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Solid Radiohead album. Not my favorite but keeps you engaged!
It was good. Really good. But the "take a famous band and play their third best album" bit is getting old.
every few seconds is a new musical surprise.
Favorite Track: Pyramid Song
should be catchy, i like Radiohead, to my surprise
A surreal follow up to one of the hardest pivots in music that shock the fans and the music core to its soul.
Incredibly rich electronic soundscape. Creative use of tones of instruments. Great beats. Jarring at times. Melancholy and very cool. But also a bit rambling.
4.5/5. They should have never gave you fuckers art, if y’all can’t appreciate it.
Loved it, such range of music and melody.
Another Radiohead album, another vibe. Such an interesting album because of how tuned in this specific sound is. If you are looking for a mellow and reflective album, it has it in spades, with my favorite being Pyramid Song. Most of this was new to me and I don't think it's an album I would come bsck to frequently, but maybe on a rainy day or when I have to sit down and study for a couple hours.
I get Radiohead. The textures of this album are gorgeous. That doesn't stop it from being depressing as hell though.
Not a huge Radiohead fan, to say the least. I think it's mostly Thom's singing. That extra H in his name doesn't help anything, either. BUT! I love Might Be Wrong. It's a perfect song, I believe. His mumbly, sorta whiney, soft-singing works well within the confines of this one song. Sadly, the only other one on the album I liked was Knives Out. The rest ranges from Meh to Why Isn't It Over Yet? One more band where I can see that they're good at what they're doing, but I don't like it, regardless. All songs w/out MBW, 3*. But as much as it pains me to crank it up to 4 because of ONE song, I must.
Favorite tracks: Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Like Spinning Plates. Pretty cohesive album all around, good production. Not quite as strong as Kid A (I much prefer that version of Morning Bell, too). This album continues the experimental shift in their sound. One of my favorite bands.
Very good
Radiohead make no bones about the fact that they don't make albums to please people. I'm fact they sometimes push the other way, with enough talent and art to make music that is not immediately accessible but that is appreciated with repeat listening. Imagine for a moment a bell shaped curve. It has been proposed that this ubiquitous statistical graphic describes a number of situations including our appreciation of music. If the x axis is time, and the y axis is appreciation of the music in question then the flatness of the bell tells us something. The quicker we appreciate something (because it is somewhat familiar, hooky, simple) the quicker we will forget it. Like a pop song or a jingle. The longer it takes to appreciate a song or album or any other composition, the longer we appreciate it. Think classical music, or 'deep cuts' on albums... Or Radiohead. That's not to say you'll like this album eventually. Radiohead is not for everyone, clearly. And some people like refined sugar, Domino's Pizza and Pop songs, preferring hit after hit. Whatever floats your boat. Just Radiohead and many other bands are not made to be listened to once and judged. I've listened to this album a couple of times and it's growing on me. Think I'll even play it again. Four stars
I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this, but I really enjoyed it
10/28/24 Tyler dropped today so this may not get my full attention. Kendrick Lamar is the only other artist with B-sides that are this good 👍
Me gustó mucho realmente. Arranca medio electrónico y va mejorando, aunque sobre el final se pone demasiado bajonero.
This isn't my favourite Radiohead album but it's not bad. 4 star
Really solid radiohead album. I hate it.
Does anyone know why Radiohead sounds like Smashing Pumpkins? I'm sure I said that on another of their albums that were on here. Either way, this was a good one. I keep growing in my fandom of Radiohead, mostly because of our younger brother who is obsessed with them. He made us a Radiohead playlist but it's just all the Radiohead albums. Creative, folksy, sonically unique, and whether it's Smashing Pumpkins or Radiohead, I do love the voice. Feels like good nighttime music while surfing the web or something. Or maybe an Amnesiac wandering the streets after waking up from a coma.
Another from the Radio Head Boys. I honestly really loved this one, probably near the top of pack for Radiohead albums we've had. It's more glitchy, ambient than some of their other stuff, and I appreciate that departure. "Hunting Bears" was a big time highlight. I never see this album in the "best RH album" conversations, why am I not surprised that my opinion is out of step with the music nerds? Maybe because I don't worship these guys, I just think they're pretty cool. Regardless, this one was excellent. Favorite tracks: Hunting Bears, Packt Like Sardines, Pyramid Song, Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors, Like Spinning Plates (loved the instrumental tracks). Album art: My favorite album cover color palette strikes again: red, white, and black. This one looks a little yellowed, and looking at this closely I'm noticing for the very first time that it's not just a Rothko-style red rectangle but what appears to be the cover of a worn book turned sideways. Really cool! 4.5/5
Okay I’m liking this one even more than the last Radiohead album That’s really all I have to say haha
This is my third or fourth time listening to this record. I’m not a Radiohead super duper fan but I’ve enjoyed a lot of their records for different reasons, and this one is no different. The instrumental pallets used through the album are surprisingly varied and even though this is just a lot of Kid A leftovers, they feel cohesive when placed together like this. Not my favorite album from the band, but Amnesiac is damn good.
Kid B
The funny thing about Radiohead is that I’ve always liked and enjoyed experimental music, but back in the early 2000s, when they were in their heyday, I had a hard time getting into their music, it just felt so boring to me. I also think that a lot of their fans at the time turned me away because they were so obsessive and acted like the band was God’s gift to the world. These days, though, when I listen to Radiohead, I’m actually able to absorb their music and appreciate it for what it is. As for Amnesiac, it was pretty cool. It had some catchy moments with good hooks, and it was experimental across the board, especially with the electronic elements. The album has some glitchy moments, which is a hallmark of early 2000s experimental electronic music and IDM, but Radiohead definitely falls under the umbrella of rock versus electronic. One of the things I appreciate about their music is that they’re able to pull from so many different directions and influences and do a great job of crafting them together. It’s really hard to put them into just one category.
Perfect album for pondering nature on a dark, melancholy day.
Efter at have hørt albummet 3 gange så er jeg lidt irriterende over at det ikke har klikket for mig endnu. Det er den perfekte søndags stemning som der er her. Selvom det er onsdsg, så stikker det bare af søndag. Jeg har ikke hørt ret meget Radiohead igennem tiden, da jeg tit syntes det bliver for langt. Måske hvis de rammer mig på en rigtig søndag, at det så vil få den sidste stjerne. 🤷
Amnesiac is often considered to be the "sister" album to Kid A, which released just under a year before. Indeed, many of the songs on Amnesiac were recorded during the very same sessions of Kid A's songs, while also maintaining the same experimental blend of rock and electronic music. You would be remiss to think of them as B-sides or leftovers, however, because Amnesiac takes on a life of its own with its considerably darker, more somber tone. I like Amnesiac a lot, it's a little freak of an album! The moving parts in each song fascinate me to no end, it makes me wish it took on a physical form so I could poke and prod it to my heart's content. Examining any one element of Amnesiac will send you into a tizzy: rhythms stagger and reassert themselves at any given moment, melodies shift and evolve with seemingly no abandon, Thom York's vocals are akin to the ramblings of a man at the edge of insanity. Amnesiac feels like being at the edge, with your head in a whirlwind and no way to make any of it stop. When the stress of the world feels too heavy, and you could really use a break from it all. Amnesiac has been there.
despite not being as good as Kid A, despite basically being a B-sides compilation for an album with no singles, and despite the clear dip in quality in the back half, i am still glad i live in a world where these songs were released than one where they weren't. my mom gave birth to me to this album. it creeped out a lot of the nurses. i dunno if that nets me cred here or not.
It’s not bad by any means but I can imagine the disappointment everybody must have felt after listening to The Bends, OK Computer and Kid A…
Amnesiac is the fifth studio album by Radiohead, originally released in 2001. I have always admired Radiohead for the chances they take in their music. They make their stuff just experimental enough to be weird but still digestible. They have come such a far way from their first record. This album was apparently leftover tracks from Kid A. Sometimes it shows, with some songs leaning more on the "half-baked experiments" than full-fledged songs. That being said, Radiohead's throwaway tracks are better than many bands' discographies. This was a fun listen. I feel like anything Radiohead puts out is bound to be good.
