Imagine seeing Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) play a small club. No momentous visual effects and light boards but instead you’ve got the sonic genius of Yorke up close and personal. A limited number of fans watched Yorke perform his solo album “The Eraser” in its entirety last Friday at the Echoplex in L.A. (660 capacity) and at the Orpheum Theatre (1970 capacity) on Sunday and Monday. Other songs included several new and/or previously unperformed songs plus the Radiohead B-side, “Paperbag Writer,” from 2004′s ‘COM LAG’ EP. The star-filled band featured Beck’s Joey Waronker on drums, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea on bass, Mauro Refosco of David Byrne and Bebel Gilberto on percussion, and longtime Radiohead/Yorke producer Nigel Godrich on guitar/synths/laptop. The “public rehearsal” at the Echoplex was announced on Friday at 8:30am and tickets sold out within the hour once released at noon. Madonna, Prince, Sting, Slash, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Daft Punk, Zack De La Rocha, Spike Jonze, Rick Rubin, and Barbra Streisand were all there.

If you didn’t make it in, check out some the videos taken over the 3 nights. Yorke’s humor comes out in these clips plus his righteous dance moves. The magic of these evenings is felt.

10.02.09 Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
The Eraser, Analyse, The Clock, Black Swan, Skip Divided, Atoms for Peace, And It Rained All Night, Harrowdown Hill, Cymbal Rush
Encore I (Thom solo): Open the Floodgates, Lotus Flower, Skirting on the Surface, Judge, Jury, Executioner
Encore II (full band): Paperbag Writer, The Hollow Earth, Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses

10.04.09 Orpheum Theater – Los Angeles, CA
The Eraser, Analyse, The Clock, Black Swan, Skip Divided, Atoms For Peace, And It Rained All Night, Harrowdown Hill, Cymbal Rush
Encore I (Thom solo): Lotus Flower (Moon Upon A Stick), Open The Floodgates, Super Collider
Encore II (full band): Paperbag Writer, Judge, Jury & Executioner, The Hollow Earth, Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses

10.05.09 Orpheum Theater – Los Angeles, CA
The Eraser, Analyse, The Clock, Black Swan, Skip Divided, Atoms For Peace, And It Rained All Night, Harrowdown Hill, Cymbal Rush
Encore I (Thom solo): Lotus Flower (Moon Upon A Stick), Skirting on the Surface, Super Collider
Encore II (full band): Paperbag Writer, Judge, Jury & Executioner, The Hollow Earth, Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses

mp3: Radiohead – Open The Flood Gates – Live at the Echoplex 10/2/09

“Harrowdown Hill” – Live at the Echoplex 10/2

“Open the Floodgates” – Live at the Echoplex 10/2

“Paperbag Writer” – Live at the Echoplex 10/2

“Black Swan” – Live at the Orpheum Theatre 10/4

“Atoms for Peace” – Lieve at the Orpheum Theatre 10/4

“The Clock” – Live at the Orpheum Theatre 10/5

“Supercollider” – Live at the Orpheum Theatre 10/5

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