OK Computer

I must have been interconnected with the universe today. As I woke up out of bed this morning to get ready for work, I was thinking about Radiohead. And in particular this album. It is a little difficult for me to start writing a review for this. Like, where do I even start? There is so much to say. The band was exactly in the best place before the release of this record. From a critical and commercial standpoint, yes. But mentally, not at all. The Bends was their response to the explosion of Creep. And it didn’t help that their second album would generate a huge success of its own, with High and Dry as one of the lead singles. What the band decided their next album would be is a rock album which sets itself apart from The Bends in every possible. Thom took the already cryptic and strange lyrical conventions of that album, and gave them a proper meaning. If Kid A is robotic, empty, and depressive, OK Computer is bleak, dystopian, and nihilistic. It’s an album written by a man who was scared for what the future would entail. A future, which in many ways, he predicted the mentality of. This album’s themes are so in tune with how people view our world now, and I think that’s one of the many reasons this has stuck around for so long. It’s hard to understate the position this album has cemented for itself in music and pop culture history. Unfortunately for the band members, their goal of alienating people with this music failed entirely. It had the complete opposite effect in reality. I don’t think there is a more critically lauded and loved album from the 90s than this. It’s probably the closest equivalent we have to the modern generations Velvet Underground & Nico. And it’s one of the most defining, lightning in a bottle, moments of any rock bands career. Only rivaled by The Beatles and Sgt. Pepper’s or Pink Floyd and Dark Side of the Moon. I sort of have to go deeper into each track, because it’s really the only way to explain what makes this album so remarkable. Before this band really resonated with me like it does now, Airbag was one of the few songs I enjoyed and listened to regularly. I still love it, and think it sets the stage for this album really well. At the time of release, Paranoid Android was probably the most ambitious song the band had ever written. It was technically released as the lead single after the album came out, and sits at over 6 minutes long with no chorus. Many people interpret it as this groups Bohemian Rhapsody, which I don’t think is too far off. It’s kind of the defining song of the defining record. And it’s the one most fans point to as their magnum opus. Rightfully so. Subterranean Homesick Alien, which I’m assuming is a play on Bob Dylan’s Subterranean Homesick Blues, is a very fitting title for a song about being abducted by aliens and escaping the mess that is our planet. The lead guitar and keyboard give it this super floaty feeling, which definitely shows the space rock influence. Exit Music (For a Film) is exactly what the title says. It was created by Thom for the 1996 Romeo and Juliet movie, and was used as that movies closing credits song, but also eventually made its way on to the full album. And really it should be used as a class study on how to properly build up your song and end with a massive climactic moment. People often say Let Down is the most underrated song on the album, but this is OK Computer, so it’s basically impossible for any one song to be underrated. But this is easily the most gut-wrenching song on the entire record in my opinion. It’s so beautiful and heartbreaking, and stands out to me as this album’s finest moment. To this day, I’m still not really sure why Karma Police is as popular as it is. It’s still an amazing song, but nothing about it has ever screamed big hit to me. As far as I’m concerned, this first half of this album is basically flawless. The latter half is where it loses a bit of steam to me. Fitter Happier isn’t a good song, and it isn’t really meant to be. It’s just meant to reinforce the album’s themes, and it’s really the moment where they set themself apart from other alternative rock bands of the time. It’s still an incredibly unnerving song though. Electioneering is by no means the best this has to offer, and it’s a relatively atypical song for the band. I don’t love it, but it still contains some great guitar work. Climbing Up the Walls is the one song on this album I’ve never liked all that much, and even after all this time, it still doesn’t do anything for me. No Surprises is another heartbreaking song, and also makes more sense to me as a big hit than Karma Police. Lucky and The Tourist are two songs that I don’t have anything particularly special to say about. I really like the instrumental section at the end of the former, and the latter is one of the most psychedelic sounding songs they’ve ever made. This album has an incredible track list. But as a whole album experience, I’ve never viewed this as Radiohead’s best effort. I wouldn’t even call it the greatest rock album of the 90s. This isn’t me trying to be different just for the sake of being different. I love this album, but it won’t ever be my favorite. I don’t think this album is their creative peak in any way. But it is definitely the moment where these guys became more than just rock’s next biggest one-hit wonder, and elevated themselves into another class of songwriting. Seeing as this is the order these albums have shown up, it seems I am saving what I believe to be the best for last. Rating: 9/10

Just about as good it gets for modern rock. Four classic cuts, richly emotional, sharply intellectual – it's music to think about feeling, and feel about thinking.

One of the greatest albums of all time

Big ol’ 5. Great stuff.

wait okay this album is actually kinda good 😆🤟

Pre-listening thoughts: oh BROTHER another Radiohead album. FOUR in my first 150. Like that feels crazy??? I feel like I should be at maximum two rn. But no. Four. Christ. And all the best ones are gone (including this one) so any Radiohead we get after this is… yuck Post/during listening thoughts: wait guys. The masses may be correct about this album. It’s definitely more brash in sound than In Rainbows but it has some real hits on here. It’s atmospheric yet engaging (stoner’s paradise). Thom Yorke’s weird ass voice works shockingly well here. The lyricism is pretty good too. Am I a cuck. Pls guys. 9/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: uhhhh IM NOT A RADIOHEAD FAN I SWARE NOOOOOO Fav tracks: I fear this may be a no skip album… I mean… uhhh… Least fav tracks: no no there has to be one I mean it’s Radiohead cmon IM NOT AN INCEL PLEASE

стотыщ раз слышал же, а подряд то зачем

I had to go pull out the CD and the headphones for this one. Radiohead’s OK Computer was influential in so many ways for different times in my life. The song Exit Music I first heard in the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. I loved it then because of its mood emotions. It wasn’t until years later that I listened to OK Computer and its entirety, and fell in love with it all over again. There are so many great songs on here, including Airbag, Paranoid Android, Karma Police, and my personal favorite Subterranean Homesick Alien, which made it onto my life soundtrack. This was right when Radiohead was in the pocket and is arguably one of their best albums ever. An absolute classic.

Modern spirituals With Cathartic crescendos Pushing rock forward

Easy 5.

Quintessential

One of my all time favourite albums. The 5 star system often means an album that is a 9/10 will earn itself a 5 star from me. This album is not that. I would contend this is easily the best 90s rock album out there and an all time great. It had such a futuristic feel when it came out that perfectly encapsulated that period of truly evolving from an analogue to digital world. Few albums have stuck with me since my first listen like this one has. Of the 12 tracks on the album 7 are in my favourite songs list on Spotify. Karma Police and Paranoid Android absent only by virtue of having been heavily overplayed on the radio at the time of release. 5/5, 10/10, 100/100, a perfect album in my estimation.

Cmon, we all know what I’m gonna say. It’s amazing blah blah blah

Initial thoughts: Fuck yeah! Instant 5 stars, absolute masterpiece, top ten album ever made. I came to Radiohead a little late. I had heard Creep, of course, as everyone my age had, but it was whatever. At the time, I was very into hard rock and here come Radiohead, this little frou frou band - or so I thought. I was in the gym one day and was talking to this guy - an absolute jacked specimen of a man, and asked him what was in his headphones. "Radiohead." It blew me away. We chatted a bit more, he encouraged me to give them a listen, and the rest is history. Radiohead is my favorite band, and though choosing a favorite album is like choosing a favorite child (which is to say - you ABSOLUTELY have a favorite but you'd never say it in public), many would choose OK Computer as their magnum opus. As mentioned in my initial thought, this is a certifiable all-time banger. Not a weak song on the album, not an ounce of fat, no notes: perfection.

Haven't listened to this in a long while and I can just confirm: It's OK Computer. A Top10 album of the 90ies. Yes, this is a masterpiece you absolutely should have heard. Notwithstanding how I don't actually ENJOY it. But that's not this album's point, is it. It's dystopic and the anxiety expressed in this music is off the charts. OK Computer makes me somewhat see why people decided that Radiohead is not for them (have some silly little happy thoughts, then). Having listened through it all now, though, it's for me.

bout damn time

Amazing album. Each song serves to build upon the previous and makes for a listening experience that gives me a new experience with each listen.

masterpiece me thinks. Every song crushes me in a new fun way

One of my all time favorites, maybe THE all time favorite for me. I just feel like Radiohead make really good complete albums with great attention to detail and a great lack of concern with fitting in or making hits. They have total control of their art, I feel like they can make a calm and and quiet seeming section feel chaotic when in the context of the complete song, things that would not seem heavy on their own are earth shaking when put in the perfect place in context with the rest of the song. Paranoid Android, for example, is so wacky and unconventional but it takes you on a journey and really gets the feeling across that I believe they were going for with the whole album.

