ascending (FIRST REACTION to Radiohead - OK Computer)

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

Which Radiohead album should we do next?

[@corneliusvonbarron4877]

I'd go through them chronologically, starting with The Bends, they were tuning up with their first Pablo honey.

[@cgallagher4501]

All of them

[@Creep25]

I dont know. The bends the album before is great rock song with 5 videoclip, Kid A the album after ok computer is a very great vibe. No Many guitar on this one more electronic and Rolling Stone Magasine and some other magasine or poll vote kid a the best album of 2000' decade. In rainbows few album later is maybe the favorite album of many fan of radiohead. The first album have Creep the most well know song of radiohead but that not represent what the band make later. The last radiohead album a moon shaped released few years ago is a nice album to listen. i recommend listen every album.

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

I’m thinking of doing The Bends, Kid A, then In Rainbows

[@jqke814]

@@theeJAYBUDshowyou should do kid a then after do amnesiac because they are so similar

[@JGfromSpace.]

It’s cool seeing a younger generation connect with and appreciate Radiohead. You guys should listen to their entire catalog, but In Rainbows is my personal favorite

[@scaredycat626]

Agreed. In rainbows slaps

[@KOOL_AID_KID]

In Rainbows is my favourite too

[@nineofive.2573]

The classics are timeless

[@isleofskye8073]

Who would of guessed bot

[@burntcrab3838]

@@isleofskye8073 it's an amazing album tho

[@iad77]

"let down" still destroys me every time .... Nearly 30 years after listening for the first time

[@sukhmandeepsingh7741]

Damn unc

[@Goonathesoona]

@@sukhmandeepsingh7741😭

[@YmirPrice]

I know what you mean unc

[@dougman1067]

let down underrated

[@maxmccarty3131]

Re: Fitter Happier- The whole album can almost be read as one big intrusive thought about the anxieties of modern life. We're not hunter gatherers anymore, so we have things like credit checks, and gyms and concerns about alcohol moderation. He's not saying those things are bad in and of themselves, but he's having a panic attack about the totality of all of those things combined. He's asking: is that all there is? Is there any more to life? To someone going through a dissociative, existential crisis, the idea that deriving meaning from working out or working hard to the benefit of people richer than yourself feels like a trap; another system of control. And again I'm not saying those things are bad in and of themselves. They're all necessary for modern living. The absurdity that they're necessary pursuits to begin with is what he's lamenting here, feeling like a pig in a cage on antibiotics; an unnatural compromise that ends in the same way for him or that pig. Dead in the ground, absent of any meaning.

[@sethdias6889]

you worded that beautifully

[@boozeey]

wow this was incredibly well said

[@isaquelis]

thank you for the words ❤

[@VolkMate]

I like this take on it, but for me I think the last line, "Fitter Healthier more productive like a pig in a cage on antibiotics" is meant to be that life becomes living for longer without doing anything in that longer time, hence the change from happier to healthier. (Sorry for bad English, it's my first language, I'm just stupid)

[@samanthapalus1085]

@@VolkMate You're not stupid, you're making sense. Be nice to yourself.

[@riceguy9638]

We just watched dudes life change forever

[@k0waibunni]

i’m so glad you guys love no surprises and let down 😭 they’re some of my favorite songs ever

[@voiceover2191]

To me Let down is a Coldplay song if that band had had any talent.

[@elpedro7910]

let down underrated

[@shortysvilla_]

Don't ever compare Radiohead to Coldplay!

[@voiceover2191]

@@shortysvilla_ Why, what happens then? The universe collapses? Of course I generally don't compare both bands, they are hardly on the same level, this song reminds me of Coldplay, that's it.

