Customer Reviews
Ok Computer Better Than OK. 
2008-06-09
This is a great cd that definately requires your full attention while listening to.If you don't,you most likely will not appreciate the cd for all that it really is.My favorite tracks are all of them except Exit Music and The Tourist.I just haven't really found much appeal in those two tracks yet.
There's a difference between liking and obsessing, and there's a difference between disliking and loathing 2008-06-07
I admit: I am a very recent, shall we say, "convert" to Radiohead. I enjoy their music. I started with In Rainbows, and I liked it. It's a little bit poppy, a little bit arty, a little experimental. I have different phases in music: sometimes I go through classic rock phases, sometimes folk, sometimes electronica, sometimes progressive, sometimes alternative. As of now, I'm in a bit of a Radiohead/Moby kind of phase. But here's the thing. I like In Rainbows, and some songs from The Bends (notably High And Dry) and some songs from Kid A (notably Optimistic). And although Radiohead happens to be what I'm listening to for the most part right now, that doesn't mean they're Gods.
OK Computer is a cool, arty, minimalistic guitar rock album. It's very textured. It doesn't have specific catchy melodies, but it's captivating enough to listen to again. Some of it is weird. Some of it is not so weird. Standout tracks are "Karma Police," a poppy piano/guitar-driven ballad with some really intelligent lyrics, "Airbag," a creepy arty opener that's one of the most textured and ultimately rewarding songs, and "Paranoid Android," a three-part (kind of) epic that is comparable to Bohemian Rhapsody, even if it's nowhere near as complex.
So yeah, I like the album. I'll listen to it again. But guess what: I'm not hailing it as the best of the 90's. Why? Because it's not. It's intelligent, it's captivating, and it's a great album. But just because it has all these qualities does not mean it's the best. It does not mean Radiohead's the best band. It does not mean I'm going to force you to listen to it, and force you to agree with me that it's the best album ever. The sad part is, some people are forced to listen to it, and they end up agreeing that it's the best album ever because it has these qualities. They trick themselves into thinking that it's the best album ever, just because they like it and loads of other people like it. I think these people need to try getting themselves into other kinds of music, and they'll see that although Radiohead is great in their own right, there's different music out there that's just as good.
And of course, there are those who sadly think that because some people are forced to agree that it's great, they shouldn't have to think it's great. In fact, they end up forcing themselves to think that it's terrible, just to avoid ending up like the other kind of people. What you get is the same result: a forced opinion that isn't necessarily true. Now, if you don't like albums that are heavily textured, arty, and minimalistic, and prefer more uplifting lyrics, that's fine. Listen to something else, but don't force yourself to think that this is the worst album ever, and that all who like it are idiots. Just as all those who like it shouldn't force themselves to think that this is the best album ever, and that all who dislike it are idiots. Maybe you'll be better off.
Anyone who doesn't like this album, is a complete fool 
2008-06-02
There is nothing else to say about O.K. computer except that it is the best album ever made, hands down. Of course Dark Side Of the Moon is a close second.
Bewildered, on a minefield 
2008-05-30
And wondering, how, exactly, did I get here? These guys are really mad about something, but they're not going to lose their cool. Lines like "we hope that you choke" and "this is what you get when you mess with us" make me somewhat curious to find out what exactly they attempted to do, and whether it succeeded. Judging from the reviews of `crucial' and `4w3som3' I suppose someone would like us to think that they did. But what's it all about, really? It's soccer, isn't it? Isn't it?
What the album has going for it: It's spooky. The drums are weird, the keyboards (or whatever that is) are weird, the guitars are weird. It's clearly designed to be a head-trip of some variety. But really, did they succeed? It would seem, by Radiohead's own admission of `OK', that they didn't really. And I'll have to agree. This is an `OK' effort, put together on someone's computer, that at times resembles music, but mostly doesn't. I mean, I can sympathize with some of the lyrics, but the futility of hoping that someone chokes is something I left behind in High School. Maybe middle school. Maybe they're wanna-be Sith Lords, or Hangmen. Anyway, in Sum: OK.
