I'm sure I will get smacked for saying this, but the last truly great Radiohead album is "The Bends." The rest have their moments. -Some great ones, but this album is great all the way through imo.
No smack from me.
I think the last truly great Radiohead ROCK album is "The Bends."
And I think for me... it's all about which Radiohead we're talking about. If we're talking about Radiohead the rock band... or Radiohead the experimental rock band. Or Radiohead the pseudo-electronica rock band. Or Radiohead the symphonic rock band... and on and on...
I sincerely appreciate their evolution and change. It's refreshing.
The Bends clearly stands up all on its own. Every song is strong and tight. It came to me at a time in my life that I was RIPE for something new - and The Bends was it.