Thom+Yorke

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=Da Embedded Techn0logy= media type="custom" key="8733308" password; radiohead

Songs used; Creep- Pablo Honey 1995 Bulletproof..wish i was- The Bends 1996 Let Down- OK Computer Electrioneningeering- OK Computer Kid A- Kid A 2000 Everythign In It's Right Place- Kid A 2000 Pyramid Song- Amnesiac 2001 I Might Be Wrong- Amnesiac 2001 2+2=5-- Hail to the Theif 2003 There There- Hail to the Thief 2003 The Eraser- (Thom Yorke Solo) The Eraser 2006 15 Step- In Rainbows 2005 Hearing Damage- (Thom Yorke Solo) Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack 2009 Lotus Flower- King of Limbs 2011 (cited at end)

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=Chart of Influential Things=
 * __**Political**__ || __**Social**__ || __**Economic**__ ||
 * Played at Free Tibet concert in 1998 and 1999

Played at amnesty international concert in 1999

Played at a Friends of Earth concert in 2006

Denied meeting with Tony Blair to discuss enviormental policy in 2006

Used Best Foot Forward organization for better environmentally sound tour travel in 2008

//__**sources**__// || In 1997 released OK Computer, defining a new genre of alternative music

Named most powerful british musician in 2002

2005 named 18th best singer of all time

2005 became spokesperson for Friends of Earth

2010 preformed at benefit for Haiti relif || On self released album In Rainbows, the band is estimated to have made between 2.5 to 10 million dollars

Their song creep has sold over 7 million copies

By 2005, their 6 albums had sold 25 million copies all together

Thom’s solo album The Eraser sold 900,000 copies in it’s first week alone

Thom also contributed to the profitable soundtrack to New Moon with the critically acclaimed song Hearing Damage || [|"Interview"]. Shambhala Sun Magazine. Retrieved 17 Jul. 2008. Bono is most powerful music star http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2007/10/estimates-radio/ [|The Official UK Charts Company: Top 100 Singles Chart]. 15 June 2008. Petridis, Alexis (7th July 2006). [|"Thom Yorke, The Eraser"]. [|//The Guardian//]. Retrieved 16th March 200
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=Success! ; The Achievements of Thom Yorke=

Thom Yorke is best known as the lead singer to Radiohead, an award winning alternative rock group. Most of his accomplishments have been through this band in the music community, but he is also a noted environmental activist and solo artist. In the beginning, Radiohead’s first hit single was the infamous song Creep. Despite its slow sales in the UK it put the band on the map. In 1997, two years after the release of Pablo Honey, the band released The Bends. This album was hailed as a “nirvana-lite” and received little acclaim in the UK. In the US, Their next album OK Computer won them the Grammy for best alternative album of the year. This album is considered the major turning point for the band. OK Computer is still called one of the most influential albums of the 20th century. Yorke was surprised at the attention this album received saying he was “amazed it received the reaction it did…people got the things, textures, and sounds we were trying to create” (Select, 1997) OK Computer attracted commercial success as well, and gained a loyal fan base. The next two albums released Kid A and Amnesiac showed Thom Yorke’s drift in song writing style to an electronic genre. Because of its delayed debut, it topped the billboard chart in the US the first week. It received the Grammy award for best alternative album of the year and a nomination for best album of the year. Although despite it successes, it divided it’s fan base. Yorke commented that the album “what we are doing isn’t anything radical.” (Mojo 2001) In 2002 Radiohead released the album Hail to the Thief, which won for best alternative album and best-engineered album. This album was thought to have been a politically fueled one, but Yorke denied it saying “we didn’t write a protest record.” (Sydney Morning Herald 2003) The principal achievement was in 2005 with the self-released album In Rainbows. The band released this album with a name your own price option, which included even paying nothing. This album was greeted with wide critical acclaim and again a Grammy for best alternative album and a nomination for album of the year. At the Grammy show, Yorke, guitarist Johnny Greenwood and the TSU marching band preformed 15 step off of the album. After this performance, Yorke declined meeting celebrities Miley Cyrus and Kanye West. After 2007, Yorke temporarily departed from Radiohead and created his own electronica album The Eraser. Although reception was mixed, it was nominated for best alternative album of the year. To perform this album live, Yorke formed the supergroup Atoms for Peace, featuring Flea from the group Red Hot Chili Peppers. Yorke reunited with group Radiohead to put out their 7th album King of Limbs in 2011. This album has been met with generally positive, but mixed reviews. Although only 47, Thom Yorke has trail blazed throughout his career and the past 2 decades, winning one Grammy after another. One can only hope he can keep this successful trend up.

