Reviews (page 5 of 14)
This and the two albums prior are kind of perfect. Amnesiac gets unfairly pegged as Kid A offcuts, and the release strategy lent itself to that, but Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong and Knives Out are among my favourite Radiohead songs, and the album as a whole meshes together just as beautifully as Kid A.
Ok, Radiohead were a band that I thought were overrated back in the day. Now I think I've grown to appreciate them a bit more. They certainly have a fairly unique sound. This was a good album to be listening too while I was working on SharePoint library permissions. Kind of a jazz feel. Nothing particularly stood out but it was a good experience overall.
200/1001 Radiohead - Amnesiac Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ When I first heard this and Kid A together, I found this a lot harder to get into. It's more of a standoffish record and requires patience with its often cold and glacial sound. However, the more I listen to it, the more and more I appreciate it and its experimental nature.
9/10 Controversial opinion, but I like this much, much more than Kid A. It's somehow both more adventurous and varied, and yet more accessible. Not as abstract maybe, but considerably more pleasant to listen to, while still being unique and interesting. Like every Radiohead album there's plenty of melancholy here, but it isn't quite as bleak and cold as Kid A. It's almost even kind of fun at some points. Highlights: Life in a Glasshouse Pyramid Song Knives Out You and Whose Army? Like Spinning Plates Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box Dollars and Cents
Feels like a concept album, OK for background music.
“i know you can feel overwhelmed and underwhelmed, but can you ever just feel whelmed?” -bianca stratford
Awful. He can’t sing. Music boring as hell
I enjoyed a few songs
I'm enjoying this. But it's far from perfect. There are moments of brilliance interspersed with moments of sheer meh.
Not a fan. It sounds pretty samey all and all
Okay
Really got into this as background music while I'm working
I wasn’t that familiar with the Kid A/Amnesiac period of Radiohead’s discography, but I had a general picture. Amnesiac is beautiful, lonely, and immersive. It’s been a minute between listening and now writing this review but I’ll be returning.
Good album, not the best Radiohead but thats a pretty high bar
Creo que hay buenos álbumes de Radiohead ahí pero ese no es uno. Se pasaron de experimentales. No me gustó. La única canción que se salva es “You and Whose Army?” Bueno, no gracias. Después de esto tuve que escuchar Taylor Swift todo el día. ;)
This album was very experimental, and there were some ways where I felt that it really worked for the most part. It really just wasn’t my cup of tea overall didn’t have the most enjoyable time listening to this album, but I can really see why people like it it’s just not something that I would find myself going back to for the most part. There are definitely a few songs in this album that I like though.
Feels like an album of outtakes from Kid A.
Appropriately named. Listened, liked, and can't remember a bit of what I heard.
i really liked this album. not my favorite of theirs and not my usual listen, but it’s an album that i think captures me. also this album came out 12 days before i was born. really nice to know our birthdays are close.
Couldn’t get into this album, not one of their best
Not even my fave Radiohead but it’s a banger. Shame they’re weirdo Israel guys
Benoit Blanc mention
Slick album. Minus a star for Thom Yorke.
i like radiohead but this might not be one of my fav albums from them, just found it a bit lackluster
I liked the overall vibe of the album a lot. The first song is perfect to introduce the album to the listener and the listening experience is constantly great. I love the lyrics on the songs and the meaning behind them. Every song opens a door to a new world, it's something new with every line of words and every new tact. The instrumentals were great and they represented the vibe of each and every song perfectly. I would totally recommend this album to others. 5/5
Wisselend. Er staan een paar all timers op dit album zoals pyramid song, knives out en life in a glasshouse. Maar voor iedere top staat er ook een soort demo of halfbakken experiment op. 7/10
Not their best album but still a strong project. There are a few that just don’t hit for me but there are plenty of bangers on here.
Never a bad record from these chaps
eh
A really good sperimentali album. We can hear the real sound of the band and the sperimentale things they do. Really liked dollars and cents good rythm
Idk why I don’t listen to more Radiohead I thoroughly enjoyed this album - my first time sitting down and actually selecting them by choice
vaime rogor gamixarda radiohead. ar vicodi es album da momewona, dzaan didi msmeneli ar viyo axla mara sxva albumebs ar gavs mgoni???? idk mara momewona
Fucking älskar denna. Minns när den kom, då var jag 19 år gammal och gick gymnasiet och vi var helt tagna 😍
Liked the album as a whole piece, saved maybe 3 songs in my favorites
A very cool and interesting listening experience, Radiohead do very good job of creating this atmospheric music. I feel like this album would make a killer soundtrack for a sci-fi type of film. One or two of the instrumental tracks I wasn’t really a fan of too much and I feel like they still could benefit from some vocals. The overall mood created is quite sombre, but it’s very well done, again Radiohead really excel in this field, the production quality of the sound is insane, super crisp and well built. Most of the songs to me feel like an outro song to the end of a movie or a TV series, which is great as music pieces/scores but unfortunately, I can’t really see myself listening to many of the songs again unless I’m in a very specific mood. Standout songs ‘pyramid song’ and ‘knives out’ I would rate on the higher end of 3 stars 100% but just not quite a 4 for me because I am unlikely to re-listen.
'You and Whose Army?' and 'Life in a Glasshouse' could not make up for how much the vibe of this album grates at me, something about the sound on most of the other songs just.. it's not for me, I tried one and half times, a friend really likes them, but they're not my cup of tea.
Me lo he puesto seguido al Heavy Weather solo porque esta "Pyramid Song" y el sonido depresivo que me gusta aunque hay canciones demasiado experimentales. A rasgos generales brutal, vibras postapocalipticas. Mencion especial tambien a "Hunting Bears" y "Life in a Glasshouse", mencionando que esta última es como el jazz de los aristogatos pero en triste.
2.5
2.5
Terrible
En mi compu mientras edito y cuando saqué a pasear a Flash. Me encantó que es muy experimental aunque no considero que sea un disco tan cotidiano, lo sentí muy cinematográfico.
The album is abstract. The songs accentuate rhythm and repetition. It's pop. It's electronic with guitar used sparingly. Vocals are very light and ethereal. It's good, but, I didn't love it.
Last song is cool, good length.
Very lackluster, yet again why is this a special album?
not the best.. eh I could probably fall asleep to this, good thing?? Update: did fall asleep half way
It’s hard to describe Radiohead’s post-modern progressive rock. Is it jazz? Techno? Ambient noise? Rejected ideas from Yoko Ono? Yes, and it’s fantastic. Nobody does what Radiohead does and nobody else should. We really don’t need any more of this.
Let's be clear: I am a big fan of Radiohead and, unlike many others, I started to listen them from Kid A on, so I am quite biased... Kid A was a breakthrough album of a band that was already great, something like Sgt. Pepper, and Amnesiac was concieved and recorded during the same sessions, so it's basically Kid A - Part B... Together they make the best music of the '00s and probably still the best produced in this century.
It’s basically worse kid a and the worst Radiohead album on here.
This band, man. We just operate on different wave lengths I think
I love Radiohead, as anyone does, but i’m surprising myself in that this album is not familiar to me at all. Enjoying it so far. Still somber but great production as always. A little bit strange but I like it a little goofy
Have a unique sound which I like. I don't know any of these songs but I will familiarise myself more with this band as they interest me. Listened to painting kids cupboards.
Prefer OK Computer & the Bends, but this is fine Radiohead, too
3.5/5 Interesting and creative. I definitely enjoyed it more than expected but the dreary whininess of the vocals prevent me from giving a full 4/5
Not bad background music
admittedly really good music but a little too depressing for my taste... I've heard You and Whose Army before in my American Protest Music class and really like that song, and I also liked Dollars and Cents and the Pyramid song but the rest I found very dreary and melancholic. I can see why people like Radiohead and would like to try to listen to some of their other albums.