[@pattypattv1]

@@shortysvilla_ it's pretty apt to compare them since Coldplay is basically a pop band that was very heavily influenced by Radiohead, even if they never made anything quite as good

[@7bean3]

The gravitas of OK Computer hits red hoodie pretty hard around "Let Down"

[@guh196]

your friend just looks like he's having an existential crisis during paranoid android

[@JuanLorrio]

Its interesting that your interpretation of No Surprises is the exact opposite of its meaning. The song's about the suffocating mundanity of a life devoid of passion, not the comfort of a middle-class existence. I wonder if this is because your generation see's that lifestyle as out of reach now, and so something to aspire to, whereas mine saw it as something to rebel against. Thank you for a great reaction.

[@WallahMinGren]

I feel like making the connection to fitter happier is important in that sense. I see fitter happier as commentary on being a cog in the machine of the corporate world, hence the robotic voice, and the repetitive life devoid of unique experiences in late stage capitalism. And the overarching theme of people not fitting into this mold being cast aside as outcasts. Almost reaching a feeling of derealization, which all the lyrics about being alien or flying supports

[@kadathsmith]

@@WallahMinGren Nailed it.

[@tellyheadlol4258]

Interesting, I always took it as suicide. He's locked himself in his car and is getting ready for his last sleep, with no alarms and no suprises.

[@faisalmustafa4767]

​@@tellyheadlol4258 "A handshake of carbon monoxide", he's killing himself through carbon monoxide poisoning.

[@amy_grace]

The 1990s were also a lot more ironic than our current era. These guys grew up in a much more earnest culture.

[@sereneandkeen]

This was actually a decade before social media was prevalent, but the computer age was coming into effect. So the band looked around and saw what was coming as ppl started to lose their humanity.

[@GoogleVideoMan]

This album predicted the future, so ahead of its time.

[@PJ-se6ue]

Ain’t no way Radiohead is in regular show 😭😭 that would be sick as hell tho

[@kevinjacobs8074]

No more Radiohead until he’s read Romeo & Juliet 😂

[@bastetowl3258]

how does he not know the story of romeo and juliet? omg

[@fakecubed]

Read? He should go watch it performed.

[@michaelhernandez3137]

The word you’re looking for is “ transcendent.”

[@cgallagher4501]

Your reaction to it reminds me of the first time I heard it when it came out - its very very thought provoking, sad and beautiful at the same time but somehow hopeful too.

[@CaelenSawyers]

Great reactions. Love that your take on No Surprises is a dream life instead of how Thom is speaking about being unhappy with life and society and deciding to end it to reach a better place.

[@CaelenSawyers]

(PS, just messing with you guys) Definitely recommend listening to The Bends, Kid A, and In Rainbows. There is an absolute roller coaster to ride on and you’ve only gone down the first drop. The Bends is probably the most similar to OK Computer since it was around the same time but Kid A and In Rainbows are masterpieces as well. Also, you’ve definitely heard it but worth bringing up that Creep is by Radiohead as well (off Pablo Honey)

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

I think that me and him were so lost in the track and didn’t really pay attention to the lyrics except for the ones we could understand while listening. I feel it would take a couple listens to truly understand and get takes on all of these songs. One of the best albums I’ve ever heard. And I agree, planning on doing The Bends next and then continuing on to Kid A then In Rainbows

[@CaelenSawyers]

@@theeJAYBUDshow the music video for No Surprises is super unique. Water rises and Thom holds his breath for about a minute without special effects while staring out into the camera as the song plays. Might be worth a visit if you’re interested!

[@lauracontino269]

I was a junior in high school in 1997. I didnt have a lot of pocket money but I picked this album randomly off the shelf of the music store- I say randomly but I had been wanting to buy it for months because of the cover art but Id never heard Radiohead before. I decided to go for it and havent looked back- still one of my favorite top 3 bands. Im eagerly awaiting their next release… I still remember walking at night (holding my cd player as still as I could so it wouldnt skip) vibing to this. ❤

[@cloudoftime]

I don't know how much you know about the mid to late 90s, but there was no social media. Not like we understand it now. There were no smart phones. There was no Google. People barely had the internet. Napster had not even happened yet. The writing was on the wall, but it gives you kind of a sense of how solidly Radiohead had their finger on the pulse of how society was moving.

