Radiohead – Pablo Honey
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Pablo Honey, released in 1993, is Radiohead’s debut studio album. The record navigates early ’90s alternative rock and grunge influences, combining jangling guitars, earnest vocals, and occasional bursts of distortion. Thom Yorke’s voice conveys vulnerability and tension, while tracks like “Creep,” “Stop Whispering,” and “Anyone Can Play Guitar” hint at the sonic ambitions that would later define the band. At times the songwriting leans on familiar rock tropes, but it also offers moments of emotional directness and melodic clarity. While Pablo Honey is often regarded as the least adventurous entry in Radiohead’s catalog, it carries a certain rawness and immediacy that fans appreciate in hindsight. The album captures a band still finding its identity—but already showing flashes of future eeriness and depth. “Creep” became a seminal hit that both overshadowed and elevated the album, and in retrospective view Pablo Honey is frequently revisited for its historical importance and youthful earnestness.
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“Before they were an experimental powerhouse, Radiohead made a fairly generic, if somewhat underrated, grunge debut with Pablo Honey.” – Far Out
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: RadioheadLabel: XL RecordingsFormat: LPUnits: 1Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative Rock, Indie RockA1 You
A2 Creep
A3 How Do You?
A4 Stop Whispering
A5 Thinking About You
A6 Anyone Can Play Guitar
B1 Ripcord
B2 Vegetable
B3 Prove Yourself
B4 I Can'T
B5 Lurgee
B6 Blow Out