i mean it's pretty good mate idk

in rainbows is my fav of theirs tho that's their opus opus

It may seem hyperbolic but it changed the entire landscape of rock at that time, and brought so many new sounds to a mainstream level. It also was such a left field change for Radiohead's image. Within that context, it's very impressive.

it did sound like nothing else at the time really too

You really can, I remember being a kid and those videos blew my mind. They’ve always had excellent visuals though, Just was also a favorite of mine when I was young

The lyrical themes were so ahead of their time as far as the internet goes

true

Radiohead one of those rare bands that just got progressively better with time. A Moon Shaped Pool is a testament of that

Honestly inspiring

Ahhhh ok.

When I was 19 I was seeing this British girl that moved here for the summer, we were texting one night and idr what I said but she replied "I'm bare slow forgive me" I never responded to her after that message but I'm glad I know what that means now

Thread gonna make me listen to Radiohead for the first time in a couple years wild stuff

"I'm a lot slow please forgive me"? Damn, she wasn't wrong

i’ve tried to make myself enjoy radiohead but i have yet to succeed

Yeah dumb b**** man really dodged a bullet wit that 1

our slang is a lot more like the toronto slang. a lot of times we use words for jus opposite meanings like peak means trash

Bro all week i’ve been trying to wrap my head around Identikit alone. Insannnnnnnely complex song. You can really hear everyone’s individual contributions most fervently on AMSP, let alone the fact that Jonny went full Penderecki. 3rd favorite without hesitation.

A knife, you mean

i haven’t got around to listening to his discog but i always come back to this pretty often. i’ll check ANIMA out next. what else should

THIS IS WHAT YOU’LL GET WHEN YOU MESS WITH US

You’ll like ANIMA a lot more. Start there

Ok Computer pioneered the hitler hairdo on women

bet. i’ll get to it

You can do the album (45 mins) or the netflix special (3 songs - 15 mins). I’d say start with the netflix special

And now I see you messing me around
I don't want to know

That's exactly it man and the result is one of their most sonically pleasing albums imo. It's their most cinematic as well, listening to it completly transports me into the world they painted with sounds and melody. Hard to describe into words but it has a very unique "mood" to it. The Daydreaming video encapsulates that feeling well

What specific feelings for you? Someone else mentioned the fear of what internet meant for future society and the disillusionment with government.

it's not the most groundbreaking album ever or anything crazy like that. but it's absolutely one of the masterpieces of alternative rock, and though it's arguably not their most creative or experimental album its style still remains unique both within their discography and the genre as a whole. There's also a good amount of variety within the album itself and a lot of the tracks offer completely different things. The individual performances, songwriting, production are all outstanding and it's just really well made. Its scope and ambition also stood out from a lot of the alternative and indie rock that came out in the few years before. although for some people's tastes that creativity comes off as pretentious which they don't like, similar to people who dislike progressive rock. even though i don't think it reinvented the wheel I think it was really effective in blending rock, a genre that wasn't exactly brand new at that point, with modernity while still completely retaining the genre's core essence. I don't think this necessarily makes it superior to something that's more backward-looking, but it seems a lot more "modern" and of our current era than a lot of their contemporaries

significant part of its legacy is also its cultural relevance lyrically/thematically, it really represents the zeitgeist of not only its time period but the future as well with the concepts of technology, alienation, political climate etc. the relevance isn't going away any time soon. You could call it an essential album of the 21st century even though it came out in 1997

also keep in mind I'm not a Radiohead stan or anything like that, I'd still probably call them one of the most overrated bands ever even though I'm a big fan. But OK Computer really does deserve its status as a major masterpiece, definitely stands above the rest of their discography imo.