[@atlanticist4763]

These guys and David Bowie. But Radiohead are the John the Baptists of social media. Geniuses. PS - I remember using Limewire to rip down one song in 3 hours on a 14.4 modem.

[@kaylamanor]

@@atlanticist4763John the Baptist of social media….perfection.

[@finestrellacaustica]

​@@atlanticist4763And Frank Zappa

[@im_schmidty]

Climbing up the walls is actually about when the singer worked in a mental hospital and one of the patients would always talk about something climbing up the walls. Paraphrasing but you get the idea haha. Next album I'd recommend is definitely kid A :)

[@jonathanmills5747]

Guys, I am 58 years old next Tuesday 20th August. I was around the first time OK Computer was published. I liked The Bends but it was almost by accident how I "got" OK Computer. I was at Glastonbury in 97 when Radiohead were headlining on the Pyramid Stage. The Crowd was blown away. Nobody, like you guys knew what the fuck we were seeing. The impact was so unique to any first listener, none of us in the audience had words to explain or comprehend the experience. It didn't matter, we went off in the night speechless. It was a wet weather torrential downpour but we were bullet proof after the performance, what happened that evening was enough to carry us back to our tents, stunned as though in some messianic trance like state. Nothing had ever existed in music history like it, nobody saw it coming, we were at a festival and we had known, The Bends for about 3 years by then so if we were anticipating anything, well in my case I was probably expecting a Bends heavy set list with a few new tracks from the new album. (The typical formula of so many Festival performances by most Bands with a new album to tour). Your readers may understand, but usually the new album tracks played at gigs don't hold the crowd's attention or get a huge amount of cheering at the end. The audiences always seem more comfortable with the stuff they know. This was, as you guys said, like being introduced to Heaven, I'd imagine with St Peter telling you at the pearly gates, "You've made it here, welcome, when you get in here, you are going to love it like nothing else you have ever experienced. You are blessed, now just enjoy"! After Glastonbury, still speechless, I came back to my earthly life, sad it had ended but I listened to OK Computer a thousand times like a Muslim kid at a madrasa learns the Q'rań off by heart, then sharing my OK Computer fetish by introducing everyone I knew to the album as religious, God bothering zealous unsolicited Jesus Freaks trying to spread their words of love, salvation and Christianity to save souls with a sincere conviction, whether their target wants to hear it or not. Radiohead have done a lot of good work since OKC and not been afraid to diversify their sound, yet still command the love and trust of their fans who tend not to prejudge or expect whatever is coming next. Thanks guys for a really enjoyable piece of entertainment, for me watching your reactions to a first time listen took me back to 1997 and purely because of the impact of it's first release and subsequent evolution it still happens to be my personal favourite Album they have made of all.

[@PhilMyu]

Great reaction! Funny that Lucky made you feel high, because it’s actually one of my favorite songs to do an acid trip to (together with Subterranean Homesick Alien and Everything In Its Right Place from Kid A). The sounds, the reverb, the trippy tremolo effects are just perfect for that. „I feel at peace with Death.“ Totally get what you mean. This is what a transcendent experience like this album does to you.

[@SvenGold]

Im an 41yr old dude who loved this album when it was released and i still do. Kinda cool to see that it's still captivating to you young folks, lul. (Gotta go now an find my teeth). Nice reaction. Guess it kinda makes sense to react to Radiohead Albums in chronological order. Kid A / Amnesiac / Hail to the Thief....

[@sjacks6930]

All Radiohead is amazing for different reasons. So happy to see younger generations appreciate it!

