Customer Reviews
Not an Indie Rock fan... but a good CD.. 
2008-03-15
I'm not a big radiohead fan, or a big Indie Rock fan, but I bought the CD because I like the tune "Creep". However, Anyone can Play Guitar is pretty good, too, and I find myself listening to the whole album, even though it's not the kind of stuff I would normally listen to.
Good CD.. give it a try!
Radiohead CD 
2008-02-08
The music is great. Creep is a phenomenal song with a great hook. It didn't take long to get the CD. Great service
Great Debut by the then angsty Radiohead 2008-01-19
Radiohead's debut "Pablo Honey" may seem a bit rough around the edges after your first listen to it. It's not as smooth or as southing as their later albums. But if you take the album as it is, it is truly a masterpiece. From the angsty, beautiful "You" to the inspiring, experimental finale "Blow Out", the album never lets up. In the midst of a self esteem crisis, Thom Yorke crafted together many songs about how we all feel at least once in our lives, unsure and hating who we are. Every song has something special in store.
From "Pablo Honey", Radiohead started evolving into the experimental band they are today that hates the music industry. Thanks to this album's offering, "Creep" and it's commercial success, the band may not be where they are today. This album changed the course of Radiohead's career.
Highlights:
1)"You"-A beautiful song about a guy who is obsessed with a girl and he believes she is the "sun and moon and stars". Has guitar work that resembles later albums. It is epic when Thom Yorke holds a note throughout the entire bridge.
2)"Creep"-This is the song that is the reason why Radiohead is what they are today. A song that tells a sad story about a guy who deeply loves a girl and thinks she is the greatest thing on earth, but doesn't have enough self confidence to tell her how he feels. When he does though, she runs away. A very very depressing song that any guy can relate to at some point of your life. The bridge is one of the most emotional moments in Radiohead's career as Thom Yorke bursts out "She's running out again" in a beautiful falsetto. An absolutely amazing piece of music that's very special to me and many other angsty teens.
5)"Thinking About You"-This is hands down the most beautiful, heartfelt ballad Radiohead has ever written. It is about a guy who lost a girl to fame. He still loves her but she doesn't care anymore about him because she's onto bigger better things. Another very emotional offering that is essential to any Radiohead fans and music fans alike.
10)"I Can't"-Another sad song about someone feeling like they are incapable of doing anything. A very underrated song that has a catchy chorus.
11)"Lurgee"-One of the few optimistic songs on the album. A song about a man who loses a women but feels better now that she is gone. The dreamy melody and soft soothing vocals by Thom make this one hard to miss.
12)"Blow Out"-This song is the most like their new stuff. It has a jazzy beat at the beginning then it evolves into an intense mix of guitars and drums. An exciting end to this great album
If you're expecting this album to be like "Kid A" or "Amnesiac" you should look the other way. If you liked "The Bends" there is a huge chance you will love this one to. Let it grow on you and take the album as it is, a debut by one of the most influential bands of our generation.
Jesus Christ... 
2008-01-14
Comparing this s**t to any of Radiohead later albums is a physical impossiblity, and it's crazy to think that they were made by the same people. While it's not the worst album ever or anything, Pablo Honey is pretty damn bad in just about every aspect. The production is terrible, the lyrics are nothing special, the guitar (except on "Creep") sounds exactly like every other watered-down, mainstream band's guitar, and even Thom Yorke's voice sounds very different, and a billion times worse. "Creep" is the only song on the entire album that I would settle to say is good, but its not great. My advice to you, whether you love Radiohead, hate them, think they're okay, or have never heard them before is to buy anyone of their albums other than this. If you're really that curious to find out what this junk sounds like, download it, don't buy it.
awesome debut from an overlooked band 2007-12-31
I have always overlooked Radiohead I always thought they were a soft rock band like Kyruss, U2 or Coldplay and so I never gave them a chance until recently. This album rocks hard and is the only Radiohead album I've gotten into I have yet to discover The Bends or OK Computer I'm still to busy listening to this amazing debut so I can't say right now that this is there best album. Once I am done with this album I am going to move on to there later work. There is not one bad song on this album but there does seem to be a few filler tracks which is the reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. If your a fan of 90's alternative rock like me pick this album up you won't be disappointed.
3 out of 5 Stars 
2008-07-21
For all intents and purposes, The Bends was Radiohead's true debut. Indeed, many Radiohead fans pass over this album as if it never existed. However, listening to the album, one immediately hears a promising collection of tunes, that, while not as fleshed out as those on follow-up The Bends, makes clear the direction the band would eventually settle in. "Blow Out", ending on a long instrumental break of distorted guitars, and "You", the album's opening salvo (not to mention its odd time signature), signal the band's experimentation on future endeavors. And while the band seemingly has difficulty writing compelling material, there are highlights scattered throughout, whether it be the U2-esque buildup of "Stop Whispering", the lilting "Lurgee" or the Jim Morrison-mocking "Anyone Can Play Guitar". The true highlight, however, comes in the form of the self-loathing monster hit "Creep", which is still a radio staple today. Best bit: Lead guitarist Jonny Greenwood's two notes of distortion before the chorus (which, ironically enough, was done to try to "ruin" what he considered a poor song).
Great look back! 2008-07-20
An album I seemed to have overlooked, Pablo Honey is a great look back at the roots of Radiohead. Everyone remembers "Creep", but the album reveals a more primal grunge-alt-rock side of this musically mature band.
Best Band Ever 2008-07-05
This is the first CD of the best band in the entire universe. Buy it. Buy them all and ascend to the highest level of existence.
Awesome Rockers 2008-06-07
I've never been much into head bangin' music. But, I heard their song "Creep" on the tv show Rockstar Supernova, and was floored. I bought the CD and love to crank it up. They are real trendsetters in the music business. Rock on!!!
This could be anybody 2008-06-01
(Actually **1/2, but Amazon doesn't allow half stars.)
Pablo Honey isn't actually a bad album per se. It's just that, in comparison to the rest of their discography, it has two major problems. First, this is the only Radiohead album that could have been recorded by any competent band of their time, place and genre. Apart from the memorable single "Creep," there's nothing unique or special here, which is why "Creep" is the only thing most people know from this album. They're not wrong. Second, only about half the songs are any good. "How Do You?" "I Can't," "Lurgee," and especially the lovely "Stop Whispering" are nice enough, kinda pretty mid-tempo pop rock songs with decent melodies. There's "Creep." And "Anyone Can Play Guitar" is a damn fine, catchy number where you get to hear Thom Yorke yell that he wants to be Jim Morrison (!), which is so funny it makes the whole album worth hearing at least once. But then the rest of it is boring and/or annoying. If Radiohead would have kept writing songs like this they would have been a one-hit wonder and an early-'90s trivia question, but fortunately they got a whole lot better real soon.
Song by song:
1 You **
2 Creep ***
3 How Do You? ***
4 Stop Whispering ***
5 Thinking About You **
6 Anyone Can Play Guitar ***
7 Ripcord **
8 Vegetable *
9 Prove Yourself **
10 I Can't ***
11 Lurgee ***
12 Blow Out ***
13 Creep [Clean] **
