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Best Radiohead album period.

The Bends
OK Computer
Kid A
Amnesiac
Hail to the Thief
In Rainbows
The King of Limbs

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Donald North

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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #30 on: May 13, 2015, 06:54:04 AM »
I like The Bends from beginning to end. I would say the same for OK Computer if it weren't for that one crappy song in the middle - it totally does not belong there or on any album
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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #31 on: May 13, 2015, 07:06:21 AM »
I look at Fitter Happier as Radiohead's equivalent to On the Run.  Just pretentious noodling nonsense lol

Actually taking the 2nd disk into account I'd prob have to put IR #1
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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #32 on: May 13, 2015, 07:15:12 AM »
I was referring to Electioneering - that song seems so out of place on that album to me.

Yes, the second disc of IR is excellent
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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #33 on: May 13, 2015, 08:50:09 AM »
Quote from: Donald North on May 13, 2015, 03:12:48 AM
I saw their HttT tour at The Hollywood Bowl and was one of the best concerts I have ever attended
I was there! Way back in the nose bleeds, but the "Tell Me Why" cover was amazing.
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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #34 on: May 13, 2015, 08:59:52 AM »
Quote from: n3rdling on May 13, 2015, 02:53:13 AM
I don't care much for the Fittier Happier/Electioneering/Climbing Up the Walls segment.  I like IR from beginning to end.  Tough call.
Climbing up the walls in one of my top 5 favorite Radiohead songs. It's so delightfully creepy and Jonny takes it up a notch. Amazing live. I'd check out the Bonnaroo show version:



Quote from: n3rdling on May 13, 2015, 02:53:13 AM
I think the first 4 songs on KoL suck, but I like the last 4 quite a bit.  Those first 4 songs sound like HttT throwaways to me.  I was excited for this album, but it was definitely a Let Down.
Bloom is an amazing song, but it can be tough to appreciate how intricate and interesting it is until it's been heard live. I'd rate the TKOL tracks as such: 4 b-sides the best, Bloom, tracks 5-8, tracks 2-4. Check out the b-sides. It's like Radiohead threw away some of what they were trying to achieve with this album. I'll admit it's flawed, but it has some serious strengths, just in different places than one is used to.

If there's a taping of Radiohead at the Santa Barbara Bowl for the TKOL tour, I'd highly recommend it. Not only is it one of my all-time favorite venues, the band played a ton of TKOL songs and the energy behind them were just excellent. It was a fantastic show, one of my favorites.

Here's the Coachella show from a few days before or after:


Edit: Added some video links.
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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #35 on: May 13, 2015, 09:10:01 AM »
Quote from: Donald North on May 13, 2015, 06:54:04 AM
I like The Bends from beginning to end. I would say the same for OK Computer if it weren't for that one crappy song in the middle - it totally does not belong there or on any album

Quote from: n3rdling on May 13, 2015, 07:06:21 AM
I look at Fitter Happier as Radiohead's equivalent to On the Run.  Just pretentious noodling nonsense lol

Quote from: Donald North on May 13, 2015, 07:15:12 AM
I was referring to Electioneering - that song seems so out of place on that album to me.

Yes, the second disc of IR is excellent

It took a while for me to appreciate Fitter Happier. It's actually a beautiful song in that takes all of the British cliches and uses the computer voice to show how hollow and dehumanizing they are. If there is one song that embodies the phrase "OK Computer" more than any other on this album it's this one. I'll admit musically/sonically it's pretty dull, but wow does it capture the emptiness of cliches and how robotic we sound using them. It's kinda the opposite of Kid A, which takes computer sounds and humanizes them.

Electioneering is the low point of the album for me. I could have used any other song (especially some of the OK Computer b-sides or say "Lift") other than that one. It does do the job of picking up the mood after Fitter Happier, but otherwise, it's lousy.

This cover of Fitter Happier is pretty fun and may be right up Marv's alley:

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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #36 on: May 13, 2015, 09:13:23 AM »
Quote from: drfindley on May 13, 2015, 08:50:09 AM
I was there! Way back in the nose bleeds, but the "Tell Me Why" cover was amazing.

I was also in the nosebleeds for one of the days they played at the Hollywood Bowl. Their sound was massive. Climbing up the walls gives me chills all the time. Great song!
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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #37 on: May 13, 2015, 09:43:47 AM »
Apparently, their drummer/bassist/something went to my college. This makes me a happy person. Think his name's Colin or something.
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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #38 on: May 13, 2015, 11:57:23 AM »
Quote from: drfindley on May 13, 2015, 08:59:52 AM
Climbing up the walls in one of my top 5 favorite Radiohead songs. It's so delightfully creepy and Jonny takes it up a notch. Amazing live. I'd check out the Bonnaroo show version:

+1, not a recording masterpiece, but that's not the point.

I like the IR mostly because it sounds good out of anything, while OK Comp or HttT not so much.
Your voice irritates crappy gear and through that the ear ;) Through good gear though, HttT/OK are my favorite.

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Re: Radiohead Discussion/Ranking Thread
« Reply #39 on: May 13, 2015, 12:53:49 PM »
I've always been drawn to only The Bends and In Rainbows, just because these two albums sounded the least sinister.  :)p13

I do have a question though, is there a definitive live Radiohead album for equipment testing purposes?
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