Editing Radiohead (section)

=== 1995–1998: ''OK Computer'' and acclaim ===
[[File:Thom Yorke 1998.jpg|alt=|thumb|190x190px|Yorke performing with Radiohead in 1998]]
By late 1995, Radiohead had already recorded one song that would appear on their next record. "[[Lucky (Radiohead song)|Lucky]]", released as a single to promote the [[War Child (charity)|War Child]] charity's ''[[The Help Album]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Courtney |first=Kevin |title=Radiohead calling |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=17 May 1997 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/1997/0517/97051700184.html|access-date=24 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726215059/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/1997/0517/97051700184.html|archive-date=26 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> was recorded in a brief session with Nigel Godrich, the young audio engineer who had assisted on ''The Bends''. Radiohead decided to self-produce their next album with Godrich, and began work in early 1996. By July they had recorded four songs at their rehearsal studio, Canned Applause, a converted apple shed in the countryside near [[Didcot]], Oxfordshire.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Adrian |last=Glover |title=Radiohead&nbsp;— Getting More Respect |date=1 August 1997 |journal=[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]]}}</ref> In August 1996, Radiohead toured as the opening act for [[Alanis Morissette]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Moran |first=Caitlin|author-link=Caitlin Moran |date=July 1997 |title=Everything was just fear. |journal=[[Select (magazine)|Select]] |page=84}}</ref> They resumed recording not at a studio but at [[St. Catherine's Court]], a 15th-century mansion near [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,OK_Computer,00.html |title=The All-Time 100 albums |magazine=Time |date=13 November 2006|access-date=11 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307093434/http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,OK_Computer,00.html|archive-date=7 March 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> The sessions were relaxed, with the band playing at all hours of the day, recording in different rooms, and listening to [[the Beatles]], [[DJ Shadow]], [[Ennio Morricone]] and [[Miles Davis]] for inspiration.<ref name="guitar-world" /><ref name="LAUNCH" />''
[[File:Radiohead Matters.ogg|thumb|right|[[Colin Greenwood]], [[Jonny Greenwood]], [[Ed O'Brien]], and [[Phil Selway]] discussing ''[[OK Computer]]'' in 1997]]
Radiohead released their third album, ''[[OK Computer]]'', in May 1997. It found the band experimenting with song structures and incorporating [[ambient music|ambient]], [[avant-garde]] and [[electronic music|electronic]] influences, prompting ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' to call the album a "stunning art-rock tour de force".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Mark Kemp |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ok-computer-19970710 |title=OK Computer &#124; Album Reviews |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=10 July 1997|access-date=26 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117031912/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ok-computer-19970710|archive-date=17 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Radiohead denied being part of the [[progressive rock]] genre, but critics began to compare their work to [[Pink Floyd]]. Some compared ''OK Computer'' thematically to the 1973 Pink Floyd album ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'',<ref>{{Harvnb|Reising|2005|pp=208–211}}<br />{{Harvnb|Griffiths|2004|p=109}}<br />{{Harvnb|Buckley|2003|p=843}}</ref> although Yorke said the lyrics were inspired by observing the "speed" of the world in the 1990s. Yorke's lyrics, embodying different characters, had expressed what one magazine called "end-of-the-millennium blues"<ref>{{cite journal |title=Subterranean Aliens |date=1 September 1997 |journal=Request Magazine}}</ref> in contrast to the more personal songs of ''The Bends''. According to the journalist [[Alex Ross (music critic)|Alex Ross]], Radiohead had become "the poster boys for a certain kind of knowing alienation" as Talking Heads and R.E.M. had been before.<ref name="ROSS" /> ''OK Computer'' received acclaim. Yorke said he was "amazed it got the reaction it did. None of us fucking knew any more whether it was good or bad. What really blew my head off was the fact that people got all the things, all the textures and the sounds and the atmospheres we were trying to create."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Renaissance Men |journal=[[Select (magazine)|Select]] |date=December 1997}}</ref>

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''OK Computer'' was Radiohead's first number-one UK chart debut, and brought them commercial success around the world. Despite peaking at number 21 in the [[Billboard 200|US charts]], the album eventually met with mainstream recognition there, earning Radiohead their first [[Grammy Awards]] recognition, winning [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Album]] and a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amug.org/~scrnsrc/grammys_98.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981201040406/http://www.amug.org/~scrnsrc/grammys_98.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 1998 |title=Screen Source presents: The 40th Annual Grammy Awards|access-date=20 November 2007 |date=27 February 1998 |work=Screen Source |publisher=amug.com}}</ref> "[[Paranoid Android]]", "[[Karma Police]]" and "[[No Surprises]]" were released as singles, of which "Karma Police" was most successful internationally.<ref name="BILL">{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=radiohead |chart=all}}|title=Radiohead: Artist Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=9 November 2007}}</ref> ''OK Computer'' went on to become a staple of "best-of" British album lists.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3HSuhm6DRGgC&pg=PA28 |title=Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album: How to Disappear Completely |last=Letts |first=Marianne Tatom |date=2010 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-00491-8 |page=28|access-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217094343/https://books.google.com/books?id=3HSuhm6DRGgC&pg=PA28|archive-date=17 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8219786/Radioheads-OK-Computer-named-best-album-of-the-past-25-years.html |title=Radiohead's OK Computer named best album of the past 25 years |date=22 December 2010 |work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201214751/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8219786/Radioheads-OK-Computer-named-best-album-of-the-past-25-years.html|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Radiohead became one of the first bands in the world to have a website, and developed a devoted online following; within a few years, there were dozens of [[fansite]]s devoted to them.<ref name="Curious Case">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9890-internet-explorers-the-curious-case-of-radioheads-online-fandom/ |title=Internet Explorers: The Curious Case of Radiohead's Online Fandom |last=Jeremy |first=Gordon |date=12 May 2016 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512175336/http://pitchfork.com/features/article/9890-internet-explorers-the-curious-case-of-radioheads-online-fandom/|archive-date=12 May 2016|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>

