Reviews
"Real songs and tunes, but ones that didn't shrink from the increasingly unlimited possibilities of modern music-making. In that sense, Radiohead were not only record-collectors but futurists...", Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's.", Ranked #2 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., Ranked #2 in Nme's 1997 Critics' Poll., Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997.", Ranked #2 on Spin's List of the "Top 20 Albums of the Year.", 8 (out of 10) - "...Unlike their majestic models U2, Radiohead take on techno without switching instruments or employing trendy producers....As with post-rockers Tortoise, Laika, and Seefeel, Radiohead have a fuzzbox or two and obviously know how to use 'em...", 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...OK COMPUTER - a stunning art-rock tour de force - will have you reeling back to their debut, PABLO HONEY, for insight into the group's dramatic evolution...", Ranked #9 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.", 5 Stars Out of 5 -- "Panicked, Paranoid and Product-Coded; Tranquilized, Arena-Size and Indelible.", Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums of the 1990s.", "...unlike anything I've ever heard....I definitley know it isn't good for me, and I'm certain it says more about my life than I'd like....in terms of composition and performance, it's very impressive. Radiohead have excelled themselves. They've seen the future.", Ranked #2 on Melody Maker's List of 1997's "Albums of the Year.", Ranked #4 in Ew's "Top 10 Albums of the '90s", 5 Stars Out of 5 -- "It's a Brilliant Album....Visual, Visceral and Complete...", Ranked #2 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums", Ranked #1 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime", "A Mix of Anthemic Hooks and Droning Electronics That Flipped Rock on Its Head.", "...Shrouded in wafting guitars, swoony rhythms, and moody-blue strings, it shrugs off mosh-pit conventions for a poignant delicacy and breadth, with Yorke's cracked-throat voice the album's melancholy center....For all of Radiohead's growing pains...their aim--to take British pop to a heavenly new level--is true..." - Rating: B+, Ranked #3 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "OK COMPUTER sought to disturb as much as delight. It's still succeeding."
