About
Radiohead[1] is a british electronic alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire. conformed by singer and frontman Thom Yorke, guitarist Ed O’Brien, guitarist and keyboardist Jonny Greenwood. bassist Colin Greenwood and drummer Philip Selway, the band is popular for their single song “Creep” which on itself has caused a negative reaction from the singer thom yorke to the songs and those who like it.
Online History
Discography
The members of Radiohead met while attending Abingdon School in 1985, in 1992 they debuted their first and most popular single “creep” for their debut album “pablo Honey” (which was released in 1993), which didint became a worldwide hit till the re-release in 1993 and charted number 7 on UK billboards[2], the instant sucess of the song caused concernt attendants to show little interests in their other songs, which sparked the ire of already temperamental frontman thom yorke, in 1995 they released their sophomore album The Bends, in 1997 and 200 they released ok computer and Kid A respectively, which have become widely praised albums outside of the mainstream such as /mu/, oftein being placed on essential lists. The 2001 album, along with Kid A have often been a extreme turning point for the band by critics, changing their rock style for a more electronic one, in2003 they released Hail to the thief, in 2007 they released “In Rainbows”. Their latest album was King of Limbs on 2011.
Reputation
Radiohead has been a popular band on the 4chan music board /mu/, normally being classified as /mu/core (essential music for beginners of the forum) for their more experimental albumsr often for their ground breaking use of electronics.
Creep
Being their most Famous song to this day, Creep has reached 92,425,984 views and 403,283 likes (shown above), as well as inspired countless covers, remixes and parodies.
Also famous is the reputation of the frontman, Thom yorke, known for his horrible temperament which one magazine on with “…acid sarcasm, tense silences, sullen grunts and Kevin The Teenager huff. And, just occasionally, violent outbursts. Later, he will threaten to break the legs of Uncut’s music editor. And he will be deadly serious.”[3] The Sheer popularity of creep often angers him, because fans often ignore their other songs making him temperamental "When fans inevitably request “Creep,” Yorke has responded on various occasions by telling them to fuck off, storming offstage, and inexplicably calling everyone in the audience “anally retarded…[sic]”[5] this has become a subject of jokes amongst fans, painting yorke as an easily angered pedantic old man[6] with a terrible disdain for his own song.
Search Interest
External References
[2]Wikipedia – Radiohead Discography
[3]Citizen Insane – How to disappear completely
[4]Cracked – 5 Iconic Songs Despised by the People Who Created Them
[5]ClickHole – An Oral History Of Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’
[6]The Onion – Radiohead Denies Influencing Local Band