Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Track Listings
| 1. You |
| 2. Creep |
| 3. How Do You? |
| 4. Stop Whispering |
| 5. Thinking About You |
| 6. Anyone Can Play Guitar |
| 7. Ripcord |
| 8. Vegetable |
| 9. Prove Yourself |
| 10. I Can't |
| 11. Lurgee |
| 12. Blow Out |
Product Description
Amazon.ca
It's that old story: unknown British band gets an American hit single, gets huge off the back of that one song, and the success ends up destroying them. Fortunately, Oxford quintet Radiohead were the exception that proves the rule. Radiohead's albatross was "Creep"--a titanic anthem to paranoia, self-hatred and self-obsession, utterly huge in every way. Pablo Honey, though, is much more than filler. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" is certainly as good as "Creep"; swathed in walls of feedback, it races blindly into a apocalyptic chorus, frontman Thom Yorke singing "As the world turns and as London burns, I'll be standing on the beach with my guitar." Certainly, indie-rock seldom got better than this, and elsewhere "Vegetable" and "Prove Yourself" pulled similar pyrotechnical tricks. Pablo Honey was later superseded by first The Bends, and later OK Computer, but it's certainly much more than a curious debut. --Louis Pattison
Product Description
RADIOHEAD Pablo Honey (Deleted original 1993 US issue 13-track CD album including Stop Whispering Anyone Can Play Guiter plus 2 versions of Creep complete with picture sleeve. This copy has a deletion cut on the spine but is still factory sealed with original pink & white hype sticker on the front CDP7814092)
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:LP Record
Extreme high quality and fast shipment. This is a brand new item and was factory sealed. Nothing negative to say. Highly recommended!!!
Format:Audio CD
You might recognize Radiohead as being one of music's most acclaimed groups, and while that is very true, it all had to start somewhere. Pablo Honey is Radiohead's big debut, but believe it or not, It was a relatively polarizing album among critics simply because they couldn't decide on wether the album's AAA hit: Creep (an amazing song!) was the only song worth while. I personally am one to deffend Radiohead and say that the rest of this album is worth checking out too. This album feels very grunge influenced is some cases, like in: Anyone Can Play Guitar, Creep, and You, which are some of Radioheads more "tradition" rock pieces and are the albums biggest highlights. However the album takes a much sweeter turn for: Stop Whispering, Thinking About You, and Blow Out, which are also nice songs. Sure, It's not one of Radiohead's best Albums, but it can at least hold it's own amongst the rest!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By nico_laos
Format:Audio CD
You know your album is sub-par when your strongest single is on the disc twice. But despite the fact that this cd is only so-so, I still love listening to it. This album represents what I wish I could see more bands achieve. How many times have you listened to an album and thought to yourself, "I can hear so much potential." Even though the album isn't as great as you would like it to be, you're still applauding the effort. Occasionally, as in the case with Radiohead, a band will seize that potential and go beyond all expectations. Radiohead started out as a pretty weak band but soon became my all-time favorite musicians. This album is an important precursor to the greatness they would achieve later and should not be passed up.
As a side note, the song they became famous with, 'Creep', soon became the band's least favorite song. Through the 'Bends' and 'Ok Computer' years, Radiohead would often refuse to play 'Creep' while on tour. Last year while touring for 'Hail to the Thief', the band unexpectedly performed 'Creep' for the Atlanta crowd. Thom Yorke seemed to enjoy playing the song that he despised so much and acted playful on stage even adjusting some of the lyrics, like "I wanna perfect soul" with, "so I can look good next to you," while showing off his best feminine pose. It seemed that they were comfortable enough with their post-Creep accomplishments that they felt it was OK to play that 'wretched song'.
Want to see more reviews on this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 243 reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Most recent customer reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic to have!
I admit that the OK computer album is unbelievable... but this CD is very good as well. A bit more rock than the other one!
Published on July 21 2008 by Martine
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pablo Honey is one of the worst albums in recent years
Pablo Honey is hollow. Radiohead's Creep is one of the worst songs to be released in the last 10 years. The writing on this album is horrible. Read more
Published on Sep 18 2006 by Vader
1.0 out of 5 stars
This sucks!
I hate this band. Everytime I hear something good about one of their albums and I go out and buy it I am let down. I bought this and it sucked! Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004 by Morton
1.0 out of 5 stars
Before Radiohead were interesting...
...they sounded like every other guitar rock band on the planet, and if there's anything Radiohead usually aren't, it's generic. Read more
Published on Jun 9 2004 by "thenintengenius"
2.0 out of 5 stars
Wait just a sec...
Any of you true radiohead fans find this album unbearable, cliche of rock that you've been hearing for the past 5 years or so (which is why we love radiohead so much; they are so... Read more
Published on May 19 2004 by Scott
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Start
I'm probably one of the most unorthodox Radiohead fans. Instead of starting with "OK Computer" as my first Radiohead album, I started with "Kid A". Read more
Published on April 26 2004 by The Guy
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Start...
Radiohead started off as most bands... A confused, experimental group of guys who just wanted to sound good. Read more
Published on April 15 2004 by Yash Srivastava
2.0 out of 5 stars
Just.... Mediocre
Obviously a lot more straight-ahead than Kid A or Amnesiac. Some standouts are "You", "Creep" and .... oh, I guess that's it.... Read more
Published on April 11 2004 by David
3.0 out of 5 stars
from little acorns...
Sometimes its hard to extract an album from a whole catalogue of work, difficult to contextualize something that led to so much more. But let's try. Read more
Published on Mar 9 2004 by marty mcfly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome record....
Too bad for all those people that caught on later. Some of radiohead fans have been there from the beginning. I love new radiohead but for the same reasons anymore. Read more
Published on Feb 25 2004 by TheWarInside
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
- Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > Britpop
- Music > Pop > Britpop
- Music > Rock
- Music > World Music > Europe > British Isles
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
