Hail to the Thief. Many of the album's lyrics were written in response to the War on Terror and the resurgence of right-wing politics in the West after the turn of the millennium.
Songwriter and vocalist Thom Yorke said the album expresses "frustration and powerlessness and anger, and the huge gap between the people that put themselves in control and the people that allegedly voted for them. "[3] Although it was interpreted by some as a protest album, Yorke downplayed any political intent. Background[edit] The band spent May and June arranging and rehearsing the songs before performing many of them on their tour of Spain and Portugal that summer.[7] Multi-instrumentalist Jonny Greenwood said: "The songs were subject to instant focus groups.
Recording[edit] At the suggestion of producer Nigel Godrich, the bulk of Hail to the Thief was recorded in two weeks in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Animation Starts Here. Radiohead: The Best Of. This is the first released compilation of Radiohead's songs, but it had not been sanctioned by the band;[8] it was prepared by EMI after the band's departure, and Radiohead band members did not participate in selecting the tracks.
Nevertheless, according to interviews the band had major input through their career in the choice of most of their singles that were later included on the compilation. A few non-singles which remain regulars in the band's live sets were also included, such as "Idioteque" and "Everything in Its Right Place" from Kid A, their only album until The King of Limbs without singles. Track listing[edit] All songs written by Radiohead. Disc One Disc Two [special edition only] 2+2=5 - RADIOHEAD. Thom Yorke discography. This is a discography of Thom Yorke.
Albums[edit] Studio albums[edit] Extended plays[edit] Compilation albums[edit] Singles[edit] As lead artist[edit] As featured artist[edit] Promotional singles[edit] Collaborations[edit] Drugstore Sparklehorse Unkle The Venus in Furs Björk Yorke and Björk sang a duet called "I've Seen It All" on Selmasongs (2000), the soundtrack album to Lars Von Trier's award winning film Dancer in the Dark. PJ Harvey Band Aid 20 In December 2004, Yorke and Greenwood contributed to the Band Aid 20 "Do They Know It's Christmas? " Modeselektor Thom Yorke contributed vocals to the song "The White Flash" by Modeselektor in 2007, and again in 2011 for the songs "Shipwreck", "This", and "Dull Hull" (b-side) from their newest "Monkeytown" album.
Flying Lotus In 2010 Yorke contributed vocals to the song ...And The World Laughs With You on the album Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus in addition to vocals on the song "Electric Candyman" on his 2012 album Until the Quiet Comes. Live collaborations. Radiohead discography. Albums[edit] Studio albums[edit] Live albums[edit] Compilation albums[edit] Remix albums[edit] Extended plays[edit] Video albums[edit] Singles[edit] Other charted songs[edit] Music videos[edit] Notes[edit] Jump up ^ "Reckoner" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.[72]Jump up ^ The music video for "Let Down" was completed, but later shelved by Radiohead due to their dissatisfaction with it.[92]^ Jump up to: a b A continuous music video featuring both "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" and "Like Spinning Plates" serves as the video for both tracks.
