AnotherBrick: Ok Computer = Dark Side Of The Moon?

AnotherBrick 11.14.09	whatcha intelligent sputnikers think??
jagride 11.14.09	I think DSOTM is really overrated and not even in the top 3 best Floyd albums
kitsch 11.14.09	ok computer isnt the dark side of the moon of the 90s mainly because ok computer knocks the shit out of dark side if you dont understand why ok is such a masterpiece i really cant help you other than to say listen again and again and again o and the concept for ok really isnt that important to liking the album
AnotherBrick 11.14.09	i mean ya its a damn good album but it didnt leave the impression on me that dark side did
Ire 11.14.09	I think Dark side of the moon is better along with Wish you were here.
kitsch 11.14.09	dark side is cool if youre my dad
kitsch 11.14.09	just kidding, my music taste isnt stupid like that i can appreesh that album but its only a 4/5
AnotherBrick 11.14.09	ya i'm the opposite of you. DSOTM is a 5/5 for me and ok computer is a 4/5 lol
EVedder27 11.14.09	Ok is excellent but its no dark side
theacademy 11.14.09	i think its hilarious to see people favoring ok computer because dsotm is 'overrated' i am actually silenced by the retardedness of these replies. dark side is a masterpiece. and mostly for the reason anotherbrick gave...the impression it leaves..."ok computer" is pretty much the "Silver Side Up" of the 90's
SeaAnemone 11.14.09	^explain yourself, academy
AnotherBrick 11.14.09	i agree...after one listen from dark side i instantly wanted to listen to it again and again but from what i've heard from most people with ok computer is that they didnt like it at all the first listen but after many listens it becomes one of their favorite albums. to me you dont have to force yourself to like a masterpiece
theacademy 11.14.09	@ seaanemone which part
theacademy 11.14.09	also, @anotherbrick...i've had to argue this: "to me you dont have to force yourself to like a masterpiece" so many times...i agree with you 100%
SeaAnemone 11.14.09	just because something takes more than one listen to appreciate doesn't mean it's bad and you're "forcing yourself." It simply means it's more substantial (in this case, at least) and there's too much to simply glaze over with one listen and be like "oh that was cool."
kitsch 11.14.09	i instantly loved ok computer theacademy i officially hate you for comparing radiohead to nickelback, thats retarted even from a completely objective standpoint in terms of influence
SeaAnemone 11.14.09	yea, the Nickelback part lol
theacademy 11.14.09	but what if our kids are like: 'ok computer is cool if you're my dad' 'silver side up...now there's a masterpiece'
theacademy 11.14.09	i couldnt type that without craking up
SeaAnemone 11.14.09	still makes no sense it's not cool to hate something because everyone likes it, you should probably have a legit reason
kitsch 11.14.09	ive never had to get into an album via multiple listens i pretty much know the first time i hear something if its good or not i may have to listen to it a few times to determine a rating but thats different
hipnotoad 11.14.09	At least for me it didn't take repeated listens to enjoy Ok. I fell in love with Ok the first time I heard it. However, it was after repeated listens that I uncovered more, and started to like it more. Basically at first, it was merely a 3.5-4/5 at first. After months and months of listening to the album in it's entirety, it quickly jumped to a 4.5-5. As for the DSotM comparison, I don't really see it. In all honesty I enjoy both, but they're a tad too different to really compare against each other, at least in my opinion.
kitsch 11.14.09	i was joking with the dad comment
theacademy 11.14.09	i was joking with the nickelback comparison
kitsch 11.14.09	it didnt seem like it HARD TROLL
AnotherBrick 11.14.09	hmm i guess i was going more of similar impacts on music and that sort of stuff over which album is better since that really has no accurate answer
theacademy 11.14.09	don't get me wrong tho, DSOTM makes OKC look like nickelback
SeaAnemone 11.14.09	ok I wasn't sure... I knew you liked Limp Bizcuit and shit so yea... ANYWAY... back on topic. these 2 albums aren't really all that comparable, though both are good.
kitsch 11.14.09	theacademy is our new poster retard
AnotherBrick 11.14.09	to all the people who liked ok computer after your first listen was that your first radiohead album? or were you already a fan?
