Radiohead

Radiohead is one of the most successful and influental bands of the pop/rock scene in the last two decades. The band was formed in 1986, in Oxford, by five friends, (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brian and Phil Selway).

The band’s first name „On a Friday” referred to the rehearsal day, but they’ve changed it at the request of their record label, EMI. The final choice, Radiohead, was inspired by a Talking Heads song, titled ”Radio head”. After the release of the first hit, ”Creep” in 1992, they were regarded as a one-hit-wonder band. They set doubts at rest by creating the most influental albums of the 90’s, as The Bends and OK Computer, which are still considered as the landmarks of britpop and alternative music.

Radiohead is famous for its experimental journeys to different styles , from electronica to psychedelica, and for the singer Thom Yorke’s peculiar voice, who’s also well-known of his explicit views on global politics. Their lyrics are sometimes hard to understand, often profound and impressive, and so are the videos made for the singles.

They visited Hungary in 2006, at the Sziget Festival, and performed a highly professional and unforgettable show on the main stage, for more than 55000 people . At the present time they’re working on their 7th album that hopefully will be released in 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5X7HKxpiQA