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This is a bit of a mixed bag for me. There's some absolute gems in here like Pyramid Song, but then it has some absolute bullshit in there too. Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors I can't figure out if it's them being pretentious or if they're actively taking the piss. It doesn't have the cohesiveness and grandeur of Kid A, and plenty of the album is just a bit miserable and flat. 2.5 rounded down.
Not a radiohead fan
Overall didn’t really enjoy the album. The style wasn’t for me and Thom’s voice felt particularly whiny. Liked some songs such as You And Whose Army and Life In A Glasshouse. Much prefer The Bends and OK Computer.
already listened to this one Kid a 2 Maybe 3 not my fav tho it has some bangers
Things I remembered upon listening: * the piano intro to "Pyramid Song" * the brief sigh of airy, drumless respite during "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" * pretty much all of "Morning Bell/Amnesiac" (which probably say something) * the guitar sound on "Hunting Bears" The rest was lost to the years, if I ever remembered it at all. I do really like the artwork, though. Bonus star for that.
I just don't get it. I know lots of people are just crazy about this stuff, but I just don't get it. I hate everything about it.
No thanks.
Again, it feels like I am supposed to like this more than I do. I'm starting to think I just don't like Radiohead, which surprises me based on the albeit few songs I had heard before starting this project. Still don't get the hype, still I don't hate it.
Mucho sonic experimentation, although something of a disappointment, the same way "Kid A" was in some quarters for those whose expectations had been raised sky-high by "OK Computer". When it works, it works ("I Might be Wrong", "Pyramid Song") but when it becomes self-indulgent, it's a little alienating. Overall: not uninteresting.
So I'm familiar with OK Computer. I was never overly impressed and never understood the comparisons to Pink Floyd. Pyramid Song could have been Neil Young. The album is a little trippy. Much of it feels like atmospheric filler with mumbled lyrics. It wasn't a very good trip. Were they trying to fill out a record label contract? The opening riff from Knives out sounds like one of their hits. Amnesiac indeed , utterly forgettable. Glasshouse is brutal. 2*
Day88 - i think radiohead is one of those bands that you love or hate. i don’t love them
3.5 stars. Has a dark and downer theme but melodic and could land well if I'm in the right mood for it. Standouts for me are "You and Whose Army?" and "I Might Be Wrong".
I'd never heard this Radiohead album before but it was great in that it sounded very Radiohead-y. In particular I liked "I Might Be Wrong" and "Knives Out."
Quite dark and atmospheric, as can be expected from Radiohead. I hadn't spun this album before, as far as I recall I've only previously heard Pyramid Song. Pulk/Pull Revolving doors was .... weird? Not my favourite Radiohead album so far of the project - The Bends moved me in a way the Amnesiac hasn't - but it's still worth a listen.
Enjoyable but few songs really stood out. It feels like the B-side of KidA which is apparently is what this album is.
Not my favorite Radiohead album, definitely interesting that’s for sure Top tracks: Life In A Glasshouse
Este sí, pero cuántos llevamos de Radiohead? No será mucho?
Superb album, so many classics in my opinion. Not there best album but all are so swell
I'm sure I'll finally get (like REALLY get) Radiohead one day, and I'm sure it'll be with the help of this list, but it's definitely not with the help of this album. Maybe better headphones? A dark room? The right assistant?
I am finding that Radiohead albums take multiple listens for me and this was my first for this record. I need to come back and listen again
This is a perfectly Radiohead album. Which is to say it has some really nice instrumental work with Thom Yorke whining and wailing. That said I’m starting to understand this band even if I don’t pray at the altar like their fans do.
Kinda weird
Kinda boring
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Way better than I anticipated
Love Radiohead, and this album is great, but this I don't think this is their best work. The album feels super melancholic (as expected) but was not feeling any individual song that much aside from 'You And Whose Army'. This comment makes me feel like I'm bashing it, but this album is still great, just not their best work in my opinion. Solid 4 maybe 5/5
instrumental?
B+ Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box 3 Pyramid Song 5 Pull / Pulk Revolving Doors 2 You And Whose Army? 5 I Might Be Wrong 4 Knives Out 4 Morning Bell / Amnesiac 5 Dollars And Cents 4 Hunting Bears 3 Like Spinning Plates 3 Life In A Glasshouse 5 This was my favorite Radiohead album for a while, but it's not as good as a few others. Still great. You And Whose Army? and Life In A Glasshouse are two of my favorite Radiohead tracks.
Space out
I don't have very much to say about this Radiohead album at all. A lot of the material here was recorded alongside their previous, more renowned, and acclaimed album "Kid A", and yeah it sounds like it. I'll be the first to say I don't find Thom Yorke's vocals on this thing enjoyable. His crooning style I think does better to tie the entire album together than it does to make specific songs stand out. I think this album is a holistic experience and probably Radiohead's most isolated, and almost unsettling album (as far as I remember). The electronic instrumentals return here and work quite well to build atmospheric, bleak, and very damp atmospheres. Sometimes, the experimentation is at the forefront like in the song "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors". On many other songs though, the instrumentation, and music in general, feels stagnant, almost like you're floating aimlessly in a void. It's quite a soothing effect, and this album as a whole is very soothing and comforting. I think some great examples of this are the songs "Pyramid Song" and "You and Whose Army?". When it comes to the guitars, they're hypnotic like on the more direct "Knives Out", one of my personal favorites here. The string synths that appear on the song "Dollars and Cents" also nicely help paint a void-like image. The jazz-inspired closer is probably the most interesting thing here, with highly melodramatic lyrics. It's a grand closer. So yeah I mean that's all I can say about this. Maybe I'm just not in the mood to enter this album's embrace. While I do enjoy its more daring and electronic-driven moments, I think this is one of their more milder and uninteresting albums, and I just can't jive with Thom's singing here. With that said though, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Radiohead album more pillowy, soft, and spacious.
Finally some Radiohead, I've been waiting awhile. I actually wasn't really familiar with this album at all, so this is new for me. I think this is generally really good but is also somewhat hit-and-miss. The album comes off a bit disjointed to me. The first song is pretty electronic-heavy, then "Pyramid Song" comes second and it's awesome, then "Pulk/Pull" is a bit on the experimental side. Then there's a really great three song stretch with "You And Whose Army", "I Might Be Wrong", and "Knives Out". I also loved the last song "Life In a Glasshouse", it pulls it all together super well and the trumpet is a nice touch. This is their fifth album and it's after The Bends, OK Computer, and Kid A, so they were a huge deal at this point already. I guess this came out the year after Kid A and mostly was recorded at the same time. It seems like a lot of the people who don't like this seem to knock it as the "b-sides from Kid A". That seems a bit overly harsh, but I also haven't listened to the full Kid A yet. I really enjoyed this overall and there were a number of awesome songs on here, but it also felt a bit all over the board and left me wanting a bit. I do think this is one that's a bit hard to fully get on one listen, so my feelings might change a bit. Overall a really strong album though, and I'm excited for more Radiohead. Favorite song: Pyramid Song Other: Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box, You And Whose Army, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Dollars and Cents, Life In a Glasshouse 3/22/24
Langweilig... Britpop mit experimentellem Ansatz
2/10. Not for me
I'll probably get in trouble for this one, but I've just never been able to get in to Radiohead. This is a very chill album, great to have on in the background. But if Benadryl made a sound, this would be it.
