re: Everything In It's Right Place - I like it. My bandmate says the opening chords sound like slipping into a warm bath on a cold night. Not sure it's #2 material and actually quite surprised it placed so high and beat out Paranoid Android, but whatever.
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Friday, 12 September 2014 08:19 (nine years ago) link
Alan, I think Reckoner did OK...
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 12 September 2014 08:22 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I'm kind of baffled at EIIRP and TT finishing 2+1; I like both, but would never think of them as absolute favourites. I guess EIIRP was the first thing a lot of people heard of Kid A, cos there was no lead single and it opened the album, so it perhaps has some epochal weight because of that. And I remember friends who weren't enormous Radiohead geeks loving There There, whereas it nonplussed me for several months. I know it gets a lot of love from here, though.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 12 September 2014 08:25 (nine years ago) link
Great poll, thanks for organising Nate, superb pics too!It's certainly made me reevaluate Where I End and You Begin for the better
I don't know how to make things bold:Jigsaw Falling into Place / Street Spirit (Fade Out) / Let Down / Idioteque / No Surprises / Nude / Pyramid Song / Everything in Its Right Place / Videotape / Airbag / Sulk / Paranoid Android / There There / Reckoner / Anyone Can Play Guitar / Kid A / Myxomatosis / The Bends / Climbing Up the Walls / Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box
In Rainbows / OK Computer / The Bends / Kid A / Amnesiac
― nxd, Friday, 12 September 2014 08:31 (nine years ago) link
I have a feeling there's a slight difference in the way Radiohead were marketed to, and therefore perceived by, both sides of the Atlantic. One example is the Airbag/How Am I Driving EP - I'm familiar with all the songs on this release as they appeared as b-sides on the OKC singles, but I never even considered this collection when voting for albums cos it was only available on import.
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Friday, 12 September 2014 08:34 (nine years ago) link
sorry for my boring ballot
Palo AltoFaust ArpThere ThereLet DownFake Plastic TreesAirbagIdiotequeHow To Disappear CompletelyMotion Picture SoundtrackEverything In Its Right PlaceLuckyHigh and Dry2+2=5I Might Be WrongMyxomatosisHouse of CardsParanoid AndroidThe National AnthemKarma PoliceA Wolf at the Door
really digging those Amnesiac b-sides that placed here though, especially "Fog" and "Worrywort". I would cut "I Might Be Wrong" and "A Wolf at the Door" for them (and move some other stuff down). also I voted for "Faust Arp" as a joke. also the joke was on me; I should have voted "Motion Picture Soundtrack" higher b/c it's Yorke's most moving vocal. I think you're crazy for letting it slip out of the top 50, ILM.
― Euler, Friday, 12 September 2014 09:11 (nine years ago) link
I fell asleep listening to Radiohead albums on shuffle last night and dreamt two things: - the drummer being interviewed and saying the drums on TKOL were by far the hardest to play (credible?) - lex turning up ITT and having very strong opinions about the best Radiohead song and why (incredible)
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Friday, 12 September 2014 09:18 (nine years ago) link
I wish I voted in this, but tbh the biggest reason I didn't was because I'd feel compelled to listen to Pablo Honey for the 1st time for the sake of fairness/completion. I couldn't face it.
I thank the voters for validating my opinion that TKOL just kind of sucks.
― a proclamation of tortoise intent (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 12 September 2014 11:40 (nine years ago) link
1 - Climbing Up the Walls2 - Street Spirit (Fade Out)3 - I Might Be Wrong4 - There There5 - All I Need6 - Creep7 - Idioteque8 - Where I End and You Begin9 - Everything in Its Right Place10 - Paranoid Android11 - Myxomatosis12 - Backdrifts13 - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi14 - I Will15 - Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors16 - Thinking About You17 - Pyramid Song18 - Planet Telex19 - How to Disappear Completely20 - Let Down
Thanks, Nate!
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 12 September 2014 12:02 (nine years ago) link
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, September 12, 2014 4:25 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
same. you could cut the top 2 off the poll entirely and it would make way more sense imo.
also "Let Down" is eye-rolling and banal to me the way "High and Dry" is to most of you guys.
