R. E. M. and Radiohead

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R. E. M. and Radiohead


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R. E. M.

R. E. M. in early beginings

R. E. M. is an alternative rockband, formed in Athens,Georgia (USA).The band was formed by:-Michael Stipe (lead vocals)

- Peter Buck (guitar)- Mike Mills (bass guitar)- Bill Berry (drums and

percussion).


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Formation of R. E. M.

Michael Stipe and Peter Buck met in January 1980. in store where

Peter worked. They were listening the same kind of music, and

Michael was buying the same CD-s that Peter kept for himself.

Micheal and Peter soon met Mike Mills and Bill Berry on the

University of Georgia. Mike and Bill played music together since

high school. The quartet agreed to play some songs together. There

was never some plan behind all of it. They had no name when they

played their first show on April 5th, 1980. They considered names

like Twisted Kites, Cans of Piss and Negro Wives. Eventually,

Michael randomly took letters from the dictionary, and the letters

were R, E and M. So the band called themselves R. E. M. The banddropped out of school to focus on developing their group.


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R. E. M. during the contract with I. R. S.

R. E. M. wanted to sign a contract with R. C. A. Records, but they

had an offer from I. R. S. Records. They decided for I. R. S.

Records, and they singed the contract in May 1982.

I. R. S. released Chronic Town in August 1982.

In 1983. they released the album Murmur. Magazine Rolling

Stone listed the album as its record of the year. The albumachieved 36th positon on the Billboard list.

In 1984. band released the album Reckoning which met with

critical acclaim. Reckoning made it to 27th position in USA album

chart.

In 1985. they released their third album Fables of the

Recostruction. That album demonstrated a change in direction. It

became a huge hit in USA, but in Europe, selling was lousy. Fables

of Recostruction achieved the 21st position on the Billboard list.

They relesed their fourth album in 1986. Lifes Rich Pageant. It

was a change in Michaels vocals.


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On 1992. Grammy Awards, the band got three awards: Best

Alternative Music Album, and two awards ofr Losing my Religion ,

Best Short Form Music Video and Best Pop Performance by a Duo

or Group with Vocal.

In 1992. R. E. M. released the album Automatic for the People.

About ten millions of copies were sold worldwide.

Band did not make a tout for Out of Time or for Automatic for the

People. There were some serious rumors that there is no tour

because Micheal Stipe is dying. Reason for that was his phyisical

appearance. Band automatically said that it is not true. Michael

shaved his head because he is a buddhist, not because he is

deathly ill.


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Billys departure

In 1997. band was hit with terrible thing. Bill Berry decided to leave

the band. Reason for that were discussions with Mike Mills. Micheal

Stipe, Mike Mills and Peter Buck agreed to continiue as a three-

piece with Bills blessing. That was a reason to go in a different way.

Michael Stipe said: For me, Mike, and Peter, as R.E.M., are we still

R.E.M.? I guess a three-legged dog is still a dog. It just has to learnto run differently.

They took Joey Waronker as a new drummer for the tour. They had

an emerancy meeting, and they agreed to continiue work as a group.

In 1998. they released album Up. The album was a failure. Only

900.000 of copies were sold.


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From 2006. till now

EMI, which owns I. R. S.

published a compilation album

covering R. E. M.s during its

tenure in 2006. called And I Feel

Fine... The Best of the I.R.S.

Years 1982.-1987. The DVDWhen the Light is mine: The Best

of the I.R.S. Years 1982.-1987.

was released a little bit after a

compilation album.

The same month the band got

into the Georgia Music Hall ofFame. On March 17th 2007, the

band got into the Rock and Roll

Hall of Fame.

In early 2008. the band released

the album Accelerate. It got on a

2nd position on Billboard.


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R. E. M.s style

All band mambers always

paritcipaded in style in which

Michael Stipe will write a song.

But, Michael never wrote a song

about something he didnt like.

Their musical influences were

and still are: The Byrds, Johnny

Marr, The Smiths, Paul

McCartney, Chris Squire.

They are described like minor

key, mid-tempo, enigmatic,semi-folk-rock-balladish thing,

and they agree with that. They

say that it is mostly true.


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Compendium of all R. E. M.s CD covers


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Radiohead

Radiohead is an alternative rock

band formed in 1986.

