Theres a reason why many of us who have suffered from depression/anxiety find a haven in Radiohead - beautiful sadness...

The most beautiful way to deal with depression is Radiohead

The playback was at double-speed so he could hold his breath for half as long, but I saw behind-the scenes footage were he couldn’t hold his breath any longer. He was so angry because he knew he had to re-shoot the whole video again. That’s why he smiles at the end because he knew he’d nailed it.

I was an 18-year-old in a mental health crisis when this album came out and nothing could have captured my depression, my extreme angst, my cynicism, my disillusionment more perfectly. Though it does send me back to those times, I find a strange comfort in reliving the memories and feelings it brings. The whole album is a masterpiece and I still rank it amongst the top ten best albums of all time.

I love that little smirk after the water drains it's not always as dark as people think there is a lot of humor and sarcasm in there as well.

Well, if "No Surprises" hits you like this. I really cannot wait for you to react to the one of the most hauntigly uncomfortable beauty of "How to Disappear Completely"

Yeah, you're right. No anger, no build, just quiet resignation. A handshake of carbon monoxide....he's done with this life...just one more bellyache, and then the pain is over forever.

This video perfectly captures the simultaneous claustrophobia and catharsis of the album. Thom is a master of embracing uncomfortable emotions and turning pain into beautiful art

I strongly recommend the whole album, it's perfect, quite relatable (from my perspective) & relavant to society, basically. Edit: It's funny how nobody ever seem to talk about what this song is actually about: What we're told to strife for and the life we're shown as an I deal will ultimately solve nothing because it's completely superficial. The narrator has achieved everything he was supposed to, and has only destroyed himself in the process and found no peace at all. "The American Dream", if you want to call it that, is a lie. Like the entire album, it's an attack on modern soulless neoliberal capitalism; it's not just a sad song about suicide. I recommend you look into the meaning behind the lyrics on genius.

I appreciate you really taking in both what you were hearing and seeing. Your interpretation made it clear how carefully you were paying this the attention it deserves. Great job! 👏

I saw Radiohead live during the 'In Rainbows' tour, and at one point Thom Yorke did crack up over something that happened on stage. It can be a melancholy ride with this group, but there are still moments of levity that pull you through. That's what makes the band truly special and appealing to so many of us.

One of my all-time favorite bands. whenever i feel down i listen to radiohead - it makes me more depressed but somehow i feel better afterwards.

Amazing reaction. Just want to say this video nails depression for me. Staring straight ahead, drowning but saying nothing. And when you get that gasp of air it's amazing! Often short-lived, but amazing.

Radiohead just sidestepped grunge in the 90s and NuMetal in the 00's. Phenomenal musicians.

I’ve been a massive Radiohead fan since I was 15, which was the year that their song Creep debuted. The Bends got me through high school, OK Computer came out the year I turned 19 and moved away from my hometown, Amnesiac, Kid A, and Hail to the Thief all helped me through my first divorce, In Rainbows literally helped to keep me sober after leaving rehab in 2008, and Moon Shaped Pool was the album I cried to nightly when my 2nd marriage failed in 2014. Today, I’m 46 and I just got a new apartment 2 weeks ago after 8 months of brutal homelessness…and I’m still finding comfort and solace with the band whose entire catalog has been like a soundtrack to every era of my life. I guess my biggest takeaway is that whether you’re an awkward, left-of-center 15 year old or 46 year old recovering addict restarting life when everyone else my age is vacationing around the world…validation through music and art has always been something I truly appreciate and regard highly. Real connection is difficult for many of us introverts and has only gotten more difficult for myself as I’ve aged…and it’s nice to have this band as a touchstone or means of grounding my soul. Of course, there are other acts I appreciate just as much, but this video isn’t about them, so…lol. And it is so incredibly cool to me how younger people are coming around to discover this amazing band. If you’ve not viewed it already, one of the most popular Radiohead fan faves is the ‘In Rainbows - Live From the Basement’ video here on KZfaq. Their live performance of the album is nearly indistinguishable from the recorded tracks, which is incredible considering the complexity of their instrumentation. I watch it in full at least once a week if not more, and have for years. Check it out!

There’s a fantastic Radiohead documentary called Meeting People is Easy that covers the period just after OK Computer. Shows the band dealing with the new success and attention on them and how miserable Thom was during all of that. Also some bits of them working on new music, some of which didn’t see the light of day until YEARS later. There’s a scene that shows them filming this music video and Thom was having a really hard time holding his breath for the underwater shot. He had a lever below his neck to pull and release the water if he needed air and each time he pulled it he got angrier with himself. The take that ended up in the video where he finally pulled it off was the last one.

Heard this song for the 1st time in House MD Season 6 intro, when House was in rehab. Oh man, what a scene, what a perfect song

There's a reason why this album is considered by many, many...many artists and critics to be one of the best of all time. Its really that good and yes, it's melancholic with "electioneering" being the only "happy" song. It's not an album for the unprepared or an album you'll enjoy at first listening. Well, that's Radiohead I guess 🙂

I appreciate your genuine, intelligent, and empathetic reactions. :)

From my experiences with Anxiety and depression, The Bends and OK Computer are a panacea for the soul. Somehow it all, always leaves me feeling that it will all be okay.

