Radiohead Top 8 Albums

Ghost Jam · 12-24-2012, 08:45 PM

I often discuss how Radiohead is one of those rare bands whose albums get better as they go, whereas most bands' works decline in quality as their discography grows.

I view Kid A as a record that not only redefined Radiohead, but really changed the course of pop music. Kid A was defiant...a sonic middle finger commercially speaking, insisting on being what it was (nightmarish, beautiful, icy, detached, magnificent...all the things we love about it) and accomplishing that in the face of what everyone expected of it.

I view Amnesiac as a kind of extension of Kid A, and usually listen to it as though that's precisely what it is. I rarely play Kid A without following it up with this album. I used to wish they had released them together as a double album until I realized that I can simply play the two back to back and pretend that's just what they did. Fun!

Now, Kid A and Amnesiac being what they are, I view the rest of Radiohead's catalog as the organic machinery that surrounds the nucleus of these two records. Orbiting closest to the center, of course, I find OK Computer and In Rainbows performing the most vital functions.

OK Computer seems in hindsight to be so much like a prelude to what immediately followed, but this idea in no way diminishes the power and importance of this brilliant album, while In Rainbows conversely seems less like any kind of epilogue than it does a necessary evolution of what came before it.

More on the periphery of all of this I see Hail to the Thief, the Bends and the King of Limbs, each flashing and dimming with a bit more frequency and in no particular sequence...though to be fair tKoL hasn't had much time to sink in for me as of yet.

Of course, don't get me wrong...each of these three records are absolutely brilliant and vary from 7.5/10 to 9/10, depending on the weather.

I haven't listened to Pablo Honey in like, 15 years. Not fair to say much about it, but I suspect there's a reason it's been so long since I've given it a whirl.

-Suckin' on a Lemon Ghost Jam

wiggums · 12-24-2012, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost Jam

I view Kid A as a record that not only redefined Radiohead, but really changed the course of pop music. Kid A was defiant...a sonic middle finger commercially speaking, insisting on being what it was (nightmarish, beautiful, icy, detached, magnificent...all the things we love about it) and accomplishing that in the face of what everyone expected of it.

Those two words are exactly how I'd describe Kid A. I love it.

8. Amnesiac
7. Pablo Honey
6. Hail to the Thief
5. The Bends
4. OK Computer
3. The King of Limbs
2. Kid A
1. In Rainbows

I guess I'm one of the few who really loved The King of Limbs. People's main complaint is the length, but it doesn't really feel all to short from start to finish, which is the way I listen to it. Really obsessed with it right now as it is.

Justthefacts · 12-25-2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by wiggums

Those two words are exactly how I'd describe Kid A. I love it.

8. Amnesiac
7. Pablo Honey
6. Hail to the Thief
5. The Bends
4. OK Computer
3. The King of Limbs
2. Kid A
1. In Rainbows

I guess I'm one of the few who really loved The King of Limbs. People's main complaint is the length, but it doesn't really feel all to short from start to finish, which is the way I listen to it. Really obsessed with it right now as it is.

Haha for a second there I thought you said you really loved The King Of Limbs.

wiggums · 12-25-2012, 08:11 PM

Lol. Yeah. Seems like I did. Maybe it's just fresh to me or something, but I can't keep away from it. It's definitely up there for me.

Justthefacts · 12-25-2012, 08:13 PM

But, but, nobody likes that album!?

wiggums · 12-25-2012, 08:13 PM

I'm nobody. :3

Justthefacts · 12-25-2012, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by wiggums

I'm nobody. :3

No. You are somebody, you stand up for what you believe in. If you believe Tkol is in your top 3 Radiohead albums, well god damnit you stand by that statement.

wiggums · 12-25-2012, 08:27 PM

Surell · 12-27-2012, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Slow Groove

But, but, nobody likes that album!?

Hey. Nobody I know in the real world likes In Rainbows but I know you douches out here just luuuuv that shit.

I loved TKOL myself, and would put it above OKC or IR in a second on my Radiohead list (and of course Pablo Honey cuz nobody likes that album!).

Wiggums, stay beautiful.

marv007 · 12-28-2012, 09:34 PM

I loved TKOL myself, and would put it above OKC or IR in a second on my Radiohead list (and of course Pablo Honey cuz nobody likes that album!).

I like TKOL but I do not think it is better then OKC. BUT OKC is my fav!

12-25-2012, 08:11 PM	#24 (permalink)
wiggums A Sarcastic Joyful Sound Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montana Posts: 174	Lol. Yeah. Seems like I did. Maybe it's just fresh to me or something, but I can't keep away from it. It's definitely up there for me. __________________

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wiggums A Sarcastic Joyful Sound Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montana Posts: 174	I'm nobody. :3 __________________

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12-24-2012, 08:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
Ghost Jam Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 107	I often discuss how Radiohead is one of those rare bands whose albums get better as they go, whereas most bands' works decline in quality as their discography grows. I view Kid A as a record that not only redefined Radiohead, but really changed the course of pop music. Kid A was defiant...a sonic middle finger commercially speaking, insisting on being what it was (nightmarish, beautiful, icy, detached, magnificent...all the things we love about it) and accomplishing that in the face of what everyone expected of it. I view Amnesiac as a kind of extension of Kid A, and usually listen to it as though that's precisely what it is. I rarely play Kid A without following it up with this album. I used to wish they had released them together as a double album until I realized that I can simply play the two back to back and pretend that's just what they did. Fun! Now, Kid A and Amnesiac being what they are, I view the rest of Radiohead's catalog as the organic machinery that surrounds the nucleus of these two records. Orbiting closest to the center, of course, I find OK Computer and In Rainbows performing the most vital functions. OK Computer seems in hindsight to be so much like a prelude to what immediately followed, but this idea in no way diminishes the power and importance of this brilliant album, while In Rainbows conversely seems less like any kind of epilogue than it does a necessary evolution of what came before it. More on the periphery of all of this I see Hail to the Thief, the Bends and the King of Limbs, each flashing and dimming with a bit more frequency and in no particular sequence...though to be fair tKoL hasn't had much time to sink in for me as of yet. Of course, don't get me wrong...each of these three records are absolutely brilliant and vary from 7.5/10 to 9/10, depending on the weather. I haven't listened to Pablo Honey in like, 15 years. Not fair to say much about it, but I suspect there's a reason it's been so long since I've given it a whirl. -Suckin' on a Lemon Ghost Jam

12-28-2012, 09:34 PM	#30 (permalink)
marv007 Groupie Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 9	I loved TKOL myself, and would put it above OKC or IR in a second on my Radiohead list (and of course Pablo Honey cuz nobody likes that album!). I like TKOL but I do not think it is better then OKC. BUT OKC is my fav!