Hail To the Thief

Released between Kid A/Amnesiac and In Rainbows, Hail to the Thief is often overlooked. The album has a bit of bloat and many of the songs aren't immediately recognizable. However, this album still stands out in Radiohead's discography, as many of the tracks are insanely creative with the instrumentation, lyricism, and meanings behind them. The album has a bleak, depressing vibe, utilizing minor chords, harmonizing vocals, and calmer drums, which contrast and add to the moments in the tracks when everything picks up, exploding into a fast-paced, musically superb finale.

Good album. 90's rock techno heavy but good Not Radiohead's best album but top 5

I didn't really know this album, I stopped listening to Radiohead after OK Computer (which I really like) I thought this was good, had some good songs on it and felt like a development of their sound.

In my useless opinion, this was the perfect blend album between the rocking Radiohead and the bleep bloop Radiohead. I remember my dad stating once he preferred early Beatles boy band sound to their later experimental phases, and I thought he was an idiot - but that would be Radiohead for me. Growing up with Radiohead, I was a sucker for the early albums and started to fall off post OK Computer, but this album was a reminder for me that the band was still solidly putting out amazing music, even if it wasn't always for me or clicking how it used to.

I’m realizing I’m a sucker for mopey British men. This felt like all the things I like a lot about early Coldplay, and Alt-J rolled into one excellent predecessor.

2+2 = 5 - 8/10 Sit Down, Stand Up - 8/10 Sail to The Moon - 8/10 Backdrifts - 8/10 Go To Sleep - 8/10 Where I End And You Begin - 8.5/10 We Suck Young Blood - 7.5/10 The Gloaming - 8/10 There, There - 8/10 I Will - 8/10 A Punch Up At The Wedding - 8/10 Myxomatosis - 9/10 Scatterbrain - 9/10 A Wolf At The Door -10/10 TOTAL - 116/140

Radiohead are one of my all time faves and seeing them was truly a bucket list moment. This isn’t up there with their very best though. I want to give it 3.5 but I’ll round up to 4 because it’s them

Schönes Album, aber von Radiohead nicht das beste.

Arguably one of Radiohead's weakest albums, yet it still sounds absolutely amazing on reflection. Probably took me the longest to get into of any of their albums, but when you get it you get it. Luckily that happened years ago, otherwise I fear I'd be in the 2-3* region. Makes me wonder how many other great albums I've missed out on from instantly writing them off on this list. Sadly not enough time in the world to find out. Solid 4*

Album sans doute trop long pour son propre bien. Quelques chansons géniales se détachent d'un enchainement de titres trop identiques, sans identités, qu'il est facile à la fin de tous confondres. Restent l'ouverture "2+2=5", parmi leurs toutes meilleurs "There, There", une de mes chouchoutes "Backdrift" où je trouve que Thom Yorke chante de façon incroyable. Quelques très bonnes à travers : "I will", toute en délicatesse, "We suck young blood" qui se détache par son piano et son ton. Et de toute façon je laisse les 5 étoiles pour d'autres albums de leur discographie beaucoup plus consistants.

So good, almost had a cloud cult vibe sometimes

Thoughts before listening: I love pretty much everything Radiohead has released, and this album is no exception. That being said, I typically don't consider it on the same level as their classics like The Bends, Ok Computer and Kid A. This is still a very good album that I will enjoy listening to as part of this list. Review: This album is where Radiohead started to move slightly away from the more electronica inspired sounds of Kid A/Amnesiac by mixing in some of the alt rock sounds they became famous for on the Bends and Ok Computer. They would go further down this route for their next album In Rainbows, and in my opinion Hail to the Thief is a lesser album than those that surround it. The album starts out with a legit rocker in 2+2=5, and its an awesome track. That vibe continues with Sit Down, Stand Up's build to a frenetic climax before reverting back to more minimalistic dancey sounds for the next few songs. I also love There There and Myxomatosis which are two of Radiohead's most high energy and popular live songs. Other songs I enjoy on this album include Go To Sleep, Where I End and You Begin, A Punch Up at a Wedding, and A Wolf at the Door. In general this album is a mixed bag of great highs and a few lows that aren't necessarily bad, but do keep this from being a 5-star Radiohead album. This will get a 4.

Really good! The opener is my favourite.

I prefer other radiohead albums but I liked this one a lot

Like all of Radiohead’s complex stuff, it grows on me each listen. It’s crazy that even though it’s grown on me a lot and I think it’s a really solid album, it’s still like my fifth or sixth favorite Radiohead album. Rating: 4.3

Hail to your mum

Really enjoyed this album. Outside of my norm, but it was a good one.

Maybe not their best or my favorite Radiohead album, but it was good.

This isn’t what I thought Radiohead sounded like. I really liked his voice and the background music. I don’t understand where all the hate is from because I would honestly listen to this on the normal. 8/10

Excellent. I don't listen to Radiohead enough.

In three words: Catchy, Moody, Angry. Mixomathosys is a banger. Not my fav from Radiohead but an excellent album.

Top notch Radiohead

Not their best, but interesting.... Standouts: ---------------------- There There We Suck Young Blood Sail to the Moon Go To Sleep 2+2=5 Myxomatosis 3.5/5

It's always a welcome surprise to revisit another radiohead album (I didn't expect this one to be on the list) especially one that I haven't listened to a whole bunch. I listen to 2+2=5 regularly, which is still my favorite after this listen, but there are only a few other bangers--backdrifts, there there, and sorta wolf at the door--that I really enjoy. The rest just feels like a kind of middle of the road between electronic Kid A and electronic rock In Rainbows. I'd put it slightly below the bends but way above pablo honey or king of limbs even though backdrifts kinda sounds like a king of limbs song.

I don’t know, it’s fine and everything, I mean it’s Radiohead so of course it’s good. But honestly, it’s not even one of my top five Radiohead albums. It’s four stars, just because it’s better than 85% of the albums on this list. But it’s not top-tier.

