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It's OK. Not my kind of music, but pleasant to listen regardless.
Sonically proficient lyrically lacking
nice but dark
I’ve always loved this album. While it often gets compared to its counterpart, Kid A, I consider Amnesiac a more cohesive album. Kid A comes across more like a collection of songs than an album. Regardless, I’m a Radiohead fanatic and consider both five star albums!
Good songs but kinda repeating
I like it, kinda short tho
A good album, too many purely instrumental songs and parts of songs for my liking though
If only Radiohead stuck to maximalism. They would be one of my favorite bands. But they didn’t, so, naturally, my only resort is complaining about it on the internet. But really, their maximalist songs (examples from this particular album: Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army?) are so fucking chills inducing. I wish we could get more of this from them instead of what they usually prefer. Radiohead is one of the only bands (besides Swans, off the top of my head) who are capable of producing music that is so my thing as well as music that’s so not my thing. I don’t mind the atmosphere in their music most of the time. I just don’t enjoy how quiet a lot of their songs are. Most of their albums, this one included, are a mishmash of songs I find incredible as well as some that I think are kinda meh. I like a lot of their music, but there isn’t a single album I find wholly satisfying. 7/10
Radiohead's The Bends is one of my favourite albums of all time, so I feel a little disappointed to give Amnesiac quite low rating. It's definitely not one of their better works. I already knew I wasn't a big fan of their works past 2000, and I have listened to a couple songs from this album before, but really the only part of the album that I really like are the instrumentals. You And Whose Army? and Knives Out were really good listens though, but most of the other songs were kind of meh. The songs are sort of underwhelming in a way? They start off good and build up towards something, but most never really seem to reach it if that makes sense. It's just a pretty forgettable album.
radiohead second album lol ,l makes me feel like i'm in a movie
Decent
Really great album, musically. No hits though.
Pyramid Song You and Whose Army? I Might Be Wrong Knives Out Like Spinning Plates Life in a Glasshouse
already listened to it
4.5/5. During the Kid A sessions, Radiohead recorded enough material for a double album but opted to cut down to a more standard length record, becoming 2000’s Kid A. however in 2001 we’d get to hear a lot of those cut tracks in the form of the sister-record Amnesiac. And honestly, I think Amnesiac is better than Kid A. Takes the electronics from those sessions but makes it feel much more claustrophobic, leading to a record that often feels slightly unsettling. This unease is felt best on songs like “dollars and cents” or “Like Spinning Plates.” And there’s of course “Pyramid Song” which is a moment of beauty on the album in what feels like an odd time signature but actually isn’t. When the drums finally kick in on that song it’s fantastic. Another highlight for me is the closer “Life in a glasshouse” which sees the band take in some jazz influence leading to a song that sounds like nothing else in their catalogue. Fantastic record overall, only weak spot is maybe the interlude tracks (pulk/pull revolving doors an hunting bears.)
I can’t get into Radiohead. I have tried and tried and tried. Maybe because I didn’t listen to them in their prime? I have no idea. Weak neutral.
cool
6.5/10 Not my thing but decent
Nice.
I'll take "music I refuse to understand or appreciate" for $1,000, Alex!
Their most boring record.
This is your free pass, reader. You do not need to listen to Amnesiac before you die. I don't believe there is any universe outside of the one we live in where Amnesiac must be heard before death. There are good songs on the album, but 80% of this record is musical backwash--outtakes and rehashes from Kid A (of which I'm not a big fan anyway, but that's another story.) Life in a Glasshouse is a beautiful, unique piece of work, and Pyramid Song is a must-hear across their entire discography. But the majority of the album is sonic experiments that don't deserve to be fleshed out into full songs. They don't even try to flesh out Hunting Bears! When compared to Kid A, which it must be given the context in their discography, Amnesiac has the lesser version of Morning Bell, the lesser guitar interlude...it even has two songs that sound essentially the same. I am a Radiohead fan, and I don't have it in me to hate this album completely, but I have to give it this score to just let this site know. It does not need to be here. You do not need to hear this before you die, you don't need to hear this at all.
Not as good as Kid A but still very interesting and good
Noise machine. 2/5
It's a fine Radiohead album. That's it, really. Not bad by any means, but it really is just 'Kid B'. 8.5/10
BOOORINGGGG. some parts are pretty good but it gets genuinely bad at times so it evens out
Brutal. Radiohead is crazy overrated
An interesing album. Not really my type. I really liked life in a glasshouse and hnting bears. Love the slow music , it's calming.
Some weird songs, but radiohead is always amazing.
A number of absolute belters packed into the middle section, though it lacks the spark of the albums that came before and after.
Now that we have had all 6(!) Radiihead on the list, I shall rank them: #6 - In Rainbows #5 - Amnesiac #4 - The Bends #3 - Kid A #2 - Hail to the Thief #1 - OK Computer Accordingly, this is a 2.5
yes ok thank you that'll do now gentlemen you're entering nick cave territory for appearances on this list
Not my favorite Radiohead album but still enjoyable. I think I’d rank it a 4/10 but going with a 3. Felt like they’re getting just too weird here for me to really like it. Some crazy jazz feels on life is a glasshouse, such a different vibe for them and heavy electric vibes throughout. Fave songs: knives out, Life in a glass house
💘 Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box 💘 I Might Be Wrong
Not a massive fan
Very strange, experimental, and … amelodic.
Легко прослуховується і має свою атмосферу. Проте якісь конкретні треки з першого прослуховування мені не запам'яталися
This album is a Radiohead 4, which is like a California 8. The highlights of the album (Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Life In A Glass House) are absolutely stellar - beautiful and at times haunting, and up there with some of Radiohead's best work. In many ways it would feel like a more natural transition between OK Computer and Kid A, but then again that would take away from the WTF moment of hearing Kid A for the first time. If I'm being super critical, the track ordering feels slightly off. There's maybe one too many album tracks, and they either hit too early and break the stride (Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors") or too close together and late on (Hunting Bears and Like Spinning Plates) which makes it feel like the album tails off, and kind of maroons Life In A Glass House. Having heard the live version of Like Spinning Plates I kinda wish they had used a piano based version.
not a fun of Radiohead, guess it's a fine listen, but I just can't force myself to like any of it
I can appreciate the technical brilliance of the music, but it's just not for me.
