Which group had No. 1 albums with OK, Computer in 1997 and In Rainbows in 2007?
"toured Europe and North America performing ""In Rainbows"" material before re-enlisting longtime producer Nigel Godrich. The album is more personal than previous Radiohead albums, with singer Thom Yorke describing most of the songs as his versions of ""seduction songs"". Radiohead incorporated a variety of musical styles and instruments, using electronic instruments, string arrangements, piano, and the ondes Martenot. The album's pay-what-you-want release, the first for a major act, made headlines around the world and sparked debate about implications for the music industry. The physical release debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and the US ""Billboard"" 200, and"
"""In Rainbows"" was released in the UK in late December 2007 on XL Recordings and in North America in January 2008 on TBD Records, charting at number one both in the UK and in the US. The success – after having been legally available for months as a free download – was Radiohead's highest chart success in the US since ""Kid A."" It became their fifth UK number-one album and sold more than three million copies in one year. The album received acclaim for its more accessible sound and personal lyrics. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and"
"with Rihanna's ""Umbrella"" at number two (512,730), and Mika's ""Grace Kelly"" in third position. Radiohead's ""In Rainbows"" finally got a physical CD release on 31 December 2007 after causing controversy within the music industry upon initial release as a download only on 10 October 2007. The public were asked to pay whatever they wanted for the record (including nothing) and despite this the CD release would still go on to be the first Number One in the Official Chart Company's album chart for 2008. Notes: 2007 in British music charts This is a summary of the year 2007 in British"
"released as a single on 31 March 2008. To promote it, Radiohead held a competition for fans to create their own remixes from the individual stem tracks of guitar, drums, bass, vocals and strings, available to purchase via iTunes. All remix entries were streamed on the Radiohead website. An early version of ""Nude"", recorded in the ""OK Computer"" sessions, is included in the special edition of the 2017 ""OK Computer"" reissue ""OKNOTOK 1997 2017."" ""Nude"" outperformed the previous ""In Rainbows"" single, ""Jigsaw Falling into Place"", reaching number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. It charted at number 37 on the"
"The Letter/Neon Rainbow The Letter/Neon Rainbow is an album by American blue-eyed soul band The Box Tops, released in 1967. Following ""The Letter"" reaching number one on the singles charts, ""The Letter/Neon Rainbow"" was quickly assembled for a follow up. The album peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1968. Most of the backing tracks were performed by session musicians, however the original group played the hit ""The Letter"". The session musicians likely consisted of Reggie Young and Bobby Womack (guitars), Tommy Cogbill (bass), Bobby Emmons (piano, organ), and Gene Chrisman (drums). Although lead singer Alex"
"Rainbow (rock band) Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are a British rock supergroup led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, active from 1975 until 1984, 1993 until 1997, and 2015 until present. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio's American rock band Elf, but after their first album, Blackmore fired the backing members and continued with Dio until 1979. Three British musicians joined in 1979 - singer Graham Bonnet, keyboardist Don Airey and then-former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover - and this line-up gave the band their commercial breakthrough with the single ""Since You Been Gone""."
"of rock and electronic music; Yorke wrote many of its lyrics in response to the War on Terror and the resurgence of right-wing politics in the west after the turn of the millennium, and his shifting worldview after becoming a father. It was the final album recorded under Radiohead's contract with EMI. In 2007, Radiohead independently released their seventh album, ""In Rainbows"", as a pay-what-you-want download, the first for a major act; the release made headlines worldwide and sparked debate about the implications for the music industry. In 2011, Radiohead self-released their eighth album, ""The King of Limbs"", which Yorke"
"Bangers and Mash and Last Flowers. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi was also played, as was Nude, although both of these songs dated back to before the 2006 tour. The tour is notable as these versions of the songs were often very different from the eventual In Rainbows incarnations. Radiohead also played the V Festival, as well as gigs throughout Europe, the UK, Canada and the USA. The In Rainbows tour started in May 2008 in the USA, continued in Europe, returned to the USA and Canada. After this the band performed in Japan in October, finishing the first half of the tour."
