The lead guitarist in Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood, has straddled the line between dissonance and resonance, noise and melody. His arsenal of effects, virtuosity and unconventional phrasing have been key features in this very English band’s development. No wonder Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour is a fan. ‘They’ve done some very good things. I can see why people make ...
The five members of Radiohead are the same today as they were on the day they formed. Thom Yorke (born 7 October 1968, vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (born 5 November 1971, lead guitar, effects), Ed O’Brien (born 15 April 1968, guitar, vocals), Phil Selway (born 23 May 1967, drums) and Colin Greenwood ...
Bass Guitar In 1951, guitar maker Leo Fender launched the first commercially available electric bass guitar, the Fender Precision. Compared to the cumbersome and often difficult-to-hear acoustic double bass, Fender offered an instrument that had many advantages. Not only was it louder because it was amplified – and more portable – it allowed for more precise intonation because ...
The ondes martenot (‘martenot waves’) was invented in 1928 by French inventor and cellist, Maurice Martenot. Martenot had met his Russian counterpart, Leon Theremin, in 1923 and the two of them had discussed possible improvements to Theremin’s eponymous instrument. In fact, Martenot’s instrument was patented under the name Perfectionnements aux instruments de musique électriques (‘improvements to electronic ...
of ‘The Scientist’ gained many awards and plaudits. Keeping Momentum Coldplay’s musical influences were apparently shifting by 2003–04. The band began to cite Kraftwerk and the more electronic side of Radiohead as influences, as work for the follow-up to A Rush… progressed. Expectation was high, and when X&Y was finally delivered in 2005, fans seemed pleased that the ...
Indie guitarist Graham Coxon (b. 1969) was born in West Berlin, the son of an army bandsman. His early years were characterized by the itinerant army life until the family settled in Colchester in the late 1970s. The young Coxon was a Beatles fan and possessed a talent for art. He began to learn saxophone and then at 12, ...
Day were rightfully considered the biggest rock band in the world. They were not only outselling artists such as U2, The Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Radiohead, Kings Of Leon, The Killers and Coldplay, but were also being woven into the fabric of contemporary culture. This ranged from an appearance in The Simpsons Movie ...
, and Mystery White Boy (2000) was a live compilation. Grace became a posthumous bestseller as Buckley’s reputation mushroomed, with numerous artists covering his songs and Thom Yorke of Radiohead and Muse’s Matthew Bellamy citing him as an influence. Personalities | Bernard Butler | Suede’s Chameleon | Guitar Heroes ...
1994 debut is often credited as the point where this brash, moody new style of music started – although the band deny any involvement with such a ‘scene’. Like Radiohead in the UK, Korn were pioneering in the utilization of the internet in promoting themselves and their upcoming releases. In 1999, the band founded the Family Values tour ...
where Bellamy formed Muse with Chris Wolstenholme (bass) and Dominic Howard (drums). The band served their apprenticeship through constant gigging while soaking up more influences, notably Jeff Buckley and Radiohead, to whom they would often be compared, much to Bellamy’s irritation. After an independently released limited edition EP, Muse signed a major deal in 1998. Debut album ...
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between the main men’s projects – and not premeditated, heralded as the work of a supergroup or overly produced. Styles & Forms | Twenty-First Century | Rock Personalities | Radiohead | Twenty-First Century | Rock ...
fan base among ‘coffee table’ listeners. Their music is all at once ambient, soulful, and commercial, best evidenced by collaborations and remixes with and for artists including Radiohead, Mozez, Terry Callier and Sophie Barker. Styles & Forms | Twenty-First Century | Rock Personalities | The Zutons | Twenty-First Century | Rock ...
as they become more successful and consequently incorporated into the mainstream, they are no longer ‘alternative’ even though they may have changed their music little. Mainstream bands such as Radiohead, U2 and INXS have all at some point in their careers been described as ‘alternative’. Confused ? You should be! Just don’t take this ‘alternative’ category too rigidly! ...
Canadian trio Rush had little idea of the magnitude of their actions when they released Caress Of Steel in September of 1975. Just seven months after the group’s second album, Fly By Night, it saw them board a creative wave that for many fans would peak with their next studio release, 1976’s conceptual album 2112. Though still recognizeable ...
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