I loved watching your face as some of these changes went by. And it was fun knowing what was coming. I remember hearing Thom Yorke compare this to "Happiness is a Warm Gun," which is another song that feels longer than it is because it has so many sections.
@worldfamousvulture43162 жыл бұрын
Mike Masse! The man, the legend!
@Doug.Helvering2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike! Big fan of your work.
@mikemasse2 жыл бұрын
@@Doug.Helvering Hi Doug! Likewise. I've enjoyed your Genesis and Yes reactions in particular.
@johnbonner44452 жыл бұрын
Mike, your and Jeff's version of this classic song is simply amazing. Hard to imagine pulling off such an ambitious song with just two guys. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIfZlZ17l5WEmqM
@amartyasen98642 жыл бұрын
Holy F Mike Masse and Doug in the same comment thread! 😭 My life is complete. This is absolute gold
@thezeroroom2 жыл бұрын
When I first read a review about OK Computer, it was described as the "Dark Side of The Moon of the 90s". Being a huge Pink Floyd fan, I huffed and said, "whatever". Then I listened to it and said, "I get it."
@garanceadrosehn96912 жыл бұрын
Indeed, it isn't a *copy* of DSotM, but it's groudbreaking in the same way that DSotM was.
@thezeroroom2 жыл бұрын
@@garanceadrosehn9691 My thoughts exactly. And in the same way DTOTM was hailed as the Sgt. Pepper of the 70s.
@scifimonkey32 жыл бұрын
I recognise that feeling, ‘how could it possibly be as good?’ And then it was!
@eddiesell85772 жыл бұрын
Great analogy
@brianrossiter25472 жыл бұрын
It's better than Dark Side of the Moon
@davidburke21322 жыл бұрын
You really should listen to “How to disappear completely”. I’m not sure if it still is but for quite a long time it was Thom Yorke’s own officially stated favourite Radiohead song.
@in_differ_ence2 жыл бұрын
I second that 💪🏻🙏🏻 especially the Live version 😎
@davidburke21322 жыл бұрын
@@in_differ_ence need to pick the live version carefully. Make sure it’s a full band version. There are some on KZbin without drums, electric guitar and bass. Still a cool song in that format but without Phil, Ed and Colin it’s not quite the same.
@desrever11382 жыл бұрын
"How to disappear completely", "Fake Plastic Trees", and "Let Down" are all songs that literally bring tears to my eyes every time I hear them.
@uclaperiodontist2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@thapthoptheep20762 жыл бұрын
I second this - and like spinning plates, especially the live piano version.
@joshs86852 жыл бұрын
I think their decision to not resolve in expected ways is meant to keep the listener feeling uneasy, which really enhances the message of the song.
@MarcosElMalo22 жыл бұрын
Completely! Also, I think Thom and Johnny might be students of Miles (as mentioned) and Coltrane.
@jameshannagan42562 жыл бұрын
@@MarcosElMalo2 They have given props to both and Alice Coltrane as well.
@footflash13 ай бұрын
Best comment.
@grahamhowes69042 жыл бұрын
A real classic! These days Jonny Greenwood is a respected film composer. This band are incredibly musically literate and unique.
@tomscott443811 ай бұрын
Jonny did the film score for "There Will Be Blood". Outstanding.
@Hollowsmith2 жыл бұрын
Hey Doug...for the record, "How To Disappear Completely" the band itself has stated as THEIR favorite song. And as a music lover, it's commonly referenced as probably the most majestic thing they've ever created. The strings in it are otherwordly. Definitely worth a segment.
@rammerchandy17122 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more
@GreenToast012 жыл бұрын
Its not the bands favourite song... it was thom yokes favourite song in 2001. Im pretty sure it would have changed by now.
@wotsitalabowt2 жыл бұрын
too well known although superb
@vicktorv2 жыл бұрын
It must be beautiful how a person like Doug listens to music and the world.
@alistairclifton12862 жыл бұрын
it's all math :)
@maxseth12 жыл бұрын
kinda the opposite for me, seems a lot more magical when you don't know the theory, in my experience
@DvdVsMz2 жыл бұрын
@@maxseth1 As a musician myself, when you, and more important, your ear knows a lot, "" "normal""" music gets less interesting, maybe predictable. But when a song like this appears, and your attention is sharp enough to notice all the mechanics constantly changing... Well, there's Doug, mindblowed
@maxseth12 жыл бұрын
@@DvdVsMz totally agreed
@akira-qr4qm2 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for musicians, it's literally just math. Everything that isn't complex is boring to them, they lost the ability to enjoy what they love and just become gatekeepers
@RedLP5000S2 жыл бұрын
Radiohead's masterpiece album. I listened to it every day in 1997. It brings back pleasant memories from that summer. I really hope we get to explore more songs from O.K. Computer.
