Everyone’s been talking about “In rainbows” , but I think you should listen to “The bends”, it makes more sense since it cames before “Ok computer”. But you do you, either way, whatever album you choose to listen, you won’t regret
Yeah let down and exit music are ones people usually come around to after a few listens. Best song is probably Paranoid Android though, does everything great about this album in 6 minutes.
same for me 5. A Night At The Opera - Queen 1975 4. Nevermind - Nirvana 1991 3. Is This It - The Strokes 2001 2. OK Computer - Radiohead 1997 1. In Rainbows - Radiohead 2007 the only reason radiohead that isn’t the best artist of all time imo is because of a few lack luster albums and better album consistency in other artists. they’re def one of the goats
That climax towards the end of Let Down is one of the most joyous 30 seconds of music that I’ve ever heard. Probably listened to it a thousand times, and it still sends a shiver up my spine. And the thing is that there are moments on every one of their albums that do that. Give me goosebumps, if you will. Some more than others.
Couldn't agree more Kevin, I've listened to this song countless numbers of times since the album dropped all the way back in '97 and it still never fails to give me the feels as they say these days, I'll put all the money I have in this world down now and say AI will _never_ replicate emotions like this!
With Radiohead you always need to listen multiple times you will often end up liking the songs you did not likeon the first couple listens the best. Their catalog is up there with the greatest bands ever but you need to digest everything.
A couple days after recording I ended up listening to it entirely again while working on some school stuff. I’m ngl I do feel like every track was a bit more enjoyable the second time around
This was definitely the case for me with exit music and how to disappear completely. Teenage Me was not ready for stuff like that but 40 something me absolutely loves it.
@@punker-gamer-trucker-guy Yes How To Disappear was a slow-burner for me too, it's the discordancy of it all that makes my spine tingle, it's up there with Let Down for that effect, I feel so lucky to have been around when Radiohead were at their peak :)
For the lullaby on No Surprises, the song is about someone commiting suicide by intoxication of carbon monoxide. People who do that fall asleep to death. So, fitting that the song sounds like a lullaby
Thom York's voice is an instrument all it's own. In Rainbows is my favorite. Second is the In The Basement of In Rainbows. Once you "get" Radiohead it is like they have been here this entire time and I had no idea???? You have the sense that you wasted so much time not listening to them. They are all so talented. Once you dive deep into RH then you have their solo projects to swim through. Jonny is a master at movie soundtracks. I enjoy watching people fall in love with RH.
That’s the exact feeling I had throughout majority of this video. Their sound is very unique and there were just so many elements that were pleasing to hear. The whole band is truly incredibly talented!
Let Down is their magnum opus - I don’t know how they managed to make a song so depressing and uplifting all at once - when Tom’s voice crescendoes with the guitars at “you know where you you are” your heart rises and the tears fall
"The Tourist" had a very simple inspiration; Thom Yorke was in Paris and kept noticing tourists hurrying about to see all the sights. He knew almost immediately it had to be the final song on the album to contrast the others.
every track except maybe Electioneering can all have a great case made for being a peak track on the album. Electioneering not bad its js not quite in line w the rest of the album
The Tourist…yep. One of my favorite songs of all time, and indeed, one of the best closers EVER. I was lucky enough to catch it live back in 2018 and it still feels like a dream. Philadelphia night 2, August 1st. The last Radiohead show to date. Highly recommend you listen to In Rainbows next!
When you said you were overstimulated during the first song, I had a bit of a Disney villain moment. 🤣😂 I was just thinking "Wait for the rest...." Thom is one of the greatest male voices of the generation, and I'm wiling to die on that hill. Also, Subterranean Homesick Alien is probably my favorite song on this album, followed by No Surprises.
Radiohead's lead singer is Thom Yorke. He and Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead's guitarist) have also been members in a band called The Smile (which has been described as Radiohead if they were a jazz band). Additionally, Yorke has been in the band Atoms for Peace (A band where he collaborated with Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers), and has released a few solo albums, the most notable of which is Anima.
This album's mix was engineered by Nigel Godrich, who went on to do the rest of their albums and is practically a band member. After this he did Beck's album Mutations which you should definitely check out. Not for a video, but just on your own. It's not the kind of album that would get a lot of views, unfortunately. Anyway, it was recorded in only 2 weeks, one day per song, and it sounds absolutely amazing. Just tons of atmosphere, imaginative arrangements, and the songwriting is the best.
I'm glad that you appreciated Subterranean Homesick Alien - one of the best in my opinion. They are talented musicians, but they are quite technical too, so know how to get a good depth of sound. I once played this in a band when I was at school - worked hard trying to reproduce their sound!
