Café Tacuba vs. Radiohead
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wed 1/2/2008
| name | Café Tacuba. | Radiohead. |
| hometown | Ciudad Satélite in México City, México. | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. |
| formed in | 1989. | 1991. |
| members | Rubén Albarrán, Joselo Rangel, Quique Rangel and Emmanuel del Real. | Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway and Ed O'Brien. |
| sounds like | Alternative rock and electronic pop with folk influences. En español. | Alternative rock and electronic pop with modern influences. In English. |
| cite as influences | Sex Pistols, Rockdrigo, Talking Heads, Jaime López and Celso Piña. | Queen, Elvis Costello, Joy Division, The Smiths and The Pixies. |
| previously known as | Alicia Ya No Vive Aquí. | On A Friday. |
| last studio album | Sino. | In Rainbows. |
| lead singer's solo album | Sizu Yantra's Bienvenido Al Sueño. | Thom Yorke's The Eraser. |
| solo albums by other members | Joselo's Oso and Lejos. | Jonny Greenwood's soundtracks for Bodysong and There Will Be Blood. |
| common complaint | Lead singer can't sing. | Lead singer won't sing. |
| producer of choice | Gustavo Santaolalla. | Nigel Godrich. |
| making friends in high places | Turned in an instrumental album which their label refused to release unless additional songs with vocals were added. The resulting release won a Grammy. | Self-released their latest album, allowing buyers to set their own price. Former label alleges band rejected $6 million advance. Frontman Yorke calls claim "bullshit." |
| recent good deeds | Rock pa'l sureste benefit for victims of recent floods in Tabasco, México. | War Child to benefit children affected in war-torn countries. |
| the critics | Allmusic: "No Café Tacuba album sounds quite like another, for the band generally pursues a grand artistic vision for each project that goes all the way from the scope of the album to which musical styles will be fused, to which collaborators are best suited for the performances." | Allmusic: "Radiohead was one of the few alternative bands of the early '90s to draw heavily from the grandiose arena rock that characterized U2's early albums. But the band internalized that epic sweep, turning it inside out to tell tortured, twisted tales of angst and alienation." |
| webprops | 35,335 friends on official MySpace. | 11,448 friends on US record label-made MySpace. |
| best video moment | Getting both folksy and artsy in the black-and-white Maria. | Getting all modern and artsy in the color Fake Plastic Trees. |
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I love Cafe Tacvba!
Especially "ERES"
Radiohead is alright 2.
Vianey
(Ixmiquilpan, Mexico...currently ATL)
4/3/2008
ummm im not a dude, but seriously i dont care if their chinese, they are still lightyears ahead of radiohead.
charming
(nyc)
1/14/2008
dude radioheads rule
lil lemon head
(d.f)
1/21/2008
cafe tacva es mejor que radioead por que ellos
cantan orrile en vivo y no prenden a la gente y solo aburren sin embargo cafe son mjores en todo aspecto
migueltacvo
(migueltacvo)
3/8/2008
CAfé Tacuba!!!! sin duda es lo mejor del rock latino.
charming
(nyc)
1/9/2008
CAFE TACUVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ESE SI es ROCK C#!NG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!100% EL MEJOR.......!!!!!QUIEN ES RADIOHEAD? HEHEHEHEH...
C#!N@
(CA.)
3/6/2008
YUP YUP CLARO QUE ITS ALL BOUT CAFE TACUBA!!!!! WHOS RADIOHEAD NEWAYS???? I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM PERO I DONT REALLY CARE CUZ I DONT LIKE TO LISTEN TO ROCK IN ENGLISH!!!!
Y3S3N!@
(M3SA 480)
5/16/2008
Radiohead; all time!
Me!
2/24/2008
dude be fair
yeah cafe is amazing but radiohead es otro rollo
latin pride an all that but it's like chivas vs chivas usa
no manches
kike
(tucson)
1/9/2008
Cafe tacvba es el mejor grupo de todos los tiempos.
Arriban los tacvbos!!!!!
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3/28/2008
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