One of the best of all time. HANDS DOWN!

I love radiohead

Great album! Great, living texts, amazing guitar riffs, good production. Will be one of my favourites

So good.

This music is meant to be listened to with headphones and then get lost in it. The layers of sound are incredible. One of the most innovative bands of all time. If I have a negative criticism, it’s that Thom Youree’s vocals are covered up at times and he drones in and in and I don’t know what he’s saying. The music makes up for it, though.

Sometimes I think "Is OK Computer actually as good as I remember"? Then I listen to it and think obviously yes. Five stars. Fav tracks: Let Down, No Surprises, Exit Music

wüüüürkli zweimol radiohead in folge?! airbag isch soooo guet paranoid android isch no besser. boahhhhh. jo ich has schomol glost und finds insano hard. worschinli ihres best? jo ha etz bewusst afoch glost und nöd notiert. es isch insanostyle guet. no surprises isch so zerrissend so guet aua. dasch e uhuere füfi. the tourist wieder mit GITARRE HOBLA. ich has seeehr gern.

THIS ALBUM IS FUCKING GOATED One of my favorite albums I've listened to all year. Very good. Great concept and even more beautiful production. Solid masterpiece I can listen to over and over again. Idc if it's virgin music, it's my virgin music. Its for me and me only okay?

Great album! I had to wait till i got the vinyl and listen to all the details carefully cause u know spotify doesn’t do it justice @nikola

This album is driving alone at night music. Kind of perfect technically and if you can accept how the band kind of squats down in front of you and looks you square in the eyes so that you have to contemplate your life choices while you listen, it’s nice.

OK Computer is the third studio album by Radiohead, originally released in 1997. This album commonly tops "best albums of all time" lists, and for good reason. This was a pretty big change in sound from the band, coming off a big record in "The Bends". The latter was very acoustic-based, while OK Computer is when they began experimenting with electronics. That electronic-based alternative rock is something that would mark their future albums and create that signature "Radiohead sound". The songwriting is also very solid. Obligatory "we live in a society" comment but a lot of these lyrics are kinda relatable and deal with the mundaneness of everyday life. I also really dig the art direction on this record. It's very 2000s futurism. I guess the band was pretty influenced by the dot-com boom of the era. Overall great record and absolutely belongs on this list.

One of those perfect moments where musical craftsmanship and melody meet. Don’t tell me Kid A is a better album, it’s simply not, and anyone who says so is trying too hard to be cool. This is hands down their most consistent and listenable work, and one of my all time favourite albums. 6 stars!

I bought this album on release, and I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with it. I like the music on the album (maybe connected with the way it was recorded), but at times Thom Yorke's vocals really grate, notably on the whiny Paranoid Android. Nevertheless, the overall point of the album is strong, it was a huge seller and I'm inclined to give it a 5. I do prefer subsequent Radiohead albums.

The best Radiohead album and one of my 5 favorite albums of all time. A beautifully melancholic and vivid sonic landscape painted by seamlessly blending cold electronic textures with the traditional rock instrumentation that's bearing the feeble humanity of a man grappling with loneliness, anxiety and alienation of the increasingly more unnatural modern world. The genius of this album lies within the stylistic and formal subtlety with which it handles its concept and nuance of the aforementioned opposites - the subject is always stretched between the extremes yet never torn by the dual nature of their existential condition, the music gets depressing and pessimistic yet never ultimately leaves the listener hopeless; there's a gentle note of humanity permeating all the states and emotions that the album puts us through that ultimately elevates this album and makes it a deeply moving experience. Also Let Down is a special song for me and probably a favorite by Radiohead alongside How to Disappear Completely - by the time I hear its first couple of notes I'm instantly magically transported to a specific time and place, it always makes me almost physically feel the atmosphere of December just before the New Year's Eve, the snow and the specific smell of air that I don't know how to describe. It's truly one of a kind.

What a cool album. Perfectly bridges the earlier grunge era with a more ethereal, wispy, almost dream like sound that would dominate a large part of the next few decades. In large part, it feels ahead of its time, ushering in this new sound that would inspire tons of different groups. On top of all of that, it also feels ahead of its time lyrically. Looking back on this more than 25 years later, a lot of issues they sing about seem more pertinent now than they did then. Gotta be one the best albums of all time, certainly of the last quarter century.

very heaven.

Never before and never since has there existed an album with such an expansive soundscape still so tightly rooted to its core concept. Constantly spacey, often anxious, occasionally frenetic and interwoven with a resurfacing sense of dread, OK Computer’s soundscape is pierced neatly with Yorke’s hopelessly human songwriting and yearning falsetto - attempting to make sense of what future loomed over him, not just within the music industry, but within the uncertain development of society as a whole. What resulted is a perfect prediction of the ever-increasing human reliance on technology and ensuing monotony in the 21st-century western world - three years before its inception.

Not my favorite Radiohead album but it’s still up there, I’d probably give it a 4.5 if I could, but deciding between a 4 and 5, it has to be a 5

BRILLIANT ALBUM.

This album was amazing. I listened to it twice and enjoyed it a lot. I don’t quite get the analysis of computers’ predicted impact on our “modern” lives. Maybe sI didn’t listen close enough. Nothing here is a miss. Standouts: Airbag, Paranoid Android, Exit Music (For a Film), Let Down, Karma Police, Electroneering, Climbing Up the Walls, No Surprises, and Lucky.

It is far more than OK. I have felt myself as a paranoid android or a subterranean homesick alien. It is my exit music (for a film or for anything) for let down. You can disagree but the karma police will catch you. Listen to this music you wont be fitter or happier, it is electioneering your soul to the core. A hard rush climbing up the walls. But it is no surprises, I think I am lucky to become the tourist on this extraterrestrial journey.

Awesomeness

I LOVE RADIOHEAD AND I'M STUDYING FOR MY MIDTERM RIGHT NOW AT 10:30PM BUT DECIDED TO OPEN UP 1001 ALBUMS GENERATOR SO I'M GONNA TAKE THIS AS A GOOD SIGN. IMO Song Rankings (I don't want to study): No Surprises: love love love the repeating background Exit Music (for a film) Let Down: Paranoid Android: i like the switch between the upbeat and the oooh oooh Airbag: i like the the guitar Karma Police: i really like the end Subterranean Homesick Alien: i like the lyrics and the mellow background. Climbing Up the Walls: I liked the vibe and it kind of felt like it would be a supernatural show's theme song from the 2000s. Lucky OR The Tourist: I liked how The Tourist ends off the album and is slower with the lyrics saying slow down and stuff. Electioneering: it was average. not bad, not great. Fitter Happier: not my cup of tea?

Yeah I don't have to listen to this for the 300th time to know and to outright say this is my favorite album of all time. I don't care.

In yesterday's review of "A Rush of Blood to the Head" I made the comment that, for nostalgia purposes I would give it a 5 "just like I probably would if any Radiohead album was revealed". OK Computer is what I specifically had in mind. Quite the coincidence that it was the next album revealed as I wore this album out around the same time I was also listening to A Rush of Blood. 5 stars. Not just for nostalgia purposes, but because this album is amazing...from start to finish. It's a top 20 album for me...period.

Fantastisk plade, alle sange er kæmpe bangere og det er en af de bedst og mest interessant producerede rockplader nogensinde. Der er andre Radiohead plader jeg bedre kan lide personligt, men nem 5er

Incredibly dense album filled with good songs.

'Riot shields, voodoo economics, your turn, your turn It's just business, cattle prods and the IMF I trust I can rely on your vote' Not even the best from Radiohead but still another 5

Ну и зачем я это послушал, да еще и в конце ноября. Веет полной безнадёгой.

Peak Radiohead. I forgot to mention it on my In Rainbows but the Dissect podcast does an entire season on In Rainbows. The first episode delves into the history of the band including some dissection of Kid A. It’s worth a listen regardless, I think it’s the best music podcast out there. But if you got this album before In Rainbows, or even after, check out Dissect, it always helps me more deeply appreciate albums.

I would honestly argue this is the best album of the 90’s and up there with the best of all time. It’s faultless.

Own it

An interstellar burst, I'm back to save the universe. Please could you stop the noise? I'm trying to get somewhere. I live in a town where you can't smell a thing, you watch your feet for cracks in the pavement. And you can laugh your spineless laugh, we hope your rules and wisdom choke you. One day, I am gonna grow wings, a chemical reaction; hysterical and useless. For a minute there, I lost myself; like a cat, tied to a stick that's driven into frozen winter shit. When I go forwards and you go backwards and somewhere we will meet (I trust I can rely on your vote). Everywhere you turn I'll be there, open up your skull I'll be there climbing up the walls. Bring down the government, they don't speak for us. It's gonna be a glorious day. Idiot, slow down.

