Reviews (page 11 of 13)
Good album, not sure it needed to be on this list, even the band themselves dont look back on it all too highly. Kid A, Ok Computer and In Rainbows would have sufficed.
This album is still very well-crafted, but I just didn't enjoy the music as much as some of their other most popular albums. It's definitely on the more experimental and electronic side of their career. That said, the haunting allure of Radiohead is definitely intact here, and I appreciated hearing that. This was certainly an interesting album, it just didn't really resonate with me as much as I might have hoped.
I remember reading once that Radiohead makes background music, and while that’s funny it’s also very true. Their music is very good, but very niche. They lack attention grabbers and repeatability, all their songs somewhat blend together with their style.
There’s no doubt this is a good band. Radiohead is not an easy band to like and I tried really hard to appreciate this album because I listened to it three times. But It’s definitely not as good as Kid A or OK Computer. It does have some moments though eg +2 equals five, where I end and you Begin. I can’t help thinking though that I would enjoy them much more if it were not for Thom Yorke‘s wailing and his annoying voice as it’s particularly irksome on this album
There were a few moments that I thought this was quite good, but overall it felt quite pretentious. 2.5
I think I would look at this album more favorably if it hadn't come directly between Kid A/Amnesiac and In Rainbows. It just feels like a step backwards from either direction. The political themes don't help either, because they feel very dated by now. Myxomatosis is incredible though.
Ok so I know I have not been a 'radiohead' person up to this point. This is a good record, and there are some really brilliant moments on it for sure, but it didn't give me a feeling like I really can't wait to listen to it again. I was bobbing my head and feeling the groove in a few places! But not many. Not 'enough'. I know how many people really do love this band and indeed this record and so it will definitely get a few more listens from me. It's a complex sound and is probably not something I can properly take in and appreciate with only a couple of listens. For example just going through the first track 2 + 2 = 5 I observed: ------------------ I actually restarted it halfway through to do it over with more volume - the big ‘escalation’ didn’t land properly on regular volume haha Cranked up it def was a cool track but I feel like they flaked out for the end of it like they didn’t know how to end the song haha - “just let Thom wail away and the producer can do some cool Beck stuff… that should be good right?” TBH this is a great start to the record though. Dig the overall riff and groove (surprise! It has both!), dig the Pablo Honey/The Bends-esque acoustic bit, Thom isn’t being too whiney at least.... ------------------------ So the mythical Radiohead 'aha moment' seems to have eluded me again but I will give it another go.
This has never been my favorite. I find the album to be a bit schizophrenic. There are some great songs, for sure. There, There and Where I End are standouts. Overall, though, this still seems like a bit of a letdown after Kid A and Amnesiac. Can’t really fault any band for a letdown after albums like that, though.
19th May 2023 Listened to most of this while running around Dublin trying to find confetti for Sav’s wedding. One of radioheads more mediocre offerings but that’s still higher than most band’s best. You can sense this is in between their full experimentation and their old, harder inclinations. 3.5 if I could.
Not my favorite. Some great songs, some boring songs. Maybe I need to listen again. This did not grab me from the start.
This album started alright, lost me in the middle, and really closed out nicely. The moodiness and creepiness was nice at times but, much like the war that the album is criticizing, it overstayed its welcome. Eventually the droning middle guts of the album became kind of boring (except for We Suck Young Blood) but the last four songs on the album were excellent (especially Myxomatosis). That all being said, pick any song on here to use as a back track to a war film criticizing the War on Terror and it will absolutely work.
The album reveals its full potential on the second listen. However, it also contains some uninspired songs. My top 3 tracks: 1. "A Wolf At the Door" 2. "Scatterbrain" 3. "2 + 2 = 5"
okay
Some good songs, some whiny, bland forgettable songs
Listened Before? N More Radiohead. This one didn't stand out a ton. I liked it enough but it didn't really blow me away. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: 2+2=5
I’m in the “Radiohead is overrated” camp. This is something I can listen to in the background but didn’t grow any attachment to it.
Perhaps Radiohead's most political album. But despite the anger, they still managed to hold on to their signature whiny sound. This is in fact the intersection of all their biggest sounds. The guitar-driven rock of OK Computer, the mesmerizing electronica of Kid a, and even the relaxing yet explosive build-up of In Rainbows. Tbh, it's a bit of a challenge getting into this one, not necessarily because it's super weird, but because it's deceptively generic. Maybe after a few relistens, I will appreciate it more.
It's difficult, because I am a fan of Radiohead. However, I've always felt this album is... out of place. They really went for it on the last one and a half (since Amnesiac came from the same sessions as Kid A), but this record feels like them dialing it back all the experimentation a bit. It's still solid, just not my favorite, and in my opinion, not as memorable. Favorite tracks: "There, There", "2+2=5", "The Gloaming"
Highlights: "Myxomatosis," "Sail to the Moon," "There, There," "Scatterbrained" This feels more polished than Amnesiac. Besides "Myxomatosis," it's hard to say the band tries anything new, but that's also because they'd been expanding their range for two albums. You can think of earlier companion pieces throughout: "I Might Be Wrong" and "Life in a Glasshouse" for "We Suck Young Blood" or "Wolf at the Door", or "Like Spinning Plates" for "Backdrifts". The lyrics keep up this tendency of theirs to have some kind of remainder, something so specific that it becomes distracting or strains the larger image. Like the cat in "Fitter, Happier" or the lemon in "Right Place," you will get , or a belaboring where the wolf at the door must be a literal kidnapper and nothing else more relatable. The album can drag on highly repetitive climaxes like with "2 + 2 = 5," "Sit Down Stand Up," and "The Gloaming." The slow songs tend to be the real standouts, with stranger harmonies and vocal performances that are just as strong and expressive. It's only because they've had such consistently strong output that we could call this album one of their flops.
