Radiohead 5/8/08

Where to start???  It's hard to describe a band that I've always considered the Pink Floyd of my generation, so bear with me.  Having not heard In Rainbows except for "Bodysnatchers", it was pretty cool experiencing most of an album for the first time live.  The stage set up included several dozen cylinders that reminded me of organ pipes from stage to ceiling except for the cube cut out where the band performed.  The cylinders had lights inside them that pulsed along with the music and lights shining on them that reflected bright solid colors simultaneously.  Very trippy, brah.  In the back ground there were large video screens that were projecting images of the band from cameras set up at various points on stage.  The screens were either in hi-def or the cameras had some kind of filter on them that made everything seem as if it were pre-recorded or we were actually watching a DVD of the band perform live, but I assure you, they were capturing the band in real time.  Thom Yorke appears to be a rhythmically psychotic yet harmless gnome dancing around and playing guitar and occasionally tickling his mobile baby grand.  One thing is for certain, Radiohead can pack a house.  I haven't seen Lakewood that packed since probably the last time I saw Radiohead there almost five years ago.  Fans in the lawn were throwing glow sticks up in the air which was so cool that it almost could have been planned.  Not to mention our seats were not covered and  we were sporadically rained on throughout the night which was actually kind of soothing.  Never what I would call a hard rain, though.  The guys performed two encore sets that did include "Paranoid Android", a great live song.  If you haven't witnessed this band in concert, they are a hell of a sight to see.  Are you experienced?