First Radiohead I’ve listened all the way through.
Radiohead oh Radiohead... We zijn vaker niet dan wel vrienden, maar elke keer ga ik het toch proberen zo neutraal mogelijk aan te vliegen! Eerste nummer vond ik eigenlijk opvallend mooi, ik hoor wat meer elektronische invloeden heb ik het idee! Daarnaast is de zang, normaliter mijn grootste minpunt met Radiohead, deze keer minder prominent of zeikerig aanwezig doordat het zwaar ge-edit is. Meer van dit alsjeblieft! Nee echt, meer van dit, want bij Pyramid Song zijn we gewoon weer terug bij good old Zeikerige Thom... Ik heb het idee dat er veel sterkere effecten op de zang zitten bij dit album. Thom is nauwelijks nog te verstaan en je hoort veel meer de instrumenten op de voorkeur, dat bevalt me eigenlijk wel! Laatste nummer is prachtig, dat geef ik direct toe maar dat is voor mij ook voor de zeer prominente plek voor de saxofoon. Daar komt zo ontzettend veel emotie vanaf. Ik denk ondertussen dat als je Radiohead wilt begrijpen, echt wilt begrijpen, dat je gewoon in een gigantische depressie moet zitten. Ja nee, het is hetzelfde liedje als altijd; - Instrumentaal super vet en experimenteel - Zang is matig en zorgt er bij mij althans voor dat ik me toch nogal verveel tijdens dit album - het is ok allemaal, ik snap gewoon niet echt wat er nou zo wereldschokkend aan deze band is dat elke scheet die ze ooit hebben gelaten op de lijst moet... FAVO: I might be wrong, Hunting Bears, Life in a glasshouse
Not their best stuff. Couple of classics like Knives out and Pyramid Song. As other people have said before, this feels more like a collection of tracks than a cohesive whole. I prefer the single B-sides over most of these songs.
prefiro o radiohead comercial 😅😅 bem chatinho os instrumentais “experimentais” parecendo um ventilador. não prestei muita atenção em todas as letras, as que prestei eram só ok
eclectic amalgamation of sonic waves. pretty odd vibes but i like it and i think there are some bangers. not my fav radiohead tho, still good however.
Decent radiohead album
Ok
Puro sonido chidos pero bien. Rarotes que pedo aunque como dos rolas me gustaron
Definitely in the "I appreciate this, but don't love it" category of Radiohead albums.
Meandering electronic music and lethargic, whiny vocals. "I Might Be Wrong" is OK. "Dollars and Cents" is OK. The lows are quite low here and the highs are generally not all that high. My previous exposure to Radiohead is very limited, but if it's generally like this, it's very much not for me.
As canções desse álbum tem a capacidade de causar um misto de sensações. Sinto que algumas músicas conseguem provocam o sentimento de inquietação, sensações sinistras e, ao menos para mim, algo como “estar desorientado/perdido.” As faixas que mais me chamaram atenção foram: Knives Out e Like Spinning Places (essa parecia entrar em uma atmosfera diferente)
É um dos meus menos favoritos da banda e ainda assim me provoca emoções que só Radiohead consegue Só sinto que pesa um pouco nos choros e gemes e lamúrios Faixas favoritas: Packt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Morning Bell / Amnesiac, Like Spinning Plates Menos favoritas: Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors, Dollars & Cents
Track 1: Well this was a little jazzy. That said, I felt as though I was listening to a less keyboard-forward Muse album. Track 3: OK this is like that really modern jazz that I don't understand. Also why do I feel like I'm sitting a plane that's just taking off while being chased by police cars for the last minute? Track 4: This is the bridge between the Beatles and Hozier that I never knew existed. You're welcome. Track 5: I Might Be Wrong, but this is a bop. Tracks 6-8: Eh. Track 9: Oh this one is really cool too. Track 10: Back to Muse vocals. Track 11: Am I about to throw stones at this track? (pun intended). No because it's kinda jazzy too. Overall: I never realised just how samey a lot of male British groups sounded before listening to this.
I really enjoyed the different styles they use. I enjoy the different ways they incorporate electronic and rock.
The lead singer's voice is just so....yuck. Yes, I'm aware everyone else likes Radiohead. LOL
I wasn’t a radiohead fan and I know very few songs from them. this was a new experience for me and I realized I would’ve been a huge fan in highschool. Yet this sound is not to my liking anymore and it makes me feel gloomy. some songs would be nice to add to my playlist, yet the whole album experience is a little too heavy to digest at once. 3.5/5
not my favourite radiohead album but cool to hear songs i haven’t heard before! favourites- packt like sardines, pyramid song, knives out
Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box - 4/5 Pyramid Song - 4/5 Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors - 2.5/5 You And Whose Army? - 4/5 I Might Be Wrong - 5/5 Knives Out - 4.5/5 Morning Bell/Amnesiac - 3.5/5 Dollars and Cents - 3.5/5 Hunting Bears - 3/5 Like Spinning Plates - 3.5/5 Life In a Glasshouse - 4/5 A very dark and melancholic album that feels like its the rejects leftover from Kid A, but in a good way. Thematically the album's more of a collage than having a cohesive throughline, but it still manages to make it work. Definitely not one of Radiohead's strongest albums but still a good album nonetheless Overall: 4/5 Favorites: I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out
Strong first quarter. I can appreciate the sound and their presence. Easy listen.
Beautiful dreamy music
It is a little too conceptual of an album for me. It's Radiohead, so I believe there is a genius background with methodical and deep elaboration of these songs, but maybe wasn't the right fit of the mood for today. Still, there are some good songs I'll add to the playlist I use when I want to cry and feel horrible. "Knives Out" stuck out to me from the rest of the album. There are great instrumentals. They bring these nostalgic, moody, and sad emotions, but aren't always my type of music. "Life In a Glasshouse" is a good finishing track for the album.
Never heard a good album by Radiohead before. Still haven't.
Not as bad as I expected.
I’m not in the mood to listen to Radiohead. Thom Yorks voice is very specific
Meh.
Probably the most underrated Radiohead album
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Clásico de Radiohead
These guys are just better than everyone else. This album in particular is better than its reputation - I prefer it to In Rainbows.
Some good tracks (Pyramid Song, Knives Out), but overall a bit slow and samey. Probably a 3.75 all the same.
Great album from Radiohead. Doesn’t quite reach the heights of its predecessor but still wonderful album front to back. 8/10 Favorite tracks- “Packt Like Sardines…” I Might Be Wrong” “Dollars & Cents”
This is an album that rewards patience. On first listen, it can feel fragmented and elusive, but after a couple of spins, its strange beauty starts to surface. Amnesiac isn’t designed for mass appeal—Radiohead deliberately sidestep the mainstream here, leaning into abstraction and mood over hooks. It’s unsettling, experimental, and at times disorienting, yet that’s exactly what makes it compelling. If Kid A was the revolution, Amnesiac is the echo—haunting, cerebral, and defiantly uncommercial.
#229/1001. I've always liked Radiohead, but never been their fan. Does that make sense? Does it matter? Does Radiohead matter? Does it make sense? Does life make sense? This review doesn't. Typical reactions to radiohead? Perhaps, but time has also caught them. Nevertheless, good memories.
