"I'll do whatever the song dictates - if it doesn't need a real lead, then I won't do one. But if it does, then I'll fuckin' go off." - Mike
"Japan is awesome; the fans there knew all the words to all the songs...at least phonetically." - Stone
"I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version." - EV
If you like straightforward songs like "go to sleep" or "2+2=5" the most... then go on to the Bends
If you like things like "the gloaming" or "sit down, stand up" and the weird electronica... then go to kid a
If you like the pure emotion of the album and the challenging arrangements (maybe say as in "there there")... go to OK Computer
No matter what you like, Radiohead has done it better than on Hail to the Thief. But this is the only album where you'll be introduced to all their styles.
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the bends is definitely the most accessible to a new listener...then go to ok computer..........then keep going with the others, but don't give up on them. they're challenging but totally worth it.
Start with The Bends and go forward with all subsequent releases. You could probably skip Pablo Honey all together except the song "Blowout" might be worth buying it.
Skip the first album (pablo honey) it sucks. Then get the rest in order they were released:
the bends
ok computer
kid a
amnisiac
hail to the thief
enjoy you can thank me later
I think that is a decent strategy, but I might suggest that after picking up The Bends and OK Computer that a newbie skip to HTTF. That record has a mix of the more straightforward guitar-based sound of Bends and OKC, and the electronic, ethereal sound of Kid A/Amnesiac. If someone picks up HTTF and still enjoys what they hear, then they should go for Kid A and Amnesiac.
I think that is a decent strategy, but I might suggest that after picking up The Bends and OK Computer that a newbie skip to HTTF. That record has a mix of the more straightforward guitar-based sound of Bends and OKC, and the electronic, ethereal sound of Kid A/Amnesiac. If someone picks up HTTF and still enjoys what they hear, then they should go for Kid A and Amnesiac.
Just another way of going about it...
yeah, do it in order. you wouldn't watch Return of the King before Fellowship of the ring right?
part of the beauty of radiohead is seeing them grow into what they are now. the most influential band of our era.
Acquire the 24-CD bootleg Towering Above The Rest and quit your life to listen to it in its entirety.
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i just dont care for electronica, ambience, or anything of the sort. i like my guitars. *shrugs*
The Bends and OK Computer are two of my favorite albums. I know them note for note and could get tired of them. I've only listened to Kid A maybe 5 times. I've had Amnesiac for years and I haven't listened to it once. I still don't have Hail to the Thief.
I'm an ass.
OK, I like Kid A and I appreciate them trying something different with music, but its hit or miss. Its not a complete album to me. I think OK Computer is their masterpiece. It is genius throughout and awesome in the truest sense of the word. The Bends, while not as shockingly brilliant, is an intense and/or beautiful record throughout and easily the perfect primer album for anyone who has not heard this band. Its truly amazing how much better of a record is than their debut, Pablo Honey. I don't think any other band has ever made such a leap.
I am curious to hear their last two records, and I really ought to do so before the next one come out.
I started with The Bends. Its' my favorite Radiohead album and the best place to start. From there move on to Ok Computer and the like before getting Pablo Honey. PH isn't a bad album but really isn't all that good either.
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Hmm... I actually like pablo honey but for a newbie I'd go along with the Bends - it's a classic. I still have it on cassette and drag it out every now and then. Must get it on cd, lol.
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Hmm... I actually like pablo honey but for a newbie I'd go along with the Bends - it's a classic. I still have it on cassette and drag it out every now and then. Must get it on cd, lol.
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
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Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
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Okay, here's my take. I love OK Computer and proclaimed for several years it was their greatest album but have to concede now that The Bends is better, from beginning to end. At this time I'd rank their studio albums in this order:
The Bends
OK Computer
Hail to the Theif
Kid A
Pablo Honey
Amnesiac
The Bends is one of the top three or four best rock albums of the 90's. Pablo Honey is a good rock album too, it just isn't nearly as consistent. OK Computer has the best first six songs of any Radiohead album, but the remaining six just aren't as strong. Kid A, Amnesiac, and Hail to the Theif are a mix of rock and electronic haze, with Amnesiac being the most electronica and Hail to the Theif the least of the three. But here's a secret nobody has mentioned yet. They have a bunch of killer b sides. A friend compiled a whole albums worth of b sides we call The Bends II. If you can get you hands on these singles, do it.
India Rubber
Lewis (Mistreated)
Banana Co.
Talk Show Host
Killer Cars
Maquiladora
Molasses
Trickster
Bishop's Robes
Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong
Pearly
Permanent Daylight
How Can You Be Sure
You Never Wash Up After Yourself
If this were an actual album you could purchase I'd rank it just behind The Bends. It's that good.
get a copy of the 2003 concert in France, it ran on cable last month, or get Bonnaroo bootleg from this year. I think great places to start if you're interested in checking out what Radiohead is all about- the great live shows.
get a copy of the 2003 concert in France, it ran on cable last month, or get Bonnaroo bootleg from this year. I think great places to start if you're interested in checking out what Radiohead is all about- the great live shows.
