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I'm not sure that this is a review of the album at all...


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RADIOHEAD — Ok Computer
Review by jrfernan
Well, what can I say! greenback pretty much said it all in his/her review:

"I think it is a music for people who like to live forever with messy desperate humors, like the untidiness in an apartment of a bunch of marginal, unemployed pot smokers, who completely have no sense of structure and elegance! "

LOL!!!!!!!

That has to be one of the funniest things I have EVER heard or read! The sad thing is that it's probably not far off from being the absolute truth.

I won't argue whether OK Computer, or Radiohead, deserves to be categorized as prog or not. From the looks of it, anything can fit into the prog category these days. I will say this though: this record epitomizes the current state of world affairs and the decadence of the arts.

Whenever I listen to Radiohead's music ONE vision comes to mind: MISERY.

I understand that there is a place for dark music. There always has been and there always will be. But the problem I have with OK Computer is that it's terribly composed and executed. Radiohead sound like a bunch of school kids learning their instruments, TOGETHER! I say this in all seriousness: I have NO DOUBT that my 10 year old son(who's a flautist) and a couple of his school mates can composed MUCH more interesting music than any of the garbage on OKC.

I sit here in disbelief at how waste like this can sell millions of copies, yet IQ cannot make a living from their music! IQ band members have to have day jobs, yet Radiohead make it onto Jay Leno! AMAZING is an understatement.

I place Radiohead into the same exact category as Boards of Canada. Both are despicably OVERRATED and cater to dope heads and adolescents. They are both dark and boring, while offering very little originality. Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground had pioneered this style of "Heroin Grunge" approximately 30 years ago. In the case of the VU the band members had "some" sense of compositional structure and progression, but Radiohead takes this style to a cheaper, darker and deeper pit.

I'ts sad that progarchives only allows a minimum of one star.

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=92087

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Many generalisations and not a review of the album in my opinion.
    

Edited by Tony R - September 26 2006 at 12:08

...and the story continues...:

Please do not report any more of the spam reviews ("love the site" etc.) They are easily spotted and will be dealt with OK.

This review says nothing really about the album that is supposed to be reviewed

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=92398

Just some thoughts about two reviewers – progmanc and vangelis02:

 

both appear close to each other, sometimes the same day and even the same hour;

both give almost the same (or very similar) valuation of  albums;

both have rated all top three Pink Floyd albums with 5 stars;

both gave less favourable valuation for top three Yes albums;

both gave even less favourable valuation for top Genesis albums;

as if agreed, both gave only 2 stars for “Lamb lies…”;

but both didn’t rate Rush, King Crimson, Marillion or DT.

 

Don’t you think they are one person duplicating (with some slight variations) reviews? And don’t you think all of them should be deleted?

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=92485

sularetal wrote: Gordian Knot's first release, "Gordian knot"   http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=17769   "Beautiful, great power....is one of the best music that i never hear. Yeah! Very recomended!! ( 'Code/Anticode' ) 'Grace' is a lovely song. 'Srikara Tal' is a 9:25 song..trance.. 'Rivers Dancing' is a powerful sound Masterpiece. John Myung from DREAM THEATER!!!. but...PAUL MASVIDAL DOESN´T play .... :-( ... Spanish guitars, Chapman Stiks , electric guitars, drums, synth, NO vocals , SEAN MALONE BASS...great."   IMO not a very helpful review...