Pablo Honey

Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
1993 Ratings: #410 / 540
User Score
1993 Ratings: #457
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Critic Reviews

75
Entertainment Weekly

This British buzz band’s single ”Creep” is the ultimate neurotic teen anthem. It mates Smiths-type self-consciousness (”I don’t belong here”) with dramatic U2-like vocals and guitar, with Cure-style heavy but crunchy pop.

70
NME
One of rock’s brightest hopes. British teenagerhood has never been grumpier.
60
AllMusic

A promising collection that blends U2's anthemic rock with long, atmospheric instrumental passages and an enthralling triple-guitar attack that is alternately gentle and bracingly noisy.

60
Q Magazine

More by accident, perhaps, than design, Oxford's Radiohead have forged a link between today's grunge sound and that unjustly neglected West Coast classic, Spirit's The Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus.

60
Far Out Magazine

Pablo Honey is most often defined by what it’s not. But every band has to start somewhere, and there’s nothing particularly embarrassing on Pablo Honey, despite the way that Radiohead have almost completely erased its existence.

50
Rolling Stone

Certainly nothing else on Pablo Honey hinted at things to come.

itsyahboinoah
49

Me: Do you like Radiohead.

Person at work: Yeah, I love creep

luna128
52

nice release date thom haha

ParthanyJobtano
40

this is not that bad
but comparing with other
radiohead recs

it is kinda tame
every song kinda sounds same
still a good listen

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Alebostero
49

Aburridísimo boludo, la posta que no esperaba nada y me fui decepcionado. Este disco empieza con 2 temas que me gustan si, después tiene una caída total.

"Creep" es sin dudas la mejor y tampoco es la gran cosa eee, esto es lo que pasa cuando solo tenes 3 temas buenos (ese buenos igual ponele). Me gustan "You" y "Prove Yourself" también, temas que ya los había escuchado en el EP anterior, así que básicamente nada ... read more

Stormy230
73

I feel like it’s kinda a norm to dislike Pablo honey, but it’s not even that bad. It’s just good 90’s Britpop, very simple but still fun and a nice listen. Thom’s vocals are good, Johnny is very subdued i feel which kinda sucks but it’s not bad. It doesn’t feel like Radiohead much, but I don’t give a shit. It’s a ok record.

85

Good

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Track List

1You
3:28
81
2Creep
3:58
89
3How Do You?
2:12
61
4Stop Whispering
5:25
67
5Thinking About You
2:41
58
6Anyone Can Play Guitar
3:37
72
7Ripcord
3:09
65
8Vegetable
3:12
64
9Prove Yourself
2:25
64
10I Can't
4:13
63
11Lurgee
3:07
63
12Blow Out
4:42
82
Total Length: 42 minutes
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