Pablo Honey
Released: 1993

Pablo Honey

by Radiohead

The 2714th greatest album of all time

Pablo Honey is Radiohead's 1993 debut album, built around guitar-driven alternative rock with noticeable grunge and Britpop influences and Thom Yorke's plaintive, isolated-sounding vocals. The record has a rawer, more conventional rock sound than the band's later experimental work, with quiet-loud dynamics, straightforward song structures, and occasional atmospheric touches; it includes the song "Creep," which brought the band wide attention. Produced by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, the album showcases early traces of Radiohead's melodic and textural ambitions amid heavier riffing and direct arrangements.