Live, alive and winning acclaim

Radiohead released two critically acclaimed (surprise, surprise) albums in less than a year, quite a feat for any artist. Kid A and Amnesiac were infinitely well crafted, albeit a bit obtuse. They were indecipherable to those who were not well acquainted with Radiohead, or to a greater extent with the somewhat odd shift the music took post-O.K. Computer.\nI Might Be Wrong is the band's latest release. The live album, which isn't so much an album as it is an EP, clocks in at under 40 minutes and consists of only eight tracks. It was recorded amid a series of European concerts this past summer and is comprised entirely of tunes from both Kid A and Amnesiac -- minus "True Love Waits," a rare B-Side previously unavailable on disc, which happens to be the best cut off the album.\n"True Love Waits" is a departure from much of the band's recent material in that it eschews trance-like techno loops. The song is reminiscent of material that might have appeared on Pablo Honey or The Bends. If anything, the tune serves as a venue for lead singer Thom Yorke's amazing voice. It's really quite beautiful.\nMuch like "True Love Waits," Yorke's voice comes to the forefront of "Like Spinning Plates," the second best track on the album, and a choice cut off of Amnesiac. The song is driven almost completely by Yorke's extraordinary falsetto and a gorgeous piano accompaniment.\nBetter-known tracks including "Idioteque" and "Everything in its Right Place" are given rousing renditions upon I Might Be Wrong. The latter of the two runs nearly eight minutes and branches out beyond the already experimental form it took on Kid A. \nWhile not as impressive as many of Radiohead's other releases, I Might Be Wrong is nonetheless well done. The disc is worth picking up if for no other reason than its inclusion of "True Love Waits." Radiohead is widely considered one of the finest live acts in rock and roll today, with I Might Be Wrong the band is certainly able to hint at the claim.\nRating: 8