Underrated Radiohead debut, featuring Radiohead classics You, Blow Out, Lurgee, Anyone Can Play Guitar, and, perhaps Radiohead's most popular song, Creep. Often forgotten by even the most diehard Radiohead fans because it is Radiohead's weakest album, even though, by itself, it is a solid record.
Kid A: That song You where Thom has that sick scream, is that on The Bends?
Kid B: No dude, that's off their first album, Pablo Honey.
Kid B: No dude, that's off their first album, Pablo Honey.
by ElChap May 14, 2006
An album put forth by an unknown indie band in an effort to appeal to the masses. Classic examples are Nirvana's Nevermind and Radiohead's Pablo Honey. Both albums have an annoying pop sensibility that has not been well received in the indie world. Ironically, these albums launched both of these band's commercial careers.
Dude, I think we should do a pablo honey, we need to start making money. Then we can do whatever the fuck we want!
by A midigon November 15, 2007
The debut album by English rock band Radiohead released in 1993. It is generally ignored in favour of some of their later releases, but the fact remains that this album serves as an exceptional debut. It initially received little to no critical acclaim, though it was commercially successful by way of the radio-ready single "Creep," which became an international mega-hit.
Despite it being largely ignored, Pablo Honey is full of several great tracks including the album opener "You," the super-hit "Creep," and the psychedelic closer "Blow Out," not to mention songs that will remain stuck in your head for days such as "Stop Whispering" and "Anyone Can Play Guitar." Pablo Honey should be reevaluated not as a world-changing manifesto, but as an entirely unimpeachable rock record with clear influence from U2, Pixies, the Smiths, and R.E.M.
Despite it being largely ignored, Pablo Honey is full of several great tracks including the album opener "You," the super-hit "Creep," and the psychedelic closer "Blow Out," not to mention songs that will remain stuck in your head for days such as "Stop Whispering" and "Anyone Can Play Guitar." Pablo Honey should be reevaluated not as a world-changing manifesto, but as an entirely unimpeachable rock record with clear influence from U2, Pixies, the Smiths, and R.E.M.
by Sky Is Red, Mushroom Head November 17, 2015
When a perfectly good album gets a bad reputation due to it not being quite as good as the other albums in an artist’s discography. Refers to Radiohead’s 1993 debut album Pablo Honey, which while generally considered their weakest album, is still a good 90s rock album.
It’s a shame that people don’t seem to like Björk’s Volta that much.
It’s still a good album, it just suffers from Pablo Honey Syndrome.
It’s still a good album, it just suffers from Pablo Honey Syndrome.
by jmccann June 27, 2021