- alternative rock, art rock, rock, experimental
- 53 min
- 12 tracks
- Parlophone
OK Computer is the third studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 May 1997. With their producer, Nigel Godrich, Radiohead recorded most of OK Computer in their rehearsal space in Oxfordshire and the historic mansion of St Catherine's Court in Bath in 1996 and early 1997.
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Character
Character-led, grave, contemporary and meticulous.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- NME10/10
- Pitchfork10/10
- Q5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Select5/5
- Spin8/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA
- Blender5/5 ★
- Christgau's Consumer GuideB−
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine4.5/5 ★
- Tom Hull – on the WebB+
- Paste100/100
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Airbag4:44
- 2Paranoid Android6:23
- 3Subterranean Homesick Alien4:28
- 4Exit Music (for a Film)4:25
- 5Let Down4:59
- 6Karma Police4:22
- 7Fitter Happier1:57
- 8Electioneering3:51
- 9Climbing Up the Walls4:45
- 10No Surprises3:49
- 11Lucky4:20
- 12The Tourist5:25
12 tracks, 53 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Radiohead
- Label
- Parlophone
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
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