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Did you know that you're looking at Radiohead, the best band in the world?

You will learn more about them if you read below, and if you would like to see them, just go down and look at the exhilarating pics.

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I really love them! They sing wonderful music. And if you dont like them..i dont really care. cuz i have my own opinions about them, and i dont want yours. i've gotten criticism for liking radiohead a lot. people tell me that their music is depressing, suicidal. whatever. in the movieclueless, it was referred to as "complaint rock." i value their music and if anything it makes me happy. But here is some information about them! please read :

1960

23rd May 1967: drummer phil selway born in Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire.

15th April 1968: Guitarist/backing singer ed o'brian born in Oxford.

7th October1968: singer/guitarist thom yorke born in Wellingborough, Northhamptonshire.

26th June 1969: Bassist collin greenwood born in Oxford.

1970

5th November 1971: Guitarist/keyboard player jonny greenwood born in Oxford

1980

1980-89: Yorke, selway, o'brian and colin greenwood form a band, subsequently joined by jonny greenwood. Calling themselves On A Friday, it will endure for most

of the 1980s schooldays and into their college years.

1990

1991: Renamed Radiohead, they cut well-recieved tape, 'Manic Hedgehog' and in september sign to EMI's Parlophone subsidiary.

1992 May: EMI release debut single, 'Drill' to positive responses in u.k press.

September: Second single, the infamous hymn to self-loathing, 'Creep' is released.

1993 13th February: A third single, 'Anyone can play guitar' reaches number 32 in u.k chart.

6th March: Debut album, 'Pablo Honey' is released. It reaches Number 25 in u.k charts and will eventually go gold.

22nd May: 'Pop is dead' single peaks at number 42.

29th May: Bolstered by live dates and heavy MTV airtime, the dabut album distributed by Capitol goes straight into the u.s chart at number 184.

7th August: 'Pablo Honey' reaches number 32 in u.s and goes on to sell two million around the world.

25th August: Radiohead pull out of annual Readin festival due to yorke's servere throat ailment.

4th September: 'Creep' single hits number 34 position in hot 100 as a result of heavey play on u.s college radio.

18th September: As a result of it's hit status in such places as Isreal and usa, Parlophone reissues 'Creep' in u.k where it leaps to number 7.

1994

January: Band hole up in converted fruit farm in Oxfordshire countryside to rehearse songs for the new album.

February: Begin recording new LP with veteran producer john leckie at RAK studios. Morale sinks as sessions are tough and unrewarding.

27th May: Show at London's Astoria is filmed for later release as video Astoria 27.5.94.

26th June: Radiohead play closing day af Glastonbury festival.

27th August: Band make up for missing previous yeat and play emotional set at Reading Festival.

8th October: 'My iron lung' single charts at number 24 in the u.k.

November: Work completed on second album at Abbey Road.

1995

February: Band starts tour of Britain including homecoming shaow at Oxford Appolo with the Candyskins and Supergrass.

11th March: 'High and dry' single released, reaching number 17 in the u.k.

25th March: 'The Bends' album released, hitting number 6 in Britain.

3rd June: 'Fake plastic trees' single released, peaking at number 20 in the u.k.

24th June: New album begins its ascent of u.s chart.

29-30 July: Radiohead join REM tour and play two dates at Milto Keynes Bowl with Blur and the Cranberries.

August: Dates across Europe with REM ending up in Tel Aviv on 8th August, where 'Creep' first became a popular hit two years before.

2nd September: 'Just' single released, making number 19 in u.k.

8th September: American leg of REM tour begins a Miami Arena , with total gate receipts of $487,477.

September: Go Discs! release 'Help!' album, profits from which will aid Bosnian charity War Child. Radiohead contribute 'Lucky'.

November: Band back Stateside supporting Soul Asylum. In UK EP taken from 'Help!' falters at number 51.

1996

19th February: With fellow co-prducer Brian Eno, thom yorke receives Freddie Murcury Award at annual Brit awards for 'Help!'

February: Radiohead announce that they will support Rock The Vote, the national campaign to encourage young adults to vote the next General Election.

13th July: Band back on form at Glasgow's T in The Park.

August: Band begins 13-date u.s tour with Alanis Morrisette. Spend remainder of year cutting third album and have two songs featured in the motion picture

Romeo and Juliet.

1997

May 22: The band premier OK COMPUTER in barcelona, spain.

May 26: Paranoid Android, the first single, is released in the UK.

June 7: Radiohead perform at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Randall's Island, NY.

June 16: OK COMPUTER is released in the UK.

June 17: OK COMPUTER is released in Canada.

June 22: Radiohead perform in Dublin with Massive Attack.

July 1: OK COMPUTER is released in the US

July 5-6: Tourhout/werchter festival.

July 25: Radiohead perform Electioneering on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. This also marks the beginning of the US tour.

July 28-29: Thom and DJ Shadow record a song "rabbit in your headlights" for James Lavelle's U.N.K.L.E. project in San Francisco.