Sources; Tyrangiel, Josh (1 October 2007), [|"Radiohead Says: Pay What You Want"], //Time Magazine//, retrieved 11 January 2009 [|Rock on the Net: 45th Annual Grammy Awards"], //rockonthenet.com//, 23 February 2003, retrieved 22 November 2007 Eccleston, Danny (1 October 2000), [|//Q//]   [|"Screen Source presents: The 40th Annual Grammy Awards"] , //Screen Source// (amug.com), 27 February 1998, retrieved 20 November 2007  "Creepshow", [|//Melody Maker//], 19 December 1992 1. Black, Johnny (1 June 2003), [|"The Greatest Songs Ever! Fake Plastic Trees"] , [|//Blender//], retrieved 15 April 2007



media type="custom" key="8566460" =POP QUIZ:= Multiple Choice is for pansies.

1. True or False: Thom Yorke believes that Tibet shouldn't be a country. a. false!

2. Which Radiohead album earned the most awards and praise? a. OK Computer.

3. What solo album did Thom Yorke release? a. The Eraser

4. How tall is Thom Yorke? Is he considered short? a. he's 5'9''... so he's pretty short

5. what country is thom yorke from? a. UK (Brittian more specifically)

6. What is Thom Yorke's favorite color? a. a depressing charcol

7. What organization did Radiohad use on their In Rainbows tour? a. best foot forward. it gave them the most enviormentally sensible tour.

8. was there a Thom Yorke song in Twilight New Moon? a. yes, it was called hearing damage.

9. True or False: Thom Yorke was manically depressed after the album Kid A. a. true, but i wouldn't expect you to know that because i forgot to add it in my project.

10. Who are the celebrities who have gotten into feuds with Thom Yorke? a. Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Lily Allen, and Jack Back. As you can tell, he's not a people-person.

=Work Cited:=

Bond, Judy. “The View From the Stage.” //Shambhala Shine// 2008: n. pag. //Shambhala Sun//. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. . Draper, Brian. “Brian Draper’s Interview with Thom Yorke for a Third Way.” //Longdon Institute for Contemporary Christianity//. LICC, 2005. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. . McLean, Craig. “All Messed Up.” //The Guardian UK// 18 June 2006: n. pag. //Guardian.co.uk//. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. . MOJO. “Happy Now?” //Followmearound: another Radiohead site//. Radiohead (band), June 2001. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. . Pareless, Jon. “With Radiohead, and Alone, the Sweet Malaise of Thom Yorke.” //The New York Times// 2 July 2006: n. pag. //The New York Times//. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. . Ross, Alex. “The Searchers: Radiohead’s Unquiet Revolution.” //The New Yorker// 26 Mar. 2007: n. pag. //There Its Noise//. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. . Wiederhorn, Jon. “Radiohead: A New Life.” //MTV//. MTV, 2007. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. .

pictures cited throughout Songs:

Radiohead. “Bulletproof...Wish I Was.” The Bends. 1996. MP3 file. - - -. “Electroengineering.” OK Computer. 1997. MP3 file. - - -. “Everything In Its Right Place.” Kid A. 2001. MP3 file. - - -. “15 Step.” In Rainbows. 2007. MP3 file. - - -. “I Might Be Wrong.” Amnesiac. 2001. MP3 file. - - -. “Kid A.” Kid A. 2001. MP3 file. - - -. “Let Down.” OK Computer. 1997. MP3 file. - - -. “Lotus Flower.” King of Limbs. 2011. MP3 file. - - -. “Pyramid Song.” Amnesiac. 2001. MP3 file. - - -. “There There.” Hail to the Thief. 2003. MP3 file. - - -. “2+2=5.” Hail to the Thief. 2003. MP3 file. Yorke, Thom. “The Eraser.” The Eraser. 2006. MP3 file. - - -. “Hearing Damage.” Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack. 2009. MP3 file.