Radiohead
Ok Computer

There are albums that change you, or at least change your way of seeing things, of feeling them change within you, one of these is definitely "Ok Computer" by Radiohead, released in 1997. This album literally revolutionized a certain type of "guitarism", illuminating the "straight path" for hundreds of bands who until then considered their six-string an "ordinary" instrument; listen closely to "Ok Computer" and tell me if you won't be left open-mouthed and ears wide open before the work done by the two guitarists Colin Greenwood and Ed O'Brien, practically two wizards of the aforementioned instrument who invented, alongside the evolution of Radiohead, not just a way of playing, but of approaching the electric guitar and its countless effects.
The "legend" tells that it was recorded in a theater and that many parts (including vocals) were recorded "good at first," and those who know what that means understand; added to the band's talent is certainly the excellent work of producer Nigel Godrich who ensured that "Ok Computer" became not just a classic but an outstanding case of innate originality, great rock, for the use and consumption of a generation, ours often (and willingly?) lost among modems and advertisements, televisions and space satellites.

The album exposes and describes with meticulous clarity the disorientation experienced by anyone who has been swallowed by the system and upon realizing it, loses all certainty, all objectives; confirming this is the global success and the millions of copies sold and downloaded from the internet of the album (Radiohead don't blame fans who download their music from the net, more than new U2?).
"Airbag" takes us to a new sonic dimension made of delicate arpeggios and sinuous bass lines, which along with Thom Yorke's voice make this song the first classic of the album. What to write that hasn't already been written about "Paranoid Android"? Listen to believe, almost seven minutes orchestrated masterfully between strident guitars and melodic moments of inestimable value, surely the most representative track of the album for what the group wanted to communicate with the work of "Ok Computer"; all the songs in the album travel on the same level, I mention for the sake of record the ones that struck me more than others: "Exit Music (For A Film)" slow and poignant at the beginning, grows gradually until it explodes into a kaleidoscope of electric sounds, "Let Down" delicate and enriched by choruses chasing each other on the beautiful final melody, "Karma Police" which needs no introduction, which interrupted by the spoken word "Fitter Happier" pairs with "Electioneering" with a sound that takes us back to the band's early productions (style "The Bends" and why not, a bit of "Pablo Honey") and the final "No Surprises" which should make us all reflect a bit on the direction of our life and "Lucky" a song capable of turning a gray winter day into a "glorious day" (read the lyrics).

I repeat, listen to believe, if you don't have a copy of "Ok Computer" buy it immediately or... acquire it by other means...
Definitely visit the original official website www.radiohead.com personally managed by the band with extensive sections dedicated to decidedly interesting things (various links, message boards...). Enjoy your listening.