Is OK COMPUTER The Best Album Ever? 

yes3443 Sounds surprisingly relevant to today’s age

A pig in a cage on antibiotics That song is more of a poem with a message resonating more so today than when it was released. Thom Yorke is the best songwriter of all time

Even better than Morrissey ?

Garrett Arana he’s up there

@@southerner4566 he isn't a crazy old codger, so yes, better than Morrissey. I was a huge Morrissey fan for years, and the music is still ok but his views are abhorrent. Not the Moz I thought he was...

But !t was as good n?ow as it is then, so h_owww cnanaanana youew axplain th

@@davekatz3679 with my electronic computer

That's not what I thought 20 years ago...

I love this album. I've been a follower of their music for over 20 years. The disconnection to society was ever present at the time of recording this album. I've watched several interviews where Thom Yorke speaks in the present, during the 90s, where he shares his genuine concerns about the state of our society. Today reality only perpetuates it.

honestly if you show this to someone who doesn’t know anything about Radiohead they’d believe you if you told them it came out last year tbhh.

Kanye West and Arctic Monkeys did the same thing.

@@zackzallie8735 kinda sad how much Arctic Monkeys got shitted on for inventing TBHC

@@raidennaz1590 like i mentioned Kanye earlier, he was shitted on for releasing Yeezus, but later aged well and loved by fans. Soon, TBH&C will be acclaim by critics for its innovation in minimalist lounge pop with complex lyricism, like Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys.

And even when Radiohead does this we still love them

@@darthprovader At that time, Kid A polarized fans thinking they gave up guitars for some bleep boop electronica. Even though it is much more than electronica, it is their most atmospheric album ever made.

Most likely would be Album of the year on many... Many sites.

Neither does In Rainbows

Precisely the reason as to why the songs from OKNOTOK sound way ahead of our time even if they are 20 years old.

Exactly. When I first heard it I thought It aged very well and was ahead of it's time.

@@kyoshinronin my thought exactly

you dont need to. those of us who are in the know are the lucky ones.

Same. I am obsessed with this album and Radiohead in general.....I have OK computer on my computer, phone and tablet. I have an original first release pressing on vinyl as well as all the OK eps. I own the album on CD as well as having the album on minidisc (along with the bends as well as In rainbows and all their other albumsbut those I had to make myself). I never want to not be able to listen to Radiohead....I also have OK computer on tape but that is stuck in the tape deck of my Morris minor.....

Radiohead is so good, but I associated its music to the most depressing phase of my life. i will try to go back to it and disassociate with it somehow

Some things you can’t describe but just know how good they are

For me the only song I often skip is Karma Police, but only because it was so overplayed in the late 90s it ruined it for me 😂 but it's a top 5 album for me and always will be.

@@hettel_visual well i guess thats a pro for me not being raised in that time

Yeah and Fitter Happier 😂

@@Maqalx its not even a song, it's just a interlude

Even Fitter Happier? Cuz it’s on my playlist and it’s really sad ngl.

I love Middle 8!

Agreed!!!! Very artistic ❤

fr made me subscribe

Its like the professional version of ALL THE PROFESSIONAL VERSIONS!!

Agree!

@Steve Another Radiohead album, my personal favorite.

While in rainbows is good it’s nowhere near ok computer

@Steve listen to king of limbs from the basement only then listen to a moon shaped pool they're both top notch

MyEverythingBurrito I think it’s supposed to mean they never tried to remake OK Computer. All their following masterpieces were unique.

Derek Hamm that’s a good take; I like that a lot more. Obviously everyone has their opinions, but I think to objectively say OK Computer is perfect and none of their other albums are is a little juvenile.

In rainbows is equal And abbey road and pet sounds are pretty near perfect too

Not even close. I do love a few of the songs on the album but there are a lot of boring stinkers. Abbey Road is 100 times better than ok computer.

@@dougrose7334cap. Abbey road has no good songs.

@@dougrose7334ewwwwwwwwwwe

I’m wide awake it’s morning is perfect

Considering “Exit Music” appears in “Shut Up and Dance”

i dont watch black mirror so i dont get this reference. i thought black mirror was an anthology show lol

Black mirror: The twilight zone for millennials.

Kids, Kenny!

yes, except black mirror is pretty hit or miss... mostly miss

Emme master piece S2

he just did, go check it out!

He did it and its amazing

Yes. THIS!

Well for one he listened to, and Tom Yorke IS a fan of Aphex Twin.

