I do remember when it came out, and not being completley into it, cos I was more taken by the Verve's Urban Hymns (still am!). That said, today it is still one of my fave albums.How time flies... Tomorrow (June 16th) is officially the 10th anniversary of Radiohead's third album 'OK Computer'. After its release on June 16th 1997, the album received rave reviews and quite soon after it was labelled as a masterpiece.
Over the past 10 years 'OK Computer' topped many and most 'Best Album of All Time'-lists, selling over 2 million copies worldwide. 'OK Computer' was the first record produced by - now longtime producer - Nigel Godrich. To the surprise of the band themselves Radiohead were (and probably still are) considered the best 'alternative' band instantly, influencing many new bands and receiving a lot of appreciation from established artists. The impact on the band, fans and media was quite well documented in Grant Gee's film 'Meeting People Is Easy'.
Anyway, back to celebrating OK Computer; BBC 6 Music are having a 'Death Of Britpop day' today. Steve Lamacq this evening will be focussing on OK Computer and playing old interviews and sessions from 1997. Show starts at 1600 hrs.
'OK Computer' also played a big role for this site. Radiohead At Ease was founded a while before the release of the album and I can remember picking up a copy on a Friday (!) before the release date. It completely blew me away and played it over and over again, which was the perfect preperation for Radiohead's show at the relatively small Vredenburg in Utrecht only 11 days later. [Listen to 'The Tourist' from that show (June 24th 1997) over at FineFineMusic.com]. 'OK Computer', Stanley Donwood's artwork and Radiohead's online community has been a big inspiration and motivation to keep this site going for 10 years now. Ten years later, ateaseweb.com is the biggest Radiohead site (according to alexa.com) and one of the bigger music websites. So , a big thanks to you all!
Got me thinking about other albums that came out that year, a few that spring to mind are Roni & Reprazent's Newforms (I can remember hearing Heroes on JJJ!) Adam F's Colours, Daft Punk's Homework..
Anyone else got any favourites from vintage '97?
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