Author Topic: Favorite 3 Radiohead albums (Read 5086 times)

Human Snorenado · « **on:** November 25, 2008, 10:43:18 AM »

Yeah, the Pink Floyd thread got me thinking about any modern artists with a robust enough catalog to have to think to pick and rank my top 3 albums from. Radiohead and Bonnie Prince Billy are the only ones that came to mind, and since I'm fairly confident I'm the only real BPB fan here I went with Radiohead.

Ok Computer
Kid A
The Bends

What say you bitches?

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Bonus BPB section:

Master and Everyone
I See a Darkness
Then the Letting Go

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lordmaji · « **Reply #1 on:** November 25, 2008, 10:48:56 AM »

I'm not really a Radiohead fan. but if I had to choose, it would be.

1. Hail to the Thief - I chose this one as #1 because it has connections to good memories and good times.
2. Ok Computer - MTV made this fun for me.
3. Kid A - Same w/ this one.

Costanza · « **Reply #2 on:** November 25, 2008, 10:50:16 AM »

OK Computer
The Bends
In Rainbows

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #3 on:** November 25, 2008, 10:51:35 AM »

1. OK Computer
2. The Bends
3. Kid A

patrickula · « **Reply #4 on:** November 25, 2008, 10:53:07 AM »

Kid A
Ok Computer
In Rainbows

Amnesiac used to be my third... and it could be again.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2008, 06:06:51 AM »

OK and Rainbows are their only albums that I love all the way through. Kid A and the Bends are both really good also, but A feels a bit too long and Bends has some songs that I think just suck. I'd still probably pick Bends as my #3 though.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #6 on:** November 25, 2008, 06:08:38 AM »

Quote from: patrickula on November 25, 2008, 10:53:07 AM

Kid A
Ok Computer
In Rainbows

qft

Greatness Gone · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2008, 06:11:00 AM »

OK Computer
The Bends
Pablo Honey

Brehvolution · « **Reply #8 on:** November 25, 2008, 06:12:46 AM »

Quote from: Greatness Gone on November 25, 2008, 06:11:00 AM

OK Computer
The Bends
Pablo Honey

QFGreaterT

Positive Touch · « **Reply #9 on:** November 25, 2008, 06:17:04 AM »

lol pablo

Brehvolution · « **Reply #10 on:** November 25, 2008, 06:18:54 AM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on November 25, 2008, 06:17:04 AM

lol pablo

Pablo Honey is one of the few albums I can listen to , front to back, and enjoy the ride.

Robo · « **Reply #11 on:** November 26, 2008, 12:24:13 AM »

Quote from: Costanza on November 25, 2008, 10:50:16 AM

OK Computer
The Bends
In Rainbows

This.

Bebpo · « **Reply #12 on:** November 26, 2008, 12:35:00 AM »

They made more than 3 albums?
-The Bends
-Ok Computer
-Kid A

Powerslave · « **Reply #13 on:** November 27, 2008, 09:32:16 AM »

FAIL COMPUTER

Positive Touch · « **Reply #14 on:** November 27, 2008, 10:27:56 AM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on November 26, 2008, 12:17:41 AM

@ Positive Touch, which Bends songs are you talking about when you say the album has a few that suck? I'd guess Sulk and Bones, right?

Bones is a pretty good song

i dont like sulk or black star, mostly

Greatness Gone · « **Reply #15 on:** November 27, 2008, 10:40:04 AM »

In Rainbows is like that weird stepson of an otherwise average family who grows up to be a faggot tramp stranded out in the middle of Las Vegas. It's super trashy; easily their worst album.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #16 on:** November 27, 2008, 10:43:27 AM »

Quote from: Greatness Gone on November 27, 2008, 10:40:04 AM

It's super trashy; easily their worst album.

nope, that would be amnesiac

in rainbows is their most consistent album since ok

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #17 on:** November 27, 2008, 03:13:16 PM »

Ok Computer
In Rainbows
Kid A

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #18 on:** November 27, 2008, 03:45:57 PM »

The Bends
OK Computer
In Rainbows

I've heard HTTT as well which I like, and Amnesiac which has some good songs

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #19 on:** November 27, 2008, 03:50:09 PM »

Quote from: Thanks But No Thanks on November 27, 2008, 03:45:57 PM

The Bends
OK Computer
In Rainbows

I've heard HTTT as well which I like, and Amnesiac which has some good songs

smh Maurice, you need to hear Kid A.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #20 on:** November 27, 2008, 04:17:54 PM »

National Anthem

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #21 on:** November 27, 2008, 04:30:34 PM »

OKC, Amnesiac and HTTT. aka the 3 I've heard in their entirety, though I think I've heard most of Kid A and Rainbows at various coffeeshops.

