Editing Radiohead (section)

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Radiohead's musical style has been described as [[art rock]],{{refn|name="art-rock"|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Radiohead: Biography |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/radiohead/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162156/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/radiohead/biography|archive-date=12 June 2018|access-date=20 January 2009 |quote="...the biggest art-rock act since Pink Floyd..."}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Radiohead – British rock group |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |url=http://www.britannica.com/topic/Radiohead|access-date=10 August 2015 |quote="...arguably the most accomplished art-rock band of the early 21st century..."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lahann |first1=Michael |title=All Surprises: Radiohead and the Art of Unconventional Album Releases |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/may/02/all-surprises-radiohead-and-art-of-unconventional-album-release |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 May 2016|access-date=8 May 2016}}</ref>}} [[alternative rock]],{{refn|name="alt-rock"|<ref name="allmusic-biography">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/radiohead-mn0000326249/biography |title=Radiohead biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=20 February 2016 |author=[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine|Erlewine, Stephen Thomas]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2016/01/radiohead-will-tour-in-2016/ |title=Radiohead will tour in 2016 |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=21 January 2016 | access-date=20 February 2016 |author=Young, Alex}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/12/sam-smith-thom-yorke-spectre-radiohead |title=Sam Smith Hasn't Heard Radiohead's Spectre Theme |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=12 January 2016 | access-date=20 February 2016 |author=Robinson, Will}}</ref>}} [[electronica]],{{refn|name="eletronica"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranked: Radiohead |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/lists/ranked_radiohead/ |website=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|access-date=8 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kid-a-mw0000620999 |title=''Kid A'' – Radiohead |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=8 September 2011 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref>}} [[experimental rock]],{{refn|name="exp-rock"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/radiohead-tour-holly-herndon-shabazz-palaces/ |title=Why We're Happy Holly Herndon Is Touring with Radiohead |last1=Iadarola |first1=Alexander |website=[[Thump (Vice)|Thump]] |date=11 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512131123/https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/radiohead-tour-holly-herndon-shabazz-palaces|archive-date=12 May 2016|url-status=live |access-date=11 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70598/true-love-waits-christopher-oriley-plays-radiohead |title=True Love Waits—Christopher O'Riley Plays Radiohead |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=21 June 2003 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>}} [[progressive rock]],<ref name="allmusic-biography" /> [[grunge]],<ref name="allmusic-biography" /> [[art pop]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Exit Music: How Radiohead's OK Computer Destroyed the Art-Pop Album in Order to Save It |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/ok-computer-at-20/10038-exit-music-how-radioheads-ok-computer-destroyed-the-art-pop-album-in-order-to-save-it/ |access-date=20 March 2017 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=20 March 2017}}</ref> and [[electronic rock]].<ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2017 |title=Radiohead started a sonic revolution 25 years ago, and is still leading it |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/music/radiohead-tour-still-freshest-thing-in-music-2017/ |access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> Critics found elements of [[grunge]] in their first album, ''Pablo Honey''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jahasuriya |first=Mehan |date=15 March 2009 |title=Jigsaw Falling into Place: Revisiting Radiohead's '90s Output |url=https://www.popmatters.com/71398-jigsaw-falling-into-place-revisiting-radioheads-90s-output-2496047786.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107022818/http://www.popmatters.com/feature/71398-jigsaw-falling-into-place-revisiting-radioheads-90s-output/P0/ |archive-date=7 January 2016 |access-date=28 December 2015 |work=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kemp |first=Mark |date=26 March 2009 |title=Radiohead: Pablo Honey, the Bends, OK Computer (Reissues) |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/radiohead/radiohead-pablo-honey-the-bends-ok-computer-reissu/ |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Spicer |first=Al |date=2008 |title=Radiohead Pablo Honey Review |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/j5xm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421180834/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/j5xm |archive-date=21 April 2010 |access-date=5 July 2010 |publisher=[[BBC Music]]}}</ref> Their second album, ''The Bends'', is sometimes described as [[Britpop]], though Radiohead disliked Britpop, seeing it as a "backwards-looking" pastiche.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pappademas |first=Alex |date=23 June 2003 |title=The Spin Record Guide: Essential Britpop |url=http://www.spin.com/2003/06/spin-record-guide-essential-britpop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614002823/http://www.spin.com/2003/06/spin-record-guide-essential-britpop/ |archive-date=14 June 2017 |access-date=19 January 2017 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=29 March 2017 |title=The 50 Best Britpop Albums |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10045-the-50-best-britpop-albums/ |access-date=4 October 2024 |website=[[Pitchfork Magazine|Pitchfork]]}}</ref><ref name="inside OK Computer" /> O'Brien said they quickly tired of songs "with distorted guitars all the way through", preferring separation and "riffs and melodies that interweave at different registers".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amit |first=Sharma |date=9 June 2020 |title=Ed O'Brien: 'The guitar to me is like an oscillator on a synthesizer – it's the start of a sound rather than the sound in itself' |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ed-obrien-the-guitar-to-me-is-like-an-oscillator-on-a-synthesizer-its-the-start-of-a-sound-rather-than-the-sound-in-itself |access-date=14 February 2022 |website=[[Guitar World]] |language=en}}</ref>

Radiohead songs often use [[Pivot (music)|pivot]] notes and [[pedal points]], creating "looser, roomier" harmonies and a "bittersweet, doomy" feeling.<ref name="ROSS" /> Many use unusual or changing [[time signature]]s, such as "You", "[[Everything in Its Right Place|Everything In Its Right Place]]", "Morning Bell" and "[[15 Step]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Witmer |first=Phil |date=22 February 2018 |title=The first song on Radiohead's debut album predicted their future greatness |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/radiohead-you-pablo-honey-25th-anniversary-music-theory-essay/ |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=[[Vice (website)|Vice]] |language=en}}</ref> O'Brien said Radiohead were hesitant to create "epic" music, which they felt had negative associations of [[stadium rock]]. However, he conceded that "epic is also about beauty, like a majestic view", and cited "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" as an example of a song that was "obviously epic in scope".<ref>{{cite news |author=Paytress |first=Mark |date=1 January 2008 |title=Chasing Rainbows |work=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]}}</ref>

Jonny Greenwood said Radiohead strive to find a middle ground between their experimental influences and rock music, and were driven by a desire not to repeat themselves rather than to be "experimental".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pettigrew |first=Jason |date=September 2001 |title=How to reinvent completely |journal=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |issue=158}}</ref> The drummer [[Clive Deamer]], who has recorded and performed with Radiohead since 2011, said Radiohead do not see themselves as a rock band and that their methodology is closer to jazz: "They deliberately try to avoid cliché and standard forms for the sake of the song ... Rock bands don't do that. It's far more like a jazz mentality."<ref>{{cite news |date=11 April 2012 |title=How jazz secretly invaded pop music |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/how-jazz-secretly-invaded-pop-music-7630523.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718063833/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/how-jazz-secretly-invaded-pop-music-7630523.html |archive-date=18 July 2016 |access-date=25 July 2016 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Yorke dismissed accusations that Radiohead make "depressing" music, saying in 2004: "Depressing music to me is just shit music. It's like air freshener – just a nasty little poison in the air."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Draper |first=Brian |date=October 2004 |title=In-depth interview with Thom Yorke |url=https://highprofiles.info/interview/thom-yorke/ |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=High Profiles |language=en-GB}}</ref>