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Is "OK Computer" perfection?

DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
edited 2007 26 in Other Music
I've definitely pondered this today. I was on a long drive and decided to pop it in. Needless to say I ended up listening to the whole thing once on my way to the destination and again going back. There is not one bad song on here... even the worst song is better than average. Thom Yorke's vocals are amazing... they're unique, they perfectly fit the style of the music, and they're simply tear-inducing (I mean that in the best way). It's hard to pick a favorite though, because it seems the song that I'm currently listening to is my favorite.

The lyrics are extremely vague though, but I don't have a big problem with that, as the music and ambiance of the album gets the message through just as well.

Phew. Let me hear some appreciation!
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  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    Yes..perfection. I'm not sure a better album has ever been made.

    Wow, that's strange..just as I was typing this "subterranean homesick alien" started playing on my mp3 player, which is on random/shuffle. I guess God is telling us OK Computer is the best.
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,935
    Igottago wrote:
    Yes..perfection. I'm not sure a better album has ever been made.

    Wow, that's strange..just as I was typing this "subterranean homesick alien" started playing on my mp3 player, which is on random/shuffle. I guess God is telling us OK Computer is the best.


    well I don't know if it's perfection but it's surely one of the two or three best albums of the 90's.
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  • TheHotRockTheHotRock Posts: 71
    it owuld be perfection if 'let down' didn't make the record...but i guess it fits with the vibe......but that song blows, you know it does.
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  • crittablescrittables Posts: 342
    TheHotRock wrote:
    it owuld be perfection if 'let down' didn't make the record...but i guess it fits with the vibe......but that song blows, you know it does.


    are you serious? well i enjoy it:)...and i gotta say this is my favorite radiohead album. it's the one that got me listening to them.
  • wrappedwrapped Posts: 12
    TheHotRock wrote:
    it owuld be perfection if 'let down' didn't make the record...but i guess it fits with the vibe......but that song blows, you know it does.

    Wow. Are you serious? It's incredible. Thom's vocals at the end is just mindblowing.
  • adam42381adam42381 Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,515
    I'm sure I'm the odd man out but I can't get into Radiohead at all other than Creep. Don't know what it is but I can't make it all the way through any of their albums. I respect them as musicians but it's just not my cup of tea. Maybe one day I'll get it.
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  • crittablescrittables Posts: 342
    adam42381 wrote:
    I'm sure I'm the odd man out but I can't get into Radiohead at all other than Creep. Don't know what it is but I can't make it all the way through any of their albums. I respect them as musicians but it's just not my cup of tea. Maybe one day I'll get it.


    i think it helped that i heard ok computer first. it was easy to progress with them from there.
  • leafs4everleafs4ever Posts: 833
    perfection, i'd say pretty damn close. Radiohead is one of my favourite groups, but maybe a little wierd. I've always found The Bends to be a better record than Ok Computer. Again maybe i'm wierd, but i dunno, the bends is in my top 5 favourite albums of all time.
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  • deadmosquitodeadmosquito Posts: 729
    leafs4ever wrote:
    perfection, i'd say pretty damn close. Radiohead is one of my favourite groups, but maybe a little wierd. I've always found The Bends to be a better record than Ok Computer. Again maybe i'm wierd, but i dunno, the bends is in my top 5 favourite albums of all time.


    i agree. ok computer is great, but i think the bends is the better record. although i also think kid a is better than both of them.
  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    TheHotRock wrote:
    it owuld be perfection if 'let down' didn't make the record...but i guess it fits with the vibe......but that song blows, you know it does.

    wow..blasphemy..how could you think that song sucks? Its amazing, one of my favourites..
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    The first half of the album is pure genius. I'm not sure a better "side" has ever been recorded.
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  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    No.
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  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    as close as you can get to perfection
    this must be one of the greatest albums of all time.

    except for no surprises, there is not a song on this album that i don't adore.
    track 1 through 6 must be the most inspired stretch of music on any album ever.

