Author Topic: Radiohead's OK Computer - No 1 album of all time on RYM (Read 6938 times)

WildRanger · « **Reply #35 on:** February 18, 2018, 03:59:44 PM »

Quote from: Kattoelox on February 18, 2018, 03:30:28 PM

Is RYM really a hipster haven? I just use it to catalog my collection.

I think there are a lot of hipsters on RYM. Otherwise an album Velvet Underground & Nico would not be ranked as the third greatest album of all time, above any The Beatles or Zep album.

Crow · « **Reply #36 on:** February 18, 2018, 06:23:31 PM »

oh yeah RYM is hipster heaven for sure & on top of that the average scores have been declining for quite a while so all newer stuff never gets close to older stuff

The Walrus · « **Reply #37 on:** February 18, 2018, 07:12:15 PM »

People shouldn't pay so much attention to stuff like that... I bet most people would have a coronary looking at some of my ratings. It's all just personal opinion

ChuckSteak · « **Reply #38 on:** February 18, 2018, 08:24:32 PM »

I discovered masterpieces already that both RateYourMusic and AllMusic had rated as shit.

ganpondorodf · « **Reply #39 on:** February 18, 2018, 09:12:50 PM »

I have had Ok Computer for years but never listened to it. Maybe I'll finally do that today

jammindude · « **Reply #40 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:27:14 PM »

If we ALL got on RYM and started entering all our favorite albums en masse.....do you think it would do anything??

IDontNotDoThings · « **Reply #41 on:** February 18, 2018, 11:37:24 PM »

Quote from: Elite on February 18, 2018, 03:43:28 PM

Quote from: Kattoelox on February 18, 2018, 03:30:28 PM
Is RYM really a hipster haven? I just use it to catalog my collection.

Whoch is exactly what the site is for. To catalog and rate your music collection. Who cares what album comes out at the ‘top’? It’s not an objective ‘best album in the world’, just the album with the highest average score among the users of that website.

Are you implying because it's subjective, that means it isn't worth caring about? If so, I think you're in the wrong forum.

Elite · « **Reply #42 on:** February 19, 2018, 12:46:43 AM »

No, that's not at all what I meant. I think that with music, there can be no 'best', because tastes, as well as lots of external factors matter in how we enjoy music (or don't). The inherent problem with music rankings is that they can never be completely according to your own tastes. Like the top albums on RYM, it's merely an average of the specific demographic that uses the website. If you take that into account, then OK Computer is the top rated album (not the best) among the people that uses the website (not everybody).

IDontNotDoThings · « **Reply #43 on:** February 19, 2018, 12:52:13 AM »

Quote from: Elite on February 19, 2018, 12:46:43 AM

No, that's not at all what I meant. I think that with music, there can be no 'best', because tastes, as well as lots of external factors matter in how we enjoy music (or don't). The inherent problem with music rankings is that they can never be completely according to your own tastes. Like the top albums on RYM, it's merely an average of the specific demographic that uses the website. If you take that into account, then OK Computer is the top rated album (not the best) among the people that uses the website (not everybody).

Oh ok, in that case I agree.

Stadler · « **Reply #44 on:** February 19, 2018, 09:07:15 AM »

Quote from: WildRanger on February 18, 2018, 03:59:44 PM

Quote from: Kattoelox on February 18, 2018, 03:30:28 PM
Is RYM really a hipster haven? I just use it to catalog my collection.

I think there are a lot of hipsters on RYM. Otherwise an album Velvet Underground & Nico would not be ranked as the third greatest album of all time, above any The Beatles or Zep album.

What's that joke about the Velvet Underground? Only about 10,000 people bought their records, but every one of them started a band... I think they are good, but they are a transition band, a lot like The Yardbirds.

PixelDream · « **Reply #45 on:** February 20, 2018, 12:55:57 PM »

Great album, no biggie. Classic status well-deserved. But to me, In Rainbows, Hail to the Thief and Kid A are even better.

Elite · « **Reply #46 on:** February 20, 2018, 01:58:38 PM »

On some days, they are indeed, but OK Computer will likely remain my favourite Radiohead album.

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #47 on:** February 20, 2018, 02:05:50 PM »

Kid A is favorite album ever made, but I definitely OK computer as well. If OK computer is 3D, then for me Kid A is 4D. It just goes to a whole different level.

