Rent

Itch is pretty mundane overall in reference to the other EPs around this time, as it's mostly made up of completely unremarkable live-versions, an acoustic track of Creep, and the more "pop" sounding songs off of Pablo Honey. It makes up for almost something of a "worst-hits", atleast in my opinion. The only redeeming quality is Banana Co., which is a very simplistic, melancholy Bends-esque cut, and a hard hitting guitar solo combined with alien sounding effects. And ... read more

Before I continue onto the next EPs, and "Iron Lung", which is the bands most critical changing point in their style & sound thus far- I wanted to take a slight detour, and backtrack to a release of 3 songs slightly before the debut of Pablo Honey. The title track, "Anyone Can Play Guitar" was a look at the band diving full into grunge, with a more distinctive personality to their instruments, and with Thom Yorke's performances. However, the remaining two tracks ... read more

After the seeds were planted in 1992 with the release of two EPs, Radiohead finally reached their debut album, and since then it's always been a bit controversial with it's criticism. Personally, I have a soft spot Radiohead's grunge era, and I don't think this album is average or boring at all. Actually, I think it's pretty great! I think the culprit for a lot of the negativity this album gets is due to the massive spike in quality between it and The Bends in 1995. ... read more

A few months after Drill followed the release of Creep, an EP whos title track is the bands biggest hit song of all time. When it first came out into the world in 1992, it never reached critical acclaim or widespread success. While Radiohead was now going sneakily under the radar, they wouldn't have peace for long. Quietly and slowly, the band was garnering their talent and polishing their instruments for their debut album release less than half a year later. Creep is already a big ... read more