Interprète: Radiohead
Titre: Creep
Année: 1993
Radiohead est un groupe de rock anglais composé de 5 musiciens originaires d'Abingdon dans l'Oxfordshire : Thom Yorke (chant, guitare et piano), Jonny Greenwood (guitare, et autres divers instruments), Colin Greenwood (basse), Ed O'Brien (guitare et chœurs), et Phil Selway (batterie).
Le premier single du groupe, Creep, paraît en 1992 et leur premier album Pablo Honey suit en 1993. La popularité de Radiohead au Royaume-Uni augmente avec la sortie de leur second album intitulé The Bends en 1995. Cependant, ce n'est qu'en 1997 qu'ils acquièrent une réputation mondiale grâce au succès de OK Computer. Les sorties consécutives de Kid A en 2000 et de Amnesiac
en 2001, propulsent le groupe à son apogée. La critique est cependant
divisée, surprise par la nouvelle orientation musicale dans ces deux
albums, maintenant teintée d'électronique, de post-punk et de jazz. La sortie de Hail to the Thief en 2003 marque la séparation entre Radiohead et leur principal label EMI. C'est donc sans label que le groupe sort son septième album, In Rainbows,
en 2007, ce qui lui permet d'expérimenter de nouveaux moyens de
distribution sur internet. Après quelques années où les membres se
consacrent à d'autres projets, le groupe sort The King of Limbs en 2011.
L'influence de Radiohead est maintenant indéniable aussi bien sur la scène pop britannique (Travis, Coldplay, Muse, ...) que sur le monde de la musique en général. Le groupe a vendu plus de 30 millions d'albums, et les albums OK Computer et Kid A sont régulièrement cités comme des albums marquants de leur époque.
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwood (bass), Phil Selway (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals).
Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992. It became a worldwide hit after the release of the band's debut album, Pablo Honey (1993). Their popularity rose in the United Kingdom with the release of their second album, The Bends (1995). Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled them to international fame; featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer is often acclaimed as one of the landmark records of the 1990s and one of the best albums of all time.
Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) marked a dramatic evolution in Radiohead's musical style, as they incorporated experimental electronic music, krautrock and jazz influences. Hail to the Thief
(2003), a mix of piano and guitar rock, electronics, and lyrics
inspired by war, was the band's final album for their record label, EMI. Radiohead self-released their seventh album In Rainbows (2007) as a digital download for which customers could set their own price, to critical and chart success. Their eighth album, The King of Limbs (2011), was an exploration of rhythm and quieter textures, and was also self-released.
Radiohead have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. Their work places highly in both listener polls and critics' lists of the best music of the 1990s and 2000s. In 2011, Radiohead were ranked the third best British artists of all time by Paste, below only the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. In 2005, they were ranked 73rd in Rolling Stone's list of "The Greatest Artists of All Time"; Jonny Greenwood (48th) and O'Brien were both included in Rolling Stone 's list of greatest guitarists, and Yorke (66th) in their list of greatest singers. In 2009, Rolling Stone readers voted the group the second best artist of the 2000s.
