Radiohead

[Admiral Amara]

Radiohead are one of those special bands that refuse to make any two albums sound quite alike, sometimes with radical shifts of genre between a given two. (They're also one of those bands that frustrate genre nit-pickers, who eventually cast them resignedly into the catch-all group "Alternative".) Every Radiohead listener has a favorite album, so which one does it best for you? If you pick "Other", please specify which EP or non-studio LP you wish to cast your vote for.

(I secretly anticipate no votes for Pablo Honey or Amnesiac, but I'm biased.)

[KyleMcr]

this thread has been done SO many times,

but OK Computer ftw

[KyleMcr]

I know a couple people that prefer Amnesiac, but it don't think that anyone with ears can seriously believe that Pablo Honey is Radiohead's best work.

[Admiral Amara]

Oh! I was unaware. I should use the Search function more thoroughly from now on.

Also, OK Computer pwns all. Kid A is a close second for me. Amnesiac is a good album and has some awesome highlights, but it's really uneven. Also, I must again concur with you, Kyle, regarding Pablo Honey. Far and away their worst album.

[KyleMcr]

I couldn't agree more :-)

[IWasaCamera]

Kid A by a longshot. Not even close, although OK Computer will take this rather handily.

[tommyhaych]

I went for The Bends, probably because thats the only one I've really properly!

[jawstheme]

Kid A, followed closely by OK Computer, followed closely by Amnesiac, followed closely by The Bends, followed closely by In Rainbows, followed closely by Hail to the Thief. And then there's Pablo Honey, which isn't even close to any of them.

[BottleRocket]

Kid A is my favorite.

[the sob]

Kid A is what made me love Radiohead. Pablo and Hail to the Theif were such huge disapointments

[a7xlvr101zackyv]

Amnisiac is their best period!!!

[SeanEBoy2686]

ok computer... but overall i'm not into this band as much as most people out there

[Clark]

For me:

OK Computer > Hail to the Thief > In Rainbows > The Bends > Kid A > Amnesiac > Pablo Honey

but I have only been listening to them for about a year and a half.

[Nigel Blondeau]

Kid A then Amnesiac. Ok Computer is incredible but is also extremely over-rated.

[sayyes]

Ok Computer>Kid A>The Bends>In rainbows>Amnesiac>HTTT>Pablo Honey

[briewer]

No one else liked Hail to the Thief? Damn I feel lonely.

[katiebaima]

every radiohead album has a high point (pablo honey has creep, the bends has my iron lung, blah blah, httt has where you end and i begin) but i'm gonna have to give ok computer the #1.

[Siren Silently]

Ok Computer by far.

[staywhatyouare9]

Kid A then Amnesiac. Ok Computer is incredible but is also extremely over-rated.


incredible but extremely over rated? thats like an oxy-moron. and over-rated how? i think its the perfect blend of radioheads slower paced stuff and a little more upbeat stuff and deff their best album

No one else liked Hail to the Thief? Damn I feel lonely.

i LOVED hail to the thief, through and through, so you are no longer lonely

[Admiral Amara]

incredible but extremely over rated? thats like an oxy-moron.
It does indeed seem oxymoron, but I can think of one case where "incredible but over-rated" is quite possibly true: Dark Side of the Moon. Awesome, awesome album. And yet, somehow, over-rated.
i LOVED hail to the thief, through and through, so you are no longer lonely
I don't dislike HTTT, in fact, I rather enjoy it. However, I think it's a bit uneven and weird, and feels more like a collection of songs than an album, which is a strange feat for Radiohead given how solid most of their albums are. A lot of the songs are simply fantastic ("2+2=5", "Where I End And You Begin", et al), but some are just okay ("Scatterbrained") and some I could do reasonably well without. I will admit that every song has grown on me to where I like even the ones I initially couldn't stand ("We Suck Young Blood", "The Gloaming"), but even with so many great tracks, as an album experience, it still comes off almost... underwhelming.

Though I will never understand the hate that "Sail To The Moon" receives. That song is absolutely beautiful.

[staywhatyouare9]

I don't dislike HTTT, in fact, I rather enjoy it. However, I think it's a bit uneven and weird, and feels more like a collection of songs than an album, which is a strange feat for Radiohead given how solid most of their albums are. A lot of the songs are simply fantastic ("2+2=5", "Where I End And You Begin", et al), but some are just okay ("Scatterbrained") and some I could do reasonably well without. I will admit that every song has grown on me to where I like even the ones I initially couldn't stand ("We Suck Young Blood", "The Gloaming"), but even with so many great tracks, as an album experience, it still comes off almost... underwhelming.

Though I will never understand the hate that "Sail To The Moon" receives. That song is absolutely beautiful.


Ive just listened to HTTT so much now all the way through that every song on there i am just used to and can't say i hate any, i do agree however scatterbrained is one of the weaker tracks on the album. but yes i love sail to the moon and i dont understand how any radiohead fan can really not enjoy it, beautiful is a great word for it

[Jeannieanline]

lol, of course Ok Computer is in the lead.

[tait]

OK Computer, Kid A is also amazing though.

[words&music]

all i know is i love -creep-

[Anthony Lutz]

The Bends gets my vote.

[MinusTheFear]

Gotta go with Kid A. Amnesiac was amazing as well. Just keep in mind the Amnesiac was a cd of B-sides. OK is wonderful but overrated.

[sunkist lovin]

I'm actually listening to OK Computer right now
but Kid A gets my vote

[You Won't Know]

OK Computer was my choice. Does that make me a sell out, since it isn't their densest work? At the very least, I can't be considered a true fan, I suppose. Oh well, its not going to keep me up at night.

I love Thom's voice, and while I appreciate some of the other records, none of them can compare for mood and vocals to OK Computer.

[MADSTA]

Yadda yadda yadda.

[thewk]

Kid A is brilliant when you're stoned.

[White Noise]

Kid A is their best work.

But Ok Computer is my favorite or theirs.