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THE REVIEW
The debut album of the Oxford band dates back to 1993. An immature work through and through. It's as if Radiohead were searching for their soul but could not find it. Too much clemency towards this album only because the ones to follow will be of the highest level.
"You" is a good start and nothing more. "Creep" is probably the most famous song of the entire Radiohead catalog, as well as one of the few peaks of the album. "How Do You?" unleashes its lead guitar in symbiosis with Thom Yorke's voice. A sweet and useless lullaby takes the form of "Stop Whispering". "Thinking About You", with its insistent acoustic guitar, raises the level of the album? Dreamlike. Unfortunately, immediately the relapse with "Anyone Can Play Guitar", which references Jim Morrison (who in his life never played a guitar). "Ripcord", "Vegetable", and "Prove Yourself" do not stray from the general mediocrity of the album. The disconcerting frenzy of "I Can't" and the tender purity of "Lurgee" try to decently close the album, which, however, with "Blow Out" does not want to know.
With "The Bends" (1995), Radiohead will take aim and record their first masterpiece, but for now, there are only warning signs.
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Radiohead's 1993 debut album Pablo Honey shows the band in an immature phase, searching for their identity. While 'Creep' stands out as a major hit, much of the album is seen as mediocre. Some tracks hint at the band's future potential, which fully emerges with their next album, The Bends.
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The members are Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway. They evolved from guitar-based alternative rock into work that incorporates electronics and orchestration.120 Reviews
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