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On it's own, it is not a notable enough topic to warrant it's own page, but it is still valuable information relating to the Radiohead band that it should be preserved. Stickymatch 22:20, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Personally, I don't think merging that article into this one will be of much benefit to this article, since it's a stub that doesn't have much to say about the film. In fact, maybe the article should be deleted altogether since Google didn't bring up any sources that I'm certain are reliable. vaporgaze 💬 (please ping on reply) 20:26, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that "KITS" is described as the station that started playing Creep in the US.
1) The next-cited article doesn't mention any particular US radio station.
2) Checking the previously-cited article, it mentions "KROQ", not "KITS" as the station that gave Creep airplay in the US. Someone who has permissions should make that appropriate change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossmoody88 ( talk • contribs) 09:08, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Great! Thanks very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossmoody88 ( talk • contribs) 15:47, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Please see this discussion. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 16:56, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
This local press source says: "Q Magazine named it the best gig of all time. Far Out Magazine said it "rescued" Glastonbury. Michael Eavis, the founder of the festival, once put the set in his top five Glasto performances of all time." Rolling Stone said here: "One month after OK Computer landed, Radiohead was given the prestigious Saturday night headlining slot at Glastonbury. The show was an absolute triumph, and seven years later Q Magazine called it the single greatest concert of all time, topping even the Beatles on the roof of Apple Records and Queen at Live Aid." Just sayin'. Martinevans123 ( talk) 23:27, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
I propose that the word Rock is replaced with another genre, like Alternative, or ALterative Rock, or Art Rock.
The reason why is because of two reasons, mainly that a lot of Radiohead after the Bends and OKC can't really be compared to mainstream rock and roll as the word Rock represents,
but mainly because of this interview, which can be found on Youtube, its titled: Radiohead - Reflections on Kid A (2001 Documentary)
At 4:45 in this Amnesiac era interview it goes
Interview: and you were considered one of the greatest rock bands in 1997
Thom: "well god help us if we fucking were, because, you know, as far as we are concerned even being called a rock band was a bit of a nightmare really"
Interviewer: "Why?"
Thom: "Cause it sucks fucking rock music sucks man I hate it, I'm just so fucking bored of it I hate it, its a fucking waste of time"
He then goes on to clarify he means more about the mythology and culture around being called a rock band, being a rock star with heavy touring. Which to me just affirms the case that they should be specified as a blanket Alternative band to include all their electronic, experimental, kraut rock, alt pop, orchestral genres scattered throughout their albums since OK Computer. Or they could be called an Alternative Rock band or an Art rock band, but ever since hearing thoms views in that interview it always pops into my mind when the first thing describing them on Wikipedia is as a rock band.
To label Radiohead in any way grunge is a grave error, it is fine to say they took some cues for their earlier music, especially on Creep, from the Grunge movement but the vast majority of their musical output was more Alt Rock. Also, the citation used for their description as Grunge in no way states that they were known in any way as a Grunge band... Dormarch ( talk) 23:26, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
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Change the section on Kid A introducing an innovative method for setting the purchase price....this was " In Rainbows" 207.191.246.98 ( talk) 16:40, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
Why does radiohead get its band photo as just a collage of the individual members? most other pages for bands show them performing or at least being together, i say we get a new photo for the page Saejal ( talk) 17:06, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
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Radiohead actually formed in the city of Oxford, which means that Abingdon, Oxfordshire is wrong. Instead of having Abingdon, Oxfordshire in the "Origin" section of the infobox and in the opening sentence of the article, it should read as "Oxford, England" in the "Origin" section of the infobox and as just "Oxford" in the opening sentence of the article. Here are some sources to prove my claims: https://www.allmusic.com/birthplace/oxford-england-mz0000008252/asc/2 https://www.culturecalling.com/uk/music/features/top-5-bands-of-oxford 2601:407:4181:4260:D0C4:EC96:3B9C:1950 ( talk) 18:50, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
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In the "Category" part of the article, add "Sibling musical groups", as Colin Greenwood and Jonny Greenwood are brothers. 2601:407:4181:4260:119F:DAAB:EBC8:F14E ( talk) 17:16, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
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Please add "The Smile" template, as the Smile are a spinoff of Radiohead. 2601:407:4181:4260:6590:35CC:EAD1:E4DC ( talk) 15:25, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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In the "Discography" part of the infobox, have the "Discography" part just say "Radiohead discography" because having the "Discography" part of the infobox saying "Albums and singles" and "songs" is not necessary. 2601:407:4181:4260:8C9C:4997:7A42:813 ( talk) 17:33, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Not done for now: please establish a
consensus for this alteration
before using the {{
Edit semi-protected}}
template. As those two link to different places, having them separated makes sense to me.
