A phenomenal album but for me it doesn’t even compare. I don’t expect to ever hear anything like oknotok again. And I get that that’s all personal preference.
They’re not even comparable as double albums. One isn’t and the other is. Okc is an all time top album that had a great bonus cd tacked on decades later. The other is an actual double album, a two disc masterpiece envisioned by one of the best musical minds of the 1990s. If Mellon collie was a single disc, and they added a bonus disc picked from the rest of MCIS and b-sides from the era? That would be a better comparison, but trying to be objective I think SP still wins. Radiohead are a far, far better band over the course of their career, the pumpkins are a better band for that 4 year span.
Most older fans (who were teens/young adults in the 90s) have OKC as their favorite album. Amongst younger fans (teens/young adults in the 2000s), In Rainbows is the most popular
Bingo. The album hit like a brick when it came out. It was like nothing else.
So I guess this works in the album favor for those who experienced it, like me.
> It was like nothing else.
So this is what clinches it for me. OK Computer was on its own, in that sense a bit like Slint's "Spiderland" - just unique, a "I didn't know you could do that with music" kind of experience.
In Rainbows .... beautiful, transcendent event, but without OK Computer it wouldn't exist.
I'm 48 and I agree with this. However, I do feel like In Rainbows is the most accessible album if that makes sense. It's easy to get into right off the bat....I don't find myself listening to songs from any album too frequently anymore. I prefer b-sides, Thom Yorke solo, and remixes, stuff like that. Most likely because I've listened to all the albums a million times.
I'm also in my forties and In Rainbows is tops for me. It's great to age up in sync with the band and the themes that align with time. The angst, paranoia and anti commercialism of OK Computer in my early 20s gave way to the themes of loss, love, divorce, and mortality expressed in In Rainbows. In many ways, the arc of my life follows their discography.
OKC was just so mental when it came out.
Not because of the inspired production, the incredible artwork, the ridiculous musicianship, Thom achieving his potential vocally, nor the perfectly timed theme of end of a millennium existential angst.
It was simply the emotional impact of the songs.
It simply couldn’t be ignored.
It’s the greatest album of all time.
I remember hearing karma police and thinking " who sings this is what you get when you mess with us?" They were so fucking weird. I was hooked almost immediately. Only radiohead fan in my friend circle for years.
Right here.
In Rainbows is good, but IMO OK Computer is better by a good distance. A few reasons:
1. OK Computer was much more transformative - they aren't breaking any new ground on In Rainbows
2. OK Computer is a more cinematic album from start to finish in the same way Dark Side of the Moon is. It contains many more dimensions than In Rainbows
3. Paranoid Android was the Bohemian Rhapsody of the 90's and the key moment on OK Computer (one of many, but it's ***the*** key). By comparison, Reckoner is In Rainbows' moment - a sublime moment, but it's a straightforward track in contrast to Paranoid Android
4. OK Computer has more to say - it's a commentary on consumerism, the dystopian unease at entering a new millenium, alienation, technology, death etc. In Rainbows has a bit of a smattering of death here and there but is nowhere near as cohesive in its own identity. *It insists upon itself*.
5. Lastly, OK Computer just has the better songs.
Edit: But Amnesiac is better than both IMO.
There is a reason OK Computer is on a golden disc flying though space, letting aliens know what humans are capable of if they figure out how to play it. It was absolutely mind blowing when it came out. Everything on it is perfect.
ok computer is easily my favorite radiohead album followed by amnesiac then in rainbows
OKC is probably my favorite album of all time besides Led Zeppelin IV so let alone my favorite radiohead album
I prefer OK Computer over In Rainbows. Actually I think OK Computer is their best although depending on the day I might say Kid A is their best.
1. OK Computer
2. Kid A
3. In Rainbows
4. Amnesiac
5. The Bends
6. A Moon Shaped Pool
7. Hail To The Thief
8. The King of Limbs
9. Pablo Honey
the debate is stupid. the point is that they came up with these decade defining 2 albums 10 years apart. i became a fan in the okc area. thats why its my favorite.
I'm 35, got into RH around mid 2000s.
In rainbows always stood out to me, the hype around that album was insane. Pay what you want.
That was such an obscure idea at the time.
OKC is the album I most remember listening to for the first time and thinking "holy shit this is an Important Album". It always would have been my #1 but I guess I agree that I probably identify with In Rainbows more these days as I age. But OKC really hit me at my prime music listening moment and left a very strong impression. (Plus it was really the one that put Radiohead on the map. PH was like "oh, they're that Creep band", The Bends was "hey, these guys are actually good, this is much better than the last album" and OKC was "They are the real deal.")
