The Hold Steady vs. Radiohead vs. Oasis

If you haven't seen the quote from Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady about Radiohead, check it out here . And after listening to an interview with The Stills last week on XM in which they discussed what Radiohead has become, I figured it was time to jump into the Radiohead debate.

I own the early Radiohead albums (Pablo Honey, The Bends, OK Computer) and I them, but for the last 10 years, they just haven't been my thing. So if I had the choice of Radiohead or Oasis, I'd take Oasis as well. While Oasis have taken their knocks over the years, I still dig what they do and they've stayed true to their sound.

It's fair to say that my enjoyment of Radiohead was no greater than my enjoyment of Ash. And that's no knock on Ash. I'm glad to see there are others out there not being blinded by the propaganda of the music media machine. Radiohead has becoming a sort of Pink Floyd, even though they started out as a Brit-rock band.

Yet it seems as those are the critics out their seem to think that Radiohead is the perfect example of what a maturing band should be. This only amplified after they sold their last album as a "pay what you will" rate. That's great when you can sell-out arenas, but sets a bad precedent for smaller bands who need the album revenue to make a living.

So here's to those artist and music fans out there who don't bow to the throne of Radiohead.