A more than worthwhile buy for almost anyone. 2008-05-14
What makes a great album? Many things, but you just know an album is great when it is consistent and puts out more than 2 or 3 amazing tracks. I count nine memorable songs in this album that are not filler songs; they are each unique, amazing and have their own following of fans who argue over who's favorite is the best song on the album. If any one of these songs were made by a new band it would instantly be that band's "Creep" one-hit-wonder.
Another thing I have to say about the artwork: nothing short of spectacular. Several pages of post-modernist abstract and figurative excellence are packed into the booklet and enhance the experience of the album. Kudos to Stanley Donwood.
hoplessly dull... 2008-07-28
after reading so much about how this was a new "Dark Side of the Moon" I finally bought it. I know Dark Side of the Moon, Dark Side of the Moon is a friend of mine... trust me, OK computer is no Dark Side. There isn't a single memorable song on this sleepy bore. There is more memorable music in Time's guitar solo than this whole cd. The band sounds like they're on thorazine as they slip through one echo drenched yawner after another. that echo stuff gets old as it is listening to U2...why build a whole career out of copying it? wildly over-rated by those who haven't heard stuff from the 60s and 70s. Pop music's standards have seriously slipped and people who regard this aural sedative as a "classic" record are proof.
Great Album 2008-07-20
Without a doubt one of the best albums Ive ever heard, cannot say its the greatest because Radiohead does have other albums which are as great so buy them all you will not be disappointed.
Chris Martin Rolling Stone 2008: "I would give my left ball to write anything as good as OK Computer.." 2008-06-19
This is easily one of the best album ever. An album attains the status of 'epic' when you can listen to it 3 or 4 years after your first listen, and still get the same chills and still experience the same anxiety and mood changes.
I understand why some people may not appreciate this album as much as others, but honestly, what everyone else has said is true, the more time you spend listening to the CD the more beautiful it becomes. I can't really see any current alternative bands ever releasing anything that could even be COMPARABLE to this CD for the next few decades. This album is like our generation's equivalent to Dark Side of The Moon
One of my Favorite Moments comes in Paranoid Android: The descent after the chaotic guitar riffs (It's incredible how much this album plays with your mind/emotions.. This song gets you extremely riled up, only to plunge you into a ridiculously relaxed, almost hypnotic state, and then back up again)
Watch Karma Police live in Glastonbury online, its awesome
From June 2008 issue of Rolling Stones:
"I think if you imagine Radiohead going through a jungle clearing a path, then we're the ones who are probably just criminally paving it. I would still give my left ball to write anything as good as OK Computer. I would become a eunuch just for 'Paranoid Android'"
- Chris Martin, Lead Singer of Coldplay
much better than OK 2008-06-14
i love this one from Radiohead. Its been awhile since this was released but i've only got into Radiohead after i purchased their latest "In Rainbows" and decided to check this out. It's everything that's in their current release and then some. It goes without saying that its one of the few cds that i can listen to from beginning to end without skipping over a song or losing interest in the cd midway through.
They have a way of bringing out the music without all the unnecessary distractions and things that doom other cds while in production. It's subtle yet forceful and energy filled as well. I could go on and on about "OK Computer" but most of it has already been said by other folks many times over. So i'll just end this by saying that Radiohead has a new fan in me..all because of this cd.
OK Computer...Sure, why not? 2008-06-14
Well, it is hard to describe this album. It addresses many different problems in thick layers, that may take a long time to decipher. But, this album, this band, is still relevant to this day, and i think that do not get all the critical praise they so rightfully deserve, even with their great critical acclaim. But, hey, in a world where people see "My Chemical Romance" as one of the greatest bands, who gets what they deserve?
This band is a breakthrough band, which inspired other bands such as Coldplay. This album is a hard album to follow up behind, because of the way they describe humanity with beautiful production and sounds, whether its the soul bending keyboards and guitars or Tom Yhorke's beautifully distorted voice, OK Computer is a beautiful album that shall be cherished forever.
