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Hail to the Thief was released in June 2003, ending Radiohead's contract with EMI. It was Radiohead's fourth consecutive UK number-one album and was certified platinum. [1] [3] Radiohead released their seventh album, In Rainbows, in October 2007 as a download for which customers could set their own price; a conventional retail release followed ...
Radiohead Box Set is a box set of albums by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 10 December 2007. It collects their first six studio albums and one live album, recorded while Radiohead were signed to EMI. The albums are included on CDs, a USB stick and as a download. Radiohead had no input into the release.
Abingdon School, where the band 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]
In 2009, Radiohead released two non-album singles: "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)", a tribute to the last surviving World War I soldier Harry Patch, [21] and "These Are My Twisted Words", a free download. [22] Radiohead's eighth album, The King of Limbs (2011), emphasises the rhythm section with extensive samples and loops.
When Radiohead decided to perform it for From the Basement, they completed the arrangement within a week, featuring a brass section arranged by the guitarist Jonny Greenwood. [3] The song criticises the Daily Mail , a British tabloid newspaper, with lyrics such as "the lunatics have taken over the asylum" and "we'll feed you to the hounds / to ...
Radiohead resumed touring in the US in March 1996. EMI, encouraged by the high ranking of The Bends in many year-end best-of lists, began a new marketing push in the US. With the combined force of EMI's renewed efforts and Radiohead's constant touring, the album reentered the Billboard charts, peaked at number 88, and was certified gold. [52]
"Knives Out" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the second single from their fifth album, Amnesiac (2001). It features lyrics about cannibalism and guitars influenced by the Smiths. Critics described "Knives Out" as one of the more conventional tracks on Amnesiac.
"High and Dry" and "Planet Telex" are songs by the English rock band Radiohead. They were released as a double-A side single from Radiohead's second album, The Bends (1995), on 27 February 1995. "High and Dry" was recorded as a demo during the sessions of Radiohead's first album, Pablo Honey (1993) , and remastered for inclusion on The Bends.