Which group had No. 1 albums with OK, Computer in 1997 and In Rainbows in 2007?
In Rainbows planned to record handclaps by a group of children from the Matrix Music School & Arts Centre in Oxford; when the clapping proved "not quite good enough", they decided to record the children cheering instead. Radiohead recorded a version of "Nude" during the "OK Computer" sessions, but discarded it. The "OK Computer" version was inspired by Al Green, and featured a Hammond organ, a "straighter" feel, and different lyrics. During the early sessions for "In Rainbows", Colin Greenwood wrote a new bassline for the song, which, according to Godrich, "transformed it from something very straight into something that had much
In Rainbows I'm supposed to be doing something else' ... it's similar to "OK Computer" in a way. It's much more terrifying." At the same time, Yorke felt "there's very little anger in "In Rainbows". It's in no way political, or, at least, doesn't feel that way to me. It very much explores the ideas of transience. It starts in one place and ends somewhere completely different." In another interview, Yorke said the album was "about the fucking panic of realising you're going to die! And that any time soon [I could] possibly [have] a heart attack when I next go for