Finally one of the most matchless bands out there has a greatest hits collection.  Hailing from England,  Radiohead has entertained fans for years thanks to their eccentric yet satisfying mixture of alternative rock pooled with experimental sounds.  At last Radiohead has released Radiohead:The Best Of… a greatest hits collection giving fans a nice assortment of songs including some hard to find and unreleased to muse over.  This is the bands first actual best-of presentation available and has been released under Capitol Records.

Radiohead likes to be unusual from all other artists out there and not just with their music but also their presentation of their releases.  Recently they released their latest album In Rainbows exclusively on their website prior to an actual in-store release with the price to be determined by each fan who purchased the digital album even if it was for zero dollars. To continue their distinctiveness Radiohead: The Best Of… will be available in CD format as well as digital along with limited edition versions.  The special edition version contains an extra CD and also for die hard vinyl junkies out there a 4 piece vinyl set containing 29 tracks.  A greatest videos DVD was released as well.

I can honestly say that Radiohead and myself go way back.  I have been a fan ever since I heard “Creep” on MTV’s 120 Minutes.  I have seen them numerous times live and depending on my musical mood on a day to day basis, they are usually one of my favorite bands.  I have even gone so far to having one of their unforgettable Radiohead crying demons tattooed on my skin for the rest of my life.  Why?  Because I enjoy them so much.  Their rock sound won me over in the nineties and when they started mixing electronic elements into their songs I found myself even more drawn in.

Disc one of the limited edition release is the same disc as the single CD release by Radiohead.  It is full of successful released singles by Radiohead that have all had their share of air play one way or another. 

Hearing tracks like “Just” and “High and Dry” brought me back to my younger years when I was just obsessed with The Bends, Radiohead’s sophomore release.  The alt-rock songs were some of my favorite to listen to in the nineties.  Later on in disc one “Fake Plastic Trees” can be heard, one of Radiohead’s other commercial successes.

OK Computer was the album that ultimately changed Radiohead’s career in my opinion.  The music created was a little different but still  highly addictive such as heard in “Karma Police” and “Lucky”.  In fact, almost the entire album is in the two disc collection.

The only song on disc one that was not labeled a single was “Optimistic”.  The song was used to promote Kid A.  I am not sure if Radiohead just chose not to have any singles on Kid A, but this song deserves to be heard.  I love this song and everything about it, especially the guitars.