Radiohead #2

In the previous blog I talked about the one and only Radiohead.  I went over the band members and the beginning of their career.  The most important parts in Radiohead's career are still to come.  I left off after Radiohead was gaining fame with their hit "Creep" and it seemed like this band would just be another one hit wonder band.  But it didn't happen.  Soon after the release of their first album, the band released their second album called The Bends.  Unlike their first album that had more of a pop rock feel to it, The Bends was a something more creative and imaginative.  With Thom Yorke's voice and lyrics perfectly matching the brilliant played instruments, the outcome for Radiohead had changed.  Their album was well received by critics and fans and it now seemed that the band was on to something and they weren't going anywhere.  If their second album wasn't enough of a change for Radiohead they released their third album Ok Computer.  This album was a whole completely different story then any of Radiohead's previous music.  The band did indeed pull a 180 and change completely their style of music.  Ok Computer was a type of album that don't come around to often, it was one of a kind.  With Radioheads new use of electronic instruments and strange but brilliant music, they were able to show the world their wide variety of their musical capabilities.  This album contains some of Radioheads greatest tracks like "Paranoid Android" and "Karma Police".  Great songs that were able to back up that Radiohead were musical geniuses.  The release of their fourth album Kid A was the same story as their previous record.  It showed the great variety of different instruments and different types of music they used in their music.  Songs like "Idioteque" and "National Anthem"  were huge hits for them and some of the most unique songs ever created.  After this the album went some years without any music and they seperated from the their record album.  But in the year 2007 they released In Rainbows another groundbreaking album for them.  But they released this album in a very unusual way.  They posted their whole album on their website and fans were able to pay whatever they wanted to download it.  They could pay nothing or 100 dollars, whatever they wanted.  I thought this was an awesome way to distribute your music to your fans.  One of my favorite songs from this album is "15 step" because this song has such a huge variety of different sounds, instruments, and beats that truley make it great. In Rainbows was a great album and I really hope its not their last.  Well there it is, Radiohead.  If I haven't influenced you a bit to go out and give them a listen I don't know what will, so get out there and give Radiohead a moment of your time.