Nirvana’s Nevermind and Radiohead’s OK Computer: Arguably the two most influential and essential recordings of the 1990s. Both changed the face of music and gave fans tired of the old “Beatles vs. Rolling Stones” debate something new to nerd out about. Everyone, it seems, has a preference, and some would say that the band you prefer is a reflection of the kind of person you are. We won’t tell you which side of the fence we’re on, but we’ll give you a hint. On second thought, nevermind. If you’ve yet to settle your own internal debate on the subject, or think it bears further investigation, we have some ideas for easy home experiments that will help you make up your mind: Option #1: Pit the albums against each other head-to-head, track-by-track. Song five match up “Let Down” vs. “Lithium” is the marquee fight. Option #2: Rank each song on a scale from one to five, five being the highest grade. Add up the totals, divide by twelve (the number of tracks on both albums). Option #3: Ditch any attempt at diplomacy and just tells us where you stand on the subject, direct from your gut. We won’t hold it against you.
Rock Fisticuffs: Nirvana vs. Radiohead
2/12/07, 6:10 pm EST
Comments
Albert Baena | 11/10/2008, 1:15 pm EST
Ok computer is one of the albums that makes you cry, and gives you a smile at the same time.
So OK COMPUTER.!
chuy | 11/6/2008, 4:14 pm EST
OK Computer sin duda es el mejor disco de los 90’s creado por una de las mejores bandas de la historia. Se pueden escuchar las canciones que lo componen una por una y darse cuenta de que no hay ningún error en ellas, de lo grandiosos que son sus detalles y todas te llevan a emociones distintas y sus letras te hacen reflexionar acerca de muchos de los valores de la cultura occidental.
nitto | 10/19/2008, 11:14 pm EST
ok computer.. t envuelve en una atmosfera fuera de este mundo
James | 10/14/2008, 4:29 pm EST
Nirvana by far!
As for Radiohead I think that they are very overrated. I have only ever liked a handful of Radiohead’s songs.
mark | 10/6/2008, 9:51 am EST
nirvana by FAR wtf radiohead is just to depressive
heartshaped box beats okcomputer…
Anonymous | 9/7/2008, 4:40 pm EST
OK Computer is for adults
Nevermind is for Teenagers
Fitter Happier:
“no longer afraid of the dark or midday shadows
nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate,
nothing so childish - at a better pace”
So I’ll go for OK Computer because I’m not a teenager any more.
grunger | 7/6/2008, 3:26 am EST
Guys, this two records are the greates art pieces of the 90’s, but remember, without nevermind there is no Radiohead….
So I vote for NEVERMIND!!!!!!!
Cheesecrop | 7/4/2008, 5:00 pm EST
Well, I finally had a chance to listen to Radioheads ok computer. I can honestly say Nirvana has this beat pretty good.
whtttt | 6/26/2008, 2:48 am EST
i think both are cool
but i choose OK C
Gabyxomatosis | 5/17/2008, 5:37 pm EST
Nadie niega el echo de que Nirvana es y sera siempre el icono del alternativo y el grounch, sin embargo Radiohead tiene peso y sobre todo ha influenciado a muchas bandas, Kuert Cobain era un maestro pero Thom Yorke es simplemente la perfecciòn echa hombre, hace elevar los màs pesdados espiritus con sus letras desgarradoras y existenciales, no apta para mentes poco ecuanimes. Nevermind marco el inicio de una era del rock, le dio un imno al alternativo, pero Ok computer inovo todo lo antes conocido en un disco màs que cercano a la perfecciòn dandole un nuevo - y mejor- imno al aternativo Paranoid android, como protesta a una sociedad materialista que se preocupa por cosas banas que terminara por encerrarnos….
Nadie niega la grandeza de nirvana, pero en un enfretamiento Radiohead es y sera el ganador indudable..
hatter | 4/14/2008, 10:30 pm EST
of course ok computer is the best, is the perfection in a cd
Morrissey | 3/20/2008, 12:51 am EST
I don’t know why people think Nirvana has such an influence on music. I must addmit that the band and Kurt had a great impact in music and people but their fans think that just because Kurt liked The Beatles and “he didn’t want to be famous” (lie) he’s one of the greatest lyrics in music (please read the lyrics on “Smells Like…”). Thom represents so much emotion and sadness in his lyric and music. Radiohead’s music it’s more sophisticated than Nirvana’s, many jazz bands has made covers of Radiohead. Also Radiohead never mention Nirvana as one of their inlfuence.
The BEST Alt.Rock bands: The Smiths, R.E.M., Radiohead.
herb | 3/19/2008, 1:43 pm EST
oh well whatever
nevermind
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm | 2/19/2008, 1:57 pm EST
nirvana esrock pes radiohead espara niños
me my self and i | 1/20/2008, 9:28 pm EST
nevermind ! is the bible of the new era !!!
Joey Mooradian | 1/17/2008, 9:35 pm EST
Being a fourteen-year-old, I’m about as close as you can get to the epitome of the listener Nirvana wanted to throw this at. Radiohead, who I have been listening to for years, is one of, if not THE, favorite bands of my life. “Exit Music (For A Film)” reaches into anyone’s heart and grabs at emotion at bay from a lost relationship. “Subterranean Homesick Alien” just brings out this raw feeling that things might not be the way they could be, but you try and you’ll reach home.
Johnny Greenwood is one of my favorite guitar players just because he has the ability to bring out the best of any old Fender or Peavy. Kurt can only dream of being able to do what Thom and Johnny do with just about every song they write: Touching the listener’s soul. All Kurt feels is anger and remorse. Radiohead is about something bigger than itself. It reaches into the outer limits of anyone’s existance and tells them that they can do more than what life has given to them in their existance.
In “Paranoid Android”, the music makes me feel as if the need to be something greater than I am explodes from my body in victorious trek. “When I am king, you will be first against the wall”. This is the best revenge a person can exchange to someone’s being. Radiohead’s hit “Creep” is the existance Nirvana lives in. Recently in an interview, Yorke said he heard “Creep” and didn’t realize who it was until two minutes after it had been playing. This is the example of the evolution they have been going through for ten years. Nirvana will be forever stuck in their teen hatred, while Radiohead goes on to change the face of music when melodious note at a time, one heart at a time, one brain at a time, one person at a time.
-Thank You
Anonymous | 1/10/2008, 6:04 am EST
Of course Nevermind and Nirvana. I love Radiohead, and OK Computer is an amazing album. But Nirvana is the better band and Kurt is the better songwriter.
Even Thom would agree with this.
Benjamin Cuthrell | 1/3/2008, 3:20 am EST
Has listening to any song on Nevermind made you cry like “Exit Music (For a Film)” has? Has any song on Nevermind ever made you turn on the lights just one more time like “Climbing Up The Walls” has? Has anything on Nevermind ever come close to wringing every conceivable emotion out of your body the way a complete listen to OK Computer can? For that matter, will you even safely say that Nevermind is perfect 10 years from now? It’s not that I don’t like Nevermind. It once inhabited my cd player for an entire year. It can be picked apart again and again, but to me it’s about a certain time in your life that you eventually grow out of. It’s like a photo album you dust off for a foggy trip down memory lane. OK Computer, as I see it, is about a world of technology that, if you can’t clearly remember a time before computers, you’ll always be a part of.
Lou Allard | 1/2/2008, 2:06 pm EST
Both are great albums, but I don’t think Nevermind is that revolutionary. Does it really do anything that an old Pixies album doesn’t do? MTV just decided they were more marketable and pushed them on us, creating this “revolution” in music that moved us past all the old ’80s junk. Going by creativity and overall quality, OK Computer has to bet the best choice.
beverly butler | 1/1/2008, 2:08 pm EST
I see no difference between Cobain and Axl Rose. Nirvana sounded like a typical band born from the trailer park. Kid Rock could have been the singer. I’m not a huge Radiohead fan, but they at least had showed some thought in the songwriting process. Stop accepting whats handed to you. There is life outside of corporate radio.
PD | 12/31/2007, 2:43 pm EST
wow….. lotta comments, deserved though
to put things in perspective, neither of these incredibly talented artists created a genre. and simple vs. complex doesn’t make one better over the other, just different approaches. neither does qty. of sales (velvet underground is a perfect example). both Thom and Kurdt penned amazing lyrics, so much going on underneath the surface, so much that required reading into.
I love both bands and their catalogues….. both bands created incredible b-sides and both played amazing in concert. I find comparing them to be lame.
If there is one negative thing to say about them it would be this, Nevermind was over-produced (wish Butch Vig would’ve never touched that album) and Pablo Honey should not exsist.