― some dude, Friday, 12 September 2014 12:06 (nine years ago) link
Thanks for running this Nate
1.The Tourist2.Let Down3.Planet Telex4.House of Cards5.Karma Police6.How to Disappear Completely7.Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)8.Knives Out9.Lucky10.Morning Bell11.Talk Show Host12.Airbag13.Everything in Its Right Place14.Sail to the Moon15.There There16.Reckoner17.Codex18.In Limbo19.Meeting in the Aisle20.Bones
1. OK Computer2. Kid A3. In Rainbows4. The Bends5. Hail to the Thief
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 12 September 2014 12:14 (nine years ago) link
Relistining to a lot of the tracks that places, and I just don't care about Hail to the Thief and In Rainbows at all. On the other hand, I listened to The King of Limbs, and still find it very touching. A track like Give Up the Ghost is very beautiful.
― Frederik B, Friday, 12 September 2014 12:22 (nine years ago) link
Thanks so much for doing this poll, Nate!
My boring-ass ballot...and while I'm happy to see 2 others voted for "Fitter, Happier," I never thought I'd be the only voter for "Lewis (Mistreated)."
1. Paranoid Android2. The National Anthem3. Morning Bell (Kid A)4. Karma Police5. Pyramid Song6. Just7. Exit Music (For a Film)8. Optimistic9. Fitter Happier10. Subterranean Homesick Alien11. Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)12. Idioteque13. Planet Telex14. Let Down15. My Iron Lung16. Airbag17. I Might Be Wrong18. Bones19. Lewis (Mistreated)20. The Bends
Albums:
1. Kid A2. OK Computer3. The Bends4. Amnesiac5. My Iron Lung EP
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 12 September 2014 13:30 (nine years ago) link
I voted for "Faust Arp" as a joke.
I didn't. I think it's good.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 12 September 2014 15:46 (nine years ago) link
Faust Arp
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Friday, 12 September 2014 15:50 (nine years ago) link
I voted for Faust Arp
Actually no I didn't
my #3. why would it be a joke?
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 12 September 2014 16:59 (nine years ago) link
Had completely forgotten how great There There is.
― There's no stopping the thetans from hopping (Mr Andy M), Friday, 12 September 2014 17:16 (nine years ago) link
dog latin's "There There" post (and WilliamC's likening of the drums to those on "I Can't Explain") sent me scurrying back for another listen. It's much better than I remember -- I didn't relisten to HTTT for the poll, and hadn't heard the song in 10 years. It still wouldn't have made my ballot, and it's not something I'd play to convince someone of Radiohead's greatness, but I'm digging it now.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 12 September 2014 17:28 (nine years ago) link
actually I don't remember if "Faust Arp" is good or bad, I was just playing on the old ILM meme.
― Euler, Friday, 12 September 2014 17:39 (nine years ago) link
It might be their prettiest tune.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Friday, 12 September 2014 17:52 (nine years ago) link
can we get the full list?
