dbulger t1_jabnv1f wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:03 AM

I like Radiohead, but I've never understood what's so great about Creep. Every single song on their next two albums is better.

PM_ur_Rump t1_jabr2ee wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:45 AM

There wouldn't be those next two albums without Creep.

Creep was definitely a thing when it came out. And as Patrice O'Neal pointed out, that guitar chugga does something to white people.

dbulger t1_jabrfw5 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:50 AM

Oh yeah, for sure, as a step in their journey, I've got nothing against the song. If it led them to what followed, then I'm in debt to whoever saw merit in it. I'm just saying ... to me it's not surprising to see it on this list.

thisizusername t1_jactptb wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:54 PM

What’s so ‘great’ about Creep is that it’s easily accessible by a large cross-section of society. I don’t think discerning listeners think it’s all that great. The song itself, pretty good and catchy. Several notches down from most of their work. It’s not at the bottom, but probably lowest quarter.

psychpostie t1_jabp5wr wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:20 AM

It's the only song worth listening to on Pablo honey imo, they got much better very quickly

thisizusername t1_jact2xz wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:49 PM

Go listen to Blow Out, it’s definitely better than Creep, and while it still has a bit of ‘old Radiohead’ sound, the song itself is top half of The Bends good

psychpostie t1_jactchx wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:51 PM

I've listened to the album plenty over the last 30 years and it's still dreadful, I think they were lucky to get a second album, fortunately they blew it out of the galaxy with the bends.

thisizusername t1_jacurzo wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:01 PM

I don’t think Pablo Honey is all that bad in a vacuum. I think it’s like a lot of ‘pretty good’ albums, full of hits and misses.

However…we can agree to disagree on that. I do think Blow Out would have been even better and a standout on The Bends if it had been saved and recorded (possibly minor rework) during that session. Just a hypothetical.

psychpostie t1_jacvoox wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Hhmm you could be right about blow out there actually, Pablo was such a disappointment at the time, creep is great, anyone can play guitar slaps, blow out with a bit of work as you suggest could fit nicely on the bends but it's a very average album overall, I put off buying the bends for months as I was very wary about it, luckily one of my mates played it to me and showed me how wrong I was.