There is nothing wrong with loving both of these artists equally, they produced and continue to produce amazing art…. I bet Kurdt would have great things to say about Radiohead if he was around and I’m sure that if someone asked Thom what he thought of Nirvana he would have nothing but praise.
Seir | 12/30/2007, 5:05 pm EST
Ambos discos son buenísimos,
Nevermind = violento
OK Computer = desgarrador
pero q pasa con No need to argue de the cranberries?
o el Homogenic de Björk?
o el Ágætis byrjun, de Sigur rós?
o el Ten de Pearl Jam?
Hay varios discos que han sido olvidados (y menospreciados)
handsofftopiccommentswillbedel | 12/27/2007, 8:02 pm EST
ok
computer.
BATASO | 11/17/2007, 1:25 pm EST
EL MEJOR DISCO DE LOS 90’S ES “NO NEED TO ARGUE” DE THE CRANBERRIES LE GUSTE A QUIEN LE GUSTE
BATASO | 11/17/2007, 1:25 pm EST
EL MEJOR DISCO DE LOS 90’S ES “NO NEED TO ARGUE” DE THE CRANBERRIES LE GUSTE A QUIEN LE GUSTE
Ok computer | 11/4/2007, 2:56 pm EST
Is the most good CD of the story of the 90s decade, in my opinion.
jorge espina | 11/2/2007, 1:08 pm EST
lo mejor de radiohead es ok compueter
Bachelor | 10/13/2007, 7:59 pm EST
OKC is a beautiful painting of a nameless faceless world, nevermiong is pure fury and angst driven guitar bashing. I enjoy nirvana as a band more than Radiohead, but OKC is a better album in my opinion.
nirvana | 10/8/2007, 9:29 am EST
pienso que todos los estupidos inbeciles que ponen comentarios malos a cerca de nirvana son unos completos idiotas, el recuerdo de KURT existe, su memoria vivira siempre y su musica sera la salvacion del maldito infierno donde habitamos
Smash Hit | 10/1/2007, 4:49 am EST
Anybody else think that In Utero was better than either of these two albums? Nevermind was good, but In Utero shows more diversity, maturity, and musical depth. Plus, In Utero features the deeply penetrating, universal primal emotionalism that is characteristic of Cobain’s music, but which is simply not found in Radiohead (despite their best attempts). Then again it’s all about taste. Radiohead represents intellectual, progressive artistry while Nirvana represents populistic, primal, emotionalism. The same dichotomies of preference exist in all forms of art, right? The cerebral but refined passion of Brahms or the fiery intensity of Beethoven? The verbal virtuosity of James Joyce or the universal sentimentality of John Steinbeck? The refined brush of Monet or the primitivism of Gauguin? I think it comes down to this: should art be cerebral or emotional? Probably both, but your album preference is probably based on your slight inclination towards one ideal over the another.
Jason | 9/27/2007, 10:33 am EST
OK Computer is a glorious recording in every sense of the word. Nevermind, however, seemed to shake things up a bit more. I’d never heard anything like that before when it came out– still. They’re both important. OK Computer is a better piece of art; Nevermind is a more revolutionary piece of work. Yes, yes, I know that there were bands doing revolutionary stuff *before* Nebermind, but this is the one that broke through, correct? Someone’s always gotta be on top. Nevermind FTW.
jersey boy | 9/14/2007, 4:24 am EST
Deciding which album is better depends on how you define “better”. In terms of artistic achievement (considering only the musical merits of the album and nothing else), OK Computer is the “better” album. But in terms of influence and historical importance, Nevermind is by far “better”. Nevermind started the alt rock era we still live in. If it weren’t for Nevermind, there would be no OK Computer.
gabriel | 9/7/2007, 3:54 pm EST
well this is unbelieveble what’s the problem with this fucking world nirvana is crap is garbage sis’nt music radiohead is just the bigest band of the entire world the best ever , how can be nirvana so popular ? OK computer kick the dead ass of kurt
kikke A | 9/2/2007, 2:42 am EST
Definitivamente no hay duda,nirvana es lo que es y sera pero musicalmente Radiohead no tiene comparacion alguna…
Edwin | 8/29/2007, 11:24 pm EST
OK computer and nude y todo lo que hace esta banda es increible.
Mr Tchok eres lo maximo
Edwin | 8/29/2007, 11:21 pm EST
Nirvana tiene los suyo en lo que concierne a su estilo, pero Radiohead es de un nivel superior en lo que refiere expresion de arte el ok computer y tambien sus otros albumenes
MR Tchok eres lo maximo
David Z | 8/23/2007, 5:56 am EST
Nevermind is one of the best CDs of music ever, but OK computer is a piece of art of our history, it’s like an introducction to the third milenium. I am a big Fan of both Nirvana and Radiohead but i have to say that greenwood kicks Cobain’s dead ass (RIP, sorry about that)
Brian Arias | 8/20/2007, 4:54 am EST
Radiohead mil veces Tine un sonido distinto y mas relaista q nirvana nevermind es un buen album pero no compite con OK COMPUTER
Silver Surfer | 8/12/2007, 7:36 pm EST
Love both bands, but Nirvana was three times the band Radiohead could ever hope to be. Nirvana’s B-sides album is easily better than Ok Computer. It seems that Europeans prefer the latter. One word for ya “Bleach.”
Sonny | 7/24/2007, 5:32 pm EST
Nevermind wins. Ended all that 80’s cheesy shit, i’m thankful for that! And also delayed rap and pop and all that type stuff! Nevermind! Still enjoy Ok Computer, i just personally can enjoy more great classic songs on Nevermind.
Demian | 7/12/2007, 4:29 pm EST
Ok Computer de una…nirvana no es malo pero es nada al lado de radiohead
Elsa | 6/27/2007, 3:56 am EST
Ok computer, the best part of the 90’s, the best part of my life (musically speaking), for sure.
spinning plates | 6/21/2007, 10:44 pm EST
ok computer es 100 vcs mejor q nevermind, no hay comparacion XP
ok computer es arte, nevermind habra sido un gran disco desde el pumto de vista q marco una epoca, pero hay otras bandas de seattle q hicieron mejores temas, para mi es un disco mas con algunos buenos riffs y estribillos pegadizos, nada mas
el ok es puro sentimiento
Andres | 6/19/2007, 2:13 pm EST
ok computer… aguante radiohead
Loveless | 6/5/2007, 1:27 pm EST
10 best in the 90’s
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Pixies - Doolittle
At the Drive-In - Acrobatic Tenement
Rage Against the Machine - Ratm
Sigur Rós - Agaetis Byrjun
Tool - Aenima
Dummy - Portishead
In Utero - Nirvana
OK Computer - Radiohead
The Bends - Radiohead
taylor m | 5/22/2007, 2:50 pm EST
Ok.i am huge fans of both bands so its coming from an equal opinion….Ok computer a freakin awesome album…props to thom yorke…and ok computer influenced music and changed music….overseas even chris martin said his whole life changed when he heard karma police……But guys lets just face the facts kurt cobain changed music!With nevermind,u cant beat the opening of smells like teen spirit,then the ending with something in the way.
NEVERMIND ALL THE WAY!
Rafael venezuel | 5/14/2007, 12:21 am EST
ok nevermind es un buen disco de rock pop buenas melodias y que musa que tenia el mister cobain pero ok computer es una obra de arte por donde se le vea es un albun superior de todo punto de vista mi voto mil veces va para ok computer
Happy Maudlin | 5/1/2007, 12:22 pm EST
Ok Computer.It’s brilliant, masterful and innovative. Nirvana or rather Kurt Cobain, paid lip service to punk rock ethos,while being promoted and regularly praised by Mtv, Rolling Stone, Spin and similar rubbish. Now rock music is subjected to the marketing of a rebellious image presented by Nirvana that was ill-feated in the first place. The lyrics are childish,minimalistic and simple to understand which probably explains it’s wide appeal to American audiences and else where.If it paved the way to alternative rock how come we Linkin Park, Mudvayne and other acts that don’t come close to the artful and experimental aspects of alternative music? In contrast Radiohead continues to evolve and truly does the EXPERIMENTING part that Nirvana only attempted to acheive.Musically,lyrically and conceptually Ok computer is superior.
mst3kzz | 4/30/2007, 8:45 am EST
When you put in that “most influential of the 90’s” part I’d really have to strongly consider NM over OKC even though to be fair OKC only really had two full years to be influential in the 90’s, but as far as essential goes OKC changed the way I listened to music and was the real ‘gateway’ band for me (in a good way).
