The first time you listen, Karma Police and Paranoid Android seem like the best songs. By the fifth listen, you realize Exit Music and No Surprises are just as good. By the tenth listen, you realize Let Down is one of the best songs of all time.
I totally agree. This experience of listening to albums has uncovered so many of my favorite songs that I would not have heard otherwise. I have a lot of favorites from these two albums already.
@@alexmw14 It was my favourite from the start. The way it pulls you in with that intro, it's pure magic. I've been working a lot of third shifts and often I'd put on let down as I finish the shift and get into a bus back home.
All there albums are like that my favorites change all the time ut Climbing Up the Walls is still probably still my favorite. A similar thing happened when Weird Fishes creeped up to end up being a song that I love.
After my 100th listen, climbing up the walls went from one of my least favorite songs to my 2nd favorite of theirs, only second to how to disappear completely.
I was in a car, driving 5 hours to visit my grandparents, my older sister had made a mix tape for me. An actual cassette tape. Only had one Radiohead song on the tape, you know the one, but already I could tell they were something special. Some other great tracks on that mix tape, too. My sister had good tastes. It wasn't just my introduction to Radiohead. In a way it was my introduction to music.
Let Down is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. The albums overall theme are very much about worries for the future and future technology. In that context Let Down really says (to me anyway) that no matter how convenient and comfortable technological development gets it's just not good enough. The human heart needs more than that. It's a really moving piece, and for sure my favourite from this album!
Radiohead are masters of several things: #1- highly unusual and unpredictable chord progressions and timings, #2- ridiculously beautiful and ethereal atmospheres, and #3- layers working together as a whole. Radiohead has very few "showy" solos. Instead the whole band gels like one organism with each musician being sophisticated enough to honor the section of sound they're responsible for, and giving other musicians room to work. As far as "sounding like Muse", or "sounding like Coldplay", etc, please keep in mind, Radiohead came BEFORE those bands, and those bands VERY much owe a debt to Radiohead. But I'd argue Radiohead are wayyyyy more experimental and diverse than those bands. For example, an album like "Kid A" or "In Rainbows" sounds nothing like those bands. They're a truly great band and masterful composers whose career has shown an ability to compose extremely diverse forms of music.
Agreed with all of those 3 points. I had touched on each one of those throughout the review so we are on the same page there. I did mention when the album came out, being 1997, well before Muse or Coldplay were active. So I'm aware who came first. I also mentioned how influential Radiohead was on first listen so I'm definitely not foreign to their impact on the musical scene. Especially with how vast their musical range is, which I also mentioned in Kid A's review. And I expect the same to continue moving forward, next up being In Rainbow.
"the whole band gels like one organism with each musician being sophisticated enough to honor the section of sound they're responsible for" THAT is the most accurate description of radiohead I have ever read
This comment is spot on. Your comment that "each musician being sophisticated enough to honor the section of sound they're responsible for, and giving other musicians room to work" could be used to describe King Crimson or a Tom Waits band.
Radiohead is definitely my favorite artist. In Rainbows is my favorite album from them with OK Computer as a close second. I hope you get to experience more of them in the future :)
This album absolutely hooked me in and I will be checking out more on the channel soon! Going to look at which album to do next from them. Maybe either In Rainbows or The Bends.
Suggestion... Continue in chronological order to hear how Radiohead have evolved over time. Next album would be KidA (2000). Very different sound than OK Computer.
@@roninuskix1363 I think chronologically is good cause you get a perspective on the dips which makes the peaks better for me personally. But I get wanting the big ones first too haha. I'm always curious to see what new listeners think of a moon shaped pool :o
Fun fact: the final percussion hit at the end of the album is theorised to symbolise a car crash (I.e. leading back into Airbag and the album repeats!)
I actually heard it was supposed to symbolise a microwave being done, as a sort of final reflection on the modern world. maybe it’s open to interpretation
Cool theory, but i think its a microwave ring, which symbolizes this silly cold modern world, like: "Here you have your microwave burrito, eat it watching some TV. This is your life."
Such an interesting and thoughtful reaction, this album changed my life and i have loved it for 25 years. Let Down is possibly the best song ever recorded.
Oh god . The memories . I was 17 when this album came out and it changed everything . Listened to it religiously back to back for months . It’s delicious to see someone react to it for the first time ❤
Thanks for sharing that. It really is a spiritual experience hearing your favorite albums for the first time. This will absolutely be a frequent on my playlist.
Definitely check out The Bends. It's still in my top ten rock albums of all time. Really honestly just a rock album, with several brilliant songs that hint at the greatness of OK, Computer, and some of the most satisfying chord progressions I've ever experienced on even the first listen.
It's great to see a younger generation discovering Radiohead and ok computer. This album wound up on my shelf in CD form when i was 14 or 15. I honestly don't remember buying it. And a year or so later I listened to it, and was blown away. And then a couple years later, kid a blew me away again. Looking forward to watching your kid a reaction.
Probably the best Radiohead album reaction video I've seen on here! They've got a bunch of great and interesting albums. I'd certainly recommend listening to the album that came out right after this one, Kid A.
Thanks for checking out this awesome album! Once again, i deeply appreciate your approach to album reviews. By the way, if you haven't listened to the first Sigur Rós album I suggested, wait ! I think this other Sigur Rós album would be a better entry point into their music, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It's a wonderful representation of the Sigur Rós sound without being too ethereal. If you enjoy it then you should definitely listen to my original suggestion Ágætis Byrjun.
There's nothing I love more than watching a first time reaction to Paranoid Android. It starts out soft, then get's groovy, then goes HARD, then descends into the gloomy depths of hell before rising back up for the climactic finish. It's fun to see people's expectations diverted.