I distinctly remember the run-up to this album. The media narrative was that this was their concession to fans, a genuine guitar-rock album in the wake of the genre-bending experimentation of the previous year's Kid A. There was also a narrative that fans revolted. Certainly, there were still fans clamoring for a return to OK Computer, or even The Bends, but I was not one of them. Kid A enveloped me. It had my whole soul in its palms. For a minute there, I lost myself. I loved those earlier albums enough to welcome more, but I was a little disappointed to hear that the Kid A road ended there. I needn't have worried. If anything, Amnesiac is the more genre-bending and more experimental of the pair. Amnesiac wasn't an immediate masterpiece for me. For years, I would pop it on for specific songs, or skip a handful of tracks on my way to my favorites. But over time, it has become one of the records I return to the most, and it continues to reveal itself. In 2001, I would have argued that it was an elevated collection of B-sides, a series of experiments that didn't fit the tight construction of Kid A, from a band whose lack of ego and commercial ambition killed the possibility of a double album. But these tracks fit together in their own perfect way, each song leading into the next and taking you on a journey of the senses distinct from other Radiohead records. Each song here is a marvel. Even the immediately off-putting "Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors" creates a dense soundscape with a warm, tender center. There *are* guitar-forward bangers ("I Might Be Wrong") and songs that probably started as guitar-forward bangers ("Packt Like Sardines…", whose live version smokes.) But mostly it's a band full of astonishing musicians playing with the form; the slow burn of "You and Whose Army?" (now a live staple), the absent refrain of "Knives Out", a somehow more-trippy alternate version of "Morning Bell" that most of us assumed would be a guitar heavy rendition but instead recedes into layers of bells and keys. "Dollars & Cents" has suffocating tension. "Hunting Bears" can be a transcendental experience on an old country road late at night. On my crummy 2001 headphones, "Like Spinning Plates" sounded like being beamed into a UFO, and it's still otherworldly as I spin my worn vinyl copy on decent speakers. "Life in a Glasshouse" brings back the horn section from "The National Anthem" and invites them to a New Orleans funeral march; it's an unexpected ending to a wild snipe-hunt of an album. The crowning achievement is "Pyramid Song," maybe my second-favorite song in their canon. The plaintive piano, the soaring, gorgeous vocals draw something at once haunting and hopeful. It is perhaps the definitive song of this era; it swells as instruments layer, building not a wall of sound to pummel your senses, but a heightened presence of mystery and beauty as the song hypnotically takes you down the proverbial river, more flora and fauna and stars and black-eyed angels emerging as the song carries you to its conclusion. I was lucky enough to have my first live Radiohead experience in 2001 at an outdoor concert in Chicago's Grant Park, a beautiful area near the lake usually reserved for multi-day festivals. I was living in Iowa and just in town for the weekend for a college-related event, and someone I met at the function said they were playing that night and convinced me to go with him, even though neither of us had tickets, in hopes that the outdoor venue would still sound from outside the official perimeter. We skipped a big banquet-y event and braved public transportation (no small thing for a small-town-Iowa kid). We stood behind the fences to hear what we could of the main set, and snuck in when they opened the gates before the second encore (of three). Watching Thom do "True Love Waits" solo and the whole band do "Lucky," "Fake Plastic Trees," and "Street Spirit" was something of a spiritual experience, the culmination of seven years of loving a band more than I'd ever loved a band, growing with them and anticipating albums and being first shellshocked by what they put out there, and then having that music wrap itself around me like sinews of muscle on my bones. I heard something of God in their music, like they tapped into a hum underneath the surface of our reality (a feeling confirmed later in life, a story for another time and place.) Amnesiac takes me to my safest place, filled with mystery and wonder. It is their underappreciated gem in a catalog filled with "best album of all time" contenders. I think I'll flip to Side A again right now.
January 3, 2026
I’m not a giant fan really, but it’s hard to argue that this isn’t pretty great.
Oh god my heart its so good, felt like I was levitating
Another perfect album
Very interesting and dark and jazzy
No.
reminds me of matt reeves batman, first two immediate existential dread banger, arcane soundtrack
Not my stile
Radiohead have so many amazing albums, this one has a couple of my favourites songs, tracks 2 & 5, ‘pyramid song’ and ‘I might be wrong’. They capture a hypnotic layered sound that flows smoothly with unexpected quirks. Thank you Radiohead!
This album is inseperable from my identity and personality. It came at a formative time and had a large impact on me. A less biased listener would probably have a caricature of the typical Amnesiac fan and it would probably be a 100% match.
Listening to this album while there's snowing outside such a perfect match
nice enough
While not my favourite Radiohead album, it still has (long) moments of absolute awesomeness. I might be wrong and Knives out are the songs I liked the most. Morning bell/Amnesiac is a masterpiece.
Not their best, droney and a slog
ehhhhhh
Haunting and probably not my personal favorite from Radiohead but I do like it
i love it
On its own, pleasant background music, but in context of the band it’s Radiohead’s least interesting album. It’s the Kid A songs that weren’t anxious enough
i recently just got into this album and Kid A. never have been a huge Radiohead guy, but these albums are perfect. and they are good albums to fall asleep to!
Realistically this is a 2.2 for me. It’s a little abstract and weird, and didn’t really have any songs I clung to. Basically why I got out of Radiohead fandom as quickly as I got out. A few moments I really enjoyed the musicality.
My first time hearing this record. Dark, entrancing, and unnerving. I loved it. There were moments, while listening on headphones, that the way they mixed the album really caught me off guard and took me on a journey through forgotten dreamscapes and dystopian nightmares. Never cared much for this band before, but so far, each Radiohead record this project has presented to me has changed my opinion of them and intrigued me more than expected. Killer album.
Very melancholic, a bit experimental, time flew by while listening. Good for staring at ceilings or out of windows. Would give 3.5☆ if possible.
Leider anders als erwartet. Ziemlich psychodelic angehaucht für meinen Geschmack dadurch echt schwer anzuhören.
All the Drum machine stuff is good but the song ahh songs idk about Krautrock Mingussian Deep fried electronica Pulk/Pull favorite track
Not my favorite of theirs but live Radiohead!
2.5
Radiohead are the most depressing thing ever after death
me gustó cómo usan los sonidos electrónicos durante el álbum!!! es un buen disco de radiohead Peero no creo volver a escuchar el 90% de las canciones, no son mi estilo
Имат и по-добри албуми
i have listened to their other important albums but never this one. it's definitely a radiohead album. maybe this is an unfair rating since i'm comparing to the other albums but i just don't enjoy it as much.
More Radiohead...
Not a fan of this album. Sounded like they were experimenting with how many weird sounds they could make their instruments make while imitating a lovesick cat singing.
Music for theatre kids.
RAAAAHHHHHHH ITS RADIOHEAD🦅🇺🇲 My #2 favorite past time was being serenaded to. I might have to bump it up to #1 after this. Yeah this album got it, nothing else needs to be said. Im even finding it hard to choose a favorite song. Saved: Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Morning Bell/Amnesiac, Dollars and Cents, Hunting Bears, Like Spinning Plates, Life In a Glasshouse 10/10
Meh
EDM took a bunch of quaaludes.
This was not for me. You and Whose Army? and Life in a Glasshouse were my favorites on the album. I liked pieces of those songs.
