Radiohead - OK Computer 2LP

Radiohead - OK Computer

'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.

Track Listing:

1. Airbag - Radiohead (4.44)
2. Paranoid Android - Radiohead (6.23)
3. Subterranean Homesick Alien - Radiohead (4.27)
4. Exit Music (For a Film) (For a Film) - Radiohead (4.24)
5. Let Down - Radiohead (4.59)
6. Karma Police - Radiohead (4.21)
7. Fitter Happier - Radiohead (1.57)
8. Electioneering - Radiohead (3.5)
9. Climbing Up the Walls - Radiohead (4.45)
10. No Surprises - Radiohead (3.48)
11. Lucky - Radiohead (4.19)
12. The Tourist - Radiohead (5.24)