Great reaction - I can see how you keep closing your eyes to absorb more of the feeling of the songs, thats what I was like first time I heard it 26 years ago
In high school (back before mp3s), I had a CD player alarm clock and this album lived in it. I woke up every day to that opening riff from Airbag. Still love it. Thanks for taking us with you on your first listen.
I think your reaction to The Tourist is one of my favourite things I've ever seen in TH-cam. Something about seeing someone crash to their bed and just lay still face down is such a good radiohead reaction moment haha. Someone's gotta clip that and reupload as "listening to radiohead be like:"
Definitely "In Rainbows" and would love to have you share it, this was a great watch! You're not pulling punches, just being real. It is appreciated and enjoyable. This reminded me of my first time listening to this in college when it came out. It blew my mind, became and still is my favorite album. It's #1 or 2 in so many polls - best of the 90's, best ever?? None of that means much, music is for each individual, only pointing it out as a support of how much it hit with you - it's up there man. Of their 3 'master work' albums I guess one might call them - and all 9 are fire - 'Kid A' came next but is SO DIFFERENT from this one, it needs some time to build up to the super experimental unique sound. "In Rainbows" is the best follow-up to me - has a different sound than 'OK Computer' but it is so so great, warm and soothing and the band is just hitting on all points with maybe their best songwriting out of their whole catalogue...then you get to watch "In Rainbows: Live from the Basement" to see these 5 guys do their thing and make magic live, no tricks, as good as it gets, killer way to connect with the music and the band to experience it that way. Thom (said Tom) Yorke writes the songs, sings, plays rhythm guitar and piano, but every member has ridiculous credentials and multi-tasks to make this layered immense sound-Universe. Aside from Pink Floyd, no other band I know can create those sound landscape journeys that just grab and take you away like Radiohead - truly masters at it. It helps they've had the same incredible Producer since the mid 90's for every album, same artist for album covers even...they are just a unit, met in High School, never quit, had "Creep" launch their career, but they were built to make magic, and that's what they did ever after. They've had 5 of 9 albums in the Rolling Stone Top 500 - only a handful of other artists in our past century of music have matched or beat that. Still, everyone vibes or not with any type of music, but for those who dig Radiohead, they offer some genuine treasure, for real. Some of their songs take a few, many listens, before they sink in and grab you - sometimes it'll be years later I finally HIT with a song (I too wasn't that into "Electioneering" or "Climbing up the Walls" - which get's better and better every time you hear it pretty quickly) but you nailed the analysis anyway as they move the album flow as a whole. And I agree - of all their albums - all of which have epic closing songs - "The Tourist" is my favorite. Thanks a lot, was a fun way to re-listen to my favorite album, appreciate it! Peace//
Hi. I love this album-so spiritual. Paranoid Android is like going to church. Thanks for reacting to the full cd in real time without altering the speed to speed it up for a faster, conensed reaction. Alot of reactors are doing that to save time, but it really diminishes the impact of their reaction. Thanks for being authentic, man.
so happy you liked the tourist many rank it as one of their lesser memorable outros when imo it literally makes this album. Maybe as an individual track it isnt my favorite that'd go to let down or paranoid android but as a closer for the album its literally perfect in every way and i think their best along with wolf at the door from hail to the thief or street spirit from the bends as closers.
Great reaction, definitely listen to "In Rainbows" next, tends to be a hot debate over "Ok Computer" and "In Rainbows" on which of the two is the best Radiohead album. Expect a lot more synths / electronic influence on In Rainbows though. Once you are done with In Rainbows def. give "Kid A" a shot, but it was a huge left turn after Ok Computer in terms of their direction so expect a very different experience.
@@ghoulhunter3d703 maybe not a good intro into radiohead though id say it should definetly be after in rainbows and maybe the bends if he goes through them all
I've been through that lmao that phase when you think there's no music better than this and this shit is all you need? Thank goodness it's over for me, because Radiohead is also the best gateway band to the best of alt rock and indie.
seeing you go through it with Exit Music for a Film was so real. I reccomend you watch the episode of Black Mirror called 'Shut Up and Dance' which uses that song in the most incredible way.
This album must surely be on the list of greatest albums ever. I wore it out on cd and I still love it. Radiohead offerings are so lush and complex that they require multiple listens.
I loved to see how the feelings hit you with such force while listening to Exit Music (For a Film). I feel the same every time i hear it, since I bought the album on New Year's Eve in 1997 when I was 15. It's so full of pain, but also catharsis. This album has remained one of my all time favorites since. Subscribed, looking forward to sharing more moments such as this with you going forward!
