Are radiohead ' Indie' ?

[Grant titp]

Would you consider Radiohead an indie band?

Ill start it off by saying no.

[Kyelo]

Technically in the original sense maybe, but by our modern understanding no.

Edited January 24, 2010 by BenchBuddah

[Kyelo]

Bollox to that, just did some reading into Radiohead. Even by the original term ie 'indepenent from major record labels' they are not. From day one they were signed to Parlophone, a subsidiary of EMI! The only reason they released their last on the internet is because they have the wealth and clout to now do so.

EMI FFS! HUGE, HUGE COMPANY! Indie my ass!

They don't fit into the original or modern meaning of the term! FACT!

Edited January 24, 2010 by BenchBuddah

[irons]

It's like asking are Muse indie. Neither of the 2 are, silly question.

[Iain333]

You could argue their first album was indie, but after that.....no way!

[tweemo freak]

Hmm im somewhere in the middle bout this, just voted YES but am having second thoughts.

[rexclark]

I would say yes, they aren't though but if you're just using the general term Indie then most people would stick them in that category rather than going into sub genres etc...

I would say that they're alternative rock but again thats just a general term used.

[theampersanddevil]

Radiohead are post modern indie

[thetime]

does anyone know what indie music is on here? I dont mean independent label either.

[Paul ™]

Why does it matter?

And what's it got to do with Rockness?

[Cruicky]

It's like asking are Muse indie. Neither of the 2 are, silly question.

[Kowalski]

They released In Rainbows independently, so technically speaking they are indie.

They're pish anyway

[irons]

How did MUSE come into this?

[Cruicky]

Similar type of music. (at times) As someone said earlier does anyone actualy know what 'indie' is nowadays? It's usualy genericaly used for guitar bands, that's nothing to do with it realy.

[Kyelo]

Fair dos. I thought the Radiohead/MUSE argument was going to raise it's ugly head.

The meaning of indie has been so far mangled from it's original meaning that I kinda cringe when I heard it. It's at the point where when I heard the word "indie" I think topshop/kooks/skinny jeans. And that's TOTALLY the wrong way to be.

[Poleski]

Technically in the original sense maybe, but by our modern understanding no.

[Discobadger]

Why does it matter?

And what's it got to do with Rockness?

[Discobadger]

You could argue their first album was indie, but after that.....no way!

[Grant titp]

lol

[rexclark]

They're pish anyway

[Poleski]

Agreed.

[Discobadger]

Some nice input there

[tweemo freak]

+1

[Elbear]

I don't really care what they are. I try not to put music in genres. I either like it or not.

[rexclark]

I don't really care what they are. I try not to put music in genres. I either like it or not.