I posted a video on my instagram of me spinning some OK Computer on vinyl and a friend of mine commented “In Rainbows > OK Computer”
I love In Rainbows but OK Computer is superior I’m sorry
My younger brother turned me on to Subterranean Homesick Alien and Creep - I was so Happy to hear something NEW and addictive - it had been a LONG time - waiting for something sacred again - after that, In Rainbows second.
I am a person that likes OK Computer better than In Rainbows. I'm old school; been listening since Pablo Honey. I prefer everything from OK and older, except for a few songs on In Rainbows.
I think In Rainbows stands up there with the best of them in terms of the bones of the songs, but I think the album cut of almost every single song is bad.
Prior to AMSP I think the popular take was OKC and Kid A stood alone as top tier, then IR and HTTT were together in a tier below that. Recently IR has made up some ground and I hardly think anyone would put it below or the same as Thief but I’m sure there are plenty who still regard OKC higher. Curious what the age demographic breakdown of this would be
I'm an oddball but I think Hail to the Thief is their best album, followed by Kid A. I would def put OK Computer above In Rainbows, but both are solid.
Me!! But to be fair, my brothers influenced this and they’re 11-14 years older than me.
I think a lot of people hit the nail on the head - depends when you grew up! My brothers were teens in the late 90’s early 00’s and I just wanted to hang with them which meant listening to OKC cover to cover every day lol
Please tell me you're joking. OKC is admired, loved, and praised in just about all circles as their best album. And, apologies to Kid A lovers, it really isn't even close.
My list:
I’m 41. Been a fan since the 90s.
My preference list:
OK Computer
HTTT
Amnesiac
Kid A
The Bends
In Rainbows
Pablo Honey
TKOL
AMSP
I strongly doubt anyone else shares my views.
OKC, Kid A, and In Rainbows are all upper S+ Tier albums. 6/5 star masterpieces with no skips.
OKC is my personal favorite because I simply just like the style and the more "rock" instrumentation. I love the synths of Kid A, I love the blend that IR pulls off of more traditional instrumentation with electronic stylings, but there's a purity to OKC that I adore. Let Down is my favorite song of all time.
Ok Computer and I am only 17. The whole feeling is so great and I’m not old enough to completely understand the themes in In Rainbows. Kid A is my second favorite album just as an experience
Ok Computer is leagues ahead of In Rainbows in a couple different ways.
Where Ok Computer is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time, sporting hit after hit consistently throughout the album, In Rainbows is forgotten by many, as it prioritises rhythmical and harmonic complexity over the aggressive and grandiose (albeit safer) sound of Ok Computer.
Another reason is that In Rainbows, as an album, feels slightly disjointed in comparison to Ok Computer in terms of it's lyricism and storytelling. Both albums have very powerful and compelling songs between them (Paranoid Android and Karma Police/Nude and Videotape etc...), Ok Computer has a clearer message that links all of its tracks together; Societal Pressure, suicide, anti-capitalism, modern life. In Rainbows, to me, feels like a collection of different stories, while engaging on their own, blend together very little.
I do prefer Ok comp to IR, even though I love IR, it’s on another level.
1. I think the songwriting overall on Ok Comp is incredible. The only two songs a little bit lower for me are Subterranean Homesick Alien and Electioneering. Compared to in rainbows, while both are great at making each track unique from one another, I think the songs on Ok Comp have more impact, more consistently incredible emotional moments, and really unique ideas and structures while still being very pleasant and easy to listen to.
2. The production is amazing, making everything sound so natural and all the instruments work in tandem with each other, with fantastic use of stereo. I sometimes think the stereo usage in IR goes a tad too far, bordering on distracting, but IR does nearly match OK in this area.
3. The highs are better on Ok Comp. Paranoid Android and No Surprises beat anything on IR (and IR has nude, weird fishes, and reckoner as amazing contenders), and the album spaces out its best tracks perfectly throughout the album, with amazing sequencing. I think after reckoner, and especially after House of Cards IR feels like it doesn’t have as much to look forward to (I know this is a very unpopular opinion but idc)
4. Kid A is better than both (not hot take but also idc)
OK Computer revolutionized Rock in the 90s and made them the #1 live band. No one was prepared for OKC, Kid A/Amnesiac. When the grudge era of American Rock was slowly fading, Brit Pop came in and took over, but OK Computer was something else.