The trifecta of Radiohead Albums are OKC, Kid A, and In Rainbows. The next album chronologically is Kid A which dives deeper into the electronic and experimental side of their sound. I would listen to that next!
@@lusciousluie That’s actually what I did back in 2019. I heard Creep from a random RUclips recommendation of its music video, and I was intrigued in the band. I went chronologically starting with Pablo Honey, and it was such a great experience. If you enjoyed the journey, their b-sides from all eras are definitely worth hearing! ❤
IMO The Bends is where it all started. For me the holy trinity are The Bends, OKC and Kid A - which coincidentally came out in a row. In Rainbows is amazing though and a return to form, later on.
I'd probably compare their artistic approach in this album to Deftones. The music is totally unique from each other but they both create very vivid imagery and intense emotion in the lyrics.
I was in high school when Pablo Honey came out and then The Bends, both albums are great. It wasn’t until OK Computer came out that I was hooked on Radiohead. I was fortunate enough to see them live at the woodlands during their Hail to the Thief tour. Also, if you are a fan of the Strokes and have never listened to The Voidz. It would be interesting to see a reaction video on their album Virtue. These videos are good, good job.
That's awesome that you were able to check them out! I'm sure that was a great setlist as well for that era! I've listened to a couple of songs by The Voidz and I love Julian's approach in the band. Certain songs gave me an underground sludgy and electronic style that I love.
It's tricky with greatest albums, because each generation has an album that moves things on. So we have the Beatles in the sixties, maybe Pink Floyd in the seventies, and so on. Others may name other releases. But, I agree that this it surely one of the great albums of all time.
I first discovered Radiohead thru my mom , who after hearing me listening to Muse, told me to check them out. I was a teenager at the time so obviously I just picked one random song from one of their newer songs at the time, and didn't really care for it and moved on. Years later I'm watching reaction videos about Muse songs (lol!) and a specific reactor I particularly enjoyed listened to Pyramid Song, and it clicked with me for good. Since then I have been listening to Radiohead religiously, especially Ok Computer since I discovered it after that. My fave I would say is Subterranean Homesick Alien, the vibes are immaculate! But honestly I listened to the whole album on repeat for a good 2 years. And what a funny surprise I would get, when I decided to share some radiohead songs with my mom (at the time we had an awkward relationship and I tried to connect with her in some clumsy ways) and she was not really paying attention but when Pyramid Song came on she said something along the lines of "Oh, I know this song, I love this one it's my favorite!" To think that the song that made me fall in love with Radiohead's music, would be the same song that my mom enjoyed the most. She also mentioned listening to them when I was a baby so I think I can guess why I ended up liking this band so much🤭♥️
What a wholesome story! Thanks so much for sharing this, I'm so glad to hear music connecting you and your mom in this way. Funny how things come full circle like that!
Subterranean Homesick Alien is the first song on the album that clicked for me. I had a friend who’s musical taste I really respected and he loved this album. He wouldn’t shut up about it so I asked for it for a Valentines Day gift back in 98. I had only heard Creep at the time and didn’t like Radiohead at all. So I listened to Ok Computer day and night(literally) for two months straight starting on Valentines Day 25 years ago. But It wasn’t clicking. On an early morning drive home from work, Subterranean Homesick Alien came on as the sun was coming up and it clicked. It’s been my favorite album ever since. Tool’s Lateralus is a pretty close second.
Luie, your reviews are super intelligent and eye-opening, even for a long-time radiohead fan. They've been a pleasure to watch, and you taught me many things I didn't know about my favorite band. You've also made me appreciate how lucky (and old) I was to see them live and perform all these songs a bunch of times. Keep doing what you're doing, you've got a real knack for this.
Dude! Awesome review brother! Immediately subscribed when you said you were gonna do more Radiohead! Ok Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows are the holy Trinity of Radiohead albums and I can’t wait to see your next one my friend! Much appreciated!
I appreciate that! I like to visualize what I think is going on in the music and of course it will be different for everybody. In Rainbows is coming later this week!
I've always loved the idea of it playing over the end credits as people are leaving this commercialized Hollywood version of Shakespeare, singing at them "we hope that you choke" over and over 😂
Don't sleep on Radiohead's EPs. 1994's _My Iron Lung EP_ and 1998's _Running From Demons EP_ are brilliant addendums to the albums. And if you liked _Ok Computer,_ you want to hit Slowdive's _Souvlaki_ (1993) - a seminal '90s classic & big influence on _OKC._
Yeah I'm so glad to have waited out on listening to their material until I was older and more experienced as a musician to appreciate it. I'm excited to hear In Rainbows later this week.
Agreed. I can see how influential they were as a band to so many others. I have heard things in their music that I've heard in bands like Coldplay, Muse, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, and The Black Keys.
@@lusciousluie Oh Man , Bjork's a Genre all to herself. But her Music is mainly written, composed, arranged, (co)produced by herself 🤯. She was in a couple of bands b4 goin solo (her 1st solo album came out in 93) . She's one of a handful of musical artists that I Highly Recommend Listening to in Chronological Order(Mac's on this list as well) . If Art-Pop/Glitch-pop/Electronica/EDM/with a mix of Classical Strings and more , Plus Amazingly Deep Poetic-Like Lyrics sound like something you may like.. Go 4 It 👊 , you won't regret the ride.
If you haven't checked it, see them play Electioneering on Leno back in the day -- Jay apparently told them "play something more upbeat" after they had previously played High and Dry (or Fake Plastic Trees) and, well, they went tf off💯
The first song i heard from Radiohead was "high and dry" from "now: that's what i call music" they had really good hits, then i heard creep, paranoid android and no surprises. The first album i listened in its entirity was OK Computer i was blown away and Radiohead replaced the beatles as my favorite band. I was completely obssesed with Paranoid Android and Subterranean Homesick Alien i listened those songs everyday for at least a complete year. I also loved staying up late 'cause MTV aired karma police's video past midnight, we didn't had RUclips guys!!
