With regards to Radiohead, I don't think it's 100% fair to say they were ever "awful". Sure. Pablo Honey is easily their weakest album (yes, I think In Rainbows is better), but it has some good tracks...You, Creep, Stop Whispering (check out Thom Yorke's hair in the video for a good laugh), Anyone Can Play Guitar, and Blow Out come easiest to mind.
But it's not like any of their albums are perfect:
The Bends: Bones, Black Star
OK Computer: hmm...I might've said Let Down was well named in the past, but now I like it...
Kid A: the title track isn't really that good, and neither is Motion Picture Soundtrack
Amnesiac: Morning Bell was better on Kid A, and Life in a Glasshouse just bores me
Hail to the Thief: A Punchup at a Wedding is easily the worst song Radiohead have ever done. Beyond that, this one's pretty solid.
In Rainbows: I like Weird Fishes/Appreggi, but it does lean a bit too close to Snow Patrol territory for my liking at times, and Faust Arp is obvious filler.
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