# Is Radiohead that good?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-radiohead-that-good/181343>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 12, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-radiohead-that-good/181343 "2003-06-12T15:19:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-radiohead-that-good/181343/41 "2003-06-16T18:12:46Z")

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Having now listened several times now to **Hail the Thief** I agree that this album is not depressing. I also think it is their best album ever (though I haven’t listened to it back-to-back with OK Computer yet). Thanks also for the mentioned other Radiohead competitors, I’ve been listening to Tortoise:Millions now Living will Never Dies, and the new Sigur Ros album, both are very good albums.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-radiohead-that-good/181343/42 "2003-06-16T18:51:47Z")

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**gex gex** - very thoughtful reply. Thanks. And I agree that the “unrelenting adoration” can be a pain, but there is a difference between being programmed to like art that is “supposed” to be good, and digging deep and truly appreciating it.

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as for the main point of this thread, I guess I need to get the latest CD - enough of you folks love it and explain why in a compelling way that I want to check it out…

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