A fun thing that Radiohead can do: record two nearly perfect albums at the same time and then, like, just hold off on releasing one of them for a year because why not.
I could see why people would like it but I didn’t really care for it.
I don’t understand why there is more than 1 Radiohead album on this list. I feel like if you have heard one you’ve pretty much heard them all. You either like them or you don’t why I would need to hear more than one of their albums before I die I do not understand.
Radiohead is radiohead
basically a continuation of Kid A, so much so that they recently released both of them together. Pyramid Song and Knives Out are excellent standouts. A logical next step from OK Computer although some wanted more rock like Pablo Honey.
This isn't my favorite Radiohead. While I appreciate the musicianship, it's just a little bit too much moaning for my tastes.
I don't understand the obsession with radiohead. They have a few good songs, sure, but I don't think any of them are on this album.
I was borderline going to go with a 4 here just because my standards for Radiohead are astronomically high. But that's bullshit because it's all relative. I gave Ice-T a 4 yesterday which by definition means Radiohead is a 5. Here's the thing. You may be a "musician" - some of us are. But you can't play Pyramid Song. Yet I've seen these guys do it live and they are brilliant. Thom is up there with Prince as a multi instrumentalist. Radiohead's talent is epic.
Everything sounds dark, eerie and creepy. Vocals sound like a cat in heat. Not many bands, if any, can pull this shit off. Summary — luv it!
From Pablo Honey to this in 4 moves. Bold move Cotton!
Just the right amount of experimentation. Love the jazziness!
I'm not very familiar with Radiohead's electronic era (I haven't listened to Kid A either outside of two songs), and I don’t normally like electronica. That being said, something about Radiohead just resonates with me. Every album that I've heard is a transcendent, almost out-of-body experience. It just takes me to a place, a mood, a headspace that not a lot of other music can.
A few great songs and great moments throughout but not a great album
Very avant garde and artsy. Of course this is what I expected. The guitars are good, the singer is a great writer but definitely different.
2001 Experimental rock, electronica, alternative rock Standouts: Pyramid Song, Knives Out 3.5
heard this album a few times before and gave it a 7/10. on relisten its honestly a really interesting album. maybe not as cohesive as kid a but better than i remembered. 8/10
The least commercial thing you could imagine, ironically helping propel them to become one of the biggest bands in the world. This is pure we-don't-care-about-success, capital-A Art, and it is brilliant.
Before listening: I don't want to do this at all. I'm tired of Radiohead and yes, I am one of those classless people who enjoyed The Bends and OK Computer. In fact, those two albums are some of my favourites all time. After that, well I don't know what the fuck happened. I'm almost certain I won't enjoy this album. There won't be a hook or a chorus anywhere and yet, I'm the asshole for not "getting it". I'm sick of Radiohead and I don't feel bad saying that. After listening: I was right. This was boring and I didn't get it at all. There was zero enjoyment for me and I'd rather listen to Yoko Ono wail into a hat than listen to this again. I hope I get a good album tomorrow and not this experimental trash.
First time with this album and I can see it growing on me even more. It's got a more chill vibe and the jazz influence on a few track adds a nice little extra.
so this is my first real experience listening to radiohead after hearing people rave about them for years. i can't say i really knew what to expect, but i knew that this is not one of the albums i hear people rave about. and... i liked it. it's nice. i like the production on it especially. it can be a bit sparce at points and that's cool. i was not totally blown away, but i got an inkling of why people like radiohead so much.
In 2021, Radiohead did what I had (and many others had--I created an MP3 disc that had all the things, so I could listen front to back) and released Kid A Mnesia, which encompassed both albums and assorted extras. This is relevant only insofar that, for me, it is damn near impossible to think of either as individual albums, but rather part of a larger artistic statement. But here I am. And feeling a bit wistful. I remember thinking that both of these albums were capital "A" "Alternative", in A&R parlance, a synthesis of all that was cool and cutting edge in the 90s thrown in a blender with Berlin-Era Bowie. And I also remember wondering if this was as much weirdness as the mainstream would allow. Shortly after, "Garage Rock" happened, with its raw stylings, consciously primal blues stomp-pastiche and notably, beats that should've generated tons of scratch for Hunt Sales if sampling rules applied to live performance. Concurrently, Radiohead-esque groups, diluting the above weirdness into Air Supply quality schmaltz for suburban moms who used to be edgy, continued apace, coat-tail riding it all the way to the Super Bowl. This is not artifact of place and time; it remains compelling, beautiful, terrifying, dystopic, more of a warning or prophecy. It promises nothing, and delivers everything. We find ourselves its world, confused, disheartened, the binary of simulacra and simulation smashed, the sign and the signifier, scrambled. The truth of no truth, and the human resignation that we must move forward.
For some reason I thought I’d gotten all of the Radiohead albums that’d be on this list so this was a very pleasant surprise today. Of all of the “good” Radiohead albums this one is probably the one I overlook the most for some reason. I don’t know why because it’s fucking great. It not only proves that kid a wasn’t a fluke but that they knew how to do even more with their new electronic sound by making it more aggressive, more futuristic, and even more orchestral in some places. I’ve always liked knives out and you and whose army while being generally positive about pyramid song but this listen I really gained a new appreciation for the first track and I might be wrong.
Never listened to a Radiohead album all the way through. Some songs were alright, others sounded like generic experimental rock.
I know people my age are supposed to be obsessed with Radiohead, but I found this to be incredibly mediocre. There were a few bright spots (knives out, dollars and cents, life in a glasshouse), but the rest of this just felt like a mish mash of shit. It wasn’t terrible, so I’ll go 3.
This is basically Kid A - Part II, so other than the band being Radiohead I am a bit perplexed why this is in the book. If you hear Kid A, then you probably have heard this album as well. Anything Radiohead touches is gold, which I can understand, but among all of their great albums this one isn't the most revolutionary or notable. There are good songs on here, but it's the sound of studio tinkering and I miss some of the brilliance.
Sounds technically good Made me feel moody, a little anxious, blissful
amazing album, no bad songs
Kid B! I'm a reasonable man, get off my case. A staggeringly complex and important record from a band in one of its golden periods. Absolutely love this record!
