Is the band's burning desire to experiment and innovate. The only objectively conceptual thing about it all Such the songs were written over a long time stretch (for instance, ʽLucky ʼĭates back to 1995, when they recorded it for a special charity albumĪt the request of Brian Eno), cover a variety of issues and display all Modern world' as a basic theme, it was not specifically intended as Is nearly always spoken of as a 'concept album', with 'survival in the Equally important was producer Nigel Godrich, who'd previously worked as engineer on The Bends and who would go on functioning as the unofficial 'sixth member' of the band for eternity. The band line-up for the album was the usual stable one: Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, etc.), Johnny Greenwood (guitars, keyboards, etc.), Colin Greenwood (bass, percussion), Ed O'Brien (second guitar), Phil Selway (drums). Way, the world was ready for some new reincarnation of Shakespearian Of the 1990s was pretty much the perfect time to reintroduce ambition,ĭepth, and complexity into commercial pop music (after grunge andīritpop had cleared the path in the first half of the decade), so, in a Revered due to its grungy sound), they had not yet been able to return (or Europe, at least) remained limited, and after the 1993 success Intellectual, more ambitious, more experimental alternative to theĭominant Britpop scene - however, their popularity outside of the UK Already they wereīeginning to acquire a solid critical reputation as a more heavily

Vision (and the tunes were more memorable, too). (1995) saw them reaching maturity and relative stylistic independence,Īs the alt-rock idiom was completely subjugated to the band's own (1993) presented them as a new band soldily rooted in the grunge /Īlt-rock paradigm, but even on that album, conventionally thick,ĭistorted, heavy guitars were sharply contrasting with Thom Yorke's The basic image, style, musical philosophy of Radiohead were already well established prior to the release of OK Computer: Pablo Honey Track listing: 1) Airbag 2) Paranoid Android 3) Subterranean Homesick Alien 4) Exit Music (For A Film) 5) Let Down 6) Karma Police 7) Fitter Happier 8) Electioneering 9) Climbing Up The Walls 10) No Surprises 11) Lucky 12) The Tourist.īonus tracks on expanded edition (2009): 1) Polyethylene (parts 1 & 2) 2) Pearly 3) A Reminder 4) Melatonin 5) Meeting In The Isle 6) Lull 7) Climbing Up The Walls 8) Climbing Up The Walls 9) Palo Alto 10) How I Made My Millions 11) Airbag 12) Lucky 13) Climbing Up The Walls 14) Exit Music (For A Film) 15) No Surprises.

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