@peachmelba10002 жыл бұрын
Kids A is better.
@jacobseal2 жыл бұрын
@@peachmelba1000 No.
@francescoli3062 жыл бұрын
@@peachmelba1000 Yeah it's a competition.. Your ego wins.
@peachmelba10002 жыл бұрын
@@francescoli306 Whoa, Jan, come on. You're casting some very baseless aspersions. How did you reach the conclusion you made from my truly anodyne declaration?
@sundance9042 Жыл бұрын
Me Too .. I was 24 and played it constantly.
@johnmavroudis20542 жыл бұрын
"Burn The Witch," "Karma Police," "Pyramid Song," "Everything In Its Right Place," "How To Disappear Completely," "The National Anthem," "Identikit"... they have a massive amount of brilliant songs to check out. You could do full album dives of "OK Computer," "KID A," and "A Moon-Shaped Pool" (which are my three favorite albums... and ALL brilliant) Cheers!
@cosmiccat67082 жыл бұрын
Played "A Moon Shaped Pool" today, for the millionth time. It's so beautiful. As I said to Doug, for me, they can do no wrong. Amazing band.
@jameshannagan42562 жыл бұрын
In Rainbows as well is fantastic especially the basement session and the other basement session from the King Of limbs.
@johnmavroudis20542 жыл бұрын
@@cosmiccat6708 Totally agree. "Moon-Shaped Pool" might be their most underrated album" absolutely gorgeous. a haunting masterpiece.
@cosmiccat67082 жыл бұрын
@@jameshannagan4256 Absolutely. Love both those albums too.
@cosmiccat67082 жыл бұрын
@@johnmavroudis2054 A masterpiece indeed.
@lawrencegillies2 жыл бұрын
Pyramid Song is probably the one I'd most like to see you check out
@freitinhas71062 жыл бұрын
yes
@gthobaben2 жыл бұрын
That rhythm that snaps from “wtf” to “oh”
@zinAab792 жыл бұрын
This is definitely a song he must react, this is radiohead at their proggiest moment
@justsomejusstsome89942 жыл бұрын
@@zinAab79 Definitely not. Their jazziest moment more like it. Paranoid Android is as proggy as it gets for RH
2 жыл бұрын
i agree
@paullyp11112 жыл бұрын
You need to just do the album as a whole. It’s one of the best of all time. No weak spots.
@slm23742 жыл бұрын
I’ve always thought of Radiohead as chemists. LOVE that band. At the end of the day their music articulates what is true about every human being on this planet: you can’t put me in a box because even I don’t know who I am or where I’ll go, so it would certainly be ignorant of you to try.
@mirjamvond17312 жыл бұрын
Thom Yorke's voice is unparalleled in terms of color, quality and emotion. It does something to you 💜
@chuckcribbs33982 жыл бұрын
He’s got an excellent range and can hold the high notes. “Creep” being one.
@Voxelize5 ай бұрын
This song is comfort food for my soul. It's so fun to watch someone be surprised by each transition in a way I can't anymore after listening to it over and over for a few decades.
@tommonk76512 жыл бұрын
I'm 62, and I feel like Radiohead is one of the most sonically interesting bands to come along in many years. They are incredible live! Glad I discovered them some years ago. OK Computer is definitely one of best, if not the best, rock album of the 90s.
@X-boomer Жыл бұрын
Thom Yorke rewrote the rules of melody, harmony and rhythm. And now they’re better than they ever were before.
@daemon42022 жыл бұрын
I remember in college I was dating this girl who was both a radiohead fan and loved the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series, but absolutely refused to believe me when i said the album and specifically paranoid android was inspired by the books, and even karma police was inspired by the books (a single throwaway line in so long and thanks for all the fish i believe).. She steadfastly refused to believe me and it was playful bickering about it for a few weeks until I finally grabbed a copy of the book and highlighted the words "marvin the paranoid android" and handed it to here.... she broke up with me that day :D side note.. this song is hands down one of the most amazing songs to test good audiophile headphones on. There are no words to describe the differences between what you think the song sounds like, and what it actually sounds like on killer cans.
