How's this for a review of OK Computer?

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From RateYourMusic:

This band did not need to exist. I'm dead serious. No, I'm not writing this just because almost every member at RYM has to rate this album 5 stars because it's an "essential" to their collection, but I'm writing this because it is a load of uncreative, uninspired, talentless load of **** that every shallow mind will rate high because it's Radiohead.

I'd like to address that Thom Yorke is nothing but a tool that leads this terrible excuse for a band. His singing is awful and does nothing to impress. It drones on, and when you expect something interesting to happen, it's been 3 minutes too late after the album ends. NOTHING in these songs have a catalyst to them, it's nothing more than pretentious rock that follows the same path as The Beatles. Anybody can write this ****, even a mentally retarded 2-year-old toddler that plays in the garage around every household chemical can write a song that makes this look like utter ****.

Of course, you're not going to take my advice seriously because you all love such shallow and simple music, but for those who agree with me that this band is nothing more than a brainwashing tool, more power to you.
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I remember buying this album the week it came out. I thought it was one of the most amazing things I'd heard, and still do. This reviewer's hatred of the band's popularity prevents him from actually listening to the thing since he doesn't like 'simple' music and we're all being corporately brainwashed into thinking it's good.

As far as I'm concerned, the depth of emotion and creativity in OKC is streets ahead of most things in mainstream music, before or since. It's sad that some people can't see beyond their own arrogance and listen to a record without concentrating on all the stigma attached to it.
 
I agree with everything he said except his mention of The Beatles, they really pushed the envelope.

Before OK Computer I was a big fan of Radiohead. Afterwards I was meh. Then they really ruined it with their next album. The Bends is their only work of note (with the exception of a single song from Pablo)
 
Gilly said:
I agree with everything he said except his mention of The Beatles, they really pushed the envelope.

Before OK Computer I was a big fan of Radiohead. Afterwards I was meh. Then they really ruined it with their next album. The Bends is their only work of note (with the exception of a single song from Pablo)
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The gig I attended last night, which had only Fake Plastic Trees and Just from the Bends and NOTHING from Pablo Honey, begs to differ.

They were excptional throughout and Thom Yorke's voice was simply incredible and was pitch perfect throughout, I was actually half expecting him to be pretty dreadful having seen some videos of previous live perfomances but was perfect yesterday.

And Kid A is my favourite album, so in my opinion I would hardly say they ruined it. And what exactly is wrong with their latest album? I'd say it's got 10 tracks of the damn right highest quality (musically and lyrically).

And while Creep was good, it's so damn old and they have much better tracks, I'm glad they no longer ruin their live sets with it anymore.
 
Radiohead is just background music. Anything more and it faulters, it's dull and teaters on the edge of making you suicidal. I'm pretty sure by the "Radiohead Farewell Tour" half of the people who own radiohead albums would have commited suicide. But seriously all it sounds like is a bloke wollowing in self pity for an hour, if you want good british rock look no futher than Muse.
 
Fubsy said:
The gig I attended last night, which had only Fake Plastic Trees and Just from the Bends and NOTHING from Pablo Honey, begs to differ.
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It can beg, in my opinion it is wrong.

I didn't bother with their latest album. I haven't bothered with anything I haven't heard by accident since the car crash that was Kid A. I see comparisons with The Prodigy. Living off previous great tracks/albums, making rubbish these days.
 
Well to be fair I dismissed Radiohead for years and years and thought they were crap, as I was into different types of music, i.e. cheesy dance and trance. However I got sick of all that and around 2003/4 ish started to listen to rock/indie/punk/metal etc.

Finally listened to Radiohead again and I was just like "why on earth have I not been listening to this band all my life?!". Now I always give stuff a fair few listens before I dismiss it as I don't want to make that same mistake again.
 
Gilly said:
It can beg, in my opinion it is wrong.

I didn't bother with their latest album. I haven't bothered with anything I haven't heard by accident since the car crash that was Kid A. I see comparisons with The Prodigy. Living off previous great tracks/albums, making rubbish these days.
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Then I won't "bother" discussing it with you then. You've made your mind up, I've mind mine.
 
i dont get why this album is seen as so great either. Of course this is just my personal opinion.

I put it on after it was voted best on some show, and it just faded into the background and i didnt even realise it had finished until like an hour after it had.

did nothing for me im afraid
 
I dont really get why this album is so highly regarded, I like it but there are plenty of albums id put above it. Last two Radiohead albums have been tosh imo.
 
Janesy B said:
Radiohead is just background music. Anything more and it faulters, it's dull and teaters on the edge of making you suicidal. I'm pretty sure by the "Radiohead Farewell Tour" half of the people who own radiohead albums would have commited suicide. But seriously all it sounds like is a bloke wollowing in self pity for an hour, if you want good british rock look no futher than Muse.
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muse always seemed like a big fat radiohead rip off to me when they started out. i guess they're not so much anymore though
 
I don't understand the over-hype of OK Computer, and the under-hype (relatively speaking) of Kid A when Kid A is clearly the better album, and the best Radiohead album as a whole. But to call Thom Yorke and Radiohead untalented is unbelievably stupid. The reviewer is clearly a ****.

No swearing

Gilly
 
OK computer is amazing. Radiohead are amazing, with the only average album being Pablo honey.

Best band around; and amazing live.
 
This guy might be like the nobs that came to the Manchester gig yesterday and just got drunk and moshed during Faust Arp, just a plain old tit.
 
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