But I was using the terminology of technology to express it.

The paranoia I felt at the time was much more related to how people related to each other. Yorke, however, explained that it stemmed mostly from his personal experiences travelling non-stop in a touring band. The album’s lyrical themes and composition has it hailed as way ahead of its time, predictive of society’s obsession with technology, and the isolation and paranoia that comes with it. Lots of people, lots of ideas, and we all could pull in the same direction. It was very high-level thinking, conceptual, moving forwards in terms of sonics, and beautiful songs. Then new-ish engineer and future Radiohead mainstay Nigel Godrich told Rolling Stone of the recording sessions:

The result was 1997’s OK Computer, which was designed as a deliberate reaction against the grunge movement of the 1990s. Radiohead have stripped away many of the obvious elements of guitar rock, creating music that is subtle and textured yet still has the feeling of rock roll.Despite not having a hit anywhere near the size of “Creep”, Radiohead’s previous album The Bends (1995) was successful enough for their record company EMI to give them complete creative control. The anthemic guitar heroics present on Pablo Honey and even The Bends are nowhere to be heard here. Using the textured soundscapes of The Bends as a launching pad, Radiohead delivered another startlingly accomplished set of modern guitar rock with OK Computer. Yet all of this would simply be showmanship if the songs weren't strong in themselves, and OK Computer is filled with moody masterpieces, from the shimmering 'Subterranean Homesick Alien' and the sighing 'Karma Police' to the gothic crawl of 'Exit Music (For a Film).' OK Computer is the album that establishes Radiohead as one of the most inventive and rewarding bands of the '90s. It's a thoroughly astonishing demonstration of musical virtuosity and becomes even more impressive with repeated listens, which reveal subtleties like electronica rhythms, eerie keyboards, odd time signatures, and complex syncopations. RADIOHEAD / OK COMPUTER - vinyl LP - Even at it's most adventurous - such as the complex, multi-segmented 'Paranoid Android' - the band is tight, melodic, and muscular, and Thom Yorke's voice effortlessly shifts from a sweet falsetto to vicious snarls.

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