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Not my favorite Radiohead but damn if it isn’t five stars, I don’t know what is.
Bra, lite likt Kent på engelska
It's just immaculate
Need to losten maybe buy V
I hated this record when it was new. I don't hate it as much anymore. The singing annoys me a little. Otherwise it's pretty good. Favorite song: Airbag
I can't listen to this album casually. It's like when I stumble on the Godfather while channel surfing. I have to watch it, and I get totally involved in it all over again. Amazing.
10/10 groundbreaking classic album.
What an album this is. The weakest track is perhaps Airbag, and it just gets better and better after that. Two thoughts: it's another example of the law of threes, completing the explosive growth from their debut through the Bends. After this it's a violent left turn with Kid A. Secondly, most of this album passes the 'busker test' therefore a proper tunes - Lucky, Paranoid Android, Karma Police could all work on an Amsterdam street corner with some guy with an acoustic guitar. Kid A, again not so much.
I liked this a lot, but needed repeated listening. Radiohead sound quite unique to me, and I don't quite get the Pink Floyd comparisons, other than the music and lyrics feel quite introspective and serious. I particularly liked No Surprises (which I now realise I have heard repeatedly over the years) and Subterranean homesick alien
What else can be said...an absolute masterpiece by what has historically been my favorite band. What an amazing bridge from the "alternative" era sounds of the Bends to the genre pushing behemoths they exemplified from this point forward. 2 of my top five RH songs ever on the front half (Paranoid Android & Let Down...which was my go-to song on 5 am drives to winter swim practice in high school). Not a bad song on the album...even fitter happier has a place. 5/5
Definitely understand the comparisons between radiohead and muse so it's no surprise I enjoyed this as much as I did
I have a complicated relationship with Radiohead
This is the 4th and final Radiohead album I'll get and my opinion hasn't changed. They are okay to bland for me. Maybe one day I'll finally get Radiohead but after this it hasn't changed.
Timeless masterpiece.
I’m on the side that this is Radioheads best work and the best album of the 90s. I think I would have heard this whole thing first when my friend Alex (who I have to credit with so much musical influence on me and he had the best CD collection) lent it to me. Would have been around 2003-4. This is an album I come back to maybe every 2-3 years and am just completely bowled over by. What a journey.
An absolute classic, with quite a bit of noise in between bangers of songs. Paranoid Android and No Surprises are timeless, and while this album (and Radiohead in general) is forever ingrained in my memory for being amazing soundtracks to Ergo Proxy and Confessions (Kokuhaku) I can't give this the full 5/5 because a lot of songs are just a bit too noisy/weird..
I enjoyed it, never listened to Radiohead before but I know they've got a big reputation. The album didn't really have any duds and flowed well. I also was interested by the theme of the album. However it will not forever be associated with a failed flight attempt at an airport
Really great album.
Bra!
Its the best album of the 90s by a mile. Its revolutionary, raw and spectacullar
An amazingly influential album.
Early Radiohead is the best Radiohead. Before they were afflicted with “biggest band in the world” syndrome. Listening to this makes it easy to see where Muse comes from. Really incredible album. Let Down is the best track.
Absolute masterpiece. For years I believed this was Radioheads peak, but I have a lot more time for Kid A these days. But given OK computer is slightly more accessible for traditional rock music fans and should be listened to before venturing into KID A. I think this is still their best album, but my opinion might change again tomorrow… 5 star album no doubts about it, one of the best from the 90’s.
One of the all-time classics. I am very glad that this was the first album to pop up on the list. It continues to get better after every individual listens, and I always seem to find something new in the mix. 10/10
mooie nummers maar ik voel hem niet zo, soms doet de stem me wat aan matt bellamy(?) denken.. Dieje van Muse
Karma police #genieten
I've run out of adjectives to describe this album quite a few years ago. But if I had to use a single word now, it would be "timeless". In the mid to late 90's, where alt rock was still following the trends of grunge, Radiohead decided to go against the tide, and created something unique, hard to describe. The soundscape of a dystopian future, eerily current even now, more than 25 years after it's release. The scariest part, is that Radiohead didn't even peak here.
Genius album. Was there on release day and one of my favourite bands.
This is one of those albums with a big reputation. It can be easy to get lost in the amount of praise this album gets. I’ve actually never listened to the whole album before this. I just listened to this album as an album. Even if this album wasn’t as influential and impactful as it was, it’s a great album. This is a great middle ground between the guitar based music and the more electronic based sound. I don’t know how many people think of this album as a concept album, but it’s an interesting almost prophecy of what life would be like in the future. This is an important album paving the sound of the 21st century, when many bands tried to recreate this album. This is a one of a kind album that greatly deserves its praise.
Genre: Rock, Experimental rock Review: Considered their magnum opus, and it certainly felt that way listening to it. Paranoid Android stands out but the rest is pretty top-grade too. Rating: 9/10
PREFACE: I've given this album a try in the past, but it never "stuck" or I never "got" it. And I know it's considered one of the all-time greats, especially from a 21st century viewpoint, and therefore this time I'm going to go in having done a bit of reading, so I know what to expect. REVIEW: [First listen] Really appreciated the experimentation being demonstrated here, with the unique sounds, wailing style of singing, and the recording which is very raw, giving me a 'live' vibe - never been a problem for me, that! [Second listen] Appreciating the guitar a lot more. Also quite sure there's a number of other instruments being used in songs such as "Paranoid Android", and the music sort of builds up to a great crescendo very often in the album. And the jumps between slow and fast are reminiscent of more recent music I've heard such as Steven Wilson's "Hand. Cannot. Erase", pointing towards this album's influence on future artists of a similar vein. I'm also trying to keep an eye out for the lyrics. I am aware of the album's overall theme, but connecting it to these lyrics doesn't seem straightforward at this time. No matter, I'll be happy to read about it later. The bandmembers do not consider it a "concept album". Interesting. Overall a very consistently enjoyable listen. There is definitely more to appreciate and gather from it on future listens. For now, a high 4/5 from me.
Radiohead are ok…this album is way over rated and not their best. Bends, Rainbows much more coherent
One of the best alternative albums in history. What more can be said? I only wonder which thematic a 2023 OK computer could have? How should we call it? #OKAI maybe? Would it deal with the paradoxes that surround us? Like despite all out progress we did not have the best responses to social events? Or how AI is going to put us in a A Brave New World like dystopia? Or how we find new ways to fuck with our psyche with social media and synthetic drugs? #WeHopeThatYouChoke
Nope.
