Wednesday has come again and today we travel to my favorite country in terms of music (and probably everything else as well): The United Kingdom. During the 60's, a generation of young people started to rise against the government's oppression, using the energy behind Rock to show their discontent and need for freedom. Since Rock was banned from all land radios, some Pirate Radios started broadcasting this revolutionnary genre from the international waters. This is the story of "Radio Caroline" which inspired the movie "The Boat That Rocked". Over the years, this new genre imposed itself as the strongest genre in UK and probably in the world, and this all thanks to people who fought for a form of freedom.
I like to believe that it is thanks to this rich history that Britain has managed to provide us with amazing artists over the last 50 years (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Oasis, Coldplay, Blur... the list is infinite).
One of these many legends is the band Radiohead. The ingeniosity of this band is mindblowing and still amazes me album after album. Their first hit "Creep", coming from their first album "Pablo Honey" has had a massive success. Then came the album "OK Computer" which was acclaimed worldwide as one of the best albums in Rock history (Q magazine), with songs such as "Paranoid Android" or "Karma Police". With their next album, "Kid A", they started using electronic instruments and gave us magnificent songs such as "Idiotheque". This band just never stops! Even Thom Yorke's solo album (singer) "The Eraser", which went in a totally different direction, showed us true talent.
Here is my favorite song: "Paranoid Android". The title comes from one of my favorite book/radio show "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams, and refers to Marvin a maniacally depressed robot.
Enjoy.
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
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