cheesecrop | 4/26/2007, 8:05 pm EST
It’s only fitting this poll ended in total gibberish.
eubaisxn gyevq | 4/18/2007, 4:06 am EST
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paranoid | 4/15/2007, 2:13 pm EST
ok computer definitivamente, yo puede experimentar como mis emociones se sincronizaban con cada una de las canciones. en absoluto mi admiración por Mr Tchok.
radiocabeza | 4/13/2007, 2:54 pm EST
radiohead viva viva son lo maximo
kid bebe | 4/13/2007, 2:44 pm EST
por supuesto radiohead, la mejor banda de todos los tiempos, ok computer es lo mejor q puede existir en cuanto a musica, hay niveles y radiohead esta muy por encima del ya fallecido nirmamada
Darkness | 4/12/2007, 11:30 pm EST
y donde jodid voto, o solo es poner el comentario y ahi votar??, bueno pus simon lirica y musicalmente tiene mas el Ok Computer, la neta si esta medio dificil esta encuesta.
saludos.
raul | 4/12/2007, 8:45 am EST
Ok computer es una obra maestra, solo comparable a algunas de Pink Floyd o Yes. Nevermind es un disco que influyo mucho en otras bandas, pero musicalmente no tiene el nivel de OK, ni siquiera de Kid A.
pres | 4/11/2007, 11:52 pm EST
ok computer
Kitsch | 4/11/2007, 3:53 pm EST
Ambos discos son una verdadera joya, sin embargo yo creo que musicalmente hablando Ok Computer se lleva por mucho a Nevermid…
En mi particular punto de vista, OK Computer es sin duda el mejor de lo mejor de toda la decada y chanse de algunas otras mas…
royer | 4/9/2007, 10:34 pm EST
sin duda radio head es el mejor y no solo el ok si no toda su discografia,o que, es necesario que un vocalista se mate para trasender en el mundo ¿ que ubiera pasado si covain estubiera vivo ? seguiria en ese genero o evolucionaria ¿tendria la misma fuerza con la que empeso? o seria solo un recuerdo con un esperado reencuentro asi que no es posible comparar un simple recuedo a toda una trayectora radio head es el mejor
setsune | 4/8/2007, 9:59 pm EST
EL MEJOR PERO ENSERIO EL MEJOR ES RADIOHEAD ES, FUE Y SERA EL MEJOR GRUPO DE TODOS LOS tiempos y que se pudra a quel que diga lo contrario ningun GRUPO ni nirvana, ese pinche grupo no le llega ni a los talones a RADIOHEAD y OK computer y cualquier otro disco sela mata a todos los discos de nirvana asi que no digan estupideces
LuisECM | 4/8/2007, 2:30 am EST
Ok comenzare aclarando que soy un fan a morir de Kurt Cobain, y Nirvana es mi grupo favorito y lo sera x siempre, pq fue el primer gran grupo que escuche…. pero si se trata de ser objetivos reconozco que el Ok Computer es un mejor disco, pero aqui mucha gente se esta llendo por otro lado…. Aca muchos creen que mientras mas complejo sea el disco, es mejor…claro que no!!!, entonces es mejor un disco de Godspeed you black emperor que el Ok Computer???…. a mi gusto No…. Un idiota ahi arriba puso que es mejor el radiohead porque gano mas premios…. Recuerden que la mayoria de los premios se los dan a puro artista malo (grammys a Mary J. Blige????)…por favor…. Y pues cada uno en su momento tuvo su importancia, ademas que sin ellos la musica seria otra cosa definitivamente…Ahi arriba alguien compara los dos discos como sugiere ahi…Ok yo lo hare tambien
Track 1.- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Track 2.- Paranoid Android
Track 3.- Subterranean Homesick Alien
Track 4.- Exit Music (For A Film)
Track 5.- Lithium
Track 6.- Karma Police
Track 7.- Territorial Pissings
Track 8.- Drain You
Track 9.- Lounge Act
Track 10.- No Surprises
Track 11.- Lucky
Track 12.- The Tourist
Radiohead 7, Nirvana 5
El Promedio del Disco
Nevermind
Smells Like Teen Spirit 5
In Bloom 5
Come As You Are 4.5
Breed 3.5
Lithium 5
Polly 4
Territorial Pissings 4
Drain You 4.5
Lounge Act 3.5
Stay Away 3.5
On A Plain 5
Something In The Way 4.5
Nevermind’s Average: 4.3333
Ok Computer
Airbag 4.5
Paranoid Android 5
Subterranean Homesick Alien 5
Exit Music (For A Film) 5
Let Down 4.5
Karma Police 4
Filter Happier 3.5
Electioneering 3.5
Climbing Up The Walls 4
No Surprises 5
Lucky 5
The Tourist 5
Ok Computer’s Average: 4.5
Ganador Otra Vez Radiohead
y Como ya habia dicho que me quedo con Radiohead.
Que me perdone Kurt, que por cierto hoy se cumplen 8 años de que un instalador de alarmas encontro tirado su cuerpo en su casa de Seattle, pq segun se pego un tiro, pero esa es otra historia…
Entonces Gano Radiohead 3-0
POr cierto a Jake The Snake, que no me venga a decir que Odelay es mejor que Nevermind Por favor????….En todo caso si hablamos de otros grandes 90teros ese individuo deberia escuchar Agaetis Byrjun de Sigur Ros (que llego a los EUA en el 2000, pero es de 1999), In tHe Aeroplane Over the Sea de Neutral Milk Hotel, o Grace de Jeff Buckley, Loveless de My Bloody Valentine…esos si son clasicos….
Heidi | 4/7/2007, 1:51 am EST
Isn’t a opcion is Just OK Computer, is the best of the 90’s, all the album is amazing with karma police make me almost have an orgasm Radiohead rocks
Sieke | 4/6/2007, 1:25 pm EST
Nirvana cambio la historia de la música…Radiohead cambio la forma de hacer música.
girl_musa | 4/4/2007, 11:37 pm EST
radiohead!!!!!!infinitamente radiohead radiohead y mas radioheadddd
roxi aguilera | 4/4/2007, 11:28 pm EST
sin dudas ok computer…nirvana no me transmitio tantos sentimientos como ese cd de radiohead…no me canso de escucharlo es parte de mi vida…
gracias radiohead por ser la mejor banda del mundo!!!!!
betosh | 4/4/2007, 4:00 pm EST
creo que me quedo con el ok computer como mejor disco,su contenido es mas completo, complejo y de mayor riqueza sonora
Mefistofeles | 4/3/2007, 11:56 pm EST
i was born in music with nevermind, but i will die only with the greatest, ok?
jh | 4/3/2007, 3:34 am EST
I enjoy both LP’s but if I were obligated to choose one, I’d have to go with OK Computer which is a personal fave, I can relate more to it, and find it a bit more intricate than Nevermind. I would’nt go as far as to claim that both or one of these albums are the best from this time period, they are indeed very good but not the best, in my opinion the best album of said time period is My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless my personal favorite, which is blasphemy for a Bealtes fan such as myself. But Loveless is just pure euphoria to my ears and mind, another album which i esteem more than OK Computer and Nevermind is The Soft Bulletin
albert haro | 4/2/2007, 12:05 pm EST
cuando la escena musical se limitaban a bailes de circo y escenarios que trataban de ocultar la falta de talento de ciertos famosos (por que no se les puede llamar artistas) llegan dos grupos que rompieron con esa maldicion, creo que ponerlos a competir entre ellos no es correcto, es mejor simplemente disfrutarlos, los dos con sus cualidades y su liderazgo entre tanta porqueria que hay desde que se dieron cuenta que la musica podria ser un negocio antes que una expresion artistica;
simplemente estamos frente a dos obras de arte que quedaron ya, en la historia. saludos desde guadalajara mexico
Me. | 4/2/2007, 12:01 pm EST
OK Computer isn’t even Radioheads best album, The Bends is.