This album makes me concerned for Thom Yorke. Like, is the poor guy ok? He sounds like he's just been shot up with Novocain before walking into the studio to record. Then the combination of music, album cover art, and lyrics on this album make me feel like I'm trapped in dystopian pit of despair (and not in a cathartic, good good way.) The first time I tried to listen to this, I had to turn it off and walk away from the computer. I really disliked it. I had to come back several hours later with a fresh mind in order to give it another fair shot. Now I really borderline hate it? It took my full attention to get through the whole thing in one sitting. My hope is that there are better Radiohead albums on this list because this one is for the bin, not The 1001 list. If someone can please explain what I'm missing about this album being "so good", please do. I don't see why anyone would put this album on the Top ### lists or give it all the awards it's received. I lived through the 2000s and I didn't see it to be worthwhile then. It's 2026, I don't think it's worthwhile now. Album's saving grace: "Life In a Glasshouse" 🎺
avid radiohead enjoyer
Ooh very nice but not as good as like OK Computer
A man walks into a mechanic shop and says “my car won’t stop making these weird noises“ The mechanic looks at the car, opens the hood, starts the engine and looks back at the man and says “have you tried taking the Radiohead CD out?“ I LOVE Radiohead but this album is the reason that joke exists. There’s some good stuff but a lot of the throw aways from Kid A too. 5/10 rounded down
I should really listen to Radiohead more. I know I’d like them a lot. This album is a bit repetitive, but it’s incredibly atmospheric. It sets a mood and totally submerges the listener in it, in such a cool way. They kind of feel like soundtracks in a way because of that. That’s neither a compliment nor a criticism, just an observation. Yeah, this album is good. I guess my biggest criticism is that, like I mentioned before, it gets repetitive at times. And Radiohead has better stuff than this.
It's Kid A, but sinister.
Probably my lowest scoring Radiohead album on this list.
Shoutout kid amnesiac exhibition
Easily my least favorite Radiohead album besides Pablo Honey and i'm generally surprised that's not consensus. First four tracks are great, cool new version of Morning Bell, aside from that I mostly skip this.
All time impeccable album
Great album, love The Faces
This is the fifth album from British band Radiohead, from 2001. It’s the first entry from them on this list - how many more will there be? To me this is a hodgepodge of alternative/electronica, and seems to be more mellow than their earlier music. I like that the band’s name is taken from a Talking Heads song. Overall it’s ok, 3.5 stars.
Yay!! Radiohead are so weird. I don't have this album because I found their singles in this era annoying. But it's all relative, because I like them a lot better than the majority of artists on this list. 'Knives Out' even has a movie named after it. Still, if I'm being honest, this is a 3 for me. Too plaintive, no hooks. I like the instrumentation though. Highlight: 'Life in a Glasshouse'
I really appreciate the experimental spirit of this album, but I think the result of these experiments was a bit lackluster. Overall it’s a little boring with some interesting moments. I’m not really a fan of Thom Yorke’s vocal flavor, but when I mentally recalibrated his singing as texture, it became less obtrusive. The atmosphere of Amnesiac is unique, but as a whole, it’s not for me.
A lot of weird stuff which I like but I don’t hear anything that’ll get repeat listening. Enjoyed more on a second listen with headphones.
I was kind of hoping more from this Radiohead album, but I just couldn't seem to find what I was looking for.
Better than I remembered. There's some all-timers, 1 or 2 songs that didn't need to be there, and a sequencing issue.
Ikke for meg. Noen litt kule partier og whatnot, men ikke noe jeg har spesielt lyst til å høre på igjen. Sterk 2.
Dette likte eg. Likte sounden og variasjonen mellom jazzy, elektro og alternative. Fekk lyst å prøve å lære meg Triangles på piano 😬
Vakkert, stemningsfyllt. Radiohead-sound.
Wasn’t in the headspace for this album on this first go around, so maybe I’ll change my mind later. Dull and forgettable. I’ve always thought the radio head glaze is crazy, but at least for good albums. This just wasn’t that enjoyable of a listen at the moment. Favs: I might be wrong, Knives out
This is Comedown Machine by the Strokes, but better. Literally, you and whose army sounds like Life is simple in the moonlight(which is angles but whatever). Ethereal. The lyrics, the electronics, and the genre mixing. Hunting bears with its country sound and 60s guitar, it sounds like The Last of Us. I read online that pulk pull is like hated. I kinda like it, I like the similarity and the atmosphere. I would only listen to this in an album setting, but I love the way the music flickers. I think this might be my favorite Radiohead album. I really like this. The lyrics stutter; the album's concept and vibe is very well curated. It does feel like memory loss, and the last track really pulls it all together about the state we are in, and you can never forget to stay alert because you are not safe.
knives out omggg
might be the worst album ive ever heard. The soundtrack to a bank transfer. And his wailing, jesus.
Kaip visada radiohead'ui, hauntingly beautiful.
Easily one of the best albums of all time.
😐 gotta be in the mood
I remember Radiohead from the ’90s as a progressive-alternative pop band. There’s not much of that here; “Amnesiac” is more suited for falling asleep to. The songs aren’t even bad (“Knives Out” could even be called good), but somehow each one feels like it’s missing at least 10 BPM. It might work as a soundtrack for taking sleeping pills, but I don’t have the right occasions for that. It would work for me personally as elevator music, but first of all, I don’t have an elevator, and second, it’s probably too unconventional for the mainstream. Nice try, but for me, this record is an oversized sleeping pill. As I’ve seen, there are more Radiohead albums coming—that could get exhausting...
Yuck. Not interested.
I really enjoyed the melodies on this album. It's exactly the kind of alternative rock I like! It feels very dreamy and dark at the same time. Edit: I listened to Kid A just a few days later, and I found it far more consistent, powerful and groundbreaking ! Rating: 3.5/5
1/3. Literally can’t understand a word that Thom Yorke is singing. The music is definitely interesting at times, but his vocals just take me out of it completely. Not sure why since I love Julian Casablancas and he’s hard to understand to, but this album just missed for me.
I mean it’s alright. Kinda meh for Radiohead. You and what army reminded my brain rotted mind of that Nick eh 30 clip.
Lite svagare än de tidigare på listan men inte dåligt!
Det märks att Kid A och Amnesiac spelades in samtidigt och till sist faktiskt också åter-släpptes som det dubbelalbum som det från början var tänkt att vara. Helt klart ett album som kan kräva några lyssningar och även om jag tycker att Kid A överlag är starkare så finns det mycket att hämta här också och vid den jazziga avslutningen så är det nära toppen.
Bra sound, och ikoniskt märkligt. Ett par låter höjer albumet men träffar inte riktigt ett för mig i helhet, men najs att ha lyssnat på!
Jag började sjunga mest sista låten så det blir en 4:a på det
Radiohead är 5/5 när de är som bäst, tyvärr är de det för liten andel av tiden
very depressing, not in the way i like it. "You And Whose Army?" has a nice feel. Pyramid Song and Knives Out is too one dimensional for me.
1–cool track. v cool track. I wouldn’t listen to it casually, but it’s a pretty cool sound and different/more electronic than other radiohead songs I know. i feel like if I were trapped on an infinite plane, this is what would be playing as I wander around aimlessly. but the kind of plane in that old cgi simpsons episode with 3D homer. 2–yummy piano. delectable vocals by mr thom yorke. wow so pretty sounds like ok computer a lil bit. BEAUTIFUL instrumental im in love. 3–hmmm… 6–beautifully beautiful goregeous guitar beautiful sound and melody so mellow im in love 8–weird but in a cool way 11–fav track by far. brass instruments are so freaking cool I love them so much. so beautiful and a wonderful end.
