O.K Computer - Radiohead

best album of the past 25 years

it is over 11 years since i bought this album. i listened to it a few times with no real hallelujah moments. then it clicked. i listened to the album as a whole, i listened to the album with the lyrics sheet open. and then it became the soundtrack for my summer. the memories associated with this album were brilliant but then so was the music. every track is unique, the lyrics are awesome, yorke's voice has at least 5 styles, the guitar play, cut up drums, soundscape are magical. i listened to the album again yesterday and it prompted this review. you must respect radiohead for not re writing the bends but creating something bigger and better. brilliant, absolutely brilliant

Ratings track by track

Here are my individual ratings (out of 10) for tracks on the best album ever made on Planet Earth!
Airbag 9;Paranoid Android 8.5;Subterranean Homesick Alien 8.5;Exit (Music for a film) 9;Let Down 10;Karma Police 9; Fitter Happier 2;Electioneering 6;Climbing up the Walls 10;No Suprises 8;Lucky 9; the Tourist 9

Musical genious

I must say that after listening to 'The Bends' for the past couple of months, it took a while to adapt to the ever progressing style that Radiohead have adopted with each album. The introduction to new techniques and sounds make the third album a refreshing take on the final decade of the 20th century, that shaped a lot of music we hear today.

From the outset, OK Computer produces unusual and fascinating tracks, each of them leaving a unique fingerprint behind them. The ability to relate to the music as the songs evolved from more synthesised sounds, to deep and complex rhythms truly set the basis for what would ultimately define OK Computer as a masterpiece in music.

While many would say that this is the product of Radioheads finest work, I would say that is is only a fragment of the style that can be differentiated from one album to the next. In purchasing OK Computer, you fill in one piece of the puzzle that creates the overall picture of Radiohead's talents, as each release is so diverse relative to previous Radiohead tracks.

Overall I would, without a shadow of a doubt, recommend this album to anyone who wishes to expand their musical appetite. I think that it would be useful also to read differing reviews about this CD before purchasing it, as I am only putting forward my own opinion. After all, one of music's many purposes is to provoke differences in opinion!

Why'd I leave it so long?

After being a fan of music and in particular rock music for many years i finally decided to give radiohead a chance and bought ok computer, i'm not really sure why I waited so long but they never seemed to appeal to me, maybe it was a lack of instantly catchy tunes, who knows. So i insert the CD, first listen i was moderately impressed and went and bought 'the bends', having now listened to both albums uncountable times i have really been drawn in by the radiohead spell and find every listen reveals something new, either in the lyrics or music, a new understanding is achieved, it onlys leaves me wondering why the hell I left it so long before I conceded. For people who may face the same situation the two albums mentioned are definitely the places to start and give them at least 6 or 7 listens each, if you're not appreciating the music by then maybe try 10 or 20 listens, it will happen eventually. Overall a monumental record which quite rightly is widely regarded as one of the best of all time, personal favourites are 'Airbag' and 'Karma Police'. 10 out of 10.

Unbelievable

I am getting old. All rock albums these days seem to be treading the same paths that were hacked clear some 20-30 years ago. I didn't think they made albums like this anymore. It is new. It is fresh. And it is great, really great. Rock lives.

best album of the past 25 years

it is over 11 years since i bought this album. i listened to it a few times with no real hallelujah moments. then it clicked. i listened to the album as a whole, i listened to the album with the lyrics sheet open. and then it became the soundtrack for my summer. the memories associated with this album were brilliant but then so was the music. every track is unique, the lyrics are awesome, yorke's voice has at least 5 styles, the guitar play, cut up drums, soundscape are magical. i listened to the album again yesterday and it prompted this review. you must respect radiohead for not re writing the bends but creating something bigger and better. brilliant, absolutely brilliant

Ratings track by track

Here are my individual ratings (out of 10) for tracks on the best album ever made on Planet Earth!
Airbag 9;Paranoid Android 8.5;Subterranean Homesick Alien 8.5;Exit (Music for a film) 9;Let Down 10;Karma Police 9; Fitter Happier 2;Electioneering 6;Climbing up the Walls 10;No Suprises 8;Lucky 9; the Tourist 9

Musical genious

I must say that after listening to 'The Bends' for the past couple of months, it took a while to adapt to the ever progressing style that Radiohead have adopted with each album. The introduction to new techniques and sounds make the third album a refreshing take on the final decade of the 20th century, that shaped a lot of music we hear today.

From the outset, OK Computer produces unusual and fascinating tracks, each of them leaving a unique fingerprint behind them. The ability to relate to the music as the songs evolved from more synthesised sounds, to deep and complex rhythms truly set the basis for what would ultimately define OK Computer as a masterpiece in music.

While many would say that this is the product of Radioheads finest work, I would say that is is only a fragment of the style that can be differentiated from one album to the next. In purchasing OK Computer, you fill in one piece of the puzzle that creates the overall picture of Radiohead's talents, as each release is so diverse relative to previous Radiohead tracks.

Overall I would, without a shadow of a doubt, recommend this album to anyone who wishes to expand their musical appetite. I think that it would be useful also to read differing reviews about this CD before purchasing it, as I am only putting forward my own opinion. After all, one of music's many purposes is to provoke differences in opinion!

Why'd I leave it so long?

After being a fan of music and in particular rock music for many years i finally decided to give radiohead a chance and bought ok computer, i'm not really sure why I waited so long but they never seemed to appeal to me, maybe it was a lack of instantly catchy tunes, who knows. So i insert the CD, first listen i was moderately impressed and went and bought 'the bends', having now listened to both albums uncountable times i have really been drawn in by the radiohead spell and find every listen reveals something new, either in the lyrics or music, a new understanding is achieved, it onlys leaves me wondering why the hell I left it so long before I conceded. For people who may face the same situation the two albums mentioned are definitely the places to start and give them at least 6 or 7 listens each, if you're not appreciating the music by then maybe try 10 or 20 listens, it will happen eventually. Overall a monumental record which quite rightly is widely regarded as one of the best of all time, personal favourites are 'Airbag' and 'Karma Police'. 10 out of 10.

Unbelievable

I am getting old. All rock albums these days seem to be treading the same paths that were hacked clear some 20-30 years ago. I didn't think they made albums like this anymore. It is new. It is fresh. And it is great, really great. Rock lives.