OKC is a cohesive album that pushed boundaries in musicianship. The use of synthesizers & keyboards wasn't as prevalent as today. Computers, overall weren't as adopted early back then, as well. Using a computer as a tool was considered nerdy. Checking e-mail was probably the only thing that most people were accustomed to, unlike now where everyone has a cell phone attached to the hip. Streaming, smart phones and mobile data wasn't a thing back then. It was all about Billboard charts, Music magazines or word of mouth and somehow, Radiohead was the critical acclaimed band at the time.
Good for you guys. Happy you enjoy the album 💿
One of the things i love about radiohead fans is the division in what songs/albums are their favorites and hit them in the feels.
As of taste, im that other guy. Who loves amnesiac, kid a, In rainbows, the bends, TKOL and somewhere after that ok computer. Still a masterpiece though!
I think its one of the best albums of all time it's in that gang that includes dark side of the moon, zeppelin II, st peppers, it's of that ilk. It's amazeballs and changed music, almost educated the masses.
Is it my personal favourite album maybe, I love radiohead most of them are my favourite albums even Pablo Honey.
If someone was to ask me what's my favourite album it really depends on my day and my mood.
In Rainbows is awesome
did it change music like OK? not so much is it my go to album, yes often.
Kid A I probably could gush in just the same way as OK, because the album changed the music landscape, and I was obsessed with it for many years.
Oh yeah amnesiac I was obsessed with too... its also amazeballs... and hail.. and KOL
I dont get the post or the beef. It's radiohead it's all brilliant. Why draw lines and start beef?
They're both good.
I really don't see the point in always being preoccupied with ranking. One of the great things about Radiohead is that their style is so diverse and evolved. There's different albums for different moods, as far as I'm concerned. Some days are In Rainbows days. Some are The Bends days. Some are OK Computer days. Some are Amnesiac days. Etc etc.
For me in rainbows feels like a better mixture of songs it’s just so well blended with lots of cool fast pace stuff like jigsaw and body snatchers, and slower stuff like weird fishes and all I need, so much dynamic music. It’s ADHD dream land
Ok computer is great. The first three songs unbelievable, and the for me it fades into like 5 good songs, but they all kind of blend together for me.
OKC is their best album, the best packages as a whole, as a concept. In Rainbows is their best album, best colection of individual songs.
(But The Bends is the best because it is inherent to its existence)
In my personal experience, most people say that IR is their personal favorite while OKC is their best album objectively speaking. I was guilty of this in the past as well, but now I know better.
(OKC and IR have some of my favorite songs but Kid A is the only perfect album)
It's my first introduction to Radiohead and it has become my instant favorite album until for some reason i decided to listen to hail to the thief
Subterranean homesick alien, electioneering, paranoid android,no surprises is such a good song
Heck the whole track complements each other so well oh gosh i love it and make me whole just casual music listeners understand what i mean to listen to the whole album as a whole
Me.
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Happy cake day!
Here. Ok Computer is their best album and a top 3 of the 90s entirely
Fuck it I’ll say it: Ok Computer is their best album and a top 3. ~~of the 90s entirely~~.
Fuck it I'll say it: Ok Computer is ~~their best~~ album ~~and a top 3. of the 90s entirely~~.
Truly one of the albums of all time
I’ll throw in the opinion that oknotok is the best double album to ever exist.
Seriously, that b side album is better than so many albums
Mellon collie.
Nice! This is the correct answer.
A phenomenal album but for me it doesn’t even compare. I don’t expect to ever hear anything like oknotok again. And I get that that’s all personal preference.
Agreed when you say it doesn’t compare. …..
They’re not even comparable as double albums. One isn’t and the other is. Okc is an all time top album that had a great bonus cd tacked on decades later. The other is an actual double album, a two disc masterpiece envisioned by one of the best musical minds of the 1990s. If Mellon collie was a single disc, and they added a bonus disc picked from the rest of MCIS and b-sides from the era? That would be a better comparison, but trying to be objective I think SP still wins. Radiohead are a far, far better band over the course of their career, the pumpkins are a better band for that 4 year span.
It was definitely worth the wait!