Never will I get old of seeing people experience this band for the first time. However, what is even more powerful than the first listen is the 100th listen. I had this album as my "driving back to school" music for those midnight drives back to university after visiting home. This sound just COOKS on a late night long car ride, especially after you've heard it a million times before. It just gets right inside you and takes you somewhere. It's so important to have the right atmosphere listening to this album. Somewhere you can just escape and let it consume you. So many good songs here, Let down, Exit music, No surprises, Lucky, The tourist, etc... but even still, after thousands of listens and many decades, nothing comes close to Paranoid Android for me, all three parts are so unique and each one takes you somewhere else, and when it's done you are just left speechless.
I was in middle school when this album came out--Karma Police was all over the radio. It wasn't until college that I actually listen to OK Computer for real. And this album unlocked all music for me. Now I'm a father, and you know Let Down was playing when my daughter was born. Thanks for making this. Liked, subscribed, and onto In Rainbows.
those are my top three too! but the whole album is a journey. I was 21 when it came out I I would just lay in bed with OK Computer in my headphones, [redacted] out of my mind, and just float away on the music. Great reaction
I cant wait for you to listen to their other albums! In rainbows is amazing and the bends is a top notch listen, id say my fav in rainbows song is body snatchers and my fav in the bends is fake plastic trees, let down is underrated big time literally ascend when I listen to it, awesome vid!
dude i just discovered ur channel since im diving into radiohead too and oh my god thom yorke (the lead singer) is phenomenal with his singing. like im not even joking, that man sings in such a different way. ok computer is one of my favorite albums from them and it was funny/nice to see ur reactions to the songs. ihope you listen to more of their albums! :-]
I actually saw RH live. Thom York's voice in person will make you almost cry. It is better in real time, if you can imagine that. It is like seeing a sunset or seeing a picture of the sunset.
Within the vast Genre of rock its Tool and these guys for my top 2. With this being my favorite album start to end from any band. Took me a few listens but this one ages like a fine wine. I was 17/18 when this came out. At 44 I still return to this one. ✌️
Have you listened to much post rock? You seem to like that kinda out of body/ transcendent feel, and thats a big part of the genre. I think it'd be cool to see a reaction to something like the glowing man or the earth is not a cold dead place.
This is the album that musically sounds how falling in love felt for me. All of who she was sounded like the warm,quiet beauty that this album displays. She was this for me. I will always remember these songs and the memories of singing along with her. She was my first love and i got very lucky to have been with her for the 6 months we were. A part of my heart will always belong to her.
With Paranoid Android you've been introduced to progressive rock, That is if you haven't discovered it already. After this I suggest you listen to Pink Floyd's Dark side of the Moon, which was a huge influence on this album. I would also be interested in your take on Nine Inch Nails the downward spiral, the whole album, which has a lot of similarities and same influences as ok computer.
"Paranoid android" and "Street spirit" (from The Bends) are two songs that always existed for me. Heard them as a very little child, probably 7-8 years old, when they were on MTV.
Everybody has their own opinion, subjectively. Objectively, this album definitely One Of The Greatest Album All Time. The production, the vocal, the lyrics, the arrangement, the atmosphere, the story, Radiohead predict the Future Technology so well.
@@cherti the fact that you're not even sure how many albums thats better, proving you can't name all of them and you dont know them specifically which you don't even listen to them, you had an invalid argument. OK Computer definitely higher than only top 50
I never tire of watching Let Down work it’s magic on people. It destroys. But your reaction to The Tourist is the absolute best. I think I still feel that way every time I hear it.
The anticipation was like a wave, a buzz across the USA. I was lucky Chicago was near the end of the tour. And Kid A, the Grant Park 2001 Chicago show, was probably the most perfect acoustic audio I ever heard in a live performance.
loved the reaction, and also loved that you loved The Tourist so much because it is also my favorite from ok computer and i also thought that is thes best ending song for a album. I have to say, thought, that i think that feeling is BECAUSE of the composition of OK Computer and the journey that we take until that moment, at least that how i feel it. Keep up the good work! Edit: Definitely, if not all the albums, do In Rainbows too!
I'll never forget the first time I listening to this damn, I think for the first time I teared up during a song and it was during exit music for a film. W album and W reaction
Loved your reaction! When Climbing Up The Walls came on, I was waiting for you to say "ominous" again. :) Did you catch the connection between The Tourist and Airbag? "Idiot, slow down..." "An airbag saved my life..." The album ending is the prelude to the beginning.
As I understand it, The Tourist is about people rushing through museums, tourist sights etc just to say they’ve seen them/been there rather than taking the time to appreciate what they’re seeing.
The slow down reference was according to Jonny. He was frustrated with people not appreciating the old architecture in France, I think it was. He was telling people to slow down and appreciate culture.