[@jasonsypsa7074]

Agreed with some others. I think Climbing Up the Walls is about someone with a mental disorder. I am the key to the lock in your house That keeps your toys in the basement And if you get too far inside You'll only see my reflection The "house" could represent the mind, and the "key" could mean that the person feels that the disorder controls their life. Also worth to note is that it's spoken in first-person, so the person believes the disorder is alive. "Keeps the toys in the basement" could be an allusion to childhood, and how the disorder has effected the person throughout their life. The person is afraid to dwell too much on their mind, however, as they're not sure where the person ends and the illness begins: "and if you get too far inside/You'll only see my reflection". The person is possibly delusional. It's always best with the covers up The person is hiding under their bed sheets, or possibly closing the blinds; maybe both. Paranoia is another symptom. Alternatively, the cover could by their mental shields against the world to avoid getting hurt. I am the pick in the ice The person tried to live normally, but the stress of life gets to them, and the disorder only serves to make the crack longer. Do not cry out or hit the alarm The person feels that nothing can be done to stop the illness. Perhaps they have tried before with negative results. You know we're friends until we die The person has accepted that the disorder is a part of them forever. And either way you turn, I'll be there Either way could mean a variety of things, but since the song has a feeling of desperation to escape, I think the two choices are: a) Get help, but I'll still be there. b) Don't get help, but I'll still be there. Open up your skull, I'll be there The person has tried therapy or learned about and recognized the disorder within themselves. A step away from delusion. Climbing up the walls The person feels backed into a corner with no escape. It's always best when the light is off A step back. The person decides to just let the problem be (or "turn a blind eye" to the situation). It's always better on the outside The external world will take the person away from the pain for a moment (i.e. TV, junk food, games, sex) Fifteen blows to the back of your head A fear of unsafe psychiatric procedures is enhanced by the person's paranoia. Fifteen blows to your mind The person is finding it increasingly difficult to go on as they are. So lock the kids up safe tonight Paranoia again, or possibly OCD symptom of fear of harming others. Constant rechecking on kids. Shut the eyes in the cupboard Another line about ignoring the problem . I've got the smile of a local man The disorder has been with the person so long that they feel it is close to them. Who's got the loneliest feeling The closeness, however, is not good. The disorder prevents the person from fulfilling life to the full standard, leaving the person with a feeling of lonely emptiness. Just my interpretation, of course.

[@mathmagical]

Listening to you unpack the ideas about losing our humanity. Dude, this came out way before social media was a thing. The first social media sites launched around 1999 and less than 1% of society had access to the internet. It was in its infancy. Thom Yorke predicted our current anxieties decades before they were fully realized.

[@LittlePiggyGucci]

Have to say that watching this absolutely made my night. 👊🏼 A loooongtime Radiohead fan, the first time I listened to this was laying in my bedroom with headphones & my reaction was just like yours. Mind. Fucking. Blown. In this crazy, fucked up world we live in it was just so beautiful to experience that first listen again through your ears - thank you, truly. The wonderment you felt is a constant thing with Radiohead - think you may dig some of the underlying political leanings in Hail To The Thief as well. I’m as at a loss of words in my joy of seeing you experience this as you were in experiencing it. Their musical genius & lyrical trips they take you on are indescribable. Cathartic? For sure. I’ve seen them a bunch of times , met them briefly once after a show and 1000% recommend you see them live whenever you can. That immersive exploration experience will give you goosebumps on your goosebumps.

[@marcoruscelli]

Im glad you guys appreciated Lucky on your 1st listen. I always thought it never got the love it deserved. Also Airbag will grow on you. To me Airbag and Planet Telex from the Bends are my 2 favourite opening tracks I have ever heard.

[@TalonBX]

Hi! I'm new to your channel and a huge Radiohead fan! Excited for future reactions!!

[@theeJAYBUDshow]

Do you think ‘The Bends’ would be good for our next Radiohead album?

[@bennett6737]

@@theeJAYBUDshow that or In Rainbows would be good imo

[@soundstation8343]

@@theeJAYBUDshow make Kid A, definitely bro

[@sethdias6889]

@@theeJAYBUDshow the main ones you should definitely listen to are 'In Rainbows, The Bends, and Hail To The Thief.'