Zero 7 made an excellent remix if you don’t already know it

Best moment of the best song of the best album

Let down was a song I used to skip. Over 20 years I think I’ve had 6 different ‘favourite’ songs. Let down is now my fave!

Let Down is a masterpiece.....it’s my favorite rock song.

@@hokieham mine too

I actually prefer Thom’s non-falsetto voice. Like in No surprises

Then again Kid A was nothing like Wish you were here, it was a whole different kettle of fish. Kid A cremated the rockstars and made gods from the ashes.

@@mariocastillo8334 A bit like what the Wall did to Roger Waters

great comparison

@@mariocastillo8334 Kid A was nothing like Wish You Were Here precisely because there was no need to. WYWH already existed, so they made something different. There was no need for another Have A Cigar. People already knew...

I love Dark Side of the Moon but can’t get into OK Computer. I don’t think they’re similar albums at all.

Music has gotten so much worse and it’s insane how that’s an unpopular opinion

@@kmanthecoolest9304music is not worse what are you on it’s just different

Music isn't getting worse its just when you look back you forget about all the shit that was made back then

The vocal is rubbish. And they should have added more layers of sounds and make better arrangement to make the song sound fuller. All Radiohead songs sound so thin to me. The only thing I get from them is harmonic complexity. Far from sonically brilliant.

Art, for me, isnt supposed to make you feel happy. Its supposed to reflect life in a way which makes you appreciate it. In my opinion, the darkest and deepest music can be just as beautiful as anything else.

To make a obvious point, depression is real. Our modern world gets even the happiest people down, taking a moment to stop and reflect on the world around us and how it makes us truly feel is what’s beautiful about thought provoking music

I love your comment, you described this album perfectly.

It's just honest. Don't need it to be sad or happy. It's more like just being. Not sure where this depressing stereotype comes from except from people who just will never feel the vibe the way we do.

Anna Green Right?

You've a lovely name

I approve of your face. You may engage in smoochies whenever you're ready.

@@SpaceCattttt cringe

@@mijisthebest You, on the other hand, may not engage in smoochies.

Plenty of albums are capable of doing that, ok computer isn’t as popular and acclaimed as it is simply because of the consistency throughout the tracklist or the flow from one song to another

It has exactly two popular songs.

People says that its overrated because of folks like you. "Omg this album is so good how can you not enjoy it??". People just have different opinions and enjoy different things.

fitter happier lol

@@mTsp4ce If you measure how good an album is by popularity Ed Sheeran and Lady Gaga are the greatest artists of all time.

Hey it's you

oh boi

no

Omgggg u like my fav ytuber!

it's much better.

It's those unborn chikken voices...

Guess the grunge roots go as far as that

Maybe you should get your hearing tested.

Most the time I have no idea what he's talking about but a line or two will be ahhh ok

kahmah pawlice

I listen to albums for the music, not the message. 🤷🏼‍♂️

All great art is timeless. There is far more and far older than this for which that is true.

@@CorePathwayyeah and the music is better than anything your bitch ass listens to

doesnt get any better

Soundgarden.

Stilgar2 Pearl Jam.

Oasis

Drive Like Jehu, Jawbox, Fugazi, At The Drive In, Slint, Hoover, Refused

when the bass hits i look like your profile pic

Pfp relevant

@@gustofing Just watched the ep a few days ago and exit music went almost perfect with the ending.

Yes that song is about Romeo and Juliet

Shut up and dance 😩

That sound which kicks in with the bass is what makes it for me.

ok android

Ok

ho lee shit. radiohead really predicted robot boomers OK COMPUTER

2020 OK Mediocre joke

S H O N Ξ I love this 😂

AWE! I drove around simply to listen to this and alternate with The Fragile, when NIN finally popped back up

Ok

you should be proud :)

Teaching them well 👏

I adore the entire album except for let down.. I have no idea why

For me it will always be the ending of Karma Police, it’s just divine

exit music

Was looking for this comment. The guitar part is so rich and layered. My absolute favourite

It's hella underrated fr fr

Plus Nigel's magic touch and Donwood's art

I'm not into lyrics at all (my belief we have a spectrum between love for lyrics and love for melody), but I still loved this album when it came out. Instrumentally (including voice)/melodically it's incredible album.

And the production is perfect!

“Major key” hehe

For me, It's how the songs are interwoven with the prophetic themes being explored that makes it great.

based

Shout out to MellonCollie & the Infinite Sadness!!! ..That album brought me so much joy!!

