Thom Yorke

[russycarps]

People who'd argue In Rainbows is their best album need their heads examined

The KoL stuff is listenable live, but on the whole it's fair to say they haven't done anything great in a long time.

[FloorFiller]

People who'd argue In Rainbows is their best album need their heads examined

The KoL stuff is listenable live, but on the whole it's fair to say they haven't done anything great in a long time.

Edited January 9, 2013 by FloorFiller

[mrtourette]

I love the fact that for some people there's a definitive answer to what their best album is and whether later stuff is better than earlier or vice versa.

Arguably their best? What does that even mean.

[FloorFiller]

I love the fact that for some people there's a definitive answer to what their best album is and whether later stuff is better than earlier or vice versa.

Arguably their best? What does that even mean.

[russycarps]

I reckon they've got an album for every mood. And all of it is miles better live than on record.

My most listened to radiohead album is a bootleg of the earls court gig in 2003. Sensational stuff

[MEGABOWL]

People who'd argue In Rainbows is their best album need their heads examined

The KoL stuff is listenable live, but on the whole it's fair to say they haven't done anything great in a long time.

[jimmyk83]

Kid A

Hail to the thief

In rainbows

Amnesiac

OK computer

King of limbs

Bends

Pablo Honey

From best to worst. Fact

[Messy]

Ranking albums and declaring it as "fact" is mad ness. Especially if you've got HTTT second. Sort yourselves out.

Anyway, if Thom emailed me tomorrow and asked me what they should play, I'd send him this. Reasonable spread of crowd pleasers/radiohead fan pleasers, I think.

Bloom

I Might Be Wrong

15 Step

Lotus Flower

Everything In Its Right Place

The Tourist

Bodysnatchers

Kid A

Myxamatosis

Identikit

Down Is The New Up

Pyramid Song

Karma Police

All I Need

Little By Little

Black Star

Reckoner

Lucky

Codex

Street Spirit (Fade Out)

A Wolf At The Door

Idioteque

The Bends: 2

Ok Computer: 3

Kid A: 3

Amnesiac: 2

HttT: 2

In Rainbows: 5

TKoL: 4

Edited January 9, 2013 by Messy

[russycarps]

Ranking albums and declaring it as "fact" is mad ness. Especially if you've got HTTT second. Sort yourselves out.

Anyway, if Thom emailed me tomorrow and asked me what they should play, I'd send him this. Reasonable spread of crowd pleasers/radiohead fan pleasers, I think.

Bloom

I Might Be Wrong

15 Step

Lotus Flower

Everything In Its Right Place

The Tourist

Bodysnatchers

Kid A

Myxamatosis

Identikit

Down Is The New Up

Pyramid Song

Karma Police

All I Need

Little By Little

Black Star

Reckoner

Lucky

Codex

Street Spirit (Fade Out)

A Wolf At The Door

Idioteque

The Bends: 2

Ok Computer: 3

Kid A: 3

Amnesiac: 2

HttT: 2

In Rainbows: 5

TKoL: 4

[FloorFiller]

The National Anthem is so so good live!

as for Radiohead albums in order, mine would be:

OK Computer

In Rainbows

The Bends

Kid A

Hail To The Thief

The King Of Limbs

Amnesiac

Pablo Honey

i love Kid A, but for the life of me i just don't see in it what everybody else seems to. not one of their albums i could have on repeat, anyway. a hard listen. and even though Hail To The Thief seems low down on my list, i absolutely love that album. i know the band have said they aren't too fond of it now, but i think it's amazing. i'd possibly even put it above Kid A

[russycarps]

I think Kid A is brilliant but it does have a couple of turds on it I must admit. As ever, the songs are so much better live than on the record I think.

I remember the first time I saw how to disappear completely live and when jonny greenwood comes in with the first WEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW bit thinking that things just dont get better than this

[FloorFiller]

hearing the Kid A tracks live (Everything In It's Right Place, The National Anthem, Idioteque, Morning Bell) definitely made me appreciate that album a lot more. Idioteque, especially, is an absolute tour de force live

i haven't had the pleasure of hearing any King Of Limbs songs live yet, but everybody i know who has seen them has said that they are a lot better live than on record so i'm sure my admiration for that album would go up tenfold after seeing them live

[jimmyt]

Am I the only person that really likes Pablo Honey, then? Went to a club in Reading over Christmas ("Fools Gold" @The After Dark - the best club in the world and this is not arguable!!) and when "Anyone Can Play Guitar" came on I was about as happy as I ever get. Blooming marvellous, that is.

[mrtourette]

Good album, good song, good club.

[FloorFiller]

it's been a REALLY long time since i actually listened to Pablo Honey in full. i usually get about half way through, think 'f*ck this' and stick on The Bends or something. think i'm definitely due another listen of it

[Wooderson]

Outlaw pete instead of jungleland on the otherhand....

[neilloggie]

my mistake, I thought I was talking to neiloggie

[Messy]

I'm still here. I still can't get my head around the fact that people like different music.

[dancelittleliar]

Lets be honest every album (with the possible exception of Pablo Honey) is absolutely fantastic, and I bet every album is a favourite of quite a few people. For me it's

In Rainbows

Ok Computer

Kid A

Amnesiac

King of Limbs

The Bends

Hail To The Thief

Pablo Honey

But I love all of them, and really don't care that much what they play anyway. That Radiohead change around their setlist so much is why people get so up in arms about it, but you should do the opposite. Just sit back and enjoy the show because they're never going to play what you want, they'll play what they want and the chances are it'll be pretty damn good. They know what they're doing, I'd be happy with any setlist they're realistically going to throw my way

[Vanderlyle]

People who'd argue In Rainbows is their best album need their heads examined

The KoL stuff is listenable live, but on the whole it's fair to say they haven't done anything great in a long time.

[TheSeventhOne]

In Rainbows is my second favourite Radiohead album behind Kid A.

[Role Model]

I might be wrong, but I'd think a lot of the people whose favourite is In Rainbows quite possibly got into the band due that album coming out? Could be wrong. It's not terrible, but I'd say I prefer 4 of their other albums to it.

It's miles better than KoL though.

[BlackHole2006]

Having already seen Radiohead play an absolutely stonking set at the O2 last year, if they did headline Glastonbury I'd probably be elsewhere.

[Guitargeek]

I might be wrong, but I'd think a lot of the people whose favourite is In Rainbows quite possibly got into the band due that album coming out? Could be wrong. It's not terrible, but I'd say I prefer 4 of their other albums to it.

It's miles better than KoL though.

[DJL]

I might be wrong, but I'd think a lot of the people whose favourite is In Rainbows quite possibly got into the band due that album coming out? Could be wrong. It's not terrible, but I'd say I prefer 4 of their other albums to it.

It's miles better than KoL though.