[@voiceover2191]

In Rainbows is my personal favourite but all albums have many fantastic songs, so chronologically go through their catalog would be great, because their evolution as a band is so amazing, but if you plan to do only one more album I'd do In Rainbows, if you want the most challenging one, I'd do Kid A / Amnesiac. You guys should definitely watch the From the basement session from In Rainbows, a session indeed in the studio in their basement where they perform the songs live, but without an audience and they are amazing. Bottomline, they are all great lol

[@PlayChannelLuki]

subterranean homesick alien is simply divine for me

[@colinwoonsue]

I play “Exit Music(for a film); almost every week at least, on guitar and sing it loud in my place 😊it’s so rewarding to know how to play it, I can’t describe it ❤

[@yannhollister9091]

Man, i wish you guys experienced the 90's like i did. We were so free of everything and enjoying the present time so much more. Everyone should have a taste of that, this is definitely a healthier way to life 😩

[@atlanticist4763]

One of the blessings of my life is that my son loves Radiohead as much as I do.

[@djtomt]

Its always a treat to watch people come to the realization of the powerhouse that is Radiohead.

[@thomasellis936]

I can’t recommend to you the album ‘whatever people say I am, that’s what I’m not’ enough! BANGER

[@Macdaddy22713]

Frickin love these reactions!!! Keep em coming!!!!

[@nineofive.2573]

Best band in the past 20 years please do more for the culture 😩😩

[@quentin5360]

makes me so happy seeing this album touch people the way it touched me, greatest album of all time!

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

New watcher here. Right at the start of lucky I feel like the guy on the left "got it". You just get swallowed by this album, and it just spreads it's tentacles inside you. Head goes down, eyes close, and you just get immersed in it. This is an album that gets better with every listen. I still remember driving home from school at 2AM in university 25 years ago, driving alone and night, with this album on. It's an out of world experience. Next thing you know, 2 hours have gone by. I love watching the next generation "get it".

[@kevinfiander3616]

I remember my first time listening to OK Computer. Life changing

[@baTonkaTruck]

Damn I’m glad you guys did this one. It’s great to hear your analysis and how it relates to your lives. I remember the time before the actual internet, without cell phones, it’s like before social media x 100. We were all basically wild animals. All-analog, all-the-time. Playing outside, playing basketball, baseball, just getting into trouble. I was a baseball player too I can tell my man on the left is a hard thrower. Now? I’m a software engineer, probably look at a screen for 12-15hrs a day. Sometimes I feel like music is all they left us.

[@staceyrose5821]

But we'll ALWAYS have the music. I am so grateful for my 600 CD collection and my Bose.

[@GEN_X_]

Won Best Album of the year in 1997 and one of the Top 10 Rock Albums of ALL TIME NO QUESTION

[@sudipvyas2040]

Absolutely impressed with you 2 reviewers - great job. This album is life changing.

[@marcusgonzalez6128]

After I heard this album in 2001, I was a radiohead fan forever

[@timaustin2000]

You are correct about Exit Music (For a film) - it was written for Romeo + Juliet. It was delivered late and nearly not used but they got it in - 7 weeks from the movie premiere. Which, in film terms, is very last minute. It's a reflection of the ending of the film where they both plan to run away but end up in a suicide pact - hence "we hope that you choke", as in: "look what you made us do with all your hate"

[@sethdias6889]

The song "The Tourist" was thought of when Thom was traveling places and he stopped to look around at all the tourists in a rush to get to all the attractions in the area. But that's when Thom realized that people need to just slow down and take in the moment. they traveled hours, some even days to get to where they are and don't even stop to take in the beauty that is around them.

[@itsjvck1]

Y’all would really fuck with The Bends. It’s not as good as OK Computer imo but it’s a damn good rock album. Probably the easiest one on the ears for new listeners too.

[@ninja_tony]

I love The Bends, and it’s definitely their most accessible album in my opinion. Just a great, straightforward rock album.

