Pablo Honey (studio album) by Radiohead

I find it rich that people (most notably, Radiohead fans) have severely underrated this album, seemingly because of the success of "Creep".

At least this album is straightforward, and doesn't feel like it needs to cover itself up with 10,000 layers of clashing production elements, or feature endless moaning.

From HoldenM 09/30/2023 23:26

While there's maybe not a massive stylistic leap between this and The Bends, it is interesting to hear Radiohead figure themselves out. There are the bones of what would become their core sensibility. Tracks like "You," 'Creep," and "Blow Out" wouldn't feel out of place on future Radiohead records. The rest of the album is still quite good, with the only major downside is its back half being a small step down from the first several tracks. On the whole, though, it's a good debut, even if you don't quite here the band that will become Radiohead right away.

Overall very generic alternative rock album with very little to offer, nothing comparing with their later projects. There are only 4 tracks worth listening - You, Creep, Stop Whispering and Blow Out.

Decente pero no suena a Radiohead. Era un grupo de jóvenes iniciando su carrera en la industria musical y "Pablo Honey" no logró diferenciarse lo suficiente como para destacar entre todo el Grunge y Britpop de la época. "Creep" y "Blow Out" son lo más destacado del álbum, el resto es muy promedio.

English review
Decent but doesn't sound like Radiohead. It was a group of young people starting their career in the music industry and "Pablo Honey" failed to differentiate itself enough to stand out among all the Grunge and Britpop of the time. "Creep" and "Blow Out" are the highlight of the album, the rest is average.

Not bad but not radiohead

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The only Radiohead album I still listen to. Much maligned by those that like the self-indulgence of Kid A onwards but there's many of us that like The Bends & OK Computer who appreciate how good this is

Originally, this was my least favourite Radiohead album, but it has really grown on me. It's a bit of a different sound to all their others, but definitely it is closest to The Bends. Stop Whispering is the best track on the album, and is my favourite Radiohead song. Blow Out is also excellent, along with of course Creep (although it has been overplayed so I'm a bit numb to it now). Other than those it is a very solid album.

From teague 09/15/2021 16:25

Often considered borderline juvenilia, Pablo Honey is overall a fairly messy effort with a couple highlights, i.e. Creep, Stop Whispering, Prove Yourself.

1. The part where a low score * high vote count = still high ranking is kinda hilarious.
2. In the Radiohead scheme of things, this album gets a colossal amount of flack.

On its own, it would be nitpicking to still say Pablo Honey is mediocre. It doesn't do anything wrong. If I wanted a solid and rocky Radiohead album, I could pick between this, The Bends, and (if I want superb refinement) In Rainbows.