Super album, benchmark in 90s rock. Enige minpunt is vanaf interlude tot No Surprises. Paranoid Android en Karma Police zijn subliem. ****1/2 naar boven afgerond

Dit is een klassieker, heb deze grijsgedraaid op de middelbare school. Favoriete nummer: Karma Police (sorry not sorry Paranoid Android) Minste nummer: Fitter Happier

This might actually be my favourite album of all time but at the very least, top 5. You shouldn’t be allowed to make albums this good, it’s unfair on everybody else🤷‍♂️

-here it is. the moment I’ve been waiting for. first radiohead album to get on here -every time I listen to this album it just gets better. some of the most dreamy and beautiful rock music I’ve ever heard. thematically interesting and super consistent in quality. ik im a glazer but this album absolutely deserves the insane praise it gets -Favorites are Paranoid Android, Let Down, Electioneering, and Lucky

let down underrated

There's the rest, and then there's Radiohead No Surprises is one of the best pieces of music ever written. But there are also so many perfect, unique pieces of art to wonder at here. I am sort of speechless. This album is a masterpiece: hang it up, playing, in a gallery ... watch and feel the pictures it creates, the souls it touches. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Where to start, what to say, how to end? This is an impossible review. How can I describe the brillance I hear and the emotion I feel? They cracked the code, unlocked the door, tapped into the vein, went intravenous to reach your brain and body, your soul, your hopes and fears. I've sometimes said The Bends is my favourite Radiohead album, listening again how can that be true? Has any guitar band surpassed this? Picking this apart seems ridiculous but here goes! To me the sequence of four tracks starting with Subterranean Homesick Alien is incredible, and the final three tracks are just so beautiful and deeply emotional. But that's doing a disservice to the rest of the album which adds so much of the abrasive, edgy texture. It's so complete, so whole. An amazing, complex, shifting, swirling, flowing piece of art. We are lucky they created it.

Some of the ‘best albums ever’ are a bit overrated. This album makes other 5s not feel like 5s. It’s a 6, hell maybe a 7. Let Down is the song that got me properly into OK Computer. I remember listening to it while doing coursework in class during A Level Geography. It’s genuinely a perfect song. Devastating, soul destroying even, but beautiful at the same time. I think the whole album is a commentary on the modern world we are creating for ourselves; while desperate for completion and perfection, we are actually striving further and further from it. In a way, we are becoming slaves to our own way of life. ‘Airbag’ poses the dilemma of modern technology, it can have great power to ‘help’ us driver faster, go places quicker, but demands that we put our lives in its hands to do so, becoming less and less ‘us’ in the process. I think ‘Fitter Happier’ puts it well, as it describes the average human experience through the filter of a robotic voice over an undoubtedly depressing instrumental. ‘The Tourist’ is a plea to reconsider, because where on Earth do we possibly need to be going at ‘a thousand feet per second’, if we are losing ourselves in the process? Maybe we aren’t on the right path to anywhere on Earth anymore, and instead are travelling on the highway to a dark, dystopian, alien future. ‘Idiots, slow down’ is the most up-front part of the plea. Maybe it refers to the uncontrolled pace of modern technological progress, but maybe it also refers to people who are getting in the car crashes described in ‘Airbag’, bringing the album full circle? Maybe if we just slowed down, we wouldn’t need technology to save us so often (when in fast German cars, but also in more general life). TLDR: this album made me sad. :(

OK Computer is one of those albums that makes you go, fuck me, how did humans create that. Absolutely extraordinary. There isn’t a single moment that isn’t brilliant. Musically it’s very sophisticated. I love how Radiohead aren’t afraid to play with time signature, such as the switch from 4/4 to 7/8 in Paranoid Android, to the drifting 6/8 in Subterranean Homesick Alien, to the delicious polyrhythms in Let Down. Production is brilliant, with beautiful layers of sound washing over you, and some excellent riffs and guitar work from Jonny Greenwood. There’s something extraterrestrial about it all - as if OK Computer fell off the spaceship of a particularly cynical martian. To say the lyrics are poignant is an understatement. It really speaks to the side of me that loves to take an Orwellian, dystopian view on the world - all delivered with Thom’s delicate but striking vocals. I’m running out of adjectives. If I could rate this a hundred stars I would.

With each listen, it only becomes more clear how this becomes a timeless recording in the same likes as Pet Sounds, and Revolver, and every other album that will get listed as the greatest album ever.

Listened to this quite a bit in the past. It's great.

5 Stars (14/15)

5/5

I already knew I loved this.

I have a hard time picking a favorite Radiohead album, at this time, as I love The Bends, OK Computer, and Amnesiac pretty much equally. They, long with Kid A and In Rainbows are all 5 star albums for me. OK Computer also was a formative album for me, changing my entire worldview and view of music.

Een hele ervaring voor 53 minuten, met voelt als een soort gekke futuristische droom. Meesterwerk van Radiohead

A masterpiece!

Gran disco

cap de radio

One of my favourite rock albums! Shades of prog and alternative rock

Very funky

"OK Computer" is the third album by English rock band Radiohead. The album was produced by Nigel Godrich and the band with the band playing live for most of the recording. The music moved away guitar-centric as in their previous album, "The Bends," towards more densely layered and electronic. The lyrics are abstract with themes of transport, technology, insanity, death, modern British life, globalization and anti-capitalism. Commercially, the album hit #1 in the UK and #21 in the US and, critically, had wide-spread acclaim as one of the best albums of the year and of all time. In 2014, it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for its artistic significance. "Airbag" kicks off the album with a loud guitar and electronic drums. The illusion of safety offered by modern transport. A futuristic sound and sci-fi vibe. Electronic glitches end the song. The six-minute plus "Paranoid Android" was the first single. There are multiple sections as it goes from acoustic guitar and drums to acoustic guitar and bass to a harder-edged guitar and back again. A very compelling and meandering song. The title is a reference to the paranoid android in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." "Subterranean Homesick Alien" was influenced by Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" and starts off dreamy with a soft guitar, space sounds and drums. The song musically explodes with lead singer Thom Yorke yelling "Uptight." Then goes back dreamy again. A wild story as Yorke dreams about being abducted by aliens and returned. It's one of my favorite Radiohead songs. And, a few songs later we get another one of my favorite Radiohead songs in "Let Down." It starts off dreamy again with guitar and piano. The song builds. Layered vocals. Abstract lyrics as Yorke expresses the fear of being trapped in transit with no control of it. "Karma Police" continues the building sound song structure. Piano, drums. The title is a reference to an in-joke when the band was recording "The Bends" and someone was behaving badly that the karma police would get them. It's the third of six songs with an electronic glitch of sorts ending the song for those counting. "No Surprises" is a happy-sounding song with guitars, a glockenspiel and great vocals. Ah, but we like contrasts, as the lyrics describe someone who is trying to keep it together but can't. A swirling sound with slow, eerie guitars and vocals begin "Lucky." Ominous sounding as a man is trying pulls himself out of an aeroplane crash. A grand, searing guitar at the end. The song was inspired by the Bosnian War. The album still sound likes the future to me; maybe, anything science fiction sounding with abstract lyrics does it. Some say this this a concept album. I disagree there; sure some songs are proggy and electronic at times but it's a collection of songs and a lot of them sounding like movies in and of themselves. Yorke's vocals effectively pervade a sense of paranoia. I'm always a sucker for songs that go soft-loud-soft and build and there are a number of those songs on this album. A true classic album and sounded every bit of it today.

So fucking good

Amazing

This album is amazing. A different sound and rocks.

Favorite album. Brilliant

Yeah. Darkness, disconnect, isolation, paranoia. And lots of tenderness and catharsis.

Songs go from good to masterpiece. One of the few groups that is actually able to make me feel something. The only one so far I listened to twice, and I will probably listen to again

ground breaking genius

Highlights: Airbag, Paranoid Android, Electioneering. In a nutshell: “we’re not scaremongering, this is really happening” Mind blown. I am without my own words. Overall: 10/10

Fitter happier More productive

Im not sure what more there is to say. If Radiohead are my generations Beatles then this could be their Sgt. Pepper. It marks their giant leap from top of the range indie rock band (i love the bends) to culturally important path makers into the future of music

OK BOOMER 9/10

Their peak, I think.

