Thursday, February 25, 2010

Album of the Week: Pablo Honey

 
Pablo Honey -
 Radiohead

Pablo Honey is the debut studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released in February 1993.

Tracklist
  1. "You" – 3:29
  2. "Creep" – 3:56
  3. "How Do You?" – 2:12
  4. "Stop Whispering" – 5:26
  5. "Thinking About You" – 2:41
  6. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" – 3:38
  7. "Ripcord" – 3:10
  8. "Vegetable" – 3:13
  9. "Prove Yourself" – 2:25
  10. "I Can't" – 4:13
  11. "Lurgee" – 3:08
  12. "Blow Out" – 4:40
Why I Chose This

When I decided to give Radiohead a go (probably one of the greatest ideas I have ever had mind you) I made an effort to listen to them chronologically. So first up was Pablo Honey and I listened to it once, maybe twice and then heard The Bends. The Bends instantly blew me away and with OK Computer and Kid A to follow, I didn't really take the time to look back ( I actually ended up looking too far forward and hearing In Rainbows next but that's not the point). The point is that I love everything that they produce and in the last few weeks I decided I should go back and give Pablo Honey a real chance. If nothing else it will provide an interesting insight into the early sounds and styles that helped mould Radiohead into one of my favourite bands.

- Eden

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4 comments:

  1. Anyone can play guitar - but not like Jonny Greenwood...

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  2. Pretty cool album (though its not as good as their later stuff) favourite tracks are Stop Whispering, Thinking About You and Lurgee

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  3. Listened to this a 5 or 6 time snow. Great drumming, I'm trapping along with it the whole time. For me, it's an album that I don't really want to put on, but when I do, I remember that they're all good songs.

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  4. Yeah it's not an overly engaging album, I'm liking it more for easy listening, but Radiohead always amazes me so I get into it when I play it.

    As a first album I guess it did th job to get them on the map as a band with that early-mid 90s sound

    Have you heard anything else by them Hamish?

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