Accountant 11.15.09	OK Computer > Dark Side of the Moon. Both are 5/5 and classic albums, though. For me, Dark Side is like listening to a journey. OK Computer takes you on the journey. /pretentious waffle.. But either way, i'd say OK Computer is the better album. I realise though that Pink Floyd has (at the moment) had a wider scope and influence, and DSOTM would get more votes overall. But in 50 years, I would like to think people recognise OK Computer as the overall more enjoyable record. Also, OK Computer takes a while to get into for a lot of people, true, but it NEVER gets old.
hipnotoad 11.15.09	"to all the people who liked ok computer after your first listen was that your first radiohead album? or were you already a fan?" Not going to lie, I wasn't really too into Radiohead, at the time (on a side note I first listened to it when it came out) the only song I had heard from Radiohead was (you guessed it) Creep. Though after listening to Ok, I quickly went back and listened to The Bends, which is another excellent album. Pretty much from then on I became a Radiohead fan :>.
AnotherBrick 11.15.09	ya idk though...i've been listening to DSOTM for several years now and i keep uncovering new things about it...for ok computer i dont really see what else their is to be uncovered
theacademy 11.15.09	^ its a scam. stop listening to it.
qwe3 11.15.09	why do you need to compare it to something else for it to be great? it's a fucking superb rock record even without the concept, and the concept is awesome too even though it's more a collection of related ideas. it's also better than dark side.
AnotherBrick 11.15.09	i'm not comparing it to be great. lots of places have already made the comparisons so i was seeing what you guys thought of it.
Schizophrenik 11.15.09	both are kind of overrated
Asiatic667 11.15.09	I've only heard Ok computer a couple of times. I wasn't blown away completely, but the foundation was set and I plan to get my own copy some time and grow into it. Fitter, Happier is amazing. "like a cat on a stick, driven into frozen winter shit"
Incognito 11.15.09	2 excellent albums, I've never been a fan of saying 'x' thing is the 'y' thing of 'z' timeline. I think it demeans the albums, they're both unique and fabulous IMO. If you don't think ok computer is amazing, that's fine, we all got our personal tastes.
Asiatic667 11.15.09	@incognito thanks for your insight
AnotherBrick 11.15.09	ya i've never really made comparisons like this until i read it over and over again
Smug 11.15.09	seems like mr moustache got caught with his pants down
Captain North 11.15.09	OK Computer isn't that great really, and Radiohead made two albums which are better (In Rainbows and Kid A)
Smug 11.15.09	Liking saliva and counting crows makes your opinion redundant
theacademy 11.15.09	says the kid who rated axe to fall a 1
AnotherBrick 11.15.09	not gonna lie, i'd pry give axe to fall a 1 as well
myhigherpie 11.15.09	dark side of the moon is kinda like the "you had to be there" pink floyd album, because at the time prog rock wasn't really mainstream and it catapulted the genre to popularity, so for a lot of older folk it was the first thing of that caliber that they had ever heard. but Wish you Were Here is superior to it in every way.
theacademy 11.15.09	@anotherbrick yeah but u rated more than 2 albums
Captain North 11.15.09	Also, my list of favourite bands is outdated by about 3 years now. I just can't be fucked changing it.
AnotherBrick 11.15.09	haha wow good point, didnt realize thats all he has rated. and @pie i totally agree that wish you were here is better but like you said DSOTM was the first big prog album of its time which is why lots say it is their best
dankeyes11 11.15.09	Some of my favorite albums I enjoyed right away. Some I only enjoyed after a long period of time. Never, though, have I had to "force" myself to like an album. Nobody should do that. With DSOTM, I liked it right away. With OK Computer, it felt a little like peeling back layers. There are plenty of albums that require some increased exposure to enjoy. Those are the ones that you listen to and find yourself initially unimpressed, but gravitate back to in time, for whatever reason. If you feel you've adequately listened to OK Computer and don't understand the hype, that's fine - you shouldn't have to force yourself to like it. But, don't set your opinion in stone (just in case you find yourself gravitating back to it in a month or so).
Titan50 11.15.09	OK COmputer was my first taste of Radiohead. Hooked on first full listen DSOTM is epic, but is only about Floyd's 4th best
Titan50 11.15.09	Wait, never mind. You gave Relationship of Command and Homogenic both a 2.5, your opinion is shit
qwe3 11.15.09	anotherbrick if you think axe to fall merits a 1 youre objectively a retard. "2 excellent albums, I've never been a fan of saying 'x' thing is the 'y' thing of 'z' timeline. " basically that
AnotherBrick 11.15.09	lmao last 2 comments are hilarious...in order to have any sort of valid opinion you cant be any different then every other member on here...fuck everyone having your own taste of music ya and sorry qwe that i dont get a boner anytime anyone mentions converge
theacademy 11.15.09	4th best floyd album >>>>>>> entire radiohead discography
AnotherBrick 11.15.09	hey man careful what you say, your opinion wont be valid anymore!