Hail Radiohead

Great album I had not listened to all the way through in some years. I am a massive RH slut though. I am putting 4 to leave room for the 5's, but I love this album ALOT.

A perfectly fine Radiohead record, but it is less amazing than others.

I'd say probably the most accessible Radiohead album I've heard on this list. The genres are kind of all over the place which keeps any of it from getting stale, but many of the songs just don't really build to anything or create any tension or make much of a statement on the state of the world and politics, which after all is pretty much what this record wants to be about. 7/10

I really liked the album it was very chill music to clean my room with!

Ik zou het niet gedacht hebben, maar via dit experiment zit ik nu aan mijn tweede radiohead plaat en ik ben weer fan. Enkele mindere nummers hier, Kid A vind ik over heel de lijn beter, maar toch nice. Het gaar hier dan vooral over nummers zoals We suck young blood. De "zaag nummers"... al moet ik wel zeggen dat niemand zo mooi kan zagen! Al bij al tof dus!

3.7 out of 10, liked some songs

8/10 - Perfect for winter. Favorites- 1. Scatterbrain 2. Myxomatosis 3. 2 + 2 = 5 4. Sail to the Moon 5. A Wolf at the Door

Contains some bangers but it’s not the best by Radiohead. I think I won’t listen to the entire album again, too long.

Meh

Gear: Moondrop Variations (Tip Rolling) Mische: 1A, Bass könnte prominenter sein (bestmöglich mit Final Typ E) Musik: überwiegend eingängiger Alt-Rock garniert mit Elektro und wundervollen Vocals, noch nicht so experimentell (und genial) wie "Kid A" etc. (braucht vielleicht noch ein paar Durchläufe bei mir) Wertung: 4/5

You ever have one of those weeks where you've been getting so many mediocre albums that when something better comes along, you're unable to tell if you love it or if you just don't hate it? That's me right now.

SAVOUR: Sit Down Stand Up

I really like this album. Plenty of highlights without being a blockbuster. Will listen again.

Woah, this is way better than I recalled. I just remember being so turned off Radiohead's stuff after OK Computer, finding it too dense and complex and ethereal. But twenty years later, this sounds like a natural evolution from the likes of OKC. Heaps of beautiful melodies, intricate guitar work, and nods to their pop-rock past, wrapped in a prog-spacey package.

I enjoyed the album, but even after a couple listens, there wasn’t a song that was a particular standout for me. I think I’m a bit partial to earlier Radiohead, as “Karma Police” is one of my favorite songs of all time. This one was good, but didn’t meet that high bar.

no alternate releases on this one! how're we feeling tonight, radiohead? track 1, 2 + 2 = 5: yeah same here honestly. we start off with guitar in only the right ear, which i immediately do not like. (around 1:20 the audio balances out) after that, solid song no complaints 7/10 track 2, Sit Down Stand Up: ooh, kinda haunting??? the nearly-drumstep drum fill starting at 3 minutes in really captures my attention, 7.5/10 track 3, Sail to the Moon: much slower, a little somber. 8/10 track 4, Backdrifts: oh the VWORPS you're gonna have to trust me on this one take a listen. 9/10 track 5, Go to Sleep: wait a minute, this isn't morgan freeman narrating the book "go the f**k to sleep"! haha, anyway, this song slaps, 8/10 track 6, Where I End and You Begin: mm. this one's ETHEREAL. 8/10 track 7, We Suck Young Blood: okay we need everyone in the studio to clap into the mic on beat seven. ready? CLAP. great work everyone you can all go home now. this one's also very somber/ethereal, 7 (beats)/10 track 8, The Gloaming: ethereal x3 combo, one more and we've won the game of connect four. i like the arpeggiation of the synth in the background but not enough to rate this one higher, another 7/10 track 9, There There: while we did not hit the four-in-a-row, this song brings pretty good energy. 8/10 track 10, I Will: despite the game Hades coming out some seventeen years after this album, i am getting very strong Orpheus vibes from this song. very good. 9/10 track 11, A Punchup at a Wedding: OH and the last track transitions in smoothly let's goooooo. that bass and and piano with a simple backbeat is just so good. can't give this any lower than a 9.5/10 track 12, Myxomatosis: and we start off CRUNCHY i'm such a fan of this sawtooth-sounding synth. 9/10 track 13, Scatterbrain: you know, i actually don't mind the guitar only being in one ear for this one. 8/10 track 14, A Wolf at the Door: one final slower/somber track to finish off. 7.5/10 not a lot to say overall: 8/10 -> 4/5, once again radiohead not being something i'd go out of my way to listen to but being well worth the time spent to listen

Musical Style and Themes: Hail to the Thief is a blend of experimental electronics and straightforward rock, with more tuneful and song-focused tracks than Radiohead's previous two albums, Kid A and Amnesiac . The album features electronic textures, guitars, and piano, with synth-y sonic schmutz and squiggles that seem like data transmitted from another plane of sound . The songs on Hail to the Thief are filled with images of monstrous, Orwellian force from which there is no escape, reflecting the band's paranoia and pessimism . Album Length and Song Selection: Hail to the Thief consists of fourteen tracks and has a runtime of 56 minutes, making it the longest Radiohead album . Some listeners and band members have complained about the album's length, attributing it to the inclusion of a few weak tracks . Relevance and Impact: The album was recorded in late 2002, during the American and British governments' march to the Iraq War, which influenced its themes and lyrics . Hail to the Thief was originally about George W. Bush, but many of its themes and meanings can be applied to today's politics, according to some fans . Critics' Opinions: Hail to the Thief received positive reviews from critics, with some considering it a strong effort from Radiohead and others praising its relevance and impact . However, some critics and fans have pointed out the album's flaws, particularly in its song selection, which includes a few weak tracks . Overall, Hail to the Thief is a significant album in Radiohead's discography, showcasing their blend of experimental and rock elements while addressing themes of paranoia, pessimism, and political unrest. While some listeners and critics have pointed out its flaws, the album's impact and relevance have been praised by many.