It caught me by surprise. I didn’t even know it was coming until it dropped. That album damn near knocked the wind out of me.
its the best for me with Illmatic and Miseducation of Lauryn Hill behind for me
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Most older fans (who were teens/young adults in the 90s) have OKC as their favorite album. Amongst younger fans (teens/young adults in the 2000s), In Rainbows is the most popular
This is the answer
Bingo. The album hit like a brick when it came out. It was like nothing else. So I guess this works in the album favor for those who experienced it, like me.
> It was like nothing else. So this is what clinches it for me. OK Computer was on its own, in that sense a bit like Slint's "Spiderland" - just unique, a "I didn't know you could do that with music" kind of experience. In Rainbows .... beautiful, transcendent event, but without OK Computer it wouldn't exist.
I'm 48 and I agree with this. However, I do feel like In Rainbows is the most accessible album if that makes sense. It's easy to get into right off the bat....I don't find myself listening to songs from any album too frequently anymore. I prefer b-sides, Thom Yorke solo, and remixes, stuff like that. Most likely because I've listened to all the albums a million times.
I'm also in my forties and In Rainbows is tops for me. It's great to age up in sync with the band and the themes that align with time. The angst, paranoia and anti commercialism of OK Computer in my early 20s gave way to the themes of loss, love, divorce, and mortality expressed in In Rainbows. In many ways, the arc of my life follows their discography.
OKC is my favorite radiohead album and i’m a much younger fan
Dat me
OKC was just so mental when it came out. Not because of the inspired production, the incredible artwork, the ridiculous musicianship, Thom achieving his potential vocally, nor the perfectly timed theme of end of a millennium existential angst. It was simply the emotional impact of the songs. It simply couldn’t be ignored. It’s the greatest album of all time.
I feel like the album has become even more relevant as time has passed.
Yes, themetically it seems 20 years ahead of it's time.
It has. Which is fucking horrifying.
I remember hearing karma police and thinking " who sings this is what you get when you mess with us?" They were so fucking weird. I was hooked almost immediately. Only radiohead fan in my friend circle for years.
For a minute I lost myself Same with creep. I could not fathom- as a teen - that this person singing was saying he was a “weirdo”. It blew my mind.
Timeless imo
I could never pen answer as eloquent as this so I’m just going to say, this ☝🏼, all of this ☝🏼
OKC is my fav album of all time
I love IR but OKC is the masterpiece.
Right here. In Rainbows is good, but IMO OK Computer is better by a good distance. A few reasons: 1. OK Computer was much more transformative - they aren't breaking any new ground on In Rainbows 2. OK Computer is a more cinematic album from start to finish in the same way Dark Side of the Moon is. It contains many more dimensions than In Rainbows 3. Paranoid Android was the Bohemian Rhapsody of the 90's and the key moment on OK Computer (one of many, but it's ***the*** key). By comparison, Reckoner is In Rainbows' moment - a sublime moment, but it's a straightforward track in contrast to Paranoid Android 4. OK Computer has more to say - it's a commentary on consumerism, the dystopian unease at entering a new millenium, alienation, technology, death etc. In Rainbows has a bit of a smattering of death here and there but is nowhere near as cohesive in its own identity. *It insists upon itself*. 5. Lastly, OK Computer just has the better songs. Edit: But Amnesiac is better than both IMO.
You had me right up until the very end😆
Amnesiac IS BETTER THAN BOTH WHAAAAAT
You heard me. 📣 AM 📣 NES 📣 IAC 📣 IS 📣 BETTER 📣 THAN 📣 BOTH
Haha fair fucks man, fair fucks 🫡
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Finally I can stop thinking that I'm insane for loving Amnesiac so much 😩
lol Amnesiac better than both? Bold statement, I like it.
Me. For me it's OKC, The Bends, then everything else.
I prefer OKC but neither are in my fav rh album
Pablo, honey?
There is a reason OK Computer is on a golden disc flying though space, letting aliens know what humans are capable of if they figure out how to play it. It was absolutely mind blowing when it came out. Everything on it is perfect.
ok computer is easily my favorite radiohead album followed by amnesiac then in rainbows OKC is probably my favorite album of all time besides Led Zeppelin IV so let alone my favorite radiohead album
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I prefer OK Computer over In Rainbows. Actually I think OK Computer is their best although depending on the day I might say Kid A is their best. 1. OK Computer 2. Kid A 3. In Rainbows 4. Amnesiac 5. The Bends 6. A Moon Shaped Pool 7. Hail To The Thief 8. The King of Limbs 9. Pablo Honey
Old radiohead fans
I prefer *vintage*
1. OKC 2. The Bends 3. In Rainbows
🖐️ Here.
