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I tried to listen to this but I think my speakers are fucked. All I'm hearing is this constant droning. I'll have to get some new ones, because I really can't wait to hear this 10/10 album, that will surely be a triumph of art and music and will change my life, and I'm sure won't actually just be a bunch of pretentious wankers overusing effect pedals to the point of hilarity.

Not even sure why I bothered checking that.

And if I do go it would be a bit 'Unintended', but it would be 'Bliss', and I certainly would be 'Feeling Good'. A night of 'Hyper Music' in the 'City Of Delusion' otherwise known as Teignmouth would be enough to give me a bout of 'Hysteria'. I could carry on like this 'Endlessly', but 'Time Is Running Out' so I think I had best 'Take A Bow'. I know this entire gimmick is a bit ('Map of the) Problematique', but it was either that or write a 'Soldier's Poem' describing how much I want those tickets. So, Muse tickets? 'Yes Please'! And sorry for the 'Hullabaloo (Soundtrack)'!

No idea how I know that's the answer. Call it a hunch.

OK Computer was one of THE albums that turned me on to music. Up till then, my only exposure to music was Galaxy in my mother's car, and that's what I thought all music would be like, mostly crap. (Of course, it still is mostly crap, but you know what I mean.)

And then one of my teachers told me to listen to OK Computer. “Radiohead?” I thought. “They sound a bit shit, to be honest. Stupid name.” And that was that. Back I went to the homogeny of commercial radio stations and music that meant nothing to me.

Then, I got given an iPod. And around the same time, the Arctic Monkey's debut came out. Taken in by the hype, I wondered up to the local supermarket. Grabbing the album, and wandering down the aisle, I stopped to look at the £5 bargain section, and noticed a striking blue and white album. “OK COMPUTER” the writing in the top right declared, with an artist name underneath: “RADIOHEAD”.

Remembering the recommendation all those months again, and wanting to get some more music on this fancy new iPod thingymajig, I grabbed it, paid, and went home.

One of those albums bitterly disappointed me. The other one didn't. It utterly enthralled me, grabbing me, kneeing me in the balls and severely scolded me for being so ignorant. I started buying this band's back-catalogue. Pablo Honey disappointed me a bit, but it still had some good tunes. The Bends was excellent, though. I ended up buying more and more good stuff, and well, here I am today.

I can honestly say I would not be the person I am today if not for Radiohead's first three albums, even though I was late to the party...