Radiohead - A History: Part 2 - a podcast by Curiouscast

When you think about it, it’s quite an accomplishment to become a one-hit-wonder...sure, your career is essentially over after one song–but hey, at least you made it that far...think about all the bands who have worked for years and years and years and never managed to enjoy even the briefest taste of success...

Still, no one likes that label...it’s demoralizing, knowing that you’ve gone down in history as a band with just one good song...It’s hard to imagine it now that they’re considered to be one of the most influential groups of a generation, but this is exactly the sort of thing Radiohead faced early in their career…

But with the help of producer John Leckie and a tour opening for Alanis Morisette (who was on her way to selling 30 million copies of “Jagged Little Pill”), they were able to overcome the pressure of following up the potential one-hit-wonder-ness of “Creep”…Let’s pick up the story there…this is a history of Radiohead, part 2…

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