    well, that is how i feel about it

    radiohead is my second favorite band, so i listen to them alot, and in my humble opinion the bends and kid a doesn't touch ok computer, not even close!

    ok computer is their undisputed masterpiece, probably the most important album of the 90's as well
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  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    its not perfection, but its pretty close. that being said, i still prefer the bends.
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  • phatuciniphatucini Posts: 399
    off_the_record wrote:
    its not perfection, but its pretty close. that being said, i still prefer the bends.

    let's be honest, perfection doesn't exist! In my case I prefer the Kid A record!!
  • CM1847CM1847 Posts: 577
    Pretty close, but it is a song too long(The Tourist or No Surprises should have been cut).
  • northjersey78northjersey78 Mount Laurel, NJ Posts: 80
    I liked The Bends better.
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  • SlowFadeSlowFade Posts: 75
    Judging from what I've heard, the new record has the potential to match the bends/ok computer, if the songs are recorded right. Just check out the live release of "down is the new up" Songs like 15 step, videotape and nude are mindblowing. It's going to be better than the thief.
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    SlowFade wrote:
    Judging from what I've heard, the new record has the potential to match the bends/ok computer, if the songs are recorded right. Just check out the live release of "down is the new up" Songs like 15 step, videotape and nude are mindblowing. It's going to be better than the thief.


    i've also heard this

    but, i kind of expect them to put out a brilliant album
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Well i don't think it is perfect. It is one of my favorite albums.

    It may be cliche, but Kind of Blue by Miles Davis might be the closest thing to perfection i've heard, and when you consider the album was one take that is amazing.
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  • drew2420drew2420 Posts: 61
    Nothing is Perfect but Ok Computer definatly comes close. The Bends, Kid A, and Hail To The Thief is also right up there in my opinion.
  • 3sheets3sheets Posts: 284
    yes, this is perfection. when a "song" like Fitter, Happier fits perfectly, you know you have one hell of a cohesive album.
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  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    adam42381 wrote:
    I'm sure I'm the odd man out but I can't get into Radiohead at all other than Creep. Don't know what it is but I can't make it all the way through any of their albums. I respect them as musicians but it's just not my cup of tea. Maybe one day I'll get it.

    Creep isn't even the best song on that album. "Stop Whispering" is an incredible song.
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    DOSW wrote:
    I've definitely pondered this today. I was on a long drive and decided to pop it in. Needless to say I ended up listening to the whole thing once on my way to the destination and again going back. There is not one bad song on here... even the worst song is better than average. Thom Yorke's vocals are amazing... they're unique, they perfectly fit the style of the music, and they're simply tear-inducing (I mean that in the best way). It's hard to pick a favorite though, because it seems the song that I'm currently listening to is my favorite.

    The lyrics are extremely vague though, but I don't have a big problem with that, as the music and ambiance of the album gets the message through just as well.

    Phew. Let me hear some appreciation!

    Damn close to perfection...I'd rate it 95%...Paranoid Android is one of the best tunes I've ever heard...
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Really close to it.

    AHHHHH

    I found an Ok Computer vinyl (VINYL!) at the record exchange!!!

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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    parel jam wrote:
    Damn close to perfection...I'd rate it 95%...Paranoid Android is one of the best tunes I've ever heard...

    "God loves his children... God loves his children..."

    Had those lines stuck in my head all day yesterday. Haunting.
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    DOSW wrote:
    "God loves his children... God loves his children..."

    Had those lines stuck in my head all day yesterday. Haunting.
    Ever heard that tune live?? Man, they blast me away...how powerful!
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  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,055
    off_the_record wrote:
    its not perfection, but its pretty close. that being said, i still prefer the bends.

    Exactly... I think The Bends is superior in every way, but to each his own.

    The only album that come close to the "perfect" status in my mind is "Automatic for the People" by R.E.M., which is funny because "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" is my favorite and I listen to that (and even "Monster") more often. So I guess perfect doesn't always equal the most listened to.

    So maybe you guys are right about it and I just prefer The Bends.
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    It's all about the bends people!
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