Nevermind, hands down.
troll | 4/1/2007, 2:20 pm EST
OK COMPUTER
Princess Coockie | 4/1/2007, 12:14 pm EST
OK Computer is the best album ever!!
javi | 3/31/2007, 11:38 pm EST
los dos discos son muy buenos y de partida no son comparables pero si ahi que elegir seria el ok computer tiene una calidad excelente y muy buena musica
roberto noak | 3/31/2007, 10:18 pm EST
ok computer sin duda es mejor de lo que sco nirvana y son mucho mejores csntantes no solo en ok computer sino en todos sus discos ademas an gnado mas premios y reconocimientos mucho mas que nirvan simplemente una sola cancion de radiohead como idioteque es mucho mejor que todos los discos de nirvana espero que vengn pronto a mexico
J | 3/31/2007, 8:09 pm EST
1. Airbag vs Smells like Teen Spirit (Winner- Smells Like Teen Spirit)
2. Paranoid Andriod vs In bloom (Winner-Paranoid Android)
3. Subterranean Homesick Alien vs Come As You Are (Winner-Subterranean Homesick Alien)
4. Exit Music(for a Film) vs Breed (Winner- Breed)
5. Let Down vs Lithium: (Winner- Let Down)
6. Karma Police vs Polly (Winner-Karma Police)
7. Fitter Happier vs Territorial Pissings (Winner- Territorial Pissings)
8. Electioneering vs Drain You (Winner- Drain You (best song on the album-)
9. Climbing Up the Walls vs Lounge Act (Winner-Climbing Up the Walls)
10. No Surprises vs Stay Away (Winner-No Surprises)
11. Lucky vs On a Plain (Winner- On a Plain)
12. The Tourist vs Something In the Way (Winner- Something in the Way)
It’s a tie!! But OK Computer wins, lol. Seriously, it’s the best album ever made.
shawn & pete | 3/31/2007, 1:43 pm EST
we are two 20 year old kids, making us 5 when nevermind came out. we grew up loving nirvana, and still do love nirvana but then again, where would we ever had heard radiohead in those early years? surely not on popular radio stations, or on MTV. to be honest, i don’t think it would have made a diffrence at the time, nirvanas genre was a vastly more prevelant, and popular sound in our age group.
We’re older now, we listen to music with a diffrent ear. we analyse music not so much as the “Catchiness” but how well is it written.? how well are the instruments being played, is it mindless power chords? or well thought out intricate scales? This in mind, its clear that radiohead is a far more musically inclined band than nirvana.
Nirvana can take a guitar, bass, and drums and make pop/grunge culture hits, whereas radiohead can piece together a 5 person band with an orchestra and make a masterpiece.
taking a look at each album as audiophiles its also clear that OKC is one of the best engineered albums of all time.
everything being said, these two albums should never have been placed together to begin with. nirvana and alice in chains would have been a more logical selection.
Radiohead wins.
Zed | 3/31/2007, 12:50 am EST
Mmmm…
Paranoid Android or Smell Like Teen Spirit?
Cobain or Yorke?
The grunge itself or the path to musical experimentation?
I’m absolutely sure that OK COMPUTER is so much better than NEVERMIND.
Why?
Well, Yorke don’t use drugs, do not kill himself and later, after the controversy, arise like a new god of the rock. Yorke spoke about solitude, lonelyness, paranoic behavior. Right now, Yorke is a primordial rock star, IN FLESH, and Cobain is a legend. An extraordinary legend. But legend…
lothian | 3/29/2007, 7:23 pm EST
como a alguien se le puede ocurrir comparar a los mediocres de nirvana con la calidad de radiohead, el ok computer es un albun conceptual de genealidad absoluta que se compara solamente con las bandas del rock progresivo de la inglaterra de los 70′ y nirvana solo ha crecido bajo la sombra de un personaje que solamente es recordado y admirado por estar muerto. ni con millones de años de evolucion nirvana podria lograr lo que radiohead tiene y por supuesto llevar acabo un album conceptual y de una sola pieza como radiohead ya posee.
drciruja | 3/29/2007, 5:49 pm EST
Ok Computer, por lejos es el mejor disco de los 90. Nevermind es muy bueno también pero no llega al nivel de la obra maestra de Radiohead q es ok computer. ¿No es Radiohead la mejor banda del planeta a partir de los 90?
Shawn | 3/29/2007, 2:01 pm EST
It’s a no brainer. Ok Computer, hands down. I’ll even go as far as to say that The Bends is a better album than Nevermind.
Cesar | 3/28/2007, 11:09 pm EST
Ok Computer it’s the best that’s all you wanna know
pablo vidal | 3/28/2007, 9:05 am EST
pues no voy a ser menos,es la pura realidad,no ha nada mejor k haya echo el hombre k ese pedazo de disco”OK COMPUTER”,y como algunos comentan ,no tiene madre no viene de nngun ejemplo,es lo mas increible maravilloso,el sonido la musica las voces ,todo!!!!!
Luke | 3/28/2007, 1:22 am EST
Ok Computer is mindblowing! Every song is a classic.
On the other hand Nevermind is nowhere near as consistent! Come As You Are and SLTS are the only classics. Sure its 4 stars but Ok Computer is 5 stars on at least 7 songs.
polo (mexico) | 3/27/2007, 11:27 pm EST
RADIOHEAD ONLY RADIOHEAD, FOREVER RADIOHEAD
Erik (airbag) | 3/27/2007, 1:12 pm EST
Ok Computer the best!!!!
Jd | 3/25/2007, 12:34 am EST
ok ok.. I agree with Nevermind being better, but Kurt wasn’t a guitar God at all!!! Nirvana is my favorite band ever, but Krist, Dave and Kurt made up what I really liked, and not Kurt’s guitar playing. He sucked at solos and most his songs had no difficult parts to play at all. The first songs I learned to play on guitar was Bleach.. the whole album, and I still can’t play a Petrucci’s song. So adoring Kurt is fine, because I do, but he wasn’t an above average guitar player.
Othoniel Gallegos | 3/23/2007, 6:26 pm EST
Sin dudarlo un solo momento es radiohead con OK COMPUTER, para mi es el mejor dico de todos los tiempos, es unico ese disco, y tambien no se queda atras todos los demas de radiohead
Cesar - kid | 3/23/2007, 4:37 pm EST
El Ok computer pasa fronteras, se que el Never-mind esta en mis discos favoritos, pero no me satisfizo completamente, pero el OK Computer de Radiohead, se torna a la nueva era y epoca, se siente mucho ese feeling y canciones ruidosas …. Me quedo con el disco de Radiohead
Nirvana...HA! | 3/21/2007, 7:45 pm EST
I don’t even consider them a real band.
If he hadn’t shot himself they would still be pumping out crap music into obscurity.
Radiohead > *
Suicide King | 3/20/2007, 7:50 pm EST
Nevermind.
You just can’t compare Nirvan to Radiohead.
Nirvana’s music and Kurt’s lyrics had, as stated before, so much raw, pure energy, guts and balls.
Nirvana has so many followers, so that must mean something. I never hear anybody talk anout Radiohead-again, that says something.
I’m sorry, but to those who say that Mirvana and Kurt were too overrated, you’re a bunch of idiots. Do us all the favor, sit down, listen to Nevermind. Actually listen to the lyrics, and the powerful music.
There’s no comparison.
Nirvana’s Nevermind, by far.
And to the idiots that said Kurt couldn’t play guitar, he was probably one of the most talanted guitar players ever to walk the earth. He was a fucking awsome guitarist.
Jonatan Yahbhe Arriola Santos | 3/20/2007, 2:30 pm EST
Pues el mejor disco es el OK COMPUTER, le Nevermind es excelente tambien pero el OK no tiene madres.
Ryan | 3/20/2007, 5:40 am EST
nevermind is better, everyone knows that!!
jeffrey | 3/19/2007, 10:55 am EST
ur right edwin,in utero is better way than nevermind,its my favorite nirvana album. everybody’s familiar with songs on nevermind than ok computer in the early 90’s and its too fucking obvious that nevermind’s the best.but theres only one song familar, CREEP.
Julio Cesar | 3/18/2007, 11:52 pm EST
Nevermind!!!! no way man… Ok Computer is great .. but Nevermind is incredible. Kurt is God!!
brian leroy | 3/18/2007, 9:02 pm EST
yo voto por ok computer de radiohead
por que trae unos temas grandiosos
Carlos Cjanahuiri | 3/18/2007, 6:28 pm EST
Simplemente y obviamente me quedo con OK COMPUTER, es una obra de arte echo musica, es como una pintura de Da Vinci, desde la primera canción se nota una madurez en todo aspecto.
Radiohead, es la mejor banda de rock.
reynold | 3/18/2007, 6:26 pm EST
definitively ok computer!!!!!!!!
Njord | 3/18/2007, 5:46 pm EST
nada que ver son estilos distintos, pero definitivo tiene mejor musica, mejor estilo, ok computer, tiene buenas truenos en su guitarra nevermind pero tiene mas feeling ok computer, that’s right, everytime…!!!
