RADIOHEAD (ABO#33)

RADIOHEAD

Talking On Radio, pt. 1

Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Oxfordshire. The band is composed of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, electronics), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass guitar, synthesisers) and Phil Selway (drums, percussion). Radiohead have released seven albums and have sold over 23 million records over their career.

Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992, and their debut album, Pablo Honey, in 1993. Though initially unsuccessful, "Creep" was a worldwide hit when reissued a year later. Radiohead's popularity in the United Kingdom increased with the release of their second album, The Bends (1995). The band's textured guitar atmospheres and Yorke's falsetto singing were warmly received by critics and fans. With the release of OK Computer (1997), Radiohead were propelled to greater fame worldwide. Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer has often been acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s.

The release of Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) saw Radiohead reach their peak popularity, although the albums divided critical opinion. This period marked a change in Radiohead's musical style, with their incorporation of experimental electronic music, Krautrock and jazz influences. Hail to the Thief (2003), Radiohead's sixth album, blended styles from throughout the band's career, mixing guitar-driven rock, electronic influences and contemporary lyrics. Radiohead subsequently left their record label, EMI, and released their seventh album, In Rainbows (2007), through their own website as a digital download for which customers selected their own price.

Many thanks to David for selecting the songs for this compilation.

CD 1
01. Everything In Its Right Place

02. Creep

03. Paranoid Android

04. Reckoner

05. My Iron Lung

06. Knives Out
07. Nude
08. The Trickster
09. You
10. Videotape
11. You and Whose Army
12. The Bends
13. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
14. The National Anthem
15. Life in a Glass House
16. Talk Show Host

17. Exit Music (For a Film)
18. All I Need

CD 2

01. 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm.)

02. Idioteque

03. Morning Bell

04. There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.)

05. Climbing Up the Walls

06. Anyone Can Play Guitar

07. Black Star

08. Sail to the Moon. (Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky.)

09. Pyramid Song

10. Pop Is Dead

11. Lucky

12. Go Slowly

13. 15 step

14. I Will. (No man's Land.)

15. Let Down

16. Fake Plastic Trees

17. No Surprises

18. Last Flowers

19. You Never Wash Up After Yourself

20. How I made my millions