Not just the best Radiohead album but one of the best albums ever made.

@ross8884

3 жыл бұрын

Famously when it came out, this was an album all the top UK bands where listening to. High praise indeed!

@zonaalternativa8487

3 жыл бұрын

De hecho si :)

@herbiehancock4495

3 жыл бұрын

it is not the best radiohead album.

@gustavovega5846

3 жыл бұрын

Rolling stone called Ok Computer the "Sgt. pepper of the digital age"

@annebritraaen2237

3 жыл бұрын

@@herbiehancock4495 It's more like Radiohead is among the best to make albums.

I think I'm obsessed with these "reaction to paranoid Android" videos because I so desperately want to hear the song for the first time again. It's like waking up.

@It-is-very

5 ай бұрын

That’s the best way I’ve heard anybody describe why we’re looking at Radiohead reaction videos

Ok Computer is a modern Rock/prog/psychedelic masterpiece.

What other Radiohead songs are good? Yes

@johnweller2855

3 жыл бұрын

Literally haha

I know Radiohead's been around for a long time, but I first heard one of their songs (Pyramid Song) only about three years ago. What's strange is that I didn't know what to think at the time. Wasn't sure if I liked it or not. Then I heard a few more songs here and there--still not sure what I thought. A few months ago I happened to hear Pyramid Song again, and I literally started crying at the incredible beauty of it. I couldn't believe it hadn't hit me the same way before. Now the Radiohead floodgates are open, and everything I hear by them is a work of genius--especially Paranoid Android, which I listen to every chance I get. Weird how that happened...

@reese8050

2 жыл бұрын

Not weird at all, that’s Radiohead. :)

@sagittated

2 жыл бұрын

I ignored Radiohead after Pablo Honey until 2003 when my work friend drove me to work and played Hail to the Thief. I couldn't believe the music and he said, "this is the new Radiohead. Do you not know Radiohead?" And now I've spent 18 years listening to Radiohead.

@juninplays8742

Жыл бұрын

Pyramid Song always hits me in the feels. That and Motion Picture Soundtrack.

@dorfmeister22

Жыл бұрын

I just got Nothing to Fear Nothing to Doubt tattooed on my forearms. Song changed my life.

Would love a reaction to Radiohead’s “Hail to the Thief” album, especially “There There”, “2 + 2 = 5”, “We Suck Young Blood” or “Myxomatosis”

@fords_nothere_100

3 жыл бұрын

Have to agree - "Hail.." is my favorite and right there with Radiohead's very best.

@lokevoice

3 жыл бұрын

Ohh, 2+2=5. That’s one where you really need to pay attention

@AKAtAGG

3 жыл бұрын

Reckoner; Fitter, Happier; Lotus Flower. not from that album just other songs i wanted to rec.

@ericschmidt5510

3 жыл бұрын

OMG Myxomatosis yes, so great and AMAZING live too man!

@generalmalaise7580

3 жыл бұрын

Let's also include "I Will", "A Punch Up at a Wedding", "Scatterbrain" and "A Wolf at the Door". The final six songs of "Hail to the Thief" are amazing and perfectly flow together from one to the other. If I listen to one of the final six songs randomly, I have to finish the album out completely from that point before I can listen to anything else. Every time.

I studied music composition as a college student back in the 1980s and I continue to compose today. (I mention this to provide some sense of a timeline-the 1980s, pre-1980s, and "now.") One day our music history professor asked something like: "Bach, Mozart, Beethoven...they are still around after 200 years. What music of today will still be around in 200 years?" And I don't think he meant to be mean about it, but he seriously wanted to know what music of today has any lasting aesthetic merit. At the time I thought, "Well, The Beatles have been around 20-25 years, so they are already a good chunk into that 200 year benchmark. Same with the Rolling Stones." But then again, many throwaway pop songs from the 1960s are still listened to that we don't think of as "art," so what gives? And so 10-15 years later, Radiohead comes along. And from one album to the next this question kept popping up in my head. Ultimately, after a few years and new Radiohead albums, I concluded, "I am listening to the Classical music of today." Radiohead's music is composed and carefully thought out. It challenges the listener in interesting ways, and it rewards repeated listens. The intention of the artist is always present and never tossed away. "OK Computer" is a singular masterpiece from start to finish. But then, so is "Kid A" which sounds nothing like "OK Computer." You could say the same about "In Rainbows" and "Hail to the Thief." And yet at the same time, while each of these albums is very distinct, they are all decidedly a Radiohead album; you wouldn't mistake them for any other artist. To put it another way: Beethoven's symphonies all sound different from each other, and yet each is distinctly a Beethoven Symphony. It's the same with Chopin nocturnes, Wagner operas, or Bartok's orchestra work. These artists all have their own unique thumbprint. That's what makes them special, and why they will stand the test of time.