I blasted this during today’s gym session... best workout for a long time.

Of of the best and favorite albums ever, an easy 5

;-)

Could write an essay on how amazing this album is, on certain days of the week it is my favourite of all time, Phil Selway signed my CD when he played a show in King Tuts and it’s treasured, I bought it on the day of release! Would give it a 6 if possible

Great mix of songs, all super solid. Unique and impactful lyrics.

It still holds up and fact may be better now

Yeah idk I guess it's ok, almost as good as Coldplay and Muse 🤓

Amazing, they've predicted both Siri and the rise of Dell Computers with album title alone.

Listened to previously

This is a candidate for Nate’s all-time top 10. Easily top 25.

Truly iconic album.

Fucking body and soul engaging. His voice goes into bone marrow

Overrated? No. Underrated? No. Got me horny? Yes.

This list has me enjoying Radiohead a lot more than I expected. This album is great all around.

An almost perfect album. Cuts 2-5 are canonical – "Let Down" is an all-time great and one's personal fave (for emotional and perhaps sentimental [which the song quite rightly warns against] reasons), but the last three cuts are equally rich and intense. Yorke sings with abandon, desperation even. Moments of shimmering beauty intermixed with gritty and tough post-modernism, haunting delicacy right up against quite hard edges. The whole thing is substantive and interesting throughout, an absolute masterpiece. Is it better than The Bends? Difficult to say, but probably slightly.

A masterpiece full stop.

I've never loved Radiohead but I've often enjoyed them.

This album hits my sweet spot.🍯 An epic, groundbreaking sound. Only great songs built up an even better unit. Guitar, vocals, drums, bass, production - all is top notch. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Don’t listen to it often , so it’s a nice surprise to be reminded how good it is 5

i used to not like radiohead. i found them boring, whiny, and droning. i think i may have been stupid, but i wasnt wrong. they whiny and droning, but radiohead is anything but boring. their music is truly special. this album, while not my favorite (frankly its not even in my top 4 radiohead projects) is still incredible for its time. its so futuristic and beautiful. it says something that an album that barely cracks the top 5 of its respective artists discography is still a 5 star record.

brill

I've been delaying my review of this album. Not because I wasn't looking forward to it, but because I wanted to ensure that I would have time to listen to it in full without interruption. I've always enjoyed this album and wanted to afford it my full attention. Sublime.

Ein sú besta frá upphafi. 6 af 5

It humors me that the internet calls this album OKC

Radiohead was a big deal before this, but this was when they settled into their iconic style and rerouted all of British music. It's so thoughtful, so emotive, uses an incredible mix of recording techniques and samples to create a beautifully melancholic tapestry. This album came from music I love, changed it, and inspired even more music that I love

So celebrated it's practically cliche, OK Computer remains a phenomenal achievement and deserves its reputation as the single greatest album of the 90s. 10 🤖s out of 5

If I could only listen to one album, this would be it.

An old favourite I almost didn’t listen too. Glad I did reminded me how much I love it!!

One of my all time favorite bands. Incredible album.

Fitter, stronger, faster. Sublime.

I'm glad we got Bends before this one because it is interesting to see how the music changed between the two albums. I liked this one more, Bends feels too upbeat and pop in comparison. This album is great, I hadn't heard Let Down before and that was good. Tracks 7-9 were the only weak part. The interlude wasn't great and Electioneering + Climbing up the Walls felt out of place. Low 5.

10/10

Not even a top 3 Radiohead album

Breakthrough and legendary album.

Opera dal peso impressionante, violenta ma allo stesso tempo innocente. Ascoltarla d'un fiato é come leggere un libro, come fare un viaggio nella testa di qualcuno. Uno dei migliori dischi di sempre

I would love to schedule an appointment with my therapist but they moved to a different city recently 5/5

This is the album that I rate all other albums against. There’s just so much to sift through. It takes you all across the rock music spectrum and spits you out slowly at the end. If you have never heard this album before then it’s safe to assume it’s not for you. It would be mind blowing for me to come across a person who doesn’t know at least 3 songs from here and for them to tell me they didn’t enjoy it. Choice cut: Let Down or No Surprises

Radiohead showing more of their rock chops. A lot more banger tracks that you could dance to. I remember hearing Paranoid Android when I was in high school and it blew my mind.

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Masterpiece, that's been said a million times but it's true.

Truly an all-timer.

10/10

Loser Music

Masterpiece. When do we get kid a

I actually enjoyed yesterday’s Morrissey album and today I get OKC which is up there for my favorite album ever. I must be insufferable

Masterpiece

Not long after I’d discovered Radiohead (as an impressionable teen, of course) there was a Channel 4 countdown of the top 100 albums of all time, and OK Computer was voted #1. There was (presumably) some cynicism and incredulity and general outrage from certain quarters about this result, which had a very strong whiff of recency bias about it. Even I, as a new and excitable fan, was sceptical. But 20 years have passed, and I’m not sceptical anymore. I’ve listened to hundreds of albums through this website now, including dozens of so-called classics. Even the best of those have flaws - everything can arguably be called ‘overrated’ if it’s had enough praise - but OKC more than holds it own in such company. A great collection of songs and an even greater, cohesive album.

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Sorta always been skeptical of this album being considered the 'Best Album of All Time' - although that by my estimation is mainly because the Gen-Xrs and Millennials have aged into guiding culture since the 90s... not to say that I have a better alternative to suggest, but something about this being the best album ever doesn't sit right with me. That being said, I do have a very strong personal connection to this music as I listened to this a few times in my early teens and didn't quite get it. When I was 16 or 17 this album really connected and I would listen to it and The Blue Album every day. I owned this album on CD (one I inherited from my brother) and would lie on the floor in my room and pop this into the first slot of my 6 disc player. The summer of 2015 was one of endless rejection in my memory. I had a girlfriend who I loved very much and I often felt very dismissed by (nowadays, reflecting on my reactionary and uncontrollable temperament it makes total sense why someone would have kept a healthy distance from me) and I was a bit constricted by my mom who I was supporting through a painful divorce at the time. Oftentimes, it was expected for me to stay home for weeks at a time, and since we lived far from where all my friends lived (1hr-ish on transit) I obliged. I would go to the library and get stacks of DVDs to watch between the living room and the computer room (disc drives!!) It was not a good summer. I looked at my letterboxd (which btw I joined way later than Nick and Luke because I was for some reason really paranoid that those guys didn't want me on there - just to illustrate what was happening in my brain this summer) stats page and I was impressed to see that on July 17th 2015 I watched 7 movies in one day... which is a record for me I think... I mainly watched movies from Criterion, foreign stuff and would sort metacritic by what had the highest rating and watch whatever I could find... I guess this is all to say that this album reminds me of that summer because I spent a lot of time laying on the floor in my room between the two 4ft black floor speakers my parents bought in the 80s (they still sit on either side of me as I write this review!) listening to this album and weeping uncontrollably. Which I still find very funny because it's not even like I related to the lyrics THAT much - but there was enough pity in these songs to really get me going. I guess this is all to say that I have a bizarre emotional attachment to this album as it reminds me of basically the most mentally ill and depressed I ever was in my life 👍.

伟大的作品，无需多言

Easy 5. Doesn't need a review.

I really love the songs on this album. They all have this really gritty sound to them but are so kind of catchy in grimy way. I don't know how to explain it but songs like Karma Police and Let Down give me that same raw, heavy feeling as 2:45 AM from Elliott Smith. Great album.

Not as cohesive as I remebered but the highs are really high.

That’s funny, I happened to listen to this just yesterday. What a fantastic album. Even the weird stuff doesn’t bother me because it adds to the other all atmosphere, and all the other banger songs carry you through

Rated July 23rd 2024 Aghhghhghh one of my favorite albums of all time. Every single track is amazing.

One of my modern favorites. Amazing overall

I like the album a lot. I'm a fan of radiohead and I've heard this album plenty of times in the past lol. It's Beautiful.

Great album,

Easily one of the best albums of all time.

Großartiges Album! Und für mich außerdem ein Erinnerungsauslöser für das Jahr 1997.

I think this might be my favourite album of all time

I get some things with music that goes against my beliefs. I get people thinking the Beatles are overrated. I get people not liking metal. But I do not get people who hate Radiohead, in particular this album. Either they're lying, trying to go against the grain, or there is something wrong with the audio part of their brain. I can't even listen to this anymore due to overplaying it as a teenager, but even within 10s of airbag I know it's still going to sit up there at the top of the best album of all time. What makes it even better is knowing the transition from Pablo Honey, via the Bends, to this. You can literally hear a band evolve from bland, generic rock to ethereal stardom. That's so unique. Id love to have more examples but struggling to even think of anyone else who's had such a trajectory.