*OK Computer ( the "flawless" version imo ) =* #1. Airbag #2. Paranoid Android #3. Subterranean Homesick Alien #4. Exit Music ( For A Film ) #5. Let Down #6. Karma Police #7. Fitter Happier #8. Climbing The Walls #9. No Surprises Ok Computer was just 3 weaker tracks short of absolute perfection and that's about the closest I've ever seen any artist come In any genre.

Damn, you don’t like the tourist??

God Damn the tourist is fucking great

@@fawkkyutuu8851 I'd keep Lucky and Electioneering, and remove Climbing Up The Walls. Also, how do you not like The Tourist? Shits amazing

Fawkk YuTuu Electioneering is mainly in the track listing to reverse the eeriness of Fitter Happier, which I guess can be interpreted as a lull in terms of the themes of OK Computer, but it still works to me. The Tourist is an amazing closer, and it compliments the beginning of the album, Airbag, perfectly (“HEY IDIOT SLOW DOWN!!!!!!!!”). I’ll agree Lucky is weaker than tracks like PA and Exit Music, but that is the track that provided the layout for OK COMPUTER. I mean I think every track on OK COMPUTER works really well, but i can see why some people would disagree

1. DSOTM 2. Ok Computer 3. Revolver Maybe?

Revolver and Dark Side, definitely. Not OK Computer.

@@kevanbrown7620 OK Computer >>>>

I mean I love all three of those albums But what about purple rain? Pet sounds? Abbey road? In rainbows? All things must pass? Wish you were here?

Perfection is subjective

"ok computer" is the voice command for pressing enter in an old voice synthesis program for mac called plaintalk

The magic of sci-fi in our history...

Ok Computer is how you speak to the computer in the spaceship The Heart of Gold in the 70's book and TV show (now a film in 2005) The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy which Thom Yorke was a big fan of. Marvin the Paranoid Android was also a main character in that book hence the name of their song Paranoid Android. This character is seen at 5:53 in the bottom right hand corner

It's not just about the voice command itself, but the context.

Or maybe people imagine something first and then try to create it along with that. 🤷 It is interconnected not detached from the past.

Be careful on what you're hyped for, Kid A is Radiohead's fourth album.

Floss Cat 4th best? No it’s at least top 3. Most people rank it as #2. But we’re all entitled to our own opinions. Personally, Kid A is my favorite Radiohead record.

@@hardcoregamefreak169 dude. fourth release.

Floss Cat I’m sorry I misread your comment LMAO

@@hardcoregamefreak169 no prob

I always wondered that because paranoid android is such an obvious reference to Marvin

Human Being The “Ok Computer” reference is less obvious.

OK COMPUTER is literally quoted from the Novel.I was surprised he didn't mention it actually, bit still cool with the ok Google comparison/prediction

I thought I saw that when I was reading! Funnily enough, I was listening to the album when I read the line that was referenced :)

6:02 Lower right corner.

As an aspiring producer I can't agree more. A lot of very creative production choices on Radiohead albums that make every song come to life yet still sound coherent. Also let's not forget Dan Rickwoods ever amazing album covers. Another unsung hero.

He would be the first one to tell you if you read any of his interviews that it is pretty collaborative. The band produced it just as much as he did and he only felt as if he was acting as an interface sometimes when they just couldn’t figure out the technology.

I think that probably is true for most great albums: the overused term "underrated" might be applicable to the producer's role.

jaeusbeus yeah DJ Shadow is sex

they were heavily influenced by dj shadow in that time yeah

Just your favourite DJ savior!

agreed!

Entroducing is probably my favourite album right next to ok computer. A record completely new, fresh and creating a genre within itself that is unable to be replicated just as with ok computer in a word, perfect. Had the privilege of seeing Radiohead play in Glasgow a few years ago during the 20th anniversary of ok computer , a life changing experience.

You head got smashed if you think radiohead is good especially this trash album go listen to drake

@@uselesstsuna7971 lol what?

​@@uselesstsuna7971uhhh i think i just lost a couple brain cells

@@uselesstsuna7971drake is ass…

Genius comment!

GabzitoHD yes that’s my fav song on ok computer

Not my favorite but its instrumental paired with the lyrics gives off such a goddamn atmosphere

I used to

Hi Gabzito

every song is too good its hard to pick but mine might be electioneering and subterranean

Same, definitely enhanced the experience

Mine too smh

Oh shit oh fuck

Mine too!

