johne

Nice review, Davey Moore. I agree with dac that this is a seminal album for a younger generation much the same way that Sgt. Pepper's or Unknown Pleasures [or, arguably, The Velvet Underground and Nico, Horses (Patti Smith), What's Going On (Marvin ***e), Trans-Europe Express (Kraftwerk), Straight Outta Compton (NWA), Nevermind (Nirvana), or Ramones, for that matter) was for earlier generations. There are few albums that "change everything" for a significant group of listeners and musicians; OK Computer is one of those, no matter how popular or unpopular it is to put Radiohead down. I would place Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in the same category, and would say that both it and OK Computer "change everything" for many younger listeners, BUT can be highly influentual and even favorites for older listeners (and artists) as well, as Roygbiv says. (Btw, see his post on Wilco, and especially latest review of Yankee Hotel.) In short, OK Computer is pivitol for many, whether any single person can stand to listen to it or not.