I was in college, a close friend walked into the cafeteria with a bruise on his forehead. He didn’t care to tell me why he had the wound on his head, of course that didn’t mean I wasn’t going to stop digging for information. I overheard the story, as he told it to somone who would understand. It went something like this, “You remember the guitar solo in Paranoid Android, I was sort of getting into the music and when the solo came up I screamed and passed out then hit my head on the table.”

I didn’t know Paranoid Android, later they told me it was Radiohead. I said, “You mean the people who did Creep? I always sort of thought they were a one hit wonder.” I owned Pablo Honey on cassette, and had only ever listened to the one song, well, apparently I had missed out on some amazing music. My reeducation began with a different album, and when I can afford that one, I will tell that story, but, OK Computer will always hold a special place in my heart, if my friend had never told his story I would have never taken them in as I did.

As a religious man this story struck me, I didn’t think it was ridiculous, I didn’t think he was over reacting. In fact, I equate that story with the religious ecstasy of the Great Awakening, and modern charismatic groups. I wanted that charisma around some music, in fact I needed some music that took me to another world, Radiohead provided that music. So, OK Computer, Kid A, and Amnesiac helped define that time in my life. If you asked me what they were up to now, I wouldn’t have any idea. Though finding this record I may just have to look.

This album like many being reissued comes with beautiful art, and two nice heavy vinyl records. It took me a minute to figure out which record was side one, it took me a little longer than I like to admit they were labeled eeny, meeny, miny, and mo. So I slid out eeny and was on my way to becoming fitter happier and more productive.