Another classic Radiohead album! First time listening to this one but not bad at all! Not my favorite but certainly not bad at all!
Has a lot of the stuff I don't like radio for but one or two good tracks.
Not my favourite radiohead album ,but not the worst album ive ever heard
Never really listened to Radiohead before. It's one of those albums I would have to be in the mood for aa it is the sort that can't be played quietly. But I imagine it will grow on me so
The songwriting is great, but the whole album's atmosphere is distanced and rather cold so I haven't enjoyed it as much as I wanted to. This album is not as memorable to me as their previous works in their fantastic catalogue. The level of quality is always really high with Radiohead though. I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5.
This is getting back to more guitar driven songs in their discography. This one is growing on me a bit but still not classic radiohead in my mind.
Sounds like all radiohead
Occasionally I come across a Radiohead song I like, but not frequently. This is one of those bands that I feel are supposed to like, but...
Mais um álbum experimental, admito ter algumas músicas boas mas em geral foi difícil ouvir todo o álbum, acredito que por eu não ser fã de Radiohead talvez tenha me faltado um contexto ou uma vibe melhor para entender, mas como uma obra única achei completamente descartável.
I think I’d like them better if they were a predominately instrumental group.
Note how many self-professed Radiohead fans here say they don't even listen to this one very much. The album is musically on point like Radiohead always is, but it's a bit of a drag to listen to and not something I would just throw on. This is one that would benefit from repeated listenings, I'm sure. But I'm not a masochist. Fave Songs: Scatterbrain, Where I End and You Begin, Myxomatosis, 2 + 2 = 5, Go to Sleep
I enjoy their music, but I wasn’t really into most of the songs on this album.
One of the more mediocre of the post Kid A era - starts rather weak but then starts picking up towards the end. Don’t know what to make of second life Radiohead - I liked them and still like them at times but they don’t seem to have songs - yet they are not even too spaced - they kind drift between pop and film score music like in a dream. However Hail to the Thief misses a bit the mark compared to others of its ilk.
I have given them chances, but their slow, boring, lifeless writing is just not for me. Without a doubt an overrated band.
Liked it
It's a pretty good album, but like so much of their stuff, it only occasionally rises above the level of background or mood music.
Not the Radiohead album I would've thought to encounter here first, but also not one I'm too familiar with. Starting off in 7/4 is just such a classic Radiohead thing to do. Fairly mellow given Radiohead's body of work but with all of the notable stylistic choices of the band in the early 00's. A good album to listen back on
Liked the bends, liked ok computer, but this is just Radiohead trying to be weird. Could be worse, could be Kid A.
Its not the best but its fine
3.5/5, not my favorite of Radiohead's, still solid.
Good? I dunno. Sonically interesting but hard to groove to.
Radiohead album where it departs from electronica and introduces more rock. Pretty good.
sad
I can recognize that this album is probably really good for somebody who enjoys this genre, but for me the music is too "noisy" and overwhelming and the vocals too droning
No real hits on this one. Good, but just meh.
Good mix of programmed sounds and rock guitars etc. Fine as a Radiohead album, but still too often a bit inaccessible and difficult. However the good bits are really very good.
Fine
Not my fav Radiohead album
I never really appreciated Radiohead until I saw them live. I still think they are way better live than on an album but I'm not sure why. This album felt kind of boring even though I'm sure it would be amazing if I saw them perform it. 3.5 stars.
Over long but has enough of interest and quality to sustain it.
Good album
it’s okay but radiohead are best when they make tight crafted pop songs not depressive electro jams
I wonder how this album would rate if it didn’t have a famous band name attached. The music's OK, but nothing to die for.
I liked it better then Kid A. Thom Yorke's voice is still weird.
Excellent production - would probably require a few more listens to get the most out of
I have heard most of the Radiohead albums and I would consider myself as a fan of theirs. I really enjoy their work. This album has been on my list; to listen to; and yeah... I've heard a couple of tracks from this before but it's still a really enjoyable experience. Not their best work but still considerable and it's really nice to see how their work has evolved throughout the years.
I love RH. This one has brilliant moments (There, There is my highlight) but there is baggage which makes it overlong. It also lacks the sonic thematic focus that makes OK, KidA, and especially Rainbows great. Could easily be a 4 but its a 3
already listened, amongst the weakest Radiohead albums. RH made tightly focused concept albums at their best - this one is just purely reactionary. nothing bad with it, of course, but it’s too in-your-face to take it too seriously.
Not my fave Radiohead but good
Радиохед люблю. А этот альбом не очень. Как сдохнуть за час? Послушать радиохед:)
3 I’ve always been very tepid about Radiohead. I’ve always found Creep to be fine but is not representative of the band’s sound. I enjoyed In Rainbows quite a bit but it isn’t something I find myself going back to very often. I feel mostly the same about this, maybe a teeny bit better than the others but not by a lot. At first I found the album boring and lifeless but after a few listens I found myself enjoying Thom’s nonsensical crooning. I will probably listen again because it is quite textured, but I’m not stumbling over myself to do so.
Puolessavälissä kyllästyin ja vaihdoin Bendsiin. Sori, Radiohead, love the band but not the album.
I don’t usually like Radiohead despite their popularity. I find them melancholy and depressing but this wasn’t too bad. 3*
Pas mauvais, je commence à un peu plus aimer le style de Radiohead, mais certaines pièces je trouvais longues
Alright, mix of good and bad
Appreciate the longevity and the style, but just cant get into it like the fans can. Thom is impressive but it goes stale after 4 or 5 songs
3.5/5. This was good. Not my favorite Radiohead album, but good.