NigelH 11.15.09	I can see the comparison. Both albums are amazing in their own right. The way Dark Side flows together is incredible, but at the same time, OK Computer is an amazing cohesive set of individual songs. I love them both, but Dark Side is a lot more of an actual concept album.
Motiv3 11.16.09	1. Dark side is overrated itself, wish you were here is the album of the 70's 2. Yes Ok Computer is overrated too but its still an awesome album.
robertsona 11.16.09	dark side is a lil better than ok computer
qwe3 11.16.09	"ya and sorry qwe that i dont get a boner anytime anyone mentions converge" its not that at all. you like a lot of stuff i dont like, but i still realise that there's artistic merit in it. to rate it a 1 it would have to be the worst music you've ever heard and if that's the case you probably haven't listened to much music dude.
AnotherBrick 11.16.09	personally i hate converge, that isnt my type of music at all so if i cant stand any of the music on that album then i would rate it a one. i appreciate what they do for that style of music but to me it just comes off as "awful" lol but i could understand if you got pissed if i went around flaming on it but i dont do that. if someone brings it up then ill say what i feel about it
qwe3 11.16.09	if you can recognize what it did for the genre then i just don't think you can rate it a 1. i mean i hate "The Wall" by pink floyd but i know it's not a 1. im prob making a big deal of this idk
theacademy 11.16.09	yeah i think the important thing is that altho he would rate it a 1, he didn't rate it so...non-issue
qwe3 11.16.09	"he would rate it a 1" that was the issue
theacademy 11.16.09	yeah but like, I would rate the most fantastic, awe-inspiring, influential country album a 1 because I don't respect the genre. but I didn't. because I don't listen to country music. thats not really well-said but it's my point sorta...i donno..
qwe3 11.16.09	nah i got your point and i agree. js if you dont listen to that kind of music it's kinda pointless to even talk about what you'd rate it, because it wouldn't address the music at hand, it'd be like rating the genre as a whole. if you get me. i just woke up so i dunno if im being coherent
AnotherBrick 11.16.09	i mean ya i've heard parts of jane doe and absolutely hated what i heard and thought that if i would listen to it all the way through that i would pry rate it a 1 but i also hate it when people who arent into a specific genre of music listen to an album that they know they will hate and then rate it a 1 just to prove a point, which is why i've refrained from rating any converge
theacademy 11.16.09	ya ure good bro
qwe3 11.16.09	glad we sorted that out. so good to have productive arugments for a change rather than "ur gay" "no u r" "5 - Classic BTBAM - Colors nuff said" etc
AnotherBrick 11.16.09	haha no kidding...and i am starting to get into some heavier music so who knows, i may like converge soon...been listening to BTBAM, cynic, and strapping young lad
qwe3 11.16.09	SYL ruuule. check out Devin Townsend's solo stuff too, it's amazing.
AnotherBrick 11.16.09	ya man i fucking love devin townsend..listened to his solo stuff then moved onto SYL. planning on going to see him with cynic and btbam which is why i started listening to them lol
qwe3 11.16.09	cynic's focus rules. i didnt really enjoy traced in air, but thats prob because i heard focus first. i think the first one you hear is the one you like more,coz theyre so similar.
AnotherBrick 11.16.09	damnit...you just reminded me that i forgot to get that album today..
Nagrarok 11.21.09	http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=5032 I couldn't have written it any better. And DSOTM is pretty overated by most.
AnotherBrick 11.21.09	pretty good review but didnt really make me think any differently of the album. i still think that it is an amazing album but yet over rated
Uli2001 03.07.18	Nice forum and thread. OKC grows on you the more you listen to it, I have to admit. And it's better than anything Coldplay has ever done (as CM himself admits). But DSOTM was made by one of the most influential bands of all time, while Radiohead really doesn't measure up. Plus I was turned off a little by some of the juvenile lyrics in OKC. It would have sounded much better to me if it was sung in Greek, or something like that.