Proof that not every album a band puts out is gold
Goated with the sauce
honestly, just what i needed today. 5/5
I like radiohead
I'm not a Radiohead stan (as the kids say these days), but I found more than a bit to like about Amnesiac. The album is chock full of brooding, jazzy, unsettling melodies, as well as soaring harmonies and strings. While some songs stood out as very strong (especially on the first half of the album), others--like "Morning Bell/Amnesiac" and "Like Spinning Plates"--do seem a bit like b-sides. One in particular sounds like it was written to be included on the end credits of a 2000s-era horror film ("Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors"). I have to be in the right mood to enjoy Thom Yorke's voice but I did so more often than not on Amnesiac (when it's not being run through a variety of weird filters). There are some legit great hooks on some of these songs, particularly I Might Be Wrong and Knives Out. The instrumental Hunting Bears has a beautiful simplicity to it, with its melodic, lonely guitar and short 2 minute run time. I enjoyed Amnesiac more than I thought I would, so I'm giving it 4 stars. Interesting Factoids from Wikipedia: *[Amnesiac] was recorded with producer Nigel Godrich in the same sessions as Radiohead's previous album Kid A (2000). Radiohead split the work in two as they felt it was too dense for a double album. *The strings, arranged by the guitarist Jonny Greenwood, were performed by the Orchestra of St John's and recorded in Dorchester Abbey, a 12th-century church close to Radiohead's studio. *The cover depicts a book cover with a weeping minotaur. The minotaur, a motif of the Amnesiac artwork, represents the "maze" Yorke felt he had become lost in during his depression after OK Computer; Donwood described it as a "tragic figure." Standout Tracks: Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Hunting Bears, Life in a Glasshouse
Dark and dramatically artsy-fartsy
No one else writes music like Radiohead. So affecting, such wild chord progressions, such sonic landscapes.
This album is a collection of songs recorded during the Kid A sessions, which is fairly obvious immediately from the production style. As a result it naturally draws comparisons to that masterpiece, and I feel it differs in two significant ways: First, the overall quality of songs. This is an album that suffers from a phenomenon we’ve seen quite a few times in this project where the first half is almost perfect and the second half is almost totally forgettable. Some of my favorite Radiohead songs are on this album, and as I was getting through I Might Be Wrong I was seriously mad at myself for the preconceived notions I had about this record — I thought *I* might be wrong having written it off all these years! Then Knives Out is just ok (in my opinion) and the rest of the record I didn’t care about until the closing track. Feels like this could’ve been an EP instead of putting out a full length release to capitalize on the success of Kid A. The second difference is that this doesn’t have the same care put into sequencing that other Radiohead records have. It doesn’t feel like an album so much as a collection of songs. It is painfully obvious that these are just the “best of the rest” as opposed to songs that were chosen specifically to ebb and flow with the others on the record. It is a largely disjointed and unfocused outing, normally something I don’t care a ton about but it does stand out as irregular in Radiohead’s discography. I have high standards for them because I love them so much! So overall? Pretty good. I’m going to spin that first half like crazy. Top tracks: Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box, Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Life In A Glasshouse
Couple bops on here. Sounds like it was made while making Kid A but not as good because it was. I’m glad they didn’t stick all of this on that album. Also why another Morning Bell?! That song is so good. Didn’t like this version though.
It’s interesting, but not their best work at all. I do think it’s more interesting than their earlier work
Oh man... Radiohead again
Wow I had Kid A last week and now it's companion Amnesiac! I think I like this one slightly better but both are awesome and as I mentioned in previous review if these were a double album that would be up there with best double albums ever!
Fine if I wanted to fall asleep
Love this album but it shouldn't be on this list. Especially not at the expense of Kid A/In Rainbows/the Bends
Previously rated: The Bends (2/5) In Rainbows (1/5) Hail To the Thief (1/5) Kid A (1/5) ************************* This has to be trolling, right? Either by the band selling this crap as music, or by this list including it as a joke. Monotonous droning over some repetitive beat. That's all this is. How many more albums do we have to listen to from this awful, awful band?
I hate to say it, but pretty much all of it is a little disappointing. The sounds feel far too distorted for my taste and there’s a lot of constant rumbling that makes my head hurt. The rest just feels depressing. Not their best. You and Whose Army? is a bit better (no longer feels like my brain wants to jump out of my head) but a bit meh.
8.2/10
Sounded like a lot like the other stuff I've heard before by Radiohead. I like their music and think it's objectively well made but to me it always feels a little forced. Definitely need to listen again to give a more thorough statement though
Easy listening but not much jumped out at me. Seemed jazzy, good background music and instrumentals but wasnt a fan of the singers voice as it seems monotone.
Reminder of why I never listen to them
- more electronic Radiohead but with a little more guitar - brings an uncomfortable vibe but that’s what they were going for - I Might Be Wrong and Knives Out - 3.5 but I’ll round up cuz it’s Radiohead
- they just got too artsy after Ok Computer - the musicianship is still top notch but it feels wasted
i really really like radiohead but this one… i just dont get it
I need to listen to this a bit more to fully appreciate it I think.
They can create some amazing ethereal tracks and I love that about them. I Might Be Wrong is killer. If I was a rapper I would loop that shit and gladly accept all of the awards. Every track isn't a classic, but at least they give you something to feel, something to listen actively to. A really, really good album. 4/5
The weather outside is frightful. Apocalyptic, dark and windy, at 10:00 am. The music is delightful. This album is just what I needed this morning. Thanks, Tom Yorke and Radiohead.
Really easy listening. Chill vibes music. Definitely great smoking music.
Cutting edge
I hated this when it came out because it didn't have enough guitars on it. Now I love it because it doesn't have enough guitars on it. I think Radiohead's best album exists in the gray space between this and Kid A; they're both a little patchy but some really good songs do the heavy lifting. Here, it's "Pyramid Song," which breaks my heart a little more every time I hear it.
That is was pretty fantastic, I hadn’t heard Radiohead’s earlier music outside of ‘Creep’ on the radio but it is easy to see how OK Computer and Kid A came from the same band that made this album.
Decent
This one was interesting. I listened to it with earbuds, and I’m glad I did, I think I caught a lot of sonic details I otherwise would have missed. Again, this album suffers from Thom Yorks singing. I think the lyric writing was a bit better than the previous Radiohead albums, but it’s not amazing. Just decent. Despite this, there were some really enjoyable riffs (I Might Be Wrong). The whole album felt very experimental, and less like music and more of an experience. Like it was trying to convey specific emotion and a sense of going through something (Hunting Bears, Like Spinning Plates). I think the album name is spot on. Probably my favorite Radiohead album so far actually. 3.5
Not for me. PULK was awful.
Amnesiac is the first album (of only three!) that I was excited to listen to. Musically interesting, generally my jam, but pretty low key and gloomy. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I'll listen again some time but rating it 3 out of 5.
Fantastic album! Easy listening (except for the highly unsettling ‘Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors’). My favourite songs are ‘Packt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box’, ‘Knives Out’ and ‘Morning Bell/Amnesiac’ (I much prefer this version to the one on Kid A). One to listen to many more times!
I don't have a lot to say about this one. It's a good enough Radiohead album, if not a particularly groundbreaking or moving one. Don't get me wrong, there are some nicely layered arrangements and solid musicianship, if delivered by way of a mostly dragging, funereal vibe. Fave Songs: I Might Be Wrong, Pyramid Song, Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box, Life in a Glasshouse, Hunting Bears, Knives Out
enjoyed it the most of the 6000 radiohead albums on this list
Niet bepaald Radioheads beste album als je het mij vraagt.
Very Radioheady, not my favorite but a fun listen.