I thought I would end up liking this album more, as I've had some interest in listening to Radiohead for a long time, but I feel that I'm missing something here. Maybe I'd like their older albums more than this one. I think it picked up with the last five or so songs, but I was kind of bored before that. Nothing really grabbed my attention. My favourite songs were 2 + 2 = 5 and A Punch Up At a Wedding.
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Radiohead, for as much praise as they get, are not perfect. That's not to say that Hail To the Thief is bad, it's just sandwiched between two fantastic sound-defining albums. Amnesiac, released just two years earlier, was a dark and atmospheric album that purposefully explored electronic and even ambient spaces. Hail To the Thief would be followed up by In Rainbows 4 years later, which was a lush, mellow rock experience that was more grounded in it's sound. Where does that leave Hail To the Thief? Our awkward middle child is anything but. It confidently wields synths against dissonant guitars. Drummer Philip Selway plays an instrumental part of the sound as he provides a strong foundation as the rest of the band explores strange new sounds. If Radiohead is to be remembered for anything, it's their willingness to experiment. While I am open to the band expanding their sonic pallet, this is one of the times where it has varying success. While other albums have a more consistent tone and theme to them, Hail To the Thief feels like it doesn't know quite where to hang it's hat. This is further exemplified by every song having two titles (unnecessary) and the cover art being a messy word collage that evokes no strong feelings. That's not to say that all of Hail To the Thief is bad. Some of Radiohead's best songs are on here (2 + 2 = 5 and There There come to mind). Radiohead's capacity towards great output is not diminished with this release, it just doesn't quite match the same level of excellence set by the albums before or after it. It's a perfectly serviceable album that I don't see myself returning to any time soon.
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Welp, there were a few tracks that I would describe as slower chill beats. Those were interesting, mainly for the highly stylized use of random sounds and synth. Best complemented with a dark, complex stout. Then there were several tracks that were angrier and didn’t have much melody. As in most Radiohead work, the lyrics are intricately woven and meaningful, with this album politically driven at times. Lyrically, their absolute worst album can be considered 10x better than a ‘best album’ from one of dozens of late 80’s boozy hairbands. But I’d probably enjoy the lighter lyrics with those bands, along with a cold light beer. I still like The Bends and Kid A much better.
Solid album by the always reliable Radiohead. Can't say I'm really a big fan, but I appreciate that they release some good listenable music with so much other crap in the world. I don't know if I believe the hype about the band, but they are enjoyable enough. 3.5/5
The difference between "Ok Computer" and this album is whopping. I prefer the first since my taste for electronic music is not so accurate and, usually, I'm not too fond of it. Still, I must assume that some songs caught my attention—a solid 3 stars in my not-so-solid personal rate system.
I am a fan of the earlier Radiohead albums. By the time this one came out, I had lost interest. I had never listened to this album in its entirety and it IS notable. But not enjoyable. I feel like I’m wading through treacle. There were a couple of really decent songs: 2+2 = 5, There, There. Admirable work, guys. You are great at experimentation but you lost me on the ride.
3.7/5
I just don't 'get' Radiohead. No doubt they are very creative and hugely talented musicians who make varied and intricate music, but their songs and albums just do nothing for me. This isn't one of their 'rated' albums but, although a bit overlong, I thought it was fine. With repeated listens the political themes and musical subtleties may become more apparent, but why would I put in the work when there are other artists I enjoy infinitely more straight away? Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: 2 + 2 = 5 Date listened: 16/11/22
I tend to overlook this album when listening to Radiohead discovery. This is a good album and most likely deserves its place on the list. It just happened to be in the shadows of the other Radiohead true masterpieces. And I would still even prefer the Bends and Amenesica to this. But an average radio head album is still a very good album.
I find that Radiohead is one of those bands that you have to get to really enjoy - and I don't get them all that well. The evidence being the fact that I thought Creep was better than a chunk of these songs. When the record veers more into regular alt rock with songs like Go to Sleep, There, There or Where I End and You Begin, it sounds great. When it teeters the line between that and more atmospheric elements like We Suck Young Blood & Sail to the Moon, it's still fun. But when the songs start sounding like the soundtrack to an alien abduction, that's when I tune out.
Es el tercer disco que ya me tocó escuchar acá de Radiohead. Este no me llamó tanto la atención.
Some of it is brilliant, some of it veers perilously close to pretentious bullshit. 3 stars.
Thom Yorke has a pleasant ghost alien voice. Not my fav Radiohead album, but still great. I always found this one to be a little creepy
I've never listened to this before - I know Radiohead more for their earlier albums like The Bends or OK Computer. Other reviewers are dropping 5 stars but saying it's a challenging listen that requires multiple listens to really get a lot out of it. This is a challenging listen, but I don't want to listen to this multiple times to leave a review so I can possibly get everything out of this. I thought listening to this album was more of a chore and isn't really immediately accessible unless you've been watching Radiohead change as a band from their earlier output to this. I'm sure it's a good album, but it's just not really for me.
Most certainly not my favorite Radiohead album, but it is certainly creative and pushes boundaries. I think the electronic incorporation is cool, but it is better done on In Rainbows. Not to say that it isn't good, it's just not the best and not nearly my favorite. Highlights: 1, 12, and 14.
‘There, There’ elevates this album from a two.
I once saw this as one of Radiohead's weaker releases, but it isn't bad at all. I think this is one of those albums that grows on you over time.