One of the best albums of all time and still not Radioheads best. So many great songs.

okay on relisten i get why people call this better than in rainbows

4.75 favorite: exit music or karma or climbing or electioneering idk least: ?? no skips, just some mid that isn’t quite what I like

By far my favourite radiohead album. Just great from start to finish.

Unbelievable 2 stonking classics in a row. (Abbey Road yesterday) I’m on the last 100 so maybe this is where the good stuff is hidden. OK is a transformative album for the band, rock/indie music and me!

Best album from the 90s. Lyrically and musically complex and innovatively. I've listened to it at least 200 times.

Indescribably perfect.

I mean

Doesn't get much better than this!!

Probably my joint favourite album of all time along with Abbey Road. I've had both of those in my first 250 so it's all down hill from here ;) There's not much I can add to the existing discourse about OK Computer so I probably won't bother being too wordy here. It's incredible and one of those rare cultural icons that's worth every bit of its hype The bonus disc from 2017's OKNOTOK reissue is also worth a listen - Man Of War and Lift in particular would fit in just fine on the main record.

I can definitely see why this wouldn't be for everyone. It can have a very depressing feeling to it. This is probably why I listened to it most as a teenager and young adult. I still really enjoy it, but don't find myself going back to it much.

**Review of "OK Computer" by Radiohead** **Introduction:** "OK Computer," released in 1997 by the English rock band Radiohead, is often hailed as one of the most groundbreaking albums of its time. The band's third studio album marked a significant departure from their earlier work, embracing more complex arrangements and a wider range of influences. This review delves into the lyrics, music, production, themes, and lasting influence of "OK Computer," evaluating both its strengths and weaknesses. **Lyrics:** The lyrics of "OK Computer" are marked by a sense of alienation and dystopia. Thom Yorke’s writing is evocative and often abstract, painting a bleak picture of modern life. **Key Tracks and Analysis:** - **"Paranoid Android":** The lyrics are fragmented and surreal, evoking a sense of paranoia and existential dread. The song is a multi-part epic that shifts through various moods and narratives, capturing the disjointed feeling of modern anxiety. - **"No Surprises":** This track offers a more straightforward critique of the mundanity and pressures of suburban life. Lines like "A handshake of carbon monoxide" poignantly express a desire to escape the suffocating routine. - **"Karma Police":** The lyrics here are more narrative-driven, with a sinister undertone. The repeated line, "This is what you’ll get when you mess with us," suggests a retributive justice, capturing societal disillusionment. **Pros:** - The lyrics are rich in imagery and open to interpretation, which gives the album a timeless quality. - Yorke’s vocal delivery enhances the emotional weight of the lyrics, conveying vulnerability and disconnection. **Cons:** - The abstract nature of the lyrics can be seen as opaque, potentially alienating some listeners who prefer straightforward storytelling. **Music:** Musically, "OK Computer" blends alternative rock with electronic elements, creating a soundscape that is both expansive and intricate. **Key Tracks and Analysis:** - **"Airbag":** The opening track combines rock instrumentation with electronic beats, setting the tone for the album. The song’s structure is unconventional, with shifts in rhythm and texture that keep the listener engaged. - **"Subterranean Homesick Alien":** Featuring ethereal guitar effects and jazzy chord progressions, this track exemplifies the band’s willingness to experiment. The music complements the lyrics’ themes of alienation and longing. - **"Exit Music (For a Film)":** This track starts with a haunting acoustic guitar and builds to a powerful climax, blending orchestral elements with rock dynamics. The arrangement underscores the song’s narrative of escape and confrontation. **Pros:** - The album showcases the band’s versatility and innovation, with a seamless integration of different genres and sounds. - The production, handled by Nigel Godrich, is meticulous, with each track offering a rich, layered listening experience. **Cons:** - Some tracks, due to their experimental nature, might be less accessible to casual listeners. - The dense production can occasionally feel overwhelming, demanding close and repeated listening to fully appreciate. **Production:** The production of "OK Computer" is one of its most praised aspects. Nigel Godrich, who became the band’s longtime producer, played a crucial role in shaping the album’s sound. **Key Elements:** - **Atmosphere:** The production creates a cohesive atmosphere that ties the album together. There’s a sense of space and depth, with each instrument and effect carefully placed in the mix. - **Innovative Techniques:** The use of unconventional recording techniques and equipment, such as the use of vintage synthesizers and tape loops, adds to the album’s distinctive sound. - **Dynamics:** The album’s dynamic range is impressive, with quiet, introspective moments juxtaposed against explosive, climactic sections. This contrast enhances the emotional impact of the songs. **Pros:** - The attention to detail in the production ensures that the album remains sonically engaging and fresh, even after multiple listens. - Godrich’s production has become a benchmark for how modern rock albums can sound, influencing countless artists and producers. **Cons:** - The meticulous production can sometimes overshadow the raw energy of the performances, making the album feel a bit too polished. - The complex arrangements may require a more sophisticated sound system to be fully appreciated, potentially limiting its accessibility. **Themes:** "OK Computer" explores themes of technology, alienation, and societal malaise. The album’s title itself hints at the uneasy relationship between humanity and technology. **Key Themes and Analysis:** - **Technological Anxiety:** Tracks like "Fitter Happier" directly address the dehumanizing aspects of modern technology. The song features a robotic voice reciting a list of self-improvement clichés, highlighting the emptiness behind them. - **Isolation and Alienation:** Many songs, such as "Climbing Up the Walls" and "Let Down," delve into feelings of isolation and emotional numbness. These tracks evoke a sense of being trapped within one’s own mind, disconnected from the world. - **Critique of Modern Society:** "OK Computer" frequently critiques contemporary society’s superficiality and consumerism. "No Surprises," with its depiction of a monotonous, conformist life, is a poignant example. **Pros:** - The album’s themes are both specific to the late 20th century and universally relatable, allowing listeners to connect on multiple levels. - The exploration of these themes is done with nuance and depth, avoiding didacticism. **Cons:** - The pervasive bleakness and pessimism might be off-putting to some listeners, especially those looking for more uplifting music. - The themes, while profound, are not always immediately apparent, requiring careful attention to the lyrics and music to fully grasp. **Influence:** "OK Computer" has had a profound influence on music, both within the alternative rock genre and beyond. Its impact is evident in the work of numerous artists who have cited the album as an inspiration. **Key Influences and Legacy:** - **Shaping Alternative Rock:** The album’s blend of rock and electronic elements paved the way for future bands to explore similar territory. Acts like Coldplay, Muse, and Arcade Fire have acknowledged its influence. - **Innovative Production Techniques:** The production techniques employed on "OK Computer" have become standard practice, with artists and producers seeking to emulate its atmospheric sound. - **Cultural Impact:** Beyond music, the album has permeated popular culture, influencing literature, film, and visual art. Its themes of technological anxiety and societal critique resonate with contemporary issues, maintaining its relevance. **Pros:** - "OK Computer" has set a high standard for artistic ambition in music, encouraging artists to take creative risks. - Its influence extends beyond music, contributing to broader cultural conversations about technology and society. **Cons:** - The album’s pervasive influence has sometimes led to derivative works that fail to capture its originality and depth. - The high expectations set by "OK Computer" have been a double-edged sword for Radiohead, with subsequent albums often being unfavorably compared. **Conclusion:** "OK Computer" by Radiohead remains a landmark album, celebrated for its innovative music, evocative lyrics, and meticulous production. Its exploration of themes like technology and alienation has ensured its lasting relevance, while its influence on music and culture is undeniable. **Pros:** - Lyrically rich and emotionally resonant. - Musically innovative and genre-defying. - Meticulous production that enhances the listening experience. - Profound thematic exploration that remains relevant. - Significant influence on music and culture. **Cons:** - Abstract lyrics and complex arrangements may alienate some listeners. - The pervasive bleakness might not appeal to everyone. - Dense production can sometimes feel overwhelming. - High expectations have made it a challenging benchmark for the band’s subsequent work. In summary, "OK Computer" is a masterful album that continues to captivate and inspire. Its blend of musical innovation, lyrical depth, and thematic resonance ensures its place as a timeless classic in the annals of music history.

