Radiohead...

[hmd1987]

I figured it'd be appropriate to post a blog here onhow I came to label Radiohead my favorite band of all time:When I was about 10 or 11 years old, I snuck into my brother's roomto listen to some of his music collection. I found a CD that didn't really havemuch decoration on it. I blame my young age for not immediatelybeing captivated upon the first few seconds of listening to it.Anyway, I skipped most of the songs and stumbled upon one that sounded like alullaby for me to go to sleep to. It was the first song I heardin which it touched my soul.The CD didn't have the band name on it (or at least I couldn'tfind it any where) and I didn't want to ask my brother what bandhad made this particular song because then he'd know I was going through his stuff.Time went on.When I was about 14 or 15 I became curious about this CD cover artworkby a band named Radiohead, the album was called Amnesiac.Once again, I was too young and brainwashed into thinking that bands like'Limp Bizkit' were actually good, thus I thought Radiohead were garbage. (!)Later on I would give Radiohead another shot, (this was when I started realizingthat all the music I was currently listening to really sucked) and I boughtOK Computer. By now I'd become smart enough to listen to albums from start to finish.What a rewarding experience...and what to my surprise but at age 16 or 17 I once morelistened to "No Surprises" and immediately recognized it from when I was about 10 or 11!!!!Nostalgia...I'd gotten into Radiohead just in time before Hail to the Thief came out...The rest (I made it my mission to obtain all Radiohead albums) is history.: )Post script:I humbly believe that The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows areall some of the best albums of the last 20 years.Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief are great though, but they seem slightlyflawed compared to the aforementioned albums.In short: Radiohead is the greatest band. Ever.