Band was formed by:

- Thom Yorke (lead vocals,

rhythm guitar, piano, electronics)- Johnny Greenwood (lead guitar,

other instruments)- Ed OBrien (guitar, back vocals)- Colin Greenwood (bass guitar,

synthesisers)

- Phil Selway (drums, percussion).


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Formation of Radiohead

All five members met while attending

Abingdon, public school for boys in

Abnigdon, Oxfordshire (England).

Thom York and Colin Greenwood

were on the same year, Ed O'Brien

and Phil Selway were one year olderand Jonny Greenwood two years

younger than Thom. They called

themselves On a Friday, because

they practiced every Friday after

school. The band disbanded for a

couple of years so that band

members can devote on college andother work, before resurfacing in

1991 with their first demos. They

changed the name into Radiohead

because their publisher told them to

change it, so they can start makin an

album.

Abingdon School


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Early succes (1992-1995)

In late 1992. band released a single Creep. The song was not

played on BBC Radio 1 because they declared the song as too

depressing. However, in other countries Creep achieved a major

succes.

In 1993. Radiohead released their debut album Pablo Honey.

Radiohead nearly broke up due to the pressure of sudden successas the Pablo Honey supporting tour extended into its second year.

Their second album, The Bends was released in March 1995.

Singels Fake Plastic Trees, High and Dry, Just and Street Spirit

(Fade Out) brought Radiohead to the top five.

Michael Stipe said: Radiohead are so good, they scare me.


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Radiohead in 1996-1998 period

In 1996. Radiohead contributed their new song Exit Music (for the

film) for adaptation of Romeo and Juliette. During 1996. they

wanted to bring themselves on a way to perfection.

In 1997. Radiohead released their third album, OK Computer. OK

Computer brought them first position in UK, and a major succes

worldwide. They recieved a Grammy Award for Best AlternativeMusic Album the same year, and they were nominated for the

Album of the Year. OK Computer met with great critical acclaim.

During the Against Deamons tour, Grant Gee taped a

documentary about Radiohead called Meeting people is easy.


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A change in a sound (1999-2001)

After 1997-1998 tour, band was near splitting up. In 1999. they

moved back to the studio. Tension was high during this period. Band

members had diffrent ideas for Radioheads future. Though, Thom

was the one writting the songs, they influenced him to write more

abstract songs.

After 18 months of studio work, they finally released their fourthalbum Kid A in October 2000. Kid A got on a top of Billboard list.

In early 2001, Kid A recieved a Grammy Award for Best Alternative

Album and a nominatnion for the Best Album of the Year. Kid A

had a minimalist style, with influence of electronic music, strings and

jazz.

In June 2001, they released Amnesiac. It had a fusion of electronic

music and art rock, but with influence of jazz. Amnesiac was

nominated for Grammy Award and the Mercury Music Prize.


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2002-2004 Period

Album Hail to the Thief was

released in 2003. It combined

guitar-based rock with an

electronic sound and topical

lyrics. It achieved 3rd position on

Billboard list. On Grammy

Awards 2003, Hail to the Theif

was nominated for the best

Alternative Album. Thom Yorke

denied that the album was a

comment on 2000 Americanpresidental election.

The band took a year off (2004)

for a vacation and solo projects.

Thom Yorkes solo album

The Eraser


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Radiohead from 2005 till now

Radiohead began work on their

seventh album in February

2005. The album In Rainbows

was released in October 2007

as a digital downloadfor which

customers would decide howmuch money to pay, or even

wouldnt pay a thing. They tried

to fight against piracy like that.

In Rainbows was listed as

number one in UK and USA.

They released a gratest hits

album Radiohead: The best of

in June 2008.


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Radioheads style

In the begining there musical influence were: Elvis Costello, Queen,

Joy Divison, Magazine, Pixies, The Smiths, R. E. M. and Sonic

Youth. It was like that for their first two albums. For OK Computer

they showed interests in electronic music, and their musical influence

were: Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, Miles Davies, Ennio Morricone,

The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Krzysztof Penderecki and Pink Floyd.Their musical influence for Kid A and Amnesiac were: Autechre,

Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher, Charles Mingus,

Alice Coltrane, Miles Davies, Olivier Messiaen.

Their musical influence for Hail to the Thief were: The Beatles, The

Rolling Stones and Neil Young.

For In Rainbows they created a whole new sound, making it a newway in music without any musical influence. In In Rainbows they

showed everything that music doesnt have, and if you ask me,

someone will have to make a new category in music for Radiohead!


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Compendium of all Radiohead

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