The first Radiohead album on this list, what a great day this is. I am surprised at its inclusion, but I'm very happy that this gave me another reason to listen to this; an album that I definitely have overlooked. Its wonderfully dark and unsettling throughout, with the most creepy/macabre lyrics of any Radiohead album. The first 6 tracks are all fantastic in their own crazy ways, and the closer is maybe my favourite of all, with it's awesome saxophone accompaniment. There are a few tracks that don't quite hit for me so I can't be giving this a 5*, but it's remarkably close and definitely an overlooked album in their discography. Favourites: Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box Pyramid Song I Might Be Wrong Life In A Glasshouse
Legendary
Não gostei muito desse álbum. Os outros do Radiohead são melhores. Achei muito eletrônico e chato.
I can usually only take so much of Yorke's plaintive moaning. Case in point, this album.
Much better end to end than Kid A - no song quite as much of a banger as 'everything in its right place' but a far more chilled and enjoyable listen imo
Not bad, but clearly Kid A cutting room floor scraps. Not essential.
Great album from a particularly inspired period of their career. I’m a huge fan of course, but Kid A and Amnesiac were very influential to me.
I’ll say what said about Kid A… I appreciate Radiohead’s artistry, but th bulk of their catalog is for critics and hardcore fans; not the casual listener.
Not a fan of the band, but album is not the worst.
Meh. Kind of too depressing for me.
tempo isn’t what I usually go for.
It's all very clever musically, it's a shame Thom's voice grinds my gears, only so much of it i can take.
Never listened to it as an album. I looked at it as the lesser follow-up album to Kid A. Loved On Life in a Glasshouse with Humphrey Lyttleton. 1 song added to playlist.
Weird, elegant, a bit dull but challenging- typical Radiohead album. I enjoyed it, especially the last song. The ultimate thinking man´s band, for better or worse.
Un band qui fait juste suivre son instinct plutôt que de tenter de maintenir son succès. J'en connais pas mille. 4.75 étoiles
-anstrengend -komisch -2/10
Radiohead is one of my all time favorite bands. I remember when this album came out. I hated it. It was pretty quick after Kid A which to this day is my favorite album of theirs and possibly top 3, at least top 10 album released in my lifetime (born in late 83). It was hard to deal with Amnesiac after the roll they were in with since OK Computer, but with time I felt it matured very well and I found liking almost every single song by themselves. Packt Like Sardines, Pyramid Song and Dollars & Cents are my favorites, specially Packt, one of my favorites from them in general. Remember Knives Out and I might be wrong from listening to the radio back in the day. You can cover many genres with each song, melow, electronic, jazzy, instrumental, rock, indie/jangle. I love it, not perfect, but could have been.
top 3 - Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army, Hunting Bears. It’s fine, that’s about it.
I'd never heard this one before. I'm afraid it marks the point where I finally give up trying to appreciate Radiohead's post-OK Computer albums. I couldn't honestly pick out anything to distinguish this from Kid A or Half to the Thief. Every song feels like the same tempo, the same mood, the same musical style. I enjoy a lot of dark and melancholy music, but I can't understand how anyone can listen to this funereal meandering for pleasure.
a beautiful album, perhaps inferior to the previous ones but more experimental in its experimentation with other genres, allowing Redohead's music to not only be thought of, let alone made.
absolute banger of a time. a wonderful day was had listening to this. i then listened to almost every other radiohead album. i think i have only one left to hear for the first time. this band fucks
Some bangers some to experimental for me
Great album
É sempre aquele misto de grande som e desconforto, não quero ouvir mais
Algumas das músicas electrónicas esquisitas são muito esquisitas para mim, mas tem momentos muito bons
E um álbum OK de Radiohead sem grandes highlights
A bit too depressing for me but nice instrumentals.
Can't stand his annoyingly whiny voice but still made it to the end
One of the lesser known Radiohead albums, and one of the more unusual ones. One of the first albums here that I listened to twice in a row. Clearly Life in a Glasshouse is super cool, but i found You and Whose Army to have such a nice build-up that it might take the favourite spot.
hard to listen to, but still ok.
Fun album, feels much fresher than its age.
Different and pretty dang good
Years ago, this was one of my favourite Radiohead albums. Now, I can clearly hear what a lot of people talk about in those days: this is a Kid A B-sides. Three songs stand out, though: Knives Out, I might be wrong and Pyramid Song. A 3,5.
A great headphones album but, to my ears, this is a "lesser" Radiohead album made up of songs that are like interesting ideas but not fully formed songs. There are a few exceptions--"I Might Be Wrong," "Knives Out," and the gorgeous "Pyramid Song"--but a lot of these ate like outtakes from Kid S, especially on the back half of the album. I do like the closer "In a Glasshouse" with its New Orleans horns and arrangement. But, overall, it's nowhere near as cohesive or engrossing as their best albums.
Kid A's even weirder little sibling. Amnesiac has some fantastic ideas on it, and sounds great with headphones. Pack Like Sardines, Pyramid Song, Morning Bell are all great. I love the experimentation inspired by everyone from Aphex Twin on Pulk/Pull to Miles Davis on Life in a Glasshouse here. My only critique is that sometimes songs are a little too skeletal- I know thats kind of the point, but a few tracks sound really cool but dont develop into something dynamic like Radiohead's best.
O how the mighty have fallen..... I was a Radiohead fan back in the 90s, not really heard this album if I did i had instantly forgotten it. Knives Out is the only interesting song on here, very Paranoid Android-ish.
Fine
I like Radiohead but this album was kind of slow and plodding.
Okay
Yup, more artless wailing by Yorke. Just sounds like a man on a crazy amount of opioids attempting to keep himself awake by reciting a soliloquy. At least In Rainbows’ instrumentation had even the slightest crumb of something to latch onto; here, Yorke’s failing attempts at resisting anesthesia are presented with the saddest excuse for electronic “experimentation” ever given the label. I can’t get anything out of Radiohead; I am repelled on a genetic level.
My cats hate this. I trust their judgement.
A good, solid, chill vibe.
Sometimes there is time in my life when I rediscover Knives out and the I play it on repeat whole week or month. I still haven't gotten bored of it. I love Knives out. I wish I could put this song in my weins to carry it around with me for my whole life. And then the rest of the album is just good. I don't really like electronic sounding songs on this alum but there are another stand outs like Pyramid song, which I absolutely adore, I might be wrong, Dollars and cents and Life in glasshouse. This alum is 7/10 for me. I love Radiohead. But i like their earlier more alternative rock sounding grunge-like albums than these later electronics ones.