PolarBear | 3/17/2007, 3:35 pm EST
ok computer no hay comparacion
Macedonian fan | 3/17/2007, 8:03 am EST
Kurt is unforgetable legend.Nevermind should be compared with real legends like the Wall or the Revolver not with OK Computer.Sorry zach but in my opinion all songs from Nevermind are better the OK Computers
biggerboy | 3/17/2007, 2:59 am EST
ok computer no se puede comparar con nevermind, es ridiculo.
ok computer es una obra de arte unica e incomparable
nevermind no es mas que una buena obra Kitsch
ademas q si hablamos del grunge, hay muchas bandas tan o mas buenas q nirvana:pearl jam, mud honey,sonic youth,soundgarden ETC
en cambio radiohead y ok computer no tienen competencia directa, no existe una manada de bandas haciendo la misma musica y al mismo tiempo q ellos,como pasaba con nirvana, por eso se explica q para compararlos se tenga q recurrir a pink floyd, q es como 20 años anterior.
Henke | 3/16/2007, 7:19 pm EST
Nevermind. A better band, A better album. From a band that has made 2 albums that are better than Nevermind, In Utero and Bleach.
Optimistic | 3/16/2007, 4:44 pm EST
Ok Computer, totalmente… mucho más innovador, más maduro, más complejo…
porque, bueno, las letras de Nirvana serán muy buenas y todo, pero la calidad musical no le llega ni a los talones a la de OK Computer… además más variado, es cosa de escuchar Paranoid Android y ya se ve el nivel del que hablamos…
cheesecrop | 3/16/2007, 4:19 pm EST
You should make a movie about this. You could call it “The Post That Wouldn’t Die”. To the RS people: Is this the posting w/ the most comments ever? If not, what is?
grunge is dead | 3/16/2007, 3:11 pm EST
NNIIRRVVAANNAA-nevermind! ! !
shinohead | 3/16/2007, 2:31 pm EST
ok komputer por supuesto, a mi punto de vista creo ke el mejor disko de los 90 en lo ke kabe el genero alternativo sin hacer a un lado el grunge, yo creo ke ok komputer es uno de los mejores o el mejor!! y no es por nada, pero es una exelente obra de arte !!! esos sonidos !!!! !
Jelmit | 3/16/2007, 2:21 pm EST
Radiohead siempre tendra mi voto, Nirvana no es mal grupo pero no se porque se mato si tenia todo el exito en ese tiempo pero lo mejor y loq ue siempre preferire es Radiohead
Jotun | 3/15/2007, 9:04 am EST
Nevermind.
timmay tetleek | 3/15/2007, 3:31 am EST
nirvana is amazing and you know it
Carlo Ayhllón | 3/15/2007, 12:19 am EST
OK COMPUTER en todos los sentidos es el mejor, hay que aceptar que Radiohead es una banda sólida, musical, original e inovadora, y nirvana carece de mucho aunque no estoy diciendo que el Nevermind sea malo, pero hay mucha diferencia es como comparar Mozart con Salieri. JAJA
mar | 3/14/2007, 10:40 pm EST
Ok Computer! No way.
zedde | 3/14/2007, 2:59 am EST
ok computer
Intraterrestre | 3/14/2007, 1:38 am EST
Ok computer - Radiohead
William | 3/13/2007, 8:39 pm EST
ok computer!!!
Nacho | 3/13/2007, 7:01 pm EST
definitivamente el ok.computer, radiohead no es mejor banda que nirvana, de hecho no, si pelearan a muerte estas dos bandas seguro radiohead solo tendria una oportunidad en un millon de derrotar a nirvana una vez en su vida y esa seria con el ok computer no creen?, ojo, no son mejores los cabeza de radio que los nirvanos pero el ok. esta por una cancion arriba del nevermind, quiza si el yorke se mata pueda estar a la altura del kurt
Benja | 3/13/2007, 6:30 pm EST
Who are Nirvana?!?
pedro | 3/13/2007, 2:37 am EST
yo voto por radiohead ok computer es el mejor de los discos en la epoca de la musica alternativa no los tienes q comparar por q radiohead es mucho mejor a nevermind q su musica es tan monotona pd.debes de ser raro para entender a radiohead
willy | 3/12/2007, 7:50 pm EST
ok computer de una
Anthony | 3/12/2007, 6:53 pm EST
Jeff-”Green River revolutionized grunge years before Nirvana. Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, and the tribute band Temple of the Dog all released grunge albums before Nirvana. And on top of that, Badmotorfinger and Ten were realized nearly simultaneously with Nevermind. All in all, there’s no much to say on the musical influence of Nevermind”
I could easily say that the Beatles and Brian Wilson were making experimental rock before Radiohead but that would miss the point like your comment. Nirvana is a far superior band to Radiohead. Alot of Radiohead stuff is long and winded…they do something “different” and even if it sounds like shit people will like it because it’s “experimental”. There is absolutely no contest, Nirvana is the better band. I think once the Mars Volta gets a couple more albums under their belt they will take the place of Radiohead in this contest.
Anthony | 3/12/2007, 6:44 pm EST
Nirvana is by far the better band. I liked “In Utero” alittle more than Nevermind but they’re both good albums. Radohead is a great band as well, but to me they are just not up to par with Nirvanas’ song writing. Why couldn’t Kurt have lived! I want to hear more Nirvana records!
Backwards | 3/11/2007, 5:14 pm EST
Nevermind by Nirvana maybe far more influential than Ok computer, but you can’t forget the MTV factor. MTV in the beggining of the 90’s has given to grunge and to Nirvana a large airplay, that you can’t compare to the OK Computer airplay. Other point is that Nirvana isn’t the beggining of nothing it’s just the end of the american hardcore scene. they were largelly influenced by bands like Black Flag, Husker Du or Minor Threat. They just slowed down the hardcore abrasive sound and gave a more pop sensibility. Make no mistake, Nirvana’s sound was in his best moments amazing. But even In Utero and the Incesticide are better than Nevermind. OK computer is in another level, it’s more prog, more reflective, refined. It’s from another genre.
Well i guess it’s simply better than Nevermind!
fitox | 3/10/2007, 9:05 pm EST
ok computer porsupuesto
un genial disco que mezcla sonidos
con letras penetrantes y una voz como la de tom que te enfria el alma mi voto es por ok computer
Jack | 3/10/2007, 4:19 pm EST
Dude Nevremind dah
Edwin | 3/10/2007, 4:16 pm EST
Nirvana with out doubt. The debate for greatest 90’s band sould be between Nirvana and Alice In Chains and Nirvana would still win. By the way In Utero is a way better album then Nevermind.
silencio romero | 3/10/2007, 1:17 pm EST
si hubieran dejado seguir haciendo musica a cobain tal ves la historia hubiera cambiado, pero me quedo con ok computer
silencio romero | 3/10/2007, 1:16 pm EST
ambos discos son mis preferidos, son muy buenos… el ok computer influencio mucho en los grupos que le seguirian.. el nevermind.. bueno.. tambien es bueno
Backmasking | 3/10/2007, 6:30 am EST
There’s some creepy messages on youtube from nirvana’s songs played backwards. F**king genius. I mean I knew Kurt’s songs were cryptic and meaningful, but that’s pretty nuts.
Nevermind all the way.
Miguel Plascencia | 3/10/2007, 4:41 am EST
oK computeR
Jonesy | 3/10/2007, 12:35 am EST
I agree with one of the comments below mine. It should have been Naked Raygun over both of these bands. That is the band who should be given its due.
sagui | 3/9/2007, 11:34 pm EST
ok computer of course
Frixior | 3/9/2007, 5:06 pm EST
O.K.computer, nothing more
Andrew Heckler | 3/9/2007, 2:45 pm EST
Comparing Nirvana to Radio and vice-versa is like comparing apples to oranges. Both bands had or have their nitch. Nirvana was more about punkrock/hardcore that meets the beatles as where Radio is a more experimental kinda vibe. Both bands influenced many others and will continue to do so, I am personally not a fan of this kind of comparison in the sense that there are different kinds of music for different moods. For instance I love the raw energy that Nevermind conveys but at the same time I love the experimentation that OK Computer explores. Just listen to the music and stop making this a pissing contest considering that the two albums are so different from one another that a comparison could not do either the justice that they deserve.