Depressing, but essential listening. I feel like it’s one of those albums that if you were around then, it means something to you. Even if it’s just a funny clip from The Royale Family.
What can I say about this album that hasn't been said already. One of the greatest albums of all time and one of my personal favourites as well.
I don't know what it is, but Radiohead has got it
Como disco creo que me gusta más el anterior pero este tiene varias canciones insuperables: "Paranoid Android", "Karma Police" y "No Surprises". Un disco realmente que necesita ser escuchado y no sé como envejecerá de cara a la opinión de las generaciones futuras.
Gehört 5/5, einfach ein Klassiker
FOR A MINUTE THERE I LOST MYSEEEEEEELFFFFFFF
go outside and shower guys
Do I enjoy Radioheads music? No. Is this a well made album? Yes. Did I enjoy? Sort of. When Thom Yorke isn’t wailing sadly over lushy produced tones it’s great. When he is…it sounds like bad shoegaze.
hey this computer... is pretty okay :( (fav songs: airbag, let down, karma police, no surprises)
I really love this album. I'm a big fan of Radiohead but this is a very good album. No surprise being one of my favorites along with all the popular ones. Thom has such a unique and enjoyable voice. They have such a great sound.
Enjoyed this one. Didn't know any of the songs (maybe heard one before). Some I liked better than others, but didn't dislike any. Such a nice change from what we've been getting 😂 8/10
Loved this one. I knew 2 songs coming in, both on my list, and added 3 more. Great sound all together. There were a few songs I liked notably less than others, but nothing I would say I 'disliked'. Classic album of one of my favorite eras, hard to go wrong there. 9/10
4/5 I really enjoyed this one. There is just something kinda eerie and dark and mysterious but extremely musical and easy to listen to for me. It was more "rock and rolly" than I remembered. Will listen to again.
An album from my youth. Didn't enjoy it as much as I expected to, found it pretty dreary and dirgy. Will definitely listen to the hits again but doubt I'll revisit the full album.
Sitting in an old car in a university carpark I truly discovered something beautiful. I remember it vividly. Sitting in the Sydney entertainment centre I experienced this beautiful thing live. What a light show. What a live performance. Sitting in my study I listen again. And I still truly listen deeply. After over 25 years . OK Computer is one of the best. Ever.
A couple of the songs don't quite hit for me, but otherwise this album is almost pure genius. Take a liberal dose of Britrock/pop melodic sensibility and add some amazing experimental instrumentation and harmonic movement and cerebral ideas and lyrics. An absolute classic.
Cet album expérimental de Radiohead est une tentative étrange et quelque peu frustrante de fusionner technologie et musique. Bien que le concept de crier "Ok Google" tout au long de l'album soit intéressant, l'absence de réponse du moteur de recherche laisse l'auditeur avec un sentiment d'incomplétude. La musique elle-même est éclipsée par cette performance vocale répétitive et perturbante, laissant l'auditeur se demander si l'expérience en valait vraiment la peine.
À peine sorti de cure de désintox, Robert se poudre déjà le nez, ce bon vieux Robert est décidément irrécupérable.
Good, but by no means as good as some people claim.
Masterpiece. Favorite track: Let Down
Thought this would be another distortion filled rage thru chord progression. Pleasantly surprised how easy it was to listen to
- Awesome mix of a variety of sounds and styles - Interesting concept and themes - Perfect blend of experimental and easy to listen to - Favorite songs: Karma Police, Electioneering, Subterranean Homesick Alien
- He doesn’t enunciate very well, gives them their uniqueness - Paranoid Android is so complex and compelling, what a fantastic song - Artsy Dystopian Post-Punk Grunge Prog Rock - One of the best storytelling albums I’ve heard, like a beautifully eerie poem - Let Down is my favorite I think
Psychedelic grunge
This album holds up
Radiohead's third album is the last one of their alt-rock phase. And it's a phenomenal. Experimentation reigns supreme here, be it in the form of song structure (Paranoid Android) or of a collection of buzz words of the 90s spoken by an Apple Computer (Fitter Happier). Elsewhere, we have depressing, yet hauntingly beautiful melodies (Exit Music (For a Film), No Surprises, or even the final part of Paranoid Android) or simply great songs and hooks (Karma Police). There is not a single bad song to be found anywhere here. This is a truly iconic masterpiece of an album. 5/5
cmon now
I like Radiohead, I really do but it really is hard to understand what Yorke is singing at times. This album is loud spacey music, it’s gorgeous and confusing. Favourite tracks, Paranoid Android, Exit Music, Electioneering and No Surprises. 4 stars
Good album but not their best.
What did the young, hip tablet say to it's aging out-of-touch neighbor?
great
Already listened
Widely hailed as Radiohead's masterpiece, this one proved that The Bends wasn't just a fluke. As relevant as ever, and still sounds fresh over 25 years later. This is one of those classic albums that should age very well, and remain a mainstay for music fans for decades to come.
Karma Police, Lucky, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Paranoid Android... NO SURPRISES?! Some of my favourite Radiohead material
It's not even my favourite Radiohead album but it still achieves the 5. I don't really have much to add to the discourse on it; yeah it's prophetic, yeah it bridges their two styles really well, yeah it's hugely influential. It's just very good. It feels like an album for public transport on a cold day, surrounded by people, but still alone. 14/02/23
Is it the intimate, non-pompous spin of the "we live in society" trope? Or the surprisingly fresh guitar-based sound? Or maybe just the general, oddly comforting yet dark atmosphere of it. What else can be said about one of my favorite albums ever? Instant 5. And for the last time, no I'm not depressed.
its okay. I like creep
They're clearly very talented, and I can see why people rave about the album, but most of it is just not my style. Not a fan of the whole atmospheric, ethereal style of song, which a lot of this is. When they venture into other styles, like the rock-ier Electioneering, it works a lot better for me.
Great album, yes can be depressing but quality songs
This is the album that was there when I wondered “what else is out there?” Grunge was getting past its heyday. The new stuff (nü metal) coming out was horrific. I loved how OK Computer went in so many different directions than what I was used to. This will always be high on the list for me.
I wanted to like this album more than I did and more than how everyone carries on about it? Some songs are fine, don't get me wrong, but it feels a bit... overrated? 7/10.
9/10
OK Computer was good Radiohead by all the standards we've had from them, and the fact I don't especially like them. I'd go as far as to say it's my favourite of theirs, strong throughout.
Much better than the other album of theirs that we've had so far - know this one from before, it's really good. Paranoid Android is one of my favourites of there's Karama Police too, there's levels of energy in there but also sophistication. 4/5.
