The Smile - Bending Hectic (6 Music Festival 2024)

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The Smile perform Bending Hectic at 6 Music Festival 2024.

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[mateuszwawrzyszkiewicz]

Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke are the most important musicians of our era. Like Lennon and McCartney in 60s and 70s. Love them.

[pablomolero]

these outros always make me feel like I just finished a hike and I reached the most beautiful vista in the world

[AmoneyM]

The definitive live version of this song, so so so good.

[carsonpuff]

I feel lucky to still get to witness Yorke and Greenwood collaborate and put out new music. There aren't many artists putting out something this great over 30 years into their career. I don't care if it isn't Radiohead, it's The Smile and it's fantastic.

[alistaircarrigan]

This song is incredible. Wall of Eyes is easily a contender for album of the year

[sebahwk]

Please, please, upload the whole concert.

[simoningate]

Jonny is a genius - just recovering from Alexandra Palace and will be spending this morning bending the G string at around the 13th to 11th frets.

[newsilent]

Beautiful performance, I just don’t understand why the cinematographer decides to barely show Jonny at all while he’s taking a huge solo towards the end. He’s ripping it and they flash him on screen for like one second. Frustrating.

[omarvalle]

Imagine a full Radiohead concert with an Orquestra.... It would be wonderful to hear Pyramid Song with Strings ❤❤❤

[DavidSimonTetruashvili]

Thom fully strumming the bass during the outro was truly a sight to behold!

[chrisbriggs]

Just stumbled across this while flicking through the tv channels…..utterly incredible and now on repeat repeat repeat.

[tommyd]

Was there last night, this was stunning. 💪

[Mmxxaamm]

So fucking cool and refreshing to see Jonny shredding again :')

[bernlin]

The creativity of these three gentleman clearly has no limits, wow!!!

[udkocqn]

Bending Hectic's 2nd half reminds be a LOT of the 2nd half of "The Diamond Sea" by Sonic Youth (one of their heroes).

[manganese]

Saw this on the livestream and was blown away. Thank you! 🙏

[jamesm.]

A live version with the strings??? yes please

[elinacristinabradelkairys]

Bestial, enorme, maravillosa, te dan años de vida éstos pedazo de músicos

[MicahBuzanMUSIC]

This outro sounds like a panic attack with the orchestra. I love it.

[ilovethe]

genuinely the best song by ANYONE from the post-covid era.