Love em both though

TheOutlawXanadu · « **Reply #48 on:** February 20, 2018, 02:37:29 PM »

I de-registered my RYM account a few years back. Constantly rating stuff was starting to take away from my enjoyment of the music. Not saying everyone should stop rating things, it just worked for me. The vibe there also put me off a bit.

WildRanger · « **Reply #49 on:** December 24, 2018, 05:49:31 AM »

When we're talking about RYM here, can someone explain a "To Pimp a Butterfly" phenomenon? That album came out in 2015 and now it's ranked as No 20 on "Top albums" list and the highest-rated hip-hop album on RYM (4.16 out of 21,210 ratings).
I like that album quite a bit, I can get its big appeal, it's probably a hip-hop album that is accessible to non-rap fans. But I think it's definitely over-praised by critics(they praised it more than any older hip-hop classic) and it has many bandwagon praisers.

lordxizor · « **Reply #50 on:** December 24, 2018, 10:41:35 AM »

Ok Computer is fantastic. Kid A is the one I think is massively overrated.

Sacul · « **Reply #51 on:** December 24, 2018, 12:11:40 PM »

Quote from: WildRanger on December 24, 2018, 05:49:31 AM

When we're talking about RYM here, can someone explain a "To Pimp a Butterfly" phenomenon? That album came out in 2015 and now it's ranked as No 20 on "Top albums" list and the highest-rated hip-hop album on RYM (4.16 out of 21,210 ratings).
I like that album quite a bit, I can get its big appeal, it's probably a hip-hop album that is accessible to non-rap fans. But I think it's definitely over-praised by critics(they praised it more than any older hip-hop classic) and it has many bandwagon praisers.

I think it's a fantastic record, and lots of people that love it have rated it highly

Crow · « **Reply #52 on:** December 24, 2018, 12:43:51 PM »

yeah maybe things are just rated highly because people like them
i mean i don't like kendrick at all but lots of people do & good on them

King Puppies and the Acid Guppies · « **Reply #53 on:** December 24, 2018, 09:50:52 PM »

Quote from: Parama on December 24, 2018, 12:43:51 PM

yeah maybe things are just rated highly because people like them
i mean i don't like kendrick at all but lots of people do & good on them

I'm with you there. I don't understand the appeal of Kendrick at all. He is a mediocre rapper at best.

Crow · « **Reply #54 on:** December 24, 2018, 10:21:00 PM »

personally i just don't like rap

WildRanger · « **Reply #55 on:** March 22, 2019, 04:23:22 AM »

OMG! Unbelievable. Now Radiohead took 3 spots on the top 10 chart.

http://rateyourmusic.com/customchart

IDontNotDoThings · « **Reply #56 on:** March 22, 2019, 06:20:20 AM »

Damn, I don't remember In Rainbows being that high. Was there a recent raid or something?

Stadler · « **Reply #57 on:** March 22, 2019, 07:36:06 AM »

Look, I LOVE every record in that top ten (except for the Radiohead; just can't do it) and I know I've said this before, but you might as well pull someone at random from a crowd and ask them the same question. That list is a function of the voters more than the material being voted on. Neural Milk Hotel is ostensibly better than "Who's Next", "The Wall", "Sgt. Pepper", EVERY Genesis album, EVERY Yes album... c'mon.

WildRanger · « **Reply #58 on:** March 22, 2019, 08:04:09 AM »

Quote from: Stadler on March 22, 2019, 07:36:06 AM

Look, I LOVE every record in that top ten (except for the Radiohead; just can't do it) and I know I've said this before, but you might as well pull someone at random from a crowd and ask them the same question. That list is a function of the voters more than the material being voted on. Neural Milk Hotel is ostensibly better than "Who's Next", "The Wall", "Sgt. Pepper", EVERY Genesis album, EVERY Yes album... c'mon.

I was stunned when I saw that Who's Next is ranked at #100 on RYM chart. That album is a huge rock classic and it should be in top 30 at least.
Rush's highest ranked album is obviously Moving Pictures and it's at #233. Just wrong.

KevShmev · « **Reply #59 on:** March 22, 2019, 08:04:20 AM »

In Rainbows is in my all-time top 10, so I am good with that.

That said, it is hard to take any list seriously where Neural Milk Hotel scores that high. Good grief.

Stadler · « **Reply #60 on:** March 22, 2019, 08:06:52 AM »

And I've actually listened to it. It's not like I'm showing bias for "my music".

