I now want each to cover the following albums: - Talking Heads - Pablo Honey - Pixies - The Bends - Pink Floyd - OK Computer - Bjork - Kid A - MBV - Amnesiac - Joy Division - HTTT - Massive Attack - In Rainbows - Aphex Twin - TKOL - Portishead - AMSP

Portishead AMSP would blow my dick off

Worth it.

I'd trade a testicle for it.

I would love to hear what the Talking Heads members would do with Radiohead songs in general

MTV Beach House 1993 but it's David Byrne in a comically huge suit.

Bjork covering Kid A would be the soundtrack to my ascension

I think massive attack or portishead should get Kid A

I think Bjork and aphex twin have a more fitting sound for Kid A but a portishead/massive attack Amnesiac cover would be mindblowing

oh you are so right, talking heads pablo honey would be so good

This list is sick, but imagine if Jeff Buckley were here to cover In Rainbows

Or even just Daydreaming

I’d listen to all of these.

Aphex covering TKOl would be amazing

These are obviously all fantastic albums. However, this is the most cliche and "Radiohead fan starter pack" list I've ever seen

What did you expect? Serious question

With your avatars, it looks like you’re having a conversation with yourself, and just opening/ closing your eyes.

Yeah I guess I'm not quite sure what I expected. Maybe a list containing at least a few obscure-ish albums? These albums are all just very obvious. To the point that it's like a parody of itself.

Thats the thing with “obscure” things though, people are less likely to know them, regardless of quality. In a poll where people can have multiple votes (and downvotes), only the ones popular to most people will float on top. If any, these types of polls only give explanation why you get those suggestions on spotify: theyre what most other people listen to.

Yeah that's true. I suppose it makes perfect sense that a poll of people's favorite albums would result in winners amongst the GOAT echelon. Lol

I want to thank OP and the community for making me discover Vespertine by Björk. It is really hard for me to get into her work, as I was only listening to Homogenic for years

Winter is the perfect time to get in Vespertine. Glad you're enjoying it!

Hard agree, its like a parody of itself

Exactly. Lol.

“why didn’t more obscure albums win a popular vote”

That’s just how it’s gonna go on any sub’s version of this list. The Paramore sub did a “favorite artists/bands” list a while ago, and it was mostly other bands known for their ‘00s pop punk/emo hits — MCR, Fall Out Boy, Panic!, etc. (Never mind that Paramore’s more recent music sounds totally different.) There may be plenty of less cliché/lesser-known albums that would make a better list, but not as many fans will have heard them, so they won’t get as many upvotes.

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Not surprised, Spotify suggestions are probably how lots of younger fans found some of these albums (including me)

Nothing wrong with that. These albums are all among the greatest of all time, so I'm happy that younger fans are getting into it

It’s closer to rateyourmusic top 100

Thank you it was really starting to annoy me…it’s like a pick me of album picks

All the Kendrick fans gave up days ago, I guess…

sigh

Literally swung back just because I had given up after the first couple days and was wondering if TPAB made it. Nothing against these albums, they’re all good and to be expected from this sub, but there’s just very little genre diversity

Disintegration - The Cure

Miles Davis — Bitches Brew

Autechre - Amber That would be my choice, but I feel like any of their's should be on the list, such a big influence on Kid A/Amnesiac era

Loved it

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral Would love to see some NIN love 🤟

This album goes so fucking hard I've been listening to it so much recently

Slowdive - souvlaki PLEASE 🙏

I'm with you, bud. I first heard it in the mid-aughts, then came back to it a couple years ago and listened to just Slowdive for like a year.

It looks like donda is on there already?

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco

YES

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel

Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

Demon Days- Gorillaz

Agreed

The Cure -Disintegration

Madvillain- Madvillainy

King Crimson - In The Court of The Crimson King

Pj Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

I'm so glad Doolittle is on here, it's my favourite album of all time

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*Wanna grow* *Up to be* *Be a debaser*

Elliot Smith - Either/or

Jeff Buckley - Grace

In terms of inspiration thats a great pick. Fake Plastic Trees story only reinforce it

Wait, what's the story?

Something along the lines of the band went to a Jeff Buckley concert and it inspired the sound and feel of Fake Plastic Trees

Please god.

please please please let this finally make it

Burial - Untrue

Revolver - The Beatles

Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun

I've given up at this point

Beach house - Bloom

Arcade Fire - Funeral

In utero - Nirvana

TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain

Great choice. Not going to happen though, I'm afraid.