A very fatalistic and nihilistic track in terms of lyrics, with a very bleak and almost hopeless sounding instrumental. Nevertheless, it was incredible with the mixes of a guitar track and the electronic influence that can be heard in some of the tracks. Overall an incredible album, I understand and agree with it being on this list. Simply a must listen.

i mean come on

Ok yeah this album is pretty fucking brilliant. I heard for the first time last year and didn't really get hooked. But this time I get it, fuck me it's good. I'd argue every song is at least great, with an amazing soundscape and themes. What more is there to say about one of the highest rated albums ever really? Fav songs: - Pretty much all of them

I have such mixed feelings about this album. Radiohead is one of my favorite bands and this could have the highest highs of any radiohead album. That being said, fitter happier>electioneering>climbing up the walls could be the weakest three song run in like any radiohead album.

Noiiice. Haven’t touched this one since the 70s era, so nice to revisit. Lives up to the hype for the most part. Some new songs stood out.

How do you follow up the grungey alternative rock of The Bends you go in the other direction with Ok Computer. Proggy, bombastic and about as far away from any levels of Britpop anyone could think of putting on them. The epic Paranoid Android is joined by crackers like Subterranean Homesick Alien, Exit Music & Karma Police. Let Down, No Suprises, Lucky & The Tourist stir up emotions in even the hardest hearts & Electioneering still shows that they can rock when they need too.

This is one of those revered albums that I’d only heard bits & pieces of prior to today. REALLY strong opening. There's a sense of unease and mystique all throughout given the dystopian and paranoia-fueled theme. Tracks like the multi-layered "Paranoid Android" and beautiful yet melancholic "No Surprises" warranted careful re-listens (among others). It's also interesting picking up on the many musical influences are are scattered throughout this album. I hear the Beatles, Beach Boys, even some prog rock in the song construction, despite everything not all being sunshine and roses. With "Britpop" dominating British rock at the time, I'm sure the experimental and gloomy sound of "OK Computer", along with Radiohead themselves, stood out and caught people's attention. This change in rock was definitely felt and 27+ years later, people are still talking about it. I think I understand the hype now.

Another strong point of view album with so much going on that I catch something new everytime I listen.

Don't think there is a bad song on here. I remember it being released and it just blowing my mind, such a departure from the previous two albums. Will definitely be considered an all time classic.

One of the best As a Radiohead album, this one is pretty perfect. Good vibe, great flow, great energy, great tunes, great production. It's just absolutely great. Like everything on it, it's their best album by a mile and to no ones surprise (no Surprises) im giving it a big old 5 Love it, love everything about it. Yes lad/

One of the greatest albums of all time.

10/10

What an album. I've had a couple Radiohead albums on this list, but this one is my favorite. Early in is the absolutely manic Paranoid Android, shortly followed by both Exit Music and Let Down, which are just really calm and somber tracks. Of course Karma Police and No Surprises are also here, which are still is great despite how mainstream they are. This album hits a vibe that works throughout and I really enjoyed it.

Amazing album. Love Let Dowm

loved it, what a great album! i would give it a 9/10

dreamy and subtle, still one of my favourites

Great Album (Strong 9)

It took me a while to finally "get" Radiohead. I tried many times for multiple years. Randomly one Sunday last year I thought to throw on OK Computer while I shopped at Costco and it all clicked. This album is so rad. This was their break away from the britpop scene and experimenting with more electronic sounds. It was quite a risk for them but I'm glad they did it. This is an amazing concept album with some really thought provoking lyrics and cool musical themes. This album has really held up and the production is very cool. In my opinion this might be the most 5 star album out of all the 5 star albums I've rated so far.

Super cool album! Its wild to listen and realize that it came out in 1997?! It feels so much newer, but it also feels somewhat timeless. I think that's part of the magic of this record. Or maybe its that it got ripped off a million times, and a lot of indie rock turned into artists trying to recreate this in their own image. One thing that really stands out to me is how cohesive the album is, but then how each song kind of stands on its own. Compared to Pink Floyd's The Wall, you can actually pull out songs and they're good on their own. Where The Wall per se, is really only good as a whole. I think its really impressive to make a concept album that is so tight, but each song is really its own masterpiece. It remind me almost of acts in a play where they're all good and intentional on their own, but then they build and fall as the show progresses. I've listened to this record a handful of times, starting in 8th Grade. And I never felt like I "got it." I really don't know if I've spent enough time with it yet, but I think it's a really incredible album and one that demands intentional listens.

This is my first time listening to this album all the way through. It’s really the vibe for today lol Kenny like it too

Such an easy listen, great background/ethereal type music, probably some nostalgia contributions to score

Already heard this classic a few times. Didn't enjoy it's robotic sound at first but later on I came around. Thom Yorke has always been an inspiration to me w/ how experimental and groundbreaking his art was and still is. Proving himself as remarkable and original in the eyes of many rock bands yet his reach goes beyond just this genre. You could consider Radiohead to be Art pop as well, even electronic. Kid A, In Rainbows, A Moon Shaped Pool all being even more examples of bold genre bending pieces of work. Thom has dabbled in bands like The Smile and Atoms for Peace. He's a man of many wonders to say the least and this LP right here is nothing short of wonderous capability.

Layers for daysss. This album is an absolute masterpiece. The blend of music and lyrics combined create something very special.

LOve it!

Listened to this for the first time couple months back. Easily sits comfortably in the top 5 rock albums for me.

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Their second best to me, the Bends is my fave. And while their next few albums were quite good this one marks the last time writing a song was primary over the knob twiddling madness they flamed out in eventually.

Not much left to say about this one. It’s not a stretch to say this is one of the best albums in the past 30 years, if not THE best. I’m jealous of anyone here listening to it for the first time.

I’ve listened to this album 1,001 times, and I’ll listen to it 1,001 more, because each revisit is just as good, if not better, than the revisit before.

This has always, and will always be a 5 star for me. This and The Bends were peak Radiohead (along with the accompanying EPs).

One of the greatest albums ever. The continuation of Radiohead getting more and more experimental with each album, every song here is a gem in its own way. The guitar playing is seriously kick ass too. The fact they went to Kid A 3 years later, nearly completely devoid of guitars, is astounding, even moreso that it actually made them more legendary and was an arguably better album

Airbag is a great intro. Love the distorted guitar. The drum beat is awesome. Paranoid android. Great song. I love the build up, then it just slows right down. God loves his children, yeaahhhhh. Then back up it comes before an epic finale. 6+ mins is not easy to pull off but this track does it so well. Karma police? need i say more. Banging track. Has traces of the bends in it with a merging towards the next installment of radiohead. Personally, i loved climbing up the walls. The vocals, the beat, the build up. Very dark, atmospheric. The scream at the end. No surprises. Great Melody. Very catchy. Almost like a nursery rhythm. Its something you play to a child lying in their cot trying to sleep. Lucky is a stand out track on the album. For some reason, i close my eyes and imagine being shot into outer space, flying through the galaxy, when i hear that lead guitar kick in. Amazing outro to this song. Overall, this album has aged so well. Its been years since ive heard it. Every track sounds fresh as the first time i listened to it. The lyrics on this album are immense. Ive always been torn with OK computer. Yes its a great album. Is this the best ever like many say? For me its not, but its definitely up there with the best. Iconic album. So many great tracks. Fantastic layering and engineering. Rating 5/5.

This one is it

From the atmospheric start to the gloomy doublet at the end this album is fantastic through and through. There’s very much a feel of two short albums back to back here with side A ending with Karma Police and side B kicking off with Fitter Happier but if anything it adds to the charm.

An incredible musical journey. The album extracted rock based music from the listless grunge based rock of the 90’d. The songs are shocking and beautiful to me. Emotionally raw, smart and musically sensual.

Such a timeless album. I listened to it straight through sober and high. Each experience had it’s moments. The instrumentals have a flow that is clearly inspired from 70’s prog rock but nothing on this album leaves you bored. This is one of the few 90’s albums that I genuinely think will stand the test of time. 5 stars for relistenabilitity, album concept/flow, impact on music at the time

Earlier on in this project, I mentioned that I wouldn’t be revisiting Radiohead after being underwhelmed by “Hail To The Thief”. However, I am at the mercy of the random album generator in this regard, and was tasked with “OK Computer” today to my dread. This is the first foray into this band that I actually thoroughly enjoyed. Early on in the album, I was ready to write this listen off as halfway through “Paranoid Android” it seemed like they were building up to a flourish that would never come. But when the heavier riffs kicked in, I was blown away. This song and “Electioneering” later on the track list both showed me Radiohead’s rock prowess in a way no other song I’d heard from them did (“Creep” notwithstanding). Then further along tracks like “Let Down”, Karma Police”, and “ No Surprises” gave me vibes of both Nirvana and Muse, bands of vastly different eras and sounds that I enjoy greatly, and this was no exception. 9/10

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Seminal work 4.7

No Airbag will prepare you for this, little Paranoid Android, even if you listen everyday to the Subterranean Homesick Alien or you have passed through the sound of a Exit Music (For a Film); well, you ain´t prepared: Let Down your guard and fall before the Karma Police of albums, the one that will make you feel Fitter Happier until you start to study the Electioneering of the songs and you end up Climbing Up the Walls because -No Surprises- it´s impossible to match. You are Lucky to live in a world where Ok Computer exists. The Tourist in you that want to know more and more can rest in peace.