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #22 on:** November 27, 2008, 08:15:37 PM »

1) The Bends
2) In Rainbows

Everything after those two are pretty average. Never got the OK Computer love.

littlemathletics · « **Reply #23 on:** November 27, 2008, 08:36:16 PM »

Kid A
I Might Be Wrong
OK Computer

BlackMage · « **Reply #24 on:** November 27, 2008, 09:15:22 PM »

OK Computer
Bends
In Rainbows

Kid A sux

haven't heard the other albums

Himu · « **Reply #25 on:** November 27, 2008, 11:37:42 PM »

1. Ok Computer
2. Kid A
~~3. The Bends~~
3. In Rainbows

It's tough, because I really like In Rainbows but I'm still not sure if it's better than The Bends or Kid A yet.

After thinking for it a bit, I'd put In Rainbows over The Bends. I love The Bends but it's full of songs I'm kinda meh on. In Rainbows, however, I can listen all the way through.

Himu · « **Reply #26 on:** November 27, 2008, 11:40:58 PM »

I haven't heard cd 2 of In Rainbows =/

Kid A is really good. What didn't you like about it? It took me a few listens to really get into it, but once I did it basically became my soundtrack to EVERY THING I DID.

BlackMage · « **Reply #27 on:** November 27, 2008, 11:44:13 PM »

himumu

Trent Dole · « **Reply #28 on:** November 28, 2008, 01:15:12 AM »

The Bends
OK Computer
Achtung Baby

littlemathletics · « **Reply #29 on:** November 28, 2008, 01:23:18 AM »

Quote from: Groo on November 27, 2008, 11:45:21 PM

I don't actually remember it at all.
That period of Radiohead between OK Computer and In Rainbows was pretty grim, and is locked away in the deepest recesses of my mind. But everyone seems to rate Kid A so I'll give it some more listening in the near future. Amnesiac was total turd though. I've never heard a kind word about that album.

Actually, I'd put that above In Rainbows and The Bends. I really like Amnesiac. Your milage may vary and all, though.

Himu · « **Reply #30 on:** November 28, 2008, 01:30:55 AM »

I liked Amnesiac as well. It's great for listening material whilst studying.

littlemathletics · « **Reply #31 on:** November 28, 2008, 01:40:51 AM »

There's some really great songs on there, too - Dollars and Cents, Life in a Glasshouse, Like Spinning Plates. I don't know how it's become the red headed step child of the Radiohead catalogue.

That should clearly be the Pop is Dead single.

Greatness Gone · « **Reply #32 on:** November 28, 2008, 03:32:13 AM »

littlemathletics · « **Reply #33 on:** November 28, 2008, 03:56:00 AM »

Hell yeah. That's one of my favourite covers.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #34 on:** November 28, 2008, 04:20:45 AM »

Quote

I'm not that big an Amnesiac fan, aside from Pyramid Song. The rest of the songs just don't really do it for me. I knew a girl who told me it was her favorite album, so maybe I need to listen to it in the right mindset.

Amnesiac's my favorite too. We should talk. Do you have her number?

Tucah · « **Reply #35 on:** November 28, 2008, 10:22:56 PM »

OK Computer
Kid A
In Rainbows

patrickula · « **Reply #36 on:** November 28, 2008, 10:33:19 PM »

I love Amnesiac... Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Like Spinning Plates (though the live piano version is better), Life in a Glass House: all great songs to me.
The Kid A/Amnesiac b-sides are fantastic too.

And the cover GG posted is great

They did a great Ceremony recently too:

patrickula · « **Reply #37 on:** November 28, 2008, 11:54:32 PM »

Yeah, I adore that cover. Ceremony is actually sort of the last JD song, if I'm not mistaken. It just wasn't recorded before Ian's suicide... so it ended up being the first New Order one.

Akala · « **Reply #38 on:** November 29, 2008, 12:23:01 AM »

That's a good cover. Nothing "making it their own"...but how would you improve on that?

FTT:

The Bends
OK Computer
In Rainbows

littlemathletics · « **Reply #39 on:** November 29, 2008, 12:55:30 AM »

There are some covers that you really shouldn't try to improve. Radiohead actually do straight covers a lot, really.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #40 on:** November 29, 2008, 03:43:28 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on November 28, 2008, 01:30:55 AM

I liked Amnesiac as well. It's great for listening material whilst studying.

