Paranoid Android - It's hard to choose a favorite between the first four songs, because OK Computer has such an incredible start. PA does a little of everything, leaping from acoustic to grunge to whatever the fuck is happening in that last minute.
Exit Music (For a Film) - The biggest surprise of the album, as the previous three songs were all great, but I thought it might have finally hit a dip in the beginning of track 4. Then the deep background vocals come in, then the drums and distorted guitar at around 3 minutes in, leading to perhaps my favorite moment of the album in the last minute of the song.
Airbag - what a fucking way to start an album
Subterranean Homesick Alien
Karma Police - the only song I knew going in, because of course I did. Listening to it in context of the rest of the album is a much different experience though, because I actually didn't like it quite as much as the album's opening tracks, though I can really appreciate the interesting midpoint having Karma Police/Fitter Happier here creates. Great song either way.
Lucky
Let Down
Climbing Up the Walls
Electioneering - this is literally just a Muse song and no one can tell me otherwise
Fitter Happier - this is basically a skit so it's kind of hard to rank, but it still sounds good and fits well within the greater album.
The Tourist
No Surprises - Probably the only song on the album I'm outright consider "not good." Boring, repetitive, and just kind of unnecessary.
Overall I really dug this album, way more than I thought I would. It's got a little bit of grunge, a little bit of electronic, and heavy dose of rock, all with Thom Yorke's iconic voice. I will say the album definitely has a quality dip about halfway through. Everything leading up to and including Karma Police is excellent, but after Fitter Happier, it feels a little more generic, though it's still not without it's highlights.
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