Damn, this thing starts off STRONG. Kind drags for me like Radiohead can do. But it’s so creative and the production is wild

This isn't a bad album, and I think I may be becoming a Radiohead fan, if but all the tracks didn't sound so similar.

Didnt have time to listen to the entire album but oh my god, what a strong start it had. I loved the overwhelming presence of rock, yet the indie like sad sound to it. Once again, Radiohead blew my mind.

Incredible album, such a shift from their early offerings yet retains their core feel.

Too incohesive for me to give a 5, but I like most of these tracks individually. There, There; Where You End and I Begin; Sit Down. Stand Up; and Myxomatosis are probably my favorites. I don't like many of the slower songs on here as much, and Radiohead would end up doing that style better on In Rainbows anyways.

god bless radiohead

Probably the weakest Radiohead album I've heard but still excellent. Could move down later since it's only the 2nd on this list for me, but I'll leave it here for now

The sound is really good. Some lyrics I like too. Not so catchy :-D

A great album despite the questionable maths.

That was a ride. There is no other group like Radiohead. More uncanny, original, experimental than the Radiohead that I know but I really enjoyed it.

It’s nice, but not even my favourite Radiohead album

Good but can be better

Not a Radiohead fan, but prefer Kid A and In Rainbows.

Did 1001 Albums know that we were going to have a cloudy, rainy day today and give us “Hail To the Thief” to match the weather? (Two songs by my count explicitly reference rain!) The music on this album is a fusion of anxious electronic beats and shape-shifting prog-rock. Most of it casts a gloomy tone. It’s a dense, rich album. Every song feels dense and packed with details. There’s always a few interesting elements in the production that give each song it’s own weird, uneasy personality. The compositions are complex too. The songs frequently swerve and move in a new direction. What holds the album back from greatness for me is that each of the 14 songs feels like an island. The transitions between them are often jarring. Even though there is a consistent tone and style, each song somehow feels self-contained, like it doesn’t need the others. Or maybe it’s just that overcast tone that holds me back from loving the album. There are probably a few songs that could have been cut too. I’m just nitpicking though because Radiohead are one of my favorite bands. There’s a lot to enjoy on this album. “A Punchup at a Wedding” is a standout. I love that sexy bass line. The band actually sounds a little loose on that one. And oooh “Myxomatosis” rocks so hard! This is the best Radiohead album cover and one of my favorite album covers in general. I love reading through all the words. It captures the anxiety of living in the modern world where everything is screaming at you for attention. 4.5

I used to be a stand-in member of a metal band (stand-in by choice, the music wasn't my favorite but it was a group of friends that I liked) and in the practice space / basement-hang-out-zone of the drummer they had a ton of band posters, and this was one of them. I used to drunkenly stare at this while having the same conversations on pretty much every weekend of my late teen's and early twenties. Full transparency - sometimes I hear Radiohead and I can't help but think that they are overrated. That idea usually pops into my head when I hear their albums / songs that don't blow me away, and I think this is one of those albums. Personally, I think I have this complex where I tend to devalue art/music that sounds similar to something that I make or something that I strive to make. Not that I'm comparing myself to Radiohead, but this sound and more specifically the building blocks are things that I've been writing my own music around- electronic drums, fuzzy guitars, post-rock guitar parts, droney synths, piano/orchestral moments, modal interchange and overall meter ambiguity... and the odd super catchy hook. Those are all elements that I use in my own songwriting, almost exactly to the T. Weirdly enough, there's not many bands that do all of that at once- the list that immediately comes to my mind exclusively has Radiohead on it and no other act. Also, not that I'm trying to break down Radiohead into these simplified variables, but that's what I do when I try to understand music better. For what it's worth, I really like Radiohead and I think they are one of the best rock bands of all time, but I'm just aware of this and aware of how it can color my enjoyment of various bands and acts. This album is one of those that doesn't blow me away. It absolutely doesn't feel weak to me, but I think they have done better. Still worthy of a strong 4/5 however.

Great sound, great vibe, great atmosphere, great album

Quite emotional, liked it!

76/100

Niceee

I liked this a lot more than the last Radiohead album on this list. Radiohead is still something you have to be in the mood for, but this album makes more of an effort to put you in that mood. There, There is a fantastic song.

Quite accessible Radiohead album. Myxomatosis is the oddest track with that rhythm, but it's cool when you get into it.

This isn't one of my favorite Radiohead albums. I almost never go to this one because it's just low to mid level in the Radiohead discography, which isn't really a diss when you consider how strong it is. I always remember the day I purchased this. Metallica had just released St. Anger and when I went to my local music store I had to choose between this and that. I may not adore this album but I'm certainly glad that I chose it over St. Anger. I can't give it anything but a 4. It's a good listen, but if I want to listen to a Radiohead album in full, this one ain't it. It's best to just mine out the gems and move on.

Sank into it about halfway through. I find that I want to like Radiohead more than I like them. But this was a decent soundtrack for a late afternoon bus ride.

To some it may be the band’s political album, but to me it’s their Halloween album. I imagine it soundtracking a particularly ghoulish night, with dusk falling just before 2+2+5, the witching hour beginning during The Gloaming (obviously), and the first light of morning finally beginning to filter through around Scatterbrain. Loads o’ cool spooky sounds and imagery on here; I try to listen to it every 31st of October, if I can. Not every track is among Radiohead’s greatest (a handful of them are), but I still think the mix of guitars, electronics and a couple of weird left-turns (Thom Yorke rapping!) make for a very enjoyable listen. 4.5 stars.