― Bee OK, Saturday, 13 September 2014 03:40 (nine years ago) link
ALBUMS
01. OK Computer [52 votes | 13 #1 votes | 1831 points] 02. Kid A [48 votes | 19 #1 votes | 1732 points] 03. In Rainbows [40 votes | 11 #1 votes | 1372 points] 04. The Bends [38 votes | 3 #1 votes | 1230 points] 05. Amnesiac [31 votes | 2 #1 votes | 961 points] 06. Hail to the Thief [29 votes | 3 #1 votes | 913 points] 07. The King of Limbs [10 votes | 0 #1 votes | 292 points] 08. Airbag / How Am I Driving? [9 votes | 2 #1 votes | 290 points] 09. Pablo Honey [4 votes | 0 #1 votes | 119 points] 10. My Iron Lung [2 votes | 1 #1 vote | 68 points] 11. I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 66 points]
VIDEOS
01. No Surprises [4 votes | 1 #1 vote | 145 points]
02. Paranoid Android [3 votes | 0 #1 votes | 96 points]
03. Just [2 votes | 1 #1 vote | 73 points]
4. Knives Out [2 votes | 1 #1 vote | 70 points]
5. Street Spirit (Fade Out) [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 66 points]
6. There There [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 64 points]
7. Karma Police [1 vote | 1 #1 vote | 40 points]
8. Motion Picture Soundtrack [1 vote | 0 #1 votes | 28 points]
9. House of Cards [1 vote | 0 #1 votes | 28 points]
TRACKS
01. There There [39 votes | 5 #1 votes | 1097 points]
02. Everything in Its Right Place [38 votes | 3 #1 votes | 1030 points]
03. Paranoid Android [37 votes | 4 #1 votes | 965 points]
04. Pyramid Song [36 votes | 5 #1 votes | 927 points]
05. Idioteque [36 votes | 3 #1 votes | 880 points]
06. Let Down [31 votes | 3 #1 votes | 823 points]
07. Airbag [32 votes | 1 #1 vote | 783 points]
08. Lucky [25 votes | 2 #1 votes | 604 points]
09. Reckoner [25 votes | 1 #1 vote | 582 points]
10. The National Anthem [21 votes | 3 #1 votes | 561 points]
11. Karma Police [24 votes | 0 #1 votes | 557 points]
12. How to Disappear Completely [24 votes | 3 #1 votes | 549 points]
13. Fake Plastic Trees [21 votes | 2 #1 votes | 536 points]
14. Exit Music (For a Film) [23 votes | 2 #1 votes | 529 points]
15. Morning Bell [23 votes | 0 #1 votes | 525 points]
16. Planet Telex [27 votes | 0 #1 votes | 522 points]
17. Climbing Up the Walls [20 votes | 2 #1 votes | 494 points]
18. Subterranean Homesick Alien [22 votes | 1 #1 vote | 483 points]
19. Just [21 votes | 2 #1 votes | 476 points]
20. No Surprises [19 votes | 2 #1 votes | 472 points]
21. Street Spirit (Fade Out) [21 votes | 1 #1 vote | 471 points]
22. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi [20 votes | 1 #1 vote | 452 points]
23. Talk Show Host [20 votes | 0 #1 votes | 431 points]
24. Optimistic [18 votes | 1 #1 vote | 427 points]
25. 15 Step [20 votes | 1 #1 vote | 411 points]
26. My Iron Lung [20 votes | 0 #1 votes | 407 points]
27. Kid A [18 votes | 0 #1 votes | 399 points]
28. A Wolf at the Door [17 votes | 1 #1 vote | 389 points]
29. Life in a Glasshouse [16 votes | 1 #1 vote | 379 points]
30. The Tourist [15 votes | 2 #1 votes | 376 points]
31. In Limbo [16 votes | 1 #1 vote | 353 points]
32. 2 + 2 = 5 [17 votes | 0 #1 votes | 335 points]
33. Bodysnatchers [15 votes | 0 #1 votes | 332 points]
34. Knives Out [13 votes | 0 #1 votes | 304 points]
35. Black Star [13 votes | 0 #1 votes | 300 points]
36. Myxomatosis [14 votes | 0 #1 votes | 300 points]
37. Where I End and You Begin [13 votes | 0 #1 votes | 293 points]
38. I Might Be Wrong [15 votes | 0 #1 votes | 289 points]
39. Nude [13 votes | 0 #1 votes | 282 points]
40. High and Dry [12 votes | 0 #1 votes | 243 points]
41. Creep [13 votes | 0 #1 votes | 235 points]
42. Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box [11 votes | 0 #1 votes | 234 points]
43. All I Need [12 votes | 1 #1 vote | 230 points]
44. The Bends [10 votes | 0 #1 votes | 226 points]
45. House of Cards [10 votes | 0 #1 votes | 224 points]
46. Jigsaw Falling Into Place [10 votes | 1 #1 vote | 220 points]
47. Fog [8 votes | 2 #1 votes | 210 points]
48. Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2) [10 votes | 1 #1 vote | 208 points]
49. Palo Alto [10 votes | 1 #1 vote | 202 points]
50. Videotape [9 votes | 0 #1 votes | 202 points]
― nate woolls, Saturday, 13 September 2014 06:59 (nine years ago) link
So I bought Com Lag today. And I'll probably order the 2CD Amnesiac shortly.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 13 September 2014 18:43 (nine years ago) link
Com Lag is great, but wasn't there an error in the Four Tet scatterbrain remix?
