Is Radiohead Shoegaze?

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[dorianford]

They have elements of shoegaze in their early work but they became a lot more experimental and went beyond the boundaries of labels and subgenres

[KattKirsch]

I have "You" on my shoegaze playlist. Their earlier works have the wall of sound and wistful mood in moments, but overall they've never stuck to a sound enough to be properly classified.

[noonmoom]

That last part of blow out is just amazing, been listening to that but it only occur to me that it actually sounds like shoegaze with those rough guitars behind that sharp lead guitar

[th]

I like Radiohead and have wondered about this before. Thanks for the insight!

[killerful]

I definitely feel like they took a lot of inspiration from shoegaze and applied it in an interesting way in the 90's by having this massive wall of sound.

[davimag]

Just listen to 'Blow Out' and 'Lurgee' and you'll see a very shoegazing Radiohead ;)

[katiouss]

Some EPs like my iron lung (some kid A songs maybe), etc sound a little shoegazey but they're mainly experimental and alternative

[gazeunderthesunmusic]

Like Adorable and Verve, Radiohead first album did have shoegaze elements

[obimullberry]

Radiohead My iron Lung EP is shoegaze to me...

[duvan-solis]

Well, Blow Out (definitely a shoegaze song). However, they aren't as you said a shoegaze band.

[gringogreen]

I agree. Quick answer. No. But Radiohead is Shoegaze adjacent and may be a way point on the way to Shoegaze.

A great comparison is that pretty much everyone I know who is into Psychobilly likes or loves Social Distortion. That said Social Distortion is not Psychobilly. Sometimes you find a band that definitely feeds into a scene but are not a part of that scene.

As for guitar gear and studio gear, it is hard to not have overlap, especially when you compare albums that came out at a certain time. More often I would say the difference is HOW you play instead of WHAT you play.😉👍✨

[sinarrecordsmedia]

U sire radiohead shoegaze? U mean alternative gaze?

[stickyfin]

i’m gonna say no, radiohead does focus on atmosphere and textures but they don’t really have the other qualities of shoegaze

[davemish]

I've heard them described as "prog", but that makes me cringe. I honestly think they're just their own thing.