I'm so happy that you played this. The OK Computer album is a masterpiece, and still resonates today. Hearing that you guys like "In Rainbows", my first thought was the "From the Basement" series, where they play the entire album in high definition video. You would love it You get to watch them play, and the quality is better than most live concert venues. I hope you do that.

@alanmora1977

3 жыл бұрын

They should totally react to “from the basement” the only downside to that is that they are going ti miss “jigsaw falling into place” which is one of my favorites

@sarahzentexas

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! In Rainbows FromThe Basement is amazing.

This song is a masterpiece, and they definitely have other songs that I consider masterpieces as well. Actually one of my favorite bands, top 10 for me.

@williamandres1042

3 жыл бұрын

What is your top 5?

@jasonallen5318

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamandres1042 Top 5 bands? My list is a mix of a few genres, I like some classic rock, prog metal, and 90's era grunge rock. Top 5 for me would be Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Opeth, Dream Theater & Metallica, although I recently changed my rankings and moved Led Zeppelin down a few spots to #6, then Rush, Tool, Radiohead and either Type O Negative or Alice in Chains to round out my top 10. I don't expect anyone else to have a similar list to mine though.

Radiohead - exponentially better than many realize. Talent overdose!

OK Computer es un álbum increíble. No se lo pierdan, una joyita.

@Jays1fan1

3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion Radiohead's album The Bends was much much better.

@Chepo90

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jays1fan1 Nice bro. The Bends it's a great album also for me. This two, Pablo Honey and In Rainbows probably my favourites.

@williamandres1042

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chepo90 Bueno ver a alguien poner al Pablo Honey como de sus favoritos. Ese álbum en mi opinión está criminalmente infravalorado.

@ErickArpeggi

3 жыл бұрын

A Moon Shaped Pool, In Rainbows y Amnesiak mis favoritos

Radiohead really is like a genre unto itself and King Of Limbs live from the basement is epic.

@reese8050

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah.

If i'm not mistaken, the title refers to the depressed android character from Douglas Adams' book, The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy.

@TattiebogleYouTube

3 жыл бұрын

spot on :)

I’m such a Radiohead fan! This one is pure BRILLIANCE! So happy you are going to discover them!! Try Sit Down Stand Up, There There, or The National Anthem for some deep cut love. Fantastic Band!!! Lex I can see that joy in your your face knowing you’ve turned Nick on to something incredible. What a satisfying feeling!!!

The song “Just” off of “The Bends” album is sooooo underrated! It is also one of my favorite music videos ever.

I really like their second album, “The Bends.” The songwriting is so good. Their latest, “A Moon Shaped Pool,” is also excellent, despite what you may have heard.

Awww.. lex! Im so glad you showed this to nick. One of my favorite albums. Not a bad song on it. Such a great record. Fun to see you singing along to it. Love this! Thanks so much!

Now you’ve got me loading up the whole album again! My juices are flowing...

@Ontariosound

3 жыл бұрын

They are like a much better Muse.

Now THIS is exciting! 🥰 Nevermind my Reckoner from In Rainbows rec; I didn’t know you already know that one. So then LET DOWN and THERE, THERE and PYRAMID SONG would be my reccomendations. This was a great reaction, guys.

Thank you for the reaction, great choice. I love this period of the band. I first got into them listening to The Bends and then they came out with this. It really blew me away back in the day . They really upped their game here to say the least. It’s a masterpiece and really represented the cutting edge for its time.

Fun fact! Rush used to play this song on their pre-show tapes.. meaning they played it over the venue's speaker system prior to them coming out. Neil Peart chose the playlist.. and I believe during the Snakes and Arrows Tour, Paranoid Android was heard playing.. I saw that tour 6 times so I vividly recall that. Neil knew good music.

I love this! Now I have another band to get more into thanks to you guys!

The best reaction channel there is. You have my subscription, keep reacting to great music!

Very nice!!! I like this whole album. Another one to try might be "Reckoner" from In Rainbows album. After watching further, apparently you two know that one. The "From the Basement" sessions are great.