[@rhodaborrocks-dy3fb]

The greatest album of all time

[@smithy2462]

Yes guys, Im 58yo and only realised 10 yrs ago (Back then I never understood their music) just how great their songs are and mean so much in different ways to folk, and its so great to see that you younger men are understanding Radiohead before me.

[@Tietsynurvinsikov]

Exit Music was also in an episode of Black Mirror. Shut Up and Dance I think was the name of it.

[@nielsenjesp]

I got this record as a christmas gift about 20 years ago, and I remember the great feeling when Airbag started. Made me think a little bit of King Crimson (”Red” or something) and maybe that’s not to far away. OK computer is an amazing record.

[@aldo34]

Album is a masterpiece. It's really worth checking out the Easy Star Allstars reggae version of this album too, for a completely different take. I love their versions of Let Down and Electioneering in particular. Radiohead themselves are also fans of that album too I believe.

[@jameshannagan4256]

I will sub for anyone who decides to check out Radiohead, who I think is the last great rock band from the era of bands which sadly is gone and we have mostly singles and single artists no longer do we have 5 guys working their asses off to create great art.

[@iamfilter]

I've been subscribed to you for a bit and have been loving the new energy you've been bringing to the music I've loved. Had to come back to this one to make this comment, as it was the first I watched and also is one of my favourite albums of all time. I was 17 when it was released and it shaped me. Keep going! You are destined for great things!

[@TheodorePeeples]

I love that you referenced Regular Show. My son is 21 years old & I loved watching that show with him. I've bee a fan of Radiohead since I was in my 20's in the '90's. It's awesome to see y'all's reaction. Keep listening/watching & posting!!

[@TheodorePeeples]

I'm only 23 min. into your video & I've got to keep watching til the end.

[@alabasterdisaster]

I think the word you’re looking for to describe this experience (from what I saw of your body language) is transcendent ❤️

[@topshelftuna5536]

I’m a little late, but first of all I just wanted to let you guys know how much I enjoy your channel. You guys are doing some awesome stuff, so keep it up. I also wanted to explain my interpretation of “fitter happier”. All of the things he describes are things that “perfect” people do. While fine in moderation, when we obsess over becoming so optimized that we are “perfect”, all of the humanity is removed from these activities and ourselves. Perfection is not inherently human. We make mistakes. By trying to become perfect beings then, we become like androids who are programmed to never “mess up” or “malfunction” and less and less like real people

[@2swoley205]

One of my favorite albums. Gun to my head, it’s probably my favorite. It’s also the album I’ve listened to the most with my eyes closed, full immersion in the music, attempting to block off enough time to listen from beginning to end without distraction

[@nirodha60]

Just check out all their other albums in order, that way you get to experience the changes in their sound. Kid A will blow you away, it’s difficult to believe that it’s the same band!

[@dbaileyosu]

“At peace with death.” Yeah, In Rainbows will be an instant favorite.

[@graememiller3897]

Boys react to Radiohead live in the basment and you'll see a magic show (fyi you'll wanna listen to the next few albums up to In Rainbows In to get the full force)

[@purplebruh947]

with Fitter Happier, the message that i got is - character in the song doesn't actually does anything he says, he just thinks that he will "fix" himself with all this "normal" things and activities. While not actually doing anything. Like that random motivation at 3 am, but way more deranged

[@gamerj2873]

This is a new as hell channel, deserve some attention

[@burgeeburger9328]

Love that when it's all over ya'll just give each other a knowing smile

[@Deltron3031]

What's funny is in many ways 'Kid A' the next album after this is a musical 180 based on the music tracks and minimal lyrics compared to OKC, but it brings across much the same vibe and emotional reaction when I listen. I'd say OKC is a more direct and tangible album while 'Kid A' is ethereal and on the melancholy side. Looking forward to how you react to the follow up.