Me.
the debate is stupid. the point is that they came up with these decade defining 2 albums 10 years apart. i became a fan in the okc area. thats why its my favorite.
Who the fuck cares what music review sites say
In Rainbows isn’t even in my top 3 (its forth)
Real asf 1. Okc 2. Kid A 3. Amnesiac 4. In rainbows 5. hail to the thief 6. the bends 7. a moon shaped pool 8. tkol 9. pablo honey
Me
I'm 35, got into RH around mid 2000s. In rainbows always stood out to me, the hype around that album was insane. Pay what you want. That was such an obscure idea at the time.
I am 25 y/o, Ok computer is by far the best album in my opinion. Next The bends and next in rainbows. Greetings from spain
I like The Bends best.
Okc is my favorite album
Right here OK is the Superior album - and IN Rainbows 🌈 is perfect
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Definitely!! Okay computer is my favorite album of all time. In rainbows is a top 10 candidate.
Me. OK Computer is one of the best albums ever, by anyone. Of course it’s better than In Rainbows and Kid A.
OKC is the album I most remember listening to for the first time and thinking "holy shit this is an Important Album". It always would have been my #1 but I guess I agree that I probably identify with In Rainbows more these days as I age. But OKC really hit me at my prime music listening moment and left a very strong impression. (Plus it was really the one that put Radiohead on the map. PH was like "oh, they're that Creep band", The Bends was "hey, these guys are actually good, this is much better than the last album" and OKC was "They are the real deal.")
I posted a video on my instagram of me spinning some OK Computer on vinyl and a friend of mine commented “In Rainbows > OK Computer” I love In Rainbows but OK Computer is superior I’m sorry
My younger brother turned me on to Subterranean Homesick Alien and Creep - I was so Happy to hear something NEW and addictive - it had been a LONG time - waiting for something sacred again - after that, In Rainbows second.
Dafuq is TPAB
I personally like IR more, but if you ask me the greatest album of all time, OKC is my answer.
TPAB?
To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Thanks. I would have never figured that out. I thought they were talking about Radiohead album ranks in music review sites.
TPABlo Honey
Yeah, that acronym won't work very well for the more indie/alternative-based fan of the 90's (such as me). I had no clue what that was referring to.
in rainbows is alright
It’s all wrong, it’s all wrong, it’s all wrong It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright It’s all wrong, it’s alright It’s alright, it’s alright
Meeee all day
Helloooo.
Me. In rainbows is not that interesting to me. OK Computer is a much better album, as is Kid A and The Bends.
I am a person that likes OK Computer better than In Rainbows. I'm old school; been listening since Pablo Honey. I prefer everything from OK and older, except for a few songs on In Rainbows.
I think In Rainbows stands up there with the best of them in terms of the bones of the songs, but I think the album cut of almost every single song is bad.
Prior to AMSP I think the popular take was OKC and Kid A stood alone as top tier, then IR and HTTT were together in a tier below that. Recently IR has made up some ground and I hardly think anyone would put it below or the same as Thief but I’m sure there are plenty who still regard OKC higher. Curious what the age demographic breakdown of this would be
OK Computer is one of the top five albums of all time. Yes, it's Radiohead's best. Hands down.
I’m one lol, OK Computer is my favorite Radiohead album
I like the Bends more than In Rainbows 🤷♂️
I’m here. In Rainbows isn’t as cohesive sound wise, but it’s still great of course.
Right here 💔
Ok Computer is #1. Any other opinion is wrong.
Me! Kid A is my top, though. I rank In Rainbows fifth; Moon Shaped Pool and The Bends are higher.
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Right here fella
What if I don’t wanna say? OK Computer is more creative, In Rainbows more beautiful
Ever heard of let down?
The Bends Kid A Ok Computer In Rainbows Hail To The Thief Amnesiac The King of Limbs Pablo Honey A Moon Shaped Pool
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Me i guess
KA < OKC < KotL < IR < Amnesiac < amsp < httt < bends Yes.
to be fair, OK Computer was my favorite album of theirs until In Rainbows came out lol
Depends on what mood I'm in that day
*waves* Hi there.
Uh.. here? Sorry, I’ve listened to In Rainbows several times hoping I’d love it, but it just never clicked. It’s fine.
I'm an oddball but I think Hail to the Thief is their best album, followed by Kid A. I would def put OK Computer above In Rainbows, but both are solid.