And their last album, A Moon Shaped Pool...is other worldly. Thom Yorke’s solo album Anima makes me cry every time.

Creatively Radiohead are up there with the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and all those other bands that absolutely stand above the rest of the music industry. OK Computer and Kid A are amongst the best albums ever recorded. It really doesn't matter which song you pick next from their catalogue, chances are high that it will be a great one. With the exception of many songs of their first album Pablo Honey and some songs on The King of Limbs they really don't have any bad songs. And the Pablo Honey songs are not really THAT bad, they're just not on the level of the songs they wrote later. Even the bonus tracks / b-sides from their singles are great (check out Talk Show Host or The Trickster if you don't believe me).

Great song. I love the album so much, listened to it a lot back in late 90s. My favourite track is Let Down. The first listen was so amazing, all the sounds were so new to me and the effect hasn't dulled in all this time.

Radiohead is a singularity. Every album is great (but the very first one which includes "Creep" but nothing else really). They are again and again reinventing themselves, always avant-garde. Warmly recommended is also Thom Yorke's first solo album "The Eraser".

I really get the "i wish i could listen to that for the first time again" -feeling. Im actually that "old" (41) that i listened to "Ok Computer" and that song around the time it was released in 1997 as a depressed 16yr old. I remember repeating the melancholic middle-part of "Paranoid Andoird" over and over again... haha. Such a great Song.

I don't own any Radiohead albums, but I've liked almost everything I've listened to (some songs I've loved) and I love that they were always trying to do something new, and sometimes experimental, with the general music composition, chord structures and melodies.

The music video goes well with such a insane song. Good stuff by Radiohead, as always

Great reaction, new subscriber here! And fack yeah! Please do Weird Fishes/Arpeggi from The Basement, that's a dreamy song. That entire performance is mindblowing.

A spectacular landmark in music. Great reaction 👍

I've heard this song before, years ago; on the radio. I'm not really a Radiohead fan, but definitely this is a great song; and from the other comments listed I'm going to check out this entire album. Thanks, as always, for doing what you do; reviewing songs that can introduce us all to new stuff if we haven't been exposed to it before.

I'm a huge Radiohead fan and have been since the release of their first album, which is what brought me here, but here the name Malmsteen, wohoo! You've gained a follower.

I loved watching you react to Paranoid Android, it's such a great track. You would love A Moon Shaped Pool. It's probably their most accomplished album with lots of wonderful string orchestration. For many fans King of Limbs is considered their worst album but that's only relative to their other albums and the live Basement version is amazing, as good as the In Rainbows Basement set. I'm so jealous that you have so much of Radiohead to still discover, they really are an amazing band.

Yes RAdiohead!!!! there was a time when I listened only to Radiohead music for a year ... I love this band!

you guys are so cute exchanging without words, love it !

Love this reaction and hearing you recognise the groundbreaking nature of this track , the best thing is that they can do this live and better with no loops or preprogrammed synths etc .

you are an amazing wife! this song and album are masterpieces!

Loved this reaction if one if the greatest songs ever written

I think the proper Radiohead progression for someone trying to get into them is listening to OK Computer all the way through. Then listen to Kid A all the way through while trying to comprehend that it’s the same band only two-three years later. That transition is their most dramatic shift and represents their creative peak in my opinion. I love all things Radiohead and I am particularly partial to In Rainbows as well, but listening to their earlier albums in order and seeing how they progress creatively is immensely satisfying.

@jameshannagan639

2 жыл бұрын

Yes very Beatle like in that respect as much as I like a number of Pink Floyd albums they never evolved like Radiohead did and that is why I like Radiohead better.

Radiohead is one of my favorite band ever, such a creative band, you need to listen to the albums OK Computer(all of it) Kid A-Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief and A Moon Shaped Pool... fantastic stuff.

The "Bohemian Rhapsody" of the 90s Alternative Rock 🤘

This album is perfect in it’s entirety and one of those you must listen to from beginning to end, like Days of Future Past from the Moody Blues.

Such a great band.... Unmistakable sound...... How about giving Pyramid Song a listen?..keep it up guys

You guys gotta do Climbing Up the Walls and Let Down, that's the two tracks that really sealed the deal for me with Radiohead, and they're polar opposites in both music and vibe. Let Down specifically was the song that made me realize that Thom is a fucking fantastic singer.