![ILLSLICK - KILLSHOT REMIX [FULL VERSION]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RIK8RrqIAzE/mqdefault.jpg)
TIMESTAMPS:
1:05 Airbag
5:53 Paranoid Android
12:24 Subterranean Homesick Alien
17:14 Exit Music (For A Film)
21:43 Let Down
26:24 Karma Police
30:41 Fitter Happier
33:26 Electioneering
40:35 No Suprises
44:38 Lucky
48:32 The Tourist
53:49 FINAL THOUGHTS
You’re missing “Climbing up the walls” from the album which is one of the stand out of OK Computer
36:18 Climbing up the walls
Everyone’s been talking about “In rainbows” , but I think you should listen to “The bends”, it makes more sense since it cames before “Ok computer”. But you do you, either way, whatever album you choose to listen, you won’t regret
@@lucashenriquedecastro5943 pablo honey?
@@heyohhsss7002 what about it?😂
“It’s literally been hit after hit so far” right before fitter happier comes on is fucking hilarious
I was not prepared bro 😭
Neither was I the first time i heard it, shit is weird as hell lol@@SoloRicky_
LMFAOOO
lol
Tf you mean fitter happier is still good
Bro really bobbing his head to fritter happier 😂😂😂😂
"fritter"
"but i'm a crepe"
@@KenyataCARSON "im a weird dough"
@@riphtum4545😂😂😂
the fact you said Exit Music/Let Down/the Tourist were your favorite songs is beautiful bro, it shows you actually digested this album for what it is
Yeah let down and exit music are ones people usually come around to after a few listens. Best song is probably Paranoid Android though, does everything great about this album in 6 minutes.
climbing up the wallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllssssssssssssssssssss
@@jozzuh8642AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Fact that bro was vibin that much first listen is awesome to watch
They did an album exactly 10 years later called 'In Rainbows' that is my favourite album by anyone, ever
In Rainbows changed the way I hear music. Definitely an all time great record
as it should be, greatest album of all time imo
same for me
5. A Night At The Opera - Queen 1975
4. Nevermind - Nirvana 1991
3. Is This It - The Strokes 2001
2. OK Computer - Radiohead 1997
1. In Rainbows - Radiohead 2007
the only reason radiohead that isn’t the best artist of all time imo is because of a few lack luster albums and better album consistency in other artists. they’re def one of the goats
Realll
I'm sorry but 'The Slow Rush' is the absolute greatest record of all time singlehandedly played, recorded, and engineered by one person.
That climax towards the end of Let Down is one of the most joyous 30 seconds of music that I’ve ever heard. Probably listened to it a thousand times, and it still sends a shiver up my spine.
And the thing is that there are moments on every one of their albums that do that. Give me goosebumps, if you will. Some more than others.
Couldn't agree more Kevin, I've listened to this song countless numbers of times since the album dropped all the way back in '97 and it still never fails to give me the feels as they say these days, I'll put all the money I have in this world down now and say AI will _never_ replicate emotions like this!
“hysterical and useless, hysterical and- let down and hanging around”
Spine tingling moment.
its so underrated
If anyone has any recommendations of songs like let down lmk cuz I need songs like it
With Radiohead you always need to listen multiple times you will often end up liking the songs you did not likeon the first couple listens the best. Their catalog is up there with the greatest bands ever but you need to digest everything.
A couple days after recording I ended up listening to it entirely again while working on some school stuff. I’m ngl I do feel like every track was a bit more enjoyable the second time around
This was definitely the case for me with exit music and how to disappear completely. Teenage Me was not ready for stuff like that but 40 something me absolutely loves it.
@@punker-gamer-trucker-guy Yes How To Disappear was a slow-burner for me too, it's the discordancy of it all that makes my spine tingle, it's up there with Let Down for that effect, I feel so lucky to have been around when Radiohead were at their peak :)
@@punker-gamer-trucker-guy how to disappear was from Kid A tho, but yes its absolutely amazing to listen to it when youre in an emotional state
Yep, agree completely. To begin with, my least favourite songs on this album were let down and the tourist. Now they’re my two favourites 😄
The sound of this album is shiny chrome and highly-glossed white ceramic with the audio mixed at 0.0001% below the breaking point.
I love it so much
For the lullaby on No Surprises, the song is about someone commiting suicide by intoxication of carbon monoxide. People who do that fall asleep to death. So, fitting that the song sounds like a lullaby
These guys found the secret fucking space when they were making this album.
Thom York's voice is an instrument all it's own. In Rainbows is my favorite. Second is the In The Basement of In Rainbows. Once you "get" Radiohead it is like they have been here this entire time and I had no idea???? You have the sense that you wasted so much time not listening to them. They are all so talented. Once you dive deep into RH then you have their solo projects to swim through. Jonny is a master at movie soundtracks. I enjoy watching people fall in love with RH.