Thanks for the review. Radiohead are in the rock and roll hall of fame since 2019 and what i like about my favorite band is he make discover so many style of music and dont repeat the same style every album :). In Rainbows , Ok Computer, Kid A and the Bends are my 4 favorite album for me.
That's such a bold choice as a musician to explore different styles of music because you risk losing your audience but they've managed to evolve and still have the majority of their listeners beside them.
If you liked the live session feeling of Subterranean, then you should seriously check out "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel and "The Glow Pt.2" by The Microphones.
With having only ever listened to Creep, I kind of wish you had started at the beginning with Pablo Honey, then The Bends, instead of jumping straight to OK Computer. Every album they reinvented themselves, and it's more fun to listen to the full evolution.
Oh come on, Muse have everything they know from Radiohead :) hehe - My goodness I look forward to someone who knows music go through this and the next two albums. You are so gonna get your head blown! :) *big grin* I am a gigantic Radiohead fan, and I can not belive how this is going to open your mind! I suggest you venture into Blur as well. :) I am sure you know Damon Albarn from Gorillaz, but check out all the different things he has done. He has worked in most genres.
Lol I know Radiohead came out before Muse. Just the first thing that came to mind. Blur is an interesting choice! Also I did a review of Plastic Beach by the Gorillaz. Absolutely love that album.
@@lusciousluie Hehe.. Yes, it's just very typichal that people say that, and it's always a bit shocking to me :) But I am a super Radiohead fan so just jokeing around a bit, beeing a bit fanatic ;) yes, he has done operas, solo albums etc.
One thing I forgot to mention is that they have a shi*-ton of really great b-sides the lead singer is so anal about song selection and arrangement that they always leave a few really good tunes off every record. Add to that the songs they recorded that were between records and you have about 3 albums worth of songs that a lot of bands would love to have as their a-sides it really is remarkable how many exellent songs are not on their albums it makes it fun tracking them down and they have a lot of different versions of songs floating around as well.
No bullshit, I know what I'm saying. You gotta go Radiohead route, you gotta do Kid A... In rainbows after lil break. Tc buddy, glad U enjoyed! Greets from Scotland :)
After Airbag: There was a lot of room to breathe. After Paranoid Android: I can't breathe. After Exit Music for a Film: I keep breathing. After Karma Police: Do I deserve to breathe? After the entire album: I am a computer. Breathing is inconsequential. Another Radiohead fan.
I made a giant spreadsheet with my top 150 or so albums, about 10 different criteria, and this album, mathematically, scored the highest. So I suppose the research shows, that OK Computer is my favorite album!!
Lmao I love how meticulous that process sounds. I know I'm guilty of doing something like that with other topics outside of music. This album is currently my second favorite of the 3 I've heard. What was your criteria?
thank you for being honest lmao. I try and make connections with bands that I've heard in the past that have a similar sound. Sometimes it probably sounds like I'm grasping at straws.
Radiohead is the influence for Muse, Coldplay etc and was also heavily influenced by 90s alternative rock so no surprises (haha) that such inferences were made towards U2 and Muse
Exit music was actually for a film it was for Romeo and Juliet which explains the lyrics. The song is hauntingly beautiful. Exaplains the tone and gothic vibe If you watch the movie it ends in a church. You cut out my favorite part the “we hope that words and wisdom choke you” as the crechendo hits.
Airbag is about Thom York's involvement in a car accident and the instrumentation is unsettled, reflective of the slowdown effect that we can experience in moments of extreme stress ("felt like so long"). Exceptional use of a fragmented bass line which becomes less fragmented as the "crash" ends. Ethereal glimmery synths finishing with a glorious A major chord. A great track. One of my favorites. There really isn't a bad track on OKC (well Fitter Happier not so much). An unique view on technology and fear of the future. You should listen to THE BENDS their album before OKC. It's much more of a rocker and is an excellent record. Hints of OKC all over THE BENDS.
A damn fine album, and I'd recommend The Bends by them as well. Don't know if The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy made it over to the north america - started life as a fun sci-fi radio show with "spacey sounds" then became books and a TV Show. Radiohead were listening to it whist recording OK Computer. Marvin, the paranoid android, is from that show.
I'm excited to get to The Bends. I know that we do have Hitch-hiker's in NA but I have not watched it yet. That is an awesome fact though and I'll be on the lookout for it now!
Need to react to OKNOTOK at some point which is the B-Sides/Unreleased tracks from OK Computer at some point as the tracks could stand alone as an album in itself... especially Pearly and Palo Alto..... Also the xylophone on No Surprises is a child's toy! You can see it used on their live performances...
If you want to react to some of Muse albums i would suggest Absolution, Origin of Symmetry and Black Holes and Revelations; their best 3 works imo. Great reactions man :)
I see you fell into the radiohead rabbit hole, in sequence I would go and listen to Kid A, their next release after this album, total different sound palette tho
I'm surprised I hadn't listened to them sooner. I'm planning on going in chronological order so I can appreciate Kid A much more when we get there. But I am very excited when we finally do.
Something I picked up on is how the writing likes to take these old addages and platitudes and turn them into something...barbed, and almost a little disconcerting. "The panic, the vomit, God loves His children" Something about these lines in this order makes my hair stand on end
Oh absolutely. Exactly what i was thinking when i heard "rain down from a great height." it sounded so unique and distinct in Thoms delivery. I think it totally transforms/twists the perception of those concepts. But in all of the ways I enjoy. Both this album and Kid A (even some of In Rainbows) had that effect on me. I'm still getting chills during some of these songs.