Gute Instrumentalisierung, schöne production. Texted deep aber diese langgezogene art zu singen nervt etwas. Lieblingssongs Pulk pull revolving doors Knives out
I’ll give it 4. Not my usual taste but you can tell it was well made. Seems great for background trippy music. Not pleasant, not jarring, just sort of emotionally drawn. I imagine a black and white movie about a smoker living in a city
All timer
I liked this, but was still a huge disappointment
Disappointed by this one. Least favorite Radiohead project by far. Usually these guys hit but not this one. Sounded like songs rejected from kid a
Kid B-sides Just okay from them this time around.
Hadn't listened to that enough...
Meh
This used to be my favorite Radiohead album and I still think it's their most underrated. It's less focused than their best works, but that's kinda fun and it's almost nice to have the musical themes be somewhat looser. Hot take: Pyramid Song is a top 5 Radiohead track. I think objectively this is a weaker album than other Radiohead albums that might be on this list, but that doesn't mean it's still not one of the best albums of the 21st century.
listened, but nope
These here drowsy fellas with their droopy caterwaulin make some pretty impressive music that, incidentally, I never choose to hear on my own volition. It's not that I don't enjoy sad music, I certainly do enjoy sad songs, it's just that their brand is like drowning in a vat full of NyQuil. I mean, is that literally a drawing of a character crying on the album cover? Good God man cheer up! But that all said, I do enjoy them at times and they have some very brilliant, soulful moments. And they are nothing if not one of a kind.
Was never a huge Radiohead fan, but I appreciate them. This is a solid creative effort.
Krass, wie unterschiedlich die Titel sind, Genre und Instrumente. Stimmung ist eher leicht düster aber ok. Sind paar verrückte Stücke dabei und paar sehr solide.
Overrated
Standout: I Might Be Wrong. not my thing
Listen at: 16/02/2023
Like it 4/5
Not a fan at all. I have tried a few times with Radiohead, and Amnesiac does nothing to change my mind. The songs feel cold and distant, and vocally it leans into that fragile, almost whiny style that I struggle to connect with. After a few tracks it all starts to blur together. I understand that this period was about experimentation and pushing boundaries, but for me it feels more abstract than engaging. There is atmosphere, but very little warmth. It just does not move me in the way great albums should. Favourite track: None that truly grabbed me Least favourite: The overall tone feels repetitive and detached Album artwork: Dark, distinctive and memorable, even if the music does not land for me
This is just the sound of accepting lifelong disappointment. I was hoping, after the left turn of 'Kid A' that they had got that out of their system and would get back to making, you know, good, cohesive albums full of strong poignant original songs and only a bit of atmospheric and unsettling filler. It's time to let this hope go for me. Need to stop thinking if I put 'Hail to the Thief' or 'In Rainbows' on that I will finally click with them. I like all Radiohead's stuff, but I like it, respect it, don't love it. 'The Bends' and 'OK Computer' are just classics for me. Oh well it's not all wide of the mark, 'Pyramid Song' is indelibly linked in my mind with the events and outfall of the attacks of 2001, and looms with indecent gravity in my mind. I like 'Knives out' too. It's a serious and inventive album, and to be fair Radiohead have totally trodden their own path since, but they's never quite lived up to their promise. Possibly on purpose. I need to let them go, the next Radiohead album is never going to be the one.
I don’t know any of the songs on this one. Nevemrind, I recognize and enjoy Knives out. The rest is a little too experimental for me to enjoy. 2*. Sax on the last song was interesting.
obnoxious af
Way better than I thought this would be. Weird of me to describe but it just sounded like how Radiohead should sound. Rock/electronic/experimental. Everything about it sounded solid a really well produced.
Pyramid Song and Knives Out are alright but overall the vocals got the better of me in this one.
Alternative, 2001 -> 2
I fell in love with this one. I never listened much to them other than whats on the radio, now I have to go through their catalogue
Radiohead does sad music pretty well, maybe its closer to despair. Once in awhile is fine but a whole album? Nah, cant fault them for their musical contributions though!
Spooky depressing music. I loved it!
Buen album, demasiado experimental. Los temas mas mainstream son temones
My favorite Radiohead album as if you care
My second-to-least favorite Radiohead album, but still a decently high 3.5 stars off the strength of "Pyramid Song", "I Might Be Wrong", "Knives Out", and "Morning Bell/Amnesiac", among a few others. 3.5/5
Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Mix (KID A MNESIA 2021): 🎧😘🤌 Musik: Das Album in diesem Moment gerade mal wieder zufrieden wippend zum dritten Kaffee auf/in den Ohren gehabt...Zufall!? - Ich glaube NICHT! Wertung: 🐳/5
Brilliant
Definitely not my favorite Radiohead album. This one really starts to drone on and all sounds the same for the most part. Very atmospheric overall.
So forgettable, just like every Radiohead record. Never worth the hype. It's all background music with a few moments of actual songs.
One of my all time favorite bands. There are some really strong tracks on here, but overall, this is not their strongest album - many tracks feel like b-sides or ideas. Radiohead's b-sides are better than most band's singles though.
Deze snap ik niet
Fantastic album! I could listen to Radiohead all day and night. True classic.
Radiohead was deeply overrated at their best. This collection of B sides that even they didn’t like was torturous to slug through. The only listenable track was the instrumental one.
Trash
I love Radiohead but this album is a little too electronic influenced for my tastes in general. There are some fantastic songs on it like Pyramid Song and Knives Out, but if I want to listen to Radiohead I’m probably not going to put this album on
Whilst I "appreciate" this band, I didn't enjoy listening to a whole album. Made me very gloomy. I liked the two singles, and a couple of others.
No longer a Radiohead virgin. It feels good.
Unlike anything else out there. Except for Kid A. Which is also a 5
Another excellent album from Radiohead. Love Knives Out, Pyramid Song. Didn't realize till today that it's Humphrey Lyttelton's band on Life In a Glasshouse.
4.1/10. It had some elements that I enjoyed but it was too slow and droned on too much for me
This is Radiohead's fifth studio album, containing a few of well known tracks like "Knives Out" and "Pyramid Song." The songs were recorded in the same sessions as their previous album, Kid A. As such, some have critiqued this album as a collection of "B Sides." The band members felt differently; they felt that the Kid A songs were a complete set, and these songs were from a different place than the Kid A material. Radiohead continued with their exploration of experimental alternative rock and electronic music. They explore different textures and arraignments to create mesmerizing soundscapes in their work. With Amnesiac, they continue to define modern music.
The problem of Amnesiac is the curve on which it is graded. There are plenty of good music on here, but within Radiohead’s catalogue, most of the tracks struggle to really stand out. That being said, I enjoy it very much. 4.3
Hauntingly chaotic and beautiful. I have hear Radiohead slaps, but honestly have never have any of their full albums a listen, and I am realizing that I have no clue why I haven’t when I love the songs that they are most famous for. I want to dive more into this album and learn more about it. What was their inspiration, what are the themes they are portraying, who was the producer? Also, holy smokes great production and theory was applied to this! I am giving it a 4/5, but it might honestly deserve a full 5 stars.