This album was difficult to get into, and as a rule that should be a bad thing. The opener and track 3 are just too random, experimental and awkward. But, I’m a sucker for Thom’s vocals and Johnny’s guitar work, and they start to shine through on ‘You and Whose Army’, quickly followed by ‘I Might Be Wrong’ and ‘Knives Out’. When the chemistry works, it creates a beautiful, hypnotic and melancholic sound.
RAHHH KNIVES OUT
This is interesting and atmospheric but patchy and certainly not as good as Kid A, to such an extent that one finds credible the arguments that this is a set of Kid A outtakes. The middle cuts – the excellent "I Might Be Wrong" and "Knives Out" and "Morning Bell/Amnesiac" anchor the record – which otherwise drifts. The "hit," "Pyramid Song," is alleged to the standout, but one finds it pretty meh, and ultimately unmoving. The windy, brassy closer doesn't make it for an effective ending and leaves one overwhelmed, perhaps appropriately.
a good discovery, it was great and well executed.
A great album. Very flowing and melancholic. Favourite off of the album would be Pyramid Song or the opening track.
Von Radiohead finde ich einige brillante Songs, aber ein ganzes Album habe ich noch nicht für gut befunden von ihnen. Amnesiac ist in jeder Hinsicht ein kleines Juwel. Dichte spannende Atmosphäre, bewegende Songs, Liebe zum Detail.
Kid A B sides. Cool album and it does some cool things instrumentally. Not as cohesive of a project as Kid A. More experimental? I did think it was cool to have another version of Morning Bell. Not a must listen, but great. Standouts: Pyramid Song, Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors, You And Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Dollars and Cents, and Life In a Glasshouse.
There's a 5⭐ album that can be made by combining the best of Kid A and Amnesiac, but each on their own is only 4⭐ for me.
"Amnesiac" is the fifth studio album by English rock band Radiohead. The album was recorded with Nigel Godrich in the same sessions as "Kid A" That work was split into two albums as the band thought it was too dense for a double album. The music incorporates influences from electronic music, 20th century classical music, jazz and krautrock. Commercially, the album hit #1 in the UK and #2 in the US. The album had mostly positive reviews although some felt it too experimental and less cohesive than "Kid A" and/or a collection of "Kid A" outtakes. Fair enough. "Pakt Like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box" opens the album. Metallic percussion and an electronic idiosyncratic beat. Synth keys and Thom Yorke's auto-tuned vocals are added. Yorke's disappointed with someone or something. Hey man, get off his case. Piano, people talking in the background and Yorke humming begin the first single "Pyramid Song." The song builds with strings, synths and Yorke's vocals. A whirling background. The music was inspired by Charles Mingus' "Freedom." The band returns to a more standard rock format in ""I Might Be Wrong." A synth drone open. That venomous guitar riff, the hypnotic metal drum beat, a Chic bass line and seductive vocals. Very simply "Don't look back." They continue the standard rock format in the other single "Knives Out." A melodic guitar influenced by Johnny Marr. Kind of a dreamy song with haunting vocals. The album goes back to more experimental and closes with "Life in a Glasshouse." The band collaborates with jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton and his band. More of a New Orleans jazz funeral. Interesting lyrics as a celebrity's wife is harrassed by the paparazzi and then papers her windows. Actually a good song. This album has stood the test of time pretty well. I think I like it a little more now since I'm more open to experimental and electronic music. Like not love. There's experimental, there's rock and pop and there's jazz. It is a different album than "Kid A." I'd put it in the middle of the Radiohead discography but that's still pretty good.
Radiohead is just the greatest band ever. However, not my favorite, slogs a bit in the middle
Maybe Radiohead's weirdest but still banging
If The Bends and OK Computer are 5’s then that must mean that this album can only be a 4 for me. It’s very good just not as good as those two albums consistently wise.
First radiohead album generated from the list. Favorite track: You and whose army other picks: pyramid song, i might be wrong, dollars and cents
Onhan tämä hieno bändi. En sitten tiedä eroaako tämä levy jotenkin suuresti. Hienoa musiikkia kertakaikkiaan. 4/5
Synthy slow and deranged. This is an interesting intro to Radiohead and surprisingly a fairly good one with a soft and subtle vibe I didn’t expect.
Es el equivalente musical a pajearte un dia lluvioso. Te da placer pero algo no esta bien. Me gusta lia ledesma
I would rate this album higher, if only I could remember it. In all seriousness, this is a fine album. But like most Radiohead, it is good the way a balance diet is supposed to be good for you. In fact, it is good for you. You may even be surprised at how tasty and satisfying it can be. However, you may find yourself craving junk food not long after.
Another Radiohead album I enjoyed. It just doesn’t rise to the level of their two masterpieces. 4/5
As with most Radiohead albums, one that requires a few listens to get fully acquainted with but pays dividends with a bit of persistence.
So this album is a bunch of outtakes from Kid A and while there’s a lot of great songs, it doesn’t flow as well as an actual album. It feels a bit scattered which makes sense given the context. The songs themselves are all very dense, with a lot of different sounds panning in and out. It makes for at times an overwhelming experience, but in a good way. The songs never get boring or redundant. I feel like this is another one that I’d have to hear a few more times to really dig into it.
It's very good, but too many Radiohead albums are better and more essential than this one.
Not bad, probably overeated.
Radiohead at their most experimental. I think you'll find fans of the band who hesitate to go to bat for this one, even though I would a little bit. I like the big swing into weird genres like IDM (a la Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin) and the more krautrock-ish nature of this one. I don't think it's perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but I do walk away liking it. It's fun to see a band that started out as just a guitar band try something wild and hit in a few spots. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box", "Pyramid Song", "Like Spinning Plates"
I enjoyed this far more than Kid-A. I'm happy that they released all of their B side tracks instead of scrapping them. This is such an ambient album that stays interesting and emotional. I had to listen to it 3 times before having an opinion on it though.
I’ve always loved this album and actually prefer it to Kid A. Not super crazy about Packt Like Sardines and Pulk/Pull, but the rest is just so so good. Pyramid Song is one of the most eerily beautiful, hypnotic songs ever written.
An overall solid listen, that technically could’ve been called Kid B. Knives Out is the clear standout, and a number of other tracks have some interesting production. Definitely a few songs here that were unnecessary filler, which bring the cohesiveness down. Doesn’t make my top list of RH albums, but still good for the right mood.
Not among my top four or five albums from these guys. On the other hand… this is still a Radiohead album. Enough meat on this one to keep it above 3.
Solid album but not in top tier Radiohead IMO. 3.75/5
Ear candy for the headphones. Nostalgic.
As someone who wasn't really familiar with Radiohead, I found this album pretty good overall. Favorite tracks: "Pyramid Song" and "Dollars and Cents."
So far, maybe my favorite Radiohead album (I think I have a few more with this project). I think I like it better than OK Computer, except I think that album was a little more consistent. When this is good, is great (probably the first 8 songs) and then 9 & 10, esp 10--Like Spinning Plates--kind of crash and burn, and the final jazzy flourish doesn't quite redeem the two clunkers before. Still, 3/4 of the album is sublime.
Thoughts before listening: This gets overlooked a lot in Radiohead's catalog, but I've always found it to be a nice continuation of the Kid A sound. That being said its definitely not on the same level as Kid A, Ok Computer, or In Rainbows. Review: So I enjoy quite a bit of this album, even if they go even deeper into the world of electronic sounds, further abandoning their guitar-driven alt-rock past. That being said, there are some throw away tracks here that keep this from being a fully cohesive listen, but luckily they are outnumbered by some of the band's better songs from this era. My favorites on here are "Pyramid Song", "You and Whose Army?", "I Might Be Wrong", "Knives Out", "Morning Bell", and "Dollars and Cents". Radiohead also put out a live album right after Kid A/Amnesiac, and in general, I prefer those versions to the album cuts. Still though this is a fine album thats getting 4-stars.