Terrifying

Steve please give it another try. There is some very melodic work and Radiohead has beautiful and innovative work in every album. I agree that In Rainbows and A Moon Shaped Pool are masterpieces

@Steve youre dumb

@Steve give In Rainbows another spin if you havent already, and maybe the My Iron Lung ep. I got into RH fairly recently, started with OK Computer and spent weeks only listening to that album because it's widely considered their best and i was terrified of being disappointed. My friend recommended I listen to In Rainbows and it astonished me. I've loved them ever since. (OKC still the favorite though.)

@@tobiasscott7429 Absolutely agree. I was also one of those "Radiohead just makes computer processed noises and blips for music these days" fans....and King Of Limbs is certainly guilty of that. But A Moon Shaped Pool is terrific and, obviously, so is In Rainbows.

honestly kid a and in rainbows are better than ok computer

Ful stop*

@@Dantehhhhh full* has two L’s genius

@@bigpapi6688 It’s literally the name of the Radiohead song from A Moon Shaped Pool lol. Like, if you can’t even get this pun… are you completely retarded? Wtf lmao

​@@bigpapi6688 ful stop is a song by radiohead lol

it is, the 1996 romeo & juliette (star. leo dicaprio) director's ask yorke to fill in the last scene of the movie, thus, exit music.

Claire Danes was delicious in that film…

Out of all the movies that song has been in I feel the one it fit into least was romeo and juliet.

@@tariqrichter8481I liked it in Umbrella Academy but sadly Black Mirror probably used the song perfectly

@@tariqrichter8481 It’s not actually in the film. They didn’t use it in the end.

great tune and I really enjoyed "Man of War" and "How I made my millions" as well

I really like Palo Alto.

What about Lull!?

Justin Brule i dont think there’s a wrong andwer buddy😂 the synth at the end of the chorus is insane on lift

@@billycole3565 Ngl Lift was always my least favorite out of the 3 released singles from OKNOTOK, although I agree it's still a great song!

Nice username and Prof pic

IIRC, the working title was "Palo Alto", influence by a trip to Silicon Valley.

He certainly wasn't the first or the only one to have anxiety about computers or technology. You're just too young or uninformed about music to know it.

@@stevenhaas9622 infact you are right, I am too young and too uninformed about it. But still he makes bangers

​@@n00bie96 There's some really fascinating old popular tech stuff that we're already forgetting, we already had electronic music hitting the charts in the 1960s, and in 1995 the Satellaview was broadcasting games direct into people's houses. Home computing had become widespread throughout the 1980s, quite a few big games (at least in the UK) had been developed by very young people at home, which led to the general belief was that while the old generation still couldn't program a VCR, the new generation would be so informed and educated about computers by growing up surrounded by them it would be amazing and full of wild opportunity. By 1997 it was very obvious that wasn't happening, schools were still not widely teaching anything like programming, and the "bedroom developers" were very much a thing of the past, we realised that technology had already advanced so quickly that people couldn't even imagine how their machines worked and in fact didn't even question it. (please note this is all EXTREMELY unsourced, biased and vague recollections, not historical fact, lol) It's a bit like how people often interpret 1984 as predicting the future, when it was based on international events that were happening at the time. They resonate with people because we understand them, they weren't time capsules that suddenly revealed their truth many years later. (Similarly I read some sci-fi from 1970 recently and it was unintentionally devastating because it clearly suggested we've been having the same human rights arguments forever, and will always have them, progress is so tiny and we're so quick to forget and fight the same battle every five years.)

The title 'OK Computer' was quite a stark seeming one at the time to me though, herrdoktorprofessor. It's like granting technology power over humans "OK, computer. I agree to that". Album titles didn't tend to be commands meets resigned acceptance. Although 'the fear' had been around since the 1950s and particularly in the 70s, fear of technology/modern life wasn't so sincerely, with import of doom, and starkly, directly, articulated until OK Computer (although The Bends made similar themes more implicit and I will always therefore understand people who prefer The Bends over OK Computer) .

A CHEMICAL REAAAAAAAAAAACTION

such an amazing song - to this day one of my favorites of all time

What's the difference between best and favourite?

jaylinsa it’s my personal favorite, but I don’t know if it’s objectively The best album ever like some critics say.

It is all of the above🤣 One thing it is: A Masterpiece. Flat out.

Josh456 you can’t really say anything is objectively better than anything else. You can try but it’s all down to preference

I guess it really depends on what your criteria is for the "best". Definitely my favorite though

Christian Le Surf - Music we have much in common my friend

More like just a video on ITAOTS; nobody really gives a damn about their other work

YES NEED THIS

Do one on death grips

@@owen1686 Avery Island is also really good though...

