As the band launched a European supporting tour, “Creep” became a sudden smash hit in America, earning heavy airplay on modern rock radio and MTV. Pablo Honey, Radiohead’s album, was released to mixed reviews in the spring of 1993. “Creep” was a moderate hit, and their next two singles, “Anyone Can Play Guitar” and “Pop Is Dead,” gained a small following, even as the British music press ignored the group. and Nirvana highlighted by a noisy burst of feedback prior to the chorus. Shortly afterward, the group signed to EMI/Capitol and released the single “Creep,” a fusion of R.E.M. Initially called “On a Friday,” the band began pursuing a musical career in earnest in the early '90s, releasing the Drill EP in 1992. Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar), Ed O'Brien (guitar, vocals), Jonny Greenwood (guitar), Colin Greenwood (bass), and Phil Selway (drums) formed Radiohead as students in 1988 while living in Oxford. Having demonstrated unexpected staying power, as well as increasing ambition, Radiohead next released OK Computer, a progressive, electronic-tinged masterpiece that became one of the most acclaimed albums of the '90s. Many observers pigeonholed Radiohead as a one-hit wonder, but the group’s second album, The Bends, was released to terrific reviews in the band’s native Britain in early 1995, helping build a more stable fan base.
Their 1993 debut, Pablo Honey, only suggested their potential, and one of its songs, “Creep,” became an unexpected international hit, its angst-ridden lyrics making it an alternative rock anthem. It took Radiohead a while to formulate their signature sound. Vocalist Thom Yorke’s pained lyrics were brought to life by the group’s three-guitar attack, which relied on texture – borrowing as much from My Bloody Valentine and Pink Floyd as R.E.M.
But the band internalized that epic sweep, turning it inside out to tell tortured, twisted tales of angst and alienation. Radiohead were one of the few alternative bands of the early ‘90s to draw heavily from the grandiose arena rock that characterized U2’s early albums.
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