OK Computer [LP]

by Radiohead

Overview

Using the textured soundscapes of The Bends as a launching pad, Radiohead delivered another startlingly accomplished set of modern guitar rock with OK Computer. The anthemic guitar heroics present on Pablo Honey and even The Bends are nowhere to be heard here. Radiohead have stripped away many of the obvious elements of guitar rock, creating music that is subtle and textured yet still has the feeling of rock & roll. Even at its most adventurous -- such as the complex, multi-segmented "Paranoid Android" -- the band is tight, melodic, and muscular, and Thom Yorke's voice effortlessly shifts from a sweet falsetto to vicious snarls. It's a thoroughly astonishing demonstration of musical virtuosity and becomes even more impressive with repeated listens, which reveal subtleties like electronica rhythms, eerie keyboards, odd time signatures, and complex syncopations. Yet all of this would simply be showmanship if the songs weren't strong in themselves, and OK Computer is filled with moody masterpieces, from the shimmering "Subterranean Homesick Alien" and the sighing "Karma Police" to the gothic crawl of "Exit Music (For a Film)." OK Computer is the album that established Radiohead as one of the most inventive and rewarding guitar rock bands of the '90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/2016
Label:	Xl
UPC:	0634904078119
Rank:	1654

Tracks

1. Airbag
2. Paranoid Android
3. Subterranean Homesick Alien
4. Exit Music (For a Film)
5. Let Down
6. Karma Police
7. Fitter Happier
8. Electioneering
9. Climbing up the Walls
10. No Surprises
11. Lucky
12. The Tourist

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Radiohead   Primary Artist
Colin Greenwood   Guitar (Bass)
Ed O'Brien   Guitar,Vocals
Phil Selway   Drums
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra   Orchestra
Thom Yorke   Vocals
Jonny Greenwood   Guitar,Keyboards
Magnus Carlsson   Director
Robert Ziegler   Conductor

Technical Credits

Colin Greenwood   Composer
Fila Brazillia   Remixing
Ed O'Brien   Composer
Jim Warren   Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Radiohead   Composer,Engineer
Phil Selway   Composer
Mike Hammond   Composer
Phil Barnes   Producer
Mike Hazelwood   Composer
Thom Yorke   Composer
Henry Binns   Remixing,Programming
Sam Hardaker   Remixing,Programming
Simon Askew   Producer,Audio Production
Jonny Greenwood   Composer
Nigel Godrich   Engineer,Audio Engineer,Audio Production
Fiona Cruickshank   Engineer
Mike Hazlewood   Composer
Mark Cooper   Producer
Edward Greenwood   Composer
Sam Petts-Davies   Engineer
Dan Rickwood   Composer