@Atlas656 ай бұрын
"I finally grabbed a copy of the book and highlighted the words "marvin the paranoid android" and handed it to here.... she broke up with me that day :D" Hahaha, wow sounds like she had a problem with being able to be wrong, or admit that she was wrong.. Well her loss. Or maybe you dutch a bullet there. Either way.
@deathkampdrone Жыл бұрын
So, I was 13 years old when this album broke the sound wall back in 1997, and I had just started taking guitar lessons. My best friend and I went to this classical guitar dude once a week, and we would bring songs that we liked, so he could put down the tabs and teach us how to sort of play them. First week we brought an Oasis song, next week we brought a Blur song. Third week we brought THIS fucking song, and I never thought I'd see the look on his face replicated. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking me back to the sweet nineties for a moment, Doug :D Great watch! I believe this song is about the fall of the roman empire, by the way. Just like that haha
@marcvolgers83522 жыл бұрын
12:20 "Than functional tonality dictates". Music theory is a wonderful thing, as long as it's *descriptive*, but it sometimes tends to become *prescriptive* (and often from a western classical point of view) and in my opinion it goes wrong there. Theory can't prescribe how you should write a song, it should hand you the tools to write a song and to communicate amongst musicians. It can give examples of how you could write a song, what chord progressions work etc. But it should only be there to help the composer, inspire to be creative. I guess that's why there are musician that are weary of music theory, because they're afraid it limits them. I don't think that's necessarily true, but I do understand where this thought comes from. I hope that videos like this help musicians to understand the value of knowing (some) music theory, because the more tools you have for grabs, the more you can utilize to be creative with.
@timcliffsmith2 жыл бұрын
Like any art form, if you are good enough, the rules are there to be broken.
@marcvolgers83522 жыл бұрын
@@timcliffsmith the question if there are any "rules". I think a lot of things are just conventions based on observation of often used concepts. Sometimes I think it's ok to speak of a "rule", for example that C, E and G form a C major chord. That we call it major is a convention, but that the notes together have a specific relation is undeniable. It helps to give chords names that make some sense (although how we name them is a convention). In terms of composition, I wonder if we should speak to much of "rules". A G7 doesn't have to resolve in a C even when that is used a lot. We can describe what happens, but can't prescribe that a G7 must resolve in a C. There are many options. Theory can help us understanding that. But nothing more. In my opinion.
@timcliffsmith2 жыл бұрын
@@marcvolgers8352 I know nothing about music (beyond listening to it), but of course you are right. 'The word 'rules' implies externality, when often they are reified conventions.
@memetherapy2 жыл бұрын
I used to write before learning theory. It's only helped. Not because it's prescribed what I should do... but actually developed the connection between the instruments, my ear and my imagination. If you're learning music theory properly, you are effectively ear training more and more abstract concepts, which then allows you to compose and improvise much more fluently. Often inspiration strikes quick, and so searching for what we hear for too long might actually crash the inspiration wave.
@marcvolgers83522 жыл бұрын
@@memetherapy I identify a lot with what you say! When I was 16, I started playing guitar and wanted to write metal songs. Learned a few chords from my dad. Never had any form of training, other then from the tab books I got from the library. Over time I learned theory. I never was anti-theory, but just wanted to make music. In hindsight, not sure if this was the best method, but it kinda worked for me ;-). But theory really helped my understanding what I did and what I could do even more!
@melvinvandegraaf27382 жыл бұрын
What a great video! You truly made my day, man. Sorry if my English is bad btw. I'm Dutch, so... Anyways, I gotta tell you... About an hour ago, after a long day's work (9 am - 9 pm) I was doing one last chore around the house before I could put my feet up and enjoy a nice night off. I looked on my phone and saw there was soon to be uploaded video of you watching Paranoid Android. And mannnnnn, it put a big fat smile on my face. Thank you so much. I really enjoy the videos. Please keep it up.
@justsomejusstsome89942 жыл бұрын
Van der graaf generator is een geweldige band als je die kent. Moest er aan denken door je naam
@melvinvandegraaf27382 жыл бұрын
@@justsomejusstsome8994 Bedankt voor de tip. Ik zal het snel eens gaan luisteren!