My favorite album. Every listen is a gift. The layers, subtleties and complexity of the composition perfectly show the distress caused by the aspirational life it's imposed to us. If punk was a protest against the system from outside of it because of lack of basic needs and expression... This album alone is a protest against the system from the inside because of comfort overdose. Brilliant from the first car sounding riff in Airbag to the final bell in The Tourist. Every song is an impossible standard for any other 90's band, and it's mind-blowing how my brain keeps discovering things with every listen.

I liked this album back in the day. Hadn’t heard it for awhile. I love it even more. Great album start to finish. The moods sweep from gentle and delicate to storming rage but always through this meloncholoy dreaminess. Phenomenal guitaring on paranoid Android.

This album is so famous and highly regarded because it really just is that awesome. Beautiful lyrics, unique and creative musical compositions, everything just works pretty perfectly together. Every song on this is great.

Es uno de los abumes mas importantes e influyentes d la historia aparte de un clasico no se le puede dar menos d 5 aparte unos temas tiene nono mas alla d los gordos fancitos d radiohead sacando todo eso albumazo

Generally agreed as the best album ever made and I find it hard to disagree

Good Album, good songs

This is probably one of my most listened to albums and I was kind of dreading giving it a listen with wisened ears, but am delighted to see I wasn’t totally wrong about everything at the turn of the century. It’s an emotional and musical masterpiece.

Some albums deserve all the recognition they get and this is one of them. Too many top tier tracks to name, even Fitter Happier is class. Easy 5/5.

First Radiohead album I ever really paid attention to. I was way more into Kid A when it came out, but OK Computer just continues to get better and better in my ears.

Only one score allowed.

Not my favorite album of theirs but still worthy of 5 stars!

Amazing

Not just a classic, but a true masterpiece. I've known and loved this record ever since I was fascinated with the "Paranoid Android" music video as a teenager when it came out. I keep coming back over the years and with pretty much every run I feel like I am discovering more aspects, sinking in deeper and understanding it more. Great art.

Sometimes I think that OK Computer deserves the more recognition than Nevermind in terms of their artistic quality (though Nevermind is way more iconic given its own historical impact). Radiohead's own masterpiece.

Really great album, sort of glad I’ve only listened to it after getting treatment for depression because I would have been insufferable with this, just a constant rotation in my room.

Not much to say here. Beautiful album by one of my favorite bands.

For Karma police

Radiohead is my favorite band. Easy 5 all day long. probably the most influential album of my lifetime.

Absolute classic. Listened to this CD so many times when it came out. And occasionally since then. It’s so coherent, a bit abrasive, but just so good.

Alternative/art rock. I'm not gonna waste time talking about this album. I have nothing to add that hasn't been said by someone else. It's amazing from start to finish, perfect flow, perfect length, blah blah blah. I used to not really be into it too much but I'm really getting it now. Perfect album. Will revisit of course. 5/5

Incredible

One of the best albums of the late 90's!

Album rules

Like much of 90s/00s rock, I have no idea what they are singing without looking up the lyrics. Never really listened to Radiohead much during that era unless they were on the radio. My ~nostalgia~ bias. 📻💾💽📼

I don't know where to start or end, but this is one of my favorite albums of all time. Every song is great, even "Fitter Happier" which I think about every time I go in to the office. This was the last album they did that was almost entirely pure rock music and while I enjoy their later stuff, this was the peak of Radiohead. I wont hold the fact that they're English against them.

sound really did peak here. have and always will be ahead of any and every timeframe

Yep this might just be the greatest of all time. Every track makes you feel something, and on top of that it's also just incredible music. 5/5

A Airbag 4 Paranoid Android 5 Subterranean Homesick Alien 4 Exit Music (For A Film) 5 Let Down 4 Karma Police 5 Fitter Happier 3 Electioneering 4 Climbing Up The Walls 4 No Surprises 4 Lucky 5 The Tourist 5 Fitter Happier f***ing hits.

Back in high school when this came out all the stoners were going nuts, especially over the secret hidden booklet in the cd case. It wasnt until college (when I started smoking copious amounts of ganga) that I realized how f-ing good this band is. Thom Yorke rivals David Byrne with his eerieness. The music is layered with electronica, acoustics, robots, and space. I just love it. Of my collection, this is one of the top spun. I have spent many a late night with a nice bourbon sipper, relaxing in the dark, letting OKC melt my brain. Must listen, must for the list and there are more to come from RH.

save the worthless words drifting out your mouth take the lonely sun youve been singing about lakes of shadows silhouettes drown you under the clouds left to ponder mistakes and whereabouts fake your image in the mirror sleeping wake up to the sound of nightmares leaking make the best of time thats quietly thinning crave the dreams above the walls of living ngl this is kind of amazing

Impecable y deprimente

Love this album, been a minute since I've listened to it. Thom Yorke's voice is one of a kind

I like Radiohead but I never come back to this one. Can’t argue that it’s a 5 though.

Easiest 5 so far. Incredible front to back. The way each track builds up and has a breakdown near the end of each track makes each song so intriguing to listen to. So so so so good. Favorite songs: Paranoid Android, No Surprises, Climbing Up The Walls, Exit Music (For a Film).

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This is a wonderful album all around. Still like Kid A better, but not by leaps and bounds. Lovely songs, great guitar work by Greenwood, vocals and lyrics understandable throughout. Their most “normal” album?

😍

Good.

I remember exactly where I was when I first heard "Karma Police" and if I had sixty seconds to compile top 10 songs of the 90s, it might be #1. The whole album shakes me to the core in a way that few do. It made me feel less alone in my head, which is about the highest praise I can give something, now that I think about it.

My grand return for this absolutely masterpiece of an album! Had to make sure I came back so I could rate this a 5/5.

Absolutely stroke of brilliancy. One of my favourite albums of all time. Subterranean Homesick Alien lives rent free in my head until I die.

# Playlist track - Electioneering # Notes - One of those albums that has influenced so many bands that it's hard to imagine how it was hearing it back then. +2 stars - "Filter Happier" is a bit of a downer in the middle of the album. -1 star. - Riffs for "Electioneering" are just plain fantastic + 2 stars. - "No Surprises" is a masterpiece, and the music video that goes along with it too. +1 star

Ah yes, the best album ever according to RYM (outdated info, To Pimp a Butterfly has overtaken it, apparently) and some other sources. It's not near the top here (number 19 rn), which is fine, I guess the users here prefer the boomer stuff. I was never convinced this was the best album ever. That being said, it's very close to perfect and it might not even be Radiohead's best. It has some of the most legendary songs of all time. I tried listing top 5 tracks for this album, but it's kinda impossible. Airbag and Let Down are a lock, Paranoid Android, Lucky, Tourist, Climbing Up a Walls, Subterranean Homesick Alien are all in serious contention. I'm a pretentious idiot who doesn't like Karma Police and (especially) No Surprises that much. It's tough to say anything new and meaningful about one of the most celebrated albums of all time which has wonderfully withstood the test of time.

Ez

Woweeeee

OK Computer Sweet sweet memories. Fountains Hall. Mmmm. Despite Radiohead being one of my favourite bands I don’t revisit this all that often. I absolutely love their albums from Kid A onwards, and if I fancy a bit of Radiohead I tend to gravitate to A Moon Shaped Pool, Kid A, In Rainbows or King of Limbs. Those then often lead me on to The Eraser and the Atoms for Peace album. And then there’s The Smile, I love both their albums. That’s not to denigrate this album at all, as it is, of course, absolutely superb, without a weak track or moment. It’s undoubtedly a classic, and listening today makes me think I really should listen to it more often. When it came out, it felt like a real leap forward from The Bends (which is also obviously a huge step forward from Pablo Honey), taking that also brilliant album and building out into more experimental and atmospheric sounds and songwriting. Looking at it now in the wider context of their discography, it also signposted where they were going to go next, with a sense that they had exhausted their interest in the guitar being what the band and songs were based around. Things like Exit Music (For a Film) and Climbing up the Walls, although they have relatively standard instruementation, they have a rhythmic and atmospheric quality that wouldn’t be out of place on Kid A or Amnesiac. Fitter Happier also and The Tourist. There’s not much point going through song by song, as they are all without exception great, but my highlights are Airbag with its brilliant awkward riff, Let Down with it’s lovely poppy melody, Paranoid Android because its just fucking great. Electioneering and No Surprises also. In fact give me any of these songs. Love em all. It’s as easy a 5 as Rubber Soul. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This album is a God damn master piece 3000/10. Literally one of my favourite albums ever. By my favourite band ever. This album holds so much memories and the themes are so cool too. Very fitting for today's day. Beautifully written and produced and the lyrics are very interesting (I've listened to this album many times as well as all the songs individually) absolutely gorgeous. Fitter Happier is so cool as an interlude. The instruments used are so so cool and different.

