it is truly a rare bird, RH syncretism at its finest imo
― ogmor, Thursday, 11 September 2014 16:56 (eleven years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/7GZ2Rs9.jpg
09. Reckoner [25 votes | 1 #1 vote | 582 points]
― nate woolls, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:03 (eleven years ago)
called it. bye "You And Whose Army" and "Motion Picture Soundtrack."
― some dude, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:04 (eleven years ago)
btw The Bends wound up with 3181 points for the songs in the top 50 while In Rainbows ended up with 2935 points. so The Bends is the better album and you all know it even if you don't want to admit it. :)
― some dude, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:06 (eleven years ago)
hahaha
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:07 (eleven years ago)
no way, Faust Arp is #1
― Euler, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:08 (eleven years ago)
you showed them
― een, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:08 (eleven years ago)
if you count b-sides, The Bends had 3612 points.
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:13 (eleven years ago)
The Bends mean track placement = 26+1/3In Rainbows mean track placement = 34+2/3
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:14 (eleven years ago)
oh wait. I just checked, and The Bends still has 'High and Dry' on it, so...
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:15 (eleven years ago)
Hail to the Thief mean track placement = 33+1/4
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:17 (eleven years ago)
so far. another burn for In Rainbows (which I love)
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:18 (eleven years ago)
We should do an album vote to see which one we think is best
― nathey, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:18 (eleven years ago)
I vote for Faust Arp
― Euler, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:19 (eleven years ago)
I love Reckoner, excellent chord changes, even better bridge. Voted as my number 7.
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:27 (eleven years ago)
RIP Melissa W
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:29 (eleven years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/YdPm1aN.jpg
08. Lucky [25 votes | 2 #1 votes | 604 points]
― nate woolls, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:38 (eleven years ago)
Standing on the edge...
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:39 (eleven years ago)
weirdly I think this is too low
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:39 (eleven years ago)
National Anthem was the only track I liked on Kid A for literally years. Still love it. Hit the same buttons for me as chunks of XTRMNTR, which I thought, and on some days still do think, does a chunk of what Kid A is trying to do a whole lot better.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:40 (eleven years ago)
And I adore Reckoner. It's a Fisher Price version of New Grass to me.
This one is the biggest surprise for me by far. I love it, but it is not a standout track on the album for me.
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:41 (eleven years ago)
Lucky is too high for me, probably my least favorite on OKC (except for electioneering).
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:42 (eleven years ago)
(I say weirdly because "Lucky" was #10 on my ballot)
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:42 (eleven years ago)
Everyone I knew adored Lucky when we were 17/18, when it came out. I thought it was alright but I was way too busy with Spiritualized and dance music to get OK Computer.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:42 (eleven years ago)
...and there's my #1. Not just my favorite Radiohead song, but maybe my favorite song, period. It's gonna be a GLOOOOOORIOUS DAY gets me every time.
― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Thursday, 11 September 2014 17:55 (eleven years ago)
Lucky was the first song I heard off OKC. And before I ever heard it I read something by Eno about how great he thought it was. Personally I was a bit... let down.
― B.L.A.P. (rip van wanko), Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:23 (eleven years ago)
It's such a strong chorus
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:34 (eleven years ago)
It's a rousing tune, but not as original or interesting as lots of their other stuff. I like em best with more of a groove behind them as well.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:34 (eleven years ago)
But yeah, the chord change into the chorus, complete with spectral choir, is powerful stuff.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:35 (eleven years ago)
Also that strange guitar break after the second chorus kills.
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:43 (eleven years ago)
I think it's a E minor flat 9th or something? Doesn't really matter but it's cool.
http://i.imgur.com/QTJW5hQ.jpg
07. Airbag [32 votes | 1 #1 vote | 783 points]
― nate woolls, Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:46 (eleven years ago)
this is the best ever appropriation of POLL in a poll title imo
― B.L.A.P. (rip van wanko), Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:49 (eleven years ago)
wow at that votes and points jump
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:51 (eleven years ago)
"Airbag" is such a weird song for me. Whenever I actually hear it, I love it and I just started trying to figure out that main melodic guitar riff which frequently gets stuck in my head, but whenever I revisit OK Computer, I skip directly to "Paranoid Android" without even blinking and MAYBE think to go back to "Airbag" once I've listened to the rest of the album.
― stacked as fuck & imposing (DJP), Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:52 (eleven years ago)
talking of choruses, this one has a good one.
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 11 September 2014 18:53 (eleven years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/0hvMi6s.jpg
06. Let Down [31 votes | 3 #1 votes | 823 points]
― nate woolls, Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:15 (eleven years ago)
TOO LOW
― bunny slopes, Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:15 (eleven years ago)
guessing this'll be the last thing from my list to appear. anyway this was my favorite radiohead song when i was in high school/college and i still love its queasy qualities
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:16 (eleven years ago)
My #2. I thought this would be higher.
― The Velvet Fog called me a motherfucker (Sandy), Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:16 (eleven years ago)
My #1.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:16 (eleven years ago)
TOP FIVE COMING IN ABOUT AN HOUR.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:17 (eleven years ago)
love Let Down, i had no idea it was so popular. baffling that it wasn't a single.
― piscesx, Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:26 (eleven years ago)
It had a video
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:28 (eleven years ago)
ironically it was the only ok computer song i heard on the radio until karma police a few years later
― mattresslessness, Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:29 (eleven years ago)
isn't it ironic
― mattresslessness, Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:30 (eleven years ago)
I still dont like the chorus on Let Down, and I feel like everything I like about the song is deployed way better in SHA. OKC is p much my least favorite Radiohead anyways; there's only 3 maybe 4 songs on there I have any time for anymore
― he talks in meths (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:31 (eleven years ago)
It's beautiful and probably the prototype for muse's 'starlight', no?
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:31 (eleven years ago)
I'm just here to see how high "Everything in its Right Place," er, placed.
― a guy named Christian White who represents the typical white Christian (Eric H.), Thursday, 11 September 2014 19:34 (eleven years ago)