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According to Consequence of Sound, the song "sounds like nothing else Radiohead has ever written", with country and folk elements. [80] "Cut a Hole" Radiohead debuted "Cut a Hole" on the King of Limbs tour in 2012. [81] The song builds gradually to a climax, with "menacing" lyrics about a "long-distance connection". [81]
Pitchfork wrote that the tunnel evoked the fatal car crash of Princess Diana the previous year and "walking toward the light at the end of one's life". [6] In 2010, Pitchfork named it the eighth-greatest video of the 1990s, writing: "Pre-millennial tension rarely got this dark; technical accomplishments rarely this re-watchable."
[1] [3] Kid A followed in October 2000, topping the charts in the UK and becoming first number-one Radiohead album on the US Billboard 200. [3] [5] Amnesiac was released in May 2001, topping the UK charts and producing the singles "Pyramid Song" and "Knives Out". Hail to the Thief was released in June 2003, ending Radiohead's contract with EMI ...
Abingdon School, where Radiohead formed. The members of Radiohead met while attending Abingdon School, a private school for boys in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. [2] The guitarist and singer Thom Yorke and the bassist Colin Greenwood were in the same year; the guitarist Ed O'Brien was one year above, and the drummer Philip Selway was in the year above O'Brien. [3]
Later that month, Radiohead performed their then-biggest-ever show at the RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland. [11] [12] The performance was held in windy and rainy conditions. [13] The song was inspired by a dream Yorke had on the night of this show, [14] in which he was running naked down Dublin's River Liffey and being pursued by a tidal wave. [15]
A gateway to sci-fi landscapes, hook-filled grunge, and even the occasional dance beat. Radiohead in 10 Songs Consequence Staff
"15 Step" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the opening track on their seventh studio album, In Rainbows (2007). Produced by Nigel Godrich, the song was written in 2005 during a "mad rhythm experiment". The song received acclaim from music critics, who praised its blend of electronic and rock elements.
Yorke cited Remain in Light (1980) by Talking Heads as a "massive reference point". [45] Björk was another major influence, [46] [30] particularly her 1997 album Homogenic, [47] as was the Beta Band. [48] Radiohead attended an Underworld concert which helped renew their enthusiasm in a difficult moment. [49]