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Radiohead is a British band with a very... ahem... 'different' sound. Actually, they have no true
definable sound, as it changes from album to album. This is part of the allure of Radiohead - what the
Hell are they gonna do next? Their first taste of success was from MTV's promotion of their single
"Creep" off of their Pop/Rock debut album, Pablo Honey, and Radiohead initially went for a sound
that drew inspiration from U2, 80's rock, and the new music of the 90's. Their second album, The
Bends, met with huge acclaim and suc ...read more
Radiohead is a British band with a very... ahem... 'different' sound. Actually, they have no true
definable sound, as it changes from album to album. This is part of the allure of Radiohead - what the
Hell are they gonna do next? Their first taste of success was from MTV's promotion of their single
"Creep" off of their Pop/Rock debut album, Pablo Honey, and Radiohead initially went for a sound
that drew inspiration from U2, 80's rock, and the new music of the 90's. Their second album, The
Bends, met with huge acclaim and success, and defined a solid guitar rock sound for the band. It
also moved away from much of the sound of the prior album. Their third release, OK Computer,
caught everyone off guard - an epic alternative album, loaded with rollicking emotion, incredible
instrumentation, with heaps of texture and dynamic as well as some electronica and trip-hop
influences. For their next trick, they would explore these influences, mostly electronica and a kind of
"Intelligent Techno", surprising everyone who was sure that this band had "no surprises" left. Their
next albums were not guitar oriented albums at all, and sounded like nothing the band had ever
produced before.
During the time that Radiohead were making these albums, the band was threatening to split itself
apart, resulting in much tension and stress within the band. Radiohead encapsulated these feelings
into the magnificent, off-the-deep-end Kid A, and built a cold Hell within the follow-up Amnesiac.
Notable tracks include a song about Thom having an out of body experience, dark political numbers,
a jazzy, drunken anthem, and the intentionally cheesy dance number "Idioteque". Their sixth
release Hail to the Thief, didn't progressed their sound, but at least brought guitars to the forefront
again. Since their record deal expired after Hail to the Thief, they are the biggest unsigned band in
the world at the moment. They've just released "In Rainbows" with an industry-flipping pick-your-
own-price method of getting their album to fans. They release the Bonus Disc to In Rainbows
December 3rd 2008, along with several bonus goodies for fanboys. « hide |
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