Radiohead is one of the only bands i'd give the benefit of a doubt to put on a better live show than Pearl Jam.
And your friend left off a TON of other incredible b-sides
Follow Me Around (premiere b-side from HTTT - played live a bunch), Where Bluebirds Fly, Lift (maybe the most hailed b-side other than maybe Talk Show Host), etc.
have you heard the new stuff? some pretty rockin' tunes (spooks and bodysnatchers are my faves). but even the beat-oriented stuff has some nice riffing in it (15 step, down is the new up).
i saw them at the greek on 6/30...amazing show. you can d/l it at dime...incredible sound.
yeah, i think they're moving back towards the guitars. That started with HTTT.
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If you like straightforward songs like "go to sleep" or "2+2=5" the most... then go on to the Bends
If you like things like "the gloaming" or "sit down, stand up" and the weird electronica... then go to kid a
If you like the pure emotion of the album and the challenging arrangements (maybe say as in "there there")... go to OK Computer
No matter what you like, Radiohead has done it better than on Hail to the Thief. But this is the only album where you'll be introduced to all their styles.
as said above though I would start with The Bends then move on to OK Computer and Kid A and then try out the others
The next one will be out soon also and from the live stuff i've heard its gonna be a good one!
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Skip the first album (pablo honey) it sucks. Then get the rest in order they were released:
the bends
ok computer
kid a
amnisiac
hail to the thief
enjoy you can thank me later
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I think that is a decent strategy, but I might suggest that after picking up The Bends and OK Computer that a newbie skip to HTTF. That record has a mix of the more straightforward guitar-based sound of Bends and OKC, and the electronic, ethereal sound of Kid A/Amnesiac. If someone picks up HTTF and still enjoys what they hear, then they should go for Kid A and Amnesiac.
Just another way of going about it...
yeah, do it in order. you wouldn't watch Return of the King before Fellowship of the ring right?
part of the beauty of radiohead is seeing them grow into what they are now. the most influential band of our era.
Ok Computer
then, go from there...
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Lots of people don't like them cuz they're different though :rolleyes:
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Wisdom is not truth.
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i just dont care for electronica, ambience, or anything of the sort. i like my guitars. *shrugs*
this is how i would do it as well.
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The Bends and OK Computer are two of my favorite albums. I know them note for note and could get tired of them. I've only listened to Kid A maybe 5 times. I've had Amnesiac for years and I haven't listened to it once. I still don't have Hail to the Thief.
I'm an ass.
OK, I like Kid A and I appreciate them trying something different with music, but its hit or miss. Its not a complete album to me. I think OK Computer is their masterpiece. It is genius throughout and awesome in the truest sense of the word. The Bends, while not as shockingly brilliant, is an intense and/or beautiful record throughout and easily the perfect primer album for anyone who has not heard this band. Its truly amazing how much better of a record is than their debut, Pablo Honey. I don't think any other band has ever made such a leap.
I am curious to hear their last two records, and I really ought to do so before the next one come out.
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2. Rearviewmirror
3. Light Years
4. Given to Fly
5. Severed Hand
Pablo Honey
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
Get out! I've got Pablo Honey on reel to reel.
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Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
The Bends
OK Computer
Hail to the Theif
Kid A
Pablo Honey
Amnesiac
The Bends is one of the top three or four best rock albums of the 90's. Pablo Honey is a good rock album too, it just isn't nearly as consistent. OK Computer has the best first six songs of any Radiohead album, but the remaining six just aren't as strong. Kid A, Amnesiac, and Hail to the Theif are a mix of rock and electronic haze, with Amnesiac being the most electronica and Hail to the Theif the least of the three. But here's a secret nobody has mentioned yet. They have a bunch of killer b sides. A friend compiled a whole albums worth of b sides we call The Bends II. If you can get you hands on these singles, do it.
India Rubber
Lewis (Mistreated)
Banana Co.
Talk Show Host
Killer Cars
Maquiladora
Molasses
Trickster
Bishop's Robes
Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong
Pearly
Permanent Daylight
How Can You Be Sure
You Never Wash Up After Yourself
If this were an actual album you could purchase I'd rank it just behind The Bends. It's that good.
Which is understandable.
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And your friend left off a TON of other incredible b-sides
Follow Me Around (premiere b-side from HTTT - played live a bunch), Where Bluebirds Fly, Lift (maybe the most hailed b-side other than maybe Talk Show Host), etc.
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
http://www.wishlistfoundation.org
Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"