Honestly there are some great songs on here, but this is not my favorite Radiohead album. Still, a 3 for just being Radiohead. 3/15/26
Pulk/Pull Revolving doors is interesting - cheap trick with using left / right channels? I might be wrong also has an interesting mix. Spinning plates was terrible Did not enjoy this album.
Just listened to this the other day. Great one.
Pure “radiohead-hate” in reviews is crazy. This coulb be not your preference, but denying immaculate craft of this album is childish. Plus, I never understood “it’s not kid a” argument (like, it makes Amnesiac worse somehow). Knives Out, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army, I Might Be Wrong, Dollars and Cents and Life in a Glasshouse. In one album. That Radiohead LITERALLY made from bunch of scraps. In a cave. Joking aside — it’s a beatles-level of variety AND genuinity at the same time. Nowadays there’s a lot “i used samples that have bongos or «arabic» vibe, so my album’s genre is world music”. But here I see earnest exploration of musical vocabulary of different origins. It’s not perfect, but daaamn it’s good when it’s good. And when it’s not — it is AT LEAST at top notch high-level professional level. Plus, after “Kid A Mnesia” release it becomes in my mind as a Radiohead’s “White Album”. Double LP written in pure experimentation phase that, in retrospective, was mycelium for several decades of alternative music. From Gorillaz to Tame Impala. So, yeah, everyone who plastered this with 3 stars and less — you are all wrong. You can dislike it, and it’s not 10/10, but it’s a great record.
Kid Aのアウトテイクという評判を見聞きしていたのでなんとなくそんなに聞いてこなかったけど、Kid Aと同時期の録音ということもあってかなり好きな音が鳴っている。
I enjoy Kid A, and I’m surprised I haven’t heard this. After review, this was released about 9 months afterward and is basically more material from those sessions. It seems a tad more experimental and some of the vocal effects might not have been super needed, but really enjoyed this! 3.6/5.0
3.5
Certainly not my favourite Radiohead album, but it's good, not 5 star good, probably not even 4 star good, but it's better than a 3 star album. If I could give it 3.5 stars I would. Thom Yorke has an amazing voice, so that rounds it up to a 4.
Solid tunes but a bit abstract to be frequently listened to
I’m a big fan. However tracks on this album very mixed for me. Maybe not quite in the mood so a 3.
I do like me some Radiohead!
Added to Dissociation playlist
I knew a couple of these songs going into this album, The Pyramid Song and Like Spinning Plates. Knowing that this comes after Kid A, I feel like I like Kid A more, but similar vibes surely. This one is a little too same-y. I enjoyed You And Whose Army and I Might Be Wrong. But maybe I just wasn't in the right mood to enjoy as a whole. Life in a Glasshouse was a pleasant ending but came a bit out of left field with the trumpet and extra band, I would've like more of that maybe sprinkled in throughout. But I enjoyed that dynamic of song more than most on the album.
I like the overall idea and vibe of the album, but too many tracks are a tad too experimental, noisy or disharmonious for me so I wouldn't decide to listen to them on my own. Tracks I couldn't connect to at all: Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors Tracks I could've liked but something's off: Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box, Morning Bell/Amnesiac, Like Spinning Plates, Life In a Glasshouse Tracks I like: Pyramid Song, Knives Out, Hunting Bears Tracks I really like: You And Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong Tracks I love: Dollars and Cents
Конечно, не лучший альбом Radiohead, но точно, заслуживающий внимания. Второй альбом электронного периода группы. Запись материала происходила вместе с Kid A, я считаю, что это наряду с Kid A переломный альбом Radiohead. В отличие от своего брата Amnesiac более электронный, наверное. В нем больше электронных музыкальных текстур, как в Pulk/Pull Revolving Door, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army?
I like radiohead not one of their better ones but got better as it finished
These sound like unfinished songs or just dicking around. It was heading for a one but a few tracks in the middle save it. It's quite awful. Maybe I know nothing. Who knows. Who cares
My first time listening to amnesiac and i actually loved it. The eletronics on this one are so good!
I don’t know whether it’s just the context but this, despite not being high up on a lot of Radiohead lists, has landed best with me. Wandering through a post-industrial city on a grey day, this just seems to work. Some of those textures are just perfect! Special shout out to the closer _Life in a Glasshouse_ which is brilliant and a close second to my fave track, _Pyramid Song_
Thanks to the 1001, I'm gaining a real appreciation for Radiohead. The albums seem to be very different from one another, but at the core, each of them is absolutely Radiohead. Super cool.
I don't have much to say about this album. It didn't make much of an impression. It was just sound. I didn't hate it, but it's not my jam.
I’ve never been a fan of Radiohead but was excited to give them a real shot. However, I really struggled to get through this album and was thankful it was only 44 minutes long.
Not a fan. Slow stoner music, and the extra effects also made the lyrics difficult to pick out to find a redeeming quality.
With Kid A and Amnesiac, Radiohead clearly wanted to move away from the conventional song format that they had mastered on The Bends and OK Computer. This is almost jazz and i have to admit that i was bit disappointed to these records when they were released, but since then they've grown on me. Especially the 3 record compilation of Kid A, Amnesiac and left overs from that period is perfect in all it's grandiose. So in this case surprisingly 'more is more', and the 3 album package rates 5/5 whereas single albums don't quite match that.
Again Artist and album that I haven't paid any attention ever. I think I have been right on my assumption that I don't have to spend my time on Radiohead. Didn't find any reason to actively get close to other Radiohead album.
There are few songs here I like, that to me sound like Radiohead. To me they apexed at OK Computer and after that it's mostly been irrelevant to me. The experimental stuff on this album is not at all interesting to me.
Enjoyed the album. Not my favorite Radiohead. But still good.
2/10
Gotta love Radiohead. Really original sound.
Actually didn’t listen yet
Pyramid song is perfect, the rest ranges from bleep bloopy to great
Can definitely tell that this is the leftovers from Kid A, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, I did really enjoy kid A, definitely is a weaker album however but not by a lot Feels less "cinematic" than Kid A did and that there is more of a focus on the lyrics If this album is just kid B like a lot of people say, I'm surprised the Pyramids got left off the first release (4/5)
Why is this album on the list? Theres already been Radiohead and far better than this maudlin whining. It could have been better at first I thought it was potentionally dark and atmospheric but it wasnt, just whining
I only just had Radiohead. In fact, the last 3 days I've had an album from a band I've had before. I want something new! You can hear how good they are, but the whine really stops the music from going anywhere to be banging. As with the other Radiohead albums - good music, shame about the whinge.
Radiohead is one of my favorite bands of all-time so this is an easy 5 for me. I love every song on here except Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors.
