Radiohead

Radiohead are a Alternative Rock/Electronic/Experimental band headed by Thom Yorke that was primarily popular in the 90's with their famous albums OK Computer and The Bends, and songs such as Creep (Pablo Honey), Just (The Bends), Paranoid Android (OK Computer), Karma Police (OK Computer) and No Surprises (OK Computer).

Some critics often cite Muse as Radiohead's sound-alikes, although fans generally consider all similarities to be vague if not irritating, and that they were dissolved with the release of Origin of Symmetry. Some similarities may include the similar singing style and vocal range of Matt Bellamy and Thom Yorke, and the progressive rock influences in both bands' music.

In 1999 Dominic Howard mentioned Radiohead as one of his favorite bands:

http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/1999/07/

In the February 22 1999 issue of NME Matt Bellamy talks about The Bends by Radiohead being an influence on the band:

"we take our influences from a lot of American bands, like Nirvana, Matthew asserts. And, yeah Radiohead at the time of 'The Bends' were doing new things with guitar music that it's hard not to be influenced by"

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Matt Bellamy says he's ever met Radiohead, except Colin, the bass player who's very cool. http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/11052001-microcuts_team_meet_matthew_bellamy.php

Matt Bellamy likes Radiohead's Amnesiac, but he doesn't like Kid A. http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/11052001-microcuts_team_meet_matthew_bellamy.php

In 2003 Matt Bellamy seemed to talk favorably about Radiohead's Kid A and its influence on the bands recording:

"There are two ways of making new music : You can do something totally new and refreshing or you can work on already existing concepts, adding things to it. The first thing is difficult to do, actually that's only possible with making new sounds with computers. The second way is just correcting things. Actually there's also a third option which is doing a little of both, Radiohead's Kid A is a good example of that. That's what we are doing, looking at the past and trying to make progress.

http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/05042003-interview.php

Matt Bellamy is bored of always being compared to Radiohead, especially since he doesn't consider that Muse and Radiohead play the same kind of music. But he takes it as a compliment. http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/11052001-microcuts_team_meet_matthew_bellamy.php

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