GHOST of Kurt Cobain | 3/9/2007, 2:10 pm EST
I think that OK Computer is the best album than Nevermind because God is Thom Yorke
Michael M | 3/9/2007, 1:19 pm EST
I would have to say that “In Utero” would have been a better pick for this debate, however I would still pick “Nevermind”. “OK Computer” is not a bad album though…
And who ever said the basslines in Radiohead songs were hard obviously can’t play bass worth shit. (Not the Nirvana is hard to play or anything lol…)
Marvin | 3/8/2007, 8:07 pm EST
Nirvana’s Nevermind bestest the ok computer with the nevermind with all that nirvana had of much fame on the 90s while radio head was no where to be heard of so my gto is with nirvana’s nevermind that even destroyed the metal era
that how much power nevermind had to go like that and ok computer didnt so like i said im going with
nirvana
Lucy | 3/8/2007, 6:07 am EST
Jeff says: “OK Computer on the other hand has vast influence that is becoming more prevalent with each year’s new generation of music.”
Oh yeah rubbish coldplay! Give me a break. Both bands have spawned rubbish bands because guess what, no one can replicate either band. And neither band should be held accountable for crappy bands claiming they were influenced by them. This is a stupid thing to bring up, lets get back to the records….
My vote goes to Nevermind. Its powerful with raw emotion. Stunning.
mike s | 3/7/2007, 5:24 pm EST
ok computer hands down
Brantly M. | 3/7/2007, 4:46 pm EST
” joe | 3/4/2007, 6:17 pm EST
whoever says radiohead is better obviously hasn’t listened to nirvana. ”
Whoever says NIRVANA is better then RADIOHEAD, is obviously retarded…… I have listen to both NIRVANA and RADIOHEAD for years. I know both of them inside and out. No contest: RADIOHEAD.
Jeff | 3/7/2007, 3:35 pm EST
Nirvana may have had a vast cultural impact, but their musical influence is null. Green River revolutionized grunge years before Nirvana. Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, and the tribute band Temple of the Dog all released grunge albums before Nirvana. And on top of that, Badmotorfinger and Ten were realized nearly simultaneously with Nevermind. All in all, there’s no much to say on the musical influence of Nevermind.
OK Computer on the other hand has vast influence that is becoming more prevalent with each year’s new generation of music. Those immature Nirvana fans who continue to deny this and instead choose to glorify Cobain really need to do some more research before ignorantly posting. This entire poll is a disgrace to Radiohead.
courtney die | 3/6/2007, 2:06 pm EST
nirvana music on commercials, i can’t believe, hey courtney buy a shotgun and blow yuor insane brain off, you don’t respect anything
Jake | 3/5/2007, 10:41 pm EST
“Kid A” or “In Utero”
should we start another controversy over that too…i’d rather just listen and enjoy then compare and rate
(i’d have to say nevermind for the sheer fact of Lounge Act)Though i think the best album of the 90’s is “The Downward Spiral”
Esteban_STb | 3/5/2007, 12:35 pm EST
Ok Computer, es un clasico, nevermind solo marco una epoca, Ok computer marco la historia de la musica, cambio la persepcion, y la forma de tocar musica… Grande Radiohead!!!
joe | 3/4/2007, 6:17 pm EST
whoever says radiohead is better obviously hasn’t listened to nirvana.
Ana | 3/4/2007, 4:55 pm EST
Since you asked this question I’ll provide an answer: Personally, I don’t care about competition, especially when it comes to art. I see music as a way of expressing our thoughts, feelings …as a way of expressing ourselves with no limitations, as opposed to everyday life where I have to struggle with uniformed rules, norms and conventionalities. Music allows us to be what we truly are. Nevermind has helped me to recognize some of my feelings as well as led me to discover all other wonderful music like Radioheads OK C, etc. So it doesn’t matter who is better, as long as their message is out there, they’ve fulfilled their purpose!
Bobypin | 3/4/2007, 4:07 pm EST
Most people did not know the real Nirvana. I did. And they can not be compared to Radiohead. NOT AT ALL!!!!!! Kurt would laugh at this for days. Trust me…. I knew him well and I miss him too.
ToXXid | 3/4/2007, 11:34 am EST
Nirvanaaaaaa
Daryl-Joe (One Man) | 3/4/2007, 4:59 am EST
Nevermind, by a not-even-close margin. I have listened to both of these albums extensively. In fact, I started listening to OK just for the fact that some “Greatest 90’s Albums Lists” were naming it number 2 and even, Gasp!!, number 1! Crazy! Ok will never come close to giving you the feeling you get from hearing just the first 8 seconds of Nevermind let alone the rest of the album. The entire album is an adrenaline rush shot of life! Come as You Are is absolutely amazeing! A perfectly written song. I will say that I feel bad about it being over commercialized in a way that Nirvana dissaproved of. I believe this may be the reason it is believed they are over-rated. Only crazy people would accuse a band who deserve all the credit they received of being over-rated. And for those who say they sold out, why, because Kurt wrote well written songs with hooks? He did that all along as Bleach and In Utero will show you, the only difference is in the production. Or is it the fact that millions of people bought the album? You think they could help it? Not their fault, if you listen to the album you will understand what I mean. And for those of you who beleive it is cliche’ to like Nirvana probably think it is hip to dislike them and therefore become a cliche’ themselves. Have you ever actually listened to Nirvana? NEVERMIND ISN’T THE ONLY AMAZEING THING THEY EVER DID! Bleach is a great debut with some amazeing songs despite its under production (which is kinda cool). School, About a Girl, Negative Creep, and Paper Cuts would all be classics if produced differently and Love Buzz was a introduction to their uncanny ability of remaking covers fantasticly. In Utero is a completely better album that all the members named their best recording. It contains probably two of the greatest tracks ever recorded, Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle* and Heart- Shaped Box. I don’t think anybody would argue that they played the greatest unplugged set of anybody ever, with the possible excepting of Alice in Chains. And You Know Your Right only further shows that they were getting better. Remember those of you who bag on Kurt for not being a great guitarist that it was his choice to play like he played. If you watch some of their concerts you will realize that he was a pretty inventive noise guitarist and chose good effects to deliver his sound. I don’t think any of the guys in Radiohead can say they influenced a new generation of guitarists. Remember Kurt was not the only person in the band. He was backed up by two amazeing musicians in their own right. Whose better than Dave Grohl on drums? Krist had the great ability of complementing and delivering Kurts guitar sounds. These two guys served a song better than anybody I can think of with the exception of maybe John Paul Jones and John Bonham, maybe. I will say that Ok is a great album and Airbag is a well arranged track, but Nevermind all the way!!! Also, for those who say that Achtung Baby by U2 is better than both, I am suspious that they might not have grown up in the 90’s at all or just don’t know what they are talking about. *By me name checking the song Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle, I hope it will give you who havn’t heard it the incentive to listen to give it a listen. It is absolutely amazeing! Track 5 on In Utero. Enjoy!
Brian | 3/3/2007, 11:35 pm EST
I really really like both albums, and they are both essential to anyone’s collections. As ‘Joe’ pointed out, ‘Achtung Baby’ by U2 is another one that is up there with them, but it was not as influential as ‘Nevermind’ or ‘OK Computer’. I have to respect Nirvana because of how great they sound, and what they did to music. At the same time, I have to respect Radiohead because of just how ridiculously talented they are and how much they poured into each song. If it was a decision based on the opening track, ‘Airbag’ has a slight edge over ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ but I still like the albums equally. John Bradley was right with his comment, it’s okay to like both! I don’t see why it needs to be a competition. Two amazing albums. Two amazing bands. God I miss the 90s.
Raheem | 3/3/2007, 9:03 pm EST
Nevermind. Somebody said it in an above post. When Nevermind came out, you know Thom Yorke was riding around in a flannel shirt absorbing this album. Nevermind is part of the progression in music that made the way for albums like OK Computer(which is a fantastic album without question). There wouldn’t be one without the other.
joe H | 3/3/2007, 10:43 am EST
nirvana/nevermind is how i cast my vote, without a doubt! Nirvana’s music is just much more relevant. Kurt and the boys were able to express so much with so little. Their music was so succinct yet very emotionally powerful. Radiohead has to bloviate and circumlocute their way through a song…Nirvana was/is pure, raw, and there…in the moment.
tim | 3/3/2007, 2:16 am EST
ok computer. i love nirvana but they are over-rated! they supposedly brought something new to rock when it needed it most. but wasn’t that what guns n roses were doing at around the same time?! fact is, nevermind is great but nowhere near best album of its year let alone the best of the 90s
jager307 | 3/2/2007, 9:29 pm EST
Nirvana’s Nevermind by a long shot they are the best!!!
hugogrohl | 3/2/2007, 8:54 pm EST
simplemente las 2 bandas son lo mas chingon que ha existido en todos los tiempos y los dos discos son los mejores que he escuchado en toda mi vida.
