Radiohead

In the summer of 1994, Radiohead was riding high on the waves of their debut album, "Pablo Honey," which had dropped just a year earlier and included their breakout hit, "Creep." The band was in a transformative phase, not yet the experimental giants they would become but starting to showcase their potential in live settings, like the gripping performance captured at Rock am Ring. This festival appearance is a glimpse into their early live energy and raw sound, proving that they could hold their own on stage. Interestingly enough, despite the commercial success of "Creep," the band expressed ambivalence about the song, often feeling overshadowed by it. This tension with their own popularity hints at the artistic risks they would later embrace, like in their iconic albums "OK Computer" and "Kid A." Watching this live clip, you can sense the budding complexities in their music and the stage presence that hinted at their future legacy.

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