Am I the only one that thinks Radiohead is boring? et ole.... tylsää huohhoijjaakkkaaaa huaaaaaaaah...... toista radiohedi albumia mennään ja kolme ainakin tulossa nojassoo .. ei tule vitosta saamaan jokainen albumi heh (vähemmän suosittu tämä = ei voi oantaa viisi tähteä muut albumit suositumpia sekä kansa aivopesty, aivopesty että tämä albumi on hyvä kaikki sanoo se on hyvä no kuuntelempas joo joo... tosi hyvä tosi hyvä joo paras albumi ikinä tää ok computer (en oikeasti tykännyt)) sit down stand uö

One of the albums of this band I spent less time with, and such a shame! It's no Ok Computer or close to Kid A, but this record still reaches a lot of highs! I can see this one getting more spins in the future, loved it! 8 out of 10

I love Radiohead. Period. This isn't their best album but honestly I was pretty surprised at how good some of these were. This should be the soundtrack to the 1984 movie honestly. 2+2=5? That would be super cool. I loved the piano in We Suck Young Blood. Amazing album, 4 stars.

My least favorite Radiohead album is the most obviously depressing. A friend told me it was his favorite when he was in high school… and that, in hindsight, he must have been “pretty fucked up.” I put it on many times but never got past track 3, because I was not fucked up enough. A shame! The best songs are in the second half! There, There is gorgeous. Sail To The Moon is perfect for its off-kilter, slow-dance-during-the-apocalypse sound. Some of these swim in your head, an afterimage on a screen that never quite goes away. Even if they’re not the most sing-able, they haunt you. Like Amnesiac which we (crazy!) had also this week, you have to be in that mood. The mood that my friend was apparently in all through high school. If you’re there, this is the place. 4/5

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Better than I expected. Still not an enormous Radiohead fan.

Very good

Complex album that is by far not the best, but it has good experimental songs that differ from the other albums.

Beautiful, dark, dreamy.

Lesser known Radiohead album for me. Love that I'm getting to know it. Eerie vibes, great blend of electronic music and instruments. A nice slow burner.

A Radiohead album that finally connected with me! Not sure what I liked about this one that I didn’t like about In Rainbows. Maybe it’s the electronic elements. Maybe I need to give In Rainbows another listen.

2 + 2 = 5 // Sail To The Moon // Where I End and You Begin // We Suck Young Blood // There, There // I Will // A Punch Up At A Wedding // Myxomatosis // 4/5

This is very technically proficient, the production is top notch. Probably would need a few more listens 4/5

Enjoyed this - really good to just have on chilling. Liked go to sleep a lot!

I was underwhelmed until There, There. I like Radiohead in small doses. I appreciate it but don’t enjoy it for extended periods. Then I listened through headphones and real liked it 2 + 2

discazo por dios que viva el rock

Bien. Pero no es mi favorito.

Although it might be the weakest of the legendary run from OK Computer thru In Rainbows, this album still has a lot to offer. There's a near perfect blend of electronic and acoustic elements here that remains unmatched by any other band that's attempted it. But that also acts as a detriment to it in some ways, causing a lot of tracks to feel like leftover B sides from Amnesiac (which was already leftover sessions from Kid A). I think if the band would've put a bit more time into the song structures, a lot of what's good on this album could've been GREAT.

My heart tells me every post-Pablo Honey Radiohead record is a 5; my brain understands the unfair precedent set by Radiohead’s revolutionary 5s.

this one is sorta hard to review, it’s not as good from a radiohead perspective, but is an amazing album nonetheless. pacing is a bit confusing at times, but this is really such a cool sounding album.

Still good, not as into it as I use to be but enjoyable nonetheless. One of Radiohead's best Imo

Maybe my favorite Radiohead album… but actually upon relistening that’s wrong. BUT it does have some of their best songs just a lot of cruft in between

A sober tone for sure. But it does an amazing job of capturing a feeling that was prevalent for many at the time of its release. A few songs make me want to punch someone in the face. In a good way.

And the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops and the rain drops

Headphones and getting high music

Another excellent Radiohead album. What I don't get is why there's so many albums from Radiohead on the 1001 list. One, maybe two, would be enough. I do like Radiohead and often go back and listen to them. This isn't my favorite album of theirs but it's still very good. I'm surprised OK Computer hasn't appeared yet if it is even on the list.

Radiohead was a weird band. I've given one of their albums 5 stars and another 2 stars. The rest, like this one, fall somewhere in the middle, but more on the good side in general. On this song, my enjoyment between tracks varied, although there was nothing horrible on here. But I definitely enjoyed the tracks more that followed more standard rock structures, rather than being fully experimental. That's sort of strange, considering I love post rock. I guess their "standard rock tracks" are already pushing the boundaries of rock, whereas their fully experimental tracks tend to be insufficiently fleshed out, not fully coherent, and sometimes sort of half-assed. Still better than the average album on this list though.

Certainly not Radiohead at their best, but a compelling album nonetheless. Some fantastic tracks that really managed to capture my attention, some less than stellar ones that kept me from enjoying this album to the fullest extent. Still a great effort by the band.

I love Radiohead but have never listened to Hail to the Thief before now. This album is hated in because?? Sure it isn’t the most immediate record, and it has some low energy cuts but it is great. 8/10

Radiohead rame toujours autant pour nous proposer un son réécoutable malgré la qualité de l'album. C'est non, Radiohead, on ne réécoutera pas la moindre piste de votre projet.

Radiohead aura tout tenté, nous répétant tout au long de l'album "Il faut relancer nos albums" ou encore "On fait de la super musique, pourquoi vous ne nous écoutez qu'une fois?", malheureusement cela ne prend toujours pas.

I have been underestimating this album for over twenty years now. Fortunately, this exercise encouraged me to listen to it one more time, now with a clearer and sober mind, and I could not be more grateful for that. I am not a Radiohead connoisseur, but time and experiences have nurtured an appreciation of their music, and now I feel a heartful connection with their work. The album explores an exciting range of emotions. However, coming from an ex-nation, social alienation and political manipulation were the ones with which I felt the most profound connection. In this matter, it seems that Yorke and friends were able to anticipate where society was going with the emergence of social networks and political polarization (it is impossible for me to look at the "2+2=5" title and not recall "1984," for instance.)

