I wouldn’t go that far. It paled in comparison with the Beatles, but his 70’s output was impressive
Really, if you take away the Beatles, he sort of had the career that Elton John had. A run of solid, pop and pop-adjacent hits through the 70’s that devolved into real schlock in the 80’s (which was still selling a lot of records.)  Previous Message Previous Message But I’d rather listen to Paul McCartney taking a dump than 95% of what Radiohead has produced. Previous Message but those are my personal feelings. Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message
Radiohead went from their first EP to OK Computer.
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 OK Computer is only Radiohead's third album. that's crazy. - theBard December 16, 2025, 10:43:43
- About as close to the perfect album as you’ll find - Deuce Poster December 18, 2025, 20:14:35
- Currently listening to it now* - Chilango December 18, 2025, 8:10:31
- That's plenty* - MtHoodIllini December 17, 2025, 19:57:13
- Meh. The Beatles went from Love Me Do to Tomorrow Never Knows in less time than - complainant December 16, 2025, 12:01:21
- yeah, but Paranoid Android is better than anything the Beatles ever did* - assassin December 16, 2025, 12:16:25
- There's our hottest take of the day, ladies and gentlemen!* - Illiniphil December 16, 2025, 14:45:35
- i'm channeling my inner meanjeans for fun - assassin December 16, 2025, 14:51:11
- Given how many people love them, there’s clearly something there I’m not getting - DT December 16, 2025, 16:59:27
- I don’t think I could name a Radiohead song - TarheelIllini December 16, 2025, 19:29:32
- i feel like a creep saying so, but I totally do not understand Radiohead* - Sounder December 16, 2025, 18:19:07
- It's interesting because since about 1970 everything Sir Paul's put out has been him taking a dump.* - haighter December 16, 2025, 17:33:51
- Funny, I feel the same way about the beatles.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes December 16, 2025, 17:29:00
- Ditto* - Blazer December 16, 2025, 17:54:26
- Hundo P* - bjl63 December 16, 2025, 17:12:04
- Ok* - cpsteine December 16, 2025, 14:38:57
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on December 17, 2025, 10:12:53, in reply to "It's interesting because since about 1970 everything Sir Paul's put out has been him taking a dump.*"