4.2/5
I’ve listened to Amnesiac a lot over the years, but I can’t remember if I like it! HAHAHA. Sorry. This album came out within a year of the release of Kid A. The way it was presented was that Kid A was the “weird one” where they went all Aphex Twin and Amnesiac was a way of “making it up to fans” with a “proper rock album” …though I don’t know if that’s what the band thought. Kid A is probably my favourite Radiohead album so I was always a bit dismissive of Amnesiac due to the above narrative. But actually it’s very good, as you would expect from Radio and the Heads (Are all their albums on this list? I forget.) and, crucially, it’s in no way M.O.R. Maybe it’s best to think of them as one double album, as they seem to have done as shown in their “Kid A Mnesia” 20th anniversary rerelease (which I have on red vinyl, I have you know) Genuinely, though, I couldn’t remember how much I liked Amnesiac itself. I think I did a previous rant about how the first four Radiohead albums progressively develop and become more experimental and interesting and then after that they plateau for a bit - what I call “Radiohead being Radiohead”. Well listening to this album again, you can almost hear exactly when it happens. The first four songs are all great. - “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors” in particular gets me reaching to turn the volume up - but after that it’s all… fine. It’s not bad, it’s not even average, it’s good but it’s Radiohead being Radiohead. (Though I do have a soft spot for the “Hunting Bears” instrumental and “Life in Glasshouse” with Humphrey Littleton’s jazz band.) So, ultimately, I DO like this album. But it’s not as good as Kid A.
A defining album in some ways, though it's always been weird to approach. These were some of the first Radiohead songs I was exposed to and for me, set the tone and expectation for what this band was up to. Honestly, I was a bit hesitant to give this one a higher rating but coming back to this collection, or whatever you want to call it, was quite enjoyable and even relaxing in a strange way. I think it helps to hear this in conjunction with Kid A.
I continue to feel very mixed about post-OK Computer Radiohead, and this album might be the one I feel the most mixed about. The standout songs are so good, verging on brilliant. The rest feel incredibly lacking. The best tracks are “Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box,” “Pyramid Song,” and “Knives Out,” and there are a few others that are pretty good. The only reason this is getting a high rating from me is because of the strength of some of the songs and the moody vibe. Even for the songs I didn’t care for, they added to the overall moodiness of the album, and that in itself elevates the material.
The funny thing about Radiohead is that I’ve always liked and enjoyed experimental music, but back in the early 2000s, when they were in their heyday, I had a hard time getting into their music, it just felt so boring to me. I also think that a lot of their fans at the time turned me away because they were so obsessive and acted like the band was God’s gift to the world. These days, though, when I listen to Radiohead, I’m actually able to absorb their music and appreciate it for what it is. As for Amnesiac, it was pretty cool. It had some catchy moments with good hooks, and it was experimental across the board, especially with the electronic elements. The album has some glitchy moments, which is a hallmark of early 2000s experimental electronic music and IDM, but Radiohead definitely falls under the umbrella of rock versus electronic. One of the things I appreciate about their music is that they’re able to pull from so many different directions and influences and do a great job of crafting them together. It’s really hard to put them into just one category.
This is #day4 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... look what we got in here! I remember reading somewhere about album artworks that while Kid A hints at the hell on the horizon that you're merely observing, Amnesiac is the hell you're in. "After years of waiting, nothing came," an unmistakable way to start a Radiohead album. Amnesiac is a darkly paranoid record that leaves you with a sense of anxiety, dread, and irk. Is music that stirs in you those kinds of feelings a good one? Absolutely. I'm here for Yorke's apocalyptic moans and his cronies' wild experimentations. Now, bring on Kid A, and let's go down the waterfall... That said, I'm not sure it's an album of theirs to listen to before you die. The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, and, I guess, In Rainbows are. Still, this is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day5.
It's my least favorite radiohead album but I do really like it still. Pyramid song!
Sometimes, you have to wonder what the critical reception to Amnesiac might have been if it hadn't been released straight after Kid A and got the reputation for having its cast offs. Although it can't match up to KA, it's really strong on its own merits. Spinning Plates, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army, the superior Morning Bell and, of course, Glasshouse, are all really sophisticated Radiohead songs, and it was a real pleasure to listen to this for the first time in ages and ages.
Love the first song
i've listened to this one many times since i came out - i bought it on cd back then and it was a pleasure to listen to it again!
listened to this before. its a nice continuation after kid a. thom sounded so tired and sad oh wait thats most of radiohead. really though its a great album not not as great as kid a and thats ok. i found the middle of the second half a little drag to listen to but most tracks are great. 4 personal favs: pyramid song, knives out, life in a glasshouse
Great album
4.5, minus half a star bc the Amnesiac version of Morning Bell sucks so bad
I like the texture
Unique. Invokes feelings of sadness.
First time listening to radio head and I'm not really into rock but I really liked it! I'm not good at describing music so this will be brief but I really loved the melancholic feel to the tracks shown here. It creates a downtrodden vibe that gets you into your feelings. Much prefer the first half than the second half but overall its excellent.
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Great album. Suffers from being sandwiched between Kid A and Hail to the Thief in the discography. But that’s its only downfall.
It's grown off me a little over time, it's definitely 2nd tier Radiohead behind their big three albums. There's a couple classics on here like 'Pyramid Song' and 'I Might Be Wrong'. Unfortunately there's also a few songs that are kind of half-ideas that get stretched out into a full song, not surprising given this was Kid A outtakes essentially. Still a good listen.
I don't know how they do it, but their output after OK Computer just imprints. I haven't listened to this album many times, but I recognize every track. Also, Knives Out just crushes. Rating 4, but it's a 4.5.
Sounds like falling through space
Being one of my all-time favorite rock bands, their experimental stuff is some of the most creative pieces of music I’ve ever heard. Favorite songs: • You and Whose Army? • Knives Out
it was very strong-willed of me not to rate this 5 stars but i am perhaps still being too generous because of my overall love for radiohead (and because this is my partner's favourite album of theirs) when in reality there are two songs (pulk/pull and hunting bears) that i actively dislike and will skip. there are songs i do love on here though: life in a glasshouse will always remain one of my favourite radiohead songs and pyramid song absolutely deserves to be the most popular on the album. overall i was very happy with getting this and would choose to listen to it over a lot of the others i've had.
personally not my favorite radiohead project but still a pretty solid album!! packed like sardines in a box, pyramid song and i might be wrong are my standouts
Love this one
Listened to this 3 times yesterday
It’s hard to overstate how much god damned respect I have for this act.
In keeping with my in depth reviews as of late: Fuck yeah.
Trippy and atmospheric. No one song stood out to me, but I loved the album as a whole.
I like Radiohead, and this album is no exception. But I think this is the beginning of Radiohead's decline from greatness. Still worth listening to, but there's a certain... drudgery of going from one song to the next, downbeat, complex musical soundscapes overlaid by Thom Yorke's insistent and unmistakable vocals. All in all, a good album, but feels like a collection of a great band's post-greatness B sides (which, as I understand, is a fairly accurate summary of what it is).
Nobody does 'hopeless optimism' quite like early 2000s Radiohead. Love the continuation of heavy electronic/synth following Kid A, but with drums and bass. Drums go from a firm groove in one song to stuttering/providing ambient sounds in the next. Cool variation. Guitar in "Hunting Bears" has that North African desert feel, very Mdou Moctar. Nice.
8.5/10
I wanted to dislike it because I haven’t enjoyed much from Radiohead…however, this seems to be their most poppy accessible album to me. I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. It’s always interesting to see why albums are on this list, why they are important. but I actually enjoyed listening to this album and could listen to it again.
