Radiohead.

[Nechifor]

These two songs will forever have a place in my heart. There's something in Thom Yorke's voice that sends me in a state of euphoria.

Street Spirit (Fade Out)




Nude




Also, Jigsaw Falling Into Place was my ringtone, lol.

[Eladola]

Still holding out hope that we may see a new release this year ( ). It's already been 7 years since A Moon Shaped Pool.

before The Smile happened they did say that a Radiohead album and tour were talked about or something but Covid kinda shut that off.

They've been my favorite band for a good portion of my life, The Bends was absolutely awesome and with OK Computer they were reaching those
world domination type levels of quality in music, and living through the transition era from Ok Computer to Kid A was, let's say... an education.
the guts to actually release something like Kid A back then under those circumstances is just beyond, I was young so it took me a while
to catch up to it musically but today it edges the others out as my favorite masterfully recorded one of a kind dark fairy tale so happy I got
to see them live in 2000 right in the midst of all of that.

1) Kid A
2) Ok Computer
3) The Bends

I of course waited for and worshiped every Album that came after, but from then on something always felt incomplete or not fully finished\mixed
for me in them, unlike the former 3 in which I wouldn't change a thing.

I probably love all of Amnesiac, Thief, Rainbows (another live show I saw) and Pool the same.

TKOL a little less than all of those and Pablo Honey I rarely revisit...

[affy18]

The Bends-OK Computer-Kid A is a trifecta of albums in which the sonic evolution is so clear (kind of what Rubber Soul-Revolver-Sgt. Pepper's was for The Beatles) in the huge leaps made in every successive album that later sonic reinventions can't help (on initial listen; I think Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief, King of Limbs and A Moon Shaped Pool are very experimental albums in very different ways, sometimes aggressively so) but feel less radical (only on the surface, though).

I think the In Rainbows era is so exciting, though. I still remember the excitement of the release AND of the release strategy and it felt revolutionary because it actually was. The album's directness and openness also felt like a breath of fresh air; as if the band had gotten the obfuscated, angular experimentalism (which did yield spectacular, groundbreaking results in Kid A and Amnesiac) out of its system and wanted to approach music in a more sensual, warmer way. In many ways In Rainbows definitely feels like a second reinvention, and for younger listeners it signifies the landmark that Kid A was for slightly older listeners.

The unusual pay-what-you-want release strategy made the album instantly iconic, but the Scotch Mist (and From the Basement) recordings are so beloved they have acquired a life of their own and added to the legend of the album. I always go back with such joy to this very spontaneous live recording of "Faust Arp" outdoors:



It just feels so epic and iconic.

I must've listened to poor neglected Pablo Honey from start to finish about three times overall in my life? Which is crazy considering how many times I've listened to all their other albums, but it's an album I have little to no desire to revisit.

[Eladola]

Agreed on both.

In Rainbows was Radiohead's second golden age.

Pablo honey has some nice 90s type songs but it's kind of a wannabe album.

[affy18]

Agreed on both.

In Rainbows was Radiohead's second golden age.

Pablo honey has some nice 90s type songs but it's kind of a wannabe album.

I was obsessed with it...and yet I slightly prefer A Moon Shaped Pool nowadays.

[lazarus]

The only song on Pablo Honey that deserves to be in conversation with the majesty of The Bends is Lurgee.

There are a few other good tracks, but they just don't have the density of what they were capable of.

[affy18]

The problem of Pablo Honey for me is that for the only time in Radiohead's career, many of the songs and the general sound border (that being the keyword) on the generic or the typical of alt-rock bands of the era. Luckily it was only in the beginning for one album. Nevertheless I still quite like the anthem-ness of "You", the noise rock of "Blow Out", the playfulness of "Anyone Can Play Guitar" and will always love "Creep" (and I still prefer to live in a world with it than without it). Most of the material is still definitely on an inferior level to what came after, though.

[McTeague]

I still love Creep, Pablohoneys.

[affy18]

Great article on Hail to the Thief's relevance:

This album is particularly poignant for young people today as it encapsulates the world we have grown up in. The fear of the millennium had gone from the esoteric and mysterious unknown of Kid A, to the sadistic beauty of the 21st century. By encapsulating the feelings that have surrounded us, I find this work a tool for introspection, to reflect on these issues and question them.

Through the music, we can take a step back, look at what is in front of us, and begin to compartmentalise and comprehend these feelings, to discover what we can do within all this. Existentialism is presented with clarity, and understanding is the first step to change.

Maybe it can persuade @McTeague to check it out.

[Eladola]

Street Spirit was just used in the Yellowjackets 2 finale in a very appropriate and devastating way