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''I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings'' is a live album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 12 November 2001 in the UK by
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and a day later in the US by Capitol Records. Recorded during Radiohead's 2001 tour, ''I Might Be Wrong'' comprises songs from their fourth and fifth albums ''
Kid A ''Kid A'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 2 October 2000 by Parlophone. It was recorded with their producer, Nigel Godrich, in Paris, Copenhagen, Gloucestershire and their hometown of Oxford. After th ...
'' (2000) and ''
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'' (2001). Radiohead developed the songs through studio experimentation and rearranged them for live performance. ''I Might Be Wrong'' also includes an acoustic performance of " True Love Waits", a song Radiohead did not release until their 2016 album ''
A Moon Shaped Pool ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released digitally on 8 May 2016, and physically on 17 June 2016 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Radiohead's longtime producer Nigel Godrich. ...
''. ''I Might Be Wrong'' received mainly positive reviews. Critics praised the performances and arrangements, but criticised its brevity and lack of earlier Radiohead songs.


Content

''I Might Be Wrong'' comprises live performances recorded on Radiohead's 2001 tour. It features songs from ''
Kid A ''Kid A'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 2 October 2000 by Parlophone. It was recorded with their producer, Nigel Godrich, in Paris, Copenhagen, Gloucestershire and their hometown of Oxford. After th ...
'' (2000) and ''Amnesiac'' (2001), plus a solo performance of another song, " True Love Waits", by the singer,
Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been descri ...
, on acoustic guitar. Radiohead did not release "True Love Waits" until their 2016 album ''
A Moon Shaped Pool ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released digitally on 8 May 2016, and physically on 17 June 2016 through XL Recordings. It was produced by Radiohead's longtime producer Nigel Godrich. ...
''. As Radiohead had developed ''Kid A'' and ''Amnesiac'' through studio experimentation, they rearranged the songs to perform them live. For example, the electronic track "Like Spinning Plates" was rearranged as a piano ballad. The guitarist Ed O'Brien said: "You couldn't do ''Kid A'' live and be true to the record. You would have to do it like an art installation ... When we played live, we put the human element back into it." The drummer,
Philip Selway Philip James Selway (born 23 May 1967) is an English musician and the drummer of the English rock band Radiohead. Along with the other members of Radiohead, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Selway released his deb ...
, said Radiohead "found some new life" in the songs when they came to perform them.


Reception

At
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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, ''I Might Be Wrong'' has an average score of 76 based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". The ''
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'' critic Andrew Lynch wrote: "Unlike most live albums, this one captures some of the excitement of actually being there and gives Radiohead back the human dimension they've recently been in danger of losing."Andrew Lynch (14 November 2001)
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Stephen Thompson of ''
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'' wrote that the album "cast new light" on ''Kid A'' and ''Amnesiac.'' In ''
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'', Jonah Weiner described it as "explosively raw", praising the "twisty, insular" performance of "
Idioteque "Idioteque" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their fourth album, '' Kid A'' (2000). In 2008, the song was featured on '' Radiohead: The Best Of.'' A live version appears on the 2001 EP '' I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings ...
" and Yorke's "beautifully chilling" vocals on "Like Spinning Plates". Matt LeMay of ''
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'' also praised "Like Spinning Plates", saying it showcased Radiohead's "songwriting virtuosity rather than their sonic adventurousness". LeMay said the performance of "True Love Waits" was "absolutely gorgeous" and that the song "holds its own" against any on Radiohead's 1997 album '' OK Computer''. He felt it justified the release of the live album, along with "Like Spinning Plates". Ted Kessler of ''
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'' praised Yorke's vocals on "True Love Waits" as "clear and true". However, Mac Randall felt the performance, with "whiny" vocals, was inferior to a widely shared
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version. He wrote: "One gets the feeling that this was a song Radiohead knew they liked and knew audiences liked but the band never came to grips with an arrangement for it; finally they threw up their hands, putting it out as it is." Several critics felt ''I Might Be Wrong'' was too short. Thompson found it "marred by characteristically unrevealing packaging and inexplicable brevity".Stephen Thompson (12 November 2001)
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Randall wrote that its brevity made it "something of a letdown", and that the lack of earlier Radiohead songs meant it did not capture "anywhere near the scope of a real Radiohead concert". LeMay also criticised the lack of older songs, and said the album had the feeling of a "promotional item" for ''Kid A'' and ''Amnesiac''. Sam Samuelson of
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suggested it could instead have been packaged with ''Amnesiac'' as a complete package from the ''Kid A'' sessions, rather than a "couple of thrown-together releases".


Reissues

Radiohead left EMI after their contract ended in 2003. In 2007, EMI released ''
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'', a compilation of albums recorded while Radiohead were signed to EMI, including ''I Might Be Wrong''. Radiohead had no input into the reissues and the music was not remastered. In February 2013, Parlophone was bought by
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(WMG). In April 2016, as a result of an agreement with the trade group Impala, WMG transferred Radiohead's back catalogue to
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. The EMI reissues, released without Radiohead's consent, were removed from streaming services. In May 2016, XL reissued Radiohead's back catalogue on vinyl, including ''I Might Be Wrong''.


Track listing


Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes.


Radiohead

*
Thom Yorke Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. A multi-instrumentalist, he mainly plays guitar and keyboards and is noted for his falsetto. He has been descri ...
* Jonny Greenwood * Ed O'Brien *
Colin Greenwood Colin Charles Greenwood (born 26 June 1969) is an English musician and the bassist for the rock band Radiohead. Along with bass guitar, Greenwood plays upright bass and electronic instruments. With his younger brother, the Radiohead guitari ...
*
Philip Selway Philip James Selway (born 23 May 1967) is an English musician and the drummer of the English rock band Radiohead. Along with the other members of Radiohead, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Selway released his deb ...


Production

* Jim Warren – engineering and mixing (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8) *
Nigel Godrich Nigel Timothy Godrich (born 28 February 1971) is an English record producer, recording engineer and musician. He is known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead, having produced all their studio albums since '' OK Computer'' (1997). ...
and Will Shapland – engineering and mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7)


Release history


References


External links

* {{Authority control Albums produced by Nigel Godrich Live EPs Radiohead EPs 2001 live albums 2001 EPs Capitol Records live albums Parlophone live albums Capitol Records EPs Parlophone EPs Radiohead live albums