Radiohead has long since been one of music and anti-pop's largest names, oximorinically. After this year's DVD release, Meeting People Is Easy, embracing the pain and struggles an English band has headin' west to the states, Radiohead stayed strictly in their own land mass for their short six show stint.

The whole "stint" presented Radiohead's live talents, and among others, a handful of new songs, which became familiar to the fans at any of the other five shows, as well as the bands' collective internet hordes. While the band's never had problems travelling into new territory - namely through the progression of more-electronica-less-melodic approach, the new material seemed to bring more guitar ladened smooth slow rock back into the picture, while being strikingly original. Don't get me confused, however, this is nothing completely bizarre, but in another sense, it isn't something too extreme, as perhaps Amnesiac was, for people to reach with.

Salamanca's third and closing show was no different. It wasn't too far fetched, so that the outsider may come in with their newly purchased $70US ticket and enjoy the best that music has to offer,all while the hardcore fan had everything they needed. The first six songs being openers, Radiohead seemed to be bringing back their older Pablo Honey material, perhaps to intrigue others, when something so completely unexpected happened. The bands frontman, Thom Yorke, known for his heated conversations towards band members on stage, and easy frustration, mentioned how they'd now be taking some requests for songs. The crowd, unexpeceted, became a huge uproar of novelty songs such as Exit Music (For a Film) and Paranoid Android, Thom reminded that these where nothing out of the ordinary, and purely easy to play. A few moments later, The Thief, Big Boots, and Big Ideas where all played. To any hardcore fan, these rare B-sides and EP Only songs where something to be enjoyed indeed.

The show carried this way the whole night. The crowd in an uproar of excitement one song to the next, and being completely quiet when due was deserved (Exit Music [for a film]). Radiohead once again put on a flawless show, and began to flaunt their abilities as the king of the stage once more.