FIRST REACTION TO Radiohead - No Surprises

[@andrewrankin1921]

Their discography is vastly different album to album, song to song even. I’d encourage you guys to do more stuff for sure

[@ultracheese420]

You gotta listen to Paranoid Android by Radiohead

[@trentboyd5919]

I second this

[@LFCliid]

There’s more to Radiohead than paranoid android

[@trentboyd5919]

@@LFCliid no shit

[@funniest_valentine1447]

@@LFCliid they never said there wasn’t

[@hieutruong7456]

@@LFCliid yeah like Pop is dead from their 1993 single Pop is dead, one of the Radiohead songs of all time imho

[@noneyabusiness7161]

Absolutely any song off of in rainbows. Weird fishes is a personal favorite of mine but entire album is a masterpiece

[@aesthetic4829]

Radiohead is one of the few bands that deserves every bit of praise and popularity they’ve garnered. Always evolving their sound and doing something different while being incredibly emotional

[@Patriiiiick]

I think there's truly a Radiohead song for everyone. Their stuff covers so many different sounds.

[@Vitorio582]

Yep. Not a huge fan of them but this is one of my favorite songs

[@manna6618]

One of the prettiest songs ever written... just beautiful. X

this is one of their more low-key songs, I highly suggest listening to "How to disappear completely" or "Exit music (for a film)"

[@dreww1609]

"How to Disappear Completely". Radiohead quickest to make one cry (it has done it 3 times to people I sent it to for real) "How To Disappear Completely" - off of anotherof their mega-acclaimed albums Kid A (though those are music critic so who cares but it is a mind twisting album) - that song is powerful stuff - and many many more but THAT is the one....hey man - props for honesty and giving it a try. I love this song but I loved the album OK Computer it was on as my favorite all time album so perhaps that is part of it. All 5 band members went to school together in Oxfordshire and they have the same exact lineup for all 9 albums. A rarity for sure. Even the same engineer who did this song has produced the last 7 albums and they even have the same album artwork artist. It is easy to see why all that and some obnoxiously obsessive fans turn people off, but it is a shame as they have made some of the most amazing music of the last 30 years. Surely you have heard "Creep" at the least!

[@jamielee4570]

Oh man, that song. Agreed. When you are feeling down, and just want to sob and be down for a moment (to realize that you need to pick yourself back up and keep moving on!!..) that is the song. It’s so beautiful. And I think that several of the band members feel that it’s the best song they did off of Kid Gosh. So good.

[@jamielee4570]

Omg. KID A!!!!! ..stupid iPhone auto correct. 😂

[@malpeice2]

Hello. I listened to this song based on your comment and want to say thanks!! It’s a great song and helped me appreciate Radiohead a little more. ❤️

[@dreww1609]

@@malpeice2 Cool! Glad you enjoy it - they're range of sounds is super varied as they started off a straight rock band but tried to change it up with each of their 9 albums - but their songwriting is one constant. If you liked that one check out "Exit Music For a Film" - they wrote it to be the end credits to the 90's DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet so that def comes out in the lyrics and again, kind of bleak but truly beautiful song. Good music is all over the place - this band isn't for everyone but once they get their hooks in you they are something special. Peace and Love!

[@malpeice2]

@@dreww1609 ok awesome I’ll try that one next. I definitely feel like I enjoy their music more when I’m in a down type mood. Maybe that’s where I’ve gone wrong in the past trying to like them… 😂 it’s not really music for when you’re in a good mood lol

[@MezzaNineInchNails]

Hi guys! So many things to say! First of all, the lullaby is the perfect form for the song since it's about people being stucked in their (destructive) everyday life. Also, I think Charles is completely right about the album experience, it's the limit of the reactions videos, not all tracks are made to be consumed instantly. But JB the drummer ;) , I can promise you that even if Radiohead is a wildly popular band, it doesn't mean their discography is not full of treasures. With Tool, they're my favorite artists (I would add Portishead and Massive Attack, probably). About great song that you could like, I'd mention : Street Spirit (The Bends) ; Paranoid Android, Let Down & Climbing Up The Walls (OK Computer) ; How To Dissappear Completely, Optimistic and Idioteque (Kid A) ; I Might Be Wrong (Amnesiac) ; There There, Where I End and You Begin (Hail To The Thief), Reckoner (In Rainbows) and... that's quite a lot already :) Anyway I really enjoy the vibe of your channel, your humour and honesty, cheers from France!

[@mrdylanja]

Charles nailed it as far as they're better to digest in an album format. This song always reminded me of lullaby.

[@lucillerhine8553]

Radiohead has been my favorite band since I was a child, about 15 years ago. I listened to every song from every album. Yet I stemmed away from them during my adult years. I heard “Daydream” as one of the most recent tracks, but it was beautiful. Captured everything I loved about Thom Yorke growing up and I related to it as much now as I ever would have. That’s true art. Thank you for delving into them.