Gitarrerna, rösten .... Stark fyra
Amnesiac suffers from one big problem: it lives in the shadow of a masterpiece. After Kid A, the anticipation was massive. I remember living on Radiohead forums, downloading bootlegs from gigs, dissecting rumours about "Big Boots", "Nude", "Follow Me Around". Then a leaked version of "I Might Be Wrong" surfaced and suddenly there it was: guitar. Not that the move into electronica was ever a bad one for Radiohead, but the thought of Jonny Greenwood, quite possibly the most innovative guitarist of all time, plugging back in again was a moment of serious excitement. The physical release of this was particularly special. That "lost book" edition, with the CD acting as the library book card, was such a perfect artefact for the music inside. Paired with Stanley Donwood's artwork, the crying minotaur, the labyrinth, the constellations - it alone dispelled any thoughts that this was going to be a collection of Kid A b-sides or leftovers. This was a proper album. What still blows my mind is this: imagine your biggest creative block producing so much extraordinary material that you not only make Kid A, but still have enough left over to build Amnesiac. Having songs like "Pyramid Song" or "You And Whose Army?" in your back pocket, and thinking "nah, these aren't good enough for the album" is absolutely nuts. And yet, somehow, it's still criminally underrated. Let's go down into the labrynth. "Pyramid Song" is one of Radiohead's absolute best. That impossible-feeling time signature, the drifting gorgeous piano with all the textured sounds around it. It's a top-tier Radiohead classic. Ditto for "You And Whose Army?": that sharp intake of breath at the start, the muted, muffled descending jazz chord progression. The fragile, calm tone in Thom's voice juxtaposed with the defiant taunting of the lyrics. It's absolutely cinematic. You can visualise a hero who appears to be knocked down, knowing something his enemy doesn't, quietly confident. And then that epic refrain of "We ride tonight / Ghost horses." Seriously. Synth pulses signal something incoming, Jonny's drop-D riff locks in with Colin's roaming bass, and "I Might Be Wrong" kicks off. And remains kicking, the rawness of the distorted guitar mixing with the metallic electronic beat - a real trademark of this "new" Radiohead. Until everything fractures in that stunning middle section, one of the most gorgeous moments they've ever recorded, the familiar descending hiss of a Memory Man feeding back to infinity, building atmospheric dread. I'm going to say it: the better of the "Morning Bells" is on here too. The single for "Pyramid Song" had two versions, with different b-sides on each, so of course I got both. "The Amazing Sounds of Orgy" is one of the most unique songs that Radiohead have come out with. It didn't sound like anything else they'd ever made, and it remains criminally hidden and largely unknown in their backlog of b-sides. Similar could be said for the fantastic "Trans-Atlantic Drawl", "Fast Track" or "Kinetic". "Dollars and Cents" is born of those same recordings, when Radiohead started to come out with some really atmospheric songs centered around bass. These songs are a side of Radiohead that verges almost on shoegaze - live instrumentation making music that behaved like electronica. "Hunting Bears" is another unique moment. The "Fitter, Happier" of this album: nothing but guitar string squeaks, a simple repeated riff, a keyboard drone, and yet somehow emotionally devastating. "Like Spinning Plates" might be Radiohead at their most experimental. Reversed, re-reversed, alien, unsettling. Thom's voice sounds like it's being transmitted from another dimension. Hearing the piano version live in Copenhagen recently only reinforced how beautiful the song is beneath all that abstraction. And then there's "Life in a Glasshouse". A genuine masterpiece. The jazz-inflected verses swelling until the chorus slaps you on the face with a trumpet. The brass is everything here, and Thom's final screams, “only, only, only” are the sound of the album peaking. I've seen so many forum lists ranking Radiohead albums into S-tier piles, and it genuinely baffles me that Amnesiac so often sits near the bottom, barely ahead of Pablo Honey. I honestly don't understand how this record isn't universally recognised as top-tier Radiohead. Listening to it waiting around in a hospital today, covered in wires and sensors, felt oddly appropriate for an album like Amnesiac. Despite the setting, the album creates a sense of familiarity that completely displaces where you are. It makes me feel at home. Underrated doesn't even begin to cover it.
𝘈𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘤 feels like a companion to the more radical shift of 𝘒𝘪𝘥 𝘈, but with its own, slightly more fragmented personality. The album leans into disorientation and blurred emotion, using jazz-tinged textures, uneasy electronics and brittle rhythms to create a world that feels both intimate and alien. 𝘗𝘺𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨 is the clear centerpiece — a slow, tidal swell of piano and strings that turns weightlessness into something spiritual and devastating. While the record doesn’t have the same unified impact as 𝘒𝘪𝘥 𝘈, its scattered, dreamlike structure is part of its charm. It’s a collection of ideas that feel haunted rather than polished, connected more by mood than by coherence. A weaker sibling to 𝘒𝘪𝘥 𝘈, maybe — but still a deeply compelling one.
Ngl the more Radiohead albums I hear the less impressed I am, not really seeing the hype here
Feels like all the cut content from Kid A was just dumped here. Regardless, it had a few standouts: You and Whose Army, Knives Out, Morning Bell and Life in a Glasshouse. A solid album, not Radioheads best but I like the ambition and experimental sounds of it.
Not sure why this is on the list. Is my 5th RH album in 30 loadings and this one is just, there. Maybe it's just fatigue at this point but I was never grabbed.
I always thought this was one of Radiohead's weaker albums. Too experimental, not listenable enough. I've come 'round to it upon relistens, but not by a lot frankly. High points with "Pyramid Song" and this album's version of "Morning Bell", but a long drag in between those. That said, I appreciate this is an early attempt at the sound the would continue to cultivate through "In Rainbows" and "A Moon Shaped Pool", or even Yorke's solo "The Eraser". Would easily listen to this over "Pablo Honey" though, haha.
Long time favorite of mine
I was a Radiohead fan in my teens. I still appreciate them, but they don't hit for me like they used to. Furthermore, Amnesiac is not one of their stronger albums. They'd just come off one of the band's creative peaks in Kid A, and frankly, it seems like they didn't really know where to go from there. It's telling that the most I found myself enjoying the album was during Morning Bell, and my only listening note was, "What the fuck is Pulk/Pure revolving doors? Self-indulgent rubbish." I don't really know why this is occupying a spot on this list. Strong 2 / Light 3.
not my favorite radiohead album, but it does have a couple of really good tracks (Pyramid Song, Knives Out)
I think this is one I will come back to - I listened to it twice and liked it more on the second listen. There's celarly a lot to "get" about this album that I am still getting. But the highlights (Pyramid Song and Life in a Glasshouse) I really enjoyed.
I’m nowhere near depressed enough to “enjoy” this, but I was made to listen to anymore, I soon would be
Sort of passed me by this one. Not a Radiohead I’m aware of, and I am half a fan. Nothing stood out during as well. Simpsons: Yes
I did really enjoy some of the tracks, but other bits were quite boring and forgettable.
Solid Radiohead that I’ve never heard before
Op sommige stukken heel goed, op andere heel rommelig. Favoriete liedje: pyramid song
I bought this album and was underwhelmed by it. Then I saw them live a couple of months later and it all clicked. (Seriously, Radiohead are incredible live.) However, if someone put forward an argument that if you’ve got Kid A on the list, you don’t need Amnesiac too, I’m not sure I’d have much of a rebuttal.
I’ve been possibly unreasonably turned off by Radiohead. It’s another fuck me moment. This is pretty great. I’m into the lush orchestration, the electronic experimentation, the jazz trumpet in the last track. “I might Be Wrong” is a stand-out bootyshaker for me. Respect. A strong 4.
good
Whilst Amnesiac is often viewed as a lesser sibling to Kid A given it comprises tracks that were deemed unessential/unfitting a year prior, it's an incredible album in its own right nonetheless, arguably encroaching into even more experimental territories than its predecessor. A dense, glacially tinged experience, the feelings of detachment and isolation within Kid A are more than potent here as well, but it's an album I've been consistently fascinated by and drawn to despite its self-contained, unwelcoming nature. It sounds like it's from another universe entirely, as though we shouldn't have access to it but somehow do. I vividly remember hearing "Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors" for the first time several years back - the experience was akin to having my soul airlifted into the cosmos.
one of my least fav radiohead albums
Did not enjoy any of those tracks.
