OK Computer, best album EVER?

[traingosorry]

I love the album and all, but would I say it's the best? I 'm not so sure.

Radiohead the greatest, OK?
(BANG) - Radiohead's 'OK Computer' has been voted the greatest album of all time.

The British band was awarded the prestigious title after topping a poll by British TV station Channel Four to find music fans' favourite records.

Radiohead, fronted by Tom Yorke, beat off stiff competition from a host of critically acclaimed artists including The Beatles, U2, Queen and Nirvana to claim the top spot.

The 1997 album, which was a worldwide hit, was closely followed by U2's 'The Joshua Tree' and Nirvana's 'Nevermind'.

Scandal-hit Michael Jackson's pop masterpiece 'Thriller' - which spawned an incredible seven hit singles - was voted into fourth position.

Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' came fifth, Oasis' debut album 'Definitely Maybe' sixth, while The Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' and 'Revolver' came seventh and tenth respectively making them the only band to have two entries in the top ten.

Radiohead's victory was applauded by a whole host of musicians including REM singer Michael Stipe who described the album as a "classic, brilliant record."

The poll quizzed half a million people to find their favourite records. The results were broadcast on television last night (17.04.05).
http://entertainment.sympatico.msn.ca/celebs/articles/1129792.armx

 

[nadroj1985]

If I was forced to pick one album, it's probable that I would pick OKC.

 

[Gaston]

As big a Radiohead fan that I am, it's nowhere close to best album of all time. Good, but not THAT good. They must have polled Gen X'ers.



Gaston

 

[nadroj1985]

These lists are always odd. I don't know how I can agree so fully about the greatness of OKC, even though I think that practically all of the rest of the top 20 should be nowhere near a top 20 list.

C'est la vie.

 

[musicPhan#41]

i wouldn't say it's the best album of all time. i love it though.



i would have put Dark Side above OKC.

to each his own, eh?

 

[MoreInSorrow]

Wow. Yeah, that could be such a hard one to peg....so many to choose from. I'd have to agree with phan and say Dark Side, or maybe The Wall, or The Joshua Tree.

 

[LITB]

Yes it is excellent (albeit majorly depressing), but I wouldn't vote it the best - come to think of it I don't know which album I'd choose tho...

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

yeah, i couldn't imagine voting it the best album ever. i couldn't really imagine voting any album the best ever, though. that just seems a little drastic.

either way, ok computer is really great.

 

[theFijian]

Most of the people who vote in these things can only remember what happened five minutes ago. Which is why Oasis polled higher than the Beatles (can you imagine if Bjorn Again had polled higher than Abba?), and Coldplay polled higher than David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, The Smiths and Bob Dylan. These lists tell you next to nothing about the true value of the music concerned, they're only useful in giving you a hint at what might be worth listening to.

 

[mewithoutyouska]

its no where close to the best, it is poo

 

[Idicious]

Don't think it deserves the #1 place, but then again it's a very commercial prize I suspect, Pink Floyd should have been above at least of the ones listed there, Nirvana doesn't even have a place in top 250 imo.

 

[theFijian]

The reason why these lists are useless?

Exhibit A:

its no where close to the best, it is poo

 

[charmtrap]

There is no way to express my disappointment in OK Computer after the utter brilliance of The Bends. It was depressing to see a band with such promise go so wrong. Of course, they made up ground with the inventive Kid A.

Remember kids, nihilism and despair does not equal depth.

Best album of all time? You wish.

 

[nadroj1985]

There is no way to express my disappointment in OK Computer after the utter brilliance of The Bends. It was depressing to see a band with such promise go so wrong. Of course, they made up ground with the inventive Kid A.

Remember kids, nihilism and despair does not equal depth.

Best album of all time? You wish.

Interesting view. You see OKC as nihilistic? Certainly it is no more so than the Bends; let's not forget that that album ended with "Street Spirit."

 

[zaire]

This a channel 4 poll remember.

I was happy though that a Radiohead album came first.

 

[OrthodoxServant86]

I'll agree with the sentiment that the results of the poll are highly questionnable, and although I myself am a somewhat biased source, I would have to say that in terms of influence, quality and impact, the best album of all time is something along the lines of Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's, Pet Sounds or Dark Side of the Moon.

-Justin

 

[philN]

I think it's hard to rate a best album of all time, not only because most people who would vote have (to put it nicely) strange views on what makes an album great, but also because different albums of differing styles are hard to compare with each other. For example, Pet Sounds is one of my favorite albums of all time; I am also a big fan of The Clash's London Calling. One album is great for its pop sensibilities; the other is great for its ability to combine serious topics with catchy yet groundbreaking fusion of pop and punk. How do you decide which is better? I think it is subjective in that different albums mean different things to different people. And it is the combination of the objective art and the subjective meaning that makes an album great.


That said, OK Computer is a terrific album. It, along with the Bends and Kid A, constantly change as my favorite Radiohead album. But I do not think that it is the greatest album of all time.

 

[philN]

Oh wait, I just remembered: isn't the new Relient K album the best album ever? I thought I remembered reading that somewhere not long ago. I guess that clears up all of the confusion.

Screw Radiohead, long live CCM.

 

[The Theory]

OK Computer isn't even the best Radiohead album, let alone the best album ever.

it's impossible to decide something like that. it's about on par with trying to say that one book is better than all the other books ever published.

 

[traingosorry]

Oh wait, I just remembered: isn't the new Relient K album the best album ever? I thought I remembered reading that somewhere not long ago. I guess that clears up all of the confusion.

Screw Radiohead, long live CCM.

HAHAHA!

Interesting that pretty much everyone who has posted so far likes/ loves Radiohead but yet can all say that OK C is not exactly 'deserving' of numero uno on this silly list.
And to that I agree.
Poo? no.
Number One? not quite.

Next Top 100 list....