My dad didn’t know how to react when I played this but he said it’s intriguing. He thinks maybe it’s about an alien Android and it’s observations of human life
I always though Radiohead sounded like U2. Thom yorke voice is similar to Bono. For all the "experimental" vibe, they had a big Stadium/ U2 vibe underneath.
Wait until you see their live performances- it’s like discovering a whole new band. And there is a ton of quality footage and recordings. OK Computer was the first album I ever fell in love with, but Radiohead is so good that’s it’s not even my top pick. My personal album ranking: In Rainbows Ok Computer A Moon Shaped Pool Kid A The Bends Amnesia Hail to the Thief King of Limbs Pablo Honey
I think thats where the real showcase is going to be! I love hearing bands live performances because it completely reinvents the way you listen to the songs. OK Computer is right up my alley of emotion and music taste. I can't wait to check out more of them!
MEGA choice dude.......because you love drumming i suggest some RUSH......some albums to consider.....2112.....A farewell to Kings.......Hemispheres.....Permanent Waves......Moving Pictures......(Truly Breath taking music)
Thanks for the suggestions! I was actually in a Rush tribute band a few years ago. We only played a few shows but there are some videos of us playing on this channel. I will definitely incorporate Rush into the channel in some capacity.
Do you take requests over RUclips? If so, you should react to the album "Age Of Adz" by Sufjan Stevens, it's quite chaotic, sometimes compared to Kid A as it is heavily electronic. It's a great listen if you enjoy Radiohead!
If I were you, I'd start back from The Bends or move on to Kid A... but either way keep it chronological. Pablo Honey isn't worth it. If anything, you can check it out last out of curiosity to see their beginnings.
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The first time you listen, Karma Police and Paranoid Android seem like the best songs. By the fifth listen, you realize Exit Music and No Surprises are just as good. By the tenth listen, you realize Let Down is one of the best songs of all time.
I totally agree. This experience of listening to albums has uncovered so many of my favorite songs that I would not have heard otherwise. I have a lot of favorites from these two albums already.
It took 10 years for Let Down to become my favorite Radiohead song and it has stayed on top ever since.
@@alexmw14 It was my favourite from the start. The way it pulls you in with that intro, it's pure magic. I've been working a lot of third shifts and often I'd put on let down as I finish the shift and get into a bus back home.
All there albums are like that my favorites change all the time ut Climbing Up the Walls is still probably still my favorite. A similar thing happened when Weird Fishes creeped up to end up being a song that I love.
After my 100th listen, climbing up the walls went from one of my least favorite songs to my 2nd favorite of theirs, only second to how to disappear completely.
Everyone remembers the first time they hear this album because it's life changing.
So glad I waited until I was older to dive into the band
Man I wish I could hear Radiohead for the first time again…
This is so fun to watch you experience it.
Though hearing you critique the best band that has ever existed is adorable 😂
I appreciate that lol
@@sheistereven the best band in the world (i agree that they are the best) has imperfect tracks
I was in a car, driving 5 hours to visit my grandparents, my older sister had made a mix tape for me. An actual cassette tape. Only had one Radiohead song on the tape, you know the one, but already I could tell they were something special.
Some other great tracks on that mix tape, too. My sister had good tastes. It wasn't just my introduction to Radiohead. In a way it was my introduction to music.
Let Down is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. The albums overall theme are very much about worries for the future and future technology. In that context Let Down really says (to me anyway) that no matter how convenient and comfortable technological development gets it's just not good enough. The human heart needs more than that. It's a really moving piece, and for sure my favourite from this album!
Radiohead are masters of several things: #1- highly unusual and unpredictable chord progressions and timings, #2- ridiculously beautiful and ethereal atmospheres, and #3- layers working together as a whole. Radiohead has very few "showy" solos. Instead the whole band gels like one organism with each musician being sophisticated enough to honor the section of sound they're responsible for, and giving other musicians room to work.
As far as "sounding like Muse", or "sounding like Coldplay", etc, please keep in mind, Radiohead came BEFORE those bands, and those bands VERY much owe a debt to Radiohead. But I'd argue Radiohead are wayyyyy more experimental and diverse than those bands. For example, an album like "Kid A" or "In Rainbows" sounds nothing like those bands. They're a truly great band and masterful composers whose career has shown an ability to compose extremely diverse forms of music.
Agreed with all of those 3 points. I had touched on each one of those throughout the review so we are on the same page there.
I did mention when the album came out, being 1997, well before Muse or Coldplay were active. So I'm aware who came first. I also mentioned how influential Radiohead was on first listen so I'm definitely not foreign to their impact on the musical scene. Especially with how vast their musical range is, which I also mentioned in Kid A's review. And I expect the same to continue moving forward, next up being In Rainbow.
Muse and coldplay are just stripped down radiohead tbh
"the whole band gels like one organism with each musician being sophisticated enough to honor the section of sound they're responsible for" THAT is the most accurate description of radiohead I have ever read
This comment is spot on. Your comment that "each musician being sophisticated enough to honor the section of sound they're responsible for, and giving other musicians room to work" could be used to describe King Crimson or a Tom Waits band.
OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows are the Holy Trinity of Radiohead albums.
It’s no surprise that many consider this to be one of the best albums of all time. Perfection.
Agreed. It's truly a masterpiece in my eyes.
I see what you did there
Radiohead is definitely my favorite artist. In Rainbows is my favorite album from them with OK Computer as a close second.
I hope you get to experience more of them in the future :)
This album absolutely hooked me in and I will be checking out more on the channel soon! Going to look at which album to do next from them. Maybe either In Rainbows or The Bends.
@@lusciousluie Those are both great options. btw the audio levels in this video were perfect in my opinion
Suggestion... Continue in chronological order to hear how Radiohead have evolved over time. Next album would be KidA (2000). Very different sound than OK Computer.
