Alright so. Just listened to all of Radioheadâs discography. From Pablo Honey to A Moon Shaped Pool. And now I am going to talk about them in a worst to best sort of thing since they are still fresh in my mind. So yeah. Here is a Radiohead worst to best. Enjoy.
Ok. I know this may sound hyperbolic, and I know there are 100% worse sounding records than this, but...HOLY SHIT! This is the worst record I have ever heard. Itâs both boring and way too messy. The fact the only good song on this is a piano piece is stupid. Itâs nothing but shitty experimental ârockâ music that sounds so choppy and unfinished. This 30 minute album was a chore to get through. This is just a huge massive pile of shit produced by a really good band. It sort of offends me to the core.
Ok, sorry for that whole rant about how shit King of Limbs was. Anyways, Kid A. A lot of fans love this album, and I canât see why. Too me this feels like a more, finished and less shitty King of Limbs. I say the songs like National Anthem and Optimistic makes this album not as bad but not much better than King of Limbs. Though I do say, if it wasnât for itâs existence, Radiohead probably wouldnât have gone this fair in their career, so I respect it for that, but I donât respect it for being a sort of bad album.
Alright now after we gone through the bad album, now time for the good. Pablo Honey, the debut album of Radiohead. This is a great grunge rock album. Songs like You, Creep, Ripcord, and I Canât are classic songs that deserve to be played a ton. However...itâs just your basic grunge album, thatâs it. Nothing fancy, no experimentation, no experimental rock music, just your standard grunge album, and that kinda makes this album boring. Itâs great but...itâs also basic as all hell. I get why this album is hated, but I also see why itâs love. Itâs great, but boring.
Alright, alright. Before you slaughter me with your pitchforks, lemme say this. I think this album is one of their best works, but, I donât think itâs their all time best. A lot of the songs here are amazing tracks, like Karma Police, Let Down, Climbing up the Walls, Paranoid Android, The Tourist. All really amazing songs, but something about it just doesnât tickle my funny bone all that much, doesnât make me want to revisit it over and over and over again unlike their other albums. What I am saying is, while itâs great, I wouldnât say I will get it on vinyl in a heartbeat.
The Bends, aka their grunge era when it was at their peak. Which the more I think about it, the more I realize how sad and short lived their grunge era was, with really only two maybe three albums (I know they are still considered grunge but to me they are less grunge and more experimental). Originally this was my all time favorite, originally being number one, itâs just was that good. Though after listening to more albums, I say this while itâs still amazing with tracks like Planet Telex, Fake Plastic Trees, Nice Dream, Just, and Sulk, I do admit this is very inferior to the bands other works, especially the ones later on.
Amnesiac, oh how I love you. The band decided to take the good things from Kid A and multiplied them by 10. Sure it can get a tad sloppy and a bit too experimental sometimes, but overall this experience I had with this album was just like a French kiss. Most of the tracks here are superb in what they pull being the most experimental the band has gotten but in a good and fun way. I think this is when they were the most mature when it came to creating great music that was both grunge like and experimental. But while this may be when they were great, there are albums that showcase when the band was greater than they were themselves as people.
So, if you made an amazing album, whatâs next? Well than make an even more amazing album. Hail to the Thief is what I call there magnum opus. Not there best work but there most important work. This is because you can feel and hear them perfecting their sound, their experimentation, their whole energy in this album. Itâs like the sound of the crust of a good bread. Smooth, beautiful, yet seriously weird to listen to. Thatâs Radiohead, this is what Radiohead is all about. Weird yet beautiful listening experiences that just screams to you softly. Hail to the Thief is a clear cut articulated painting the band made for us to listen. Beautiful, and weird.
While Hail to the Thief was Radioheadâs magnum opus, In Rainbows is just as important as their previous work. Itâs a lot more consistent and easier to listen to if you just want a normal rock experience, but as a new Radiohead fan, this album is a spectacle to listen to. Each track on this beast feels like a smooth sailing adventure. It made me feel calm, yet made me feel somewhat sad. Itâs strange, despite me not understanding what Thom is saying, he still tugs on my heart. Itâs crazy how well this album was built, despite how much shit the band went through in making this album.
Oh my god. This album, I have zero idea how this made me feel. It just makes me feel these raw emotions, it made me cry even though I was happy, itâs strange. Itâs...I legit cannot describe how beautiful this album is. Thomâs vocals, Jonnyâs beautiful guitar, and whoever said to add violins on here, I want to shake their hand right now because they just make this album so much better. From the shit show that was King of Limbs, this...this makes me hopeful for Radioheadâs next release. I want more of this from Thom. I want to cry while smiling again. I want that experience again. I donât want to exit the Moon shaped pool. Please.
Sorry for getting a bit emotional. Yeah that was the worst to best. Hope you enjoyed this. Might do a Beatles one next but weâll see. So yeah, thanks for reading.