The right album for concentrating on a creative project
Close to 5
Cool
I love the vocal effects and the building tracks. It goes from paper thin and fragile sounding to powerful so quickly. Beautiful album.
Great. A couple of songs are outright amazing… a few others feel like a MOMA side room exhibit,
a chill yet fairly dark album - definitely has that quintessential radiohead sound to it but is far less ethereal than other ones i've heard.
fínt, ekki jafn gott og fyrri rafplötur þeirra. en hlusta aftur.
I'm more of a The Bends / OK Computer Radiohead fan, but I have huge respect for a band that's never afraid to experiment and constantly change their sound. On a sidenote, their Glastonbury 1997 set is one of my top ten gigs of all time.
Wasn't aware of the history of this album. I really like Thom's singing voice and the live instrumentals on the back half of this album are really surprising. Obviously it lives under the shadow of Kid A but I had a great time with it.
i love radiohead that looks soul crushing 😀 loved this album, i feel like this is one of the main albums frank ocean got his inspiration from
Grower. But Thom Yorke's voice can be so annoying. Need to listen more
7/10. Not sure how but this album was very interesting and boring at times. Pyramid Song and Life in a Glasshouse made the 5⭐️ list, though the album was quite consistent.
Some of Radioheads all time best songs on this album it’s a sleeper
Beautiful and atmospheric, interesting yet accessible album by Radiohead. I preferred Kid A on my first listen, but it might grow on me even more.
Very good, just like almost everything Radiohead has ever done
I'm not a big fan of the first 2 albums, I like some of their other stuff, but overall don't understand the hype they get. Amnesiac appealed to me when it was released because it's the most triphop of all their albums, and I was in a big triphop mode in 2001.
Brilliant. I love the mixing of sounds, instruments, effects, etc. the album kind of starts and ends the same with deeps electronic sounding reverb and deeper beats and then kind of breaks down to more simplistic songs in the middle, only to build back up again. But it never changes in mood or vibe. It’s melancholy and minor throughout, but never lacks in feeling or emotion. It also feels like a culmination of everyone that came before (Pink Floyd > The Velvet Underground > My Bloody Valentine) and then a blueprint for what came next (Sigur Ros > Arcade Fire > Muse). Kind of a pivot point for a lot of indie and modern post rock post punk music. I loved it! My only knock, is that I get a bit fatigued by the end. It’s a little sad, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Some of the best songs ever written are sad songs. One of my favorite lines from Almost Famous “great art is about conflict and pain and guilt and longing and love disguised as sex, and sex disguised as love.”
Good vibes, nice atmosphere. Revisit? Maybe
Rating: 7.5/10 Very good album overall. It is far from Radiohead's best, not as catchy, focused, interesting nor creative as much of their discography. Even though this sounds like Kid A leftovers, it can be special at times. There are many great moments but the lows are some of the band's worst material. Favorite songs: Packt Like Sardines, You And Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Hunting Bears, Life In a Glasshouse. Worst song: Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors.
This is an era of Radiohead I think of as “shoulder” Radiohead.
Love this album!
When I saw Radiohead come up today, I just wasn't looking forward to the listen. This might be my favorite Radiohead album so far, but I stand by what I said last time. I'd like to hear it with the vocals replaced by a trumpet.
Raro. Bueno.
4+ Pyramid Song, Knives Out
No es mi favorito.
Angsty, pensive, paranoid,
Feels like Proto-King of the limbs. A lot of electronic elements, but very cool spacey sounds. Fav track: I might be Wrong
No es mi favorito.
Easily 4 stars, maybe even 5. Classic modernistic ambient rock, melancholy to the max, moody as all get go. Makes the room it's playing in sound like my inner dialogue humming to itself. Yeh man, play it on repeat.
Haunting and beautiful. Life In a Glass House is one of my favorite songs.
great album, liked the jazz elements. liked the chaos and the melancholic sadness... i mean its radiohead lmaooo i messed in rainbows rating up it should also be a 4 star album just for the record! at least
- noises. go noises. [same affect as sports go sport] - it is a very foggy wet day and i think this album melds well with that. very reflective. obviously, it's radiohead, but anyways (pyramid song) - crunchy. often i chew on music but i think this is chewing on me (pulk/pull) - just a superb album. don't think i'd ever listened to a whole radiohead album the instrumentation is just so great and the production is tres cool - maybe i'm just used to listening to way overproduced music, but it was so specific with it. - will listen to again. - 4/5
awesome sauce v close to 5 stars
Three or four works of genius, but some knob twiddling too - not quite the peak of their output
Best b sides album
scary album am considering not listening through the entire thing as to not ruin my day this early. brb though
Very good album by a favorite band. Probably 4/5.
3.5 stars. Has a dark and downer theme but melodic and could land well if I'm in the right mood for it. Standouts for me are "You and Whose Army?" and "I Might Be Wrong".
I'd never heard this Radiohead album before but it was great in that it sounded very Radiohead-y. In particular I liked "I Might Be Wrong" and "Knives Out."
Este sí, pero cuántos llevamos de Radiohead? No será mucho?
Way better than I anticipated
Love Radiohead, and this album is great, but this I don't think this is their best work. The album feels super melancholic (as expected) but was not feeling any individual song that much aside from 'You And Whose Army'. This comment makes me feel like I'm bashing it, but this album is still great, just not their best work in my opinion. Solid 4 maybe 5/5
B+ Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box 3 Pyramid Song 5 Pull / Pulk Revolving Doors 2 You And Whose Army? 5 I Might Be Wrong 4 Knives Out 4 Morning Bell / Amnesiac 5 Dollars And Cents 4 Hunting Bears 3 Like Spinning Plates 3 Life In A Glasshouse 5 This was my favorite Radiohead album for a while, but it's not as good as a few others. Still great. You And Whose Army? and Life In A Glasshouse are two of my favorite Radiohead tracks.
Space out
Finally some Radiohead, I've been waiting awhile. I actually wasn't really familiar with this album at all, so this is new for me. I think this is generally really good but is also somewhat hit-and-miss. The album comes off a bit disjointed to me. The first song is pretty electronic-heavy, then "Pyramid Song" comes second and it's awesome, then "Pulk/Pull" is a bit on the experimental side. Then there's a really great three song stretch with "You And Whose Army", "I Might Be Wrong", and "Knives Out". I also loved the last song "Life In a Glasshouse", it pulls it all together super well and the trumpet is a nice touch. This is their fifth album and it's after The Bends, OK Computer, and Kid A, so they were a huge deal at this point already. I guess this came out the year after Kid A and mostly was recorded at the same time. It seems like a lot of the people who don't like this seem to knock it as the "b-sides from Kid A". That seems a bit overly harsh, but I also haven't listened to the full Kid A yet. I really enjoyed this overall and there were a number of awesome songs on here, but it also felt a bit all over the board and left me wanting a bit. I do think this is one that's a bit hard to fully get on one listen, so my feelings might change a bit. Overall a really strong album though, and I'm excited for more Radiohead. Favorite song: Pyramid Song Other: Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box, You And Whose Army, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Dollars and Cents, Life In a Glasshouse 3/22/24
Everything sounds dark, eerie and creepy. Vocals sound like a cat in heat. Not many bands, if any, can pull this shit off. Summary — luv it!
From Pablo Honey to this in 4 moves. Bold move Cotton!
Just the right amount of experimentation. Love the jazziness!
Very avant garde and artsy. Of course this is what I expected. The guitars are good, the singer is a great writer but definitely different.
2001 Experimental rock, electronica, alternative rock Standouts: Pyramid Song, Knives Out 3.5
heard this album a few times before and gave it a 7/10. on relisten its honestly a really interesting album. maybe not as cohesive as kid a but better than i remembered. 8/10
First time with this album and I can see it growing on me even more. It's got a more chill vibe and the jazz influence on a few track adds a nice little extra.