@jameshannagan7830

3 жыл бұрын

Those are my favorite two songs off that album Climbing Up the Walls is my favorite on the album and one of my favorites by them.

@syntheticsleep

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameshannagan7830 it's crazy that they're on the same album. It would be like if Dead Skin Mask and Silent Lucidity were on one record. Absolutely brilliant.

this made my day thank you guys :)))

Great reaction! National Anthem off of Kid A would be a great choice for another Radiohead track.

I love watching you crazy kids reacting to great music! (I can say this as an early Gen Xer.) I do find it "interesting" how you know certain songs by some bands, but nothing about so much else. Is this a Millennial thing? If I loved a song I'd buy the album (CD!), and others by the same band. I probably have 1500 CDs in my collection.

Ugh... I wanted to recommend something, but i love them so much. Nude, i might be wrong, How to Disappear Completely??

@samheppener7878

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely How to Disappear

@ommane9365

3 жыл бұрын

@@samheppener7878 too soon for Kid A I think, Kid A is probably the last album a new Radiohead fan should listen in my opinion

@justinsnyder6258

3 жыл бұрын

@@ommane9365 this person fucks with Radiohead. I would argue King of Limbs for that spot too.

@ommane9365

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinsnyder6258 fair shout

@chrislufc

3 жыл бұрын

Pyramid Song

I'm a big fan of Radiohead and saw them live 9 times (and Thom solo twice) since 2003. Their last album A Moon Shaped Pool was a great album, and also loved by critics. Try Daydreaming with the music video, Decks Dark or Ful Stop. The album you guys mention that people struggle with is The King Of Limbs, but i actually really really love that one. The opener Bloom, Codex and close Separator are just mindblowing...

Amazing album. I have had the privilege of seeing them live in Glasgow, Scotland. This song was fantastic, especially as it was raining - typical Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I heard this just recently. Very cool changes. Strong composition. I dig it!

@nimasharifi7999

3 жыл бұрын

apparently this song is a mix of 3 different ideas for a song from 3 of the band members who then decided to use all 3 in the same song!

@avantprog6902

3 жыл бұрын

@@nimasharifi7999 They blended it beautifully.

Unique...is the perfect word for this song and album. Ground breaking for its time.

avant garde rock! love this album! the latest album moon shaped pool is a masterpiece too

You guys are great. Love the love you both have for music itself. Can we get a reaction to How to disappear completely by Radiohead!

Spinning Plates _ Definitely! Nice to watch you enjoy Radiohead ;)

Listen to the rest of their albums! They are all pretty much amazing.

I would love to see you guys react to the live From the Basement sessions. Its just great footage of a great live band

Excellent reaction, this is a great song. My personal favorite of this album is Subterranean Homesick Alien.

Awesome reaction!

Love this band, so innovative, best since 70's

My reaction was that in 92 we still listened to tbe radio. And "grunge" was under the mainstream biy many of us loved it. A friend introduced me to radiohead through their first album and I like it. Then this came on the radio just as the choiristic end came in. I was entirely blown away.

This is an excellent album but I have to say I love The Bends more. The video to "Street Spirit" is absolutely brilliant, and so clever mixing normal speed with slow motion, and of course the song is great. My favourite from that album is "Fake Plastic Trees" and yes it makes me cry. Radiohead live, just watching Thom Yorke is mesmerizing and intense at the same time. Watching a live performance of "In The Right Place" is so clever, I would love to know what gadget you see used, as voices echo & overlap. It isn't a straight forward echo pedal, but some strange device with illuminated squares. Love Thom's vocals ! Love watching the lead guitarist play like some maniac who doesn't know how to play, just hitting any notes yet - oh he can play alright, even if you only see his head & hair down in front of his guitar. Lol - Lex, I bought the vhs video of Radiohead music videos long ago. They make amazing videos as well. .... Show Nick "Street Spirit" Lol Great reaction Nick - Jesus ! Ha ha ! That cracked me up.

Ok computer is in the top 10 best albums of all time. Amazing album

The brilliance of this song is that I have listened to it since 1997 and thousands of times but I still now heard Ed O'briens guitar in the right speaker for the first time really, on the cool bass theme 😎 Took me years to hear Thom's nannanannanan! It keeps giving and giving!! I see you are musicians, you should really react or at least love some love clips. I play too, and Radiohead looks like the most fun band in the whole world to be in. Also you can understand more detail Watch this in a live version from a festival in Belgium in the late 90s. Filmed by someone who really knows the song. I loved you as reactors! More Radiohead! ❤️😍 They have done basically every genre. A moon shaped pool has a lot of strings and was written in a very sad place in Thom's life. The live recording of In Rainbows from The Basement is the greatest greatest live recording of all time. Please watch it!