4/24/24. Not sure I can leave a fair review because of the number of times I've listened to this, absolute masterpiece by Radiohead. I personally think it is their best, but a couple other of their albums are right there with this one. Love the up and down nature, melancholy, and the production.

amazing

Still captures the dawn-of-internet era sentiment like no other. In my personal top 5 and one of the greatest albums ever recorded, full stop.

Ein Album, mit dem ich früher nichts anfangen konnte und jetzt liebe.

It's OK Computer so no point in trying to think of something novel to write. Except that most of the album was recorded live with minimal separation of audio tracks. What the fuck, how do you that and end up with this?

I can’t possibly add anything to the legacy of OK Computer that hasn’t already been said. It’s often called the greatest album of all time for a reason. So I’ll just leave you with this. This review that is.

It’s rare I love an album start to finish. Radiohead always bucks the trend for me. Emotionally evocative, beautiful.

Environment: Cleaning up the house Mood: True Neutral This is a life long foundational album for me. Tough to be impartial cause I've loved it since I was in 4th grade. Its still one of my favorites. I could do without Fitter Happier in my life, but I can always skip it. Let Down is the only other track I don't really like, but everything else is between a 8/10 and 10/10. My favorite remains Climbing Up The Walls. Album Cover: A-

Perfect

The album that made me go back and listen to their previous albums. Love them.

Perfect

This is a classic for a reason.

One of my favorite albums from when I was younger.

Amazing

The quintessential Radiohead album for me. The one where they finally found the root of their sound and you knew things were gonna get weird and wonderful (and they absolutely would with Kid A and Amnesiac to follow.) Just brilliant songwriting in a soundscape that felt new and exciting for the time. Meticulously crafted and layered to perfection. If you think this album is overrated, you're either lying or have had a lobotomy. Standout Tracks: Paranoid Android, Exit Music (For a Film), Karma Police, No Surprises

Happiest album I've ever heard.

Ehterreal, haunting, classic Radiohead

OK Computer is probably one of my first "big" albums that I can remember listening and I'm not surprised that ever since then, I've held an insane amount of respect for this band. Each track fits in amazingly and I love its slow shift in tone. Personally, I love Let Down and the transition from Fitter Happier into Electioneering, the cold ambient tone of Fitter Happier into the more raucous Electioneering just clicks so well with me, I love it.

I remember listening to this on repeat on my first ever flight to the US on my discman. Been a firm favorite ever since. Only just edged out by Kid A IMO, but an absolute classic.

Classic for a reason. Radiohead spent 8-9 years practicing with a stupid name ('On a Friday') before sorting themselves out and releasing 'Pablo Honey', containing what would eventually become an annoying hit with 'Creep'. Not a great song but funded them. And then they got good. The Bends is a great album, much better than Pablo Honey. OK Computer - better again, and a lot more experimental than The Bends. The could have just churned out some grunge tinged indie and made bank, but instead they put their heads down, got the fancy computers out and produced this masterpiece.

Some absolute bangers on this album!

Omfg hvað þetta er fullkomið albúm. Top 3 allra tíma.

Þetta er alveg ótrúleg plata sem verður bara betri með árunum. Kannski bara besta plata allra tíma. Maður hlustar á eitt lag og hugsar vá hvað þetta er gott, en þá kemur bara annað ennþá betra lag næst. Ekki einn veikur hlekkur. 10/5

Phenomenal album, musically sophisticated, spooky, cold and oddly uplifting. As good now as when I first heard it at 16 sat on a school coach with my CD Walkman. The Tourist is a highlight.

Street Spirit Paranoid Android Subterranean Homesick Alien

My generation’s ’Dark Side of the Moon’ The most complete album of the era. Two self standing hit singles, a film soundtrack song, experimental noises and soundscapes and really no filler. Rock steady performance from the band, explosive guitar insanity from Johnny and you can still hear what Thom is whining on about (actually his vocals are quite impressive in places). A whole mini industry has appeared online analysing this album, its themes, musical complexity and originality there’s just so much to get your teeth into. Also this is the final wave from the band as they for better or worse turned in on themselves and became the Radiohead we know and are faintly interested in today. Top ten of all time in my lifetime.

01) Airbag - 9,0 02) Paranoid Android - 10,0 03) Subterranean Homesick Alien - 9,5 04) Exit Music (For a Film) - 10,0 05) Let Down - 10,0 06) Karma Police - 10,0 07) Fitter Happier - 9,0 08) Electioneering - 9,5 09) Climbing Up the Walls - 9,5 10) No Surprises - 10,0 11) Lucky - 10,0 12) The Tourist - 9,5 TOTAL: 9,67 (97/100) This one was huge back in the day. I loved it! I had some version of it taped on my cassette, missing a few songs. Ah, you have to love the nineties. "Karma Police" (love that ending), "Let Down" (what a great f***ing song!), "No Surprises" (my favorite back then, and I think it still is), "Lucky", "Paranoid Android", "Exit Music"... Fantastic songs and a fantastic album!

Don’t like all their stuff fut this album is great! Tell me different and we be duking.

What a great album. Not sure if this or the Bends is my favourite, but they're both awesome.

i was prepared to act too cool for school and give this 4/5 but i sat down and listened to it straight through for the first time in probably at least a decade and it is flawless. there is nothing negative to say about anything here, it is one of the best records of all time. in fact, it has probably actually gotten better with time as the lyrical themes all hit precisely the right notes for a dying capitalist society. in 1997, far fewer people saw this coming than the amount which now realize what we're in. a pig in a cage on antibiotics indeed.

It's OK Computer, I'm basically obligated to give it a 5.

OK Computer is so good that the steaming pile of dog shit known as Kid A made the list solely off proximity to this album.

Amazing

Needs multiple listenings, but amazingly depressing album...

A nearly perfect album.

i could go on and on about this album. i really like it. paranoid android was my #1 most streamed song of 2023

"Borderline experimental" - Jay Baumann

If computers had feelings then they would cry to this

10/10

Fuck yeah. I'm a white, middle-class older millennial. You know this is my jam.

the most terrifying album of 1997.

ok pc

banger

Who doesn't love Radiohead? Nobody, that's who.

I'm a big Radiohead fan and I think OK Computer is their best album. No wonder why it's considered to be one of the best albums of all time. I wasn't impressed when I first listened to it but it actually grew on me. A definite 5 stars from me.

top 5/5. Me dá uma mistura de melancolia, com esperança

I am incredibly bias, but this album is W after W. Not a singular flop

3-1-2024 Started in the morning. I want to be more focused when I listen to this. I think it will be like Twister by Remy Zero. I'll have to work at it but once I understand the lyrics, I expect to like it very much. Planning to listen to TBG tonight. Couldn't get in the right mindset last night. This will be an ongoing listen. Added to downloads. A few listens later, I really like tracks 2 and 3. It seems like something always interrupts me during Karma Police..

Really good album

I loved this album when it came out but haven't been too keen on Radiohead in the last couple of decades - the singing style gets a bit much after a while. However, this album is an absolute masterpiece and as relevant today as it was then (if not more so). Listens: 2 Fave Track: Paranoid Android (this hasn't changed) Rating: 5

Awesome

One of the best albums ever made. Seriously.

“Fitter, healthier and more productive A pig In a cage On antibiotics” -Fitter Happier When this album came out in 1997 it was largely a contemplation on the alienation throughout society caused by rampant technology, consumerism, and greed. The music and production perfectly combined with Thom Yorke’s lyrics and vocal delivery to echo the band’s disaffection with modern society. Now, OK Computer sounds like what somebody in 1997 thought the future would be like. Unfortunately it also sounds like exactly what 2024 is like. “Riot shields Voodoo economics It's life, it's life It's just business Cattle prods and the I.M.F. I trust I can rely on your vote” -Electioneering