This album was a little sad. I know lots of people talk about Radiohead, I was not impressed. Maybe this is just a strange album for them.
nice little mood piece with a few very pretty songs, but kind of a silly inclusion on this list, even next to other records by the same band
Suena demasiado a lo que tiene Thom ya de solista, y eso no es malo pero está medio aburrido
Tranqui
I love the downbeat, broody, experimentalism of this record but it never really occurs to me to put it on. In my memory, it's a long, slow, indulgent, trudge, but listening again now, there are some real highs. Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army?, and the spectacular Knives Out, really leapt out at me. I'd kind of forgotten how good this record is. I've always loved how Radiohead have ploughed their own furrow - they're not always an easy listen and that they seem to push the boundaries and remain so successful is as thrilling as it is mystifying.
Definitely not my jam. There's not enough structure in the music for my tastes
ok here we go. not really in the mood for radiohead today but oh well. at least the first song has a sardine reference. if only the whole album was about fish. pyramid song--unique pulk/pull revolving door--i hate this. oh here would you like an anxiety attack? four minutes of wanting to vomit that i will never get back. you and whose army--ok better than the last one. still not great. the vocals are, not mumbling, but like sing-mumbling. mumbling but sustained and in tune? every sound is equally low volume and voiced and stretched out? i dunno i can't understand anything regardless. final stretch!!!! oh nice there's a clarinet! thank goodness that is over. 1/5, not even a sardine reference and a clarinet can redeem that. re: listening notes for pulk/pull.
Probably the greatest alt. rock / electronica band in the world. Not my favorite album of theirs, but excellent nonetheless. Evergreen classic.
Schmeep
first of many radiohead albums here and this one is partially a flop in my book. at this point they were shifting in their music style but they were on the verge of flying off the cliff also. still has some goods though.
My least favorite thing in this exercise is bumping into an album that swings between 2 and 5. Do I settle on 3, which I consider OK but I won't come back to this album much if at all? Or do I settle on 4, which to me means I'll definitely be coming back?
Ah Radiohead. Tällä superhyvii biisejä ku Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army, Knives Out, I Might Be Wrong... Vähän tällasta konemaisempaa Radioheadia mut ihanaa.
listening to anything by Radiohead is such a special experience
Tolerable but easily the most forgettable radiohead record.
It's Another Radiohead album. Good stuff not really different than any other RH album
This was fine but I never felt very pulled by it.
After the first song, I thought that maybe I was wrong about Radiohead and rhat they weren't that bad. However by the end of the 3rd song I realised that I wasn't wrong and that i really don't like them.
Every radiohead song blended together and slopped into a walkman would sound like this. It's John Radiohead. Can I have some other artists now please??
Pleurnicheries expérimentales sans intérêt
Great
This was a sleeper for me. It came out only a few months after its predecessor. And *that* one cast a huuuge shadow. And then came the next, and the one after that, and so it was years before I came back around to appreciate the brilliance of this one. I love every bit of this album. I love every bit of the ones before it and every bit of the ones after it. It's hard for me to think of what I can say about this one that doesn't also describe my feelings for nearly every other one. It's got the most lovely and welcome earworms. I can set it on repeat for days on end. Each track has been my favorite at one time or another. I can put it down for months or years and come back to fall in love all over again. We're gonna have to break out the specialty qualified scale again because this is a tier above. I think I'm gonna give it a 4.9, but that's only in relation to its direct siblings. In the context of the 1001 I'm scoring a bold 5 with multiple exclamation points
a chier
banging pots and pans
"i like this sound of this album but kinda want an entire track where thom talks about doors in a weird voice" I'm not sure if this is the most accessible Radiohead album for the masses. I can imagine the people coming to this from The Bends and going "what did I just drop $15 on??" I think Pyramid Song goes kinda crazy, and that's maybe all you need to get out of it.
jesus christ
In my opinion the worst Radiohead album. Still 4/5
I like Radiohead. They're unique and adventurous. But this album was a bit too different at times for too long. A few really good songs. A few decent listens. But another 3.
Ok
Pretty decent; It's no OK Computer or The Bends, but it's also not garbage.
Good album to sleep to. Only really ever heard of Creep from them, and now I know why. No good catchy songs at all. Sleepfest.
Saved? ❌ Would listen again? 🤔 Would recommend to anyone? ❌ Would buy on Vinyl? ❌
Amazing. For an album that gets treated as a lesser Kid A this is filled with perfect songs. Pyramid Song and Life in a Glass House are songs that consistently give me goose bumps.
This is the least engaging of the Radiohead albums I've listened to, many of which I love deeply. This ends up feeling like the leftover ideas from Kid A instead of a complete, finished work. Still sounds nice though.
I think at this point I just have to say that i'm a Radiohead fan. I've only listened to Kid A and In Rainbows so far (still no OK Computer), but they have consistently caught me by surprise with their "experimental" rock which is like a blend of rock, ambient and psychedelic rock. This album feels so dark and melancholy. In Life in a Glasshouse, the trumpet of Humphrey Lyttelton adds so much to the track and it's such an interesting choice. Almost adds to the spiraling paranoia of the song. The glass house metaphor and the paranoia that someone is just waiting for you to say something wrong so they can throw stones at your house. Maybe true to an extent....but I don't think it's that serious. Artists have been critical of things for decades. Anyway, I really enjoyed the album, but it makes me want to go back to Kid A and see what the fuss was about. It seems this album and Kid A were two "controversial" albums in the direction of Radiohead.
Radiohead is the best
I don't really care for Radiohead, mostly because of the vocals. I prefer Amnesiac to the more famous OK Computer. I'm swithering beteen 3 and 4 for this one.
Gimme in rainbows tho
Wow I love Radiohead
Definitely not my favorite Radiohead album
Day 85 - 2001 - Radiohead, Amnesiac Okay, I'm going to tell you guys a secret. I don't know if it was snobbery, distaste, or what but I never listened to Radiohead on purpose. I mean, of course I know "Creep," because that song was E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E when it first came out in 1992 (!). But also, I was a musical PURIST, FFS. I went and saw Oasis with Eric one time and he got mad at me because I was kind of making fun of Wonderwall. Like I thought I was cool as fuck because I refused to play certain kinds of music because it was too "mainstream" or whatever. Meanwhile, I was still popping in my Whitesnake CD on rare occasions. Don't tell anyone that, either. So, here we go - I'm going to say it: holy shit, this album is really good, and I'm sort of sad that I didn't give Radiohead a chance back in the olden days. There is a LOT going on here: classical, jazz, electronica, strings, bass, everything. I legit sighed when it popped up for me this morning, and I got out the shitty earbuds and immediately popped them out and got the good headphones off the charger. *Of note: I generally start writing these at the beginning of the album so I can get it started, add some stuff halfway through, and then I pop back through songs to find my standout. The above was written before I hit my breaking point. The first half of this album is mostly non-lyrics driven, and by Knives Out, I figured out why I never got into Radiohead: Thom York's voice. There is something about the tone and pitch of his voice that does not work for me. At All. By Dollars and Cents, I was ready to bail, which is really a shame because there are some amazing songs at the beginning of the album, including Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors. You know how when you're somewhere and there's a small child that just hits that whiny pitch that drives a want to punch someone, anyone, hard in the face? Maybe not the child, but no one would REALLY fault you if you did punch the child (I am not advocating punching children, but you know...) Thom York is that child for me. Sorry Thom. It's not you, it's me. I wanted to love this SO BAD and had to skip through the rest of the songs as soon as he started singing. I tried to hold out for "Life in a Glasshouse" because jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton did a WHOLE THING on that song but then Thom started and bye. Standout: Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors
Some killer some filler
Wow. It's so different.
