OK Computer
Nineties rock milestone
OK Computer is a 1997 album by the English rock band Radiohead, widely considered one of the most influential albums of its era.
The title plays on the phrase "OK, computer"—an acknowledgment to a machine—capturing the album's themes of technology, alienation, and modern anxiety.
It has become shorthand for a particular strain of art rock that blends electronic textures with existential unease.
Experimental, ambitious guitar-based music
- alternative rockNon-mainstream guitar-driven genre
- experimentalTesting new methods
- ambientOf the surroundings
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
atmospheric · synthesizers · glitchy · dynamics · crescendo · sampling
British art rock band
- tracklistAlbum's song index
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- gatefoldInward-folding printed panel format
- liner notesAlbum's accompanying text
artwork · remaster · B-sides · discography · Capitol Records · producer · studio · mixing
State of being isolated
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- isolationComplete separation from others
- modernityBeing of present times
consumerism · disconnection · dehumanization · disillusionment · societal collapse · mental health · existential dread · surveillance
Having considerable effect
- seminalFoundational and influential
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- genre-definingEstablishes a category's conventions
- critically acclaimedPraised by professional reviewers
iconic · masterpiece · landmark · canonical · cultural impact · inspirational · visionary · hall of fame
art rock
Experimental, ambitious guitar-based music
- alternative rockNon-mainstream guitar-driven genre
- experimentalTesting new methods
- ambientOf the surroundings
orchestral · atmospheric · synthesizers · glitchy · dynamics · crescendo · sampling
Radiohead
British art rock band
liner notes · artwork · remaster · B-sides · discography · Capitol Records · producer · studio · mixing · mastering
alienation
State of being isolated
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- isolationComplete separation from others
modernity · consumerism · disconnection · dehumanization · disillusionment · societal collapse · mental health · existential dread · surveillance · corporate culture
influential
Having considerable effect
- seminalFoundational and influential
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- genre-definingEstablishes a category's conventions
critically acclaimed · iconic · masterpiece · landmark · canonical · cultural impact · inspirational · visionary · hall of fame · nineties
Karma Police
Agents of cosmic retribution
- LuckyAuspicious pet moniker
- Albumsalbum, Thriller, Rumours, Pet Sounds, The White Album
- 1997 eventsTitanic, Princess Diana death, Hong Kong handover, Dolly the sheep, Tony Blair
- album coversAbbey Road, Sgt Pepper, Nevermind, Dark Side of the Moon, Thriller
- RadioheadKarma Police, Amnesiac, Lucky, Knives Out, Reckoner
OK ComputerRumours
Unconfirmed stories passed around
Pet Sounds · Tapestry · Graceland · Thriller · 1989
OK ComputerHarvest
Seasonal proper name
Nebraska · Blue · Born to Run · Americana · garage rock
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