I totally agree. A beautiful and breathtaking record, IMO. The textures are unreal, and I love the way it flows. I love it from start to finish, but would cite "Subterranean Homesick Alien", "Lucky", and "The Tourist" as favorites. The trem / wah sounds on "Lucky" are like a throbbing headache. I once read that record described as the "Abbey Road for the 90's". An incredibly bold statement! But I've racked my brain and I can't come up with anything else within the last ten years that would approach that pinnacle. I don't think this is what that writer meant, but I can definitely hear some Beatles and even Cheap Trick and Doors influences (One very pointed "Revolver" era nod). But it never comes off as derivative. I'd have to say though, that a choice between "OK" and "The Bends" would be a matter of mood. I also have "Pablo Honey" and "Kid A". Today I picked up "Amnesiac", but haven't heard it yet. I'm with you. I love "OK Computer".
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This got to be the best record of the 90's. A real trip, a soundscape. My favourite track is NO SURPRISES, it's so sad, it makes me want to cry and smile at the same time...
Corleone, regarding the "wah/trem" sounds you mentioned on "Lucky," you're a little misguided... That's actually Ed O'Brien wildy rocking a volume pedal before a Lovetone Meatball... I had had that idea for quite a bit... Pairing a volume pedal and an envelope filter just screams kooky... Almost as much as a whammy pedal before a ring modulator... And yeah, the album is great... I just put it on my iPod this morning!