“Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it”: How Radiohead’s debut changed the way they thought about recording guitars – and set them up for two landmark albums

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead perform during 2016 Lollapalooza Day Two at Grant Park on July 29, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.

As Radiohead's first tour in seven years inches closer, we take a deep dive into the Guitar World archives to uncover the game-changing band's approach to recording guitars during what many may consider Radiohead's golden era: from Pablo Honey to OK Computer.

“There are lots of mistakes on it,” Ed O’Brien – one-third of the band's guitar triumvirate – commented back in a 1997 interview with Guitar World, referring to Radiohead's debut, Pablo Honey.