I want to understand at a deeper level why this album is important

One of the most overrated albums ever

its not

Alright chill y’all don’t make this into a hot take thread

I have almost 0 knowledge about Radiohead but still always heard of this album so it def has something going for it

I've always thought Kid A was superior

Absolutely

it was completely different to any other album out at that point. niggas forged a path for a lot more stuff like coldplay and softer s*** to come through into the mainstream with that album. it’s one of those genre defining albums that took everyone by surprise. you gotta also put it into context that these niggas was known as the creep dudes and all of a sudden they’re making songs like paranoid android? you kidding me?

Thread indicates already a weird direction in the following pages if not locked asap

I see it coming too

Yeah but by not much

But don’t lock my thread tho

lol y’all come into threads that have real questions that can put forth real discussion with pretentious and lame ass attitudes for what? at least explain why you think it is instead of making some kinda throwaway statement that’s fishing for likes

nobody wants to hear what you’re feeling unless you’re gonna expand on it

There wasn’t a hot take Friday thread this week so they want to compensate in this one

Was it primarily the production?

Don't really care to listen to Radiohead much but they're the best live act I've ever seen. Definitely worth attending! Mesmerizing.

i’ve never listened to Radiohead myself but i’ve seen veneration for it from tons of music heads so i myself am curious

While it may not sound too crazy now, stuff like the DJ Shadow-inspired sampled drum breakdown in Airbag was really something at the time

The album's production in general was also very impressive, all kinds of techniques are used across the album to give each song its own sonic atmosphere, I hope that doesn't just sound like buzzwords, but it was an album that had really well-written songs, and the way that they were produced made each one feel like a self-contained universe, it was a great studio album like Pet Sounds or Dark Side Of The Moon, it showed off what recording technology could do at that point

in rainbows >

Yea I get the impression Ok Computer was very representative of late 90s pop culture and social commentary

I just want someone with better knowledge of the specifics to put into words how artistically the album’s lyrics and sound represented that

The musicianship on every song is insane. The writing on every song is insane. Radiohead’s ability to make rapid changes and unorthodoxy sound so seamless and simple is probably best exemplified on here. Its an audiophile/guitar head’s wet dream as fat as pedalboards and chord theory goes. They mastered tension and release on this in a way that we now know as the foundation of their artistic output. Definitely has become a bit overrated and cliche…not even in my top 4 RH albums, but its a 10/10 and one of the best albums of all time.

the bends >>>>>>>>

Maybe not but even in terms of pushing bounderies, OKC doesn't seem to be doing something that different from other Alt Rock bands from around the era. Kid A in retrospect is a more adventurous album (for Radiohead) which i think sometimes OK gets that praise instead

It's definitely a super catchy and consistent album tho

gatar good

well said