[@panchopenumbra]

"National Anthem" and "How to disappear completely" Powerful ones.

[@scootzbeast2009]

If you want to get hit in the feels by Radiohead, I think I can suggest some that you might like: * "True love waits (Live in Oslo)", this one is better than their studio version and can grab at your heart strings. * "Wolf at the door" or "There There" which are both drum forward with a haunting melody and good build up. * "The Tourist" it is slower paced but has a lot of emotional build up.

[@jamielee4570]

Oh my goodness…..RADIOHEAD! Please try “Optimistic,” “Weird Fishes,” “Black Star…” etc etc!!!! The vibe is real. And soooooooo good.

[@maugrims3109]

Ya I feel like Radiohead is one of those bands that needs to be listened to as a whole album. Which if you did all of ok computer I think it would do a lot to help you appreciate Radiohead.

[@mertkoraytopalak]

Tom yorke and the band members are realy insane , you should dig in especially the song structure ... They are out of this world especially tom yorke is kinda mad about making realy weird note combinations and frequency play in nearly every album ... When you close your eyes you can hear the colors :V he is that level ... Check for his solo albums too ...

[@davidburke2132]

Yes, Radiohead are a British band. In fact all of the members of the band went to the same school in Oxford (south east of England) - it’s where they met.

[@malpeice2]

I’ve tried so hard to be a Radiohead fan I swear. I’m not, but I really want to be. So I’ll be following suggestions here too… My top songs from them are “Creep”, “Paranoid Android”, “Karma Police” and maybe “High and Dry”…. Creep is like Sober for me. First song I heard from them and the only one I liked for a long time. If you want a tearjerker that’s not Radiohead, try AIC Nutshell (unplugged version prob) , Snuff from Slipknot (studio version) Black from Pearl Jam… Loving the couch vibes ❤️

[@MrWestie1985]

Check out some Portishead and Massive Attack fellas, think you'd dig them ✌️

[@jeanpierre.durrant]

My tune from 97! It spoke my life

[@indfnt5590]

Lol, “High ice cream populated area.” Ayyy. The best haha

[@smit64999]

No Surprises is alright. I would give I Might Be Wrong from Amnesiac a try, Idioteque from Kid A, or Reckoner from In Rainbows. Let Down off OK Computer is amazing too. Radiohead is definitely a mood, as an FYI ;) Good stuff! Keep up the good work. Tool and Radiohead are on my Mt Rushmore of bands from the last 30 years, and Thom Yorke's (from Radiohead) solo shit is awesome too.

[@noswearingacc]

bro said no surprises is "alright" bye bozo XDD

[@chrislabonte9647]

Packed like sardines in a can something radio head is killer

[@dreww1609]

Hey brother - I am about as serious as it gets as a RH fan and we all love them for personal reasons but that is maybe the last song in their discography I'd recommend to turn someone on. I enjoy it but it took me like 5 years. But we are all friends here...for me I tell people to listen to "There, There" or "Paranoid Android" or "House of Cards" - "Fake Plastic Trees" maybe - not as the best but as a way to ease people in - to me the joy of the band are their 5 year challenging songs but it - I shouldn't even question this - as I write it - or want an explanation - the diversity of how their music hits is why they rule. So I take all of that back and will LIKE your comment!

[@snuggilyd]

This song is attempting to achieve a specific aesthetic that is not fully indicative of their catalogue, but an aspect

[@akangelus]

Funny that you mentioned himym because they used "(Nice Dream)" in the show when ted had an car crash sitting in a taxi

[@figura2000]

remember a lullaby

[@OfficialNIKMIK]

How I Met Your Mother actually had the radiohead song "Nice Dream" in it in one of my fav episodes

[@UnePaquerette]

Hi ! Not a Radiohead song , but i just realized i don't see anyone reacting to Wojtek Piłichowski's bass tracks ! Dude's been everywhere for a while now though, and has worked with big big names, in different genres, sometimes changing hats in projects (i mean, come on : Enrique Iglesias AND Nicko McBain from Iron Maiden ? What are the odds ?) If you're interested, may i recommend the video NAMM 2015, live at the dunloop both ? It's 11:24 minutes long but it'd be awesome to have other musicians react to it You guys rock, and i definitely agree on the sitcom category for this Radiohead track 😂 100%

[@bucklberryreturns]

Ice cream van goes by, the boys play Radiohead's reflective Ice cream van jingle song!

[@cediemina4528]

The song is depressing but beautiful.

