Radiohead: What happened?

SteveG wrote: dr wu23 wrote: Well.....I have never really cared for Radiohead....simply not my cup of tea, and the last few albums have not improved their status with me. I do like Wilson though his last two solo things have not impressed me as much as others here at PA and the work he did in the past with Porcupine Tree was more to my liking. All in all I could care less what happened to Radiohead. They're not really my cup of tea either, Doc. They're just an interesting topic for a discussion to me as one as one is seen as prog while the other is not.

Alt. Rock

Edited by SteveG - August 21 2015 at 14:13

I've never liked Radiohead and have never considered them a prog band.

Svetonio wrote: Just a reminder, this was Radiohead at their heydays:         A mainstreamy alt. rock band.

If you're going to go that rout you might as well at least try to get some facts right. Creep was the hit single from their debut album in the early 90's, where people thought they might end up as a one trick pony by being the UK's answer to Grunge. Their hey day, by every measure going, was the late 90's and early 2000's when they had albums like OK Computer, Kid A and Amnesiac. Interestingly enough these three albums are the main reasans they get called prog.

Any lovers of Radiohead seem to be in the minority in this thread.

I love The Bends. It is not prog, but the album is great.

Andy Webb wrote: Those of you saying Radiohead isn't prog are listening to the wrong Radiohead. Pablo Honey, their debut and undoubtedly most radio-friendly, is what many people consider to be the sole indicator of their style. Kid A and Ok Computer, on the other hand, are full-blown prog masterpieces. While they're overtly "commercially friendly" and you might find that some "normal" music listeners seem to like them too, that doesn't mean it's not prog. Like come on, how can you not think this is prog? It's not Genesis, obviously, but it has just about everything prog relies on - fusion of classical and jazz elements, free song structure, experimental instrumentation, and a basis this time in indie rock rather than the classic rock of the 70s. The band is clearly crossover prog, fusing very much so prog elements with more modern and commercially-friendly rock elements. Obviously they're not for everyone, but they are very much so prog.

In my humble opinion, a mainstream alt.rock band with one prog album should be in Prog Related section.

Hercules wrote: I've never liked Radiohead and have never considered them a prog band.

    

Edited by Svetonio - August 22 2015 at 00:48

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