Radiohead Pictures, Biography, Profile, Facts, Discography, Filmography, more.

The members of Radiohead originally met at a private boy's school outside of Oxford, England. The band was originally called On A Friday and was formed by Thom Yorke (vocals/guitar) with classmates Ed O'Brien (guitar) and Colin Greenwood (bass).

Also joining were Phil Selway (drums) and Colin's brother, Jonny Greenwood (guitar/keyboards). On A Friday played their first gigs in 1987, but the band was put on hold while the members attended college. They reformed in 1991 with a new name, Radiohead (from a Talking Heads song) and signed with EMI Records. Radiohead released the Drill EP in 1992 and three singles, "Creep", "Anyone Can Play Guitar" and "Pop is Dead." Their debut album was released in 1993. The U2 influenced Pablo Honey received mixed reviews but a re-release of the song "Creep" became a smash.

Radiohead impressed the skeptical press, who were expecting the band to be one hit wonders, with their next album The Bends (1995). The album's deeper writing and more progressive sound was praised by critics, although it was not as big of a commercial success as their debut. The album did yield the moderate hits, "High And Dry" and "Fake Plastic Trees", and the UK Top 5 single "Street Spirit (Fade Out)".

The group built on the praise for the Bends with their follow up album, 1997's OK Computer. The album was universally hailed as the best of the year and one of the best of the decade. It continued the trend of artistic growth, with strong songwriting paired with increasingly progressive music and production. The album featured two MTV hits, "Paranoid Android" and "Karma Police" and Radiohead established a huge fan base.

For their highly anticipated next album, 2000's Kid A, Radiohead continued to change artistically. The album's featured minimal, sparse electronic textures with less tightly structured songwriting. Although it received mixed reviews, it was still a commercial success due to the huge following Radiohead built from OK Computer. Kid A's follow up, Amnesiac, was culled from the Kid A sessions and released within a year. Amnesiac had similar success with critics and fans. Their 2003 album, Hail to the Thief, was a fusion of the earlier progressive rock and later electronic sounds. It yielded their best reviews since OK Computer, as well as continuing their best.

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Radiohead Discography:

Studio Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:

1993 Pablo Honey EMI

1995 The Bends EMI

1997 OK Computer EMI

2000 Kid A EMI

2001 Amnesiac EMI

2003 Hail to the Thief EMI

Live Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:

2001 I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings EMI

US Radiohead CDs (Singles):

1993 Creep Capitol

1994 Stop Whispering Capitol

1994 My Iron Lung EP Capitol

1996 High & Dry/India Rubber Capitol

1998 Airbag: How Am I Driving Capitol

2001 Knives Out Capitol

2003 Go to Sleep Capitol

2003 2+2=5 EMI

1990s UK Radiohead CDs (Singles):

1993 Anyone Can Play Guitar EP EMI

1993 Creep EMI

1995 Fake Plastic Trees EMI

1995 Street Spirit (Fade Out) EMI

1996 Just EMI

1997 Paranoid Android EMI

1997 Karma Police/Meeting in the Aisle/Climbing... Parlophone

1998 No Surprises EMI

1998 Street Spirit (Fade Out) EMI

1998 Karma Police EMI

1998 Itch EMI

2000s UK Radiohead CDs (Singles):

2000 Fake Plastic Trees EMI

2000 Just EMI

2000 My Iron Lung EMI

2000 High & Dry EMI

2001 Pyramid Song EMI

2001 Knives Out EMI

2003 Go to Sleep EMI

Interview Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:

1997 Rockview Interviews Radiohead Rockview

1997 Chatback Interview Chatback

1997 Spot 30 min. Interview EMI

1998 Radiohead Interview Backtabak

1998 Radiohead: The Interview Talking Music

2000 Maximum Radiohead Chrome Dreams

2001 Radiohead X-Posed Chrome Dreams

Radiohead Discography - Radiohead Videos & Radiohead DVDs

1998 7 Television Commercials Capitol

1999 Meeting People Is Easy Capitol

2003 Homework: Unauthorized Music Video

UK Compilation Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:

