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Vedder Lukin GoodVedder Lukin Good Posts: 25
edited April 2008 in Other Music
I have never really listened to Radiohead other than a few of there "mainstream" songs, until recently discovering In Rainbows. Of course I have heard Creep, which I like, but to me it seems like it is equivalent to PJ's Jeremy, in the sense that it is one of the songs that made them popular. So, I was wondering what album would be good to start off as a "new listener". I'm actually going to check them out this tour for the first time. In Rainbows has some amazing songs....Nude, Reckoner, All I Need. Thanks in advance.
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  • Red LukinRed Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    I think Radiohead mix up their albums quite a bit live, so if you're looking to get to know as many songs as you can to prep for their live show I couldn't pick just one or two albums to get you caught up to speed sorta say.

    I'd personally recommend these albums in order:

    1) OK Computer (likely the favorite by most fans)
    2) The Bends (just great)
    3) Hail to the Thief (my personal favorite after in Rainbows)

    If you didn't have any of their albums I'd say buy their boxed set, but if you want to buy single albums I've seen most of them selling for pretty cheap these days, so I'd recommend picking up at least a couple albums to get a good taste.

    Enjoy the adventure...
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Skip Pablo Honey and go in order

    the bends
    ok computer
    kid a
    (skip amnesia)
    hail to the thief

    then go back and get amnesia then pablo honey as the last
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  • Brain Of EBrain Of E Posts: 499
    I'd say buy 'OK Computer' because it has their masterpiece "Paranoid Android."

    Or 'Hail to the Theif'.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    dont listen to these crazies. listen to the Bends, far and away their best album
  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    MrSmith wrote:
    dont listen to these crazies. listen to the Bends, far and away their best album


    Totally agree...By far their best....
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    OK Computer is my favorite... and perhaps the most generally accessible... you should probably start with that... ENJOY!
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    In Rainbows made me a die-hard fan!!!

    But I consider Kid A to be the greatest album ever made!!! It took me four years to realized that. Amnesiac is very underrated and of course OK Computer is a must have.

    I think The Bends is a good record but it just seems traditional to me now after falling in love with Kid A.

    My ranking of Radiohead:
    1: Kid A (greatest album ever made)
    2: In Rainbows (Classic grade A material)
    3: OK Computer (Another classic grade A material)

    4: Amnesiac (If you like Kid A, you should like this too, maybe not as much)
    5: The Bends (B- album)
    6: Pablo Honey (Good cheesy Brit-pop :D)
    7: Hail to the Thieve (I actually don't like this album)
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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    MrSmith wrote:
    dont listen to these crazies. listen to the Bends, far and away their best album


    good call...

    this is the album that got me into Radiohead.

    i would also recommend Itch (post-PABLO HONEY, pre-THE BENDS release)...

    and the EP My Iron Lung...some great songs on here.


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  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    I heard that box set that their last label released is a steal. Its got all the albums (except in Rainbows) and its like $40 something here in Canada. Just get that. Its all good music.
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    I suggest Kid A. It is similar to In Rainbows except Thom uses his voice in a unique, but incredible fashion. Not much guitar going on though.

    If you want guitar, get The Bends.

    If you want a mix of both, get OK Computer.
  • bovy_jbovy_j Posts: 1,008
    I'm just a newcomer to Radiohead as well....and I'm completely in love with Hail to the Thief! It's been in my CD player for awhile now! Loving every moment of it! :D Get it!
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,522
    Amnesiac is better than Kid A- i dont care what anyone says. But OK Computer/The Bends are the two best so start with them.
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Amnesiac is better than Kid A- i dont care what anyone says. But OK Computer/The Bends are the two best so start with them.
    How can that be? Kid A is the greatest album ever made by any band!
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    kid A, ok computer and the bends. buy all three and listen to them all over and over and over. then get amnesiac. pablo honey is not as bad as everyone makes out, it just lacks direction. hail to the thief is just not up to standard... radiohead standard that is.
    according to me, radiohead are the best band in the world today. ;):D i just can't get enough of them atm.
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  • Bangers_n_mashBangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    intodeep wrote:
    Skip Pablo Honey and go in order

    the bends
    ok computer
    kid a
    (skip amnesia)
    hail to the thief

    then go back and get amnesia then pablo honey as the last
    Yep, go in order. But don't skip Amnesiac, it's great!

    Better hurry, the tour is starting soon... :D
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  • RoeghmannRoeghmann Posts: 969
    Ok Computer! classic, great, love it.
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  • NuclearTreeFrogNuclearTreeFrog Posts: 225
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Amnesiac is better than Kid A- i dont care what anyone says. But OK Computer/The Bends are the two best so start with them.

    I agree I don't think Amnesiac gets the love it deserves.


    I'd say start with the bends though. I don't think its necessarily their best album but its what got me into radiohead and I think its the best album to start with.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,522
    NuclearTreeFrog wrote:
    I agree I don't think Amnesiac gets the love it deserves.


    I'd say start with the bends though. I don't think its necessarily their best album but its what got me into radiohead and I think its the best album to start with.

    Amnesiac is brilliant. I have listened to every Radiohead CD a countlesnumber of times and cannot believe that peop don't appreciate this album. Sometimes I wonder what people would have thought about it if it cam out before Kid A...
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