3.3 + I might rank this Radiohead album below Pablo Honey. Mostly it sounds like a Thom Yorke solo project, which tend to fixate on beats and textures and less on tunes and ideas. There are a few clunkers, most notably “Sit Down, Stand Up”, which kills the flow of side A. The best moments are when Yorke lets in the rest of the band - “There, There” and “Go To Sleep.” A boring and confusing mess.
Ce n'est pas mon album de Radiohead préféré. À la longue, je trouve le ton plaintif un peu lassant.
Nice
Hail to the Thief is the sixth album by English alternative rock band Radiohead. The album is critically acclaimed, it won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Album in 2004, and has been certified platinum in the US. Compared to previous Radiohead albums, this one feels a tad long and lackluster. It still contains the same type of art rock music, but centered more on guitars which I can appreciate it. This may be one of the poorer performing Radiohead albums.
This album felt super boring. I don’t really have much positive to say, but it also wasn’t bad I guess
this feels like a step backwards for radiohead given what i know of their earlier work. it’s….fine. 2+2=5 is solid, but everything else is meh.
just radiohead really, innit? very melancholy slow, jammy, mellow -Sit Down, Stand Up -Where I End and You Begin -Myxomatosis
Not their strongest.
Good to finally listen to some Radiohead. I can see its appeal to some (many, apparently) with some great atmospheric sounds and vibes. But it’s not something I’m likely to come back to. So once again, three stars from me.
Sometimes criticized for not being as much of a reinvention as their previous few albums, this is a bit of a return to a more standard style (more guitar, keyboards, more recognizable song structures, recorded quickly and in a more live format), although this could hardly be accused of being a ordinary or by-the-book album. I find it a bit of a relief to return to something more approaching a band-like format rather than the deliberate and extreme experimentation of the previous few albums. It is hardly OK Computer, though. I found this pleasantly listenable, if not particularly memorable or enervating. It is nice to hear the occasional guitar that sounds like, you know, a _guitar_.
Didn't much fit with me, some good moments but in the end feels like is something I wouldn't want to listen again
Best Song: Sit Down. Stand Up. I really like the flurry of chaos that happens around 3:00 in. I wish the album were full of more moments like that. Worst Song: Scatterbrain. Melancholy caterwauling. One of those songs where I don't have an emotional reaction, despite the vocalist's attempts to emote really hard. Overall: Probably my favourite of the three Radiohead albums I've had thus far, if only by a small margin. Still, I'm left wishing their songs were on average more adventurous than they end up being.
Very melancholy tones and distorted sound.
Good
was ok
I love this album it gets my wife right in the mood. Fred West
I'm trapped in a basement
niet heel onder de indruk voor mij klonk dit als ne typische zweverige zagerige radiohead
Vocals are great and emotional as usual for Radiohead. The lyrics are also pretty good in general. But the style is too electronic for me, some songs are unlistenable to, giving me an instant headache (the gloaming, myxomatosis)
Weird. Like normal Radiohead. Not for me
Yeah it’s good. It’s Radiohead, right? It’s just a bit too meditative and less gripping. Perhaps I should be kinder. Ok, three stars feels kind.
Dit is na OK Computer het eerstvolgende album waar ik weer enigszins aanhaakte. Maar niet alle nummers kunnen mij bekoren, dus ik houd het op een keurige drie sterren
Not bad, but parts that are too angsty/dark for me. Parts of this sound like In Rainbows, which is cool. Not exactly my cup of tea but I'm glad I listened to it.
Dang, they must have the whole Radiohead catalog on here. Someone's a Radioheadhead. As usual, quirky music, lots of atmospheric synthy stuff going on, faint industrial production. I liked a number of tracks, but I agree with Alex's assessment that this is on the lower end of the RH albums we've had, possibly the bottom. Still decent, but not much to write home about. Favorite tracks: Sit Down Stand Up, Backdrifts, Myxomatosis. Album art: I do like this one, I've seen it before and had no idea it was Radiohead. Looks like a melting heap of license plates. 3/5
Las 3 primeras canciones son un rollo. Las 3 siguientes están bien; Go to Sleep, de hecho, está muy bien. Con We Suck Young Blood vuelve el muermo, pero encima con berreo. There, There también me gusta. PD: No me gusta que en el libro valore los álbumes en relación al historial del mismo artista/banda, porque eso no aporta nada a explicar por qué hay que escuchar ese disco antes de morir (a.k.a. por qué es un buen disco).
A very, um, challenging listen. It did get better each time I tried again, but I’m at the point where appreciating is gonna lose out to enjoying every time.
Liked In Rainbows more.
Suave y un tanto melancólico. Buena voz y con algunos arreglos correctos. A medio camino entre el pop y el rock suave
Þetta er mögulega sú plata með Radiohead sem ég hef sjaldnast hlustað á. Hún er ágæt.
Cool variety, nice soundscapes, great guitar and synth tones on this. Really enjoyed scatterbrained and there there
Very eerie, but good.
Another radiohead album... It amazes me that an album which has (IMO) radioheads best song as its opener can then drone on to such nothingness... its a 3 because 2+2=5 is great and there's one more song that's pretty good but I can't remember the name lol
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Good soundscapes. Potential for a second listen, but nothing that caught my attention immediately.
Weird! but good!
Like a soundtrack to a movie set in a future dystopian society
I've always shied away from Radiohead. Too big, too ambitious. But it has to be better than bloody Coldplay. Hail to the Thief was a pleasant surprise. Some lovely harmonising and melodies. It feels a little dated and of the time with the subject matter. The world was a different place in 2003 when all we had to worry about was The War on Terror. This has quite a rainy day feel to it. Which was fitting as I listened to it on the day we had our first downpour in a couple of months.
