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The "Creep" music video was filmed at the Venue, Oxford. For the video, Radiohead performed a free short concert, playing "Creep" several times. They donated proceeds from audience members to the Oxford magazine Curfew , which had covered their early work. [ 21 ]
Radiohead's first album, Pablo Honey (1993), preceded by their breakthrough single "Creep", [4] features a sound reminiscent of alternative rock bands such as the Pixies and Nirvana. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Bends (1995) marked a move toward " anthemic rock ", [ 5 ] with more cryptic lyrics about social and global topics, and elements of Britpop .
However, "Creep" gradually gained international radio play, reaching number seven on the UK singles chart after it was reissued in 1993. Radiohead embarked on an aggressive promotional tour in the US supporting Belly and PJ Harvey, followed by a European tour supporting James. In May 1995, a live video, Live at the Astoria (1995), was released ...
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In January 2018, Del Rey said on Twitter that the band Radiohead was taking legal action against her for allegedly plagiarising their 1992 song "Creep" on "Get Free". According to Del Rey, Radiohead asked for 100% of publishing royalties instead of Del Rey's offer of 40%. She denied that "Creep" had inspired "Get Free". [5]
The Bends is the second studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone.It was produced by John Leckie, with extra production by Radiohead, Nigel Godrich and Jim Warren.
In July, R.E.M. chose Radiohead as the opening act for the European leg of its Monster tour, a decision made because the members of R.E.M. were fans of The Bends but had never heard Radiohead live. R.E.M. was an early and lasting influence on Radiohead, and during the tour the two bands shared admiration. [44]
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