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Radiohead

Who will ever figure how last year's hype band becomes this year's underdog, and then next year's underdog hype sensation? Oxford, England's Radiohead are the prime example of such an affliction. They started as a grunge-wannabe band with their Gen X-posing hit "Creep." Immediately, it was recognizable that singer Thom Yorke possessed an intriguing voice, but the material was laughably weak on their debut album, Pablo Honey.

For The Bends, the band joined up with producer John Leckie and tightened up some decent material to make what became a critically celebrated release. "Fake Plastic Trees" had real tension coursing through its pop soul. The organ, in particular, sounded especially eerie as Yorke worked himself into a frenzy by the song's...
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