''OK Computer'' was followed by the year-long Against Demons world tour, including Radiohead's first headline [[Glastonbury Festival]] performance in 1997.<ref name="Glastonbury 2017">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/20/radiohead-glastonbury-2017-festival-headliners-confirmed-pyramid-stage-worthy-farm |title=Radiohead are confirmed as first headliners for Glastonbury 2017 |last=Hann |first=Michael |date=20 October 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077|access-date=20 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021012906/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/20/radiohead-glastonbury-2017-festival-headliners-confirmed-pyramid-stage-worthy-farm|archive-date=21 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite technical problems that almost caused Yorke to abandon the stage, the performance was acclaimed and cemented Radiohead as a major live act.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/radioheads-glastonbury-1997-set-like-form-according-guitarist/ |title=Radiohead's Glastonbury 1997 set was 'like a form of hell', according to guitarist Ed O'Brien |last=White |first=Adam |date=23 June 2017 |work=The Telegraph|access-date=24 June 2017 |language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623230959/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/radioheads-glastonbury-1997-set-like-form-according-guitarist/|archive-date=23 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Grant Gee]], the director of the "No Surprises" video, filmed the band on tour for the 1999 documentary ''[[Meeting People Is Easy]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/177943/Meeting-People-is-Easy/overview |title=Meeting People is Easy (1999)|access-date=20 November 2007 |last=Deming |first=Mark|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116202225/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/177943/Meeting-People-is-Easy/overview|archive-date=16 January 2008 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film portrays the band's disaffection with the music industry and press, showing their [[Occupational burnout|burnout]] over the course of the tour.<ref name="guitar-world" /> Since its release, ''OK Computer'' is often acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "[https://www.allmusic.com/album/ok-computer-mw0000024289 OK Computer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121081725/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ok-computer-mw0000024289|date=21 November 2018}}" AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2012</ref> and the [[Generation X]] era, and one of the greatest albums in recording history.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rose |first=Phil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8UCIDwAAQBAJ&q=radiohead+generation+x+ok+computer&pg=PR20 |title=Radiohead: Music for a Global Future |date=22 April 2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-7930-8 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Q Magazine: The 100 Greatest British Albums of All Time – How many do you own? (Either on CD, Vinyl, Tape or Download) |url=https://www.listchallenges.com/q-magazine-the-100-greatest-british-albums-of-all|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219052103/https://www.listchallenges.com/q-magazine-the-100-greatest-british-albums-of-all|archive-date=19 February 2020|access-date=19 February 2020 |work=List Challenges}}</ref>

In 1998, Radiohead performed at a Paris [[Amnesty International]] concert<ref>{{cite web |title=Art for Amnesty |url=http://www.artforamnesty.org/view_artist.php?id=32 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030120709/http://www.artforamnesty.org/view_artist.php?id=32 |archive-date=30 October 2007 |access-date=22 December 2007}}</ref> and the [[Tibetan Freedom Concert]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |date=17 March 2015 |title=Flashback: Michael Stipe Fronts Radiohead at Tibet Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-michael-stipe-fronts-radiohead-at-tibetan-freedom-concert-192978/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603100749/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-michael-stipe-fronts-radiohead-at-tibetan-freedom-concert-192978/ |archive-date=3 June 2019 |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> In March, they and Godrich entered [[Abbey Road Studios]] to record a song for the 1998 film ''[[The Avengers (1998 film)|The Avengers]]'', "[[Man of War (song)|Man of War]]", but were unsatisfied with the results and it went unreleased.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mejia |first=Paula |title=The Secret History of Radiohead's OK Computer |language=en |work=Vulture |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-secret-history-of-radioheads-ok-computer.html |url-status=live |access-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073547/http://www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-secret-history-of-radioheads-ok-computer.html |archive-date=14 February 2018}}</ref> Yorke described the period as a "real low point";<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radiohead's 'Man of War': Everything You Need to Know About the 'OK Computer' Bonus Tracks |url=http://diffuser.fm/radiohead-man-of-war/ |access-date=29 July 2017 |website=Diffuser.fm |date=3 May 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> he and O'Brien developed depression,<ref>{{cite web |last=McLean |first=Craig |date=6 February 2020 |title=Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien steps up |url=https://theface.com/music/radiohead-guitarist-ed-obrien-album-shangri-la-interview-thom-yorke |access-date=8 February 2020 |website=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]] |language=en-gb}}</ref> and the band came close to splitting up.<ref name="ECCLES">{{cite journal |last1=Cavanagh |first1=David |last2=Eccleston |first2=Danny |date=1 October 2000 |title=I Can See The Monsters |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=169}}</ref>