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Revolver ... of course.
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Revolver, easily.
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i guess they both are transition albums, i guess.
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OK Computer is great, but Revolver trounces it easily, as it would most other albums.
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Yeah both great albums. I don't really have a preference to be honest, but in what way are they similar? Apart from both being great of course.
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Revolver by a large margin

not a Radiohead fan at all
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I feel closer to Radiohead. OK Computer seemed prescient to me at the time, and really seemed to anticipate the sudden re-emergence of protest movements in the US and Canada, which was exciting (e.g. the 1999 Seattle protest of the World Bank). I had always read about the 60s and 70s protests, but when I was growing up I wondered what happened, why Americans settled for apathy; but suddenly young people were out in the streets again, and OK Computer seemed like the soundtrack for that time, even though it came out 2 years before that. The lyrics to "Electioneering," an otherwise seemingly weak track on the song, was actually key to the album, and the times: 

I will stop at nothing.
Say the right things when electioneering
I trust I can rely on your vote.

When I go forwards, you go backwards
And somewhere we will meet.
When I go forwards, you go backwards
And somewhere we will meet.
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I wish Radiohead had more substance to their songwriting.
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I find both albums innovative - both bands great - The Beatles the greatest - both albums contain excellent songs - but: Revolver the least coherent of all Beatles' albums - Ok Computer more coherent than Revolver - Ok Computer is a grower - I prefer the Computer over the Revolver.
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Points: 14256 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2013 at 18:21
OK comp is best Radiohead
Revolver is not best Beatles

however Beatles win this one by a hair
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Me not like Yorke's voice.



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Points: 2085 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2013 at 18:47
1-0-1- me also not happy with the warm gun - not fun - though - with the Revolver - not the Resolver...But the Revolution the - Resolution...?
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Points: 13032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2013 at 09:58
Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:

OK Computer is very overrated
This!

Haha, and The Beatles are THE MOST OVERRATED.... EVER

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Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:

OK Computer is very overrated
This!

Haha, and The Beatles are THE MOST OVERRATED.... EVER

As band they probably are, but I personally consider  Revolver and Abbey Road two masterpieces.Ok Computer is for me nothing more than a good album. If you speak of "Love me do" you may be right, but I wonder what Radiohead could have done if they were around in 1962 
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:

OK Computer is very overrated
This!

Haha, and The Beatles are THE MOST OVERRATED.... EVER

As band they probably are, but I personally consider  Revolver and Abbey Road two masterpieces.Ok Computer is for me nothing more than a good album. If you speak of "Love me do" you may be right, but I wonder what Radiohead could have done if they were around in 1962 
 
The Beatles are not really overrated by musicians and critics imo but often are by casual music listeners.
 And as was mentioned this was from 1964-1970.....styles and recording was far different then. Would Radiohead even exist if not for the originals like The Beatles....a topic for another thread.
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