@stephanelepagnez72092 жыл бұрын
This song is so great and has so many layers that it is funny to watch Doug’s face when the sections are changing.
@Eam0ndo2 жыл бұрын
I grew up with Radiohead and when ok computer released it was a mind blown moment. My favourite band of all time and for me Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are especially unique.
@ketnerjo Жыл бұрын
Hi Doug. Truly amazed by your knowledge of music theory first demonstrated to me in your Radiohead "Daily Mail" video. Would love to see more videos like that, you behind a piano demonstrating, in this instance, "functional tonality" and how "Paranoid Android" goes against that. That "Daily Mail" video is one of my top 10 KZbin videos of all-time, across all topics/genres! Cheers!
@wotsitalabowt2 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Radiohead perform this live a couple of times in the late 90's. It was arguably better than the record and slightly more unhinged in places. Such an incredibly talented band.
@there4im8392 жыл бұрын
YES! You are now infected with the Radiohead bug. This entire album deserves your analysis and many repeated listens. Greenwood is a pioneer, whose work increases with complexity over the years. I cannot wait for more.
@leviddesign45372 жыл бұрын
One of the best albums of all time. And I'm a metal head!
@betodaval Жыл бұрын
I humbly believe that you must have, or at least had in some time, a troubled mind to fully grasp what's being emotionally described in this song. For a person that struggled with depression and anxiety in the past, I can't think of a better way to put all the turmoil caused by the rush of emotions, that sometimes propel you and sometimes freeze you, all at the same time. It's true agony. This is an amazing piece of music, but it's not easy to endure.
@swavyquain2 жыл бұрын
What an absolute beaut of an album. The Bends was a HUGE album at the time but OK Computer was a SHOCKINGLY great album. Ah man! those were the days!
@hummadruz2 жыл бұрын
Privileged to see them live at their 'Homecoming' gig in Oxford back in the day. When it came to 'Rain Down' the heavens opened and we were deluged by a rainstorm of almost biblical proportions. An unforgettable moment in an unforgettable show. This is one of my favourite Radiohead tracks.
@markholmes23572 жыл бұрын
I was there too- never seen rain like it!
@memetherapy2 жыл бұрын
That reminds me how it was raining during their setup at Osheaga (Montreal), and it was their In Rainbows tour period... and the clouds literally parted and a huge rainbow appeared right at the beginning of their set. It was epic.
@robertfoster36872 жыл бұрын
I was there with him at South Park. An incredible day with an incredible band. Unforgettable.
@leec670710 ай бұрын
I'm from Oxford but didn't get to South Park. I was at Glastonbury in 1997 and have seen some of them around (early 00's).
@user-oy7gz5bf2h2 жыл бұрын
Man. What a band. Even if you hate their music, you gotta respect they always followed the art. That would be my ideal band to be in!
@TheWindcrow10 ай бұрын
This music video had my hypnotized as a teenager watching MTV at night. It came on at least every other night. So nuts to still hear it to this day with the same power to blow my mind.
@nekkar8688 Жыл бұрын
Hey! We still need more Radiohead! 😄Recently came upon your videos and I enjoy your perspective. As for a suggestion, Radiohead Live from the Basement - Codex is a track I think you would enjoy.
@Johro662 жыл бұрын
Marvin the paranoid android : "brain the size of a planet and they ask me to make the tea..."
@chuckcribbs33982 жыл бұрын
I’m not a huge Radiohead fan but this album is one of the best of all time in my opinion. The writing, the musicianship, the ethereal experience and all most every song is a hit. Just a fantastic album.
@1jmiddy Жыл бұрын
If you think it’s one of the best albums of all time how come you’re not a huge fan? :)
@theblan1k0ne Жыл бұрын
@@1jmiddyI mean I think The Strokes debut album “Is This It” is one of the best albums of all time but I’m not really that big of a Strokes fan. What I’m trying to say is that even if a band makes a good album that doesn’t mean you HAVE to like their whole discography.
@emailaccount-t4k Жыл бұрын
I have studied much of Radiohead's lyrics. This song has been slow to figure it all out, like over 15 years of trying to put my finger on it exactly. I feel I'm close, but the thing that Thom Yorke said about this song always sticks with me as the biggest clue, He said (paraphrasing from memory) he accidently bumped into a woman at a bar (clip seen in the music video) and they became furious. He said the look in her eyes was terrifying and that he will never forget seeing what he saw in that woman's angry eyes. This song's meaning hovers around our reactions to other strangers and our relationship with them.