[@kaylamanor]

I prefer Kid A to OK because it’s literal ear candy. My ears devour every bleep and bloop! It’s sonically delicious.

[@katyatheruski]

To this day, Exit Music (For a Film) is my favorite song ever.

[@attiyya1300]

Radiohead is not even my typical genre but I can not deny their genius. I was blown away by this entire album and can’t to listen to their entire discography!

[@colinwoonsue]

This by FAR, my most favorite album of ANY KIND of genre 😊

[@stefankleynhans7689]

Hey guys, really great video. I love your authentic chats and just natural feel of the setup. Just subscribed, hoping to help you guys grow your wings :) much love from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@lorcanfeely6371]

Good to see the younger folk enjoying a classic from my youth.

[@XENONEOMORPH1979]

paranoid android the hint here is marvin the robot from hitch hikers guide to the galaxy who was a paranoid android if you seen the film or series or the books then you will understand

[@gavinoleary4550]

Ye gotta do Kid A, In Rainbows and A Moon Shaped Pool.

[@colinwoonsue]

This was an entirely prophetic and revolutionary statement album for Radiohead. They called the Future into this album; and, in 1997 they wrote this. Prophecy established 25 years ago.

[@DaL1tleGr4vy-prod]

Underrated video

[@corykey9187]

I'd pay a generous fee to hear this album for the first time again

[@micaelaizarracadenas352]

What would you do differently?

[@cadanrichards2615]

You Guys need to react to My Bloody Valentine - Loveless you will feel like you are high in a different world. The album changed my life and I bet it will change yours!

[@Toastrodamus]

Seconded. It totally changed the way I think about music. Like, maybe lyrics aren't important at all, and the voice is just another instrument

[@Daveinitely]

Great reaction, guys! If you enjoy this album / band, you may wanna give Porcupine Tree a try. I'd recommend the albums "In Absentia" or "Fear of a Blank Planet". They are great at combining atmospheric soundscapes and creative rock / metal. Thank me later! :D

[@ZIgnorantProdigy]

Everyone is entitled to like the music they like. I don't judge anyone for their tastes, I love all types of music and everyone should be allowed to.... But I'm convinced no band has ever created an experience quite like radiohead. They have a cult following for a reason. Enjoy the journey with them. I'd say this is the "best" but in rainbows is my favorite.

[@KamuiPan]

Paranoid Android was on one of my favorite animes, Ergo Proxy. That is in when I first listen to Radiohead and at the time I didn't even know they were British, I assume it was a japanese band at first, hahahaha. Ergo Proxy is now a classic on the Sci-Fi Anime genre.

[@vaughnnewman8903]

I was 26 when OK Computer came out in 1997 and it was unlike anything I'd ever heard at that point; they were way ahead of their time with this album. Hands-down the best album of the 90's as well as one of the greatest concept albums ever made. What they accomplish sonically with this album is amazing. Good to know that it not only stands the test of time but it's appeal (and the love for it) crosses multiple generations.

[@kiley.keeler]

never heard this before but it was awesome!!!!

[@Trendyflute]

Alright I'm way late and prob shouldn't comment but kinda feel compelled. If I have to pick, I call OK Computer my favorite album and Lucky my favorite song. Really enjoyed you two getting lost in that one in particular. That final solo in Lucky does something bodily to me, it picks me up by my heart within my chest and lifts me to a higher plane of existence. "I felt like I was at peace, I felt like I was levitating" well said. This album makes you feel like you've risen above the chaos somehow.

[@joserocaandinaoutdoors2730]

I remember going to Machu Picchu the last climb among the clouds listening to Ok Computer just weeping and so glad to be alive...

[@imjc4975]

Bro was feeling Let Down heavy

[@stevenmclaren2730]

Check out the Album Grace by Jeff Buckley. Thom was inspired by his voice. You won't be disappointed. Remember the name - Jeff Buckley

[@staceyrose5821]

And they did! RIP Jeff and thank the universe for allowing us to experience your genius❤❤❤

[@jacquesjrviens3384]

This is undoubtedly one of the best album ever recorded.