― Bitterer than Bitter (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 13 September 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
Are either of the 33 1/3 books any good? Amazon reviews are not positive...
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 14 September 2014 06:34 (nine years ago) link
The OKC one is as dry as the Sahara desert and a load of old nonsense for the most part. Haven't read the other one.
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Sunday, 14 September 2014 08:16 (nine years ago) link
This poll has broken me; all I can listen to, and want to read about, is Radiohead.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 07:40 (nine years ago) link
Haha yeah I fell asleep to them the other day and it's played havoc with my last.fm stats
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 08:05 (nine years ago) link
I've had Optimistic trapped in my head on a loop for about three days
― Turtleneck Work Solutions (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 08:12 (nine years ago) link
I've been listening to Kid A and Amnesiac on my daily commute to work since this poll!
― Welcome To (Turrican), Tuesday, 16 September 2014 08:55 (nine years ago) link
My work here is done.
― nate woolls, Tuesday, 16 September 2014 09:31 (nine years ago) link
Actually Thom's "wtf is he singing these aren't even words"ness is pretty heavily in evidence on Creep. I've no idea wtf he's singing before the "run run run RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuun" bit. Not a clue.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 19 September 2014 09:08 (nine years ago) link
I hear it as "she's running out again"
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Friday, 19 September 2014 09:13 (nine years ago) link
but yeah, he's never been that intelligible; probably working out the Michael Stipe book.Which reminds me - I properly got into this band and REM at the same time after hiring cassettes of Out of Time and The Bends from the local library. That was a cheery week for 14 y/o me.
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Friday, 19 September 2014 09:17 (nine years ago) link
'How I Made My Millions' is almost a pisstake of Thom's non-verbal singing, right?
― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Friday, 19 September 2014 09:58 (nine years ago) link
When There There, Planet Telex, and then Bodysnatchers run into each other on a playlist in that order it doesn't seem like Radiohead have actually been all that radical in their development over that 13/14 year period. Obviously there's a lot of other stuff too, but I used to think of Kid A as a real "this is a new band" moment and it's, of course, not that simple at all.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 19 September 2014 11:56 (nine years ago) link
This poll's really fucking broken me.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 19 September 2014 12:02 (nine years ago) link
This was tweeted by Thom and just retweeted by Radiohead.
http://i.imgur.com/SR8HuMM.jpg
― nate woolls, Monday, 22 September 2014 12:01 (nine years ago) link
more linocut artwork, huh
― alanbatman (abanana), Monday, 22 September 2014 12:30 (nine years ago) link
God, coloured vinyl always looks so good.
― Welcome To (Turrican), Monday, 22 September 2014 13:32 (nine years ago) link
p. sure that's just a dinner plate
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 23 September 2014 02:33 (nine years ago) link
great poll
― niels, Saturday, 10 June 2017 08:53 (six years ago) link
I'd love to do another one to see how A Moon Shaped Pool would get on.
― nate woolls, Saturday, 10 June 2017 10:15 (six years ago) link
would think it needs more time, surely KoL would fare better by now
― niels, Saturday, 10 June 2017 11:13 (six years ago) link
I also think we should have a thread for hilarious fan hyperbole and fill it with quotes on Radiohead
also, FIGHT!:
http://i.imgur.com/cJOKUb7.png
― niels, Saturday, 10 June 2017 11:45 (six years ago) link
http://thequietus.com/articles/23859-grant-gee-radiohead-interview-meeting-people-is-easy
Excellent and amusing insight into how Grant Gee made the No Surprises video. I'd love to read a nice fat Q+A type book about their whole career. There still isn't a decent Radiohead book as far as i'm aware?
― piscesx, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 18:26 (six years ago) link
I kept things simple. Only four!.
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 12:11 (five years ago) link
Solid list.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 16:18 (five years ago) link