This album was entirely self-produced by Radiohead along with Nigel Godrich, who has produced every one of the band’s albums from that point onwards. “Lucky” takes inspiration from the Bosnian War and features a pleasant three-piece guitar arrangement, while the album’s closer, “The Tourist,” forces the listener to slow down and step back as they near the record’s end. “No Surprises,” based around the soulful styles of Louis Armstrong and Marvin Gaye, contrasts this mood with brash lyrics about a suicidal individual. Arguably the political song on the album, “Electioneering,” is next, which is also its most rock-oriented track, while “Climbing Up The Walls” is a chaotic but well-structured piece. The track “Let Down” comes next, featuring impressive guitar work, while “Karma Police” is structured around the acoustic guitar and an inside joke from the band.įollowing this track is “Fitter Happier,” a short tune that has spoken lyrics from Macintosh’s Simple Text application placed over an instrumental built around samples. “Exit Music For A Film” was inspired by the classic “Romeo and Juliet” and jumps headfirst into this depressing tone. “Subterranean Homesick Alien” features a narrator wishing to be abducted by extraterrestrials, and has a noticeably lighter tone than its predecessor. Opening up “OK Computer” is the track “Airbag,” which is based off a magazine article titled “An Airbag Saved My Life.” “Paranoid Android” is an epic that could have been incredibly pretentious, but avoided that pitfall with its uneasy atmosphere and wild ambition. Radiohead was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, and their albums have often been cited as some of the best music of the past few decades. The group has sold more than 30 million records (as of 2011), and have released nine studio albums together. The bandįormed in Abingdon, England in 1985, Radiohead features Thom Yorke on vocals and guitar, bassist Colin Greenwood, lead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, guitarist/backing vocalist Ed O’Brien and drummer Philip Selway.
I do not disagree with that statement, though not every reviewer shares the same sentiments. That album, released May 21, 1997, is “OK Computer.”įour singles were released to support the album: “Paranoid Android,” “Karma Police,” “Lucky” and “No Surprises.”Īccording to a variety of sources, including music reviewers, general audience members and musicians themselves, “OK Computer” is one of the greatest albums ever created.
Both put out popular rock albums during the decade, but out of that collection of records, one stands above all others. There is no doubt in my mind that when someone thinks about influential rock acts from the 1990s, two acts come to mind: Nirvana and Radiohead. The 1990s were a very interesting time for rock and roll, as the genre’s mainstream course was leaving the realm of arena rock and glam metal in favor of a grittier, alternative path.
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