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After a Talking Heads song. 80.192.60.24 ( talk) 19:27, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
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On it's own, it is not a notable enough topic to warrant it's own page, but it is still valuable information relating to the Radiohead band that it should be preserved. Stickymatch 22:20, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Personally, I don't think merging that article into this one will be of much benefit to this article, since it's a stub that doesn't have much to say about the film. In fact, maybe the article should be deleted altogether since Google didn't bring up any sources that I'm certain are reliable. vaporgaze 💬 (please ping on reply) 20:26, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that "KITS" is described as the station that started playing Creep in the US.
1) The next-cited article doesn't mention any particular US radio station.
2) Checking the previously-cited article, it mentions "KROQ", not "KITS" as the station that gave Creep airplay in the US. Someone who has permissions should make that appropriate change. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossmoody88 ( talk • contribs) 09:08, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Great! Thanks very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rossmoody88 ( talk • contribs) 15:47, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Please see this discussion. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 16:56, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
This local press source says: "Q Magazine named it the best gig of all time. Far Out Magazine said it "rescued" Glastonbury. Michael Eavis, the founder of the festival, once put the set in his top five Glasto performances of all time." Rolling Stone said here: "One month after OK Computer landed, Radiohead was given the prestigious Saturday night headlining slot at Glastonbury. The show was an absolute triumph, and seven years later Q Magazine called it the single greatest concert of all time, topping even the Beatles on the roof of Apple Records and Queen at Live Aid." Just sayin'. Martinevans123 ( talk) 23:27, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
I propose that the word Rock is replaced with another genre, like Alternative, or ALterative Rock, or Art Rock.
The reason why is because of two reasons, mainly that a lot of Radiohead after the Bends and OKC can't really be compared to mainstream rock and roll as the word Rock represents,
but mainly because of this interview, which can be found on Youtube, its titled: Radiohead - Reflections on Kid A (2001 Documentary)
At 4:45 in this Amnesiac era interview it goes
Interview: and you were considered one of the greatest rock bands in 1997
Thom: "well god help us if we fucking were, because, you know, as far as we are concerned even being called a rock band was a bit of a nightmare really"
Interviewer: "Why?"
Thom: "Cause it sucks fucking rock music sucks man I hate it, I'm just so fucking bored of it I hate it, its a fucking waste of time"
He then goes on to clarify he means more about the mythology and culture around being called a rock band, being a rock star with heavy touring. Which to me just affirms the case that they should be specified as a blanket Alternative band to include all their electronic, experimental, kraut rock, alt pop, orchestral genres scattered throughout their albums since OK Computer. Or they could be called an Alternative Rock band or an Art rock band, but ever since hearing thoms views in that interview it always pops into my mind when the first thing describing them on Wikipedia is as a rock band.
To label Radiohead in any way grunge is a grave error, it is fine to say they took some cues for their earlier music, especially on Creep, from the Grunge movement but the vast majority of their musical output was more Alt Rock. Also, the citation used for their description as Grunge in no way states that they were known in any way as a Grunge band... Dormarch ( talk) 23:26, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
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Change the section on Kid A introducing an innovative method for setting the purchase price....this was " In Rainbows" 207.191.246.98 ( talk) 16:40, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
Why does radiohead get its band photo as just a collage of the individual members? most other pages for bands show them performing or at least being together, i say we get a new photo for the page Saejal ( talk) 17:06, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
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Radiohead actually formed in the city of Oxford, which means that Abingdon, Oxfordshire is wrong. Instead of having Abingdon, Oxfordshire in the "Origin" section of the infobox and in the opening sentence of the article, it should read as "Oxford, England" in the "Origin" section of the infobox and as just "Oxford" in the opening sentence of the article. Here are some sources to prove my claims: https://www.allmusic.com/birthplace/oxford-england-mz0000008252/asc/2 https://www.culturecalling.com/uk/music/features/top-5-bands-of-oxford 2601:407:4181:4260:D0C4:EC96:3B9C:1950 ( talk) 18:50, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
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In the "Category" part of the article, add "Sibling musical groups", as Colin Greenwood and Jonny Greenwood are brothers. 2601:407:4181:4260:119F:DAAB:EBC8:F14E ( talk) 17:16, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
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Please add "The Smile" template, as the Smile are a spinoff of Radiohead. 2601:407:4181:4260:6590:35CC:EAD1:E4DC ( talk) 15:25, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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In the "Discography" part of the infobox, have the "Discography" part just say "Radiohead discography" because having the "Discography" part of the infobox saying "Albums and singles" and "songs" is not necessary. 2601:407:4181:4260:8C9C:4997:7A42:813 ( talk) 17:33, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
Not done for now: please establish a
consensus for this alteration
before using the {{
Edit semi-protected}}
template. As those two link to different places, having them separated makes sense to me.
PianoDan (
talk) 18:27, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
After a Talking Heads song. 80.192.60.24 ( talk) 19:27, 29 February 2024 (UTC)