That’s the exact feeling I had throughout majority of this video. Their sound is very unique and there were just so many elements that were pleasing to hear. The whole band is truly incredibly talented!
Let Down is their magnum opus - I don’t know how they managed to make a song so depressing and uplifting all at once - when Tom’s voice crescendoes with the guitars at “you know where you you are” your heart rises and the tears fall
Let Down is the worst song on OK Computer.
@@DDGenes You gotta be trolling man
I feel like Subterranean Homesick Alien is only the tiniest bit below Let Down on my list of best Radioehad songs of all time.
@@DDGenes username checks out 🫡
I mean, it’s a good song. Far from their magnum opus.
The more I listen to this record (many,many listens) the more I love Climbing Up The Walls.
My only “problem” with the song is that I think the demo version is even better.
@@Dragonpuncher123 I LOVE CLIMBING UP THE WALLLLLLLSSS
Same! I like didnt like it at first and now I am beginning to like it better everytime
@@Dragonpuncher123 I don't actually remember if I ever even listened to it. Of course, now I have to listen to it ASAP.
i like the part where he goesAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHJHHHHHJHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
The Tourist is a very admirable pick for favorite song. Subterranean Homesick Alien is my favorite song of theirs from any of their releases.
I swear something about that song just feels so right
@@SoloRicky_ my guy
Goat album. It's an experience to listen to, paranoid android is the pinnacle for me
“I can hear the android in the background” were my exact thoughts as well when I heard Paranoid Android
Even as an existing fan of Radiohead and pretty capable musician, OK Computer was an overwhelming experience. So many ideas, so many sounds
seeing musicians react to OK Computer is such an enjoyable experience, especially Paranoid Android and just how much it does in one track
Best reaction to this album out there. And I've seen them all. Thanks for taking this ride, and taking us along with you, sir.
Proud to be like #199 "standing on the edge..." lol
P.S. *Subscribed*
Please consider reviewing "Amnesiac". Criminally underrated album.
Thank you dude that means more than a lot 🥹
"The Tourist" had a very simple inspiration; Thom Yorke was in Paris and kept noticing tourists hurrying about to see all the sights. He knew almost immediately it had to be the final song on the album to contrast the others.
Who was in Paris?
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Hot take: Climbing up the Walls is peak track on this album.
cold take
W take. That and Let Down are my favourites!
every track except maybe Electioneering can all have a great case made for being a peak track on the album. Electioneering not bad its js not quite in line w the rest of the album
The Tourist…yep. One of my favorite songs of all time, and indeed, one of the best closers EVER.
I was lucky enough to catch it live back in 2018 and it still feels like a dream. Philadelphia night 2, August 1st. The last Radiohead show to date.
Highly recommend you listen to In Rainbows next!
When you said you were overstimulated during the first song, I had a bit of a Disney villain moment. 🤣😂 I was just thinking "Wait for the rest...." Thom is one of the greatest male voices of the generation, and I'm wiling to die on that hill. Also, Subterranean Homesick Alien is probably my favorite song on this album, followed by No Surprises.
Radiohead's lead singer is Thom Yorke. He and Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead's guitarist) have also been members in a band called The Smile (which has been described as Radiohead if they were a jazz band). Additionally, Yorke has been in the band Atoms for Peace (A band where he collaborated with Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers), and has released a few solo albums, the most notable of which is Anima.
This album's mix was engineered by Nigel Godrich, who went on to do the rest of their albums and is practically a band member. After this he did Beck's album Mutations which you should definitely check out. Not for a video, but just on your own. It's not the kind of album that would get a lot of views, unfortunately. Anyway, it was recorded in only 2 weeks, one day per song, and it sounds absolutely amazing. Just tons of atmosphere, imaginative arrangements, and the songwriting is the best.
i love how the timestamps are mostly what the song is about 😭
"talking machine"
I'm glad that you appreciated Subterranean Homesick Alien - one of the best in my opinion. They are talented musicians, but they are quite technical too, so know how to get a good depth of sound. I once played this in a band when I was at school - worked hard trying to reproduce their sound!
Great reaction - I can see how you keep closing your eyes to absorb more of the feeling of the songs, thats what I was like first time I heard it 26 years ago
Watching this after finishing my OK Computer themed graduation cap 😭 I love this band bro
In high school (back before mp3s), I had a CD player alarm clock and this album lived in it. I woke up every day to that opening riff from Airbag. Still love it. Thanks for taking us with you on your first listen.