Pablo Honey is the only great Radiohead album. Fight me! I have not been able to stomach these guys since that album. The Bends has a couple of good songs, but everything after that has done nothing but annoy me. I have to admit I never once heard this album, though. And I'm not as mad at it as the rest. It's perfectly fine background music. I liked it better upon repeated listening. Thom's voice is pretty much at it's least annoying here. Still a bit whiny, but not as melodramatic as usual. Much more sing-talking and that's the best use for him. Sometime I think he thinks his voice is a guitar and he just makes weird ululations. I know the 2 guitar players are good. It's evidenced in their earlier works and I've seen them play with other folks on video. But here, as in most of their albums, they get buried under layers of production. Shame. It's Ok.KI wouldn't run to turn it off it came on somewhere. But I don't think I'll be pulling it to enjoy much either. I'm being kind and giving it a 3 because while I didn't love it, it's produced well (aside from hiding the guitars from me) and it doesn't have any really annoying bits.
Superb. Amazingly never listened to this album before although new the singles.
Amnesiac I sometimes forget about this one, coming so soon after Kid A. And it being a product of the same sessions as Kid A I think I’m guilty of occasionally seeing it as an album of cast offs, which is unfair, as when I do remember to listen to it I’m reminded that it is a superb album, with some excellent songs. I love the clanginess of Packt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box’s opening mutating into a serpentine synth groove and the excellent ‘I’m a reasonable man, get off my case’ refrain. Pyramid Song is of course absolutely superb, the slow climb of the piano and middle eastern string embellishments, giving it a heavy footed sense of drama. You and Whose Army is another great, dramatic, song, I love the piano and organ doubling up in the run out. I loved the I Might Be Wrong riff when I first bought the album, and it's still a great track, and I love the drum pattern. Knives Out is one of their classic post Kid A songs built around arpeggios, a great song. Morning Bell is one of the songs that always lingers and I find myself singing, it’s not immediately catchy, with it’s dirge-like feel but the ‘release me’ part is superb, a delicate vocal melody that lifts you above the music. Hunting Bears is a great little interlude before the excellent final two tracks, Like Spinning Plates unsettlingness is fantastic, giving a dizzying, woozy feel, and with a melody that unwittingly lodges itself in your brain. The slow march of Life in a Glasshouse, with the Humphrey Lyttleton Band is a bit of left turn after the previous songs, but is fantastic. And it really reminds of the tune New Orleans funeral band are playing at the beginning of LIve and Let Die before they kill the agent and put him in the coffin and before they start dancing around. It is a truly great album, one I overlook too often I think, standing in its own right apart from its connection to Kid A. 5. 📻📻📻📻📻 Playlist submission: Packt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box
'Pakt Like Sardines' is a mini-masterpiece that very few could devise. There is some Björk here perhaps, and certainly Aphex Twin in the toneless, clipped beats. The way it layers up, but at its heart remains robotic, is a delicious dichotomy. It's counterpart feels like the mixed-up 'Like Spinning Plates' which you never really know if it's going backwards or forwards. The hauntingly cinematic 'Pyramid Song' is unapologetically languorous, and one of their most beautiful melodies, building to a truly astral denouement. 'Dollars and Cents' is equally cinematic using sweeping Morricone strings. And so on. I needn't mention the off-kilter basslines, the leftfield guitar parts, the inventive drum parts, and the soaring falsetto, all of which will take a back seat when so required. Their excellence as a band is well-understood. Oft the forgotten cousin of Kid A, this is a masterpiece in its own right. An album I revisit rarely and that is not acceptable and I apologise.
you and whose army + life in a glasshouse greatest songs here, pulk/pull RD instrumental great, pyramids pyramids pyramids, packt like sardine is also very interesting but the repeated eeriness is throwing me off. overall production is carrying this entire album 7.5/10
radiohead is my favorite band so ill never get tired of listening to any of their albums
Instantly off the bat, first song starts off weird and that intro was WAY too long. But I guess I'll continue through the album if I can bring myself to finish the first song first lol. Also, they've got a fucked stance on the genocide Israel are doing to Palestine so they have to fight their way up to a better rating than me knocking points off for things I don't like. Yeah, continued on in the album and its not a vibe. Literally would give this a 2/10 if I could, I think its just ranked highly because of the big brand name that radiohead are. Yeah didn't finish it, couldn't bring myself to do so, sorry.
Hell yeah
On my Radiohead playlist so will revisit later
I like Radiohead, but this album is sort of a drag. The music is “beautiful“ but it is sad sounding through and through. Not for me. 2/5
Not a massive fan, I like the Beatles but wouldn’t choose to listen to this album
THIS ALBUM IS AWESOME
Certainly more of an acquired taste than their other albums but still a classic
After the first Radiohead album, I wasn't particularly thrilled to listen and it was sketchy. Pulk nearly made me stop listening but after that? A beautiful album. It flowed so well and was so hauntingly beautiful at times
I wish I could do half stars. I love this album and this flavor of Radiohead - with some electronica - is my favorite. But it can’t shake off Kid A. This album is for winter nights and dark drives.
Ja ne tot leider garnicht meine Musik 2?.??
In general, this album was ok. But I listened to it whilst driving at sundown, with a red sky silhouetting the clouds and mountains, a dark road lit by weaving brake lights - and so it was perfect.
If I could give this 4.5 stars, I would. It's an amazing album though, so I have no problem rounding up in this case!
the parts that are interesting are Fine but i’d rather be listening to Kid A
Very distinct vibe from my favorite band ever. Not my favorite from them But very respectable.
Still not a fan of Radiohead at all. That was tough to finish.
I really don't like Radiohead.
Interesting listen. There was something less refined about the sound on this album that made me think it predated Ok Computer and Kid A, but I was wrong. Knives out is the clear stand out track
Not my thing. Very mumble core. I don’t love it.
Sigh
I really enjoyed this! I saved “Packt Line Sardines in a Crushed Tin,” “Pyramid Song,” “Knives Out,” “Hunting Bears,” and “Life in a Glass House.”
I was able to listen to this on my way back from work. I walked from the capital about 4 hours through the city to my home during a festive Saturday night. This album was an exquisite companion, adding textures and depth to things I feel used to, to moments we let slip through our fingers as if we had infinite moments to spare. It's still an odd project, not my favorite by this band, but there was something about the background of everything else when this is playing that I appreciate. Then I listened to their compilation of this record and the prior effort. Kid Amnesiac would've been one of those projects where I ask it to be cut down. Luckily for me it's been done, and Kid A is that perfect version. I suppose every once in a while we're just in the mood for straight up Radiohead, and when that's the case, this extension of an album might be listened to again. 3.8/5
I saw Radiohead for the first and only time after the release of this album and after revisiting it today it's been rappelling through my brain. It's such an important shift for them and for music at the time. The 2000s separating from the 90s
Good but not their best
Probably the most underrated Radiohead album. It obviously doesn't quite compare to its predecessors or In Rainbows or anything but it still has a lot of great moments on it. I've always really enjoyed the closing track "Life In a Glasshouse". The horns on that track are really unique for a Radiohead song. "Pyramid", "You And Whose Army?" and "I Might Be Wrong" are some other stand-outs. Great album, if you like Radiohead you'll enjoy it. Favorite track: Life In a Glasshouse
This record has a lot of haters, as does its predecessor. I feel KidA is a bit overrated leaving Amnesiac as underrated. This has all of the atmosphere with better 'songs'. A bit less of a cohesive work,sure but holds its own.