"in rainbows" and "kid A" next before the other albums in my opinion. ☺️
@@roninuskix1363 I think chronologically is good cause you get a perspective on the dips which makes the peaks better for me personally. But I get wanting the big ones first too haha. I'm always curious to see what new listeners think of a moon shaped pool :o
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Fun fact: the final percussion hit at the end of the album is theorised to symbolise a car crash (I.e. leading back into Airbag and the album repeats!)
I. Love. That. Fact. So. Much. Thank you for telling me this.
I actually heard it was supposed to symbolise a microwave being done, as a sort of final reflection on the modern world. maybe it’s open to interpretation
Cool theory, but i think its a microwave ring, which symbolizes this silly cold modern world, like: "Here you have your microwave burrito, eat it watching some TV. This is your life."
Such an interesting and thoughtful reaction, this album changed my life and i have loved it for 25 years. Let Down is possibly the best song ever recorded.
radiohead is def one of the most creative bands of all time. im actually writing a paper on this specific album. nice reaction and review :)
No, The Cure and The Smiths are
Totally agree. I also approve on writing about this album. I'm guessing either a music or English course? Much appreciated!
@@thoru4367 Wow, the only two creative bands to exist lol
I laughed out loud at your reaction to Fitter Happier, adored it!
Oh god . The memories . I was 17 when this album came out and it changed everything . Listened to it religiously back to back for months .
It’s delicious to see someone react to it for the first time ❤
Thanks for sharing that. It really is a spiritual experience hearing your favorite albums for the first time. This will absolutely be a frequent on my playlist.
delicious 🤨🤨🤨
Definitely check out The Bends. It's still in my top ten rock albums of all time. Really honestly just a rock album, with several brilliant songs that hint at the greatness of OK, Computer, and some of the most satisfying chord progressions I've ever experienced on even the first listen.
It's great to see a younger generation discovering Radiohead and ok computer. This album wound up on my shelf in CD form when i was 14 or 15. I honestly don't remember buying it. And a year or so later I listened to it, and was blown away. And then a couple years later, kid a blew me away again. Looking forward to watching your kid a reaction.
Probably the best Radiohead album reaction video I've seen on here! They've got a bunch of great and interesting albums. I'd certainly recommend listening to the album that came out right after this one, Kid A.
That really means a lot to me. I'm enjoying making these videos and so glad that people are having fun with them as well.
@@lusciousluie Also, videos like this take me back to my first time hearing the album and all the emotions that came with it ;)
Thanks for checking out this awesome album! Once again, i deeply appreciate your approach to album reviews. By the way, if you haven't listened to the first Sigur Rós album I suggested, wait ! I think this other Sigur Rós album would be a better entry point into their music, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It's a wonderful representation of the Sigur Rós sound without being too ethereal. If you enjoy it then you should definitely listen to my original suggestion Ágætis Byrjun.
This has been such a dope channel man, you're so consistent and have great commentary, keep up the great work bro!
Thank you so much for this! I'm enjoying doing these videos and I'm glad that I can have these conversations with everybody.
There's nothing I love more than watching a first time reaction to Paranoid Android. It starts out soft, then get's groovy, then goes HARD, then descends into the gloomy depths of hell before rising back up for the climactic finish. It's fun to see people's expectations diverted.
The trifecta of Radiohead Albums are OKC, Kid A, and In Rainbows. The next album chronologically is Kid A which dives deeper into the electronic and experimental side of their sound. I would listen to that next!
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll likely go backwards and listen to Pablo honey and the bends so I can appreciate Kid A that much more.
@@lusciousluie That’s actually what I did back in 2019. I heard Creep from a random RUclips recommendation of its music video, and I was intrigued in the band. I went chronologically starting with Pablo Honey, and it was such a great experience. If you enjoyed the journey, their b-sides from all eras are definitely worth hearing! ❤
I will count kid A and Amnesiac as one, since they were composed at the same time and have just one year difference of release date.
IMO The Bends is where it all started. For me the holy trinity are The Bends, OKC and Kid A - which coincidentally came out in a row. In Rainbows is amazing though and a return to form, later on.
This album is considered a modern classic. It may take a few listens but it's an opinion I'm on board with. An album I keep coming back to
I'd probably compare their artistic approach in this album to Deftones. The music is totally unique from each other but they both create very vivid imagery and intense emotion in the lyrics.
I was in high school when Pablo Honey came out and then The Bends, both albums are great. It wasn’t until OK Computer came out that I was hooked on Radiohead. I was fortunate enough to see them live at the woodlands during their Hail to the Thief tour. Also, if you are a fan of the Strokes and have never listened to The Voidz. It would be interesting to see a reaction video on their album Virtue. These videos are good, good job.
That's awesome that you were able to check them out! I'm sure that was a great setlist as well for that era! I've listened to a couple of songs by The Voidz and I love Julian's approach in the band. Certain songs gave me an underground sludgy and electronic style that I love.
Regarded by many as the greatest album ever made... and with good reason.
Absolutely agree with that!
@@lusciousluie enjoyed your Kid A reaction too, dude. Looking forward to the rest!
It's tricky with greatest albums, because each generation has an album that moves things on. So we have the Beatles in the sixties, maybe Pink Floyd in the seventies, and so on. Others may name other releases. But, I agree that this it surely one of the great albums of all time.
@@denysmace3874 completely agree. It's all subjective anyway. In truth, there is no definitive greatest album (or anything, really).
I first discovered Radiohead thru my mom , who after hearing me listening to Muse, told me to check them out. I was a teenager at the time so obviously I just picked one random song from one of their newer songs at the time, and didn't really care for it and moved on.