Anytime i hear this song, reminds me of song by Joy Division " A cry for help, a hint of anesthesia ". Its a horrifying song about The moment when the pain is too much to bear and you just want to, End it all. as someone with depression this one hits heavy. I feel like Radiohead did the perfect trilogy of Death with No Surprises (Dying) , Pyramid Song (The Journey of the Soul) and Videotape (Whats left for the living).

I wondered if anyone might react to this! Up it pops, in my opinion this is more emotional than Creep but Creep stole all of the thunder! It’s just a beautiful song that really hits home, great analysis and reaction!

Radiohead is my comfort band bcuz Thoms lyrics are relatable to most people and his voice just delivers the emotion of the words so perfectly

this was one of the best reactions that I've ever seen of this song (probably the best) congratulations!!! You should react to more Radiohead, pretty sure you gonna like it

Beautiful song by Radiohead, it brings back many memories of my adolescence, it's very sad, merry Christmas!❤

Really excellent ideas in your analysis of this song. And watching your reaction, I could see how it resonated with you. This album is one of the only ones I can say I like the whole thing.

Love Radiohead and your reaction was on point. Really enjoyed it and you got my sub. Hope you react to more music from this amazing band ❤️

Listen too radiohead LET DOWN absolutely beautiful ❤

The resigned hopelessness or hopeless resignation is what makes the song!

I come from this generation. It makes me happy to see so many young people who are so open. Respect.

Street spirit, fade away. Is my radio head song. When I'm down I blast it out and just sit and listen.

Great insights, Radiohead are worth a deep dive.

Nice to see you jump into Radiohead - Where I End & You Begin would be my recommendation if you want to react to more

Incredible song off an amazing album. One of my favorite albums of the last 30 years hands-down.

The things I perceive from the Song, if I try to describe them in words the beauty of those perceptions would be no more. There's a reason why people like me suffering from clinical Anxiety and Depression, have found a place of comfort in RadioHead. ❤

This song is my go to when I get overstimulated at work. It's not even the lyrics, there's something in the way the song is constructed that brings me down to earth like no other

You'd be surprised how this one specific song, saved my life so many times.

What a beautiful tune set against the bleakest of songs, a very British thing to do. Wonderful.😊

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I worked on the special effects company on this video Pennicott and Payne we had all tried to see if it was possible to hold our breath for the allotted time non of us could so that is why it was filmed at twice normal speed even then it was hard he was getting very anxious before the final take but nailed it ,it was up to us to get that water out as quick as possible the helmet had to go redesigned so the water could come out almost at once even so it instilling panic .

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Most perfect collaboration song with video ❤❤❤

I think it's exact that happened to me. I mean emotionally. I really like a Radiohead and listened them a lot for some time. but I have had trouble with didn't have any relief from this depression condition and melancholy. I used to resonate with Tom York for some while but later I felt that I'm stuck. And when I start to listen Japanese music Ado for example. it was really such relief for me! just incredible how different musicians can really help you in some period of life.

I loved this reaction. Great observations, would just add this was made in a time where albums were listened to from start to finish, Paranoid Android covers the missing frustration, Exit Music for a Film dwells on it. Let Down compounds it. The Tourist wraps it up.

Me encantan tus vídeos! Nuevo fan

Great reaction!! I think that the release is in "such a pretty house..." and that the video may distract from that moment. But I do agree that it doesn't have that build. Please continue!

Excellent analysis

Off one of the best albums ever. Definitely worth your time.

so good one of the best bands ever noone now makes music like this anymore

I HAVE BEEN DYING FOR YOU TO REACT TO RADIOHEAD LETS FOOCKING GO, do more albuns especially In Rainbows or OK Computer.

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) must see

The Bends and OK Computer, the latter being one of the greatest albums ever made, are great albums. Radiohead was decades ahead of their time with OK Computer. Please check the albums out fully, along with the videos of the songs.

I felt the darkness crawling and the sadness but you really help me to understand part of it thanks

Watching that was like waterboarding .like the reaction, enjoyable 😊.

A great insight. The lack of that release in the end is extremely identifiable. Not in a GOOD way, but a REAL way. Apathy is a big piece of mental health struggles that doesn't get discussed a lot. Or just isn't given time to be acknowledged as a very real feeling for many of us. You don't often have the energy to scream out in frustration against the world and the grind. Often, it has you worn down. And this song captures that feeling....eerily well.

fake plastic trees pls

Very cool reaction. You said it all.

I've never heard a person pull this song apart as well as you had.. well done.

No and No again! This is everything we as people fight against every day. This is a conversation about how good we are at resisting this feeling! Of how he fights it!!

Great reaction. I remember when this album came out and how ubiquitous Radiohead were at the time. This is a high point for sure. Thanks, from a fellow Canadian.

