Radiohead

Radiohead have that kind of solemn and melancholic sound to their music that I love, because I find that it is usually the sad songs that have more substance and are just generally better. When Thom Yorke sings songs like No Surprises and Fake Plastic Trees his voice just sort of creeps out smoothly and beautifully, and believe it or not he had few friends and got regularly picked on by his peers during his rather unsatisfactory childhood which may have a large part to play in the result of their music. I sometimes wonder that if the way he sang were to be described as a picture, then it would be like a lonely, scared timid figure surrounded by darkness and when he opens his mouth to sing, a white light drifts and droops out and just expands into the darkness. Anyway enough weird imagery about Thom Yorke's voice.

Radiohead released their first album Pablo Honey (which wasn't great in my opinion except for Creep obviously) in 1993 and their earliest influences are said to have been Queen, Elvis Costello and post-punk acts of surrealism (much like the style of music Radiohead often produce) such as Joy Division, and now that I think about it they have a very similar atmosphere to some of their music. They incorporated computer-generated and hip-hop style production into their recording methods, a relatively new idea in that Brit-Pop era, and a style they have continued to use since. The members of Radiohead have said in the past that they are not influenced by one or two artists, but are constantly finding new inspiration from many different artist, but whatever it is that influences them, if anything influences them, is bound to be incredible, if they have been going for roughly twenty years, and recognized as one of the most prolific and successful British bands to date.

None other than Fake Plastic Trees and No Surprises, also just because of the sheer sadness and desperation - Creep.

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