I used to listen to this one a lot as a kid. 2+2=5 was one of my favourite songs for a while, and there are some other great tracks on here (sail to the moon, wolf at the door). As a whole album it is a bit too long, and doesn't quite compare to the consistent quality of Kid A

Definitely one of their

Highlights: Sit Down. Stand Up, Sail To The Moon, Where I End You Begin, A Punch Up at a Wedding, A Wolf At the Door

Highlight: A Punch Up at a Wedding

Not as memorable as their other albums, but it still has much of their signature magic. Great listen.

4 with some goodwill. Lot of exciting unique sounds in this one, enjoyed most of the songs.

I liked it. Sail to the Moon is my favorite off the album!

Of the 7 Radiohead Albums we've received this is my 4th favourite :)

Quality fare from the heads doesnt reach the heights of some of their other albums. But still great songs.

Lovely slice of Radiohead. But why this album?

Ok I love Radiohead and I have enjoyed all of their albums but I feel like they are over-represented on this list. It’s a little crazy to include that many albums from any artist. I never listened to this one before and it is cool and vibey just like all their other records.

Strong 8

4.1 Not one of their best but still a great album. Fave songs: 2+2=5, Sail to the Moon, There There

Radiohead hadn't really got through to me before - but I like this quite a bit

Like it

Hard to rate this album because it’s really good, but compared to other Radiohead it’s average. I don’t listen to it much, and it’s probably my 6th-favorite album by them. The album feels very much like a product of its post-Iraq invasion time, and that specificity means it doesn’t hit me as hard now that we are out of that specific moment in time. Having said all that, it’s still a great listen. You’d take a less-than-perfect Michael Jordan over most basketball players at full strength.

Got that weird goodness but my relationship with Radiohead is still complicated

A solid and eclectic mix of Radiohead songs. Not their best, not their worst - tracks like 2+2=5, There There, Myxamatosis and Sail to the Moon are just very very good, and I think We Suck Young Blood is overhated

Based on my previous scores of Radiohead I was ready to hate on this, but then it grew on me. Damn you Radiohead, damn you!

Another boss album by Radiohead. Their consistency is a joke. Well played lads

Not my favourite radiohead album, but still showcases how amazing a band they are.

Un disco que mezcla todo lo que radiohead venia haciendo en pequeñas dosis y mira hacia lo que luego fue in rainbows. Se lo ve como desprolijo y por todos lados conociendo como son los discos de radiohead. Igualmente, es un buen disco que entetiene y cumple con un monton de casilleros que hay que rellenar al escuchar un disco de estos mostros 7,75/10

I used to have a fantasy of playing 2+2=5 to Simon Cowell on stage or something when I was 14 just because the drop is so serious and undeniably thick and heady. Thought his taught botoxed cheeks would loosen from their chemical girdle and wabble appreciatively and he would know, he would simply know that music had finally happened. That the holy war was waging and he was on the wrong side. This is a good, overlooked, Radiohead album. People get sniffy because it's not OK Computer or the Bends but those people are idiots. An extraordinary album if not quite their best.

always felt like this album is a bit bloated and scattershot. but compared to their other airtight masterpieces, it's meandering length is why i love this release.

Es el primer álbum de Radiohead que escucho bien y me gustó bastante, tampoco creo que pase a ser uno de mis favoritos o algo así, pero está muy bien. Es un alivio, pues, hasta ahora, cada que escucho algún álbum de un artista del que eh oído hablar, solo hay dos casos; o me gusta mucho, o me llevo una de las decepciones más grandes que me hubiera podido imaginar. Sin duda alguna, me deja con ganas de escuchar los otros álbumes del grupo, solo espero que no ocurra lo mismo que con David Bowie y resulte que el que creía que era el peor álbum terminó siendo el mejor. Finalmente, no se si es porque después de 4 álbumes tan aburridos y poco disfrutables, al ser este el primero aceptable, hace que me parezca la gran cosa, pero, en el momento que escribo esta reseña, creo que se merece las 4.

3.5 * Loin d'être le meilleur album de Radiohead, mais quand même intéressant Pref ++ : I will ; A Wolf at the Door

PREFS : 2 + 2 = 5, Sit Down. Stand Up, Backdrifts, Go To Sleep, Where I End and You Begin, There, There, A Punch Up at a Wedding, Myxomatosis, A Wolf at the Door MOINS PREF : The Gloaming

Turns out this band is just as good at playing live as when they make Pro Tools do most of the heavy lifting. Not sure why some sour on this one. My hot take is that it'll ultimately be etched among the top 3 when ranking the best Radiohead albums.

Un peu trop véloce à mon goût

cette fois ci je l'ai mérité

A really strong start with 2 + 2 = 5 that lulls for a good chunk of the middle before coming back with an excellent last few songs. I can see the idea with a lot of the album, with a lot of songs building up to one part, but this one part is not given enough room to breathe, and the song feels cut off most of the time. I think the album would actually benefit from less songs, but make them like seven minutes long, as I can here things that are predecessors to the longer songs by bands like MGMT and Tame Impala, but the songs here are far too short. Those last four or so songs are doing so much heavy lifting for this album that it gets a light four.

Not my favorite Radiohead album, but a good one.

Somewhat eerie. Somewhat frightening. Somewhat claustrophobic. Somewhat unsettling. Yet in the end, it's a worthwhile addition to the 1001 club. Sit Down, Stand Up and There, There are outstanding tracks.

High quality album overall, one I haven't visited in several years. Go To Sleep is a highlight for me. I still love the haunting feel and Thom Yorke's voice.