I mean what can be said about this masterpiece that hasn’t already been said. It’s possibly my favorite album of all time. It’s top 3, and my top 3 are interchangeable at any given time. The layers, complexity, and contrast that Radiohead puts into their production is my biggest turn on for them. One of my favorite songs of all time is Paranoid Android for that reason. This album is the ultimate masterpiece and a true timeless standard that every album tries to attain. There was a long period in my life where it was a rarity if I didn’t listen to it at least once a day. Beautiful… this is my longest review for good reason, it’s beyond perfect! 5. TBz 1. Paranoid Android 2. Karma Police 3. Climbing Up the Walls 4. Lucky 5. Exit Music (For A Film) 6. No Surprises
This album is in very heavy rotation in all of the albums I listen to at home. One of the few that I can listen to every track on the album and be perfectly happy.
Incredible album, which def deserves a spot here.
Radiohead?? Don’t think I’ve ever heard of them before. Definitely got some Billie Eilish vibes going on. Really dig it. Sounds like it’d be perfect for a bright sunny day in Monterey
Almost as good as Billie eyelash
The one and only, an album one cannot ommit. Paranoid Android remains one of my favorite songs of all times. This album sounds so great, most the songs are spotless. I removed a star because it gets a tad bit long towards the end of the record.
5.0 + I think I can sing every lyric and guitar riff from memory. Fuck the haters, this album is a GOAT.
My first five. I sang along with some songs I haven’t heard in 20 years. This might be too subjective a reason, but I’m going to choose to lean into it. People go on about Kid A, but OK Computer is my Kid A.
Masterpiece
Always has been, always will be, one of my favourite albums.
I understand that this a great album and that it's very critically acclaimed and that it sounds good. I'm just not obsessed with it. Maybe it's because I'm a lyrics girl and I can't understand a word of it. Maybe it just doesn't bring me joy and that's ok... I feel uncool though. Don't tell cousin Brian.
The peak of 90's Radiohead, and, for those who might not appreciate the more experimental route Radiohead would take into the 00's and beyond (except for 'Kid A', you HAVE to appreciate 'Kid A'), arguably the band's best album. Seriously - this is just track after track of brilliant music. The incredibly rich arrangements of "Airbag", the hard-hitting transitions of "Paranoid Android", the melodic perfection of "Let Down", the stark beauty of "No Surprises" or "Climbing Up the Walls". The album is also commendable for its often poignant and haunting lyrics, touching on the ordinary and mundane in a way that helps to make them relatable and all the more impactful, much like Pink Floyd did in their hay-day. Easily one of the best albums of the 1990's - the sort of album you wish you could give 6 stars to.
Njäääääh ihan ok mut Radiohead ei vaan toimi mulle. Kun meno koveni, oli parempi.
Välinpitämättömässä taidepoppiudessaan vuoren korkuinen haaste. Minulle oli liikaa.
No final dos anos 90 eu não tive condições ou sagacidade para reconhecer a força do talento e relevância desta obra. Agora o percebo como o marco da história do rock com a construção experimental e bela como a incorporação de elementos eletrônicos relacionados com os temas de alienação e tecnologia.
Selection of some great tracks
expectacular
Lindo album. Suena distópico, como algo que pudiera encontrar en Serial Experiments Lain. Me gusta en general, pero tiene un par de canciones medio densas.
Espectacular. Jamas lo habia escuchado al 100%
Один из лучших альбомов. Точка.
Как-то слишком быстро мы оказались на альбоме, который вошёл в наши личные топы с Владом и Тёмой... но это приятный сюрприз после "ни то, ни сё" альбомов на этой неделе. Нет, ну а что: это Radiohead в том обличии, в котором они и по сей день остаются в ушах у большинства music enjoyer'ов. И отрицать причастность этого альбома к списку "великих" - бессмысленно. К тому же именно этот альбом для многих современных музыкантов послужил "отправной точкой", иногда даже "направляющим вектором". Земфиры и Сплина не появилось бы, сто процентов. В каком-то интервью Том Йорк сказал: "Альбом на самом деле не о компьютерах, а о шуме, который я слышал в течение полутора лет разъездов по миру". Причём, я бы трактовал этот "шум" и напрямую (использование семплов, волн Мартено, синтезаторов), и косвенно (информационный шум, то, что будоражило человечество в эти годы). Так, кстати, становится чууууть-чуть понятнее слушать этот альбом. Хотя он и без этого шикарен, и вообще почти все песни уже давно добавлены в мои разные плейлисты. Тяжело даже выбрать какой-то лучший трек. В Paranoid Android мы получаем офигенную симфонию, составляющую конкуренцию Богемской рапсодии. В Exit Music - очень редкую в творчестве группы балладу о любви, которая навеяна Шекспировскими Ромео и Джульеттой (неспроста: это песня из титров фильма "Ромео + Джульетта" База Лурмана с ДиКаприо в роли Ромео), от прослушивания припева и бриджа которой внутри всё сжимается от от сострадания лирическому герою. И следующая сразу за ней Let Down, которая вроде и кажется лучём надежды, но всё же больше близка к светлой грусти. Karma Police - чёрный юмор и аллюзии на The Beatles. Манифест хорошего/плохого человека с тонкими отсылками к Оруэллу - Fitter Happier. Шикарная нисходящая вокальная линия в припеве Electioneering, чисто ради неё можно переслушивать эту композицию по несколько раз. А от Climbing Up The Walls на стены хочется залезть повыше, попутно сгрызая их (одна из невероятнейших кульминаций композиций, которые я вообще когда либо слышал; там где скрипки), чтобы потом, сидя на люстре, слушать No Surprises и думать, как бы на ней не вздёрнуться... Да, это не все треки, но я уже устал печатать. И всё же нужно ещё добавить, что в переиздании OKNOTOK к 20-летию альбома были добавлены ещё три трека, из которых хочется отметить Man of War, мелодия бриджа очень быстро заседает в голове... а минималистичная инструментально, но оркестровая по звучанию аранжировка только увеличивает эмоциональность и "пафосность" этой композиции. Однозначно 5/5, хоть, как мы это уже обсуждали с пацанами, это и не моя самая любимая пластинка Radiohead. Но альбом я периодически слушаю целиком, иногда ностальгия по школьным годам; это ведь была наверное первая иностранная группа, которую я вообще послушал в возрасте сознательного прослушивания музыки. Потом ещё и на гитаре разучивал их...) P.S. Переслушивая сейчас пластинку, понял, что у Йорка есть видимо какая-то повёрнутость на автомобильной тематике, а именно - на безопасности во время езды. Четыре (или даже больше) раза упоминается что-то связанное. P.P.S. Я прогуглил, он попал в юношестве в довольно серьёзную аварию и Airbag (хы) спасла ему жизнь.