@MichaelNaydeck Жыл бұрын
This album has some of my favorite memories of the early 2000s. I used to love listening to this album while I was living in Japan. The dystopian soundscapes and the awkward feeling of the album met a new resident's insecurities and gave me a familiar escape. This track, has been the first track I play on every computer/phone/sound system since.
@getexis86852 жыл бұрын
Yes, what a beautiful band. Imagination seems to have no limits with certain bands. The chromatic compositions and lyrics that build a living and breathing being reveal much of what they think. On the contrary, other bands seem to build a Frankenstein that despite being alive is actually dead. At the end of this song we witness something unusual; a revelation of a harmony of elements that seem to emerge from a chilling sensibility. So raw, so down to earth, a vivid release from the black human ghosts.
@salvatormund12 жыл бұрын
This is my absolute favorite album ever. Got it in the midt 90's and stil have it... the song is ... so beautiful. Was then, and still is now.
@TheSlysterII2 жыл бұрын
Love this video, it just amazes me how people can come up with these chords, melodies, lyrics, if you really listen, it is so intricate, I stand in awe of these people, I so wish I had their talent.
@dvs0n311 ай бұрын
I love your videos. When i was doing my dual hons Music and Music technology, we had a lecturer who was a classical composer for stage/tv and film quite famous in some circles though i wont name drop, anyways for our first year music theory and composition classes it was year was when Paranoid Android/OK:C came out and it was one of the songs i brought in (we all got to bring in songs or music pieces to deconstruct) its quite cool seeing you mention some of the same things he pulled out of the music. He loved it BTW he said he was buying the album after class.
@jacobbrown760 Жыл бұрын
Amazing reaction!!! so cool to see someone share analysis of the music theory (which we know Radiohead harmonically are fascinating) - and the lyrics - while still appreciating the feel of the music at the same time 👌🏻 10/10 sir
@robdaniel32112 жыл бұрын
Ok Computer is one of the masterpieces of recorded music by one of the greatest bands.
@TheXlen2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact the song is featured in one of all time best animes, Ergo Proxy
@ERICKATERLE2 жыл бұрын
This song is classic Radiohead and your reactions were excellent! They’re chord progressions are extremely interesting at times! Such emotional music. 😊
@Hehe-nt4oe2 жыл бұрын
They are chord progressions
@sundance9042 Жыл бұрын
I was 24 when OK Computer was released. I played it constantly. Beautiful, dystopian .. almost prophetic.
@nurrnena77982 жыл бұрын
Radiohead 'Bloom' From The Basement is an interesting one - sounds like it's falling apart any second, but at the same time makes total sense. There's also a version of Bloom with Hans Zimmer for Blue Planet II
@neilscotter51912 жыл бұрын
I once heard that the line "Kicking, Squealing, Gucci, Little, Piggy" was a diss at the Spice Girls. Also Radiohead are responsible for introducing me to my two favourite bands Pink Floyd and Muse. I started listening to Radiohead about 20 years ago at university. I read up on them and saw the comparisons between DSOTM and OK Computer and started listening to PF and was hooked. At the same time I had a friend who said if I liked Radiohead I should give Muse a listen. So I did. I hear Thom Yorke doesn't like Muse though. 😞
@kzryzstof2 жыл бұрын
Reference to Spice Girls?! D: Mind Blown.
@cloudtowerphotography8152 жыл бұрын
I'd like to think that they had more important things to think about than dissing the spice girls.
@imconfused69552 жыл бұрын
Nice to see someone else who appreciates all three bands as much as me
@vurogj2 жыл бұрын
@@cloudtowerphotography815 So would I, but great art responds to, and reflects the world around it, and Paranoid Android was released three months after the Spice Girls stole the Brit Awards show, featuring Geri Halliwell in "that" Union Jack dress. I can certainly see Thom having an opinion about the biggest UK pop act at the time wearing a half Union Jack/half CND symbol dress at the biggest UK music industry event.
@cloudtowerphotography8152 жыл бұрын
@@vurogj OK Computer was recorded between September and October 1996 though.
@philanderson51382 жыл бұрын
it's funny. i don't understand chords/a minor/d/etc and i never will - that's why i watch you. but your facial expressions and body movements are exactly what i do when i listen to the amazing radiohead. it just shows it gets you inside whether you know the technicals like you sir, and when you just hear it as a fan. good work - i've looked forward to this one.