I think your reaction to The Tourist is one of my favourite things I've ever seen in TH-cam. Something about seeing someone crash to their bed and just lay still face down is such a good radiohead reaction moment haha. Someone's gotta clip that and reupload as "listening to radiohead be like:"
I was 18 when this album dropped. Imagine how that felt!
Imagine being 12 and just starting to get into music.
Definitely "In Rainbows" and would love to have you share it, this was a great watch! You're not pulling punches, just being real. It is appreciated and enjoyable. This reminded me of my first time listening to this in college when it came out. It blew my mind, became and still is my favorite album. It's #1 or 2 in so many polls - best of the 90's, best ever?? None of that means much, music is for each individual, only pointing it out as a support of how much it hit with you - it's up there man. Of their 3 'master work' albums I guess one might call them - and all 9 are fire - 'Kid A' came next but is SO DIFFERENT from this one, it needs some time to build up to the super experimental unique sound. "In Rainbows" is the best follow-up to me - has a different sound than 'OK Computer' but it is so so great, warm and soothing and the band is just hitting on all points with maybe their best songwriting out of their whole catalogue...then you get to watch "In Rainbows: Live from the Basement" to see these 5 guys do their thing and make magic live, no tricks, as good as it gets, killer way to connect with the music and the band to experience it that way. Thom (said Tom) Yorke writes the songs, sings, plays rhythm guitar and piano, but every member has ridiculous credentials and multi-tasks to make this layered immense sound-Universe. Aside from Pink Floyd, no other band I know can create those sound landscape journeys that just grab and take you away like Radiohead - truly masters at it. It helps they've had the same incredible Producer since the mid 90's for every album, same artist for album covers even...they are just a unit, met in High School, never quit, had "Creep" launch their career, but they were built to make magic, and that's what they did ever after. They've had 5 of 9 albums in the Rolling Stone Top 500 - only a handful of other artists in our past century of music have matched or beat that. Still, everyone vibes or not with any type of music, but for those who dig Radiohead, they offer some genuine treasure, for real. Some of their songs take a few, many listens, before they sink in and grab you - sometimes it'll be years later I finally HIT with a song (I too wasn't that into "Electioneering" or "Climbing up the Walls" - which get's better and better every time you hear it pretty quickly) but you nailed the analysis anyway as they move the album flow as a whole. And I agree - of all their albums - all of which have epic closing songs - "The Tourist" is my favorite. Thanks a lot, was a fun way to re-listen to my favorite album, appreciate it! Peace//
The tourist is easily one of the best songs ever written, no contest
Hi. I love this album-so spiritual. Paranoid Android is like going to church. Thanks for reacting to the full cd in real time without altering the speed to speed it up for a faster, conensed reaction. Alot of reactors are doing that to save time, but it really diminishes the impact of their reaction. Thanks for being authentic, man.
so happy you liked the tourist many rank it as one of their lesser memorable outros when imo it literally makes this album. Maybe as an individual track it isnt my favorite that'd go to let down or paranoid android but as a closer for the album its literally perfect in every way and i think their best along with wolf at the door from hail to the thief or street spirit from the bends as closers.
honestly paranoid android feels like going on a whole journey
Ok computer is my favorite album
u gotta listen to some more
Oh for sure bro this definitely won’t be my last time listening to them
“I feel like I’m on an epic quest” 😂😂 try pink Floyd dark side of the moon next
Great reaction, definitely listen to "In Rainbows" next, tends to be a hot debate over "Ok Computer" and "In Rainbows" on which of the two is the best Radiohead album. Expect a lot more synths / electronic influence on In Rainbows though.
Once you are done with In Rainbows def. give "Kid A" a shot, but it was a huge left turn after Ok Computer in terms of their direction so expect a very different experience.
Idk about more electronic influence on In Rainbows, I feel like In Rainbows is a more organic sounding album than OK Computer
Kid a the best easy
@@ghoulhunter3d703 maybe not a good intro into radiohead though id say it should definetly be after in rainbows and maybe the bends if he goes through them all
You’ve gotta to listen to the bends my iron lung goes so hard 🗣️🗣️🙌🏾🙌🏾
When I discovered this album, I listened to nothing else for nearly two years.
Shit man I’m on three months I can’t I can’t
I've been through that lmao that phase when you think there's no music better than this and this shit is all you need? Thank goodness it's over for me, because Radiohead is also the best gateway band to the best of alt rock and indie.
and it seems to become more relevant/prescient every passing year.
yo sameeee, i discovered it 5 months ago and can't bring myself to listen to other songs because this is just too good
seeing you go through it with Exit Music for a Film was so real. I reccomend you watch the episode of Black Mirror called 'Shut Up and Dance' which uses that song in the most incredible way.
