Best Ever Albums

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

badfaith — Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:06:46 GMT

Author: badfaith

Posted: 11/02/2009 14:06

As some of you may know, I struggled with Kid A and Amnesiac... but not because I didn't like the music on them, it was more of a problem with me, and others like me who perhaps got interested in Radiohead from Pablo Honey, or The Bends, and came from a more rock oriented musical background.
I liked electronic experimental music, but it was in i a seperate box in my mind, and so those later two albums mentioned threw me a little. The Angsty alienation bit was a big cultural theme in the nineties, and for those who this aspect of music had a lot to say... such as myself, Radiohead were a street ahead of anyone else, not least because this was still a time when the traditional view perpetuated by older generations that unless it was made in the sixties or seventies, it wasn't somehow valid. While I love the Beatles/ Stones music, they belonged to another generation, and Radiohead at last sounded like something that could belong to me, and would last... and so, as everyoe does when they hear something good, they want more of it.
But too much of a good thing etc. - this generation grew up, and so their music had to also, and explore new areas even if they lost an audience along the way, they gained a new one at each stage. In Rainbows to me is a culmination of all that, and incorporates the best of all different aspects of their music, concisely, and in a more mature way that reflects their audience's maturity without scarificing good tunes... something which other band OF their time did not do, and may therefore have suffered for.
Put simply it's adapt and survive, evolution of band and audience, this is why they endure.... why at the end of their career they will have left, like all great bands, a body of work which can cater to every occasional mood I might have... wheras someone like say, Oasis could only ever cater to me dribbling on the bar of my local pub, something I largely lost interest in years ago.

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

Norman Bates — Mon, 2 Nov 2009 04:15:32 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 11/02/2009 09:15

Quote:

I think the Bends and Kid A are pretty good. OK Computer is mediocre. Is that weird?

No it isn't. I think the same except that I don't like The Bends.

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

1234567890 — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:27:29 GMT

Author: 1234567890

Posted: 11/02/2009 03:27

I miss 8-tracks wrote:

where is The Bends? [/b].

Heinz site. I considered it though.

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

Detroit Rock Citizen — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:16:18 GMT

Author: Detroit Rock Citizen

Posted: 11/02/2009 03:16

joannajewsom wrote:

I think the Bends and Kid A are pretty good. OK Computer is mediocre. Is that weird?

I consider the source 😉 🤣

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

joannajewsom — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:04:48 GMT

Author: joannajewsom

Posted: 11/02/2009 03:04

I think the Bends and Kid A are pretty good. OK Computer is mediocre. Is that weird?

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

Detroit Rock Citizen — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:59:06 GMT

Author: Detroit Rock Citizen

Posted: 11/02/2009 02:59

As the main Radiohead detractor on this board my first thought was not on the uselessness of the thread but where is The Bends? Of the three I'd rather listen to OK Computer.

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

dp39 — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:55:10 GMT

Author: dp39

Posted: 11/02/2009 01:55

I'll go with KID A by default. I'm not a big Radiohead fan, I can appreciate what they do but I do still find them highly overrated. That does not mean they are not GOOD, but I don't know about all the credit they get and how crazy people are about them. I just listened to Kid A again, and I will listen to it again. It was nice for studying I'll give it that.

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

Anonymous — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:28:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/02/2009 00:28

I don't think it would be a good thing actually, most 'regular' people haven't even heard fifty 'great' albums! 😈

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

1234567890 — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:19:21 GMT

Author: 1234567890

Posted: 11/02/2009 00:19

Yeah we should start a petition. 😜 j/k.

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

Anonymous — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:13:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/02/2009 00:13

I don't really have a favourite, I love all of their albums apart from their debut. My chart has a one artist, one album rule restriction on it, but if we were allowed to list a top 100, I would consider having more albums from each artist on it...

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

1234567890 — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:24:15 GMT

Author: 1234567890

Posted: 11/01/2009 23:24

Is in rainbows your favorite? Just curious since it is the only album of theirs on your chart.

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

Anonymous — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:03:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2009 23:03

It doesn't matter which is the most popular, they're all 10/10. Favourite tracks from these albums are

1. Exit Music (For A Film)
2. Airbag
3. Nude
4. All I Need
5. Everything In Its Right Place
6. No Surprises
7. How To Disappear Completely
8. The National Anthem
9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
10. Paranoid Android

Re: OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

RFNAPLES — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:25:07 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 11/01/2009 21:25

OK Computer

OK COMPUTER, KID A OR IN RAINBOWS.

1234567890 — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:19:01 GMT

Author: 1234567890

Posted: 11/01/2009 21:19

Like the beatles thread, but with a poll.