Not their best but solid

It's definitely a Radiohead album.

4.0

Always inventive in unexpected ways. Strange and weird but in a good way.

Lyrics have a darkness to them that is really intriguing, but also scary and thought-provoking, but at the same time some mean nothing. The first two songs build slowly and almost explode into a serene third song. Middle of the album is a little more rhythmic, and it ends balanced. Definitely more electronic aspects to this album than I was expecting. Almost has some Daft Punk / Dntel vibes. 4/5

The raindrops. The raindrops. The raindrops. The raindrops. The raindrops. The raindrops. The raindrops. The raindrops. An album to help put food on your family. Radiohead's love letter to the bush administration. Great sounds. Some of the bands best songs are here. A bit of filler that prevents it from being thought of with kid A or ok computer, but a strong album nonetheless. Highlights: 2+2=5. sit down stand up.

Not their best, and perhaps the least excellent of the late quintet (Amnesiac, In Rainbows King of Limbs and Moon-Shaped Pool, – only the first two of which was included here). This perhaps most similar to Amnesiac in that's uneven and slow starting (which is why they both probably ended up on editors -ex list, though there are way more obvious ex-ing candidates). Indeed, the last part of Hail (starting with "There There") is first rate and just what one wants from what was then the best, most important and artiest band in the world.

solid album

Well, if you're into Gazpacho or Muse you might as well listen to this album. From start to finish, it's a textbook example of what to do in this genre.

Probably my least familiar album, as I've only given it a few listens. "2+2=5" is such a great opening track, though, and "There, there" is in my rotation. It was nice to reacquaint with "Go to sleep" and "Wolf at the door".

Good Radiohead. Not my favorite of theirs, but it scratched the itch.

good

Bien. Pero no es mi favorito

good

In this album Radiohead take the techniques they used in Kid A and make a more rock oriented album while still using synthesiser and electronic instruments. This album is far less ambient and experimental than Kid A but it still stands out in Radioheads discography 8/10

Radiohead being Radiohead. More of a political slant apparently, but the lyrics are still still in that Dadistic approach that Thom Yorke seems to like. Not as immediate as their other albums but stick with it and you'll get a keeper. Best Tracks: 2+2=5; Go To Sleep; There There

It's a good album overall, and it was the first album of theirs I had purchased. It's among the weaker Radiohead albums overall, though, or maybe right about in the middle for them.

#1 4/5 Listened: w/ my 20-month old, driving, 2/1/23 Notes: An album I've listened to before, but hadn't held to memory, was a really great start to this 1001 Albums project. Not my favorite of theirs, and not their best, Hail to the Thief is an alt rock gem. A lot of electronic influence throughout this project, a holdover from their Kid A/Amnesiac sessions, makes this album more sonically diverse and more interesting as the tracklist progresses. Sagged a little bit towards the end, but the first half of the record is strong enough on its own. Really solid record. Fav tracks: 2+2=5, Sit Down. Stand Up., The Gloaming, A Punchup at a Wedding, Myxomatosis

Bit slow but fully deserves a 4.

Best band ever. Their live shows are amongst best experience in ones life. But despite e.g. the Gloaming and There There being highlights in their discography and live sets, I could never appreciated this collection of sons as an album, as I do with all others from OK Computer onwards. So this is the 4 star album between the 5 stars albums they made.

- Heard this many times before - Radiohead are my favourite band of all time but this isn't one of my favourite albums of theirs - Still really good, might be marking it down because of how good In Rainbows is - The raindrops (x42) - Fav songs: There, There; A Wolf at the Door; 2+2=5

Not the most accessible or hit packed album, even by Radiohead standards, Hail to the Thief is Radiohead taking everything they had done up till that point and bringing it all together into one sound. There's so much going on throughout this album that it almost defies analysis. I think that's the reason it feels so overwhelming, its so dense and changes so quickly even within tracks that there's not much to latch on to. When it does stick its head above water around the time of 'There, There' and give the listener some time to breathe there's an immense sense of relief which gives the whole album this great sense of tension and release, which is kind of what the best music does, just this is on a longer timescale. Of course Radiohead are one of the most analyzed bands in history and I could keep coming up with stuff for ages but I suspect that none of my analysis on this album would have really been intended. From what I gather about the way it was put together it was intentionally done in a slapdash way. Get something down and move on quick. Even to the point where they forgot parts and who played them. Its an exciting and liberating way to make music and a testament to how well Radiohead work together and how good Nigel Godrich really is that they managed to produce material so impressive. Its not my go to Radiohead album but its still a great 4. Its not particularly enjoyable in places but I'm left with the impression that that's not really the point.

Good album!!

In my review of Radiohead's OK Computer, I noted that the themes of technology and alienation remain even more relevant today. Unfortunately for the world, the themes about politics and the state of the world in Hail to the Thief are just as relevant today. My main criticism is that it seemed like there was a lot of droning.

Not their best, but still a really good album

Chaotic yet relaxing at the same time. Radiohead's music always has an ethereal feeling to it. Beautiful instrumentals and vocals. The video for There, There is so insanely creative. Fave track(s): Sail To The Moon

All elbows and weird dancing.

Sounds like radiohead, i like it

notes - radiohead’s sixth album - continuing their electronic experimentation - lots of political and societal themes - but more focus on raw live sounds - much more energetic and rough around the edges than their previous two albums - i would say very underrated album - some of my fav radiohead songs are on here fav - a wolf at the door - love this song every time and very unique in radioheads catalog least fav - we suck young blood - goes on a bit too long and the louder faster section in the middle is unnecessary imo 4.5/5 not in my top 3 radiohead but i love it

Очень крепкая четверка, не скучный, и не совсем стандартный альбом для радиохед, возможно самая импульсивная их работа, из тех которые я слышал, а слышал я где-то половину дискографии. Со временем возможно понравится мне даже больше, но с первым прослушиванием пока так: Лучшие треки: 2+2=5, Backdrifts, Where I End and You Begin, Myxomatosis, A Wolf At the Door, Go To Sleep

Niet m’n favoriete Radiohead album. Het duurde te lang en mochten best wat nummers uit, maar alsnog genoeg hoogtepunten en memorabele nummers.