B | 3/2/2007, 4:10 pm EST
Nirvana all the way
MilkShack | 3/2/2007, 12:00 pm EST
I love Nirvana and Nevermind more then Radiohead…
i hate humans | 3/2/2007, 11:27 am EST
i hate humans, we always need one better than other, vayanse a la mierda
Osmond | 3/2/2007, 6:05 am EST
No matter what you radiohead lovers say…..radiohead can never beat nirvana…..nevermind even knocked michael jackson off the charts….bet radiohead cant do that :p OK Computer was a good album….but can never measure up to Nirvana’s Nevermind…if grunge is dead….wouldn’t radiohead be too? :p
simpleton | 3/1/2007, 11:35 pm EST
Oh well, whatever, nevermind…
Hector Heredia | 3/1/2007, 9:12 pm EST
Estoy de acuerdo con Cricket, Nirvana fue una banda que causo una revolucion social y cultural. Ademas toco y cambio millones de vidas. Marco mi vida y la de mi generacion para siempre.
i agree with Cricket, Nirvana was a band that caused a social and cultural revolution. Besides they touched and changed millions of lifes. They forever marked me and my generation´s lifes.
Cricket | 3/1/2007, 8:47 pm EST
Nirvana es mejor banda, por lo tanto Nevermind es mejor que Ok Computer. Nirvana fue un fenomeno social, cultural y ha tocado mas vidas de que Radiohead que no deja de ser una gran banda.
Nirvana is a better band, that´s why Nevermind is a better album than Ok Computer. Plus Nirvana was a social and cultural icon that touched many more lifes than Radiohead, that is a great band itself.
acirema | 3/1/2007, 5:52 pm EST
NO HAY NADA QUE ANDAR PREGUNTANDO, SI LUGAR A DUDAS OK COMPUTER ES MUCHO MEJOR, NI SIQUIERA SE PUEDE COMPARAR: HAY UNA DIFERENCIA ABISMAL ENTRE YORKE Y COBAIN, NO HAY NECESIDAD DE ESPECIFICAR QUIEN ESTA ARRIBA.
Thom | 3/1/2007, 5:33 pm EST
Nevermind is my favourite.
Edgar | 3/1/2007, 4:05 pm EST
OK computer is the best
Nirvana | 3/1/2007, 12:52 pm EST
Nevermind BY FAR
anry | 3/1/2007, 12:24 pm EST
solo digo….OK COMPUTER….en el todo calza perfectamente..su musica, su letra, todo está en el lugar y momento correcto…..
I'm at school. | 3/1/2007, 11:22 am EST
I’m a big fan of both of these bands, and I love each album.
But I give Nevermind the edge, that is the best album of the 1990’s.
DayPlayer | 3/1/2007, 9:45 am EST
BOTH bands have revolutionized music.
But this is about which ALBUM do you prefer.
ok computer
benny | 3/1/2007, 4:30 am EST
Nirvana, Nevermind, no album has come close since
Kurt Cobain | 2/28/2007, 10:16 pm EST
RADIOHEAD…. off course. It’s imposible to be better than Radiohead.
MAtt W. | 2/28/2007, 6:10 pm EST
Any one who thinks Radiohead has the edge, is lost. I guess its a matter of what your ear is tuned for but nothing since Nevermind, to this day, has come close to reaching the same level of importance or relevence. Although Radiohead are God’s in their own right, they still have to bow down to Nevermind and the influence it had on Generation X. NEvermind gave generation X a meaning and not just a label. And if the two bands met side by side in some alter universe, Thom would say to Kurt, ” Whats your secret.” Thom says that R.E.M and the Pixies were the ones that changed Radiohead forever, but I know that guy was in his car listening to Nevermind with an ugly ass flannel shirt on back in the day. Or that black and white stripped one he used to wear. Drain You alone takes away OK computer. But Radiohead will always have the final say
rollingstoned | 2/28/2007, 4:11 pm EST
I am still baffled why people keep talking about “Nevermind” as being so “important”.
First of all, it wasn’t the start of anything. it was the culmination of music that had exosted for 10 years : Husker Du, the Pixies, the Replacements, Mission of Burma, Naked raygun, etc. and in all honesty it wasn’t even as good as some of its influences.
Are most people posting here just unaware of those bands or what?
Second, it didn’t change anything - look at the radio and look at the charts - Nickelback would have existed with or without Nirvana - unfortunately.
Like I said before, whip out Oasis “Definitely Maybe” or The La’s album and play those next ot “OK Computer” and “Nevermind” and tell me what’s more pleasing music to your ears.
The Oasis and La’s records (both from the 90s) will make you want to have a beer, kiss a girl, laugh, and live.
The Nirvana and Radiohead records, while each have their merits will make you wanna either slice your wrists or contemplate the meaning of existence…….and that, dear friends, just ain’t Rock & Roll.
Not to me anyway.
Twelve Tone | 2/28/2007, 2:23 pm EST
OK COMPUTER has stood the test of time. It still gives me chills. Nevermind was great and created a whole new passion an inspiration for me musically but I haven’t really listened to it in 5 yrs.
LiSteN | 2/28/2007, 11:21 am EST
Nirvana,the start of a new beginning, the fuse to a new way to look at music. Just put heavy distorted guitar together with crazy drumming crazy lyrics and catchy riffs together youve got a grip on a new generation of music. radiohead is the symbol of complexity and creativity. As far as nirvanas music being the reason for radioheads popularity, i dont think so.I think radiohead is the band that speaks to this generation. And as far as kurt, hes dead. Nirvana is dead! But it still stays with us. Nirvana was the start of something new!
LiSteN | 2/28/2007, 11:14 am EST
nirvana is the fuse with that distorted heavy guitar and crazy drumming. But radiohead is the symbol of the flipside, the creativity in music!
Andrew | 2/28/2007, 8:51 am EST
Without a doubt Nevermind, it wins easily.
donkey or horse | 2/28/2007, 7:09 am EST
Ok Computer wins easy
Scott Sepkowicz | 2/28/2007, 12:26 am EST
NIRVANA without a doubt. They changed music forever. Radiohead is good but, i don’t think you can compare anyone to a band that revolutionized music and radically increased the world interest in music in general. I may not be right about the following, but i don’t think Radiohead would have done what they did anyway without Nirvana. Nirvana is, Nirvana. Nothing compares.
mitchell atkins | 2/27/2007, 10:22 pm EST
nevermind allowed radiohead to become the band that they were and are today, without nevermind radiohead probably wouldn’t have became popular. radiohead is a good band but they are not in the same league as nirvana.
Olivia | 2/27/2007, 9:07 pm EST
No no no no Radiohead. Nevermind wins without a doubt.
ae | 2/27/2007, 6:04 pm EST
of course its ok computer i mean nirvana is cool but radiohead makes the diference..
ñak anyway is not a VERSUS is more like ok computer wins!!
ae
kedakaki yusha | 2/27/2007, 4:42 pm EST
lo mejor radiohead y mas aun el album ok computer
music1, lyrics2. | 2/27/2007, 3:43 pm EST
nevermind out of the reach.
Sean Barton | 2/27/2007, 1:01 pm EST
It’s hard to really compare the two since they are distinctly different. Nevermind allowed a boiling explosion that was just about to crack with bands like Pearl Jam, Soundergarden, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney etc. But what Radiohead with with OK Computer was to take what by that time was a played out, washed up version of nirvana like bands. Radiohead completely took themselves out of that niche with OK Computer. It revolutionized the way I looked at and enjoyed music, and ever since Radiohead has been making constantly changing, mind provoking music. All you need to do is look at the next album Kid A, then the b sides to that session amnesiac, then hail to the theif. All amazing albums.
Radiohead takes the cake
Sean Barton | 2/27/2007, 1:01 pm EST
It’s hard to really compare the two since they are distinctly different. Nevermind allowed a boiling explosion that was just about to crack with bands like Pearl Jam, Soundergarden, Sonic Youth, Mudhoney etc. But what Radiohead with with OK Computer was to take what by that time was a played out, washed up version of nirvana like bands. Radiohead completely took themselves out of that niche with OK Computer. It revolutionized the way I looked at and enjoyed music, and ever since Radiohead has been making constantly changing, mind provoking music. All you need to do is look at the next album Kid A, then the b sides to that session amnesiac, then hail to the theif. All amazing albums.
Radiohead takes the cake
Some Argentinian Guy | 2/27/2007, 12:32 pm EST
I think there is no doubt that Nevermind was way more influential than OK… But that doesn’t necessarily mean that Nevermind is a better album…Musically speaking, OKC is far better and complex… I agree: OK Computer is a piece of art.