‘What if I had a mental breakdown early in the album and then the rest of the songs were just my breathing exercises?’ One of these songs gave me actual motion sickness. Also I listen to music largely for the lyrics and I kept thinking I could almost hear words but I couldn’t which was deeply unsatisfying. If I had to rank it based on the individual songs, I think it overall would get a 2. But ranking it based on my experience with the album as a whole, I have to give it a 1. I could not fully recover from listening to Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors. Season: Psychosis/Late Autumn Favorite Song: Knives Out
Unfortunately, I liked it.
Unfortunately, I kind of liked it. The first quarter had some interesting songs that feel like they would be appropriate in situations deliberately intended to make someone uncomfortable or discontentful. Or maybe Im just a fan of quirky and weird. alot of albums have a very simialr sound all throughout, and this one for the first half each one has a distinct enough sound, for better or worse. However, the leads voice kind of kills it for me quite a bit. he sounds pretty whiny, and the further I got into the album, the more over it I was getting. The lows are just a bit too low and numerous for me, and the highs are infrequent and mildly interesting at best.
Jesus, even if anybody needed more than one Radiohead album, six is overkill and this is easily the first to go of them. Some songs have some wicked sounds, they always have at least one or two good songs per record, but overall filler.
There was a time I only knew about The Bends. The first thing from Radiohead outside that album that just popped up on my Spotify was Knives Out. It felt like a one way trip to the isolation of my own mind. I loved it. I love this album as a whole more than Kid A actually, because it has kind of a jazzy feel to it. It just makes me introspect. I am one of those very very few people that love HTTT and Amnesiac more than Kid A and In Rainbows. Sue me! This is a 5 star record.
boring af.
My life would be better if I never had to hear Radiohead again
I like this actually. It sounded kinda melancholic.
Tempted to give it a 2 but there are some good tracks that save it. Not Radiohead’s best work.
Amnesiac reminded me that I didn't like the experimentation of Kid A. This was marginally better, but still dreamy, dark and distant. Weird touch to run the penultimate track, Like Spinning Plates, backward, but Thom Yorke's vocals are equally disconnected either way. I did like the jazz funeral sounds on Life in a Glasshouse.
Good first attempt but they get better
Hmmm taki raczej słabszy Radiohead. I mówię to jako osoba, która kocha kilka ich kawałków. Ale ta płyta była taka senna w złym tego słowa znaczeniu. Pozbawiona iskry. 6/10
no es mi estilo de música, pero es bastante parecido o tiene matices de pink floyd, quizás no está para escucharlo am ya que es más tranquilo el álbum.
чи це через особисті асоціації з радіохед, чи тільки від цього альбому (схиляюсь до першого) стало погано. ніби шось прикольне, а ніби не зовсім. викликало майже тривогу, може, це такий ефект і має бути
Kind of boring, kind of noisy
This is my first Radiohead album that I've listened front to back. Never thought RH was bad just hadn't gotten around to it. I definitely get it now. V experimental in all the right ways. Creepy but funny. Introspective. But never goes too far out that you don't know what's going on. Well fucking done. Highlights: Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong, Life In A Glasshouse
I like how you can hear their jazz influence through their rock and electronic elements; Radiohead is one of my all time favorite bands, but this still isnt my favorite on the list.
mysterious, alien invasion
joa
7/10
Me me like it
Once again, different from what I expected. Ok, some songs where "weird" in the Radiohead style I knew, but there were some songs that were much easier to like from the first listen. And I heard things that made me want to hear the album again.
I personally really dislike Radiohead and this album is no exception. It just feels as something too complicated for me to understand, and I don't feel like I want to understand it either. This album is not the worst out of the Radiohead albums and isn't completely horrible however. 2/5
THIS IS MY LAST RADIOHEAD ALBUM WOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 RADIOHEAD FUCKING SUCKS Revolving Doors sounded like a 90's adaptation of any song by Throbbing Gristle. Outside of that, it's just the normal whiney Radiohead slop I've come to know and hate. This is probably their most uninspired album I've listened to, it really has nothing interesting going on about it. It sounds like all the off-cuts from Kid A that were too boring to make it onto an already shit album. Thank fuck I don't have to listen to these vapid cunts ever again. NEXT
This feels like the offcuts of an album that I thought was fine, pretty okay. This fucking sucks man. It's very disappointing to go from listening to OK Computer to this.
The worst 43min in my whole life , i love radio head but this album is shit really bad i don’t understand anything when he talk and the only song that is good is Hunting Bears because he doesn’t speak so its just shit bullshit
Har svårt att behålla fokus. Det blir bakgrundsmusik. Men bra bakgrundsmusik.
I'll give it a 2, but that's because I know people loved this record. I don't get it now. I didn't get it then. I got to see a few bands in clubs, in theaters and then arenas – and Radiohead is one of them. Amazing live band, but there's not a single track on this album that does a thing for me except want to skip over it.
One of my favourites, jagged back end with some experimental stuff but still my favourite band that rewards on re listens
Will be listening to again
Makes me feel like im in a dentist waiting room. Maybe I'm not smart enough, but Radiohead grates on me and this album is the personification of annoyance.
The B sides of the most influential rock album of the 21st century might actually be the more impactful album. While I remember wondering if they would pick up guitars again, answer not really, it did portend a softer landing than the left turn of Kid A. The music itself is varied and interesting. Knives Out doesn’t fit yet would be an all timer for any other band. Pyramid Song, Packt, Life in a Glass House…it’s Radiohead at their height.
the sounds of doom and gloom
The album was artistic and moody but also kinda blended together. It started over and I didn't realize it until track 2.
4.1/5 Stars Top Songs: Life in A Glasshouse, Pyramid Song, Knives Out
Radiohead is that kind of Band where I would listen to a complete best of album but not to the normal albums
For anyone who rated this lower than 3 stars.... You just haven't invested enough time in it. A truly great album
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong I think this album, and Pablo Honey.... and maybe The King Of Limbs are probably the albums I am the least familiar with in the Radiohead collection, so I am looking forward to a proper and thorough listen. --- This album had a few bangers, but otherwise felt pretty experimental. That's not a good or bad thing necessarily. The use of trumpets was pretty nice, and not so common on their other albums. I am not sure that this needed to be on the list, unlike OK Computer, Hail To The Thief, The Bends and Kid A (and I can only assume In Rainbows at this point).
