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"I only really discovered Radiohead 2 jears ago. Didn't like Yorke's voice at first. Then one day stuck in traffic, I listened to OK Computer from beginning to end... I still get goosebumps... the moment when the 'second' Yorke falsetto screams 'You know where you are' towards the end of 'Let Down..." Reply
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Steff3n | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 23
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1997
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"I once stated that I thought that this is the only album that really has a claim to the title 'greatest album ever.' I am not really sure that I would phrase that statement with such tenacity and chutzpah now, but I do feel that my point remains viable: There are no other albums out there that ar..." Reply
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1973
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55,899
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"But the main thing for me is this...it's rock & roll. It doesn't matter how many big fancy sentences you can wrap around the medley on side 2 of Abbey Road...what matters is does it move you or not? It's cool either way, but no one wants to hear someone turn it into an incomprehensible scientific..." Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 10
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1969
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53,574
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"As great as this album is, it would have been even greater if they had included "Paperback Writer" and "Rain" (and taken off "Dr. Robert" and "Got to get you into my life")...which were released as "single" only in May, 1966...terrible decision. I hated when they released "single only" records." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 11
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1966
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"What a great album this is! The music is so packed full of raw emotion that it makes it impossible to not fall in love with the passionate displays the group are putting into the music. The best demonstration of this is on Shine On You Crazy Diamond (both track 1 and 5) and the phenomenal Wish Yo..." Reply
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1975
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41,579
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"Was never a huge Bowie fan until hearing this record. It completely changed my opinion on him as a whole, I will probably do some more listening soon. Incredibly consistent album full of glorious 70's Rock. I enjoyed every second of it. Nothing negative I can really say. Killer record." Reply
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xMUSICSNOBx | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 7
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1972
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40,520
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"I'm not disputing any of that. I think that Sgt. Pepper's is as overblown and self-indulgent of an album as you're likely to find anywhere(and this is coming from someone who is a fan of Yes' "Tales From Topographic Oceans") and I think it gets far, far too much credit for its supposed "revolutio..." Reply
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40footwolf | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 20
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1967
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"This is easily Radiohead's most perfect album they made. Perfect length and amazing songs. Reckoner is one of the greatest songs ever made." Reply
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2007
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"I am one of those people who have always thought that Kid A was superior to OK Computer. As impressive as OK Computer is, Kid A is the greater achievement because it was Radiohead totally reinventing themselves." Reply
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teganxsara96 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 18
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2000
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"Who cares if the music is "influential"? I love this album because it sounds fucking awesome!" Reply
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SingingPeasant96 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 25
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1967
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 32 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,410 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,394 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,595 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,730 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,987 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 838 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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5,029 | 50% | |
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2,653 | 27% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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