Tight, melodic, and muscular, this song pushed Radiohead to their very extremes with its electronic elements, odd time signatures, and intricate syncopations. Exemplary of their stylistic growth is the multi-segmented 'Paranoid Android'. Instead, they created music that is complex and textured. We used violins to make frightening white-noise stuff, like the last chord of 'Climbing Up the Walls.'' - For OK Computer, Radiohead stripped away many of the obvious elements of guitar rock. OK is where the band began pulling at its sound like taffy, seeing what happened, not worrying if it was still 'rock.' What results is a slow, haunting album with unforgettable tracks such as 'Karma Police.' Said guitarist Jonny Greenwood, 'I got very excited at the prospect of doing string parts that didn't sound like 'Eleanor Rigby,' which is what all string parts have sounded like for the past thirty years. 'Radiohead recorded their third album in the mansion of actress Jane Seymour while she was filming Dr. Released in 1997, just two years after The Bends and four years after Pablo Honey, OK Computer solidified Radiohead's reputation as one of the most innovative and provocative bands of the decade. Radiohead's third studio album, and their last offering of the 1990s, was the magnum opus OK Computer.

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 'Paranoid Android' - Rated 257/500! Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 42/500!

Ok computer radiohead album