Yup. I downloaded it a few days ago, wound up writing a paper while listening to it. It's also good to listen to when tired/trying to rest

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #41 on:** December 01, 2008, 01:40:07 AM »

I know I'm in a minority about this too, but to me The Eraser is better than Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief and Pablo Honey.

Good lawd Groo, I would rank those three albums in the EXACT OPPOSITE ORDER. Consider yourself uninvited from the Triumph 2008 Christmas party.

Robo · « **Reply #42 on:** December 01, 2008, 02:15:25 AM »

Put me in with the pro-Amnesiac crowd.

littlemathletics · « **Reply #43 on:** December 01, 2008, 03:15:36 AM »

The National Anthem sucks? You, my friend, are wrong wrong wrong. I'm for personal opinion, but no no no bad bad wrong.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #44 on:** December 01, 2008, 07:12:29 AM »

Quote from: jarosh on December 01, 2008, 05:37:44 AM

Quote from: littlemathletics on December 01, 2008, 03:15:36 AM
The National Anthem sucks? You, my friend, are wrong wrong wrong. I'm for personal opinion, but no no no bad bad wrong.
pretty much. one of their best songs.

Also pretty much the best song they play live right now.

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #45 on:** December 01, 2008, 07:15:08 AM »

I love the National Anthem.

Greatness Gone · « **Reply #46 on:** December 01, 2008, 08:07:37 AM »

How To Disappear Completely > The National Anthem

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #47 on:** December 01, 2008, 08:14:24 AM »

Quote from: jarosh on December 01, 2008, 05:37:44 AM

Quote from: littlemathletics on December 01, 2008, 03:15:36 AM
The National Anthem sucks? You, my friend, are wrong wrong wrong. I'm for personal opinion, but no no no bad bad wrong.

pretty much. one of their best songs.

Yeah, obviously we're getting a completely different experience from listening to Radiohead than Groo is. Bad Groo! Bad!

Barry Egan · « **Reply #48 on:** December 01, 2008, 09:19:33 AM »

Idioteque

one of my favorite songs ever

patrickula · « **Reply #49 on:** December 01, 2008, 09:35:04 AM »

Kid A's my fave, but I'm not crazy about In Limbo or the way they recorded Kid A. Live it's quite good. Treefingers is a fine interlude.
HtDC and Idioteque are the greatest

Himu · « **Reply #50 on:** December 01, 2008, 03:09:05 PM »

Groo, are you the type that gives final verdicts after like one listen? Listen to Kid A more. Maybe you'll "get" it. It's much less about the lyrics - well, that depends on the song, and more about the beat in a lot of cases for me.

National Anthem, in particular, is fucking amazing. That bass. THAT BASS.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #51 on:** December 01, 2008, 03:17:09 PM »

SO:

OK Computer is their best, no doubt about that.

After that, in no particular order:

In Rainbows
Hail To The Thief (definitely have gained some appreciation for this album recently. Fucking great)

Idioteque · « **Reply #52 on:** December 01, 2008, 09:33:54 PM »

1.Kid A - It's the Album that got me into radiohead I remember dowloading it off napster back in the day, then bought the CD the day it came out. I Was so happy when it made it too #1 in America.

2.Ok Computer - I like it only slighty less then Kid A.

3.In Rainbows - Even though it's been out for only a year, I've listened to this album all the way through more times than any other album in my life.

The Others:
The Bends and Amnesaic are great albums with some shitty songs on them.

Hail to the Thief - It was a big disappointment for me back when It came out but I've grown to like it.

Pablo Honey - Horrible, but the Anyone Can Play Guitar video is so awesome.

BlackMage · « **Reply #53 on:** December 02, 2008, 12:40:33 AM »

I actually agree with Groo on this one. I just can't get into Kid A at all. Though I like track 6 8 9 and 10 a little bit.

littlemathletics · « **Reply #54 on:** December 02, 2008, 12:47:55 AM »

I think we can all, at least, agree that Pop Is Dead is the worst thing the band have ever done. Well, under the name Radiohead, at least. Even Pop Is Dead is eclipsed by Give It Up by On A Friday.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #55 on:** December 02, 2008, 12:48:52 AM »

I like when their upbeat, so The Bends and Kid A.

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Author Topic: Favorite 3 Radiohead albums (Read 5086 times)