Years later I'm watching reaction videos about Muse songs (lol!) and a specific reactor I particularly enjoyed listened to Pyramid Song, and it clicked with me for good. Since then I have been listening to Radiohead religiously, especially Ok Computer since I discovered it after that. My fave I would say is Subterranean Homesick Alien, the vibes are immaculate! But honestly I listened to the whole album on repeat for a good 2 years.
And what a funny surprise I would get, when I decided to share some radiohead songs with my mom (at the time we had an awkward relationship and I tried to connect with her in some clumsy ways) and she was not really paying attention but when Pyramid Song came on she said something along the lines of "Oh, I know this song, I love this one it's my favorite!"
To think that the song that made me fall in love with Radiohead's music, would be the same song that my mom enjoyed the most. She also mentioned listening to them when I was a baby so I think I can guess why I ended up liking this band so much🤭♥️
What a wholesome story! Thanks so much for sharing this, I'm so glad to hear music connecting you and your mom in this way. Funny how things come full circle like that!
i *really" like your reaction to this, it actually felt like you had a lot of fun with the album and had so many cool takeaways too
Quality reaction, Luie. 👍
Keep up the great work.
FYI, audio sounded perfect 👌
Thank you! working on the next one today.
Subterranean Homesick Alien is the first song on the album that clicked for me. I had a friend who’s musical taste I really respected and he loved this album. He wouldn’t shut up about it so I asked for it for a Valentines Day gift back in 98. I had only heard Creep at the time and didn’t like Radiohead at all. So I listened to Ok Computer day and night(literally) for two months straight starting on Valentines Day 25 years ago. But It wasn’t clicking. On an early morning drive home from work, Subterranean Homesick Alien came on as the sun was coming up and it clicked. It’s been my favorite album ever since. Tool’s Lateralus is a pretty close second.
Luie, your reviews are super intelligent and eye-opening, even for a long-time radiohead fan. They've been a pleasure to watch, and you taught me many things I didn't know about my favorite band. You've also made me appreciate how lucky (and old) I was to see them live and perform all these songs a bunch of times. Keep doing what you're doing, you've got a real knack for this.
Dude! Awesome review brother! Immediately subscribed when you said you were gonna do more Radiohead! Ok Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows are the holy Trinity of Radiohead albums and I can’t wait to see your next one my friend! Much appreciated!
Thank you so much! I've heard a lot about those albums and looking forward to checking them out!
Dude you are spot on with what you're getting from this album. I subscribed and look forward to experiencing Radiohead through your perception.
I appreciate that! I like to visualize what I think is going on in the music and of course it will be different for everybody. In Rainbows is coming later this week!
thanks for a very nice reaction / review, very pleasent and smart :D
Thank you! I appreciate it!
First time Radiohead listener? How envious I am of you. Enjoy the journey.
Its so refreshing but I'm disappointed I hadn't listened to them sooner!
Love this reaction man.. Subbed.
Also I just can't wait for you to dive in to all of Radiohead you have sooooooo much more to come
Thank you very much! I will probably take a break from Radiohead at the moment and comeback to them after some time
Exit music was written for the 1998 film 'romeo and juliet'
Interesting! I like that fact.
I've always loved the idea of it playing over the end credits as people are leaving this commercialized Hollywood version of Shakespeare, singing at them "we hope that you choke" over and over 😂
Don't sleep on Radiohead's EPs. 1994's _My Iron Lung EP_ and 1998's _Running From Demons EP_ are brilliant addendums to the albums. And if you liked _Ok Computer,_ you want to hit Slowdive's _Souvlaki_ (1993) - a seminal '90s classic & big influence on _OKC._
Wooooowww. You’re in for ride! How luckyyyyy
Two albums in and this is amazing!!
Electioneering gets a lot of hate for its seemingly poor placement on the album but it's one of my favorite RH tracks. Just a no holds barred rock jam
I honestly don’t even care if it’s poorly placed or doesn’t fit the album just because of how much it absolutely slaps
Thank you for doing Radiohead
I'd give anything to go back and discover Radiohead for the first time again. If you like OKC then you have such a rewarding journey ahead of you.
Yeah I'm so glad to have waited out on listening to their material until I was older and more experienced as a musician to appreciate it. I'm excited to hear In Rainbows later this week.
So sinister yet beautiful.. I’ll be buried with a copy of this.
Exit music for a film was named like that because it was composed for the ending credits of Romeo + Juliet (the one with Leonardo DiCaprio).
Bro literally is psychic saying exit music for a film is running from an abusive home and this song was made for the ending of romeo and Juliet 🤯
Very insightful reaction! :D
What a great experience. I'm glad you shared, thank you.
Thank you for hanging out!
Radiohead is a genre unto themselves.
Agreed. I can see how influential they were as a band to so many others. I have heard things in their music that I've heard in bands like Coldplay, Muse, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, and The Black Keys.
Quick fact, Ok Computer and Kid A , would not be possible or what it became without Bjork's influence and her Albums : DEBUT/POST/HOMOGENIC.
I've heard of Bjork! That may be something interesting to check out on the channel
@@lusciousluie Oh Man , Bjork's a Genre all to herself. But her Music is mainly written, composed, arranged, (co)produced by herself 🤯. She was in a couple of bands b4 goin solo (her 1st solo album came out in 93) .
She's one of a handful of musical artists that I Highly Recommend Listening to in Chronological Order(Mac's on this list as well) . If Art-Pop/Glitch-pop/Electronica/EDM/with a mix of Classical Strings and more , Plus Amazingly Deep Poetic-Like Lyrics sound like something you may like.. Go 4 It 👊 , you won't regret the ride.
If you haven't checked it, see them play Electioneering on Leno back in the day -- Jay apparently told them "play something more upbeat" after they had previously played High and Dry (or Fake Plastic Trees) and, well, they went tf off💯
Such a great upbeat song. I wonder if it had any influence on the Black Keys. It felt very much up their alley.