Musically, much better than In Rainbows. Thom Yorker’s voice ruins it for me. Maybe 1.5 stars. Favorite track is probably Hunting Bears, which, unironically, is instrumental. Life in a Glass House had so much promise.
Another Radiohead album down, yet I still feel like I haven’t heard a song. Still baffling that people go gaga over this shit.
A solid 3! Enjoyable but not a mind-bender.
Not my favorite
I know they have a huge fanbase, but I just found this depressing. Maybe a few more listens, but no.
Experimental and fun, my first dive into radiohead. can see how many modern day bands they inspired.
Boring.
Like spinning plates, knives out
Von Scheibe gefällt mir nichts.
I have been eagerly awaiting the day I would be able to talk about another Radiohead album. I can’t deny the genuine love I have for this band. Was I slightly hoping that it would follow in chronological order after The Bends? Yes, but I’m okay with it jumping this far. Though I will admit, this is probably the album from the group I am least familiar with. This album has this strange reputation, where it often gets chalked up to “just a selection of Kid A b-sides”. And I really wish it wasn’t that way. This album shouldn’t have to live in the shadow of its predecessor. But at the same time, I understand why people think that. This was recorded in the same sessions, and was originally intended to be apart of Kid A. And the sound is closer to Kid A than anything else they’ve made. But it also definitely has its own unique sound. Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box comes off as one of their most overtly electronic songs. It feels metallic and empty, and Thom’s vocal performance is probably as monotone as he’s ever gotten. They have a serious knack for making tracks like Pyramid Song, and they nail it every time. This is just as good as anything on Kid A, and a fantastic song. Also they have always stuck out to me as masters of pacing. I can’t think of one song in their large discography that I believe is too long. I’m not sure how they do it, but they manage to shove so many ideas into such short songs. Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors might be their most electronic song, and kind of gets a bad wrap. But I actually kind of like it. It sounds cool. But it’s also weird for sure. You and Whose Army? feels a little anticlimactic, but I love how intense and powerful the piano is when it comes in. If we are directly comparing this to Kid A, I Might Be Wrong is basically the equivalent of The National Anthem. Knives Out feels like the antithesis of the problems with this album. Other Radiohead songs that sound like that would have some big explosive moment that makes the build up worth it, but that never comes. But Dollars and Cents feels like the polar opposite of Knives Out, where the build up does actually pay off. Morning Bell / Amnesiac is by all means a rehash of a previous song, but if there was any way that a band should remix their own song, it should be like this. The ornamental and orchestral sound is a breath of fresh air for this album. And Life in a Glasshouse sounds like what the band in a fucked up and decrepit jazz club in an espionage movie would play. This is not “Kid A Junior”. I find this to be more adjacent with the band’s darker art rock sound. Where Kid A confronts depression and anxiety, and is almost always melancholic, this is gloomy to the fullest extent. It is not their best work, and not one I come back to all that often, but it stands on its own perfectly fine, and definitely has some highlights. Rating: 7/10
Yippee, it's Radiohead! ... Oh, it's Amnesiac.
Radiohead is certainly a great, innovative band and this album is more accessible than Kid A as their other great 'different' work. I still miss something with them. Maybe it is just Thom Yorke's singing or that certain special instrument. A great album you don't go wrong with.
I remember OK Computer and The Bends being pretty good albums that I enjoyed. At some point I became a bit dis-enchanted with this band. Albums like this are probably part of the reason. Karma police, arrest this band.
Amnesiac is a fractured, jarring, glorious mess. It contains some of Radiohead’s very best moments (PYRAMID SONG, You And Whose Army?, Knives Out, Life In A Glass House) next to songs that, even 23 years later, never sound like anything more than strange little experimental demos (Hunting Bears, Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors, Amnesiac Morning Bell). This is why it has always been tagged as leftovers from Kid A, which in reality, it is. As an album, it comes nowhere near the mind bogglingly consistent heights of OK Computer, Kid A or The Bends for me, but it is still Radiohead, and no other band I know can make leftovers sound like compelling modern abstract art the way they do.
There are far better Radiohead albums than this in my opinion. Surprised this made the list. I like the jazz loungy vibe of the last track, and I Might Be Wrong has some fun grooves. Overall, the album is a little too experimental/slow/melancholy for me. Radiohead tends to depress me the older I get, and this album in particular leans into that vibe. But there is beauty in sadness too, especially when the music is well composed. Anyway, it’s Radiohead, so even though it’s not my favorite, it gets a 3 because they are iconic and they make beautiful music.
I think this album is a window of time where radiohead pushed there limits and advanced the idea of what a rock band could sound like. I'm familiar with Pyramid Song but when taking it in with the rest of the album, you get the sense of how much work and thoughtfulness it took to nail this album.
Not bad, but this definitely feels like an album of Kid A B-sides. These songs just aren't as interesting musically. Highlights: Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors, I Might Be Wrong
Decent album. Wish you could do half stars.
Good, not best Radiohead, but still good Radiohead.
In Rainbows still clears but it was a good listen
This is particularly whiny and annoying, even for Radiohead. Albarn is barely tolerable through most of this. I'm not surprised I wasn't familiar with this album as I was happy to pass on it.
Gorgeous.
This is the closest to my taste in music and I do like Radiohead, but I don’t think these lyrics really caught my ear, so I’d have to listen again with a look at the lyrics to really judge how I relate
The album was okay. It felt so sad and whiny. Maybe I need to listen to it when I’m reallyyy going through it lol
Noisy
Not everyone’s idea of a five star album but it does it for me. Not for parties - for headphones, quiet mornings or late at night. Challenging and thoughtful.
I’m not really sure what type of mood you’d have to be in to be craving this album but I didn’t really enjoy it.
I only knew the name Radiohead, was totally ignorant on the music. Overall, pretty decent. Well done, good sound. Don’t love the singer but not too bad. I can see why lots of people like this. But it didn’t really “wow” me either. May grow on me if I listen again. 3.5, round down to 3
This album was just okay. Nothing really blew me away. There were a few good songs on there but this feels like a weaker Radiohead album
Best word to describe these songs is captivating. There is always something interesting going on in each song from the bass in I Might Be Wrong to the collage of sounds in Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors, to the bells in Morning Bell/Amnesiac. It’s like having more Kid A, what’s not to love. Life In A Glasshouse and Pyramid Song are my favorites.
Well. It was Radiohead.
It’s mesmerizing. I can give it my attention and I can leave it the background. It works for me.
Lately, I’ve been going down the rabbit hole with Radiohead and related projects. And this is a great album, albeit far from their best. Standout tracks: Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box, Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Dollars & Cents, 8 out of 10
Was in a bad mood, this made it worse.
Great!
I just dont get it
Very interesting album. Very cosmic if that’s a thing. Enjoyable but only in doses of 3-4 songs at a time.
Radiohead being Radiohead
This is actually the first time I listened to Amnesiac this closely. Usually I’m a fan of Kid A. Even though these were said to be recorded around the same sessions these songs seem be more traditionally structured. So on balance feels like Radiohead synthesising their different styles. I like it.
WOOOHOOO! Every album, from Ok Computer through In Rainbows, is absolutely brilliant.
