Radiohead....where to begin?

bryn_cmbs
bryn_cmbs Posts: 407
edited July 2006 in Other Music
What album should I buy first?
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  • dont_go_on_me
    dont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    OK Computer
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  • Parasol
    Parasol Posts: 319
    The Bends

    OK Computer

    Pablo Honey

    Kid A

    Amnesiac

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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    the bends. it's a rock'n'roll masterpiece. then move on to ok computer, which is also excellent but a bit more out there. after that, you can stop.
  • pj 79
    pj 79 Posts: 150
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    What album should I buy first?

    Pablo Honey
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  • merlin401
    merlin401 Posts: 230
    Hail to the Thief...

    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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  • simpson,ay?
    simpson,ay? Posts: 45
    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.
  • SiD
    SiD Posts: 76
    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.
  • bharQ
    bharQ Posts: 1,201
    i really love all the albums.. including pablo honey and hail to the theif..

    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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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    This is the only advice you need:

    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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  • jhawk98
    jhawk98 Posts: 145
    intodeep wrote:
    This is the only advice you need:

    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.

    Just another way of going about it...
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  • bryanfury
    bryanfury Posts: 461
    jhawk98 wrote:
    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?

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  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    The Bends
    Ok Computer

    then, go from there...


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  • Pearl Jam and toast
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    soulsinging wrote:
    the bends. it's a rock'n'roll masterpiece. then move on to ok computer, which is also excellent but a bit more out there. after that, you can stop.
    i agree that's where you should start, but their later albums are incredible.

    Lots of people don't like them cuz they're different though :rolleyes:
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  • blacknapkins
    blacknapkins Posts: 2,177
    Acquire the 24-CD bootleg Towering Above The Rest and quit your life to listen to it in its entirety.

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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Pearl Jam and toast wrote:
    i agree that's where you should start, but their later albums are incredible.

    Lots of people don't like them cuz they're different though :rolleyes:

    i just dont care for electronica, ambience, or anything of the sort. i like my guitars. *shrugs*
  • off_the_record
    off_the_record Posts: 843
    Parasol wrote:
    The Bends

    OK Computer

    Pablo Honey

    Kid A

    Amnesiac

    Hail to the Thief

    this is how i would do it as well.
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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    Listen to The Bends first.
  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    soulsinging wrote:
    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. :D
  • pj_zombie
    pj_zombie Posts: 272
    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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  • iluvslash
    iluvslash Posts: 121
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    What album should I buy first?

    Pablo Honey
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