special report by ron:
this was a show i went to. me and my local grocery clerk whom i forgot her name and a great affinity to Belly. this was during my big pixies, breeders, belly, throwing muses incestuous thing. let's call it boston college rock sponsored by the 4ad record label.
anyway, i found out this girl and i both liked belly, so i got tickets and we went to the show together. we drove from cerritos to hollywood. funny to recall this story because i was living in a hotel room at this time, which was why i ended up going to the grocery store at the time. only a microwave and a small refridgerator so i couldn't stock up on groceries.
i knew radiohead was the opening band, they were just catching on here in the states. creep was playing on the radio at KROQ. at the time i didn't care for the song, it sounded like a pixies' gigantic rip off (which to them probably was and what makes me enjoy the song more now). so neither of us were in a big rush to see the opening band. we got to the palace mid-way through their set and hung around outside for awhile.
i remember going in towards the end. i heard blow out and was really quite impressed. one of my favorite radiohead songs now....
belly played and it was a great show.
it was great that tonya donelly got some recognition after playing guitar in throwing muses and the breeders. her songs were great.
thom yorke came out and sang a duet with her on one of the songs but i don't remember which.
aside from the story surrounding the show, i don't remember too much about the actual music.
looking back, the most significant aspect of this show is that it was the first radiohead show that i went to and didn't really see them. funny since they have become one of my favorite bands and what i believe to be one of the best bands ever, standing close to the beatles.
Radiohead's setlist:
You
Prove YourselfThe Bends
Yes I Am
Vegetable
Creep
Ripcord
Pop Is Dead
Inside My Head
Anyone Can Play Guitar
Stop Whispering
Thinking About You
Blow Out
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