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The Best of Radiohead

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Since Radiohead evolved into one of the few bands of the 1990s and 2000s to use the album as a cohesive artistic statement — each album defining a particular style and approach — a “Greatest Hits” collection may seem to be a slightly perverted way to capture the group. They did, however, issue strong singles. The minor-chord dirge “Creep” from their 1993 debut album Pablo Honey established their pop potential early and with the heart-stopping “Fake Plastic Trees” and the sublime “High and Dry” expanding their range for their second album, 1995’s The Bends, Radiohead were poised to become one of “alternative” rock’s most radio-friendly groups. However, their artistic ambitions demanded they chase more adventurous tones and the challenging puzzles from 1997’s OK Computer (“Paranoid Android”, “Karma Police”) and the further abstract compositions from 2000’s Kid A (Idioteque”) and 2003’s Hail to the Thief (“2+2=5”) showcase a band constantly evolving with technology. This overview throws out chronology for an idiosyncratic pacing of its own.

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Utterly Pointless and actually quite offensive

This compilation just shows what EMI really thought of the greatest album band of my generation when they had them. Having a track listing which has obviously had no thought put into it, for a collection by a band who have put so much effort into sequencing their albums they've nearly split up over it is simply offensive. Then there's the fact that Radiohead themselves have objected to this release. Seriously, if you don't know the band and are interested this really won't enlighten you sufficiently. Go buy all their albums and if you must, make your own playlist of your favourite tracks.

And what's the point?

I would just like to add my two pence, having all the other albums i've not bothered to buy this, but i created a playlist in the same order and it is without doubt the worst thing i've ever heard from a great band, there is no logic to the organisation of this. so i'll go back to the previous playlist, every album one after the other, at least it sounds like it came from a genius band not some amatures who have put every song they have on one album. radiohead are an album band, listen to the whole album and you will love them, listen to a mishmash of all of them and you probably wont.

EMI are skanky rats

Radiohead have now allowed users to buy all of the tunes individually from their albums (couldn't before EMI released this) so if you really want a 'Best Of' go fish around and pick your own, not somebody else's idea of a best of. Most people here are obviously die hard Radiohead fans and have got the right hump with EMI for exploiting Radiohead. Fair enough, fight the power and all that. I'm not a die hard, I was all too easily put off by Kid A. Call me fairweather if you like. But to be honest, it really is best getting yourself some albums as they do give you so much more. Go with The Bends, OK Computer and In Rainbows. Three albums that show the genius of Radiohead. And they are genius, honest.

Biography

Formed: 1989 in Oxford, England

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Radiohead were one of the few alternative bands of the early '90s to draw heavily from the grandiose arena rock that characterized U2's early albums. But the band internalized that epic sweep, turning it inside out to tell tortured, twisted tales of angst and alienation. Vocalist Thom Yorke's pained lyrics were brought to life by the group's three-guitar attack, which relied on texture — borrowing as much from My Bloody Valentine and Pink Floyd as R.E.M. and Pixies — instead of virtuosity....
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