Not sure. I don't mind the experimental aspects of the music so much, but it's the laid-back depressing musical style, (especially the vocals), that I'm not a fan of.
They all sound the same to me
A shoo-in for top 10 most overrated bands. Around the time this came out, a lot of these guitar bands were feeling like they weren’t cool anymore and talking about how much they’d always loved electronic music. Then they made bad albums with supposed electronic influences like this one. Experimental if you know nothing about music.
I want to like Radiohead but I just can't fully get into it. They have all of the ingredients of a band I'd love but it just hasn't clicked yet. Maybe this wasn't the right album for that, as it kind of came and went without me noticing much about it. I Might Be Wrong was the only song here where I stopped what I was doing and fully paid attention.
Par for the course Radiohead, bummer songs that I want to like but just can't. This album feels even less cohesive than the others we've listened to. By the time we get around to a Radiohead album I actually know, I'll prob like it just for that reason.
A lot of "better than I remembered" type tracks on this, some slow spots where they get too experimental. I love it because Radiohead is one of my favorite bands, but its not their best album and its not really even an album per se. Still good stuff.
The sister album to Kid A, and just as good. Solid 5 Stars.
I’m at a 5 – not a 10 like Kid A (retroactively) was, since it didn’t leave me as mesmerized, but this is still a really good album regardless. Yes, a lot of these tracks are leftovers from the Kid A sessions – I found Kid A to be profound in its own way, one that I couldn’t describe at the time & one that I’m still not sure I can describe now. The best words I have are “aural dream therapy”, but even that’s too broad to truly capture the essence of Kid A. Here, that sense of “aural dream therapy” feels a bit more twisted, leaning into something more chaotic & slightly maddening, as if the therapy didn’t work. I have no idea where these tracks could’ve fit into Kid A, nor do I know if this album would really work as the second half of a double album, but on their own, as a package, I’d say they fit despite the lack of polished coherence. Since it feels more chaotic / maddening, this album is allowed to expand the boundaries that Kid A set for itself, one that’s occasionally more reminiscent of OK Computer & what would be to come down the line with In Rainbows. I think that’s still sort of profound in its own right, but since it’s not as tight & not as musically cohesive, this album never fully shakes off the “Kid A leftovers” label, at least to my ears. It’s still very good, though. This album isn’t as overwhelming, nor is it as grand, nor does it use minimalism to the same general effect as Kid A does, but the things it does do, in terms of creating an atmosphere for Thom Yorke to wail over, in really lovely & musically complex ways, it does VERY well. It’s not fully shaking the “Kid A leftovers” label to my ears, but it creates a label all its own, since most of these tracks feel musically distinct. The way this album jumps from style to style creates a feeling of distance between each track, one that adds to the slightly maddening feel. A lot of these tracks are still incredibly cool to just sit in & soak up the soundscapes for, like the weird crushed techno beat on “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors”, the relaxed intro & subsequent open doors of “You and Whose Army?”, the weirdly hypnotic loop of “I Might Be Wrong”, & the stressful zen of “Dollars and Cents”. Lyrically, I do think this leans somewhere slightly political, but I don’t think the lyrics really matter here, with broad David Byrne-esque strokes being painted to supplement a theme as opposed to a tighter song structure. I certainly didn’t factor them in as much as I normally would. Ultimately, it’s hard *not* to compare this to Kid A, but I think it really works as a collection of tracks all its own. It’s not trying to do the same thing, even though it’s from the same sessions, and while it’s not as tight, it doesn’t need to be. If you can indulge in these soundscapes and take them as they are, with Thom Yorke’s broader strokes filling in some light detail to the audio’s more stressful scenery, then you’ll probably enjoy this a lot. If you can’t get into it (and weirdly, I can understand not getting into this one more than Kid A), then it’s probably going to sit at a disconnected, weird, yet competent 3. To my ears, the uniquely ethereal tones that made Kid A work are there, though not as potent, and I think the way this blends elements of OK Computer back into the mix worked really well for me. I’m at a 5 – it’s not as good as Kid A was, but I think it’s highly enjoyable all the same.
Amnesiac is one of those albums that seems engineered for people who already speak Radiohead fluently. The textures are inventive, the musicianship is sharp, and there’s a lot of craft hiding under the surface. But for me, the emotional connection never quite shows up. Thom Yorke’s voice, which is the anchor for so many fans, ends up creating distance instead of drawing me in. It’s expressive, sure, but also a little alienating, and that colors the whole experience. The songs drift between eerie jazz, electronic experiments, and hushed ballads, and while I can appreciate the ambition, it’s hard to feel fully pulled into the world they’re building. I understand why this era of Radiohead is beloved, and I respect the creativity behind it, but the resonance just isn’t there for me. I’m glad to have spent time with it, but it’s more of a “respect the artistry” listen than something I’d return to. A solid three stars.
Didn't move me on any level
Es un muy buen disco. Es un disco rarete, pero está muy bien. Le tengo cariño de que fue el disco de Radiohead que tuve en bucle más recientemente, durante una época no muy guay. No le tose para nada a ninguno de los discos peak de Radiohead y si alguien dice que es mejor que Kid A que vaya al médico a mirárselo. Hace que me pregunte cuántos discos de Radiohead van a salir en esta lista, ya que ya me salieron Hail to the Thief y este, y aun quedarán los 3-4 clasicazos. En fin, buen disco para un paseo bajo la lluvia pensando en el paso del tiempo.
This is really good. I think Radiohead is probably the modern Pink Floyd. What do you think?
Just ok for me.
Amnesiac starts with so much potential. Pakt in a Sardine Can has such a cool groove, I’ve loved this song since I heard it in 2001. Then we get Thom’s caterwauling on Pyramid Song. Just can’t stand it. The music behind it is interesting too. Pull/Pull is a cool composition, the robotic voice over the incessant electronic beat. Back to the Caterwauling on You and Whose Army. The riff for You Might Be Wrong is so great. Typically I’d want garage style drums with it but the electronic beat and synth bass works well, it almost reminds me of an Aphex Twin type beat. I like the ominous Chromatic Mediant of Morning Bell but could do without Thom’s singing. Dollars and Cents is a cool surfy/psychedelic groove. Overall I enjoyed it more than I expected to.
Típico radiohead, muito bom, talvez dos meus albuns favoritos destes gajos
I have never listened to this album, I really enjoyed it, pretty good to listen to while working
One of the greatest pieces of art ever created
Ikke vildt trælst men heller ikke mindeværdigt.
glad this generator recommended me this to show that even Radiohead has bad albums
One of Radioheads better albums. I gave it an extra star jusy for being somewhat current. Spotify wrapped just came out and it is clear that this project has thoroughly trashed my algorithm. Listening age of 73 it said. Superfan of oldies it said.....No rhanks.yo.both of those. Big sad with that one. Only 700 days to go give or take.
I like it
so whiny and depressing
Fantastic album by radiohead. I was expecting Kid A or OK Computer so this was a pleasant surprise.
I am a fan of Radiohead, but this is not the one you have to hear before you die.
It is its own thing which is great and I enjoy listening to it. You and Whose Army in Incendies put me on Radiohead and it remains their standout song on this album.
I would give it like a 3.5. The production is really good i’ll give it that there are some really interesting sounds and I love how full it sounds, everything just kind of flows into each other. I’m not a huge fan of music where I can’t tell what they’re saying though and it’s just not really my type of music in general, but it was good
Perfect.