Увидел обложку: изи 5, зашел в чат: абсолютно точно изи 5. Послушал – ну необсуждаемая 5
OK Computer was one of my first great album purchases and I listened to it over and over again in middle and high school. Formative experience for me. As soon as the opening riff on "Airbag" started I was suddenly taken back. This album has it all. There are awesome, face-melting rock riffs ("Paranoid Android", "Electioneering", "Climbing up the Walls"), beautiful multi-part harmonies (basically every track), tender melancholic songs ("Subterranean Homesick Alien", "Let Down"), pop hooks ("Karma Police", "No Surprises"), and weird experimental stuff ("Fitter Happier"). And every song gives me the feels in some way. I said in my review of In Rainbows that I thought it was my favorite Radiohead album but I may have been wrong. This is a really, really fantastic album. 5 stars.
I have always rated Radiohead quite highly, but it was never a band I would call my favourite, it was usually an afterthought on any list I made with band I like. Probably one of the reason for that was a fact, that I have never listened to a full album in one sitting. It was always just few songs from this era, few of the other, then top hits and that's all. Today I have listened to the whole OK Computer in one go, and I have to admit, that's the way to do it. Songs are creating a specific atmosphere and context for other songs, and with that in mind, it is much more pleasurable experience. Every track has something special in it, the style is very unique, especially for 90s, but it holds on, even as the 30th anniversary of the release is coming along. Also, I noticed how similar Thom Yorke's vocal is on this album to whatever Matt Bellamy represents across his career with Muse. I had to check the timelines, but maybe it's possible, that he was inspired by this album? Whatever the answer is, I'm happy to be able to listen to both those bands. And for now, I'm even more happy to give this album a pretty strong five stars.
Pretty nice overall
It’s a classic
Wasn't as shit as the other Radiohead album. Was like proper music and for that I will give 3
Well... Comeon..... 5
Énorme classique Let Down et No surprises sont incroyables
master piece
As someone who listened to Muse over Radiohead most of their life, I had always heard Muse was the rip-off band, among other things. Personally, I don't hear it that much, other than both being alternative rock bands that tend to use electronic sounds, so space rock. That being said, this album is still alright. I mean, it's nothing too crazy, and I knew most of my favorite songs off this album before starting (Subterranean Homesick Alien, No Suprises, etc), so nothing was too big of a revelation, but I still enjoyed it pretty well. It certainly is claustrophobic and hits what it's trying to do super well, almost like being stuck underwater, but in a good way.
amazing record. cyber y2k. fav tracks: all
I like computer type sounds and stuff, fav song paranoid android, least fav no surprises
effervescence vampire, mecha girl alternate reality realness, i cannot express how much this album is me i can’t listen to it i experience it fav songs: the entire album. as a collective is an emotional experience while all at the same time everything has its own intense feeling
I really love this one! Such a great album.
Melancholy alt rock, nothing really grabbed me
Not for me
8/10
Most overrated band of the last 30 years
Just can't get into Radiohead. I appreciate and respect their work but just can't stomach them.
One of the greatest Albums ever made. Period!
Holds up. Amazing production!
High quality
Overrated
Up there for GOAT
This is my second listen. I don’t have much to say about this. I like electronic rock, so I like this. Thom Yorke’s mewling voice is really distracting though, and the mood of the album never really changes.
Music is really good. Being pretentious is not an artistic goal or principle by itself.
would give this album a 6 if i could
Better than I thought. I've never really been a Radiohead fan, but I actually enjoyed this.
A nice to return to being 15 with the world still to scratch off
Instant bangers: Airbag Paranoid Android Karma Police No Surprises Needs relistens
Music to have a panic attack by.
I only got to listening it once. From the first listen that scattered throughout the day. 9.5/10, I'm one of those guys that cant fully give a 10/10. As I mentioned only played through once, justifies 9.5/10. Will probably change in the future First listen: Every song is beautiful adventure. I got this sense of artificial emotion but yet it was so real. I wish I could articulate it better. I will be dissecting the album later
I don't like the vocal production in a lot of these songs at all, it's just mushy and annoying to me. I like some of Radiohead's albums, but this one is just not one I'd randomly choose to listen to.
There’s a fine line between Radiohead and prog at times. I am not sure that this album always strike that balance right. I get that there’s a journey with Radiohead, from sub-Nirvana indie rock to Apex Twin electronic, but that album just feels indulgent. And over time, Yorke’s miserablisms just make me weary after a while. Some okay songs from the time here, but I think my days of enjoying Radiohead may well be long gone now.
The production on this sounds incredibly distorted. There's far to much going on. I've never warmed to that voice - or even the songs tbh. I fail to understand why so many people wet the bed over Radiohead. I prefer the Easy All Stars Radiodread take. I gave up with three tracks remaining. I caught up with a work webinar instead.
I liked this better than Kid A, but just can't seem to get into Radiohead for some reason.
Listened Before? Y Ohhh yes. This album and I go way back. I found Kid A earlier on this list, so I assumed this (superior) record would be coming at some point. This album is a complete album. It is one of the few things I can listen to and feel stoned even when I'm cold sober.... and when actually stoned, its something to get absolutely lost in. Amazing. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Karma Police
Greatest alt rock album ever
p798. 1997. 5 stars. Cracking tunes, great vocals, sharp lyrics, even sharper production. Not a weak track on this.
Easily one of the most important albums in my musical education. I was a big Radiohead fan from their start (Pablo Honey). I adored The Bends. But it was OK Computer that elevated them to Gods. What a masterpiece!
This is always going to be a 5.
No comment needed
Rock progresivo bastante monótono
Rock alternativo
3.9/5
This is an incredible album from one the greatest group of musicians to ever record music. I used to refer to Radiohead as "our generation's Stones or Beatles" but now I'm looking for the next generation's Radiohead. This is so good, it makes me want to give up on recently released music completely. Listen to Exit Music or No Surprises and you'll agree.
Instant classic. Loved it.
Good listen, I lost interest in them when the rest of their album didn't sound like creep. That being said, this was a really good listening experience.
Il fut un temps où tout le monde chantait comme Thom Yorke. J'ai beaucoup écouté cet album, il y a des monstres de chansons. L'originalité de l'environnement sonore, les mélodies, la mélancolie contagieuse, ça nous atteint.
