#59 Radiohead

Radiohead is one of Paul McCartney’s favorite bands. They are an alternative band that broke in 1992 with their single “Creep.” Their popularity has continued to grow over the last decade and they are one of the most popular, influential, and critically acclaimed groups in music today. In 1997, they released their Magnus Opus “Ok Computer” which is about alienation from modern society. In 2007, they released “In Rainbows” independently and allowed fans to pick the price for the album. Recently, they made Rolling Stone’s list of 100 greatest artists and Miley Cyrus threatened to ruin them!

Rock n Roll Moment: Who needs a record company? Radiohead released their last album as a download and allowed fans to pick the price for the album.

Essential Radiohead:

The Bends (1995)
OK Computer (1997)
Hail to the Thief (2003)
In Rainbows (2007)

Radiohead’s Top 10:

Creep
Paranoid Android
Karma Police
My Iron Lung
Just
High and Dry
Fake Plastic Trees
There There
Pyramid Song
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