Most of the songs on this album are skippable at best, and several made me wish for death. Pulk/Pull Revolving Door is kind of awesome, but even it is uneven as hell.
Hard to know what to say about this album. Some songs I thought where great, some made me want to tear my hair out. Much of the music is really good, and there is some nice variety to the structures on the tracks, but then we get some ideas that the band just seems to get stuck on and repeats to the point of frustration. I can understand appreciating this conceptually, and even how it might have seemed like a clever idea in theory, but it's mostly just annoying and unpleasant. 2 feels too low for an album that has some songs that I genuinely really loved, but taken as whole... I really like the cover, it's got good composition, good color, and it's appropriate for the content of the record, it's a 4/5 for me.
Excellent record wow. Tbh a sad reality is that in the last two years Radiohead has just not been hitting but wow oh wow this hit. Some of my all time favorites on here
The last song may have singlehandedly bumped this up but I don’t LOVE this album the way that I love most Radiohead albums. This is a solid 3.5 to a 4. There just doesn’t feel like a super cohesive idea here. And the best songs are so much better than the rest of the songs.
not my kind of music either, too slow and repetitive, might have been interesting when it came out but is boring to listen to now.
Not as good as the earlier albums, not really enjoyed
This album might be the second worst thing to happen in 2001. 2/5
Pointless noise
Pretty pointless Radiohead inclusion if you ask me. First two tracks are the best. 2.6/5
2.5 stars I’ve never been crazy about this album the handful of times I’ve listened before. Even though it was recorded at the same time as Kid A, if feels like a transition between Kid A and the mediocre HttT. But when I listen I remember that there’s a lot to like to the music. It just doesn’t really flow as an album to me. The pacing feels off. Some of the songs feel less impactful. But there are good songs and I don’t hate it when it’s over the way I do with their next record. But don’t know if it’s a must listen, particularly for people who aren’t fans of the band, considering they have at least 4 better albums.
Solid but not their best work. Won't be going back for another listen.
Not an easy listen, but complex and rewarding. Would definitely listen to again, if in the right mood.
Sad drone
Too experimental for my taste. But it's my first time listening to Radiohead; never really gave them a chance so it's good to finally know what they're all about.
My favourite Radiohead album. Don’t need to listen to know this is a 5/5 I’m not a person who slavishly follows and enjoys Radiohead. Fell off around In Rainbows, but Kid A and Amnesiac are up there on my personal favourite album list. We ride tonight!
Interesting. A bit too experimental and uninteresting to my taste. Very Boring. Sort of Enjoyed: You and Whose Army? Rating: 1 star
Well I've listened to a fair amount of Radiohead before, but actually have not listened to Amnesiac all the way through so this will be a first. "Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box" is quite interesting to me. The instrumentation is extremely out their and works well, and yet taken as a whole, there's something almost pop-adjacent about it. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I do really like it. "Pyramid Song" I've seen this song mostly talked about due to the 'music theory' involved in it, but the song is doing a lot more then just trying to be pretentious for the sake of it. I love the feeling like the song is "catching" itself. Almost the musical equivalent of the feeling of falling asleep, only to catch yourself and wake back up at the last moment. Its also very cinematic, I can see the line between something like this and their attempt at a James Bond intro. "You and Whose Army?" just reminds me of Incendies at this point, great movie, never gonna watch it again. God damn "I might be Wrong" is good, sometimes radiohead just finds a tune and explores it perfectly and suddenly I "get" the hype. I am very off and on about the entire discography of Radiohead but when they hit it, they do it out of the park. "Knives out" sounds dramatically different from everything so far, and feels like it belongs on another radiohead album. It's very much a radiohead song that blends into all the other songs. The second half of this album really feels like it goes to nowhere after the first half. I don't know if that's the intent, but it feels quite unfulfilling and not nearly as fully formed as the first half. Perhaps I'm not in the mood for it, but it did feel like the album stalled out and so did my interest.
Album #2: Amnesiac - Radiohead Genre (according to Wikipedia): Alternative rock, electronica, experimental rock, post-rock Singles?: Pyramid Song, Knives Out Have you heard any songs from this album or group before?: Yes. Radiohead is one of my favorite bands of all time. I have heard several songs off this album, but never in a full chronological order. Thoughts?: I may be biased for Radiohead, considering one of my favorite albums was Kid A, but I love their overall sound and versatility with their music. Some of these songs, namely “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors” hurt my ears, but I’m sure I can handle the sound with repeated listens. Favorite songs: Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Morning Bell/Amnesiac, Life in a Glasshouse As a writer, what can you use this music for when honing your craft?: The uncertain anxious nature of the album can help me with certain scenes that are inspections of human psyche. For example, meltdowns. The more experimental sides inspire me to explore more about mythology and other sorts of art forms, much like Radiohead did with this album and Kid A. File correlations: Experimental: File #004 - C*O*M*A*T*O*S*E. Anxious, conventional: File #007 - Tallis Tales.
Who hurt you?
Продакшн и сведение конечно на высоте. Еще бы без нытья было, но это уже был бы не radiohead
Не Creep конечно, но в целом не плохо для 2001
é a banda mais superestimada do mundo, não tem jeito.....
Atmospheric. Had a nice nap to pair it up!
dont like it. 1
Gratuitous overindulgent wankstain. The 21st Century's answer to Pink Floyd when nobody asked the question.
Im confused why this is on the list?
i love Radiohead
My hottest Radiohead take: I'd take this album over The Bends any day of the week, no hesitation. As a band I think these guys just work best for me when it sounds like Thom Yorke is wailing out from some cyberspace torment nexus they've trapped him inside. It's about the atmosphere...
I do not like Radiohead. Stop making me listen to Radiohead.
Close to their best but not quite 4.5/5
I got this album before taking a week off for Thanksgiving. When I opened this website on Monday morning, I forgot whether I had listened to it or not. I popped it on to check and enjoyed it so much that I listened to the whole thing again. I feel like that is the perfect summary of my relationship with Radiohead.
they are great
Superb.
Radiohead's obviously quite a monochromatic band (that's kind of the point), but I prefer the records where there are brief splashes of color that invigorate that sound. Not enough of that here, despite some really good tracks
Feels mostly like kid A leftovers. Still really solid but a bit inconsistent. Pyramid song is one of their best songs
Perfect example of a really good album that doesn’t deserve to be on this list. Radiohead do not need more than 3 albums; no one does (apart from the Beatles maybe)
The Mystery of Why Radiohead Are So Popular (Part V)
Doesn’t quite breakthrough at any point for me. A B- side album.
Good??? Depressing??? Masterful??? Boring??? Who could say???
No idea what all those 1star reviews are talking about…
Radiohead is not for me.
Good for lo-fi, chiller vibes while I'm trying to accomplish tedious tasks, but this isn't really something I can see myself vibing to or putting on repeat in the future. Feels like the songs are hurt by how whispery/murmury the vocals feel too in addition to the random wailing. An alright album at best but not the most memorable I've ever heard. Couple points for Life In a Glasshouse being some sweet jazzy jazz.
This album is fine, but if I’m being honest, I’ve always preferred Kid A. There’s a reason most of these tracks didn’t make it onto that record—they’re looser, more fragmented, and while none of them are outright bad, they don’t feel like top-tier material either. Amnesiac has always been framed as a companion to Kid A, but the comparison ends up working against it. It’s like when your favorite movie finally gets a sequel: all the familiar ingredients are there, yet the spark—the heart—is missing. That, in a nutshell, is Amnesiac.
I didn't think it could get any worse for a radiohead album, but then this popped up. Garbage. Just garbage this album.