Curiós que fins i tot el pitjor disc de la banda estigui a la llista, tot i que sembla que va desparéixer en les últimes edicions. Malgrat ser clarament la seva obra més fluixa, continua incorporant tots els elements que han fet de Radiohead un nom intocable. Aquí simplement passaven per un moment baix d'inspiració
This is a difficult one for me to rate. I really do like the band, and maybe even more than that, I appreciate how innovative and groundbreaking they are. But, I don't know what any of these songs are about. I enjoy this album, more than the two preceding it, but OK Computer stands as the high water mark for me with this band. There is almost something deliberately obtuse about some of this music, which I also appreciate. I'm vacillating between a 3 and 4 on this (it's a 3.5 damnit), but saving a 4 for the Radiohead albums I'm more likely to better understand. So many great moments on this though — I love how Yorke uses his voice as another instrument in the arrangements.
La canción que abre, que fue sencillo y que creo que es la mejor del disco pone la barra bastante alta para el resto y al no ser fan de la banda, creo que nunca vuelven a llegar. No es mala música pero me despiertan nada.
Going into this, I know “2+2=5” and “Punch Up at a Wedding.” I like ambient and electronic music, though I never really got into Radiohead, who seem to famously fuse those sensibilities with rock. I read that 1) this album was recorded primarily with live takes to kind of dispel the machiney sound with all the electronics and 2) the themes are largely dealing with BBC coverage of the War on Terror, words infused with more emotion than they were reported with (according to Thom Yorke). I was born around this time, so I can only wonder if this album captures the atmosphere of the moment. So far, I think “Backdrifts” is a really standout track — I like the feel and the lyrics. The vibe dramatically shifts from that song to “Go to Sleep,” which is an acoustic guitar forward song. I really like “Where I End and You Begin.” There’s a dark sense of foreboding throughout this album — an attempt to unravel parts of reality and a fear of what’s beneath. Thought “the Gloaming” was cool — many of these songs would sound great in movies. I understand that the overall effect of this album may have been meant to come across as a spontaneous and experimental unleashing of bad phrases and stuff on tv and in the press and in reality. “There, There” really felt like one of the only full-fledged songs with a clear arrangement, not necessarily making it the best (or only) song on the whole record, but definitely making it stand out. Yorke himself thought this track was Radiohead at their best. Not surprised to see this was the first single from this album — it definitely feels like a thesis statement. “Punch Up at a Wedding” is a good one, too. I’m determining that I like the instrumentation on most of the songs, but kind of wish Thom Yorke would be quiet. It would probably be cool to see Radiohead perform this live, but I can’t shake the feeling that I don’t think I need to ever listen to this album again.
Sometimes criticized for not being as much of a reinvention as their previous few albums, this is a bit of a return to a more standard style (more guitar, keyboards, more usual song structures, recorded quickly and in a more live format), although this could hardly be accused of being a ordinary or pedestrian album. I find it a bit of a relief to return to something more approaching a band-like format rather than the deliberate experimentation of the previous few albums. it is hardly OK Computer, though. I found this pleasantly listenable, in not particularly memorable or enervating. It is nice to hear the occasional guitar that sounds like, you know, a _guitar_.
Good chill rock, can be very slow and indulgent at times. Lots of ambience, if you're in to that sort of thing with rock music. It's personally too much for me.
Not such a fanboy of this album... Maybe my least favourite
Again, this would be like 3rd or 4th on my radiohead top albums list. Which makes me wonder where this list is coming from. Either they don't have ok computer and Pablo honey, which would be insane. Or they have at least 3 radiohead albums on the list, which makes me feel like the spots on the list are being inefficiently used. However, this was a decent album
kinda slow
yk i like radiohead, but this album just wasnt my cup of tea. a bit tedious.
Radiohead makes me sleepy
This was my first Radiohead album. I saw some release poster or something and thought “this is a band I hear about all the time lemme check them out”. I was underwhelmed and confused. Almost 20 years later and I’m happy to report that I’m still pretty underwhelmed and confused. This is almost good enough at times to rate 4 stars but then Thom Yorke opens up his whiney trap and I’m back down to 2. It averages out to 3 I guess.
Slow and plodding.
This is some fine stuff, but I'm still dealing with my deep, deep feelings of disappointment at this and the two previous albums in the wake of Ok Computer, which I loved. I wanted more of that, and just didn't get it. I wanted fan service! There's good stuff on all the albums, but none of it got anywhere close to OK Computer for me. Not fair to compare an album to an expectation, but that's where it is. Some bright spots on this one, though - 2+2=5, Sail to The Moon, Go To Sleep, The Gloaming
Rock alternativo. Se me ha hecho un poco pesado. Ni fu ni fa.
I just don’t care for Radiohead all that much. It all sounds the same. I added the first song to my playlist
I get they want to explore cool time signatures and weird chord patterns, but after a while it’s just Thom groaning and random drum patterns to me.
Solo There,There no es tremendamente mala, el resto sí.
I like the blend between rock and electronic sounds. Some parts of songs are really emotionally loaded but some songs just are a bit boring to me. I think that’s because the genre is not really my thing but also that it’s a very layered album you need to listen to more than once. His voice fits the songs really well.
Lots of Radiohead albums on this list. I appreciate their artistry, but I just can't get into them for some reason.
Radiohead é sempre um 8 ou 80 e comparando com outros álbuns esse é bem fraco. Músicas chatas e esses sons eletrônicos são bem forçados e esquisitos. Me senti ouvindo o Ross tocando teclado
It didn't do it for me. Didn't manage to finish it. Wasn't much I liked
Nja, inget för mig. Långsamt och enformigt. Where I End And You Begin och A Wolf At The Door bäst.
I just don’t like Radiohead and this project has just proven that more for me.