Probably the most Radioheady Radiohead album. But does it need to be on this list? I can think of at least 3 other albums that warrant inclusion, and there probably only needs to be 2.

Aika kivasti sopii eilisen levyn jatkoksi! Pidän tästä. Edelleenkin totean että oon kuunnellut aivan liian vähän radioheadia. Kivan ilmavaa musiikkia. 4/5

Taitaa olla bändin tuotannon heikompaa puoliskoa, mutta silti vahva 4/5. Pari turhaa biisiä. Herättää kysymyksen, mitä Radioheadin levyjä listalla ei ole.

Taattua laatua bändiltä. Ei oma suosikki tuotannosta, mutta erittäin vahva 4/5.

Something is wrong with the list...it's an album that isn't bad. Pulled back from hyper-electronic of previous 2. Sail to the 🌙. Good. Punch up has the good middle jam (too short) but otherwise a weaker track There there is top level stuff I will is a throwaway...cast off track from amnesiac. Leave it in dead pile. Myxamatosis phat fuzz bass Last 1/3 bit hit or miss

Radiohead's 4th or 5th best album so I expect the UK bias of the list will include more Radiohead albums.

Already listened to it, very much enjoy. maybe a little bloated but still a nice listen the whole way through

Good album. Not my preferred genre but will give it a second listen to catch more of the nuances.

Not my favorite Radiohead but a good one.

I have this album on double 45 rpm vinyl and the sound quality is amazing. Side 1 is just excellent 2 + 2 = 5 signals that guitars are making a Radiohead comeback which with Johnny Greenwood always tasteful playing is a good thing. Side 2 starts and ends with synthesizer - drum machine exercises that are tasteful and they bookend an excellent song in Go to Sleep. Side three is the weakest part of the album. It starts with a haunting creepy piano based ballad and continues in the same vein with The Gloaming. Things pick up appreciably after that with There There a pretty straight ahead mid tempo guitar drums number that really takes off as we start hearing guitar layering that gives the song an epic feel. A gorgeous ballad that showcases Thom's beautiful voice ends the side. Side 4 has four more tasteful songs and just maintains the albums high quality. It took me a few listens to re-acquaint myself with this album. In the end I think I appreciate it more now that I did on release. It's marriage of old-school guitar sound with Kid A atmospherics give it a nice balance and variety and previews their next album to come; the brilliant In Rainbows 4 stars

Better than I remembered it

Myxomatosis slaps

First Radiohead album I actually enjoyed. It didn't all sound similar and the songs were more varied and sounded good.

Backdrifts kinda slaps, aint gonna lie. Quite nice so far, definitely can hear the progression from kid A -> In Rainbows. Okay Backdrifts properly slaps. Where I end you begin is pretty tasty, yummy. Also very varied sound. Honestly, on first listen this has been pretty good, which is not always the case for even really good radiohead albums in the past. Think this may be a sneaky good one for my taste. There There is nice track. I will is very different as well, slow harmonies. Nice contrast. I'm feeling a solid 4 tbh.

Not their best but still Radiohead

Difficult to rate because it is an AMAZING album, but by Radiohead standards to me it's not even close to being their best. So I'll give this a 4 since other albums by them featured on the list will certainly be getting the 5s.

Another solid showing from Radiohead, with excellent atmosphere and vibes. It does not reach the heights of some of their masterpieces, and feels like a little more than the sum of its parts, with each individual song not being as strong as their collective energy is together, but ultimate a strong record.

I did like this, just wish it had something more to really elevate it to the other Radiohead stuff I've listened to so far.

Kid A and OK Computer seem to get all the attention but this album flew under the radar for me. idk if it's just that people forgot about Radiohead after the year 2000 or are just stuck on those other albums because of how great they are, but I think this album is a lot more accessible and less pretentious. Doesn't mean it's necessarily better but I am enjoying it more. Don't write this one off just because it's not Radiohead's most well-known

Not quite Bends and OK computer level but still solid

Not my favourite Radiohead album, but some cool stuff on here. A Wolf at the Door is amazing.

Highly enjoyable, nice relaxing music

Alright, I liked this one! There was still a little bit of audio channel stuff that hit my ears wrong toward the beginning, and “We Suck Young Blood” brought the whole album to a screeching halt right in the middle, but I liked most of the rest of the songs

Radiohead po meni ima jedan loš album, jedan onako okej - možeš bez njega, a ostatak diskografije je odličan, ako ne i perfektan. Ovaj spada pod odličan dio diskografije, iako nije ni u top 5 njihovih albuma (imo), svejedno je odličan album. Nije Kid A, OKC, IR, The Bends, A Moon Shaped Pool album, ali je tu negdje iza njih odmah. Sveto trojstvo -> Kid A (hladna noć) - OKC (kišni dan) - IR (sunčana jesen). I da, imam posebno izdanje CD-a ovog albuma. Joj, moram se ponovno vratit njima kao u stare dane.

A limbo album. its clearly not part of the Kid Amnesiac hyper experimental era and it gets followed up by in rainbows (albeit 4 years later) which is arguably their most accomplished album. its not part of the previous era and it in no way compares to the quality of in rainbows so it just kind of exists in between, unbothered. it's still decent but it's competing with pablo honey for the radiohead album with the least individual draw.

7/10. I've come to realize I don't really care much for Radiohead, but I did like this album. The subdued sound and cynicism work well together here.