THEY WERE KIDS KENNY, KIDS💔
I’ve seen it bro it truly is a great ending. I still can’t get over the “how young were they” thing 😭
@@SoloRicky_ rooting for him the whole time, only for that gut punch ending D:
You gotta listen to the extended OK computer. Specifically Man Of War and Lift! ❤️❤️👍
This album must surely be on the list of greatest albums ever. I wore it out on cd and I still love it. Radiohead offerings are so lush and complex that they require multiple listens.
I loved to see how the feelings hit you with such force while listening to Exit Music (For a Film). I feel the same every time i hear it, since I bought the album on New Year's Eve in 1997 when I was 15. It's so full of pain, but also catharsis. This album has remained one of my all time favorites since. Subscribed, looking forward to sharing more moments such as this with you going forward!
...and there we reached the end! Totally agree with you on The Tourist, perfect ending! You REALLY felt it 😄
You just bought a starter pack of depression
hell yeah
the other album you have to listen to is "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
“what effect is that on the guitar?” it’s octave up (whammy), phaser, and loads of reverb.
Yeah thats about how i feel every time i listen to The Tourist. "ITS SO CHILLING AND MAJESTIC" 😂
Never will I get old of seeing people experience this band for the first time. However, what is even more powerful than the first listen is the 100th listen. I had this album as my "driving back to school" music for those midnight drives back to university after visiting home. This sound just COOKS on a late night long car ride, especially after you've heard it a million times before. It just gets right inside you and takes you somewhere. It's so important to have the right atmosphere listening to this album. Somewhere you can just escape and let it consume you.
So many good songs here, Let down, Exit music, No surprises, Lucky, The tourist, etc... but even still, after thousands of listens and many decades, nothing comes close to Paranoid Android for me, all three parts are so unique and each one takes you somewhere else, and when it's done you are just left speechless.
Not sure of you’ve been told or anything but Exit music (For a film) was originally created to be the outro music for Romeo and Juliet :)
This entire album puts you on another plane!
One word describes RADIOHEAD " MASTERPIECE "😊
I was in middle school when this album came out--Karma Police was all over the radio. It wasn't until college that I actually listen to OK Computer for real. And this album unlocked all music for me. Now I'm a father, and you know Let Down was playing when my daughter was born. Thanks for making this. Liked, subscribed, and onto In Rainbows.
never thought id hear someone describe thoms singing as "gliding on the beat"
I fell in love with them with the album The Bends. It was the album right before OKC.
those are my top three too! but the whole album is a journey. I was 21 when it came out I I would just lay in bed with OK Computer in my headphones, [redacted] out of my mind, and just float away on the music. Great reaction
I cant wait for you to listen to their other albums! In rainbows is amazing and the bends is a top notch listen, id say my fav in rainbows song is body snatchers and my fav in the bends is fake plastic trees, let down is underrated big time literally ascend when I listen to it, awesome vid!
Let Down is their best song imo b7t it definitely isn't underrated. It's a fan favorite along with weird fishes
dude i just discovered ur channel since im diving into radiohead too and oh my god thom yorke (the lead singer) is phenomenal with his singing. like im not even joking, that man sings in such a different way. ok computer is one of my favorite albums from them and it was funny/nice to see ur reactions to the songs. ihope you listen to more of their albums! :-]
If you went through the entire catalog, you should check out his new band “the smile”.
i have!!! im a fan of their music too, what do you think about them??
I actually saw RH live. Thom York's voice in person will make you almost cry. It is better in real time, if you can imagine that. It is like seeing a sunset or seeing a picture of the sunset.
@@chikenloveswomen love them. my fav track is free in the knowledge
I’m really glad u enjoyed!! There will be more to come for sure, im thinking of doing kid a or in rainbows next
Hearing "its literally been hit for hit so far" and then the comedic timing of fitter happier is crazy
Bro. So much respect and love. From someone who heard this on the year it was released. Welcome.
Within the vast Genre of rock its Tool and these guys for my top 2. With this being my favorite album start to end from any band. Took me a few listens but this one ages like a fine wine. I was 17/18 when this came out. At 44 I still return to this one. ✌️
Have you listened to much post rock? You seem to like that kinda out of body/ transcendent feel, and thats a big part of the genre. I think it'd be cool to see a reaction to something like the glowing man or the earth is not a cold dead place.
Believe me when I say you should listen to A moon shaped pool, it's INCREDIBLE.
When the bass sets in in 20:00. So powerful. Best part imho
The tourist is my favorite on this album, maybe my favorite Radiohead song. Just floors me everytime.
subterranean homesick alien is so perfect. 🖤
i recommend the oknotok version of this album, man of war is one of my favorite radiohead songs ever
This is the album that musically sounds how falling in love felt for me. All of who she was sounded like the warm,quiet beauty that this album displays. She was this for me. I will always remember these songs and the memories of singing along with her. She was my first love and i got very lucky to have been with her for the 6 months we were. A part of my heart will always belong to her.
