I hate Americans. I’m listen to a bootleg of Sigur Ros playing in Atlanta earlier this year. I’ve been collecting full concert bootlegs from around the world for a few months now and this is about my 12th full gig. It’s very easy to tell which ones are from gigs in the US. They are the ones with people clapping and screaming, and random whooping. It’s Sigur Ros, shouting “hell yeah” repeatedly isn’t exactly in keeping with the music now is it?

Coming to the end of Milano, a simple piano getting quieter and quieter there are a group of people taking it in turns to scream. Compare this with the London recording. The same song, there is silence even after they finish the song. It holds for a few seconds until someone actually realises that the song is over and the spell is broken. Then the clapping and cheering begins. It’s annoying me as it’s a really really great recording. No noises from the people around, just the band and the general crowd stuff. Could even be a soundboard recording.

Anyway, I hate Americans.

Oh yes, the Radiohead lyrics thing I talked about last week. After some pressure from Radiohead themselves, Warner have backed down and lyircs should be available again fairly soon. Green Plastic Radiohead.