Many bands can easily be categorized, but because of Radiohead's musical ambition and extensive back catalog, they are one of the most dynamic bands of all time. You can go from album to album and hear the band growing and changing, and even within albums you hear songs that sound like they are from completely different worlds. They are the only "huge" band that doesn't worry about how a new sound might affect their extensive fanbase.
If you have time, listen to these two songs that were released only a year apart. The electronic beats and whirs of Idioteque vs. The drunk jazzy journey that is "Life in a Glass House" give you a small idea of how diverse this band can be.
Oh, that is really cool! I had always heard things about Radiohead and wanted to listen to them, but I never did! Haha, now I can say that I have! That I have listened to one of the most dynamic bands of all time - I did not know that and that is really cool! : ) I wonder how many people can say that they did that?
ReplyDeleteWhat other "genres" do you particularly enjoy? Or other bands that you also love? Also do have any particular memory connected to Radiohead? How did you first discover them?
(Don't mind those twenty questions.)
The twenty questions are pertinent. I'm still looking for essays! There's something in your description that could be turned inward. Here's a band that you admire that's able to reinvent itself in a year. Why do you admire that?
DeleteBoom. Go. Essay.
That's really interesting. I've never really listened to Radiohead but I definitely want to check them out!
ReplyDeleteTo add to EAJ's twenty questions, I have a few myself.
When you first heard Radiohead, like first time ever, did you like them instantly?
Also, you mention that you have a wide variety of other tastes in music. Who are some of your favorite artists from the other genres? or favorite songs?
I'm a music fanatic with a variety of tastes as well, so I'm always interested to hear what others enjoy.
OK Computer is one of the only albums I've ever listened to socially, in my friend Dom's room my sophomore year of high school. It strikes me that people used to listen to music more as a group and do so less now. Am I wrong?
ReplyDeleteThe Bends is my favorite, I think.
Quick story. I remember driving to a Red Sox game with my brother in the mid-90s. "Creep" came on the radio and he said "Yeah, that band will last," all sarcastic like.
What the hell am I doing here. I don't belong here.
Now try to go the rest of the day without the guitar riff stuck in your head.