Bassolinjat, tiettyä alkuvuosien Musea, tai varmaan toisinpäin…
Quite an important album to me. I was 17 when "OK Computer" came out. It was quite unlike anything I'd heard before, and it stood in stark contrast to the tedious Britpop that dominated the airwaves at the time. It was weird and geeky, the sound of uncertainty in a world where technology was taking over, and believing in conspiracy theories was fun and silly and not causing the collapse of civilization. Fast-forward 25 years and I still know it inside-out; it's been engraved on my synapses forever. But it's also kinda patchy. For the initial sting of "Airbag" there's the literal let down of "Let Down," "Paranoid Android's" layered despair gives way to "Karma Police," which I never really liked. It's a good album, but, looking back, I feel like "The Bends" is more consistent and coherent.
Two tracks in and I like the guitar stylings. I have also been able to make out 1 in about 6 lyrics as they go by. Which i guess is a plus. Thom's moaning and wailing seem to fit this speed. Karma Police is recognizable. No Surprises is okay. The Tourist is a nice chill ender to put this album to bed. This was probably the second most enjoyable Radiohead album I have had, so its not innoffensive but not my bag either.
Man, this is just such a pretentious album. I mean, it's just so up its own butthole I'm certain it can see its tonsils. But Radiohead seems have the skills to back it up, so I guess they get a bit of a pass? I can't say I enjoyed this so much as I appreciated it. But I really did appreciate it quite a bit. There's a lot of skill, dedication, attention to detail, and hard work on display here and that's worth several stars from me. I just wished it was a more enjoyable listening experience. It drags on so long that, by the end, I was just ready for it to be done. My ears were tired. I can't give it a 5 but "OK Computer" has earned every bit of the 4 stars I am willing to award it.
Fajne
amazing album
Har aldri forstått meg heilt på Radiohead-hypen
This is 400000th time I’ve had to listen to this album because of some list or group declaring the best and a must listen etc. I’m still largely bored. I feel like this is one of those things everyone says is great because they feel like they’re being smart but no one is actually into it
Every year or two I decide "This is the year I'll like Radiohead! and then I listen to like 4 albums and go "...Maybe next year" So generic and bad and boring and you can smell the axe body spray
Fantastic album, need to be in the mood for it though
I have to listen to this album in short bursts. It is a truly accomplished body of work. However, after a few tracks, I feel physically heavier. Weighed down by worthiness possibly? There are three songs towards the end. I could do without but the rest are great songs. I could do with this being a 3.5 but since I can’t do that and I’m feeling quite oppressed having listened to Thom Yorke’s vocal tendrils infiltrate my cells it’s a…
Radiohead in optima forma. Great album!
gaydiohead haha rainy vibes
Amazing of course. Still a weird album to listen to all the way.
It would be great to get high to and get lost in.
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One of the most boring and overrated albums I have ever listened to. Yes, amazing production and sound experimentation, and the vocals are great, but the level of hype the band received for this is to me is not warranted.
Big hype around this and it defs had some potential with the sound. But it fails to deliver and live up to it. The songs are fast forgotten, nothing really stands out
Obviously
3.5 Quite good.
All time classic. Not my favorite album of theirs, but has lots of memorable tracks
I listened to this album CONSTANTLY in the late 90s, to the point where my CD version got beat up and scratched and started to skip, but I just kept on listening. Now when I listen to it on Spotify my brain expects it to skip at a couple points and I am viscerally surprised that it doesn't. Which is to say, this is an all time favorite, changed my outlook on music, was the soundtrack to a pivotal time in my young adult life, defined an era, etc. etc. Listening to it 20+ years later, it holds up pretty dang well. In retrospect this was a transitional album as Radiohead started to move away from guitar and into electronic music, and away from sad sack introspection to bigger philosophical themes around technology, late capitalism, postmodernism, etc. It was because of that latter transition that this album captured the zeitgeist and mood of the moment so perfectly. How did they nail that existential millennial anxiety so perfectly? Or did they actually create it? Either way - goosebumps! An important album and one of my all time favorites. 5/5
Great from start to finish.
Its great on the first listen, and then it just keeps getting better every time you play it. 5/5
Never heard of it. OK, seriously. This was one of those albums of the 90s that blew my mind. I do not consider Radiohead "prog rock" like I do not consider Pink Floyd "prog rock". Sure, they will use odd time signatures and whatever else they want to "progress", but they are a band unto its own. Every song on this seems like it's on a completely different album, and yet it all fits together like a jigsaw puzzle. "Exit Music (For A Film)".... god, what an amazing piece. And the thing is that this is not even my favorite album of theirs, but it is definitely the one that made me a fan. I played it for my son once he started listening heavily into Pink Floyd, because I felt that it was the next step. He said it was "good" but I don't think he quite gets it. Yet. Highly recommended.
Another beauty from the 90's. Admittedly I'm a slightly bigger fan of Radiohead's more straight ahead rock album The Bends, but OK Computer is really one of those great albums that must be listened to as a whole. If you just got dropped into it randomly, you may not get it. But starting from Airbag and finishing at The Tourist, it's a seamless and connected journey. For a guy like me there's plenty of great guitar and percussion work to fall back on in songs like Paranoid Android, Electioneering, and Lucky. But even when they experiment (a lot), it's with such cool sounds in songs like Subterranean Homesick Alien, Let Down, Climbing Up the Walls, and No Surprises. And then Thom Yorke is such a brilliant lyricist, even when he's trying to be abstract, with such emotion-grabbing vocals. Karma Police is a great example; beautiful and one of my all-time favorite rock songs. And if you love Radiohead's work in the 90's (perhaps their best period) check out the re-release OK Computer OKNOTOK, with a whole second album of b-sides and unreleased tracks. I Promise off that album maybe surpasses Karma Police in my mind; rawer like Fake Plastic Trees off the Bends, but just beautiful and dripping with desperation and emotion. At any rate, it just goes to show that Radiohead was at their masterful peak around the recording of OK Computer.
On the one hand, this is the album where Radiohead started to get "weird." Their first two albums were excellent and relatively accessible. Albums after this become much more dense, electronic, and difficult to listen to. On the other hand, it's still a fantastic album and deserves all the accolades. I've listened to this album many times but never once read the lyrics until now. They really add to the overall experience and I think that's the word to describe this album - an experience. The lush instrumentation, creative riffs and hooks, often dark, Yorke's plaintive voice, and the poetic (if dense) lyrics. Clear 5, but best when listened to with intention rather than as background.