In 2021, Radiohead did what I had (and many others had--I created an MP3 disc that had all the things, so I could listen front to back) and released Kid A Mnesia, which encompassed both albums and assorted extras. This is relevant only insofar that, for me, it is damn near impossible to think of either as individual albums, but rather part of a larger artistic statement. But here I am. And feeling a bit wistful. I remember thinking that both of these albums were capital "A" "Alternative", in A&R parlance, a synthesis of all that was cool and cutting edge in the 90s thrown in a blender with Berlin-Era Bowie. And I also remember wondering if this was as much weirdness as the mainstream would allow. Shortly after, "Garage Rock" happened, with its raw stylings, consciously primal blues stomp-pastiche and notably, beats that should've generated tons of scratch for Hunt Sales if sampling rules applied to live performance. Concurrently, Radiohead-esque groups, diluting the above weirdness into Air Supply quality schmaltz for suburban moms who used to be edgy, continued apace, coat-tail riding it all the way to the Super Bowl. This is not artifact of place and time; it remains compelling, beautiful, terrifying, dystopic, more of a warning or prophecy. It promises nothing, and delivers everything. We find ourselves its world, confused, disheartened, the binary of simulacra and simulation smashed, the sign and the signifier, scrambled. The truth of no truth, and the human resignation that we must move forward.
Sounds technically good Made me feel moody, a little anxious, blissful
Goated with the sauce
I like radiohead
I'm not a Radiohead stan (as the kids say these days), but I found more than a bit to like about Amnesiac. The album is chock full of brooding, jazzy, unsettling melodies, as well as soaring harmonies and strings. While some songs stood out as very strong (especially on the first half of the album), others--like "Morning Bell/Amnesiac" and "Like Spinning Plates"--do seem a bit like b-sides. One in particular sounds like it was written to be included on the end credits of a 2000s-era horror film ("Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors"). I have to be in the right mood to enjoy Thom Yorke's voice but I did so more often than not on Amnesiac (when it's not being run through a variety of weird filters). There are some legit great hooks on some of these songs, particularly I Might Be Wrong and Knives Out. The instrumental Hunting Bears has a beautiful simplicity to it, with its melodic, lonely guitar and short 2 minute run time. I enjoyed Amnesiac more than I thought I would, so I'm giving it 4 stars. Interesting Factoids from Wikipedia: *[Amnesiac] was recorded with producer Nigel Godrich in the same sessions as Radiohead's previous album Kid A (2000). Radiohead split the work in two as they felt it was too dense for a double album. *The strings, arranged by the guitarist Jonny Greenwood, were performed by the Orchestra of St John's and recorded in Dorchester Abbey, a 12th-century church close to Radiohead's studio. *The cover depicts a book cover with a weeping minotaur. The minotaur, a motif of the Amnesiac artwork, represents the "maze" Yorke felt he had become lost in during his depression after OK Computer; Donwood described it as a "tragic figure." Standout Tracks: Packt Like Sardines In a Crushd Tin Box, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Hunting Bears, Life in a Glasshouse
It’s interesting, but not their best work at all. I do think it’s more interesting than their earlier work
8.2/10
- more electronic Radiohead but with a little more guitar - brings an uncomfortable vibe but that’s what they were going for - I Might Be Wrong and Knives Out - 3.5 but I’ll round up cuz it’s Radiohead
I need to listen to this a bit more to fully appreciate it I think.
They can create some amazing ethereal tracks and I love that about them. I Might Be Wrong is killer. If I was a rapper I would loop that shit and gladly accept all of the awards. Every track isn't a classic, but at least they give you something to feel, something to listen actively to. A really, really good album. 4/5
Cutting edge
That is was pretty fantastic, I hadn’t heard Radiohead’s earlier music outside of ‘Creep’ on the radio but it is easy to see how OK Computer and Kid A came from the same band that made this album.
This one was interesting. I listened to it with earbuds, and I’m glad I did, I think I caught a lot of sonic details I otherwise would have missed. Again, this album suffers from Thom Yorks singing. I think the lyric writing was a bit better than the previous Radiohead albums, but it’s not amazing. Just decent. Despite this, there were some really enjoyable riffs (I Might Be Wrong). The whole album felt very experimental, and less like music and more of an experience. Like it was trying to convey specific emotion and a sense of going through something (Hunting Bears, Like Spinning Plates). I think the album name is spot on. Probably my favorite Radiohead album so far actually. 3.5
enjoyed it the most of the 6000 radiohead albums on this list
This used to be my favorite Radiohead album and I still think it's their most underrated. It's less focused than their best works, but that's kinda fun and it's almost nice to have the musical themes be somewhat looser. Hot take: Pyramid Song is a top 5 Radiohead track. I think objectively this is a weaker album than other Radiohead albums that might be on this list, but that doesn't mean it's still not one of the best albums of the 21st century.
These here drowsy fellas with their droopy caterwaulin make some pretty impressive music that, incidentally, I never choose to hear on my own volition. It's not that I don't enjoy sad music, I certainly do enjoy sad songs, it's just that their brand is like drowning in a vat full of NyQuil. I mean, is that literally a drawing of a character crying on the album cover? Good God man cheer up! But that all said, I do enjoy them at times and they have some very brilliant, soulful moments. And they are nothing if not one of a kind.
Krass, wie unterschiedlich die Titel sind, Genre und Instrumente. Stimmung ist eher leicht düster aber ok. Sind paar verrückte Stücke dabei und paar sehr solide.
Like it 4/5
I fell in love with this one. I never listened much to them other than whats on the radio, now I have to go through their catalogue
My second-to-least favorite Radiohead album, but still a decently high 3.5 stars off the strength of "Pyramid Song", "I Might Be Wrong", "Knives Out", and "Morning Bell/Amnesiac", among a few others. 3.5/5
No longer a Radiohead virgin. It feels good.
The problem of Amnesiac is the curve on which it is graded. There are plenty of good music on here, but within Radiohead’s catalogue, most of the tracks struggle to really stand out. That being said, I enjoy it very much. 4.3
Hauntingly chaotic and beautiful. I have hear Radiohead slaps, but honestly have never have any of their full albums a listen, and I am realizing that I have no clue why I haven’t when I love the songs that they are most famous for. I want to dive more into this album and learn more about it. What was their inspiration, what are the themes they are portraying, who was the producer? Also, holy smokes great production and theory was applied to this! I am giving it a 4/5, but it might honestly deserve a full 5 stars.
Experimental and fun, my first dive into radiohead. can see how many modern day bands they inspired.
I have been eagerly awaiting the day I would be able to talk about another Radiohead album. I can’t deny the genuine love I have for this band. Was I slightly hoping that it would follow in chronological order after The Bends? Yes, but I’m okay with it jumping this far. Though I will admit, this is probably the album from the group I am least familiar with. This album has this strange reputation, where it often gets chalked up to “just a selection of Kid A b-sides”. And I really wish it wasn’t that way. This album shouldn’t have to live in the shadow of its predecessor. But at the same time, I understand why people think that. This was recorded in the same sessions, and was originally intended to be apart of Kid A. And the sound is closer to Kid A than anything else they’ve made. But it also definitely has its own unique sound. Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box comes off as one of their most overtly electronic songs. It feels metallic and empty, and Thom’s vocal performance is probably as monotone as he’s ever gotten. They have a serious knack for making tracks like Pyramid Song, and they nail it every time. This is just as good as anything on Kid A, and a fantastic song. Also they have always stuck out to me as masters of pacing. I can’t think of one song in their large discography that I believe is too long. I’m not sure how they do it, but they manage to shove so many ideas into such short songs. Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors might be their most electronic song, and kind of gets a bad wrap. But I actually kind of like it. It sounds cool. But it’s also weird for sure. You and Whose Army? feels a little anticlimactic, but I love how intense and powerful the piano is when it comes in. If we are directly comparing this to Kid A, I Might Be Wrong is basically the equivalent of The National Anthem. Knives Out feels like the antithesis of the problems with this album. Other Radiohead songs that sound like that would have some big explosive moment that makes the build up worth it, but that never comes. But Dollars and Cents feels like the polar opposite of Knives Out, where the build up does actually pay off. Morning Bell / Amnesiac is by all means a rehash of a previous song, but if there was any way that a band should remix their own song, it should be like this. The ornamental and orchestral sound is a breath of fresh air for this album. And Life in a Glasshouse sounds like what the band in a fucked up and decrepit jazz club in an espionage movie would play. This is not “Kid A Junior”. I find this to be more adjacent with the band’s darker art rock sound. Where Kid A confronts depression and anxiety, and is almost always melancholic, this is gloomy to the fullest extent. It is not their best work, and not one I come back to all that often, but it stands on its own perfectly fine, and definitely has some highlights. Rating: 7/10
Radiohead is certainly a great, innovative band and this album is more accessible than Kid A as their other great 'different' work. I still miss something with them. Maybe it is just Thom Yorke's singing or that certain special instrument. A great album you don't go wrong with.
