiohead". It was good advice, I still play. I still can't arrange like them. I'm ok with that.

I’m a music teacher in a rock band performance program and we’re doing weird fishes this weekend! Putting it together is a challenge but these kids are nailing the feeling and navigating this chaotic landscape beautifully! You’re right though, we did not break out the one page chord charts for this one. The three guitar players have pages and pages of notes. But you know what’s cool? The kids that chose this group really love Radiohead. The people who like music like this find eachother somehow and now there’s a new generation reverse engineering it, can’t wait to see what these kids do next fueled with the lessons infused in learning this song and playing it live

You're going to be told by about 100,000 comments "You really should do a video on How To Disappear Completely". And all 100,000 of those comments are correct. That song is effing majestic. Like straight-up timeless composition.

To me the two guitar arpeggios overlapping and clashing so vividly remind me of the ripples on the surface of the ocean, and how light refracts through water. So god damn creative and beautiful it hurts.

Weird Fishes is my favorite song ever. My ears and brain will never understand how such a beauty was created

I love the moment at about 8:15 where you just give up and listen in. It's a complex matrix of sound all blended to a unit