The 1990s were a decade in which guitar-driven rock reached its commercial apex. In America, hard rock, pop punk and grunge acts satisfied the mainstream, while in the UK, Britpop was all the rage - led from the front by populist pint-swiggers, Oasis
But, there was one big British guitar band that offered more thought-provoking output, and pulled from a wider range of inspiration points than their peers. This ambitious band would ultimately completely abscond from the restrictive trappings of guitar-rock entirely - but that's another story.
By the late 1990s, In the eyes of the music press, Radiohead could do no wrong.
After debut 1992 single Creep won the Oxford band global acclaim, the first true revelation of the band’s musical dexterity came with 1995’s sublime second LP, The Bends.
However, it would be their much-anticipated third album, OK Computer, that would firmly cement the band - who’ve just finished a four-night residency at London’s O2 Arena - as one of the greatest of all time.