Radiohead’s 2nd best album (The King of Limbs is their best)
Not really a huge Radiohead fan but there were some songs that I enjoyed, overall not amazing but wasn't a punishment to listen to either
Really calm in a strange way, it has elements of all of the music genres I'm into but each song has a unique style which made it sound like each song was a whole different project but still tying the whole album together
Undeniable classic from a band I’m just so so on lol
No Surprises clears 😎 I love being annoying.
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I liked this although it was not as good as Kid A
Just a few days removed from Kid A I draw OK Computer. What luck! I could write a paragraph about this one too. It's just a masterpiece. I just wish the themes weren't still so damn relevant. Ugh. I can't praise it enough, that said I could see why people might not love it. It's definitely not a feel good album. I love that Kid A and OK Conputer will be aide by side in my highest rated list. It's the little things in life sometimes.
Perfect
Greatest album of all time.
It's good, it's no Kid A though.
5 stars even with fitter happier on it. Top notch.
My GOAT
Brilliant album. Lucky is probably amongst my favourite songs of the 90’s.
Classic album
It’s good, really good but it’s not the greatest album ever, it’s not even radioheads greatest album
No surprises ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Always remember this album being really slow, dreary and depressing but once you've heard Frankie Teardrop it doesn't seem all that bad. Some decent songs but still don't get all the Radio head hype.
Välkänt album men jag är inte jätteimponerad. Singlarna från plattan är dock jättebra.
Radiohead, like Coldplay. are a band that I just don't get at all. Creep was OK, but is on Pablo Honey and thereby not on this. Their biggest hit - Paranoid Android - is here but is just as flat as the rest of the album. Where is the energy? Where is the drive? They are supposed to be a rock band, and for brief moments this is believable, but then they revert back to a meandering passive style of music that goes nowhere very slowly with Thom Yorke's whining voice not helping. A good example of this is the aforementioned Paranoid Android which has a bridge that is reasonable rock and a coda that is also rock, but for at least 5 minutes of the 6 minute 27 second track it is a mushy mess.
As I said previously, I think Radiohead has one of the greatest and most unique sounds out there. And while some might find that sound to be overly sad or dark, I think it's absolutely achieving its objective. I wouldn't call this a "perfect" album (if such a thing exists), but it certainly rounds to a 5 for me. There are a number of massive hits here, and except for maybe "Fitter Happier" (a style I'm not particularly keen on), the rest of the tracks are solid. Throughout the album, the creativity and musical maturity are strongly evident.
I love the paranoid android intro I don't know why radiohead makes me uncomfortable This whole album is so good and cohesive but it leaves me feeling really on edge
In retrospect, Radiohead were really rather good. This isnt their best, mind
Absolute classic. Love your work Thom and the boys
6/12, 50%
I know society says I should like Radiohead but I simply don't get it. I can only understand 1 of every 20 words so maybe I am missing the profoundness. The music is well-crafted with bits similar to Sonic Youth in exploration of sound. The radio play songs are good but every song is like a funeral dirge. Yorke's vocalization makes me think of a wailing widow lamenting alone at the grave of her lost love. It's affecting but I wouldnt put it on my summertime roadtrip playlist. I saw them open for REM (Monster-era maybe?) - I said to myself them that this band has a lot going on -- whatever that means.
Less melodic and more atmospheric than The Bends. But still better than I remember. Especially good rainy day music.
If I were to have ranked Radiohead's albums in order leading up to this experiment, OK Computer would have topped the list. It's a captivating, moody, eerie sound of paranoia at its best, and it boasts notable, numerous classic songs. (Side note, Sylvia was present while I listened to this — more than once in the past 24 hours — and kept commenting on how this song and this song, oh and this song are popular these days. So yeah, this album has a good chance of being BIG). But damn, The Bends is all those things, and even better. So flim-flam! This album, great as it is, just toppled off the top spot from Andre's coveted list of Radiohead album rankings that doesn't exist into the #2 position. And since we're likely to hear another Radiohead album in a week, let's see what happens then. So yeah, loved the album, and now that there's a massive body of work piled on top of it from Yorke and the crew, you can almost hear the songwriting morphing in real-time from expert alt-pop to something totally new. Yorke seems ever more interested in exploring sounds (including the sound of his voice) in unconventional ways, and you can almost hear Kid A and Amnesiac coming as this album plays. But then, what to rate it? It's a fantastic album, for certain, but I'm surprising myself that this isn't an automatic 5. It's a four-plus, but in this case, I'm rounding down. Struggled with that.
What's with all the Radiohead lately? Anyway, I know I've been kind of down on them with the past two reviews, this one I still dig. Mostly. It'd been a while since I listened to it all the way through—though when it first came out, I practically wore out my copy, that's how obsessed I was with this band. Anyway, today I was really enjoying it, marveling at how fantastic the first six songs were. And then the three song stretch of Fitter Happier through Climbing Up the Walls hit and all the energy got sucked out of me. I still love No Surprises and The Tourist, but by that point I'd had my fill of Thom Yorke's whiny delivery. Hence the 4-star rating. I can't stress enough how much this album wowed me upon release. Also, I saw a review once that merely said "Punk Floyd," and I still think that's a perfect summation.
Es un disco que empieza con una buena canción, le sigue una excelente canción, continúa con otra gran canción y así hasta el final. ¿Triste y melancólico? seguro que sí, pero no entiendo a quienes lo critican por esto. ¿Será que viven en el invento de un eterno cumpleaños?
Well that was a great weekend, back to back 90s classics for totally different reasons. Still my favorite? Radiohead album (The Bends closely ties).
Five stars aren’t enough
I was starting to think I didn’t like radio head with the past two albums. However this album really reoriented my thinking. It’s great and quirky in all the right way
this is just amazing. this album was my introduction to radiohead, and i still absolutely love it
very good album, many songs that are class and backing track was consistently good
Still a classic 25 years on.
In an almost, but not quite passable attempt at an album, Radiohead once again threatens us repeatedly with the potential for a good time, but with every song, they never deliver.
