Rolling Stone have reviewed Christopher O’Riley’s tribute album ‘True Love Waits’ and gave it four stars: “In 1997, concert pianist Christopher O’Riley discovered Radiohead’s OK Computer. He became a hard core fan and ended up making his own transcriptions of the band’s music, eventually premiering them during breaks of From the Top, an NPR show he hosts. Radiohead fans recognized O’Riley’s moody and structured involvement with the music, and in no time his recordings appeared on fan Web sites. For Truc Love Waits, O’Riley plays fifteen of these transcriptions, from “Karma Police” to “Fake Plastic Trees”. He is melodically vivid yet also noisily orchestral, in both his writing and playing, revoicing Radiohead distortions, threats, loveliness and dismay. With unblinking virtuosity, he captures the band’s signature contradiction: encountering something exhillarating, a building, an airport lounge interior, love and feeling simultaneously somehow unwell.
Radiohead news on this day..
- ‘In Rainbows’ wins Ivor Novello Award – 2008
- Scott Walker documentary on BBC 1 – 2007
- Vote Radiohead into Xfm’s Hall Of Fame – 2006
- Jonny interview in Computer Music Journal – 2004
- Radiohead play ‘The Tourist’ in Manchester – 2003
- Shepherd’s Bush Empire gig to be broadcast – 2003
- “Coldplay’s Chris Martin recorded a track with Radiohead” – 2003
- Hail to the Thief player – 2003
- Radiohead in Edinburgh – 2003
- Radiohead to play Berlin – 2001