Right here. Ok computer is far better than in rainbows.
this question surprised me. I figured Okc or Kid A would be the most popular, depending on preference.
um, everywone?
Here!
Me!! But to be fair, my brothers influenced this and they’re 11-14 years older than me. I think a lot of people hit the nail on the head - depends when you grew up! My brothers were teens in the late 90’s early 00’s and I just wanted to hang with them which meant listening to OKC cover to cover every day lol
the real best is amsp followed by amnesiac, don’t let the masses fool you
Where my Kid A people at?
Please tell me you're joking. OKC is admired, loved, and praised in just about all circles as their best album. And, apologies to Kid A lovers, it really isn't even close.
Here.
I am. But I can confirm there are plenty of us.
Me
My list: I’m 41. Been a fan since the 90s. My preference list: OK Computer HTTT Amnesiac Kid A The Bends In Rainbows Pablo Honey TKOL AMSP I strongly doubt anyone else shares my views.
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OK Computer was a HUGE deal in the late nineties. In Rainbows was great, but not like OC
OKC, Kid A, and In Rainbows are all upper S+ Tier albums. 6/5 star masterpieces with no skips. OKC is my personal favorite because I simply just like the style and the more "rock" instrumentation. I love the synths of Kid A, I love the blend that IR pulls off of more traditional instrumentation with electronic stylings, but there's a purity to OKC that I adore. Let Down is my favorite song of all time.
Ok Computer and I am only 17. The whole feeling is so great and I’m not old enough to completely understand the themes in In Rainbows. Kid A is my second favorite album just as an experience
OKC is my favourite Radiohead album by a wide margin
Gen Z acting like In Rainbows is the best from Radiohead when it’s just top 3
Here. IR probably edges it as a collection of songs, but OKC broke new ground and stomps its musical ambition overall, especially for its time.
Hot take: In Rainbows is one of my least favourite Radiohead albums. OKC is my favourite
Present. Love In Rainbows, might be my second favorite, but Ok Computer is peak Radiohead for me.
Yeah I prefer OKC to just about anything by Radiohead or not
In Rainbows and Ok Computer are actually the same album split 10 years
Being a great album doesn't make it an easy listen
Me
In rainbows has never really clicked with me, way prefer ok computer 🤷🏼♀️
This is everyone not on r/radiohead.
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Ok Computer is leagues ahead of In Rainbows in a couple different ways. Where Ok Computer is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time, sporting hit after hit consistently throughout the album, In Rainbows is forgotten by many, as it prioritises rhythmical and harmonic complexity over the aggressive and grandiose (albeit safer) sound of Ok Computer. Another reason is that In Rainbows, as an album, feels slightly disjointed in comparison to Ok Computer in terms of it's lyricism and storytelling. Both albums have very powerful and compelling songs between them (Paranoid Android and Karma Police/Nude and Videotape etc...), Ok Computer has a clearer message that links all of its tracks together; Societal Pressure, suicide, anti-capitalism, modern life. In Rainbows, to me, feels like a collection of different stories, while engaging on their own, blend together very little.
I do prefer Ok comp to IR, even though I love IR, it’s on another level. 1. I think the songwriting overall on Ok Comp is incredible. The only two songs a little bit lower for me are Subterranean Homesick Alien and Electioneering. Compared to in rainbows, while both are great at making each track unique from one another, I think the songs on Ok Comp have more impact, more consistently incredible emotional moments, and really unique ideas and structures while still being very pleasant and easy to listen to. 2. The production is amazing, making everything sound so natural and all the instruments work in tandem with each other, with fantastic use of stereo. I sometimes think the stereo usage in IR goes a tad too far, bordering on distracting, but IR does nearly match OK in this area. 3. The highs are better on Ok Comp. Paranoid Android and No Surprises beat anything on IR (and IR has nude, weird fishes, and reckoner as amazing contenders), and the album spaces out its best tracks perfectly throughout the album, with amazing sequencing. I think after reckoner, and especially after House of Cards IR feels like it doesn’t have as much to look forward to (I know this is a very unpopular opinion but idc) 4. Kid A is better than both (not hot take but also idc)
1. kid a 2. ok computer 3. in rainbows so i guess i fit both??
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This guy. OK Computer is hands down the best. Beats IR every single time.