[@JasonSWanwick-y6s]

Guys, thank you for sharing your experience with Ok Computer. I strongly advise that you listen to Radiohead down at the basement. I’ve been a fan for at least 25 years and I promise it will blow your minds 😊

[@learningvidz4kidz989]

Wait, "No Surprises" should be called bliss? Glad they love the song, but that is one interesting (to put it gently) interpretation.

[@BarnabasRemecz]

In Fitter, Happier it wasn't a critique nor a promotion of these norms. Just facts. If you like it or not, it's up to you. It was more about how society expects you to be like it. You can't be deviant. In the lyrics Fitter happier changes to fitter healthier. The point of these norms isn't so that people stay happy but more so that they stay productive and "healthy" so they can serve the consumerist world of ours better I think.

[@peterwilkinson1975]

Listening to this makes me realize how inspired muse was from radiohead

[@Macdaddy22713]

Cant wait to see this channel grow!! I was here first!!!

[@andginisin]

exit music leaves me exhausted. sometimes i just start screaming at the crescendo

[@stevenmclaren2730]

Grew up adoring Radiohead.

[@BSell-b1q]

I always took the lyrics of "Karma Police" to be anti mob mentality and how easy it is to get caught up in it. I hesitate to use "cancel culture" cos i know some dweebs will (ironically) get angry and defensive if I dare suggest that it's a bad thing but hey

[@ifgjogamuito]

I love this video guys! For sure I gonna see all yours radiohead reacts 😅 (this is one of my favorites album of all time)

[@thomasellis936]

I loved and agreed what you said about being a kid pre social media

[@LokiNyou]

Yesterday i listened to the whole album and i texted the same thing to a friend I WAS ASCENDING

[@jasonsypsa7074]

On Electioneering I'm surprised no one has really picked up on the "i go forwards, you go backwards, and somewhere we will meet" line. I agree with most that the politician is going forwards, and the general public is goin backwards in many aspects. But the "somewhere we will meet" I think has to do with neo-conservative "trickle down" economics, also called "voodoo economics" (also mentioned the song). For those who don't know, "trickle down" economics are generally defined by large tax cuts for the rich and the overall "purging" of big government spending. The idea behind this, in the simplest terms, is that tax cuts for the upper brackets helps to stimulate the economy, which eventually "trickles down" to the lower classes through state-wide prosperity. These Supply-side economics were championed by the Reagan government during the 1980s, and duplicated by similar thinking governments around the world including Margaret Thatcher's Tories in the UK. Many opponents argue that the "trickle down" is never felt in the lower brackets and although the economy may recover and thrive, the majority of citizens see no real prosperity, and are instead faced with rising cost of living and lack of government-sponsored social programs due to the massive trimming of the bureaucracy. I believe the the "somewhere we will meet" line refers to the idea trumpeted by conservative politicians who promise voters that they will eventually meet each other in terms of prosperity, even though the whole idea of one person going forwards and the other going backwards and eventually meeting is far-fetched. This is the metaphor for Radiohead's opinion of "trickle-down" economics.

[@atlanticist4763]

I'm 55, working class and British. You two are the same age as my son. You two guys - GMI. Great watch. Stay human!

[@gobcoitus9252]

Boys, just found your channel it’s so good to see a younger generation enjoying music from a previous era. I see you’ve done all Radiohead albums so far, you will fucking die when you get to In Rainbows…it’s phenomenal. If you want some album recommendations I think you will enjoy: Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium JPEGMAFIA - Scaring the Hoes Alien Ant Farm - Anthology Clark - Totems Flare Muse - Origin of Symmetry Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication And a couple of ‘out there’ albums, might not be your bag but the two albums that changed the way I think about music: Aphex Twin - Drugqs John Frusciante - Niandra Lades and Usually Just a Tshirt Cheers!