I tried. I really tried but this just didn’t offer anything for me. Appreciated their efforts being musicians and being confident in their own style but doubt I will ever listen to any of these tracks again.
Most of the songs were great at the beginning, then it got a little too mellow/warbly towards the end
Too edgy
Sort of confirms to me that I don't like Radiohead. Heard some of their stuff before and always thought them dreary and depressing. This confirms it for me. It all blends into one sad listening experience
Didn’t enjoy, didn’t hate as much as I thought I would. I liked one song. Matey boys voice was doing my head in.
No standouts
Dang, they forgot to make the good tracks on this one. Few songs got there but not most.
did not enjoy this at all (1.6/5)
Again, not really my thing
Like I can tell it’s good but it just does absolutely nothing for me
Good first song, then it tails off badly and is quite boring unfortunately
I didn't care for the vocals, but the instrumentals were tolerable.
No one makes a full hour of Thom Yorke's insufferable whining and moaning with the least interesting, mind-numbing techno-piano alt garbage music quite like Radiohead.
Förstår fortfarande inte radiohead riktigt två bra låtar men vägen dit var verkligen inte rolig
Blech I just can’t get into Radiohead.
please stop making me listen to radiohead
love radiohead but this sucked
Honestly underwhelming. Too experimental for me
The more and more I dive into Radiohead I simply don’t understand what’s so polarizing about them. Half of their stuff we’ve gotten on here is just noise slop with super droney vocals. Sure they’ve got their hits, and they’ve got a handful of songs I enjoy. But the full album experience from these guys.. Is putting me to sleep 😴 Jesus am I becoming a boomer? Enjoyed the first track and everything went downhill from there. Idk man why does Thom sound like such a pompous all the time?
Another Radio head album that I don’t really understand. It’s a bunch of moaning with okay instrumental and lyrics that I’m sure mean something but it’s less poetry and more nonsense to me. Interesting soundscapes that really don’t engage me as this should. Thom Yorke and friends are in their bag you can tell they know what they are doing but it’s more of the same. Perhaps it leads itself more to the reinvention that comes from in rainbows but I could not be bothered to
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A very Radiohead album
did not like this one. starting tracks were good, quickly went downhill imo and i was just not interested by the second half. many tracks felt like they went nowhere musically and i got bored of the sound of the album fast. maybe im just a radiohead hater tho bc i can understand why ppl like them, this album just wasnt for me at all enjoyment: 32/100 fav: backdrifts least favs: the gloaming, i will
I’ve never really been much of a Radiohead fan but this album was melodically depressing for me.
Through this journey I’ve grown a greater appreciation for Radiohead, but as the 4th album of theirs I’ve received in this list (In Rainbows, Amnesiac, The Bends) I had a harder time getting into this one, even with several listens through/deep dive on lyrics, etc.
Compared to all their albums before hail to the thief this is average. Not a standout track amongst them. Political tracks take away from the tunes and melodies in previous albums
This is entry #4 on the list from Radiohead. Again, they must be a favorite of the list maker. The album cover is colorful. The music seemed boring and plodding. Nothing memorable here.
I feel like Kid A was the beginning of the end for this band. I dont hate Kid A by any means, but ever since, thier music has lacked that it factor that helped them bridge so many genres and gained such a diverse fam base.
Thom Yorke whining about american politcs over bland beats
Almost unlistenable I like a lot of Radio Head but this was painful, what I was able to get through. It felt more interesting than good. I couldn't even finish it.
Grumpy goths
I keep trying to follow where they are taking me, but I just can’t with this one.
Kinda creepy weird. Bailey's "is he going to kill me" album
I am not a Radiohead fan. Sorry.
Pretty tedious.
Never got much into Radiohead not sure why..but now I do..not horrible but
Meh. Never been a Radiohead fan. Fully aware it's not for me.
Просите, друзья, но я ненавижу радиохэд 🪦
Assuming the "1001 Albums..." Wikipedia page is correct, I've now listened to every Radiohead album in the generator, and I can now take a sigh of relief. As usual, the album was more of a vibe than an album. It had a few enjoyable moments, but it was mostly boring, forgettable, and just nonsensical noises. Favorite Track: "2+2=5". Favorite Radiohead album in the generator: "The Bends".
2+2=5 - 2/5 Sit down. Stand up - 2/5 Sail to the moon - 3/5 Backdrifts - 3/5 Go to sleep - 3/5 Where I end and you begin - 4/5 We suck young blood - 1/5 The gloaming - 2/5 There, there - 4/5 I will - 2/5 A punch up at a wedding - 2/5 Myxomatosis - 1/5 Scatterbrain - 2/5 A wolf at the door - 1/5
For me, Radiohead are either incredible or incredibly dull and very difficult to listen to. Sadly, this album falls into the latter. A 2 seems a little harsh but I simply wouldn't relisten.
tylsin radiohead
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again, Radiohead. just like some women. Loud and Whiney. their albums seem to last for an eternity.
I never understood the love affair with Radiohead. It's borderline unlistenable. There are some glimpses of genius, but it's mostly just boring head music. I guess if I did drugs I would feel differently.
Very methodical. The lyrics seemed to be drone on.
Still not getting Radiohead.
Solid background music where every song sounds almost identical to each other and so allows you to focus on whatever else you want to focus on rather than listening to Radiohead.
Half of this was okay. The other half sounded like wailing and smacking spoons in a messy kitchen. I still don’t get Radiohead
It was good but wasn’t really in the mood for Radiohead
this is ahh but I liked 2 songs so
This is the album that radiohead imploded in on itself.