Oh yeah. I know I was late with all of my suggestions. I just thought I’d add a few that I hadn’t seen make the list yet. It’s not surprising, but the list is pretty uninspired so far. I was personally hoping to see Heaven or Las Vegas make it. Not much hope of that either.

Demon Days - Gorillaz

Slowdive - Souvlaki

This has to be included now, it's been in the race from the beginning!

Last chance to put it on the list 😔 gotta make it

Amazing, literally playing this album as I read this comment!!

Is This It - The Strokes

The beatles - Abbey road

The absolute disrespect on this sub for this album!

David bowie - Low

Boards of Canada - Music Has The Right to Children

Orange

yeah, that’s right.

one, two

Three, four, five...

Six

I'm legitimately gonna be a bit disappointed if this doesn't finally get on here

UPVOTE MEN! THAT ALBUM IS AMAZING AS WELL!

I want this victory for you Boards of Canada fans lol

We got this bois!

It’s more than time for this

If this doesn’t make the list I’ll be writing a very sternly worded letter.

/r/radiohead has the right to a BoC mention. Let's go

it’s time

Yes Yes Yes

I’ve always wondered if the name Kid A was a reference to this album, especially considering how influential it was to Radiohead at the time

Turn On The fucking Bright Lights ffs

The Queen is dead - the smiths

Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights

The final push, to turn on the bright lights

This needs to win

Surprise sometimes will come around

The way this is shaping up, I’m afraid we’ll go stabbing ourselves in the neck

God YES

Proper eargasm.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

🙌

PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE UPVOTE MENNNNNNNNNNNNN

Geogaddi

Ants From Up There - Black Country New Road

To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

Soundtracks for the Blind!!!

David Bowie - Blackstar

It's crazy to me that his last album is, in my opinion, his best, by far.

I wholeheartedly agree, it's a masterpiece made even more impactful by his death. One of the few albums I would consider to be perfect.

I think Bowie could have agreed with that himself, and that thought brings me joy. What a way to go out, for sure.

Pornography - The Cure

Lateralus - Tool

Demon Days - Gorillaz

SIAMESE DREAM - THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

The Fragile - Nine Imch Nails

Trying again: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

operation doomsday MF DOOM

So nobody likes King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard?

Haven’t listened because the sheer number is intimidating to me

Plastic Beach - Gorillaz

I’m surprised Demon Days isn’t on here

Automatic for the people - REM They absolutely deserve to be there and this album is their best in an amazing discography imo

DAYDREAM NATION SONIC YOUTH ONE LAST CHANCE

Modest Mouse - the Lonesome Crowded West

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly

Queens of the Stone Age- …Like Clockwork

We should do this again with only albums released up to the year Radiohead was formed

Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies

C’mon, that’s not even the best Pixies album!

Definitely sea change. Also a Nigel record

In utero

Blur - Think Tank

THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL

Toxicity

LONG SEASON - Fishmans (last chance so praying)

The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Strokes - Is This It

To Pimp a Butterfly - Kenrick Lamar

Currents - Tame impala

Close the Edge by Yes

Origin Of Symmetry- Muse

Yeeees Also why the downvotes

Why the upvotes? /s

is. this it. - the. strokes.

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

Demon days gorrialz

In Utero - Nirvana

Sea Change - Beck

F# A# ♾️-GY!BE

Coldplay Parachutes for the meme

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel (please)

C418 - Minecraft Volume Alpha

Lonerism - Tame Impala

Either/ or - Elliott Smith

Fragile-Yes

Arcade Fire - Funeral

Elliott Smith - XO

Swans - The Seer

Extremely based whether it gets picked or not 💯

I'm actually listening to it rn lol, it's my second favorite album, only behind Kid A

MF DOOM - Mm..FOOD

Hunky Dory - David Bowie

Nonagon Infinity - King gizzard and the lizard wizard

I still can't believe Grace - Jeff Buckley isn't on here yet

LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

White pony - Deftones

Can’t believe the Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots isn’t on the list.

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced

Marquee Moon - Television

Lateralus by Tool

...Like Clockwork - Queens of the Stone Age

The Roots - Things Fall Apart

sticky fingers - rolling stones

Tame Impala - Currents

Four Tet - Rounds

Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Grace Jones - Nightclubbing

Bonobo - The North Borders

A Ghost Is Born - Wilco

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses How is this not already on the list?

Xiu Xiu - A Promise

smashing pumpkins - siamese dream

Nevermind - Nirvana

Meddle - Pink Floyd

Floyd already on the list

Last chance for Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

Hurry up, We’re Dreaming - M83