"however, led not to the ""In Rainbows"" website, but to the website where Parlophone was selling the box set of the six previously released albums. Parlophone soon corrected this error and Radiohead accepted it as a genuine mistake rather than an attempt to deceive. Radiohead Box Set Radiohead Box Set is a box set of the first six studio albums and one live album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 10 December 2007. The box set is available as a seven CD box set, a digital download and a 4GB USB Stick. The box set peaked at #95"
"the United States ""Billboard"" 200. ""Amnesiac"", Radiohead's fifth studio album, was released in June 2001, topping the UK charts and producing successful singles including ""Pyramid Song"" and ""Knives Out"". ""Hail to the Thief"" was released in June 2003, bringing an end to the group's contract with EMI. It became the band's fourth consecutive UK number-one album and earned a platinum certification from the BPI. Radiohead released their seventh studio album ""In Rainbows"" in October 2007 as a digital download for which customers could set their own price; a physical release soon followed. It sold more than three million copies within"
"and former Rainbow keyboard player Don Airey. The album contains the fan favourite ""Bark at the Moon"". The music video for ""Bark at the Moon"" was partially filmed at the Holloway Sanitorium outside London, England. Within weeks the album became certified gold. It has sold three million copies in the US. 1986's ""The Ultimate Sin"" followed (with bassist Phil Soussan and drummer Randy Castillo), and touring behind both albums with former Uriah Heep keyboardist John Sinclair joining prior to the Ultimate Sin tour. At the time of its release, ""The Ultimate Sin"" was Osbourne's highest charting studio album. The RIAA"
"previously unreleased track ""Georgia Farm Boy"". Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger noted Chilton's strong vocals but called the album ""a spotty affair showing every indication of having been assembled very quickly in the wake of ""The Letter"" soaring to number one."" The Letter/Neon Rainbow The Letter/Neon Rainbow is an album by American blue-eyed soul band The Box Tops, released in 1967. Following ""The Letter"" reaching number one on the singles charts, ""The Letter/Neon Rainbow"" was quickly assembled for a follow up. The album peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1968. Most of the"
"""In Rainbows"" (2007), Colin Greenwood wrote a new bassline for the song, which, according to Godrich, ""transformed it from something very straight into something that had much more of a rhythmic flow"". The band also removed a chorus and wrote a new ending. They performed the new arrangement, along with other new material, on their 2006 tour before recording it for ""In Rainbows"". Three takes were recorded; the final take was used, with overdubs recorded in Covent Garden, London. Godrich said in 2008: ""Pitchfork"" described ""Nude"" as a ""graceful and sorrowful version"" of ""sneering, knees-up"" songs by the Kinks or"
"boys' games ""–"" especially really high up"". Radiohead independently released their 2007 album ""In Rainbows ""as a download for which listeners could choose their price; Yorke said the ""most exciting"" part of the release was the removal of the barrier between artist and audience. However, in 2013, Yorke told the ""Guardian"" he feared the ""In Rainbows"" release had instead played into the hands of content providers such as Apple and Google: ""They have to keep commodifying things to keep the share price up, but in doing so they have made all content, including music and newspapers, worthless, in order to"
"with ""I Want None of This"" the most downloaded track, though it was not released as a single. In late 2006, after touring Europe and North America with new material, the band re-enlisted Godrich and resumed work in London, Oxford and rural Somerset, England. Recording ended in June 2007 and the recordings were mastered the following month. Radiohead's seventh album, ""In Rainbows"", was released through the band's website in October 2007 as a download for any amount users wanted, including £0. The landmark pay-what-you-want release, the first for a major act, made headlines worldwide and sparked debate about the implications"
"label could not keep up with how fans were downloading their music off the Internet. Eventually Radiohead put up their album ""In Rainbows"" (2007) on their website through a pay what you want model where fans can decide how much the album is worth. Kot explains that a reason why young people started the file-sharing trend was because of the inability to connect with pop music that the record companies advertised then. Teenagers went to the Internet to find music that they can better relate to. This played a role in building the audience of indie bands like Death Cab"
"listen. According to Tim Footman, ""Not since 1967, with the release of ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"", had so many major critics agreed immediately, not only on an album's merits, but on its long-term significance, and its ability to encapsulate a particular point in history."" In the English press, the album garnered favourable reviews in ""NME"", ""Melody Maker"", ""The Guardian"", and ""Q"". Nick Kent wrote in ""Mojo"" that ""Others may end up selling more, but in 20 years time I'm betting ""OK Computer"" will be seen as the key record of 1997, the one to take rock forward instead"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100, making it Radiohead's second top 40 hit after ""Creep"" reached number 34 in 1993. It was also the first Radiohead song to make the Pop 100. Sales included sales of the remix stems, boosting its chart performance. Nude (song) ""Nude"" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released in March 2008 as the second single from their seventh studio album ""In Rainbows"" (2007). Radiohead first recorded ""Nude"" during the sessions for their third album, ""OK Computer"" (1997), but were not satisfied with the results. They performed it several times over the following decade, making it"
