the way i see the radiohead collection....
HTTT > OK computer >> The Bends > Amnesiac >>> Kid A >>>> Pablo Honey.
im not keen on pablo honey because basically, there's nothing to it that distincts it from any other british guitar album released in 1992. With exception to Creep.
Kid A is in parts brilliant. National Anthem, In Limbo, Idioteque and Everything in its right place are some of the bands finest songs. yet at times the album just loses me.
Amnesiac is when they get the progression bang on in my opinion. its only 4th because the other 3 are just that bit better for me, but yes, poignant and subtle - yet so powerful.
The Bends i like because its radiohead going mainstream and i feel they did it better then any other band around at the time. they made the britpop squirts look silly with this. plus it has street spirit - my all time favourite radiohead song.
OK computer is a breath-taking album. an emotional rollercoaster. i get lost in it everytime i play it.
HTTT is my favourite purely because i absolutely love every single song - and thats very rare.
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