[@michaelarbogast728]

I've seen a lot of good shows. Radio Head at Red Rocks Colorado (with the help of some good chocolates) after seeing them preform... I am grateful and if you ever knew an old dude who was lucky enough to see a show like Hendrix or The Doors or Randy Rhodes and were jelly, I watched Radio Head live at Red Rocks Amphitheater on some good chocolates bro ✌️💨

[@aroemaliuged4776]

More to come from Radiohead if you want

[@mikehawkertz9237]

Paranoid Android, Airbag, Nude, Pyramid Song, How to disappear completely, Idioteque, National Anthem, There, There… those are just a few

[@danielgremley9475]

I hope you react to many of their songs!

[@0412lennon]

No surprises is sandwiched between climbing up the walls and lucky. The whole album experience is a necessity

[@Annrew]

Nice reaction ! Try Fake Plastic Trees next time around .

[@lukejohnston5993]

Well. This ‘interlude’ was single, but it’s lyrically about getting into your car and gassing yourself, so it’s boring, yeah? Also works well on the album.

[@briancarroll6803]

Do a full album. OK Computer or In Rainbows are my two suggestions. Regarding the sitcom category, you should try Exit Music (for a Film).

[@jswilson]

Pyramid Song!

[@shirese_]

I highly encourage you to listen to In Rainbows. It’s a masterpiece and as musicians, I think you’d enjoy it!

[@synbpd894]

Radiohead have a tonne of much better tracks: street spirit, karma police, exit music (for a film), reckoner, pyramid song, nude, climbing up the walls, paranoid android

[@mparsons85]

I think this is in how I met your mother haha They have 2 or 3 songs in that series

[@wasteyouryouth9129]

Paranoid Android might be meaty enough

[@josephk8469]

the guy on the left knows very little about music or has bad taste in music to criticize this song.

[@mattysoho]

Contortionist - language

[@adicicco11196]

RECKONER

[@smilie-pm9gb]

Paranoid Android is what you gotta do :-)

[@bendthebow]

Ice-cream van!!

[@ggluckmanful]

You two ok with each other?

[@tommyholt2605]

You have to have very bad taste in music to criticize one of the best songs of all time.

[@laredolassoo]

probably best to just listen to the album, as that's how any of this makes sense

[@peterheath7960]

Subscribed at soliloquy.

[@JLSmith-zd3nk]

Great reaction but not the biggest Radiohead fan. Could you react to Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name or Electric Wizard - Funeralopolis. Please and thanks

[@laredolassoo]

try All I Need from In Rainbows, might do the trick

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Can u react to “Creep” by these guys?

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

I think radiohead is a top band easy, I like most music except screamo music lol

[@josephk8469]

yeah they are not so hard to listening but some people are very very close minded

[@danielseasons4410]

Spider-Man 2, wrestling and sitcom are such limited, condescending, childish ways to describe music as musicians. Though I understand you may be trying to dumb it down for post millennials. As a musician I can’t understand how narrow beanie guys palette is. I highly recommend learning to play these new genres on your instruments, you may learn some things and better ways to describe music. Also stop picking singles from the band’s catalogue, deep cuts is where bands shine. Just my opinion, not gospel😉. Love is love.

[@tommyholt2605]

I think he is not smart enough to understand radiohead music.

[@bendthebow]

It was never my fav. And yes I agree I always took it as a mid album song. A dark lullaby. Tho tbf it was a single. 4th off OK Computer i think People like it. Imaginative vid. But there are far better songs. Keep trying the hits. They are as good as you think they are. And Thom York's solo stuff too My personal favourites are Reckoner and Thom York's suspirium

[@josephk8469]

no surprises is one best ok computer song...

[@eyesglow1777]

3:14

[@pyrmontbridge4737]

Three tips for reviewing: 1) turn your phone off and don't look at it, 2) watch the video as well as listening, 3) listen to the lyrics. With Radiohead, it's not just the words, but how the words are delivered in a totally unexpected way (e.g. "bring down the government", sung in sweet and gentle tones).

[@MayanMercernary]

Sorry budd. You're being too simple.

[@danwebb1756]

Fake plastic trees

[@magmcmahon9038]

Power to Ukraine force's 😁

[@screwdriverman5-kf2ui]

People rave about this band? This song is horrible

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

Yup its a great band with great songs, but u have to like slow songs and they take multiple listens to get it.

[@screwdriverman5-kf2ui]

@@TheNotoriousNemo nothing "great" about this band. I've heard their popular songs. Eh. This song was straight garbage. This is more of a "people are stupid" thing more than anything else.

[@josephk8469]

if you say this song horrible then you dont know about music or you music taste is crap

[@screwdriverman5-kf2ui]

@@josephk8469 if you say this song is good then you don't know about music or YOUR music taste is crap

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

@@screwdriverman5-kf2ui look not everyone is a music snob who likes nickleback like you.