Originally Posted by Circus Horse

I think a lot of great albums are a product of the time they are written in, and kickstart a shift in popular music.

At that time in the UK, Britpop was the dominant music scene and I think "OK Computer" was one of the albums that took rock music in a different direction in the same way Nirvana or the Sex Pistols did.

Sure, it's a great album, but would it be great if it was released in 1994?

Probably not, but it'd still be good.

Personally, I think there are a lot more great albums released in 1997 that are much better than OK Computer.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, We are Floating in Space"
"Blur"
"The Lonesome Crowded West"
"Homework"
"Brighten the Corners"

And "The Mollusk", which is Ween's best album.