Zantera · « **Reply #61 on:** March 22, 2019, 10:24:13 AM »

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is a classic groundbreaking album for its genre though. It's not a 10/10 for me (maybe more like 8.5/10 or so) but similar to Dark Side of the Moon being #2 (I mean it's not even the best PF album) sometimes it boils down to importance, impact and legacy more than the songs themselves.

The problem when debating lists like this no matter how many people are voting is that no matter what albums are in the top10, you can ask every person on the planet and they will say "hey, that album doesn't belong there" because I strongly doubt you'll find someone who agrees with that list 100%.

Stadler · « **Reply #62 on:** March 22, 2019, 11:55:13 AM »

True, but while I greatly do recognize importance (I have a list of about 20 albums or so that I feel ANY music fan should listen to at least once) it's all in context. As innovative as NMH might be, is it as 'innovative' as "Sgt. Pepper"? Or "Tommy"?

Zantera · « **Reply #63 on:** March 22, 2019, 12:20:58 PM »

Quote from: Stadler on March 22, 2019, 11:55:13 AM

True, but while I greatly do recognize importance (I have a list of about 20 albums or so that I feel ANY music fan should listen to at least once) it's all in context. As innovative as NMH might be, is it as 'innovative' as "Sgt. Pepper"? Or "Tommy"?

It's hard to compare across genres but it's an album that's basically to indie rock what Images & Words was to progressive metal. Whether it's the best executed album of its genre is a subjective question but you can hear echoes of it on a lot of other albums that has followed in that genre since. Indie Rock is a pretty big genre as well and if the album is that whole sub culture's bible then it's not very surprising to see it that high on a list like RYM imo.

Stadler · « **Reply #64 on:** March 23, 2019, 11:30:58 AM »

Quote from: Zantera on March 22, 2019, 12:20:58 PM

Quote from: Stadler on March 22, 2019, 11:55:13 AM
True, but while I greatly do recognize importance (I have a list of about 20 albums or so that I feel ANY music fan should listen to at least once) it's all in context. As innovative as NMH might be, is it as 'innovative' as "Sgt. Pepper"? Or "Tommy"?

It's hard to compare across genres but it's an album that's basically to indie rock what Images & Words was to progressive metal. Whether it's the best executed album of its genre is a subjective question but you can hear echoes of it on a lot of other albums that has followed in that genre since. Indie Rock is a pretty big genre as well and if the album is that whole sub culture's bible then it's not very surprising to see it that high on a list like RYM imo.

I don't question that at all; but while Images and Words is probably in my top 10 or 15 favorite albums. But that doesn't mean that Images and Words belongs in the same category, objectively, as Sgt. Pepper. It's just not.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #65 on:** March 23, 2019, 11:54:04 AM »

Comedic Value

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WildRanger · « **Reply #66 on:** March 23, 2019, 03:14:27 PM »

Images & Words is ranked at #987 on RYM (3.67 out of 8 950 ratings). It's pretty low.

IDontNotDoThings · « **Reply #67 on:** March 23, 2019, 04:47:12 PM »

Quote from: SoundscapeMN on March 23, 2019, 11:54:04 AM

Comedic Value
https://soundcloud.com/devronius/the-count-of-tuscany-indiefolk-version

This is amazing

King Puppies and the Acid Guppies · « **Reply #68 on:** March 23, 2019, 09:27:33 PM »

Any top 10 albums of all time list that contains The Velvet Underground is immediately dismissed by me. I don't care how influential that album was, or important it was to its genre. Radiohead notwithstanding. I mean I like some Radiohead, but 3 in the top 10 pretty much takes the shamalama right out of ding dong.....

WildRanger · « **Reply #69 on:** June 10, 2020, 09:50:00 AM »

Current ranking of RH albums on the all-time chart:

OK Computer - #1 (4.23 out of 59,116 ratings)
Kid A - #2 (4.21 out of 48,423 ratings)
In Rainbow - #8 (4.14 out of 39,148 ratings)
The Bends - #40 (3.86 out of 39,150 ratings)
Amnesiac - #79 (3.81 out of 32,194 ratings)
A Moon Shaped Pool - #136 (3.86 out of 22,740 ratings)
Hail to the Thief - #184 (3.67 out of 29,344 ratings)

And especially LMAO at "The King of Limbs" being bolded with average score 3.26 (out of 20,280 ratings).

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Author Topic: Radiohead's OK Computer - No 1 album of all time on RYM (Read 6938 times)