Rating: 2.4/5 2 + 2 = 5 - 4/5 Sit Down. Stand Up - 3/5 Sail to the Moon - 3/5 Backdrifts - 3/5 Go to sleep - 3/5 Where I End and You Begin - 2/5 We Suck Young Blood - 1/5 The Gloaming - 1/5 There, There - 2/5 I Will - 2/5 A Punch Up at a Wedding - 2/5 Myxomatosis - 2/5 Scatterbrain - 2/5 A Wolf At the Door - 3/5
Radiohead are a band I just do not 'get' at all. I try to give every album a fair chance but this was so incredibly dull. The only word I can find to describe this is 'meh'.
They are so popular I just don’t get it. It just seems a little weird and boring.
Electro-trance-rock (?) album. 2.5
Radioheadin soundit ja tuttu laulaja. Tällaista samaa se on aina
no must listen to songs, just ok.
Never listened to Radiohead properly, but thought that it was generally dull music for dull people. Still, I was ready to have my mind changed today. There were flashes of interesting music and ideas, but no single song grabbed me particularly. So this doesn't get a passing grade today, but I want to keep my mind open for the next album of theirs on the list.
I dunno man. I get why people like it but its not me.
when i first saw that i had to listen a radiohead album i was like oh yeah radiohead, it has to be great. Now that i listened it i feel kinda disappointed. It doesn’t mean is a terrible album, it has some songs that are ok, but only a few.
Solid, Im not the biggest radiohead guy but it worked for me
what a tedious load of wank
This album is entirely about the legend Len Houmous 14/14 A Wolf At The Door
I just don’t care
There's a lot of stealing in this one for sure Second half gets slightly better but this still very pretentious
It's just much less interesting than it pretends to be.
Buen album, aunque no son mis vibes. Es la ansiedad hecha musica. Es incómoda y te genera vibes de main character whose life is falling apart. No es depre (que era como conocía a Radiohead), es paranoica.
Oh man, Radiohead are SUCH hard work, and they have SIX albums on here 🤦🏻♂️
Expectation: -> Can't be worse than Kid A, right? After listening: -> Indeed, clearly a step up from Kid A. Listenable. Not all that enjoyable. No tracks really stood out or that I plan to return to. There are some great Radiohead songs out there. Just not here. Track ranking: (skipped)
I thought I hated Radiohead for the longest time because Hail To the Thief was my first exposure. No, it turns out this is just a bad album from a good band, rightfully removed from the 1001 albums in later editions.
Album 155. Hail To the Thief (https://open.spotify.com/album/5mzoI3VH0ZWk1pLFR6RoYy?si=pCKvDa-tRuWKKe_uFOm6-A) — Radiohead (2003) Radiohead tried to ruin my day today lol. There are six albums on the list (oh shit) and this is already the second I've gotten. Definitely not outstanding, okay for one-time listen. 2/5 No liked songs
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I can never get past the whiny voice with Radiohead
Overall, I just don’t like it. I have not listened to a good Radiohead album yet.
Me copa radiohead, pero este disco se me hizo un poco chato y largo.
Not their best effort. 2 or 3 worthy songs surrounded by a lot of meh effort. Seemed like a band just trying to put something out to pay the bills while waiting for past inspiration to strike them. Usually love Radiohead but I can see now why this album slipped by me when it was released. Nothing truly noteworthy.
Never really liked Radiohead. This kind of solidified that lol
Hard to get into honestly. Found myself distracted every song and not enjoying much of it.
None of the Radiohead albums on this list have changed my view that this band is highly over-rated and most of their songs are barely listenable. I would give it one star, but I will reserve that rating for the even worse albums that made it onto this list
A little whiney, even for Radiohead
Do not understand the hype for this band, not a fan.
++: Sit Down. Stand Up. (Snakes & Ladders.), Backdrifts. (Honeymoon Is Over.), Where I End and You Begin. (The Sky Is Falling In.), We Suck Young Blood. (Your Time Is Up.), Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury & Executioner.) +: Sail to the Moon. (Brush the Cobwebs Out of the Sky.), There, There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.), A Punch Up at a Wedding. (No No No No No No No No.) +-: Go to Sleep. (Little Man Being Erased.), The Gloaming. (Softly Open Our Mouths in the Cold.), I Will. (No Man's Land.), Scatterbrain. (As Dead as Leaves.), A Wolf at the Door. (It Girl. Rag Doll.) -: 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm.) 5,5/10
Day806 - five albums into radiohead and i still don’t get it. i can be as melancholy as the next genx-er but come on
This is the first time I’ve attempted a Radiohead album, and I’m not sure I can stand Thom Yorke’s whole thing.
Crazy how this band can make two of my all time favorites (OK Computer and In Rainbows) and then make other albums that I can’t even get through. If There There wasn’t on this, it’d be 1 star for me.
Just wayyy too much Radiohead on this Radiohead record. It gets very tiresome after a while.
Not for me.
I am not familiar with Radiohead but have heard the name for a long time. I had hoped to like them. It was like each song started great, all pretty unique, but then they turned sideways either with the vocalist or the instrumentation. Two stars.
Okay for the background, would have hoped to get a little more energy out of them overall.
Thought I would have a revelation on a relisten but it's still their worst non-debut album. Some good tracks but this is the only Radiobead album where I find myself a little bit bored. Only a couple of tracks stand out and they wouldn't on a better album. Decent, but nothing that special.
Of all the depressing, tuneless, bleeps-and-bloops Radiohead albums on this list, this might be the bleepiest if not the bloopiest.
Two days in a row of decent music ruined by the vocals. Yesterday's Bjork is today's Yorke. Admittedly I am not a Radiohead fan, mostly because I do not care for Thom's vocals. Especially when he's at his whiniest. When I say I don't care for them, We Suck Young Blood is exatcly what I don't like. They can't all be Just or OK Computer.
