Recommend Radiohead

[JKTrix]

So I have $10 in Amazon.com music credit, and I decided to use it to get into some Radiohead (after hearing this.)

Problem is I don't know where to start. So, I'm lookin' for some recommendations! Full albums, individual songs, whatever. I don't mind spending a little more than the free $10, but not much more than that right now.

[charliepanayi]

Well you can't go wrong with any of it (barring Pablo Honey maybe), they're brilliant.

If you prefer a more 'indie rock' sound, get The Bends. If you fancy a bit more experimental album, with elements of electronica, get Kid A. If you want something in between, get OK Computer.

[Inferno]

I tried to restrict myself to create a top 15.

2+2=5 (The Lukewarm.)
(Nice Dream)
Airbag
Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was
Exit Music (For A Film)
Fake Plastic Trees
High And Dry
I Might Be Wrong
Idioteque
Rabbit in your headlights
Just
Karma Police
No surprises
Paranoid Android
Street Spirit (Fade Out)

And like charliepanayi, I think the "Pablo Honey" album kinda sucks, except maybe for the song "Creep"

[Rye]

I like a good amount of their songs, but the two songs that really strike me are Street Spirit (Fade Out) and Fake Plastic Tree.

[Inferno]

I like a good amount of their songs, but the two songs that really strike me are Street Spirit (Fade Out) and Fake Plastic Tree.

Probably 2 of my 5 most favorite

[JKTrix]

Good stuff y'all, thanks.

[Moon Rabbits]

Myxamatosis or Idioteque.

Radiohead is brutally overrated.

[Bunny]

My three favorite Radiohead songs are probably, in no particular order, Idioteque, High and Dry, and Street Spirit (Fade Out).

[rubah]

The important thing to recall about radiohead is that their sound changes significantly from album to album. The Bends is more like alternative rock, OK Computer is alternative rock with a lot of electronica overtones, and it's darker than The Bends. Kid A isn't really rock at all, Amnesiac is even more depressing (imo). Hail to the Thief starts the trend going back the other way, getting a bit more movement and rhythm, but still really really dark. In Rainbows is brighter in mood, but a lot of people seemed unsatisfied by it.

Songs I like, according to my iPod:
The Bends: The Bends, Black Star, My Iron Lung, Street Spirit (Fade out)
OK Computer: Electioneering, Exit Music (for a film), Lucky, No Surprises, Paranoid Android
Kid A: Everything in its Right Place
Amnesiac: Pyramid Song
Hail to the Thief: Go To Sleep (Little Man Being Erased), Sail to the Moon (Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky), Sit Down, Stand Up (Snakes & Ladders), Where I End and You begin (The Sky is Falling In)
In Rainbows: Jigsaw Falling into Place, Reckoner
Misc Live: True Love Waits, 15 Step

15 step is on In Rainbows, but I like the live version a lot

[Boney King]

Their best albums are OK Computer (if you like alt-rock), Kid A (if you like electronic/experimental), and In Rainbows (this one has a bit of everything). Pick one of these.

[Quindiana Jones]

Just is an amazing song. I can listen to any Radiohead, but I am very strict with recommendations and Just is the only one I would tie you down and force you to listen to if you'd never heard Radiohead before.

[Momiji]

I've only heard a few songs, but I've grown rather fond of 'Paranoid Android'.

[eestlinc]

Kid A is one of the best pop albums of all time. Buy it.

[Levian]

I was going to say whatever you do, don't start with Kid A.

*runs away from eestlinc*

[Madame Adequate]

I recommend avoiding Radiohead at all costs.