Really gotta be in the mood for Radiohead, but otherwise it's solid.
Album #6 Radiohead’s Amnesiac Hehe the album cover is giving Rothko Once again not putting a lot into these notes :( Very unexpected bc apparently Radiohead is not a heavy metal band like I thought lol. I did really enjoy it the music is kind of haunting/entrancing and would put on again if in the mood for that. Seems very of its own kind, very singular. I enjoyed it. Based on my taste in music: 3.5 Pretending to be a music critic: 4.5
Atmospheric and theatrical. Like most Radiohead albums, I didn't fully appreciate this one when it was released. It has grown on me immensely.
This album was way chiller than I expected. I hadn't listened to much radio head before, so I was surprised at the said back tones of the music. Not bad.
Radio. Head.
I might be wrong - sonst NÖ
I’d rather listen to the bends
I was expecting them to be more upbeat and metal for some reason, it felt very depressive and ethereal. Better than expected.
Kid A or Ok computer (ok maybe both) for must listens. Radiohead is great but not every album is a must listen. I’m starting to think this should be 1000 popular acts of the 20th and 21st century (or maybe the last 100 years) you should listen to. That might be more representative and the selections must frustrate me a bit less.
duty calls. I'm not a radiohead fan, I tried . no this is the same teen boy bedroom music I never got into - feels bleak, so bleak, plaintive and in no way relaxing. I tried. I even listen to Pyramid song (26M plays on YT music). Not sure why its so uncomfortable for me and so revered by others. No doubt Highly polished and well produced. cant fault that. Is their music polarizing? had to stop.
Like I said before, I just don’t get post-Creep Radiohead. And you just can’t play music backwards (Like Spinning Plates) to be the next Beatles. I did enjoy hearing an 80-year-old Humphrey Lyttelton & band on the final track - a dirge embellished with some real New Orleans trad jazz. But, apart from that, nothing thrilled me on this.
In the film Clueless, Cher teases her step-brother , Josh, for liking the “maudlin music of the university station. ... What is it about college and cry-baby music?” The complaint rock she so neatly skewers is, of course, Radiohead. And, boy, they really do lean into the maudlin complaint rock thing here. I've listened to this a bunch of times in the past couple of days while preparing this review, and I have found it effective music to play while I work. It is pleasant background music, excerpt for that annoying backwards backing track on Like Spinning Plates, which is like fingernails on a blackboard). The songs are often barely there; just atmospheric noise (Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors, for example). But, except for Knives Out and the Pyramid Song, none of these songs are memorable. You certainly couldn't hum them or play them on acoustic guitar around a campfire. Overall, this is the sound of enervation. It's hard to imagine myself ever getting wildly enthused or passionate about this album. But, I must confess, I found a good deal on a second-hand vinyl copy recently, and I bought it. So, I guess I hear something worthwhile here? I just wish they'd start playing guitar rock again, you know?
The instrumentals were good, but I couldn’t stand the singers voice or understand what he was saying. Kind of a downer of an album
Mid. Some good easy listening. Don't get the hype
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There's something about this album that I like. I think it makes me understand why some people really latched onto Radiohead. It's got complex things going on, including punky/grungy/whiny stuff, but has a dreamy lofi sonic atmosphere that downplays, masks, or even belies that complexity. Highlights: "Knives Out"; the famous "Pyramid Song";
Not my favourite and not the best Radiohead effort. Good in parts.
Classic. Delighted that the 1000s of people on this 1001 journey will get to listen to this.
Love Radiohead, love tis album.
Meh
Me gusta Radio Head
This is not my first listen to this album and I feel like if it was it would be a very different review, but the album really grows on you over time. This album is often called as Kid A b-sides and I am not denying that that is true, but these songs still hold their own and have a whole different sound than Kid A and I just love this band so much. They’re on a whole different level.
First album of this project, and it's one of my favourite albums from my favourite group. Not much to say except simply amazing music. Personally, not really a fan of pulk/pull and Hunting Bears, but I can't get enough of bangers like I Might Be Wrong, Pyramid Song, Knives Out, and my personal favourite: Life in a Glasshouse.
I like Radiohead but this album blows hit and cold with me. Requires a committed listener and unfortunately I get distracted.
A lesser-tier classic from one of the GOAT bands.
Headphones on. This soundscape opens beautifully and builds layer on layer and then strips it back again. Thom Yorke's voice captures the human in among all the electronics even as it is itself manipulated. It is a journey into the head of someone who not only wants you to feel what they are feeling, but to be there with them. The opening bass line on Dollar and Cents is a quietly understated foundation. Strongly electronic, the music does not simply fall into tape loop of infinite repeats but overlays and underlays like a fabric of sound that shows a pattern. What is amazing is how seemlessly the various pieces are joined and interwoven. Listen once. Listen again. And then again. Different pieces ascend each time.
I've never liked Radiohead before and this isn't the album to convince me. A couple of catchy hooks here and there but then the vocals spoilt it for me. Is this even in the top 3 Radiohead albums? I'm pretty sure it's not.
My body's floating down the muddy river...
radiohead go full jazz odyssey and the world is better for it!
Aburrido, y un punto agotador escuchar a un Thom Yorke tan lastimero. Ni aunque cuente con Humphrey Lyttelton en la disfrutable "Life in a Glasshouse".
Not my favorite Radiohead album. Not bad, very ambient. I like OK Computer and Moon Shaped Pool more.
I never really listened to Radiohead before. I reviewed Kid A on this site previously and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. This is another 'easy to listen to' album. I don't think it's as strong as Kid A.
According to the Wikipedia page on 1001 Albums, there are four Radiohead albums on this list. I've managed to listen to all four unscathed.
Too weird
I liked it. It was easily to listen to with some good songs on it.
Not a fan. Jazz incorporations don't make sense to me. Too experimental. Too electronica. Not structured enough. Just ... don't want to hear it again.
The positives - really nice harmonies, use of different instruments, interesting rhythms - the music was quite good and engaging. The cons - the vocals are awful, like really, really dreadful. I know there’s words, but all I heard was dreadful wails - what an emotionally draining experience. If this had been an instrumental album, easily a 4. The “singing” just ruined it for me, more than cancelled out what was good.
Solid as a complete album with a few standout tracks like Pyramid Song. I personally don't love Radiohead but can't deny this album's merit.
Begin van het album is mij te abstract. Word halverwege wel beter, sommige nummers ook wel nice maar als album zou ik er niet snel naar luisteren Would not buy
Never been too sure about Radiohead. I think of it as kind of background music rather than something I would sit and really concentrate on. Pretty sure I've heard Knives Out before. Not a favourite. I won't listen to it again.
Ouch. Self indulgent crap. I don’t know why this band is so well regarded. Either whining or noise, or both. Good if you’re having a bad dream or in some fever pitch. This must be a test. Ok, I’ve listened… never again.
Not an easy listen if you’re after another OK Computer, but this whole album, nay period, of Radiohead is sheer genius. If you give it a chance it will surprise, thrill and strike you with joy of untold levels. You just NEED to give it a chance!
