Finally one of the most matchless bands out there has a greatest hits collection. Hailing from England, Radiohead has entertained fans for years thanks to their eccentric yet satisfying mixture of alternative rock pooled with experimental sounds. At last Radiohead has released Radiohead:The Best Of… a greatest hits collection giving fans a nice assortment of songs including some hard to find and unreleased to muse over. This is the bands first actual best-of presentation available and has been released under Capitol Records.
Radiohead likes to be unusual from all other artists out there and not just with their music but also their presentation of their releases. Recently they released their latest album In Rainbows exclusively on their website prior to an actual in-store release with the price to be determined by each fan who purchased the digital album even if it was for zero dollars. To continue their distinctiveness Radiohead: The Best Of… will be available in CD format as well as digital along with limited edition versions. The special edition version contains an extra CD and also for die hard vinyl junkies out there a 4 piece vinyl set containing 29 tracks. A greatest videos DVD was released as well.
I can honestly say that Radiohead and myself go way back. I have been a fan ever since I heard “Creep” on MTV’s 120 Minutes. I have seen them numerous times live and depending on my musical mood on a day to day basis, they are usually one of my favorite bands. I have even gone so far to having one of their unforgettable Radiohead crying demons tattooed on my skin for the rest of my life. Why? Because I enjoy them so much. Their rock sound won me over in the nineties and when they started mixing electronic elements into their songs I found myself even more drawn in.
Disc one of the limited edition release is the same disc as the single CD release by Radiohead. It is full of successful released singles by Radiohead that have all had their share of air play one way or another.
Article comments
1 - Eric Whelchel
Good review. However, unless I'm mistaken, the band didn't have anything to do with this release. It was issued by their previous label (Capitol) without the band's input.
I've always thought of Radiohead as an "albums" band, so it does seem jarring to hear the album tracks in a different order.
2 - zingzing
(this is about the single disc version)
this release is crap. chopping up radiohead like this is a terrible way to hear them... and it's not even really representative, with more than a third of this being from the bends alone.
it ruins that album (why buy it after hearing the best half of the damn thing?) and shortchanges others... 1 track from pablo honey, 1 track from amnesiac and 1 from hail to the thief? come on now. at least they stuck pyramid song on there.
even the sequencing is screwed up. not highlight radiohead's striking development over the years misses a huge opportunity.
ugh.
the double disc version is better, but ultimately kind of useless as well. whatever. if you want to get into radiohead, chances are you know someone with all their stuff who can make you a nice sampler for free. do that instead.