Radiohead in general

Although many will argue that Oasis, with 70'000 sell out gigs at Wembley, are the biggest British act of the last decade, it cannot be doubted that Radiohead have left a far bigger mark on the music scene than any other contemporary group. Even now, every new group which has emerged over the last 12 months, namely Coldplay, JJ72 and Muse, are said to have been influenced by Radiohead. As pioneers Radiohead have set a new standard of creative music. Although I am not saying every band should change their image just for the sake of it after each album, Radiohead have produced a range of music which no other band would currently be able to do. For example, Oasis tried ...  Read the complete review

It kills me to give Radiohead's new album anything under five stars. They are, afterall, the finest band this country has produced since The Beatles and are one of the only bands who are prepared to take deeper artistic plunges on every record they produce. Their two best records, The Bends and Ok Computer, are still considered amongst the ten best albums of all time whilst the "problematic" Kid A was a milestone in experimentalism in the alternative scene. And after the two experimental skits Kid A and Amnesiac, Radiohead are finally ready to ditch the drum machines, plug in the guitars, turn up the gain and rock are socks off once ...  Read the complete review

This was without doubt the best gig I have ever been to, Radiohead organised this for-charity gig, and it topped each of the other 15 radiohead gigs I've been to. Here's a brief summary of my weekend... Woke up about 8:30 on the day before the gig, and drove up to my flat to pick up my big coat which I planned to spend the night in. Met a friend who I gave a lift up to Oxford, and then we set off around 1. We got off the motorway and somehow found our way to South Park directly without having a map - I knew it was near Headington and so we found our way after asking a couple of people. We got there around 2:30 and Radiohead had just started ...  Read the complete review

Radiohead definately are one of the most talented and influential bands of the 90's, ranking, in my opinion, up there with Nirvana, Gun's 'n' Roses and (although I'll probably get slagged for this) Oasis for brilliance. I own The Bends and OK Computer and both are works of art full of breathtaking songs such as Just, Street Spirit, Lucky, Exit Music (for a film) and of course, the almighty Paranoid Android. Thom Yorke is one of the best lyricists and vocalists for a long time and the way he performs the songs is unmistakably unique. Every Radiohead song I have heard has been a joy to listen to and although I have not heard Pablo Honey I'm ...  Read the complete review

I have now seen Radiohead perform live twice now. The first time I was quite surprised about, this being because I won the opportunity to win the tickets through W.A.S.T.E products. Most people might find that strange winning the tickets but still having to pay for them. A true Radiohead fan would agree with me that it was a really good deal paying £40 for 2 tickets to see them at the Meltdown 2000 Festival 1st July at the Royal Festival Hall, London. The second time I saw them was on the 1st September at Tedegar House, Newport. London was probably the best gig as we were 10 seats from the front. The front line of seats was basically the start of the stage. They ...  Read the complete review