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Radiohead - Pablo Honey (Collector's Edition)
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Some bands are born into greatness, others grow into it. Radiohead fall into the second category, but as these rarity-filled collector's editions show, they grew fast. The grungy, glammy Brit pop of Pablo Honey (1993) was a worthy debut, with the heroically self-loathing "Creep" and Thom Yorke's slightly worrisome admission "I want to be Jim Morrison." You can hear hints of a different fate in the bonus tracks, though: Amid blustery post-punk ("Inside My Head") and a heavy-breathing acoustic "Creep" were dystopian fever dreams ("Coke Babies") and catchy Luddite paranoia ("Killer Cars"). With its wild sweep of sound colors and exploded emotional palette, The Bends (1995) was some next-level business; songs like "Fake Plastic Trees" and "High and Dry" were for the ages. The period's B sides were similarly adventurous: Alongside essential acoustic versions, there are the Indo-flavored gem "Lozenge of Love" and the spacey choirboy nightmare "Bishop's Robes."...full text |
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Hearing Radiohead in 1993 was, to many, a little like hearing the “British Nirvana.” This bitter grunge stuff was withering on the vine, with the American kids on their way out of the Seattle haze. ‘93 was the year of In Utero, the year before we lost Kurt, the year of Pearl Jam’s Ten, and STP’s Core. Yet the influence of grunge was already slipping: Whitney Houston topped the chart with a bleedin’ soundtrack, for one, and Dr. Dre introduced us to The Chronic. But here was this group of Oxford gents with this Pablo Honey and this song called “Creep.” Pablo Honey didn’t stand out in ’93, at least to the best of my recollection. It was a record I had but a record I didn’t particularly need. “Creep” kept making the rounds, though, no matter where I went. In fact, that fucking song overshadowed everything else on Radiohead’s debut. I dunno, maybe it was all of that 90s self-loathing we were all so comfortable with....full text |
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March 24, 2009 - Originally released in 1993, Pablo Honey harkens back to an era when Radiohead was just that new British band with the latest quiet verse/loud chorus song, 'Creep' (to their much-publicized chagrin). The album is now being re-released, along with The Bends and OK Computer, as a special collectors edition. Pablo Honey is of its time; this is not the pensive Radiohead that emerged in subsequent recordings. The band on this album sounds more like grunge-influenced Brit-pop. Bucking this trend, 'Prove Yourself' is thoughtful and expansive and 'Blow Out' carries that even further, alternating between chill and dense layers of sound. A curious spirit of experimentation touches everything, foreshadowing the more complex musical exploration Radiohead would bring their next album, 'The Bends.'...full text |
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