Thom Yorke warm-up gig electrifies Echoplex crowd
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In baseball terms, attending Thom Yorke’s “rehearsal” show on Friday night at the Echoplex in Los Angeles was like showing up at the stadium early to watch a slugger hit home runs in batting practice. If only the Radiohead frontman can hit one out of the park Sunday and Monday when his newly formed all-star quintet – including Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, and Mauro Refosco – performs at the Orpheum Theatre.
The Echoplex is decidedly a club, and Yorke played it like a club show, feeding off
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Memorable indeed. Sweaty, intense, primitive, jocular, physical and ethereal. All the hallmarks of a great musical atmosphere.