Lisa | 2/27/2007, 11:48 am EST
Nevermind is my preference. It is passionate with fantastic tunes.
Ok computer is good but it is incredibly clinical. You end up yearning for some soul and balls.
Al Goreaviski | 2/27/2007, 6:37 am EST
Let make it simple:
Nevermind:good album.
OK Computer:Art.
If you just wanna listen to some good music then:Nevermind
But OK computer IS A WORK OF ART.
and if you think diffrent then you MUST be DEAF.
Missy | 2/27/2007, 12:48 am EST
I loved Nirvana with all I had to love. Dude took a dive off the deep end and killed the love I had taking a piece of my soul with him. I spent numerous years searching for the same love and found only one thing that could replace what Kurt instilled into me which was Radiohead. It is my opinion both bands and both Nevermind and OK Computer reflect the same ideas but musically I would have to say without a doubt OK Computer is a god damnned opera compared to Nevermind. Sorry Kurt don’t mean any disrespect.
cheesecrop | 2/26/2007, 8:48 pm EST
It’s really amazing how many people are still writing in over this thing. I have read practically everyone’s comments and have to agree w/ the people who mention My Bloody Valentines “Loveless” album. In some ways it’s actually far better than Nevermind, and although I never heard O.K. Computer MBV’s album is equally as individualistic and unique for it’s own merits.
gojira | 2/26/2007, 8:13 pm EST
Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness. Done.
Taylor D | 2/26/2007, 4:17 pm EST
Fuck off!!!!!! Do you people know anything about music. HOw can you compare them to eachother they are both highly respected artist with two different points of view. Obviously people are going to like one more than the other thats just nature.
grunge is dead | 2/26/2007, 3:56 pm EST
KURT,NIRVANA AND NEVERMIND is GREAT ! ! !
Pitler | 2/26/2007, 12:16 pm EST
Definitivamente el Nevermind es mucho mejor ya que a mi parecer son 2 estilos de musica completamente diferentes y lo que representan y significaron en su epoca no se puede comparar…. Arriba Nirvana !!!!
Trevor | 2/26/2007, 11:53 am EST
Alright… How can you even say that Ok Computer was more influencial than Nevermind. Nevermind is definately way better than Ok Computer. Every song has meaning, even Territorial Pissings (taking over the music of the 80’s basically). Also, there is not one song really that if you showed someone who had a decent knowledge of music, they wouldnt know or know who its by. And, not every song on Ok Computer is good. I actually don’t like the majority of them. Nirvana also influenced more, and still makes kids want to learn how to play music. Dave Grohl was also a way better drummer than Radiohead’s, but that is beside the point. Nevermind was definatly more original and influencial. Nevermind is still changing people, whereas Radiohead- not so much. So, Nevermind.
MiniMax | 2/26/2007, 11:45 am EST
I am not into Radiohead, except for some song,…so I’dd go for Nevermind for sure! It still is after all the years post the hype a tremendous record where the sound really floats. OK Computer is claimed to be a good record, but I found it too soft and not really my style,…yet.
Nicki | 2/26/2007, 11:01 am EST
Nirvana’s Nevermind!! no one can ever compare to Kurt’s vocals and level of thinking. Radiohead’s ok, just like OK Computer. Yeah Nirvana belongs to the past but its what stays.
Peter | 2/26/2007, 9:27 am EST
I am going with Nevermind as it contains beauty, rawness, soul and guts.
Kate | 2/26/2007, 9:20 am EST
I like both but i will go with nevermind. It quite simply blows you away.
Amadeus | 2/26/2007, 3:39 am EST
I prefer Ok Computer.
Nevermind is an amazing album with 12 great songs, but Ok Computer is ART.
benwich | 2/26/2007, 1:55 am EST
there’s no question. ok computer.
now, if you asked about ok computer vs. in utero, that would be a different battle all together.
that, i suppose, is a question for another day.
GaDo | 2/26/2007, 12:39 am EST
Claramente que el Nevermind es mejor disco que Ok Computer e historicamente Nirvana fue mejor banda de lo que es Radiohead.
Esta demas, Nirvana es la mejor banda de rock de los ultimos 25 años, Cobain fue comparado con Lennon EN VIDA y el ok computer es un muy buen album. Pero cuando escuchas el nevermind es otra cosa, otra sensación.
w w w . n i r v a n a . c l
David Page | 2/26/2007, 12:04 am EST
Nirvana used to be my favorite band in high school. When my brother gave me his copy of OK computer at the beginning of freshman year of college it honestly changed my entire opinion on music. It is just a question of raw vs. refined. Its great to listen to nirvana but I can sit down and listen to a radiohead album (personally my favorite is Kid A) and see the multi-faceted levels of though on their lyrics. at first it might seem like gibberish, but if you sit down and really listen you can learn some things about what you believe and the world around you. i love listening to radiohead much more than nirvana solely because i feel like if i can listen to radiohead, i can actually kinda sit down and really think about some serious stuff. god i love radiohead, but i do really like nirvana too. any other band and i would have gone with kurt.
Mr. Mathside | 2/25/2007, 10:57 pm EST
Hey if Kurt Cobain was still alive, He’ll probably choose ‘ok computer.’ Over their Nevermind. How Bout lets ask Thom Yorke?
Nevermind was great, but its just plain simple. Ok computer is dificult and deeper.
Radiohead is the most intelligent band ever. Ok computer is one of the greatest albums of all time, greater than nevermind.
Aversion 101 | 2/25/2007, 8:12 pm EST
nevermind,Ok computer. nirvana allthe way. Nevaermind was somthing that can never be repeated,and almost nothing has a chance against it,and if you think so give another listen,on the other hand if you picked Ok computer NEVERMIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mateo | 2/25/2007, 7:25 pm EST
Kurt Cobain is (and was) an overrated songwriter. Radiohead is the greatest band of the modern era. There is no doubt which album reigns supreme.
OK Computer is the best album to come from the 1990s, followed closly by “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel and “Loveless” by My Bloody Valentine.
In a battle of actual substance vs. moronic emotional rage, substance wins everytime. OK Computer wins without even trying.
Hebes69 | 2/25/2007, 6:40 pm EST
Nevermind was important for so many reasons in the 90’s. Ok Computer’s importance is still being realized. Today it is relivent and influential and this will never change; it trancends time.
Advantage: Radiohead
my name | 2/25/2007, 5:21 pm EST
Kurt Cobain , Nirvana and Nevermind!
KID A | 2/25/2007, 4:28 pm EST
OK COMPUTER TO EASY!
kelly | 2/25/2007, 3:34 pm EST
ok computer… no comparison. # 9 Climbing up the walls is the best song ever in my opinion
N Murphy | 2/25/2007, 1:18 pm EST
Nirvana, Nevermind
Why are we even debating
Lyric Genius vs Lyric Slur
Herb | 2/25/2007, 12:49 pm EST
Nevermind beats the crap out of Ok Computer. But Nirvanas In Utero is the best album ever.(radiohead is a good band, but they are in another level)
Paul | 2/25/2007, 12:48 pm EST
Nirvana is probably the best band over the last 25 years, NEVERMIND
Indie man | 2/25/2007, 12:45 pm EST
Nevermind. Radiohead are a good band, but man, they are boooring
Steven | 2/25/2007, 12:42 pm EST
Nevermind. Not an easy choise, but its a better record.
Henrik | 2/25/2007, 12:39 pm EST
Well, hey! Nevermind, without a doubt. I have listen to OK Computer for a long time and I really like it, but when you heard Nevermind for the first time.. Man it was really a moment of grace. No other album has ever given me the same effect when you listen to it. I like Radiohead alot, but all Nirvanas albums are far better than Radioheads albums. Nírvana was and still are magic
Kathleen | 2/25/2007, 12:34 pm EST
Awww….come on. Don’t make me pick! OK Computer is one of my favorite albums of all time, but I have to go with Nevermind. Just hafta.
EduHunter | 2/24/2007, 10:42 pm EST
Ok Computer !!!… (y)
nati_nodoubt | 2/24/2007, 7:02 pm EST
so .. .
OK COMPUTER.
is there any other cd in the world that makes you feel like you re a f*ing person in this f*ing world, living your life as a funny joke? is real, believe me.
renato | 2/24/2007, 5:51 pm EST
a mi me gustan ambas bandas, pero si creo que radiohead es mejor que nirvana y thom yorke mejor que cobain y ok computer fue mas exitoso.
TimedEnd | 2/24/2007, 5:35 pm EST
Two remarkable albums full of astounding music! How on earth can anyone actually committ to one as ̵

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