Ok Computer
by Radiohead$6.99 Free Shipping
- Released
- 1/1/01
- Music Genre
- Alternative
- Media Format
- Audio CD
Description
Additional Personnel: Adam Cummings (guitar).
Engineers include: Nigel Godrich.
OK COMPUTER was nominated for the 1998 Grammy Award for Album Of The Year and won the 1998 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance.
OK COMPUTER, Radiohead's third album, is the bombastic follow-up to 1995's sleeper hit THE BENDS, which left critics and listeners as impressed with the band's ability as they were curious about their potential. In spite of its technological-sounding title and apocalyptic sci-fi themes, OK COMPUTER is firmly grounded in the rock verities. Waves of guitars rage beneath the haunting melodies and near-hysterical fits of singer Thom Yorke. This complex, intense swarm of guitars is held aloft by a solid, inventive rhythm section and an impressive array of piano and keyboard textures.
"Paranoid Android" is a six-minute-plus epic with alternating time signatures, wild dynamic shifts, drama and adrenaline to spare. "Let Down," with its double-tracked vocals and rhythmic throb, may give a brief glimpse back at Radiohead's past, but at no point is OK COMPUTER anything but a hurtle forward.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Radiohead
- Year of release
- 1997
- Label / Studio
- EMI
- WOW HD Sales Rank
- #327
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Run Time (minutes)
- 53
- Original year of release
- 1997
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #289
- Cast & Crew
- Radiohead (Music Performer)
Press Reviews
Ranked #75 in Classic Rock's "100 Greatest British Rock Albums" - "Twisted but brilliant. Classic Rock (04/06, p.44)
...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+ Entertainment Weekly (7/11/97, pp.65-66)
Ranked #4 in EW's "Top 10 albums of the '90s Entertainment Weekly (Spring 2000, p.166)
Ranked #2 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year. Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp.66-67)
...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. Melody Maker (6/14/97, p.49)
Ranked #2 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll. NME (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79)
Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997. Q (1/98, p.114)
Ranked #1 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime Q (10/01, p.112)
Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s. Q (12/99, p.92)
Ranked #2 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums Q (6/00, p.91)
Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's. Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.65)
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... Rolling Stone (7/10-24/97, pp. 117-118)
Ranked #2 on Spin's list of the "Top 20 Albums Of The Year. Spin (1/98, p.86)
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... Spin (8/97, pp.112-113)
Ranked #9 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s. Spin (9/99, p.122)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Airbag
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Paranoid Android
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Subterranean
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Exit Music (For a Film)
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Let Down
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Karma Police
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Electioneering
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Climbing Up the Walls
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No Surprises
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Lucky
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The Tourist
Customer Reviews
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviewsPros
- Can listen over and over (7)
- Original (6)
- Engaging (5)
- Great lyrics (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- At home (8)
- In the car (6)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Adult (5), Young adult (4)
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Pros
- Engaging
- Great Lyrics
- Hit Songs
Cons
- Not What I Expected
Best Uses
- At Home
Comments about EMI Radiohead - Ok Computer:
Was lacking a bit of Radiohead education and got this. Great album but not what I was expecting.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
Comments about EMI Radiohead - Ok Computer:
This is a must have. Truly. It's the beginning of Radiohead musical revolution. I deeply believe this guys made history with OK computer, 15 years from the release and still awesome. The progressive Paranoid Android, the acoustic and deep Lucky, i love every song from this album. One of my favourites.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Great Lyrics
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
Comments about EMI Radiohead - Ok Computer:
Despite having passed 15 years since it was released in 1997, OK Computer is still a great album. It's got great lyrics, their meaning never quite obvious, but very suitable to different interpretations. The moods provided by the songs vary, but the feelings of sadness and alienation are ever present.
An obligatory album for any contemporary music afficionado.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about EMI Radiohead - Ok Computer:
One of the best album of the 90's
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about EMI Radiohead - Ok Computer:
This is a must for every CD collection. A ground-breaking album that never loses it's freshness no matter how many times it gets played.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about EMI Radiohead - Ok Computer:
This album marked a new area in British music.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about EMI Radiohead - Ok Computer:
This is a classic album which was missing from my Radiohead collection. I never tire of OK Computer.
Service and delivery comments:
The service for this product was flawless. Very fast delivery, excellent price, item arrived in perfect condition.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Great Lyrics
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about EMI Radiohead - Ok Computer:
An epic journey through time and space that will inevitably leave your jaw glued to the floor.
Service and delivery comments:
Came on time
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