"is not a chart-registered retailer, ""In Rainbows"" download and limited edition sales were not eligible for inclusion in the UK Albums Chart. On the week of its retail release, ""In Rainbows"" peaked at number one on the UK Album Chart, with first week sales of 44,602 copies. After some record stores broke street date agreements, the album entered the ""Billboard"" 200 at number 156. However, in the first week of official release, it sold 122,000 copies in the United States, making it the 10th independently distributed album to reach number one on the ""Billboard"" 200. In October 2008, Warner Chappell"
"in his ""Pick of the Week"" column. September 2007: ""USA Today"" music editor Ken Barnes chooses The Pillbugs ""4 sec Nightmare in a 5 sec Dream"" in his ""Pick of the Week"" column. October 2007: The Rainbow Quartz CD ""Monclovia"" released in USA and Canada. Two previously unreleased Pillbugs songs open the disc: ""Here's to the End of Time"" (a new recording) and ""Faceless Wonder"" (a ""Buzz for Aldrin"" outtake). Two previously released songs were treated to remixes: ""All in Good Time"" and ""Charlie Blue Car"". All songs were produced by Mark Mikel and Scott Hunt. November 2007: The Rainbow"
"been recorded and used as B-sides on singles since 2004 and their performances can be found on live DVDs. They also featured television personality Sayaka Aoki (called P'UNK ) in the song ""Round and Round 2005"". On February 8, 2012 P'unk-en-Ciel released their first album ""P'unk is Not Dead"", which contains all twelve songs they released up to that point. Recorded versions released on singles: Commercially released live performances: L'Arc-en-Ciel L'Arc-en-Ciel (""The Rainbow"" in French, stylized as L'Arc~en~Ciel) is a Japanese rock band, founded in Osaka in 1991. With a reported 40 million records sold, they were the first Japanese"
"Rainbow (Boris and Michio Kurihara album) Rainbow is a collaborative album between Japanese rock band Boris and guitarist Michio Kurihara. Wata contributed vocals to the title song, which has a music video made for it by Foodunited. The album's initial release was done by Pedal Records, with liner notes in Portuguese. Drag City released this album in the United States on May 15, 2007 with a different 9th track, on CD format only. In 2007, the album was also released on vinyl in two forms by Inoxia Records: an unlimited LP which contains the album (same as Pedal CD version),"
"TV show Rainbow. As part of a trio with Matthew Corbett and Jane Tucker, their contribution to the show was to sing a song everyday using the theme of the day. These songs were recorded by Rod, Matt and Jane. Rod played banjo and guitar, Matt played guitar and bass and Jane played the keyboards. They had one song each per week. Rod excelled with his songwriting and wrote some memorable material. When Matthew left in 1976, he was replaced by Roger Walker (the group became Rod, Jane and Roger), he was then replaced by Freddy Marks (making the group's"
"1997, Radiohead and the Verve released their respective albums ""OK Computer"" and ""Urban Hymns"", both widely acclaimed. Post-Britpop bands such as Travis, Stereophonics and Coldplay, influenced by Britpop acts, particularly Oasis, with more introspective lyrics, were some of the most successful rock acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s. After Britpop the media focused on bands that may have been established acts, but had been over-looked due to focus on the Britpop movement. Bands such as Radiohead and The Verve, and new acts such as Travis, Stereophonics, Feeder and particularly Coldplay, achieved wider international success than most of the"
"1989, while she was working for a local New York radio station. The two started living together in 1991, and discovered they both had a passionate interest in Renaissance music. During the reformed Rainbow's recording of the album ""Stranger in Us All"" in 1995, on which Night contributed some of the lyrics and backing harmony vocals, the duo were already gearing up their debut album. Night's personality and singing ability made her the natural choice as frontwoman. In 1997 the project started as being a pun of their own names, which would consist of themselves plus session musicians. Their debut"
"a new release. In 2007, Radiohead released their album ""In Rainbows"" independently as a pay-what-you-want download. Matt Mason, chief content officer at BitTorrent Inc, felt the release was the ""gold standard for how to do something direct-to-fan on the internet"", and began talks with Radiohead's managers about the future of online music distribution. In 2013, Radiohead singer Yorke and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich expressed concern about how the internet has affected the music business, and accused the music streaming service Spotify of not compensating new artists fairly. Godrich stated: ""[Streaming] cannot work as a way of supporting new artists' work."