One of my favs

This reminds me a whole lot of the clip for Lisa Hannigan's song Little Bird. The whole thing is one slo-mo shot underwater in a single take. It's so simple but incredibly effective!

Beautiful Song

the making of was INSANE! you should watch it

I’d also like to make a suggestion - well, I have many lol but for the sake of brevity, I’d place this artist at the top of my list - if you haven’t already showcased his talents. But I’d love to hear your impressions of some of Jeff Buckley’s live performances. I’d recommend specific songs, but everything he did live is a practical masterpiece. Due to his unfortunate untimely death in 1997 at the age of 27, there isn’t a massive body of work to be considered, but there is enough very high quality stuff (for the time, especially) just on KZfaq alone to give anyone interested a good idea of his ability. My favorite Buckley song personally is Lover, You Should’ve Come Over, which I find incredibly difficult to sing perfectly, myself. Mojo Pin and Grace are also amazing. Ok, I’m blabbing. Thanks! And I subbed! Very much looking forward to checking out so many of the artists in your playlist I’m not even a little bit familiar with lol.

After grunge, there was an absolute bottoming out of musical talent and inspiration, during the period of Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, Creed, Nickelback. It was an absolute horrorscape. Bleak, dark, no message, smelling of axe body spray, sounding like despair (not the good kind.) Radiohead came along to give a talented sound to despair ( the good kind?). God bless these blokes.

this is the reaction i want ❤️

I mean you could not have explained it any better. I think your interpretation is spot on. It is why so many people now believe that Radiohead could see what was happening in society and how it was effecting all of us. Ok Computer and Kid A really were ahead of their time. Great video.

I’ve always loved this song from the start but I loved it more when I learned how to play it on guitar and sing to it. It’s special to me now…😊

Every time I watch this video I hold my breath when Thom's head goes underwater. Not consciously, just as a spontaneous, natural reaction.

EXCELLENT analysis of their choices for this song. I agree entirely - it's about the anxiety of modern life and our inability to scream about it - keep calm, carry on. All repressed, all under the surface. The pain of life within us all. Lovely.

Heard this so many times. But for first time today the performance reminded me of Rufus Wainwright. Similar melancholy and tone and phrasing. It’s a masterpiece - just like the whole album.

good song of radiohead 😍

In the documentary Meeting People is Easy, the making of this video is featured. Many, many takes of Thom surviving a drowning were shot. They were beginning to bring together their art and aesthetic.

I love Radiohead

just like you said, it is the beautiful of metalanguage, the song really do have no surprises, like a constantly silence pain that depression and anxiety makes to us on each deep breath that we take

Every time I watch this MV, I cry.

You do great reactions, you don’t pause in key moments that ruin the song. Great analysis ❤

so sentimental, everything is in Your eyes

Climbing up the Walls is the release on the album 😊

"Such a pretty house, Such a pretty garden" damn😌

I've always interpreted this song's meaning as a statement on people's tendency to resist stepping out of their comfort zone or take a chance. Many times people's fear of the unknown prevents them from progressing. I think of "no alarms and no surprises" as allowing that fear to take control.

So beautiful

I'm a simple man. I see someone reacting to Radiohead, I immediately watch.

I think of it as a lullaby about the desire to alter the course of one’s life. The water dropping away suggests he moves away from the darker option.

my day, every day

My generation´s music. I´m so proud.

Try their performance of this song from their incredible Glastonbury 1997 set. I was there and it's still one of the best three gigs I've ever witnessed. The fireworks at the end were not part of the set - they were a completely coincidental fireworks display on another part of the Glastonbury site (which is huge, by the way). It made for an amazing moment, totally accidentally.

I think it's the human condition. No matter your station in life, be it, social, economical, geographical or any other metric, life is still overwhelming in one way or another. We all deal with work, family, friends, relationships (romantic or no), life, death and at times we feel like we're drowning in it all. I think Thom leaves out the "happily ever after..." or "relief" because not all of us get either of those things. It's a very simple, yet stark reminder of life and the daily occurrences of struggle. Wash, rinse, repeat until you don't.

You should also listen to How To Disappear Completely by Radiohead.

This is my Christmas song since 1997. Yeah, these bells...

Top tier example of the emotional impact you can achieve with an extremely simple and inexpensive video.

My interpretation of the video is that like the song, in the beginning he has given up and is ready to end it all. Then near the end of the video and the song he changes his mind and decides to live and that the world has some good in it. In the video there seems to be some panic as he realizes he doesn't want to drown.

You should see the making of the music video. It's took so many takes. No wonder Thom smiled after doing the underwater section. He immediately had to go back to miming or else that take would be ruined.

Next "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead, please beatifull sadness

These are musicians who can write melodies

Whatever gets you through the night - John Lennon

You should listen to All I Need by Radiohead. It has a very intense build up and a chaotic "release" at the end :)

OK Computer is a perfect album to listen to from start to finish, uninterrupted. You're doing yourself a disservice listening to it any other way.

I've always thought of this song as a highly detailed description, lyrically anyway, of what a panic attack feels like