On things Radioheaded.

[jsbowden]

So, Radiohead are supposed to be the greatest band since, like, ever, according to many, and change the whole face of Rock 'n Roll. I like Radiohead, and while they've had an obvious effect on Coldplay (who I think do that whole sound better personally), in general, I don't see much effect over the spectrum.

This is just a random thing that went through my head when the song I'm currently listening to started coming across the streaming feed, and I thought I'd share.

Comments?

EDIT: And yeah, I do know that thinking Coldplay are a better Radiohead than Radiohead makes me guilty of some sort of sin according to some people. Sounds like a personal problem on their part from here.

Comments

[rgovrebo.livejournal.com]

So which genre or subgenre did Radiohead invent or define?

There's only a few bands that have changed the face of rock - The Beatles (weren't they the first megastars?), Black Sabbath (along with Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple they invented heavy metal), The Sex Pistols (they may not have invented punk, but they sure are what everybody first thinks of). There's a few others I'd like to mention, but then we're getting into the whole subgenre thing.

Yeah, I think both Radiohead and Coldplay are quite good, but I can't see that we'd have lost out big without them.