"by Lucio Manca. On November 7, 2013, Gruber announced via Facebook that he became part of a newly formed band founded by Csaba Zvekan called Zvekan. Craig Gruber died of prostate cancer in Florida on May 5, 2015, aged 63. Craig Gruber Craig M. Gruber (June 15, 1951 – May 5, 2015) was an American rock bassist, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow and most recently was a member for the band Zvekan. He also played in Elf, consisting of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, drummer Gary Driscoll and guitarist David Feinstein. Elf released three"
"to find a headliner in 1998. In light of the festival's troubles that year, ""Spin"" said, ""Lollapalooza is as comatose as alternative rock right now"". Despite a change in style, alternative rock still managed to be mainstream. Post-grunge remained commercially viable into the start of the 21st century, when bands like Creed and Matchbox Twenty became among the most popular rock bands in the United States. At the same time Britpop began to decline, Radiohead achieved critical acclaim with its third album ""OK Computer"" (1997), and its follow-ups ""Kid A"" (2000) and ""Amnesiac"" (2001), which were in marked contrast with"
"""In Rainbows"" CD, a bonus CD from the recording sessions, a vinyl edition of ""In Rainbows"" contained in two 45 rpm vinyl records, and a hardcover book. This discbox was available for purchase from the ""In Rainbows"" website for £40 (US$82), and was shipped to customers in early December 2007. On 31 October 2007 Radiohead announced that they were signing a new deal with XL Recordings and that ""In Rainbows"" would be released commercially as a CD release. Very soon after, Parlophone announced the release of the box set. It was released exactly one week after the discbox was due"
"recorded when the former Elf were not in the studio recording Rainbow's debut album. Elf had effectively dissolved by the time that album was released as the members hoped to continue with Blackmore. However, following the recording of the Rainbow album, Blackmore gradually fired the entire line up with the exception of Dio before Rainbow had begun to tour. In 1976 Soule toured France with the Ian Gillan Band. Soule continues to play locally in New York. In 1996, Mickey Lee Soule started working as a keyboard tech for Deep Purple's Jon Lord, later he became bass tech for Roger"
"Over the Rainbow (2007 charity album) Over the Rainbow - Show Tunes in Aid of the Association of Children's Hospices is a charity album of show tunes, recorded by various artists and released in 2007. It is in aid of ""The Association of Children's Hospices"". All proceeds go to children's hospices across the United Kingdom. There was also a concert where some of the children from hospices around the country performed along with the stars of the album. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performed also. The album was recorded in just five days, as part of a challenge for the British"
"2017. It kicked off with the band's first show in London since 1995 at the second annual Stone Free Festival at The O2, followed by shows in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham. The band played five dates in April 2018, at Moscow, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Berlin, and Prague. The shows were well-attended, with Helsinki a sell-out. The set-list again varied from night-to-night, with an almost 50/50 selection of Rainbow and Deep Purple songs. Rainbow (rock band) Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are a British rock supergroup led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, active from 1975 until 1984,"
"2007—sharing the headline with another ex-Rainbow vocalist, Joe Lynn Turner. Howie Simon revealed in a recent interview that it was his suggestion to bring back the Alcatrazz name. They also headlined the BerkRock festival in Berkovitsa, Bulgaria in July 2008 and have played various West Coast US dates including support slots for Y&T. Alcatrazz Alcatrazz was an American heavy metal band formed in 1983 by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. They are best known for their songs ""Island in the Sun"" and ""God Blessed Video"". The band's initial line-up consisted of former Rainbow singer frontman Graham Bonnet, young"