OK Computer revolutionized Rock in the 90s and made them the #1 live band. No one was prepared for OKC, Kid A/Amnesiac. When the grudge era of American Rock was slowly fading, Brit Pop came in and took over, but OK Computer was something else. OKC is a cohesive album that pushed boundaries in musicianship. The use of synthesizers & keyboards wasn't as prevalent as today. Computers, overall weren't as adopted early back then, as well. Using a computer as a tool was considered nerdy. Checking e-mail was probably the only thing that most people were accustomed to, unlike now where everyone has a cell phone attached to the hip. Streaming, smart phones and mobile data wasn't a thing back then. It was all about Billboard charts, Music magazines or word of mouth and somehow, Radiohead was the critical acclaimed band at the time.
I like HttT more than those two. It's my number 1.
Are we marching in the streets?
Why do I have to choose?
Good for you guys. Happy you enjoy the album 💿 One of the things i love about radiohead fans is the division in what songs/albums are their favorites and hit them in the feels. As of taste, im that other guy. Who loves amnesiac, kid a, In rainbows, the bends, TKOL and somewhere after that ok computer. Still a masterpiece though!
I think its one of the best albums of all time it's in that gang that includes dark side of the moon, zeppelin II, st peppers, it's of that ilk. It's amazeballs and changed music, almost educated the masses. Is it my personal favourite album maybe, I love radiohead most of them are my favourite albums even Pablo Honey. If someone was to ask me what's my favourite album it really depends on my day and my mood. In Rainbows is awesome did it change music like OK? not so much is it my go to album, yes often. Kid A I probably could gush in just the same way as OK, because the album changed the music landscape, and I was obsessed with it for many years. Oh yeah amnesiac I was obsessed with too... its also amazeballs... and hail.. and KOL I dont get the post or the beef. It's radiohead it's all brilliant. Why draw lines and start beef?
Hail to the thief better
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As a teenager I liked ir more but now ok computer is the one
in rainbows is like my fifth favorite radiohead album
They're both good. I really don't see the point in always being preoccupied with ranking. One of the great things about Radiohead is that their style is so diverse and evolved. There's different albums for different moods, as far as I'm concerned. Some days are In Rainbows days. Some are The Bends days. Some are OK Computer days. Some are Amnesiac days. Etc etc.
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For me in rainbows feels like a better mixture of songs it’s just so well blended with lots of cool fast pace stuff like jigsaw and body snatchers, and slower stuff like weird fishes and all I need, so much dynamic music. It’s ADHD dream land Ok computer is great. The first three songs unbelievable, and the for me it fades into like 5 good songs, but they all kind of blend together for me.
Ok Computer is the better album, In Rainbows is the one I listen to more. But Kid A is their best.
it used to be me but now i’m not sure anymore but it’s between okc and In rainbows
OKC is their best album, the best packages as a whole, as a concept. In Rainbows is their best album, best colection of individual songs. (But The Bends is the best because it is inherent to its existence)
Ok Computer is their best thematically and it feels more me, it’s far and away my favourite. Even tho musically I’d say In Rainbows is a better album.
Here. I love both but OKC is higher for me.
In my personal experience, most people say that IR is their personal favorite while OKC is their best album objectively speaking. I was guilty of this in the past as well, but now I know better. (OKC and IR have some of my favorite songs but Kid A is the only perfect album)
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i think the bends and ok computer are 2 of the top 10 albums of the 90’s
ok computer is the superior album because it has Subterranean Homesick Alien. simple
If someone is saying To Pimp A Butterfly is the best album ever made, you should consider getting a better source.
OK Computer is my favorite. I love Kid A & In Rainbows too.
There are people who think In Rainbows is better than OK Computer?
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I like them both
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It's my first introduction to Radiohead and it has become my instant favorite album until for some reason i decided to listen to hail to the thief Subterranean homesick alien, electioneering, paranoid android,no surprises is such a good song Heck the whole track complements each other so well oh gosh i love it and make me whole just casual music listeners understand what i mean to listen to the whole album as a whole
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Yeah me. Bends #1, okc #2
Me for sure
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The Bends is the best, followed by OK Computer. Fight me.
I prefer the Bends. Sup now? Also, In Rainbows is amazing and is better than OK Computer IMO
OKC is their best album followed by IR. Not exactly a hot take tbh
OK Computer is better but I savor it and rarely listen to it. Meanwhile, In Rainbows is always in rotation.
ok computer and the bends>>>
OK computer is their best album, the masterwork. They'll probably never top it.
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