@SamRoads2 жыл бұрын
If it's something you'd like to understand, try 3 or 4 videos about music theory and you'll be up to speed, no problem. Learning the language of music is way easier than learning a spoken language.
@Bobbias2 жыл бұрын
@@SamRoads always a good idea to learn at least the basics so you can better understand what he's talking about, but without the experience of playing an instrument or singing, that's all it will do.
@davidguimaraes89162 жыл бұрын
Yup! I agree! There's a lot of things in common between Dark Side and OK Computer. A sick society that demands you to follow what they want, no matter what. Two of my favourites bands, by the way. Great video! Great job, dude! Excuse my awful english, I am from Brazil.
@LG_79842 жыл бұрын
I'm only half way through, and this is a brilliant reaction. This was great!
@breakdancinfool2 жыл бұрын
I love watching when Doug's mind is being blown by unusual or rule-bending uses of music theory!
@pablolazaromartinez35412 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this récord but hearing your explanations makes me like It even more!
@MDIman422 жыл бұрын
Hey Doug, this is one of the few that was a first listen for me as well. But I know that will not be my last listen to Radiohead. Thanks for opening my eyes to a great song and band!
@jameshannagan42562 жыл бұрын
I envy you so much you have so much greay music to discover one thing you should know is that all their albums sound quite different from one another I would highly recommend the two stellar basement sessions live in the studio.
@sparko20122 жыл бұрын
I have listened to this song hundreds of times and saw them do it live in Warrington, UK circa 2000 on the Big Tent tour they did. Still to this day it blows me away the same as it it did the first time I heard it. I think it's important when listening to songs off OK computer to consider them in the context of the album as well, the album tells a story to the listener.
@BlueaxeReproductions2 жыл бұрын
The are some great interviews out there, particularly with Ed O'Brien, and he basically doesn't know any music theory, and they really just do thing to serve the song, no ego, just pure inspiration
@jameshannagan42562 жыл бұрын
Johnny is well versed in music theory.
@andyisdead2 жыл бұрын
Ed O'Brien doesn't write songs
@awakeningcry2 жыл бұрын
If you weren't aware, this song won the Ivor Novello award for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" in 1998. Well deserved! It also marks a "certain" point in my life. For the lion's share of the 90s, any kind of distorted guitar was like fingernails down a chalkboard to me. Being a teenager in the UK, this meant that I missed Britpop altogether. Somehow I just grew out of that phase, just in time to appreciate this song. Indeed, my older brother who had spent 6 months in India, was shocked, to say the least, when I played him this song after he came back!
@MakoyUnggoy2 жыл бұрын
I remember the video to this, you couldn't predict where that was going as well!
@languagelesslau11 ай бұрын
This is one of those albums that's best to listen to from start to finish in one sitting. It's masterful as a cohesive body of work.
@sirmang90322 жыл бұрын
Their best song is off The Bends, the album before this, Street Spirit. However this is their best overall album and it's on par with Beatles White Album, Floyd Dark Side of the Moon. There simply is no bad track on this album, they are all masterpieces. Not many albums you can come across that have absolutely no filler.
@lascienzainunclick2 жыл бұрын
I love street spirit, so sadly ipnotic.
@andeglenderson5240 Жыл бұрын
Paranoid Android can take a whole lifetime to unpack
@tzetzeflysoup2 жыл бұрын
Very pleased to see more analysis of Radiohead's work by your well informed self. I'd love to see your appraisal of their song Bodysnatchers, recorded live on Later with Jools.
@briandanielson5818 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely insane composing by Greenwood. It's pure genius dragging the listener along.
@TippiGordon2 жыл бұрын
This is fast becoming my favorite KZbin channel. The sheer joy in discovering these songs, along with the brilliant analysis of both the music and the lyrics, literally brings a tear to my eye. It reminds me of the handful of professors I had many, many (many!) years ago who were so brilliant and captivating that it was impossible not to want to learn more.
@BlackAlbino20002 жыл бұрын
There are a few albums in my life that seriously blew my brains out and Ok Computer is the best fitting example of those few, every single section of every song never lost any of it’s mystery , cleverness and relevancy since it’s release about 25 years (?!!!) ago . I was 18 and just started my first year of college , I was impressed by their previous record the Bends but when we put this album in the cd player at our dorm it just completely broke all our expectations . Boom there you go, alternative music changed forever and lifted to new grounds… thank you for your very well thought out reaction , maybe check another one of Ok Computer. A favorite of mine that I still listen to frequently is Subterranean Homesick Alien , the atmosphere on it is just magical .