@jameshannagan7830

3 жыл бұрын

I like King of Limbs from the basement almost as much it is very close.

In Rainbows es mi álbum favorito!!♥️

Wow! I saw Allan Holdsworth in concert at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in the mid 90s. Amazing. I'm a jazz guy for the most part, but I love music, good music in it's wide spectrum. My thing is Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays, Al DiMeola, Chick Corea, Jan Garbarek... also, I love Radiohead! What a great track this is! Thom Yorke, full of surprises! You guys, full of surprises. Un saludo y un abrazo desde California.

Best Radiohead Albums for me is "In Rainbows" / Ok Computer / Kid A

@fundament

3 жыл бұрын

ohhhh yes! the same i like best

For me it's like when people say they knew what they were doing when Kennedy was shot. I was in a Pub, with work colleagues on a Friday night after work...and asked everyone to shut up! LOL It was magical... and huge fan ever since :)

The Albums ‘OK Computer’ and ‘The Bends’ are probably the best most accessible and most consistent. I also like ‘Hail to the Thief’ which has the amazing ‘There There ‘ on it and is the album before ‘In Rainbows’

"JESUS!!!!" LOL!

OMG. Do "weird fishes" from the basement. It's sublime!

The "King of Limbs" disc is my favorite Radiohead collection. "Lotus Flower" and "Separator" are just stellar works IMHO. Enjoy your searching.

Oh man - this song is awesome! If I'd heard this before "Creep", I'd be a big Radiohead fan.

@lokevoice

3 жыл бұрын

Never too late to start, creep is a song that the band themself hate and never really play at concerts

@DefenestrateYourself

2 жыл бұрын

What’s stopping you from now becoming a Radiohead fan. lol

Time for some more Radiohead :)

Love how there are no constant pauses, straight up jammin’ to this masterpiece.

It would have been good to watch this performance live on the programme called later with jools Holland it's brilliant... So young and so talented ✌️

Awesome song

Love this tune.. Another great pick...

Yea you'll love the music video. All Radiohead music videos are great.

A Moon Shaped Pool is different again, it has a more 'cinematic' feel than their other albums. So good. There's a Radiohead side-project called 'The Smile' that I'm hearing good things about, too, I haven't had chance to give that a proper listen, yet.

Whole OK Computer reaction now required.

Cómo me gusta esta banda es una de mis favoritas 🇦🇷, , como describir lo que siento cuando la escucho , están entre las primeras de mi lista.

Kind of an overground underground band, in a way. This single scaled to No.3 in the UK chart, despite being made up of four unrelated sections (Thom Yorke apparently trying to make a kind of successor to 'Bohemian Rhapsody') and making them critical darlings. One music magazine, trying to find equivalents in rock history, compared them to Pink Floyd. Which just about makes sense.

@jameshannagan7830

3 жыл бұрын

They remind me of the Beatles and their musical journey and Floyd I feel like they are the spiritual successor to both bands.

There's a video on you tube ( Jools Holland) where they play this live, well worth a view.

do "exit music for a film". it's also on ok computer.

Re: Re: Pausing, expressions and air instruments: rock on and rock out. I'm almost 60 (shh) and my wife still catches me rocking out with my Air Stratocaster Deluxe.

100% with Lex. Hope I could hear this for the first time again! 100% con Lex. Ojalá pudiera escuchar esto de nuevo por primera vez!

If you guys want songs like this with Radiohead look at Decks Dark, Nude, or even There There. Like journey songs I guess?

You two are adorable.

Now you should watch it live guys!

Radiohead! Amazing band. Was going to see Thom Yorke last year in London...Postponed to this year. Cancelled now until who knows when?!

Their most underrated song is probably The Daily Mail or Life in a Glasshouse. Both are just incredible and I don't hear many people talk about them.

@jameshannagan7830

3 жыл бұрын

Just about all their songs are great they are like the Beatles in that respect very few bad songs.

My first cassette ever, Ok computer. Proud to have it

fake plastic tree in glastonbury 2003 is epic, radiohead legend

radiohead es mi musica favorita!

Why don't you remember my name!! Awesome song

Yes react to the basement sessions!