Radiohead

I'm sitting here, listening to what is generally regarded as one of the best albums of all time. I don't agree with this, because actually, when you analyse it all, it's not too well sung, and doesn't necessarily have many (if any) 'killer tunes'. What am I listening to then? Well, the eye possessing of you out there will probably have been observant enough to notice the title of this post. It's Radiohead. And to be more specific, 'OK Computer' by Radiohead, which I believe came out in '97. For me personally, I like this album more than it actually is good. Don't get me wrong, it's an excellent album, because it really flows as a unit and has its own sense of direction and purpose and I do really really like it (which is why I've had it on loop for a while now), but I just feel as though those that hate it would kind of have a fair point. Some of the vocals are pretty bad. Thom Yorke just isn't a very good singer, and he certainly isn't a genius - despite what many of his plaudits have said. The haters and the lovers will have to agree to disagree, and I suppose we'll have to take the critics word for it, because they know best...meaning that it indeed is a modern classic. I'll happily accept that, because I do really like it, but when I see some of the praise written about Radiohead's other material, I SERIOUSLY disagree. Their earlier stuff had a more raw, rocky (less tuneful) sound to it, which was pretty good, but nothing special. But it's the post-OK Computer stuff that bugs me. It radiates this horribly boring, electronic easy listening vibe, that's best use is not for entertainment as intended, but for sending people like me into a deep sleep. Oh well, I'm happy with my Radiohead fix. Ok Computer is excellent, and their Best Of picks the choice meat from a mostly rotting carcass of a few albums, and turns it into a respectable, and decent CD. So overall, I'm certainly not the biggest Radiohead fan, though at least I can be glad that a couple of favourite bands of mine effectively leeched off Radiohead in the own ways, and have honed it down into their own styles. Thank you Coldplay and Muse.