Amnesiac is a fractured, jarring, glorious mess. It contains some of Radiohead’s very best moments (PYRAMID SONG, You And Whose Army?, Knives Out, Life In A Glass House) next to songs that, even 23 years later, never sound like anything more than strange little experimental demos (Hunting Bears, Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors, Amnesiac Morning Bell). This is why it has always been tagged as leftovers from Kid A, which in reality, it is. As an album, it comes nowhere near the mind bogglingly consistent heights of OK Computer, Kid A or The Bends for me, but it is still Radiohead, and no other band I know can make leftovers sound like compelling modern abstract art the way they do.
I think this album is a window of time where radiohead pushed there limits and advanced the idea of what a rock band could sound like. I'm familiar with Pyramid Song but when taking it in with the rest of the album, you get the sense of how much work and thoughtfulness it took to nail this album.
Gorgeous.
Best word to describe these songs is captivating. There is always something interesting going on in each song from the bass in I Might Be Wrong to the collage of sounds in Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors, to the bells in Morning Bell/Amnesiac. It’s like having more Kid A, what’s not to love. Life In A Glasshouse and Pyramid Song are my favorites.
Lately, I’ve been going down the rabbit hole with Radiohead and related projects. And this is a great album, albeit far from their best. Standout tracks: Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box, Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Dollars & Cents, 8 out of 10
Great!
Very interesting album. Very cosmic if that’s a thing. Enjoyable but only in doses of 3-4 songs at a time.
Album #6 Radiohead’s Amnesiac Hehe the album cover is giving Rothko Once again not putting a lot into these notes :( Very unexpected bc apparently Radiohead is not a heavy metal band like I thought lol. I did really enjoy it the music is kind of haunting/entrancing and would put on again if in the mood for that. Seems very of its own kind, very singular. I enjoyed it. Based on my taste in music: 3.5 Pretending to be a music critic: 4.5
Atmospheric and theatrical. Like most Radiohead albums, I didn't fully appreciate this one when it was released. It has grown on me immensely.
Kid A or Ok computer (ok maybe both) for must listens. Radiohead is great but not every album is a must listen. I’m starting to think this should be 1000 popular acts of the 20th and 21st century (or maybe the last 100 years) you should listen to. That might be more representative and the selections must frustrate me a bit less.
Mid. Some good easy listening. Don't get the hype
Me gusta Radio Head
First album of this project, and it's one of my favourite albums from my favourite group. Not much to say except simply amazing music. Personally, not really a fan of pulk/pull and Hunting Bears, but I can't get enough of bangers like I Might Be Wrong, Pyramid Song, Knives Out, and my personal favourite: Life in a Glasshouse.
A lesser-tier classic from one of the GOAT bands.
Solid as a complete album with a few standout tracks like Pyramid Song. I personally don't love Radiohead but can't deny this album's merit.
Not an easy listen if you’re after another OK Computer, but this whole album, nay period, of Radiohead is sheer genius. If you give it a chance it will surprise, thrill and strike you with joy of untold levels. You just NEED to give it a chance!
Another bizarre album with a melancholic undertone. I don’t remember Radiohead sounding this way from the first album I listened too. Either way, I enjoyed this one. 7/10
Good album, but I can't help but just look forward to the other Radiohead albums that should be on this list. The first half of the album is absolutely amazing but man does it fall off a cliff after that, so much so that it feels like a different album for the last 20 minutes. Still really good and fun to listen to. 7/10
Slow, electronic, experimental, emotional. The vocals wallow in the heavy dramatic instrumentals. This is once again not what I thought Radiohead sounded like. Much better than the last Radiohead album we got. I feel like you have to be in a very specific mood to listen to this album by choice. It seemingly sucks the energy out of you and makes everything heavy. A tonally haunting album. The latter half of the album dragged a bit and became a bit repetitive. I still can’t understand anything he is saying. 7/10
There's a lot of genius here, but I think also a lot of experimentation. I don't think I'd listen to Hunting Bears ever again. Not because I don't like hunting. Or bears. Even the Chicago variety or the bad news version. But when it leads up to Like Spinning Plates, I can imagine that's how difficult it is to continue to listen to.
A great "feeling" album. Especially if your depressed.
Surprised this one and Hail to the Thief were on here. Would much rather the Bends be on here so people who weren’t familiar with the band could see where they started before OK Computer/Kid A and also because it’s an awesome album. But whatever. This one is probably between my 6-8th favorite RadioHead album. Don’t listen to it much but still super unique. It’s so hard not to compare it to Kid A which is just better. Rating: 4.4
I'm almost surprised to see this one here. Don't get me wrong, I love this album, but it's sort of just the B-side to Kid A, no? A little more experimental and electronic than their earlier work, but not executed as successfully as Kid A, in my opinion. Certain tracks here like "Knives Out" and "I Might Be Wrong" are some of my favorites by Radiohead, but I don't find this album as a collection to be among their top work. Certainly not top 5. But it's still one I throw on a few times a year. And at the end of the day, it's Radiohead. It's still really, really good.
Me sorprendió. De una extrañeza que me ha gustado
The music itself ranged from great to at least fine. Not one to frequent, but as an isolated experience, I’d say it was a very good album.
Spinning plates, ma chanson de confinement
Ambiental, agradable, experimental, una pizca snob
They sound sad, they should try not being sad.
Was good.
Loving this one, haven’t got tooooo deep into RadHed tbf. Feels pretty riffy which I like.
I’ve never been able to love this as much as Kid A, despite them obviously originating from the same sessions and complementing each other. There’s a few stunning standout moments, most notably “Pyramid Song”, but it doesn’t cohere as well as its sister record. It’s still a very good album, but it doesn’t hang with the absolute pinnacle of their work.
some crazy great ideas, not an amazing album Masterpieces : Packt Like Sardines, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army, Like Spinning Plates, Life In A Glasshouse
4 stars, good stuff
Album 276 of 1001 Radiohead - Amnesiac Rating : 4 / 5 Another Radiohead I like but just doesn't go over the top, for me. I think they may be a constant 4/5 band, for my listening.
very experimental as expected for a radiohead album. Some parts of the album had a meandering feel as if there was no direction but, that doesn't mean there wasn't a purpose. It felt atmospheric and ambient, thus impressionistic. I liked it though I've enjoyed most radiohead albums I've listened to.
I like Radiohead, but had never heard this album. I enjoyed it very much! Maybe not as memorable as some of their others, but atmospheric and interesting.
Was surprised by this album. I was such a fan of OK computer that I never listened when they went electronic. There was some filler towards the end of the album but a lot of great songs.