It feels pretty whole (to be updated when i have time)
yuck not radiohead's finest work
I've listened to maybe 10-20 Radiohead songs and nothing from this album. It's pretty good. It will be interesting to compare this album with others. 3/5 —————————————— Liked: — Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors — You And Whose Army? — Life In a Glasshouse
Bland and forgettable compared to some of their brilliant earlier albums. Credit to them for trying different musical styles on the album but ultimately doesn’t produce a great or even memorable record
Radio HEAD??? WHERE?????
All time great
Great album First listen was crazy Few misses but very good
Solid record. Hunting Bears the highlight.
Not a radishes fan, he sounds whiny the whole way througj
Not a huge fan of Radiohead when this album came out, they are just a bit too electronic and mellow for my taste. Thom Yorke's voice also used to annoy me. I don't mind their first two albums but their later stuff has always just been bad too me. I think now that I'm two decades removed from Radiohead and not being forced to listen to them all the time, I can appreciate it a bit more. I still would never choose to put it on but I can see the artistry in the album. I think they deserve all the accolades but that doesn't mean I like them. After about halfway through this album it became almost unbearable for me.
I don't love the shift to electronica. This does not hold up to The Bends. You And Whose Army? is the most melancholy song calling someone out I've ever heard. I also like it the best of the songs so far. Radiohead is like what Coldplay would sound like if they were sad and experimental. I love the line in Lego Movie 2 when 1980-Something Space Guy Benny says he finally gets Radiohead in Everything's Not Awesome. I Might Be Wrong has a Link Wray feel about the guitar riff. I wonder if these guys watched Lost Highway and this song came out of it. Knives Out feels more like "classic" Radiohead. So far, every song from You And What Army forward is more like the Radiohead I love. They're losing me again, rewins noise or moth flapping near a microphone noise in Like Spinning Plates is annoying. Ok, Like Spinning Plates is a jam. Too many space noises on this album. Life in a Glasshouse works somehow, it's like Radiohead's take on a jazz funeral.
A collection of odd little nuggets. Most of them are both off-putting and incessantly hummable.
It’s Radiohead there’s not much to say, I like the electronic bits. A strong 3/5
A dark, experimental electronic album with a touch of rock and jazz. I really liked this album and will be adding it to the collection
God the wailing is annoying
4.5! Still docking half a star for “Morning Bell / Amnesiac”
odd
Probably least favorite out of all radiohead releases
I really liked "I Might Be Wrong" - the first thing on the album that really grabbed me. Never been a huge Radiohead guy and I don't really know why, it just hasn't grabbed me. I had OK Computer a few weeks ago and liked it a lot! So maybe I am learning. I think this album was pretty weird, I am surprised Radiohead is as mainstream as they are. It was also pretty boring - nothing really jumped out to me and I don't care for the vocals on this record really. Over a whole album it's just not for me. I am doing a “neutral” 3 stars because I’m still learning my rating system here. 2 stars seems too harsh.
Still don't get it with radiohead
I love their first 3 albums, with The Bends being one of my favourite albums of all time! Some of their stuff can be at best challenging at worse almost inpenetrable. This is nearer the challenging and therefore more enjoyable end of their spectrum.
This is like the stoner parts of Pink Floyd minus the good music. 2 stars or D-.
Not one of Radiohead’s best moments. A couple of good tracks though.
Traaaaaaashhhhhh bro
Amnesiac is a strange one. When it followed so closely on the heels of Kid A, I was ecstatic. More Radiohead! And so quickly! But being released so soon after that major release, Amnesiac felt slight in comparison. Partially, that has to be attributed to its less cohesive nature. It also doesn't help that it includes a handful of sound experiments that would normally not even be released as b-sides, and a new version of an old song from Kid A. [Speaking of - I'm pretty sure "Morning Bell | Amnesiac" is my least favorite Radiohead song of all time. It is an instant skip from me.] Anyways. There are some amazing songs here- "Pyramid Song" is hauntingly beautiful; "You and Whose Army?" is a fun exercise in dynamics; "I Might Be Wrong" is funkily hypnotic. I really enjoy everything here (excepting the aforementioned rendition of "Morning Bell"). But I can't shake the feeling that this isn't a "real" album, on par with any of Radiohead's major releases before or since. For that it can only receive - FOUR STARS
Evil
I'm a Radiohead guy but this was pretty boring. All the songs are very samey, I get that its their style but ~50 minutes of just "ooooh aaaaaaah saaaaaaddd" over a reversed guitar track didn't do it for me. Was going to give it a 2 originally but Life in a Glasshouse was really really cool. Love the sax. Favorite Track: Life in a Glasshouse
An excellent continuation from Kid A, fully layered sounds and syncopation.
I love them for their weirdness, their fearless will to experiment, but I don’t always enjoy the results.
half the songs are good the other half is more noise than music
Pretty good, pretty weird
Love this album!
I love the more experimental side of Radiohead. This album evokes so many emotions. I feel sorry for people in their reviews thinking sadness is not an appropriate emotion when listening to music
Not into it
No notes
начали хорошо, а после середины улетели куда-то в экспериментальные звучки и немного затерялись... поставила бы 3.5, но такого варианта к сожалению нет. не обижайтесь, радиохэд, у вас есть альбомы сильно лучше.
Yeah, maybe this was the leftovers from "Kid A" instead of a perfect split, but I still love "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box," "You and Whose Army?" and "I Might Be Wrong."
Not my favourite Radiohead album, but the layers of sound and musicality come through with every listen
Not their strongest; would probably warrant a 3.5 as I'd enjoy it in some moods, but only really enjoyed a couple of tracks
Fantastic, obviously. But feels more like Kid A outtakes
I don't really get why this would be critically acclaimed. I can only imagine what it was like to be a Radiohead fan from the beginning and to run out and get this. Shocked and disappointed would be just the beginning. This sucks.
I really love Radiohead. This special kind of nostalgia hits hard, especially now, as I played it on a morning walk in the park with my dog in the middle of November. I see this one gets a bit of hate and I can probably understand why, it’s definitely not for everyone’s taste. Still I believe there are some objective bangers on it, I Might Be wrong and knives out stand out in particular. 4/5
Great album if you like moaning. Favs: Pyramid Song- I like how the piano part sounds super disjointed until the drums come in and make it make sense. Strings sound Beatlesy. One of their best songs. I Might Be Wrong- Sexy bass. Life In a Glasshouse- I’m a sucker for funeral jazz. Least Favs: Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors- Instrumental is very cool but Thom sounds like a depressed Crazy Frog.
This album makes me feel like I am RobPatt Batman and the world is my Gotham.
I had to listen through this twice because of how quickly the 43 minutes go. "Morning Bell/Amnesiac" is the stand out for me, but really this whole album just makes me sad. It's raining today too, I'm haunted by the greyness, I feel like the little dude on the album. Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors - is such a trippy atmosphere. I definitely get the vibe that this is the B sides to Kid A. I do enjoy Kid A more, but both leave me feeling equally grey... Or feel like I should be sitting in the middle of a padded room, looking at the pulsing nature of the waves... idk LOL 6.5/10.
This is what I mean when I say Radiohead fucking sucks. Best Song: Knives Out Rating: 2.0/10 Stars: 1
Radiohead was so popular. Maybe they still are. I find most people I know like them but are tired of them. Same for this album. I like it until I get tired of it. I’ll rate it higher for its adventurousness.
Ah stark reminder that Radiohead at times are utter pish. Sounds like Thom woke up and drank his own koolaid… again!
Da e nåken gode sanga her, men går bra om eg ikkje har dei på repeat liksom