Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings (2001)

I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings is a 2001 live album by English rock band Radiohead. It consists of live performances of eight songs recorded on a tour of Europe and North America, including seven songs from their albums "Kid A" and "Amnesiac". The final track, "True Love Waits", was never released on a studio album and is performed on acoustic guitar by Thom Yorke.

The live arrangements differ somewhat from the studio versions. For instance, "The National Anthem" opens with radio transmissions, has a harder "fuzz bass" guitar sound and lacks the horns and free jazz ending of the studio version; "I Might Be Wrong" emphasizes the rhythm section and is more of a rock tune; "Morning Bell" is driven by Phil Selway's live drums rather than a drum machine; "Idioteque" builds into a frenzied audience singalong; "Dollars and Cents" replaces strings with synthesisers and ends with a guitar coda not heard on the album; while "Everything in Its Right Place" is about three-and-a-half minutes longer, and makes use of improvised effects on a Korg Kaoss Pad.

Most drastically altered for live performance is "Like Spinning Plates". The studio-recorded Amnesiac version featured backwards singing over a pulsing electronic backdrop, while the live version is a piano ballad accompanied by sparse bass notes and a string synth. This recording also marks the first time "Like Spinning Plates" was performed live, at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio in August 2001.

 

01. "The National Anthem"  (Radiohead)  - 4:57

02. "I Might Be Wrong"  (Radiohead)  - 4:52

03. "Morning Bell"   (Radiohead)  - 4:14

04. "Like Spinning Plates"  (Radiohead)  - 3:47

05. "Idioteque"   (Radiohead, Paul Lansky)  - 4:24

06. "Everything in Its Right Place"  (Radiohead)  - 7:42

07. "Dollars and Cents" (Radiohead)  - 5:13

08. "True Love Waits"  (Radiohead)  - 5:02

Released:  12 November 2001

Recorded At:  Berlin, Germany; Oslo, Norway; Oxford, England; Vaison La Romaine

Genre:  Electronica, Experimental Rock

Length:  40:11

Label:  Parlophone/Capitol

Producer:  Nigel Godrich, Radiohead

Personnel

Thom Yorke - vocals, guitar

Jonny Greenwood - guitar, piano, electronics

Phil Selway - drums