Usual Radiohead class
Very ethereal, a perfect album to cry to or just mellow in a dark room, this album needs a certain setting to enjoy it fully like i cant listen to it in the car ride home from like work but its great to write note app paragraphs lol I freaking love Radiohead
No es mi favorito.
taman je period nekakav za ovo, navečer lagano dok kiša pada (iako ne pada ovih dana), ali opet
listened to again one of their most slept on albums
It's not perfect record like radiohead's previous. But, if you're willing to see a band go out of their comfort zone and make a bit of a mess, a greatly enjoyable record nonetheless
Really good album. I have been meaning to listen to the Radiohead albums for a long time, but I don't think they were on Spotify before. This is going to be a lot of fun. I unsuccessfully tried to listen to this album on my run with my earbuds, and realized that it was pointless. I needed good headphones to experience this.
Amnesiac by Radiohead Thursday 5/2/2024, 10:33, office S Tier————————— Pyramid Song I Might Be Wrong A Tier————————— Packt Like Sardines Bear Hunter Dollars and Cents You And Whose Army Knives Out B Tier————————— Life In A Glass House Like Spinning Plates Morning Bell/Amnesiac C Tier————————— Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors
I thought that this was one of Radioheads worst, but seriously all their stuff ive listened to is above a 9/10. I haven't listened to all of it though but still. Songs on this album are eerie and spectacular
Moody, glitchy, wailing. VIBES
No toe-tappers here, but the album is full of interesting, melancholy rhythms. Not for all occasions, but if the mood strikes, this is a fabulous piece.
Ahh, I love Radiohead's sonic experimentation. Just wish I had more time to just sit down and listen because there's a lot of layers. So I guess Radiohead is like an Ogre. I jest, but this band DOES NOT. This is their main flaw - so serious! That and Thom Yorke's vocals don't always resonate (no pun intended). Sometimes feels like the musical equivalent of the movie Eraserhead. This is a really interesting album, heavy both thematically and structurally. A unique, risk-taking band band that somehow makes their experimental psychological meanderings almost accessible. One last thing - if EVERYTHING is obscure, nothing is obscure.
We had a family listening session and Adler is a huge Radiohead fan. He and Andre were critical about this album. All I could think is it’s Radiohead and their sonic universe is damn near perfect all the time.
Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tim Box // Pyramid Song // You And Whose Army? // Knives Out // Life in a Glasshouse 4/5
Quite liked this one. 1 if my favourite albums (of all time) is the Bends, so I was expecting good things. Quirky, strange influences and wholly er, interesting is this album. I do wonder with albums like this that the band may be still looking for ideas and could be guilty of trotting out the some of the same, as before. A very good album but not as good as the aforementioned Bends or OK Computer.
Haunting, musical, and soothing at the same time. Beautiful instruments and vocals. Some distorted sounding songs that build tension. Great album.
Love this album! Not my favourite Radiohead album, but love it more than I used to. Used to be thrown off by it’s experimental style which felt a little off balanced in the album back in the day, but I feel like it evolved the band towards some sweet future albums. Overall 4.5 strong album but not my favourite Radiohead album
Some call it Kid B, which I get. But it for sure stands on its own. Love the experimental sounds and ambient effects. Very moody in tone but a pleasure for the ears. The jazz great playing trumpet on Life in a Glasshouse was an amazing way to end the album. So close to a 5
Voða fín, fyrsta almennilega hlustunin á Radiohead
Better than I expected but I always wish these guys would just rock out more
Would be a 5 but they have albums much more 10/10 and complete, i love the eerie weird vibe but not every song is amazing some are for vibe, great album though
Radiohead it’s always a great lesson. Whether it’s the earlier stuff or their leaders. This is new Kid A but it’s enjoyable and if you have not heard it, please listen.
If Kid A was the apocalypse that Ok Computer predicted, then Amnesiac is the barren wasteland of what came after
Soundscapey again! But maybe a hair below some of the other more intentional and cinematic sounds Radiohead has done before.
You and Whose Army - excellent song, easily my favourite by Radiohead, there's been times, when it was on a loop for a whole day. As for the rest of the album it's typical Radiohead. Some songs are quite good, catchy, melancholic, original. But others have just too much of Thom Yorke's wailing, which in bigger doses is on par with an audio torture. Still a great album, but don't listen to it too much, please.
Well beetje edgy 7/10
This is not an essential album, and this is coming from a fan. With cuts like ”Pyramid Song”, ”I Might Be Wrong” & ”Knives Out” there are certainly great things to get from it, it’s just a bit goofy around the edges. Nonetheless, I am bound by blood to give it at least 4 stars
This record was actually way better then the ones I had to listen to before. It’s the first radiohead album I enjoyed.
Incredibly experimental; I'm really surprised that this one, from what I've read, seemed to be so loved by the mainstream when it was released Dark, depressing, unsettling album, and so damn interesting. I think that how polarizing the album seems to be on the internet (alongside Radiohead in general) is a testament to how much they pushed music's boundaries on this one
in a way i prefer amnesiac to kid a. i know i know, crucify me, but its way more melodic in the sense that its not all based on rythm. on the counterpart tho its not as groundbreaking as kid a. so i dont know. im a big fan of ok computer and thats it, was never really into any other radiohead album apart from in rainbows maybe. but this is great, just way too depressing and dark.
Pretty good, great in places
Not the best Radiohead, but smooth
October 31, 2023 Not first listen, but I recall the spookiness may be more than enough for today Wow my first Radiohead phase was longer ago than I thought, I don’t remember any of these songs! (Pun not intended) ‘Cept “Pyramid Song” and “Pulk / Pull Revolving Doors” :) Also, who knew I’d get my trombone fix with the closing track? It’s transitory, like an elevator going to a strange new planet, but still pretty fun and inventive. To think there’s a whole song that’s 100% a backwards recording, and my first thought is just yep- that’s Radiohead being Radiohead. HL: “Like Spinning Plates”, “Life in a Glasshouse”, “Pyramid Song”, “Morning Bell/Amnesiac”
good
3.9/5 No real standout songs but solid all the way through Best track: Hunting Bears
good
Some great stuff but at times a tough listen. Always interesting
Actually enjoyed it
i like radio head
- takes me back to living in Frankfurt, 2001 - Remember it sounding like the Kid A outtakes, which it more/less was - Worst aspect is that it is compared to other fantastic Radiohead albums
I liked it! Radiohead killer once again.
Favourite Songs: Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong, Morning Bell/Amnesiac, Like Spinning Plates, Life In a Glasshouse
Can see how it was influential with paving new ground. Good album but not easy listening.
Not my favorite Radiohead record, but it is still a Radiohead record.
Really smooth. Pyramid song is such a masterpiece genuinely Not their best album but the fact that Im giving them a 4 despite this says a lot about RH
Never have managed to get into Radiohead, nonetheless i enjoyed the album. I think it depends a lot on the mood. Liked "Knives out".
Not too bad. Not a huge Radiohead fan though so biased.
good sounds like radiohead
I think I’ve yet to hear a Radiohead album that I thought was bad, but I’ve also yet to hear one that’s blown me away. They get so much love, I keep finding myself feeling let down despite finding the music pretty decent. Let’s see if today’s album can make me see them more wonderfully. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Pyramid Song, You And Whose Army I think I can say with some level of confidence that this has been my favourite Radiohead album so far. I liked how the songs would blend together nicely. It makes it feel more like an album rather than a collection of songs. I definitely am realising why they don’t play Creep live any more (it’s not on this album, it’s just a note), as it’s so starkly different to most of their other songs. Overall, this was pretty good. Still not amazed though.
I love this album
😞
I love OK Computer and I know Radiohead's first three albums pretty well. However, for some reason I'd never heard Kid-A or Amnesiac before. I bought In Rainbows when it came out (it was the last CD I ever bought), played it once, didn't like it. I felt this needed a few playthroughs to get a fair opinion, so I listened to it four times. I know I like it now, but it doesn't feel perfect. Maybe it will end up as a 5 star album for me, but it's a 4 star one right now.
Somber, melancholic, haunting, nice Sounds, sometimes experimental; 3,5/5 4,5/5 if in the Mood
Way different than I expected Radiohead to be. I always thought their music would be heavier/more metal adjacent. I need to learn more about the production of this album.