I like Radiohead. I do not like this Radiohead. This album is almost a meme of Radiohead. If that's Yorke's intent, well he's a genius.
I normally like Radiohead, but this is pretty meh.
Dette overbeviser meg ikke om at Radiohead er et bra band. 📻📻
Heilt OK, eit par gode, men trudde eg kom til å like det betre. 2.5.
Wow I really didn't like this one compared to other Radiohead albums on here. So whiny
No me gusto. Canciones muy parecidas entre si, la voz siempre se mantiene en el mismo tono sin tener variaciones y las melodías tambien similares.
I actually can't listen to radiohead the songs all kinda sound the same. My dog looked at me, concerned when "The Gloaming" started playing. 2+2=5 was the only one that i enjoyed
Enjoyed in rainbows better
didn't have one song stand out to me just kind of dramatic and moany
Kinda boring and sad. Feels like typical [[Radiohead]] sadness.
Ehhh
Sorry, Julia… this album is up there with Robert Wyatt for me. Whiny. I’m sure there’s some deep meaning behind the lyrics, but I can’t get behind how the music sounds.
The arrangements and sound was ok. I could not take the vocals.
I’m usually a sucker for a whiney little guy but this felt sooo long and nothing stood out….sorry Thom :,(
Wow that felt like the longest album I’ve ever listened to
Why do all the songs sound like they're being played backwards? Everything is distorted and I can't tell what Thom Yorke is saying. If someone asked me what my favourite Radiohead lyric was, I'd have to say "Aaaaahhhhhhhgeeeeeebyeeeeeeaaaayyyy"
A bit dull
It was interesting, but nothing that I particularly enjoyed. Nothing stuck out to me and I didn't think anything was great.
Whining into a tin can while installing enough effects plugins to give your computer a migraine
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2 This reminds me of a looking at a Nick Cave sculpture. Kind of crazy to see, but I wouldn’t want it in my house.
Hmm did not enjoy this album except for A Wolf At the Door
Bleh. A slog. Saved one song mainly to make listening to the album worth it.
No matter how hard this list makes me try, I'm just not a big Radiohead fan. It's my own problem, I know. But these guys just don't do it for me.
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not consistent 6/10
Must have lost touch with Radiohead because this had me mad bored
The music writing is pretty good but I cant just stand that voice... It makes it impossible to enjoy.
not my type of music.
I know, I know. All hail to the Radiohead. I just didn't feel it.
Overall Rating - 2.46/5 (4.93/10). Forgettable. Not my kind of music.
Just ok
Cionisticki smarac T*m J*rk
Both whiny and yelly at the same time. Would rate as 3 on the second listen
I do not care for radiohead
Meh
After listening to several post Kid A Radiohead albums from this project, I’ve learned that Yorke’s vocals annoy me when the music isn’t heavily guitar based.
I may change my review later, but will need to really re-listen to this album.
Dreary, even for Radiohead.
I had this on CD when it was first released. Tried very hard to like it, but it never grabbed me in the same way as Radiohead's earlier albums. Over the years I've listened again a few times, wondering what I've been missing. It's still never clicked with me and, honestly, I can't stand the thought of playing it again today. It's technically very interesting but I can't find any emotional appeal. Thom's singing and lyrics are unrelentingly gloomy, morbid and (dare I say) self-indulgent. Sorry!
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I can see the appeal of this album (and Radiohead) -- the soundscape is vibrant and emotional. I just can't get into the tracks. There aren't really any songs I enjoyed, even if the album as a whole wasn't bad.
Don’t like his voice, otherwise could be a chill music.
Smooth but not my fav
One of the most forgettable albums. The terrible albums will hold a place in brain but this just eh album won’t.
still mad at you york
we really could have picked a different radiohead album, this was whatever. they had to have been bullshitting on some of these. saved: 2+2=5, there there.
Strike two, Radiohead.
Ok. We get it. There were a lot of raindrops. Smh. The second album from Radiohead to make this list and I’m still not that impressed; although it was definitely better than Ok Computer. This feels like a rough draft of an unfinished product to me. There seems to be an under lying thought for these songs to work together but a lot still needs to hit the editing room floor, if you are picking up what I’m putting down. As the album went on, I felt like the tracks got better musically, but I was still wanting more from the band. Maybe the monotone vocals just never got me excited enough to buy in.
Even Radiohead hates this Radiohead album. Why should we disagree?
2.5 - Nothing memorable but not bad.
I got about halfway through it and gave up. I'm not much of a Radiohead fan.
Just really not a Radiohead fan.. This album especially is very wainy and drags on. There are few good songs, I actually do really enjoy the intro track, probably one of my favorite Radiohead songs, but there isnt much after that IMO.
This radiohead album sounds a lot like a radiohead album. Kind of boring/repetitive. Classic radiohead! 5/10
It’s an intellectual experience. Interesting and neurotic. When the album was revealed I was disappointed because I wasn’t up for a tedious listen. Some people claim that Radiohead is effortlessly compelling to them. I think they’re lying. They can be rewarding but it’s work.
My god they’re boring
2.5
While Radiohead has some great stuff and I appreciate the experimental nature of the album, the music did not click for me. The lead vocals are just too whiny and end up making the album feel immature.
Definitely some interesting things going on on this album, but the vocals are just so whiny. Not bad listening, but I also am not going to be the one to turn on Radiohead.
*2003. *Tried listening to this a couple of times, and it didn't really stick with me. *Some decent stuff, but mostly it's way too whiny for me. RATING - 6/10