I've only listened to a few tracks but at the moment it seems essentially like Thom Yorke is wanking furiously while lying on a microphone. Discuss. Or rather, agree.
I found it too artsy. Apart from Everything in It's right place it just seemed a bit much for me. I imagine Thom thought "Well if everyone loved Street Spirit where I was barely coherent, then how about I take that one step further and lay it over some crazy electro-wank chords". Has nothing on The Bends i'm afraid.
I would agree that the majority of the album is just them wanking, figuratively and possibly literally. OK Computer is my favourite album of theirs.
OK Computer's good. Still a bit wanky, but far less than Kid A. I'm liking Subterranean Homesick Alien at the moment. Someone told me Let Down was the most beautiful song ever. Needless to say I was a bit let down. I'm sorry.
Yeah, the wankiness is balanced out a bit more on that album. It's a nice cross between Kid A and The Bends I think.
Kid A was too artsy, and they've sinced veered away from that path. My order of preference would be: 1. Hail to the Theif (The first few songs are especially excellent) 2. In Rainbows 3. OK Computer 4. Kid A 5. The Bends (too generic for me)
I recall enjoying Kid A much more the first few times I heard it, but it wears off pretty quickly. Everything In It's Right Place is still one of their best songs, though (imo). OK Computer is still their best.
My top 3 is probably the same as yours, only with OK Computer at the top. I have no idea how to order the other four.