Thom Yorke
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mountain View
October 26, 2002

Thom Yorke, the creative genius behind Radiohead, was in the same boat Saturday as Johnson and Adams. Though the substance was there, he suffered from too many slow and single-tempo songs in a bare-bones and cold-sounding solo set. Despite the perception of Yorke as being so cutting edge, when he was alone on the Bridge School stage with a piano or acoustic guitar, his high, shrill voice was sharply similar to Young's. Though Yorke is a great songwriter and musician and was a clear crowd favorite, his set illustrated that the show was seriously lacking in personality and fun.

Tony Hicks

Contra Costa Times
28.10.02