Feels more Roger Waters, literally fits as a lyric for The Wall.

My dad and I quote this line often.

Lenin worthy

@@pilgrim4954 nice, someone who gets it

@Illiterati a reference, not a direct line.

when I am king you will be first against the wall. but I respect your choice obvs

Ox-fud-sha.

ox - fud-shuh

i pronounce it oxford-shir, im from scotland.

@Zen Says the guy that descends from the morons that butchered OUR language, how the fuck could we pronounce our own language wrong? Americans did not create the English language..

Nobody cares..

That song is amazing! I love "In Rainbows" so much!

Great song..In Rainbows was their best album

@I'm unsubscribing. Yeah, and arpeggios are hardly an obscure musical technique either 😄

I mean, arpeggios and minor chords especially are pretty common, but yes Radiohead are masters, and Weird Fishes is incredible. I've just learned the main guitar part and I literally played it continuously for about 90 minutes the other day, didn't get even slightly bored, it's such an addictive piece of music.

Listen to "velvet underground and nico". Now THAT is artistic creativity on a whole new level.

Sgt pepper

Still waiting on Gen Z's good music...

@@robidium96 it's there, you just have to find it

@@something6649 I was thinking that A Brief Enquiry Into Online Relationships could be the "OK Computer"

Robidium To Pimp a Butterfly?

In Rainbows doesn't get enough love. Every bit as good as OK Computer.

@@l1fef0rm In Rainbows is better IMO.

@@SSsacasas a new Radiohead fan who’s been listening to them for about 6 months. I’ve listened to the entirety of ik computer, kid a and a in rainbows and I really don’t understand how people can say in rainbow is as good if not better then ok? Not trying to say you can’t but can someone please explain to me why, I think it’s no competition that ok is sonically more intricate and impressive (paranoid android for example) and it’s more conceptual too. What actually does in rainbows have above it? Although body snatchers, nude and videotape are phenomenal.

​@@Prodbyjah464It's honestly just preference. In rainbows is just calm (well besides bodysnatchers) and thats what I prefer to ok computer. Ok computer is alpt more eerie which works well for the album but i'd rather listen to a calm album.

@@jakeisrandom3343 that’s fair but how does that make in rainbows better? Like o get if you personally enjoy it more but those aren’t exactly good reasons as to why it’s a better album, I think what makes critics like Anthony fantano good is that he helps people understand how to critically evaluate an album, I think people who only enjoy albums because they’re fun or happy are missing out a lot because of this lack of critical evaluation. But, each to their own.

Masterpiece for sure

Same here. I remember hearing it shortly after it was released, and I never stopped listening to me it.

Have you heard the Easy Star Allstars Reggae cover of Ok Computer? It's absolutely stunning.

@@stuartculshaw5342 Sweet. I will check that out

@@sleepinglysithia It's called Radiodread. Airbag has to be my favorite ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w7F-K3mWS24.html

in rainbows is my favourite radiohead album! there basement session is just beautiful.

Max Boquoi Same! It’s hard to choose a favorite with them but In Rainbows really got me into them.

@@kithlea exactly that. radiohead has a dense discography and a lot of it is really really good. I have a few of their albums on vinyl and listening to them in one go makes you feel it. And in rainbows just hits me the hardest

Nude is my favorite Radiohead song, and In Rainbows help me through my uni years.

Carcosa You’ll go to hell for all your dirty mind is thinking... 😉

Very sad.

Agree. I thought I’d see more love for The Bends. In my humble opinion slightly better than OK Computer. But I have great moments in my life where both were the soundtrack to it.

SAME. Or any Arcade Fire album

re-visited that album the other day. seriously holds up.

Arcade Fire deserves a video like Animal Collective or The Black Keys. A thorough deep dive into their career

@@apullcan Both of those act suck. You have poor taste in music.

@@clvrswine clearly my point was lost on you. he did videos on both of those artists in that style, dumbshit.

just how culture works. nothing wrong with it.

@@CptCPT-dl9lh how dare you have such a rational and levelheaded response? ;) Nice pfp too, I got that version of the minotaur on my calf : )

@@theodorleijonbergandreasse3228 that's dope! I'm planning on getting the ok within a circle on my upper arm

@A Man Is This It is better tho

A few on the diverse and continuous side of things, but a bit more lonely on the consistent side.