The first song i heard from Radiohead was "high and dry" from "now: that's what i call music" they had really good hits, then i heard creep, paranoid android and no surprises. The first album i listened in its entirity was OK Computer i was blown away and Radiohead replaced the beatles as my favorite band.
I was completely obssesed with Paranoid Android and Subterranean Homesick Alien i listened those songs everyday for at least a complete year.
I also loved staying up late 'cause MTV aired karma police's video past midnight, we didn't had RUclips guys!!
I bought the first three albums on way to a holiday in India and it was on of the best musical experiences of my life
Thats a great story! Thank you for sharing that experience!
Thanks for the review. Radiohead are in the rock and roll hall of fame since 2019 and what i like about my favorite band is he make discover so many style of music and dont repeat the same style every album :). In Rainbows , Ok Computer, Kid A and the Bends are my 4 favorite album for me.
That's such a bold choice as a musician to explore different styles of music because you risk losing your audience but they've managed to evolve and still have the majority of their listeners beside them.
If you liked the live session feeling of Subterranean, then you should seriously check out "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel and "The Glow Pt.2" by The Microphones.
Neutral Milk Hotel would be a great one to check out on the channel! And I will add The Microphones to my spotify! Thank you!
fantastic reactions my dude, keep it up.
I appreciate it!
Great insight on an awesome album
In the uk our radio is not divided by genre like yours ,
That's actually very interesting to hear. I can't ever imagine that listening experience.
With having only ever listened to Creep, I kind of wish you had started at the beginning with Pablo Honey, then The Bends, instead of jumping straight to OK Computer. Every album they reinvented themselves, and it's more fun to listen to the full evolution.
I'm delighted to discover that I still know the words of Fitter Happier by heart lol 😄
TFW you realize The Tourist crashed and the album loops around to Airbag.
Oh come on, Muse have everything they know from Radiohead :) hehe - My goodness I look forward to someone who knows music go through this and the next two albums. You are so gonna get your head blown! :) *big grin* I am a gigantic Radiohead fan, and I can not belive how this is going to open your mind! I suggest you venture into Blur as well. :) I am sure you know Damon Albarn from Gorillaz, but check out all the different things he has done. He has worked in most genres.
Lol I know Radiohead came out before Muse. Just the first thing that came to mind. Blur is an interesting choice! Also I did a review of Plastic Beach by the Gorillaz. Absolutely love that album.
@@lusciousluie Hehe.. Yes, it's just very typichal that people say that, and it's always a bit shocking to me :) But I am a super Radiohead fan so just jokeing around a bit, beeing a bit fanatic ;) yes, he has done operas, solo albums etc.
One thing I forgot to mention is that they have a shi*-ton of really great b-sides the lead singer is so anal about song selection and arrangement that they always leave a few really good tunes off every record. Add to that the songs they recorded that were between records and you have about 3 albums worth of songs that a lot of bands would love to have as their a-sides it really is remarkable how many exellent songs are not on their albums it makes it fun tracking them down and they have a lot of different versions of songs floating around as well.
That's actually amazing to hear.
No bullshit, I know what I'm saying. You gotta go Radiohead route, you gotta do Kid A...
In rainbows after lil break.
Tc buddy, glad U enjoyed!
Greets from Scotland :)
I will definitely be checking out the rest of Radiohead. I love their sound so much. Thanks for the suggestion. Hello from Texas!
I always felt like climbing up the walls is from the perspective of someone going insane , sort of an alternate personality consuming him
Thats a great interpretation. An inner struggle is such a great perspective to see some songs.
After Airbag: There was a lot of room to breathe.
After Paranoid Android: I can't breathe.
After Exit Music for a Film: I keep breathing.
After Karma Police: Do I deserve to breathe?
After the entire album: I am a computer. Breathing is inconsequential.
Another Radiohead fan.
I made a giant spreadsheet with my top 150 or so albums, about 10 different criteria, and this album, mathematically, scored the highest. So I suppose the research shows, that OK Computer is my favorite album!!
Lmao I love how meticulous that process sounds. I know I'm guilty of doing something like that with other topics outside of music. This album is currently my second favorite of the 3 I've heard. What was your criteria?
Wow, No Surprises, I wasn't expecting that song to hit me so hard.
Right Joseph?? Songs that can balance heavy lyrics with lighthearted music are top tier.
Ngl, almost left at the first muse/U2 comment. Buy glad I stayed haha, good reaction. You should do the In Rainbows album
thank you for being honest lmao. I try and make connections with bands that I've heard in the past that have a similar sound. Sometimes it probably sounds like I'm grasping at straws.
@@lusciousluie Thom definitely has similarities in his voice to both Bono and Matt Bellamy, so you're on point. Not sure why anyone would be offended.
Radiohead is the influence for Muse, Coldplay etc and was also heavily influenced by 90s alternative rock so no surprises (haha) that such inferences were made towards U2 and Muse
Exit music was actually for a film it was for Romeo and Juliet which explains the lyrics. The song is hauntingly beautiful. Exaplains the tone and gothic vibe If you watch the movie it ends in a church. You cut out my favorite part the “we hope that words and wisdom choke you” as the crechendo hits.
Airbag is about Thom York's involvement in a car accident and the instrumentation is unsettled, reflective of the slowdown effect that we can experience in moments of extreme stress ("felt like so long"). Exceptional use of a fragmented bass line which becomes less fragmented as the "crash" ends. Ethereal glimmery synths finishing with a glorious A major chord. A great track. One of my favorites.
There really isn't a bad track on OKC (well Fitter Happier not so much). An unique view on technology and fear of the future. You should listen to THE BENDS their album before OKC. It's much more of a rocker and is an excellent record. Hints of OKC all over THE BENDS.