If this album generator challenge taught me anything, it’s taught me that I LOVE Radiohead!!! I love the singers voice, love the background instruments, and I love how calm and slow it is. You can tell they had fun with this album because it sounds very different than the first album we had to listen to. Was much weirder! Like I said, I loved this and can’t wait to hear more from them. 10/10
Another bizarre album with a melancholic undertone. I don’t remember Radiohead sounding this way from the first album I listened too. Either way, I enjoyed this one. 7/10
Good album, but I can't help but just look forward to the other Radiohead albums that should be on this list. The first half of the album is absolutely amazing but man does it fall off a cliff after that, so much so that it feels like a different album for the last 20 minutes. Still really good and fun to listen to. 7/10
Slow, electronic, experimental, emotional. The vocals wallow in the heavy dramatic instrumentals. This is once again not what I thought Radiohead sounded like. Much better than the last Radiohead album we got. I feel like you have to be in a very specific mood to listen to this album by choice. It seemingly sucks the energy out of you and makes everything heavy. A tonally haunting album. The latter half of the album dragged a bit and became a bit repetitive. I still can’t understand anything he is saying. 7/10
There's a lot of genius here, but I think also a lot of experimentation. I don't think I'd listen to Hunting Bears ever again. Not because I don't like hunting. Or bears. Even the Chicago variety or the bad news version. But when it leads up to Like Spinning Plates, I can imagine that's how difficult it is to continue to listen to.
Definitely a bit more challenging songs than average for some Radiohead albums, but Pyramid Song, Packt, You and Whose Army, I Might Be Wrong, Morning Bells are all amazing. I've really enjoyed Thom Yorke's vocals... they are unique and perfectly suit the music. A favorite.
A great "feeling" album. Especially if your depressed.
so weird and i love it
Another Radiohead masterpiece. I’ve always been grateful they chose to release this as a stand-alone album that acts as a companion to Kid A (rather than a lengthy double LP, or cutting them completely). There’s such an incredible atmosphere and mood to this album. It’s insanely creative, passionate and timeless to me.
I like radiohead, but this album did nothing for me
Surprised this one and Hail to the Thief were on here. Would much rather the Bends be on here so people who weren’t familiar with the band could see where they started before OK Computer/Kid A and also because it’s an awesome album. But whatever. This one is probably between my 6-8th favorite RadioHead album. Don’t listen to it much but still super unique. It’s so hard not to compare it to Kid A which is just better. Rating: 4.4
Where Kid A was a divisive record that most people can be convinced on how incredible it is despite the weirdness and inaccessibility, Amnesiac is the even more experimental and divisive follow-up that those people say "you've already used your excuses with Kid A, now what?" The mainstream audience will listen and be left confused. Critics will hear this and shrug off the more experimental tracks, and claim the better ones are merely Kid A B-tracks. Fans will say this is them at their most creative with the most thoughtful and constructive tracks in their repository. Compared to Kid A, this one places less of an emphasis on ambient in favor of krautrock and jazz. What this means is that the tracks are glitchier and static. Kid A was smooth and delicate but also loud and flashy. The tracks in Kid A had many complimentary dimensions that created a world in your head. Amnesiac has less layers, and yet those layers are more pronounced and repetitive, creating a sound that is colder and more ominous yet still knows what it tries to be. Two other observations. The first is that the tracks are less coherent than Kid A. Because of how harsh each of is, songs don't transition as well. Sure, the track ordering is still fine for what they have. Tracks 4-6 are rock-oriented and the most accessible, while "Hunting Bears" and "Like Spinning Plates" nicely build to the mood of the closer "Life in a Glasshouse". But the tracks stand on their own a bit too much, and it makes it harder to enjoy it as a full satisfying experience. The second is that the tracks are less fun and accessible. Beyond the strangeness, Kid A has some very beautiful melodies in maybe half the tracks that anyone could catch on to: catchier flashier melodies, but also more emotion in Thom Yorke's vocals. But here, even the acclaimed songs like "Pyramid Song", "Knives Out", and "Life in a Glasshouse" are more disjointed and confused, even a bit shy. It's harder to get into them or sing along. That is where a lot of the charm is though. These songs are less predictable but subtle, delicate, and intriguing. Many people may consider these characteristics as worse as an art form. I don't believe that to be the case. I think it makes it more difficult to appreciate and listen to casually, but it doesn't take away to the impressive work Radiohead has put in to every track. They're master classes in production work, breaching beyond what is conventionally possible with soundscapes. And you have to appreciate the crazy effort they have put in, perfectly incorporating rock, pop, electronic, jazz, and other sub-genres into something that creates such a unique and outstanding mood. Very few albums could compete in what Amnesiac has achieved.
I'm almost surprised to see this one here. Don't get me wrong, I love this album, but it's sort of just the B-side to Kid A, no? A little more experimental and electronic than their earlier work, but not executed as successfully as Kid A, in my opinion. Certain tracks here like "Knives Out" and "I Might Be Wrong" are some of my favorites by Radiohead, but I don't find this album as a collection to be among their top work. Certainly not top 5. But it's still one I throw on a few times a year. And at the end of the day, it's Radiohead. It's still really, really good.
Me sorprendió. De una extrañeza que me ha gustado
Not good. Felt like cotton balls were stuffed in my ear and RENT was banging on my head.
Radiohead is a band that I just can’t get into. I can buy the praise and accolades, but nothing in any of the songs on this album grabbed my attention. Overall, they’re just not a band that I “get” or love any of their songs. I know a lot of it is experimental, but I suppose some things just aren’t for everyone.
The towering cliffs of Nebraska to throw myself off of. I didn't know what Radiohead's music was like before. Now, I have no desire to know more. One of the titles says it all, "Like Spinning Plates". Yeah, like flat things going nowhere.
Meh
I like Radiohead in small doses.
Not a fan of this one. Isn’t even good background music.
Much too depressing and chaotic for my tastes.
Found this highly enjoyable. Thom Yorke’s vocals are delivered with passion and soul over an ever-shifting soundscape that defies gene. Separate the numerous pieces of instrumentation and you’ll find yourself wondering how it all fits together; but sitting back you let the alchemy work its magic and don’t ask about the man behind the curtain. Highlights include “knives out” “packt” and “morning bell.” Loved it.
Yet another experimental album comes my way with Amnesiac. This album is also another really weird one with a majority of the songs sounding like fever dreams and maybe making me fear i took some drugs without noticing. The experimental nature does work pretty well with these songs though. The more weird sounding ones often tended to be the better songs on the album. I feel this album is an acquired taste like all the other experimental albums i have looked at but i can easily see why this album has quite a bit of fans. Best Song: Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box Worst Song: Hunting Bears
Moody and melancholic.