One day, we'll be able to fully celebrate Nigel Godrich's contribution to the Radiohead sound the same way we talk about George Martin and The Beatles. This isn't to take away from the drive and curiosity of the Oxford Five. I'm not suggesting either that Godrich isn't already acknowledged as a pivotal influence on Radiohead. (Radiohead themselves talk about this a lot, particularly with regards to Kid A and In Rainbows. Still. Listening to OK Computer OKNOTOK for this, and for the first time (I didn't see the point in listening to it on random demand. I've listened to it perhaps a thousand times (I'm not exaggerating) and only will now, otherwise, if I feel an active yen for it) gave a real feel for the paradigm shift Radiohead made in 1997. (It was a paradigm shift until their next album, which made this one seem like an adventurous but nevertheless predictable progression from The Bends). The OKNOTOK songs are all fine, but they mirror the sonic trajectories of their BritPop peers – more of the same, with more production money. The understanding I take from this is that Godrich's nudging and prodding pushed Radiohead along until they found themselves in a place they didn't recognise. And, to their credit, decided to hang a round and make the best of it. It's impossible to listen to this now without thinking about the canon as a whole, and in that sense this is (unfairly) smothered, slightly, by Kid A/Amnesiac. For all that, as an album made with both eyes on the audience, it is up there with the best.
Incredible listen. Hits harder when you’re working while it’s playing.
favourite song: karma police least favourite song: fitter happier just a very good album, not my favourite by radiohead but still worth a listen and one i'll definitely come back to
I've listed to thus countless times. Karma Police, Paranoid Android. Exit music for a film is one of my favorite tracks off the album. Classic all around
Era defining. A ridiculous amount has been written about OK Computer and I doubt I have a fresh perspective. It's many people's favourite Radiohead album, 90s album, indie album, or album ever and deservedly so. It still sounds relevant and fresh - by filtering influences like DJ Shadow, The Beatles, Pink Floyd etc through their own songwriting process, they created something timeless. My highlights are Airbag, Let Down, and Climbing Up The Walls but every song is needed and so well sequenced. You're unlikely to put Fitter Happier in to a playlist but it must be listened to as part of the album - no skipping allowed!
The first two songs were good, but the rest of the album was way too weird and sad.
The opus of the first stage of their career.
GOAT
One word 👍🏾!
Not my usual choice of music but quite good.
Half the songs are a little meh but still pretty good, Airbag and Subterranean Homesick Alien absolutely blow me away, No Surprises Paranoid Android and Exit Music also amazing, those songs make the whole album top tier in my opinion. Would buy on CD 👍
Okay the guitar kinda slay, lil to much beep boop tho No Surprises is so special to me - I remember listening to on repeat two spring semesters ago. So cold out lol Yeah, this was pretty good haha
OMFG!!
Klassiker, alternativ rock, electronica, rammende lyrik
Karma police, no surprises obviously good. The rest I could skip easily...
Quite possibly my favorite album of all time.
90s masterpiece
good album
Extrem nicer sound. Erinnert mich sehr stark an Muse!
Really freaking good
Love this album.
Picked up significantly more on the atmosphere of the album this time, surprisingly intimate even though it sounds super big/full
Chill.
Tried really hard to give this album a fair shake going into it, having never particularly cared for Radiohead beyond a few songs. After a couple listens, it is a creative album for sure, with a few good tracks, and i can see why people would like it. That said i still walked away feeling like it was a bit of an overrated mess that went on way too long. Just has a vibe i dont want to stew in for close to an hour. This definitely isn't the worst album I've heard, there are some pretty decent songs I'll probably even come back to, but i seriously doubt I'll ever want to listen to the album as whole ever again.
Classic alert! This was one of my favourite albums growing up, and the first Radiohead album that I listened to. There are so many great tracks here
one step ahead of you, already listened to it. pretty amazing
Best Song: Paranoid Android. Really wide reaching song, that feels (in a good way) like three independently good songs crammed together into one. Worst Song: Fitter Happier. Just as in Kid A, I think the band thought this robo-voice was way cooler than it actually is. Barely intelligible, and ugly to listen to. Overall: Fine, it's good. I get that it's important, and I feel the weight of its influence while listening to it. Still though, for whatever reason, it's just not my jam. I'm sure much of the music I like wouldn't exist without Radiohead, and for that I'm grateful, but the source does little for me. There are a few standout tracks here (Paranoid Android and Karma Police, specifically), but the rest starts to get a bit lost in the sweeping instrumentals and nasal whine.
Close to perfect
Has some of my favourite Radiohead songs and is just great as an album. It stays interesting throughout the entire album with a huge variety in sounds.
Heres one that Ive listened to countless times finally This is THE definitive album of the late 90s alt-rock era. This album is a masterpiece start to finish, it never dips in quality and every song is good. The influence this album has on almost every single alternative rock album after it is insane. EASIEST 10/10 we've had so far. One of my favorites of all time
One of the best albums by one of my all-time favorite bands. I can still remember hearing Paranoid Android for the first time, stunned by how different and compelling and beautiful it was. There is so much beauty in the music of OK Computer. I love the way Radiohead displays their mastery in the use of peaks and valleys. Producing swelling crescendos in Exit Music (For a Film), No Suprises, and Let Down, that burst into being and fade into the ending. The theme of feeling like a stranger is given sci-fi context in many places throughout the album, but I can’t help feeling comforted by the warm layers of grooving textures in every song. Love this one so much!
My generation’s Revolver
This was so so so good. I don’t know how I’ve only listened to a few songs on this in passing. I added at least half of these songs to my playlist. I may or may not have listened to this album throughout the whole day and had a minor obsession with it. It gets so energetic and fun while he has such a good voice
RADIOBEAAAAD
An okay album in my opinion. It was background music.
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Too angsty for me. Prefer Kid A.
I do not get the hype
melodico demais
One of my favourite albums ever!
Britpop Gem
Okay, but not mindblowing for me
Absolutely classic. 5 stars without a doubt!
Radiohead expands their horizons, to fantastic results. Moody, almost baroque, with multilayered arrangements and plaintive vocal work by Thom Yorke.
Obviously a great album, but I think I've overplayed it. Beginning to sound a bit dull in comparison with the wilder Radiohead records we got post millenium. On fresh ears this probably still slaps.
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New kind of music for me. I like most of the songs. I need to listen to it again a couple of times to make a better description.
Took a long time, but was good, very nice to hear the familiar songs.
wonderfully put together album. could listen over and over again for hours. this album is truly one of the best, it deserves the place it has on this list. timeless alt rock.