@fibrown4442 жыл бұрын
When I heard that key riff on 'Creep' back in the day I knew these guys be a band we'd talk about 25 years later. Funny you mention Thom's vocal colour, we both have a neurological condition called synesthesia, which I think helps see their music in a different way.
@eggstu2 жыл бұрын
This music video is phenomenal and so are the live performances of this song. Very impressive live
@michaelmarhal2 жыл бұрын
hey, i liked hearing your thoughts on this one. i've heard this song over 100 times so it's cool for me to hear other perspectives on it
@chazybrewster2 жыл бұрын
Oh man! I was at that recording of the Colbert Report with Radiohead as well. A private little concert. So lucky!
@jameshannagan42562 жыл бұрын
What was the track list I know about Bloom and the Daily Mail but nothing else.
@chazybrewster2 жыл бұрын
@@jameshannagan4256 they also played Little By Little, Morning Mr. Magpie, and The National Anthem”. I believe they played a couple more for the studio audience that weren’t broadcast, but I can’t remember what they were.
@trufflehund2 жыл бұрын
Love your reaction. It is like watching a child hearing the Beatles for the first time and seeing the wonder, surprise and delight in their faces. Non-formulaic music.
@JBlood-gf5pv2 жыл бұрын
The whole record is a masterpiece. This is the outpost of its ambition, and the anchor track, one in the same. Just beautiful.
@Johro662 жыл бұрын
Please do "the Daily Mail (from the basement) from Radiohead. Man.. There's just too many.. And Radiohead are.. I have no words. They make everything else seem sort of ordinary..? and the emotion they convey in ALL of their songs is just amazing.
@PlumCrumble Жыл бұрын
In the UK, OK Computer is regularly included in 'Top 10 Albums of All Time' lists... Quite worthy of it too in my opinion!
@TanguyBlanchard2 жыл бұрын
Do you have perfect pitch? This is super cool
@Doug.Helvering2 жыл бұрын
no...it's well-trained relative pitch.
@TanguyBlanchard2 жыл бұрын
@@Doug.Helvering nice! i hadn't seen you using a reference :)
@jonathankirton56432 жыл бұрын
If you haven't listened to Street Spirit (Fade Out) it is a must. Love Paranoid Android but then I'm a HItchhikers Guide to the Galaxy fan
@yorkiephil12 жыл бұрын
Your reaction to Daily Mail was so superb, I'm beyond delighted that you did this. Thank you...
@shindama2 жыл бұрын
In my early 40’s and fell in love with Radiohead in my late teens
@Geburah822 жыл бұрын
Loving your appreciation of this Doug, so many people just don't grok how masterful Thom Yorke's composition is, and that's before we get to some of the ridiculous vocal control he has. I would absolutely love if you would be willing to look at some of his solo work, under Thom Yorke.
@yvesblues5602 жыл бұрын
Loved it: Changing cromatics :) so soothing... section 3 is a prayer
@janc7342 жыл бұрын
What a great reaction! So interesting and fun to watch. I LOVE Radiohead and this is probably my favorite song of theirs.
@denysmace38742 жыл бұрын
What I love about your review is, somehow it's wrong (are they going to E? Oh, no. Ah, there it is. It's late!) And somehow, it sounds fantastic and just works
@jameshannagan42562 жыл бұрын
You should do this entire album it truly is brilliant and the songs are very diverse and meant to be listened to as a whole like a prog record. There is a very good reason so many Jazz and even Classical musicians love them and cover them.
@mintegral1719 Жыл бұрын
"like a prog record" In my opinion OK Computer straight up IS a prog record. They can say it's not, but I mean... it ticks all the boxes
@bryandeschenes61532 жыл бұрын
My favorite Marvin story involves him being left behind on a barren planet while the rest of the crew (Arthur, Ford, Zaphod, Trilian (I think that's her name)) travel through time. Well, they end up leaving Marvin on the planet for 7 times the length of the universe. Even worse, something happened to Marvin (can't recall) that shortens one of his legs, so that for all that time, Marvin walks in a circle, and every so many billion years, changes direction. You can see why he's so depressed.