It’s really a testament to Radiohead’s songmaking ability that a collection of songs that were rejected from Kid A are still good enough to be considered one of the best albums ever. “Pyramid Song”, “Knives Out”, “Morning Bell/Amnesiac”, and even “I Might Be Wrong” are some of Radiohead’s greatest, but this album is noticeably less consistently good compared to most other Radiohead albums (except King of Limbs which I can’t find myself to enjoy at all). One of the low points includes “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors” which sounds fine but for the modulated voice. Not sure why but whenever they use computerized voices, it really breaks up the flow of the album for me (also see “Fitter Happier” on OK Computer). I probably haven’t listened to this in 10+ years, and while I rated this album highly, I definitely didn’t think I’d remember it that well. About half the tracks are definitely forgettable, but I also forgot how much I enjoyed “Morning Bell/Amnesiac” (“releeeease meeeee”) and a few others in addition to the 2 singles.
Not bad. I normally don’t care for Radiohead but it was better than expected.
Too depressing! Hard nooooo!
The music itself ranged from great to at least fine. Not one to frequent, but as an isolated experience, I’d say it was a very good album.
A lot of experimental tracks, doesn't seem to have any noticeably consistent theme or flow. As much as I like being pretentious and enjoying pretentious music, I can't back this album as a "oh you should totally listen to this, but you might not get it" to friends. Maybe I can be pretentious by being too good for this album. I do not understand how 'Pyramid Song' is the most popular on this album, was it used in a movie or something? 'You And Whose Army' and ' Life in a Glasshouse' were good, slower songs that I could see throwing into my mega-playlist and enjoying when they show up, if only to be able to keep saying "Yeah, I listen to Radiohead". 2/5 or 55/100
Amazing album and an amazing band. It's not just music, it's art.
every Radiohead album is a 5/5, I don’t make the rules
Woah didn't expect this to make the list at all Not their best work but there are some great tracks on here
On the whole, not for me. Knives Out okay and album gets slightly better as you go along.
Same old radio head, not much my jam. Also did this song have songs off of kid a? That or they sound the same
Questionable
Unique, with lots of interesting sound. Compelling in places, dull in others.
The unbelievable subtle details in the music throughout this album reveal what a great effort they went through to record it. Wonderful experience!
So bad Thom's voice really grinds my gears and the music just seems so pretentious.
There is alternative music then there is this
This isn't Radiohead at its best, but still contains some good tracks.
Très bon album pour se réveiller un lundi matin par 0°c. Y'a rien qui m'a marqué particulièrement mais l'ambiance givre était là
Spinning plates, ma chanson de confinement
Blech - not one of my fav’s
Ambiental, agradable, experimental, una pizca snob
I just simply do not like Radiohead. Pyramid Song was ok. Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors is garbage, as is the rest of it
Just can't gey on with his voice. A struggle to get through the entire LP, another one for my 1001 records not to listen to until I die!
They sound sad, they should try not being sad.
This is an awkward listen, it feels almost like a film score. It's as if I'm watching a live performance through my fingers, searching for something to connect with. There are odd glimpses of familiarity, but overall, the album pushes me away instead of pulling me in. STAND OUT TRACK - Knives Out NUMBER OF BANGERS - 1
I was obsessed with this album when it came out I have to give it 5 by default
Was good.
Didn't connect lyrically with much of this but appreciated more musically. Pyramid was the best song lyrically and sonically with the greatest emotional impact.
Loving this one, haven’t got tooooo deep into RadHed tbf. Feels pretty riffy which I like.
Hard to believe this is the same band who released Pablo Honey and The Bends. Terrible.
Jazz and horns. Very low key
Everyone talks about OK Computer. And I understand why that is. But man, this album is such a good damn vibe.
Highlights: Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Morning Bell/Amnesiac Disliked: Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors (just not my thing, don't like electronic voices or talking in songs anyway, that was always my problem with Fitter Happier on OK Computer as well). Hunting Bears just feels like filler. Like Spinning Plates is an interesting song and I like the way it builds but I find the fluttering noises a bit unpleasant. Overall: I'm a big Radiohead fan and this is an album with a lot of my favourite Radiohead songs (Pyramid Song, Knives Out, , but not my favourite album of theirs overall - I did think as I was listening to the first song that if this was my first exposure to Radiohead I might not really get the hype immediately, but as an existing fan putting it into the context of the rest of their catalogue I like it a lot. Thom Yorke's voice is ethereal and beautiful as always. I like the combination of their more classic guitar riffs with electronic drum beats, I like a lot of the experimental stuff they did. Tough to know whether to give this a 4 or a 5 - It's a 4 compared to their other albums, but a 5 comparing it to all music. So I think in the context of the project it's a 5.
A few songs are great.
Not really my kind of music. Wierd!
Primer disco de Radiohead, entiendo que no es de los que todo el mundo les flipa. Está bastante bien, tiene momentos buenos, pero se queda ahí. Aunque no me importa tenerlo de fondo, la verdad. Ganitas de que lleguen los álbumes populares de estos.
It what I was expecting. Very mellow.
I’ve never been able to love this as much as Kid A, despite them obviously originating from the same sessions and complementing each other. There’s a few stunning standout moments, most notably “Pyramid Song”, but it doesn’t cohere as well as its sister record. It’s still a very good album, but it doesn’t hang with the absolute pinnacle of their work.
some crazy great ideas, not an amazing album Masterpieces : Packt Like Sardines, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army, Like Spinning Plates, Life In A Glasshouse
I'm surprised that this may be my favourite Radiohead album so far (or at least tracks 1-6 may be my favourite half a Radiohead record). Yes, it's whiney and pretentious, but it really leans in to its whineyness and pretentiousness, and creates a consistently gloomy feeling which is surprisingly appealing. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Knives Out Date listened: 03/01/24
4 stars, good stuff
3,5
While I can appreciate some of Radiohead's work and in fact like a number of their songs this album doesn't hit for me. There are 3 or 4 songs that I like on work but much of the rest of the songs seem like they should be on an outtake's album. They can be difficult to listen to and in a bit irritating. If nothing else this album is pushing me to listen to a few of their other works to see if they sit better than this one. Favorite Songs: I Might Be Wrong, Pyramid Song, Knifes Out, Life in a Glow House. 2.5 out of 5.
There a rich texture to this record, and some of the songs sound very modern. But the record can feel a little less impactful with their tendencies. And I can understand what all the rage was about with Radiohead back in the day. One of the only bands of the era who could claim the status of being both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Songs like Pyramid Song and Life in a Glass House sound like they could have been released last week, but half of the record feels a little unremarkable. Fav tracks: Pyramid Song, You and Who’s Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Life in a Glass House
Sometimes I feel like a philistine when I see all the praise heaped on Radiohead. When the band hits, they really hit. But many other times, I just feel like I'm missing something. I just kind of fail to connect to what they're doing in the way I'm led to expect a lot of the time. While undeniably beautiful, this record unfortunately lands a little more in the forgettable category (no pun intended) for me. Despite the standouts, there's plenty of wheezy electronica and ponderous meandering kicking around this one that really starts to blend together for me. It's not a bad record by any means (I'd take this over Deep Purple any day), but not their strongest showing either, at least to me. Rating: 3.5/5 Favourite songs: I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Pyramid Song, Life in a Glass House
Interesting album. It feels old timey, psychedelic and experimental all at the same time. I'm not sure when I would sit down and listen to this to "enjoy". It feels like an album people say they love because it's cool to love something so different and alternative.