Best Track - "I Might Be Wrong"
Thom Yorke will write a good melody and sing the same word 10 times and people will cum without even touching themselves. It’s pretty good
I don‘t like every Song on the record, still find it outstanding. Fav: Pyramid Song
Damn Radiohead! What a mood. Saving as a favorite
An excellent but not quite as good companion to Kid A
Truly, I have never gotten into Radiohead and this was not in my top three of what I have listened to by them.
This was an enjoyable listening experience while I relaxed in bed. Pretty depressing music for the most part. It's the best time to listen to this one. Will put you to sleep in a nutshell. But don't wait til the last song with the blaring horns.
Thom Yorke sounds like an unreasonable man though he claims otherwise on the first track of - what’s this album called? He’s at the end of his rope on Pyramid Song, but that’s okay, because the piano takes care of him. I am always hesitant to start listening to Radiohead. The music is so complex, and I don’t always want to think too deeply when I listen to an album. But somehow, as I listen to this, it sounds familiar- like OK Computer or Kid A. Yes, I heard and appreciate those, but never gave Amnesiac a fair chance. I’m glad I did. This album holds its own in the Greatest Albums list, just not as high as the aforementioned masterpieces. 5 stars? YES FIVE STARS.
loveeee radiohead
It sounds like an even sadder version of Kid A
Like.an Epstein Island soundtrack lyrically. What the heck.
A few okish songs, nothing I’d listen to again.
Simply put - not for me. You can't find much wrong with the composition. There's just not much that sounds good to revisit. Although, I'm probably part of the problem in this regard.
i did not really enjoy this album if i had to pick a song i would pick you and whose army
The Good: This is the first Radiohead album out of 6 I have rolled for this project. Radiohead kicks ass. The Bad: This is the lowest rated Radiohead album on the site, and may not be the best starting point for the band. The Other: It’s still a 5 star album. I loved it anyway. Ok, so here’s the thing. I’m not the most familiar with this band. My younger brother is a huge fan, and I love what little I’ve heard, but I’ve never actually seeked out Radiohead before. Rolling this one first is a bit odd, because apparently it’s just outtakes from Kid A, an album I haven’t heard yet. Saw some people calling it Kid B for that reason. It’s also weird, because, and I can’t stress this enough, I fucking L O V E this. Radiohead is one of those bands with a near cult like following. Every album they put out people treat like the second coming of Jesus. I’ve rolled some other artists with the same kind of cult like following as Radiohead, but none quite to this extent. And you know what?? I immediately get it. I might join that cult. Thom Yorke is a brilliant singer, a brilliant guitarist, and the rest of the band is great too. I don’t know if the other albums have the same somber vibe as this one, but I love this. It’s got a very Gorillaz feel to it, one of my top 5 favorite bands of all time. I picked the Gorillaz path as a kid, not the Radiohead path, lol. They’re immensely similar, but I would say this is more symphonic and almost astral, focusing on vibes and the art itself more than the vocals and beats. Wouldn’t you know it, this came out the same year as the self titled Gorillaz album. What a killer year for music 2001 was, holy hell. Shit, I’m still coming to grips with this being the lowest rated Radiohead album on the site. Not only would I return to this any day of the week, but picking a favorite song is also borderline impossible. Any album where your favorite song is going to change by the minute is really really good. I don’t know man, it’s a double edged sword giving this one a 5, should I rate it as a high 4 and wait to listen to the other 5 albums to see if this is truly the worst of them, or do I let it ride and potentially have 6 Radiohead albums rated 5 stars. Decisions, decisions. I don’t know man. I loved this from the very first listen, so either it’s an outlier that I’ll end up liking more than the other 5, or I genuinely may have 6 5 star albums lined up whenever I roll Radiohead. Either way, I’m fucking pumped for more of this. I’m jonesing for it. I’m not going to give this one a 4. I get the hype. This is one of the better albums I’ve rolled for this project. While most albums have been enjoyable, this was true art. Peak.
It was a decent listen
Pretty great.
Surprised to see the sixth best Radiohead album on this list.
I've never been a fan of slow rhythms in the majority of songs, moreso when it engulfs the song. I couldn't finish the album, but if there was a good song (to me) among the 3 i missed, it must've been the exception rather than part of the album's essence.
I'm not sure how to rate this. The whole album seemed to ride the line between music and noise. There's some talent, but it's definitely overrated.
I'll give the benefit of the doubt because I haven't actually heard Kid A yet. Maybe I'm missing something, but I wasn't blown away. I had really high expectations and they just weren't met. There are solid tracks, great vocals and eerie sounds throughout which keep the album interesting. It's very solid. This wouldn't be my first choice of a Radiohead album though.
Abgesehen vom Creep kann ich wenig damit anfangen
I've loved this one for a long time. it's disorienting in the exact right way.
Somber, emotional, with styles ranging from IDM, to blues. A definitive album in the Radiohead discography
Not my favorite by them, but still solid Pyramid Head is one of their best songs, and I love the jazztronic vibes
Subdued, jagged and despairing, this is an album which lines right up with its cover art.
Finally, a new album from Radiohead in this list. I had heard the album before and was excited to hear it again. Well, it was very good, but I expected more. Too bad. 4/5
I have no idea how to rate a Radiohead album other than to say, “it’s fantastic and strange and upsetting and I want to hear it again.” This album is less explosive and experimental than Kid A and OK Computer - quieter is not quite the right word - but it still hums and pierces my listening like an existential bee zipping around my head. Favorites: Pyramid Song, Morning Bell, Like Spinning Plates
Not listened before, I think I checked out with Kid A. When this is good, this is pretty good, as long as you like listening to his voice. When it's bad (I'm looking at you Pulk/Pull Revolving Door) it's really bad.
The highs (“Packt Like Sardines”, “I Might Be Wrong”, “Knives Out”, “Dollars and Cents”, “Life in a Glasshouse”) are high, but some of this album drags badly and sounds exactly like what it is: Kid A leftovers. This might be sacrilege to some: TKOL > Amnesiac.
I really like it. They're zionist wankers, and it's such a shame.
A drag. Not as much a drag as the excruciating back spasm I’m enduring this evening though.
