10 Most Over-Hated Rock Albums Of All Time
10. Pablo Honey - Radiohead
Radiohead have garnered a reputation as one of the most out-there rock groups going today. From their massive dystopian vision on Ok Computer to their experimentation with tape loops and synthetic sounds on Kid A and In Rainbows, the band have never felt comfortable staying in the same sound for too long.
Though most diehard fans have nice things to say about each Radiohead release, their debut Pablo Honey gets shafted by fans as "base-level" Radiohead. Why? Well, seasoned fans are quick to point out that most of the record is just a random run through a bunch of alt rock tunes that don't seem to mix well with the Radiohead aesthetic. Even if it may have the band's big hit "Creep," the record tends to get labelled as the band's weakest effort by far.
Then again, once you look through the track listing, songs like "Stop Whispering" and "Anyone Can Play Guitar" are pretty competent stabs at alt-rock songs while tracks like "Blow Out" hint at some of the more experimental stuff the band would pioneer on their next effort The Bends. This is definitely not the Radiohead release that'll set the world on fire, but not too shabby for a first effort from these rock giants.