25:54 best reaction
6:46-7:06 this is why people like me watch reaction videos. I wish I could hear that chorus again for the first time
Exit Music was written for the Romeo And Juliet soundtrack upon request from director Baz Luhrman. Eventually a b-side of theirs was used instead.
With Paranoid Android you've been introduced to progressive rock, That is if you haven't discovered it already.
After this I suggest you listen to Pink Floyd's Dark side of the Moon, which was a huge influence on this album.
I would also be interested in your take on Nine Inch Nails the downward spiral, the whole album, which has a lot of similarities and same influences as ok computer.
"Paranoid android" and "Street spirit" (from The Bends) are two songs that always existed for me. Heard them as a very little child, probably 7-8 years old, when they were on MTV.
Ok computer is my favourite album ever, up there with tpab
Everybody has their own opinion, subjectively.
Objectively, this album definitely One Of The Greatest Album All Time. The production, the vocal, the lyrics, the arrangement, the atmosphere, the story, Radiohead predict the Future Technology so well.
Anyone who says that Ok Computer isn't one of the 5 best albums in history is kidding themselves.
Even as a huge Radiohead fan there is no objective way to rank taste or art. It is one of the most influential rock albums of all time though.
@@jorgekech there are at least 50 albums that are better IMO, probably 60 or 70 even
@@cherti the fact that you're not even sure how many albums thats better, proving you can't name all of them and you dont know them specifically which you don't even listen to them, you had an invalid argument. OK Computer definitely higher than only top 50
This man right here. He is speaking all the facts ive seen.@@revanasywal
Great reaction. I think from your taste you should hit IN RAINBOWS next.
Kid A too
@@JH-uc6hz "Nude" off the Basement Tapes is so pristine!
Damn can’t believe I caught this after five days. So cool to see other people click with this shit of course it’s deserved
I never tire of watching Let Down work it’s magic on people. It destroys.
But your reaction to The Tourist is the absolute best. I think I still feel that way every time I hear it.
Anytime I see people hearing ok computer first, I get so excited for them to hear kid a. Gotta do that one next friend❤
The anticipation was like a wave, a buzz across the USA. I was lucky Chicago was near the end of the tour. And Kid A, the Grant Park 2001 Chicago show, was probably the most perfect acoustic audio I ever heard in a live performance.
the songs i promise, man of war, and lift were originallly going to be on the album but are just as good as the other songs
the song names suddenly appearing in that font and then slowly fading away was so cool. paranoid android and climbing up the walls gave me chills bro
What a beautiful reaction. X
loved the reaction, and also loved that you loved The Tourist so much because it is also my favorite from ok computer and i also thought that is thes best ending song for a album. I have to say, thought, that i think that feeling is BECAUSE of the composition of OK Computer and the journey that we take until that moment, at least that how i feel it. Keep up the good work!
Edit: Definitely, if not all the albums, do In Rainbows too!
After that reaction to exit music (for a film) idk if bro will be able to handle motion picture sound track 😭😭
Best backround by far , love the drive by window haha good work
Your reaction to paranoid android is how I feel most of us felt. Such a rollercoaster of a song.
I remember getting this album for my birthday when it came out back in 1997, still one of the greatest album's ever made
respect, for great reaction to this iconic album, sorry for bad english
Best album ever!!
I hear colours!!!!
Portishead: Dummy is another great one
Nah this is the best reaction I’ve seen in years. Radiohead doesn’t miss.
Really like people listening to masterpieces for the first time
I'll never forget the first time I listening to this damn, I think for the first time I teared up during a song and it was during exit music for a film. W album and W reaction
Loved your reaction! When Climbing Up The Walls came on, I was waiting for you to say "ominous" again. :) Did you catch the connection between The Tourist and Airbag? "Idiot, slow down..." "An airbag saved my life..." The album ending is the prelude to the beginning.
As I understand it, The Tourist is about people rushing through museums, tourist sights etc just to say they’ve seen them/been there rather than taking the time to appreciate what they’re seeing.
The slow down reference was according to Jonny. He was frustrated with people not appreciating the old architecture in France, I think it was. He was telling people to slow down and appreciate culture.
10/10 accurate inner process while listening to OKC for the first time 😍😀
“a holly jolly mood”… err, no not really
Note holding song - LP Levitator (Live). Whole performance is a mastery of the technical / mix team.
The little spiel about the lullaby right before no surprises' last verse was a legit spoken word addition to the song