Watching your face during fitter happier is how I felt it at first
A damn fine album, and I'd recommend The Bends by them as well. Don't know if The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy made it over to the north america - started life as a fun sci-fi radio show with "spacey sounds" then became books and a TV Show. Radiohead were listening to it whist recording OK Computer. Marvin, the paranoid android, is from that show.
I'm excited to get to The Bends. I know that we do have Hitch-hiker's in NA but I have not watched it yet. That is an awesome fact though and I'll be on the lookout for it now!
Need to react to OKNOTOK at some point which is the B-Sides/Unreleased tracks from OK Computer at some point as the tracks could stand alone as an album in itself... especially Pearly and Palo Alto.....
Also the xylophone on No Surprises is a child's toy! You can see it used on their live performances...
I'm so glad to hear that there's more music from that era! Thats amazing! I get my keyboard percussion instruments mixed up all of the time lol.
If you want to react to some of Muse albums i would suggest Absolution, Origin of Symmetry and Black Holes and Revelations; their best 3 works imo. Great reactions man :)
Muse is on my list of bands I want to listen to on the channel!
I see you fell into the radiohead rabbit hole, in sequence I would go and listen to Kid A, their next release after this album, total different sound palette tho
Great video, of course :)
I'm surprised I hadn't listened to them sooner. I'm planning on going in chronological order so I can appreciate Kid A much more when we get there. But I am very excited when we finally do.
Their music videos are amazing too.
Thats so great to hear. I'm curious what the music feels like in their context.
I hope you react to more radiohead!! It’ll be an interesting ride
In Rainbows will be coming out later this week!
"It's gonna be a glooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOrrrrrrrious day!!!!"
Their audio engineer, Nigel Godrich, is often considered to be a member of the group - and it's easy to hear why.
I’d love to see you react to the bends
Hahah No Surprises is about the peace that comes with suicide which is dark like hell.
I was picking that up but was so lost in the music. They did a really good job at that lmao
The tourist: my favorite 😊
Let down is amazing!
Audio is perfect now! 👍🏼
thank you!
Check out The Smile (new Radiohead side project) for some amazing drum arrangements. And the rest of the Radiohead albums, of course.
I didn't realize they had a side project! thank you for letting me know about the drums, I appreciate that a lot.
Great reaction! I’d like to officially request Doves - The Last Broadcast and Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot if you’re taking requests:)
Thank you! And thank you for the requests! I will add them to my list, I have ideas for how I will be approaching community requests.
Something I picked up on is how the writing likes to take these old addages and platitudes and turn them into something...barbed, and almost a little disconcerting.
"The panic, the vomit,
God loves His children"
Something about these lines in this order makes my hair stand on end
Oh absolutely. Exactly what i was thinking when i heard "rain down from a great height." it sounded so unique and distinct in Thoms delivery. I think it totally transforms/twists the perception of those concepts. But in all of the ways I enjoy.
Both this album and Kid A (even some of In Rainbows) had that effect on me. I'm still getting chills during some of these songs.
Very nice, this is far from being my fav Radiohead album (their three most recents are) but this is amazing nonetheless, especially Let Down.
I really like this album now. They are becoming a favorite of mine after only a few listens.
My dad didn’t know how to react when I played this but he said it’s intriguing. He thinks maybe it’s about an alien Android and it’s observations of human life
I really like this interpretation. Fitter Happier gives me that feeling as well.
“Exit music for a film” is about Romeo and Juliet.
That fits really well actually. Kinda got me choked up with the words and the melodies.
watching your facial expressions during fitter happier remind me of LA noire facial expressions
I always though Radiohead sounded like U2. Thom yorke voice is similar to Bono. For all the "experimental" vibe, they had a big Stadium/ U2 vibe underneath.
Wait until you see their live performances- it’s like discovering a whole new band. And there is a ton of quality footage and recordings.
OK Computer was the first album I ever fell in love with, but Radiohead is so good that’s it’s not even my top pick.
My personal album ranking:
In Rainbows
Ok Computer
A Moon Shaped Pool
Kid A
The Bends
Amnesia
Hail to the Thief
King of Limbs
Pablo Honey
I think thats where the real showcase is going to be! I love hearing bands live performances because it completely reinvents the way you listen to the songs. OK Computer is right up my alley of emotion and music taste. I can't wait to check out more of them!
MEGA choice dude.......because you love drumming i suggest some RUSH......some albums to consider.....2112.....A farewell to Kings.......Hemispheres.....Permanent Waves......Moving Pictures......(Truly Breath taking music)
Thanks for the suggestions! I was actually in a Rush tribute band a few years ago. We only played a few shows but there are some videos of us playing on this channel. I will definitely incorporate Rush into the channel in some capacity.
Do you take requests over RUclips?
If so, you should react to the album "Age Of Adz" by Sufjan Stevens, it's quite chaotic, sometimes compared to Kid A as it is heavily electronic. It's a great listen if you enjoy Radiohead!
IN RAINBOWS
Will do!
when u said another happy track on No Surprises........ check the lyrics again bruv😭
Tbf, it's still one of the happier tracks on the album
@@2weni8ight puahhah unfortunately yes
Lmao I found out pretty quickly it wasn't so happy 😭
totally random but i feel like you would like lonerism by tame impala you should do vid on it
One of the greatest album ever made. Do u have a patreon?
Agreed. I don't at the moment. I am looking into it if the interest is there.
10/10 record.
100% agreed.
If I were you, I'd start back from The Bends or move on to Kid A... but either way keep it chronological. Pablo Honey isn't worth it. If anything, you can check it out last out of curiosity to see their beginnings.
Thanks for the suggestion that sounds like how I may do it actually. I'll probably check out The Bends next and then move to Kid A
@@lusciousluie Can't wait to see what you think!