Pablo Honey (Reissue)

VINYL FORMAT. Radiohead's debut album Pablo Honey is 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. The group has difficulty writing a set of songs that are as compelling as their sound, but when they do hit the mark -- such as on "Anyone Can Play Guitar," "Blow Out," and the self-loathing breakthrough single Creep -- the band achieves a rare power that is both visceral and intelligent.