@aaronl42422 жыл бұрын
Even Doug can’t keep up with Radiohead. Complex songwriting, but just amazing
@matthewmuziani19612 жыл бұрын
I love you videos man, and the fact you could follow a radiohead song harmonically in your head without an instrument(which is what I would need to reference) is pretty fucking amazing. I’ve said it before, I strive to have an ear as good as your.
@Andytheashton10 ай бұрын
It’s sort of based upon Happiness is a warm gun by the Beatles Ok computer is like a single album reboot of the white album. Blows my mind how thom yorke uses his voice almost like a string instrument at times as part of the overall arrangement
@cardiffcanton4mm9362 жыл бұрын
Doug I’ve been watching a load of your videos and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed listen to music with you, especially Pink Floyd etc.. However, your reaction in this was priceless, this song really speaks to Thom’s unique creativity 👍🏻
@MrWestie19852 жыл бұрын
Love those moments where you just absent mindedly whispered "wow". A truly magical composition.
@Easyasinstallations Жыл бұрын
Damn Doug! So glad I found your channel. Your so great to watch and see the facial reactions. Keep it up mate. Love it.
@stonemoshed2 жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs that is probably a product of its time . The end of the 20th Century was looming large and there's a sense of end times, urgency & change in this song, informed by the impending millennium.
@Agostoic2 жыл бұрын
Induced anxiety Y2K was too real man.
@neurons0nfire2 жыл бұрын
These videos are always amazing.. thanks for all the insight
@cedlim19 ай бұрын
Knowing that this album was released in 1997, could the guitar solo that occurs at 8:00 minutes be referring to the sound of a modem connecting over a telephone line, which at the time was the way to connect to the internet?
@JH-lo9ut21 күн бұрын
This song is a whole mental breakdown. It is all over the place. I love it
@snarkyguy26572 жыл бұрын
While it may not be conducive for a reaction video, I'd suggest watching the early versions of Paranoid Android that they played live. You can hear the early arrangements of the song, the original Hallelujah verse, etc. It's interesting to see their progression on the song to it's final form. Also, if it wasn't mentioned already, according to Radiohead lore, the original line was "God Loves His Children...That's Why He Kills Them...Yeah". The rumor was that the record label had issues with that, which is why it was changed to just the repetition of the line.
@MrStarchild30012 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reviewing one of the most genuinely trippy songs of the 20th century! PS: This song isn't another Dark Side. Maybe reminiscent of Atom Heart Mother in terms of being wild :)
@cylinrage11742 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU DOUG!
@TheCraich2 жыл бұрын
Drumbeat for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Catching Smoke. Also, I really like the way you talk over the music and stop it only when it's necessary. Best reactor!
@tomscott443811 ай бұрын
The guitar from Jonny reminds me of the zither Anton Karas played on the score for The Third Man. I certainly get the feeling of being isolated and alien, because I've never felt like I fit in anywhere. Probably why I so like and identify with this band and their music. Lately I've been listening to bands like Radiohead and The Flaming Lips. Music that was happening in the 90's while I was too busy pretending to be what I thought was an adult. Just trying to catch up on what I missed now. In 2024 I've never felt more connected, and more alone.
@oddbender4232 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this song thousands of times since it came out, in cars, on headphones, loudly and quietly, and I've never once heard that low talking voice under the first verse. mind blown
@adrian.banninksy2 жыл бұрын
I like the fact that you are watching outside the progressive rock boundaries. Radiohead is a band which is progressive on his own way, in my opinion..."Paranoid Android", as a track of the "OK Computer" album, was a game changer for me personally. From the beginning of the 80s until 1997 (release of this Radiohead album) I had developed some sort of progressive rock tunnel vision. It was Radiohead that put me out of this. Nowadays Radiohead is one of my favorite bands. The new material is slightly different, but never a dull moment. Besides that, I always appreciate the unconventional approach of this legendary band. I hope you will do some newer track some times. I am curious about your opinion on these ones...advise to pick: Pyramid Song or Everything In Its Right Place (they are probably interesting with regards to their time signatures). It's nice to see in the comments that your channel also reached the Netherlands and that I am not the only viewer from that country :-) )
@andrewhuggins90082 жыл бұрын
The album I return to the most. One of the best bands I've seen live (out of 100s) and the soundtrack band of my life. Great analysis and reaction fella