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Beautifully intuitive album
Yeah I mean it’s Aight, overrated as fuck imo. Some nice stuff in there but also some pretty weird stuff although I seriously fuck with the heavy bits. The tourist was a favourite
Really got atmospheric sounds
OK Computer received universal critical acclaim, sold 8 million copies, and is one of the most influential albums of all time. It's creative and innovative with eerily accurate future-predicting themes of isolation through technology and globalisation. Objectively it's a great album. Subjectively, I find the album to be fine but not very engaging or relatable. Beyond Karma Police and No Surprises it just doesn't make me feel anything. That may be the perfect artistic outcome, but it's not what I want from an album. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Karma Police Date listened: 16/08/22
Bought this album at the time of release and it’s stood the rest of time. I loved their previous album, which was immense. This is different but equally good/better! True masterpiece. Loved listening to it from beginning to end, brought back lots of memories, like a warm blanket.
i already listened to this album LOLOLOL this album is actually pretty good, obvious highlights include paranoid android, exit music (for a film), karma police, climbing up the walls, and no surprises. as the first radiohead album i have ever listened to, i gotta say that, though the fanbase may be a little weird at times, i totally see where the love for this album is coming from.
Some good songs and it was an important album.
Very cool Thom
Weirdly soothing for being so depressing. Great listen though.
It was ok. 3
One of the best albums ever! Truly ahead of its time
It’s fucking OK Computer
I mean I can literally play the entire album in my head beginning to end I’ve listened to it so much. One of the greats.
I'm sure this score will be ridiculed, but just didn't enjoy the album.
Good sad time
I can't say I'm the biggest fan of Radiohead-at-their-best, but this is certainly the band in that register. It helps that I was perfectly primed for this listen. I'm in an electroacoustic-reading mood, and OK Computer has plenty of that in its DNA. That presence is more clear than that ascribed to jazz or prog. Yet Radiohead doesn't dive all the way into the experimental mode which fails for me. The record is packed, but packed with beautiful songs.
I always thought that I would like Radiohead more than I do but more of the time I struggle to find songs of their that I like. This rings true for this album. 1. Electioneering 2. Paranoid Android 3. Subterranean Homesick Alien
Pivotal album. Really the turning point for Radiohead moving away from guitar-driven music and creating something truly unique. Really the only track that I feel reaches somewhat backwards is "Karma Police". Fun to return to this album in its entirety. I still feel like the album is rather front-loaded, but works well as a whole. "Paranoid Android", "Let Down", and "No Surprises" are still my favs.
I listen to this album more often than others. Its a 5 all the way. Let Down is consistently on on my top track list.
Tämäkin oikein menevä.
Incredible
I really didn’t care much for these tracks, or Radiohead, when the album dropped in 1997. However, the ensuing 25 years has brought my brain around to their brilliance, propelling Thom Yorke and company to top positions in my hierarchy of favorites bands. This is not my favorite album by them but certainly not my least (that will forever be Pablo Honey.) It’s like choosing a favorite child. If you like this album, do checkout the album reissue Ok Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017. Lots of excellent tracks there. Highlights for me: *Airbag and also it’s transition into Paranoid Android. *I may be an android but I’m not paranoid. *Subterranean Homesick Alien is just fukkin’ lovely. *I’m just uptight, uptight *Let Down is appropriately named. Actually my least favorite track and not a highlight but that’s an unpopular opinion. *Fitter Happier is a total BANGER *I love Electioneering, even if Thom Yorke hates it. *Climbing Up the Walls is a personal anthem. What does that say about me? *Bring down the government, they don’t, they don’t speak for us. *The Tourist *That DING at the very end of the album.
Paranoid Android 10/10 Exit Music (for a film) 10/10 Overall 10/10
Glovely 4.5
Better than I remembered, but whiney.
Both overrated and great. Is it the 42nd greatest album of all-time like Rolling Stone suggests? Christ no. It's somewhere in the Top 250, as long as it's behind Kid A. It's aged quite well, and likely will continue to do so. My favorite track is "Let Down", and I wish the album was more like that classic Radiohead work of art. Actual rating is a 4.5.
After this album, Radiohead and I parted ways. I think OK Computer is fantastic, but I liked where they came from more than where they were headed.
The only Radiohead album I own, so obviously not a hardcore fan but this was the one for me. The Hitchhiker's Guide nods don't hurt, including the title track, Paranoid Android. Then on its own Karma Police is one I have listened and added to on multiple playlists. It never got better than this for me with them.
One word; great
Dit is wel een lekker album. Rustige rockmuziek is niet zo mijn ding, maar de melodie en manier van zingen op dit album kan mij wel bekoren. ***
I'd rather eat my own feces than listen to this guy's whiny, off-key vocals ever again.
See i know this is supposedly amazing, but there's no denying it's depressing. Much prefer their bleepy bloopy. 4 for familiarity.
mid
Unquestionably iconic, important, influential album. Hadn't really listened to it in a while, and it just washed over me in all its anxious beauty.
I've listened to this album countless times. Unfortunately it's one of those albums that I associate very strongly with a past relationship which ended badly, so it's hard for me to separate it from those memories and that state of mind. Her name was fucking Sarah too. So when "Lucky" comes on it's kind of haunting. Because of all that I don't listen to this often, but when I do, I am still hypnotized by what initially drew me in: the richly detailed and textured atmosphere that perfectly balanced electronic and rock elements, experimentation with hooks, and, most impressively, the way they were able to capture the zeitgeist with both the beauty and sadness it requires to truly do so. I think a big part of this album's success was due to simply not overthinking it. Most of it was recorded live together as a group rather than separate takes, and producer Nigel Godrich didn't overwork the mixes. It strangely gives quite the opposite impression though. When I listen to this on headphones I could easily be convinced that they labored over each take Steely Dan style, and that Nigel Godrich held them all at gunpoint over some minor production choice. This record feels as alive and vital to me as it did when I first heard it, and I consider it their best work. It flows gracefully through all its twists and turns, ups and downs. Computer voice and all, it's a perfect album.
I'm going to say this is the most important album of the 90s. I honestly don't have the energy to articulate beyond this, but every song is a masterpiece of art-rock-pop. Either this or In Rainbows is my favorite album of all time. It's another great of example of an album made in reaction to the time and place that they existed and we're all still living in. Shoutout to Godrich's masterful engineering as well, the original 1997 release sounds so freakin' good to this day.
Love radio heads chill rock style
This is the third album from Radiohead and it's another alternative rock piece, but with a dash of progressive rock. The album's themes depicted a dystopian future world of consumerism, social alienation/isolation, and political problems, which turned out to be spot on just a couple decades later. OK Computer is critically acclaimed, certified double platinum in the US, and won a 1998 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. This album can be considered a stepping stone for modern rock as the songs recemented what rock music actually can be. As with other Radiohead albums - I like this. In my opinion, it may not be as good as their previous album "The Bends" or their next album "Kid A", but "OK Computer" is something special in it's own right. This album provides a seamless transition from punk rock in "The Bends" to electronica rock in "Kid A". You have to give this album a listen!