1993 Volume 7 Rtm/Pinnacle

1994 Girls + Boys Parlophone

1994 Criminal Justice! Axe The Act Ultimate

1995 Volume 13 Rtm/Pinnacle

1995 Sharks Patrol These Waters Rtm/Pinnacle

1995 Hold On - Bbc Radio 1 Fm Sessions Mm/Bbc

1995 Clueless Soundtrack Capitol

1996 Mmmmm... Q

1996 Later Volume One : Brit Beat Island

1996 Evening Session Priority Tunes Virgin

1996 Rock The Vote Laughing Stock

1996 Altered States Solid State

1997 Foundations: Coming Up Off The Streets Feedback Communications

1997 William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Emi

1997 Haute Couture Vox

1997 Long Live Tibet Emi

1997 Sound As A Pound Parlophone

1997 Glastonbury Live 97: Mud For It Bbc/Virgin

1997 Tibetan Freedom Concert Emi

1998 Nme Awards 1998 Bbc

1998 Screenadelica Hot Sounds From Cool Movies Uncut

1998 Velvet Goldmine Ost Innerstate/London

1998 Blowout : 18 Of The Best Indie Sounds Emi

2000 Year Zero The Exeter Punk Scene 1977-2000 Hometown Atrocities

2001 The Chillout Virgin

2002 The Remixfm Virgin

1990s US Compilation Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:

1996 Just Passin' Thru Hfs

1997 Music From The Gregg Akiri Movie Nowhere Mercury

1997 Certain Damage ! Volume 85 Cmj

1997 Tibetan Freedom Concert Capitol

1997 Certain Damage ! Volume 87 Cmj

1998 Mtv:120 Minutes Live Atlantic

1998 Cmj New Music Cmj

1998 Rare On Air Volume 4 Mammoth

1999 Best Of Kroq Almost Acoustic Christmas Bmg/Time Bomb

2000s US Compilation Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:

2000 The Cornerstone Player 015 Cornerstone Promotions

2001 Sounds For Visual Thinkers Warner/Chappell

2001 Monitor This ! April / May 2001 Music Monitor Network

2001 Memento Ost Thrive

2001 Wbcn Naked Disc 4 Play Wicked Disc

2001 The Cornerstone Player 029 Cornerstone Promotions

2001 Music For Dreams Nettwerk Records

2001 The Cornerstone Player 030 Cornerstone Promotions

2002 The Cornerstone Player 032 Cornerstone Promotions

2002 The Cornerstone Player 033 Cornerstone Promotions

2004 Com Lag EMI

International Compilation Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs:

1995 2 Meter Sessies Volume 6 Radio Records Netherlands

1996 Vital Brits Virgin Australia

1996 Hot Stuff: Live & Inedits Emi France

1996 World Of Noise Emi Bospcd Netherlands

1997 Het Beste Uit 10 Jaar 2 Meter Sessies Radio Records Netherlands

2001 Pinkpop 2001 Emi Pinkpop Netherlands

2001 Le Sampler Parlophone France

Solo Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs - Thom Yorke appearances:

Björk Selmasongs: Music From the Motion... (2000) Performer

Drugstore White Magic for Lovers (1998) Vocals, Performer

Drugstore President (1998) Vocals

Drugstore El President, Pt. 2 (1999) Vocals

PJ Harvey Stories From the City, Stories... (2000) Vocals

Solo Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs - Jonny Greenwood:

2003 Bodysong Capitol

Solo Radiohead Albums & Radiohead CDs - Ed O'Brien appearances:

Asian Dub Foundation Fortress Europe (2002) Guitar

Asian Dub Foundation Enemy of the Enemy (2003) Guitar

Asian Dub Foundation 1000 Mirrors (2003) Guitar

Ronnie Earl & the... Language of the Soul (1994) Guitar

Neil Finn 7 Worlds Collide (2002) Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, E-Bow, Effects

Radiohead Filmography:

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