Kid Zzzzzz Artless, pretentious twaddle in experimental fancy dress. The background music for a ghastly TED afterparty, whinging away erratically as graceless Silicon Valley drones flirt with future Forbes cover fraudsters. I bet Epstein was a Radiohead fan.
what can I say I like radiohead
This was a good album, not for me, but enjoyable. 6.4/10
I can hear Radiohead for sure, the beginning of what will become okay computer. Pyramid song I remember from the quest in cyberpunk of the same name. I am at work so I am not fully listening. I think it is a good album regardless and has the electronic and sampled sound that is iconic of Radiohead, as well as the melancholy that makes their music perfect for film and cinema
yeah
This was my first deep dive into a full Radiohead album. I liked the various singles I've heard, and I liked this album a good bit as well. It's full of dark undertones, experimentation, some electronic moments ("Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors"), and the beautiful "Pyramid Song". There's even a short instrumental piece, "Hunting Bears". The ethereal and unusual (not super mainstream) nature of Radiohead's music makes for a captivating listen.
acho que combinou com o dia de ontem
Definitely an experimental album by radiohead, especially as it was recorded along side kid A, not the greatest of experiments however. Best-Knives out Worst-Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box
Radiohead, Amnesiac ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Album #10. My first Radiohead album on the list, and probably one I’m least familiar with. I’m a big Radiohead fan and I love most of their music. I would question the inclusion of this album on the list, despite it being very very good, as it’s essentially an outtakes album from the Kid A sessions. It does feel like that in a lot of ways. It doesn’t feel as cohesive as some of their other projects, but why would it? It’s not really a full blown studio album in the same sense. It gets four stars because it doesn’t reach the level of consistency of their other masterpieces like OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows. That said, it absolutely does reach those heights at times, particularly with Pyramid Song. This is as good a song as any I’ve ever heard in my life, and might possibly be their best ever. It’s a very top heavy album. The first half is absolute spectacular and includes a lot of their staples. Radiohead at their best. Funnily enough, this period is often seen as their departure from guitar rock, but this album actually has loads of guitar on it, and whenever it appears it sounds incredible and fits the tone perfectly. I Might Be Wrong has an absolutely crunching riff, and something about the guitar interplay on Knives Out reminds me of In Rainbows and even parts of The King of Limbs outtakes, like it was pointing towards where they’d go later. The second half undoubtedly drops off. I wouldn’t call it filler, because by definition it isn’t, these are outtakes. But anything from Dollars and Cents onward doesn’t really do it for me. Life in a Glasshouse is clearly a complete song, but it’s not a personal favourite, even though I know some people love it. Finally, this album is dark. Dark as a pitch black night. It’s probably their darkest record, even darker than Kid A. There’s no Optimistic here. It’s bruisingly bleak. I really enjoyed it, and I’m looking forward to more Radiohead as the list goes on.
2.5
An interesting album but just not as interesting when you compare it to other Radiohead albums.
Yes, it does sound like Kid A b-sides, the ones too experimental to reach consensus on putting on the A album. Some experiments are interesting, some foreshadow some dead ends the band got stuck down later... 3.75
I get a lot of shit for this from people I know, but this is absolutely top 3 Radiohead. There's no way people only think about this as leftovers from the Kid A era, this clears that and its not even close. I would go to bat for it any day of week, it's so powerful and it's just a feat for sure. Favorites: Packt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box, Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors, I Might Be Wrong
Not hooking me. Fine for background. First song is interesting tho.
Lush and sweeping, the songs like brush strokes made of notes. It's experimental and weird and definitely not for everyone.
This album is gorgeous. There are very few weak songs, and the first two opening tracks are some of the most intricate stuff I've heard from this band. I would say the album is underrated, but when you are competing with Four Horsemen of Kid A, OK Computer, In Rainbows and Moon Shaped Pool, you are appreciated enough just by being lumped together on ocassion. I was really lucky that the two of the first three albums on this site were from some of my favorite bands of all time. While Radiohead is a specific band to say the least, which is to say they are not an everyday listen, the impact they leave once you discover them is pretty significant. I believe I have never heard the vocal and musical innovations being as interesting and heart-wrenching as with these guys. I firmly believe they are one of the best artists of the past century, and cannot wait for their next masterpiece. Until them, ocassional relisten is all we can really do.
Life in a glass house is pretty cool with a jazzy feel. Hunting Bears could work really well in a movie scene, I can see it in my head. Overall, too many songs are just meandering. Again I am not super into radiohead and think I need to be in a specific setting for it to work for me.
I do like a few other Radiohead albums but this unfortunately was not one of them
I would consider myself a Radiohead fan. Really enjoy listening to their albums that I own. Understanding that I’m sure they are an acquired taste and appreciation comes from multiple listens. I did find this one a bit ‘more of the same’ and as I’ve said when reviewing other Radiohead albums, Thom’s whining can be a bit much at times. I found this one OK but probably would put on another Radiohead album if I was in that kind of listening mood.
I guess I'm not a fan of Radiohead "experimenting" because some of the songs here (Spinning Blades - Revolving Doors) just sound horrendous. I couldn't hear anything from other Radiohead songs I liked. Knives Out was the only salvagable track here and even that sounds very uninspired. But then *Life in a Glass House* came at the last minute and by no means saved this album but at least left a nice taste in my mouth.
Be Radiohead. Start a song fragile, whispy and moody, run that for half a song, add in a couple of tracks thwn keep adding jntil you have 100 instruments (most of them the same instrument) playing a wall of sounds, back it off a bit, rinse, repeat. Its not a terrible album but i find it a bit repetitive and I aint dancing to it. To be fair i like it a bit more than OK Computer. Its closer to UNKLE’s Rabbit In Your Headlights which Yorke co-wrote and I quite like, but a while album of the same mope, build, crecendo, drop?
Classic Radiohead. Impeccably produced. Boundary pushing. Impossibly impenetrable.
In true Radiohead fashion, you should be high or depressed listening to this. If your not, you are now.
An old friend. I'm lucky enough to own the library book CD from it's initial release. I know that Kid A is probably the better album, but I listen to Amnesiac more. I love it's weirdness. Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors, Spinning Plates, Dollars and Cents - all brilliantly weird.
I did not love this. I probably need another listen but I much prefer OK Computer for example.
Radiohead can do no wrong in my eyes.
Cool and interesting
Haven’t ever managed to conclude this is a good album. I might be wrong (is decent). And Knives Out more typical fodder. Can’t get into weirder stuff like Like Spinning Plates. Headache inducing. Will be generous and give it 2.6.
Pyramid song, Knives Out are standouts in a mixed bag.
Overall not as enjoyable as Kid A (like the White Album, a great single album exists for these two, albeit likely widly different for everyone..) My highlights were Dollar n Cents where they manage to out Can Can but then inexplicably stop short of 5mins instead of jammimg for another 10-15; and the last jazz track - when the trumpet kicks in - man, that cat can really blow!!
Meh, I’m not sure of this. It very much sounds like a band playing with ideas, but not always developing the concept into a fully formed song. A few highs include pyramid song, hunting bears, and the glasshouse track at the end was really interesting. It just does not offer enough consistency to make me want to come back to it.