Det er banger, men 4.3 pga revolving doors, ved ikke lige hvad de lavede der.
The music in here is quite stunning at times. The vocals essentially sound like 45 minutes of whining though. Favorite track: Like Spinning Plates
definitely experimental, but i vibed with it.
Some good ones; some too experimental. Doesn't compare to OK Computer. 8.5/10
Both this and “Kid A” are uneven albums for me. They both definitely have some of Radiohead’s finest work on it. But then there are some real head-scratchers on it as well. I had gotten “Kid Amnesia,” the anniversary release, but I have yet to listen to it. Hearing it all in one block, I am not sure if I will change my mind about the album. All in all, the band is growing and trying new things which is still great. And when it works, it’s truly an amazing moment. “Pyramid Song” is easily one of the most amazing things I’ve ever heard. So haunting, and the way the drums come in and completely turn the beat around… chills for me every time. “Life In A Glass House” seemed like such a grand experiment back then, now it’s also a song of theirs I really love. never got into “Knives Our”, it seems unfinished to me. I can imagine trying to follow “OK Computer” is not so easy. Moving into a different style seems very risky. But I think it works more in “Kd A,” even though this has some songs that are better, imo.
I never understood why people got so turned off by this Radiohead album and the closely linked previous album Kid A when they loved OK Computer so much. To me, it's the natural progression from all the experimenting and electronica in OK Computer to these two. Now if you want to bitch and moan that it's different from The Bends, fine. But it's still a good album. Not my favorite of theirs, but the first half still has some beautiful soft pieces (Pyramid Song), some crunchier rock pieces (Knives Out), and several that just like OK Computer nicely blend rock and electronica to almost sound rock, even if it's looped beats from time to time (Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box, You and Whose Army?, I Might Be Wrong). Yeah, I zoned out a little on the last half of the album but the last song Life in a Glasshouse is really cool with the jazz and trumpet sounds. Not quite Radiohead at their peak, but still real solid.
4.0 + A better version of “Pisces Iscariot” by the Smashing Pumpkins. They’ve polished up some of the lesser tracks from the “Kid A” sessions and put together a surprisingly listenable album that can be enjoyed with just a couple of skips. Standouts: “You And Whose Army?”, “Pyramid Song”, “Like Spinning Plates”, “Life In a Glasshouse.”
good. more edgy.
Algumas músicas bem boas. Tem a clássica Pyramid Song, o que já é incrível. É uma ótima mistura de rock triste com eletrônica
pretty sad tunes kinda chill
Life in a glasshouse so good
a headphones album. an album u must listen to in headphones. way better than I remember. opener goes ridiculous pyramid song is great as always sonics on push pulk doors are impeccable as always etc etc. idk why id never taken this album seriously before. loads of great tracks. knives out is up there with their best. the one song im not sure about and that makes this feel like a kid b is the morning bell redo. good stuff altogether. could be a 5 upon revisits
This is a Radiohead album I never really listened to but I really enjoyed it, it's something with the dissonant melodies like in "Knives Out" and guitar riffs like that one in "I might be wrong" that just sits well with me. While it lacked hits like it's predecessors Kid A, The bends and Ok Computer it still was a nice listen and sounded pretty similar. Radiohead albums usually take a few listens for me to get into so maybe this one will get better in time.
moody, atmospheric, fantastic. the sequencing is incredible, nothing feels out of place at all. kinda feels like kid a on sleeping medication, but like in a good way. best tracks: pyramid song, life in a glasshouse, you and whose army?
I kind of passively listened to this album today while I "worked". It's not their best stuff by any means but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I will give it 4 stars.
Kinda cool. Depression as an album. I would've loved this as a teenager. Reminds me of James Blake, Low Roar and Sigur Rós at the beginning. Liked almost every song, I think. I feel it.
Even unpopular Radiohead albums are full of gems
Альбом гипнотизирует. Меланхоличный. Снова прослушать его желание не появляется, но разовое путешествие было очень интересным.
Radiohead is a weird way yo start a Friday, but I didn’t hate it.
I want you to know He's not coming back Look into my eyes I'm not coming back So knives out Catch the mouse Don't look down Shove it in your mouth If you'd been a dog They would've drowned you at birth Look into my eyes It's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth So knives out Cook him up Squash his head Put him in the pot I want you to know He's not coming back He's bloated and frozen Still there's no point in letting it go to waste So knives out Catch the mouse Squash his head Put him in the pot Basically Kid A part 2, and thats not a bad thing. 4/5
I really like this album. Even one of Radioheads worst is ingenious, but I can’t give it a five because some songs are just hard to listen to
what a trip listening to this immediately after the Bends. I basically agree with Jacob’s assessment. The first 5 or 6 songs are stellar. Then it just starts to sound like b-side ideas and jimmying. I quite like Hunting Bears tho. That did something to me.
To listen to Radiohead around the Kid A period, you have to be in a kind of a bummer mood. This is, after all, the most successful bummer band. I love these albums, they're evergreen to me... I discover new things in them the older I get, that 16-year-old me didn't see or understand. The lyrics alone you could spend a long time on. It always surprises me how alien Radiohead starts to sound at this point. Alienated from the sound and styles of the late 90s / 2000's, kind of lonely in their pursuit to get to the natural conclusion of this sound. And their sound palette alienates the listener a lot of the time. It's that mix of those noisy, antisocial, uninterested blasts of drum machines with the refined sound of Nigel Godrich's orchestration. And Thom Yorke has that quality to anything he sings... arresting. The bittersweet, tonal, in the same way a theremin solo can almost make you cry. This is supposed to be the Pt 2 of Kid A, but to me it still feels like half Part 2, and half b-sides or slightly less polished demos from those sessions. Once we get past Knives Out, things get a little muddy. And there is some muddiness earlier than that as well. but then Life In A Glasshouse comes around, which kind of puts the whole project in context. Thom Yorke as jazz crooner of this dysfunctional band. Kind of an incredible ending. I'm on the edge between 4 and 5. I am going to round down for the slightly messy middle. But really, hard to argue with those first few songs. 4/5
Dank and lonely. Pyramid song is pure beauty!
4.5
An overall much more consistent Radiohead album in its tone and quality compared to most of their albums, but it doesn't nearly reach the highs of any of their other albums on the list, including stuff like Hail to the Thief. Still a solid record for the consistency and high polish, but it does feel like it's riding off the high of Kid A. Great album, otherwise. Seem pretty negative here but I should specify that this is still great. Would have loved more of that jazz influence we see at the end.
I am growing somewhat fond of Radiohead. Kind of a moody groove that I could slip into today, although it wouldn't fit me every day
It's impossible to talk about this album without talking about the companion album, Kid A. Originally planned as a double album, Radiohead decided to break the massive recording sessions into two releases. That decision allowed Kid A to shine on its own. Amnesiac is the less impressive of the two albums but helped solidify their status as one of the best bands of the 2000s and not limited to their electronic direction of the last album. When these two albums were reissued together, it was a joy to hear then side by side as orginally intended. But it needed to have been separated at the time to have worked.
8,6/10
So much going on on this album, lots of mood shifts, interesting instrumentation and arrangements. They really expand their range and for the most part it's satisfying, but I know they have even better albums I should listen to again. I do like it a lot!
Forgot how much I enjoy Radiohead. Not an album I’ve listened to much but liked it a lot
I don’t judge people for not liking this album. God will judge them and send them to hell.
Some pretty great Radiohead tracks on this but there’s also a few less interesting or lack luster cuts as well but I’m pretty sure this is made from the same recording session as kid a unless I’m talkin out of my ass. Would def give it a listen if you already like Radiohead but this def isn’t the first Radiohead record I’d show to someone. Best tracks: Life in a glasshouse Pyramid song Knives out Morning bell/amnesiac Dollars and cents
it's radiohead