It’s pretty good, not amazing. 7/10

Another Radiohead banger, this time a more aggressive outcome than their previous efforts. Not often a sucker for political lyricism, but this works. Favourite Tracks: - There There - A Wolf at the Door - Myxomatosis - 2 + 2 = 5 - Where I End and You Begin - Sit Down, Stand Up - A Punchup at a Wedding - Backdrifts - Go to Sleep Overall Rating: 4/5

En sah pas mal, on est là 3.5/5

3.75

Emotioneel gezien heb ik helaas een mindere band met Radiohead gekregen na de jaren 90, maar het blijft een geweldig collectief. Tof om deze ook weer even te horen.

tinder上match的朋友给我推荐的网站，听到的第一首歌，喜欢

Haven't heard the album before, but as can be expected by Radiohead a great album. Very intrigued by the electronic drum's en synths.

Super moody. Needs focused listening.

Underrated Radiohead album

it takes a bit of commitment to listen to all of it, but overall the album is coherent and flows really really well. of course, I mean, it's a classic.

Liked it a lot but significantly less than their later albums. A bit flat for me at times. Would give it a 3.5, maybe 4 with subsequent listens.

Been a while since I listed in full. Couple reasons why it's behind the Holy trinity and AMSP like the production not so crisp and much more of mood album. But its still great.

I haven't spent much time with this album but certainly enjoyable.

Kind of a redundant addition to the list given all the other Radiohead already on here, no? This has never been one of my fave albums of theirs, but giving it a relisten, yeah, there are a bunch of tunes on here I like. Minus one whole star for "Backdrifts" - what a horrible flow-breaking mess. Fave track - "2+2=5" maybe, or "Where I End and You Begin"

A little experimental in the middle but less so than some other Radiohead albums. I’d rate it second best of their stuff.

Le premier d’une série d’albums qui se ressemblent tous. Celui-ci était nouveau et il marquait un autre renouveau pour Radiohead ce qui lui donne un point de plus que In Rainbows qui vient après mais qui sonne un peu redondant après Hail to the Tief. C’est excellent.

I like Radiohead a lot and this is a great album, but I don’t feel like I have anything new to say about this music

2000s alt rock nostalgia 3.7⭐

I still haven't listened to enough of Radiohead's work, but I'm so glad this project keeps introducing me to their music. Fascinating band and I really like this album. Very interesting blend of electronica and rock. To me, at least, this music activates my brain in ways that I enjoy. Engaging, complex, and superbly performed.

This album defies any genre definition. There are rock tracks, electronic synth tracks, beautiful ballads and some jazzy moments, all bound together by a gloomy vibe, not least created by Thom Yorke's voice. I like a couple of tracks (especially A Wolf At The Door), but unlike a couple of other Radiohead albums, this album doesn't quite vibe with me. I wish it was different, because I can hear that there's some high quality musicianship in there. It just fails to reach me on any emotional level. Which is just too bad. 3.5/5

Melodic and melancholic. Cohesive. The best of Radiohead's analog and digital sides. Conor - 4.2 Bill - 4 Shannah - 4 (4.06/5)

I enjoyed this even more on the relisten

I don't think this one lives up the their previous album, The Bends, but it is still very solid. These guys are so unique. I really don't know why I've never listened to them all that much... except for the Pablo Honey CD I bought in middle school.

A decent electronic rock album. The instrumentals and beats are good, but the vocals are too whiny. I first listened to this right after reading "The Hour of the Star" by Clarice Lispector, and I thought it was very good. Then I relistened to it a few times and came to my senses. Still, for a brief period, I understood why people liked Radiohead so much.

Actually pretty good. Will listen to later stuff.

How good is the 3th best Radio head album?

Kinda depressing but it was good. I was thinking 4 just because of how interesting it was but nah I gotta save those.

Do we really need SIX Radiohead albums? I don’t really get what you could glean from this that you wouldn’t get from their other records that have a much more solidified spot on this list (OK Computer and The Bends). Like is this bad? No, it’s pretty decent. But it’s not that much different than their other work. And I don’t think it is nearly as iconic as the aforementioned records. 3/5

idk. just don't like too much this band. this LP as much. not bad but just can't get the vibe.

not my favorite radiohead album. sail to the moon is still the only song i like on it. that's a great song but the other ones were just ok

Bom considerando q n é um dos melhores da banda

Sonically interesting, musically - less so. Radiohead's one of those bands I've always been behing the curve on. I loved Creep, but it took me decades to get into The Bends and Pablo Honey. I am now starting to dig OK Computer, so I may love this just befreo I kick the bucket. For now, a 3, because it ticked my earpussy.

JL : 3, Backdrifts

It's a Radiohead Album

2.5

Would give 3.5 if I could. Some songs got a bit repetitive, even some songs started sounding the same, but there are plenty good songs that have that signature moody vibe of radiohead.

While I can admire the emotion of this album, and the playing, I kept waiting for something to happen, but it did not.

3.8/5

Powiem tak: z całej dotychczasowej plejady z Radiogłową to jest najcięższa w wysłuchaniu i odbiorze płyta, co oczywiście nie zmienia faktu, że to dobra płyta. Tylko w ich skali - nienajlepsza.

It's a good album, I just think they have much better albums than this.

Toooo "radiohead" for me.

A pretty even album, but not so many standout tracks. Still a good album overall.

Radiohead is one of those bands I just can’t get into, no matter how hard I try. I occasionally enjoy the music, but Thom Yorke’s vocals drive me crazy.

Okay, some songs are mint

More style than substance.

Electronic influenced rock. Sounds politically charged.

I really like Radiohead but there's large parts of this album that wash on by, 2+2=5 and There There are both tremendous tracks though.

Nice. Men inte deras bästa. 3/5

Why was this my first Radiohead album

Sadly, my least favorite of the "classic" Radiohead albums. It still is very solid, but it is kind of overrated compared to their other albums. 'There, There' and especially '2 + 2 = 5' are two of their all-time best songs, but I don't love the rest that much. It feels like a weird zone where it's not as interesting as their previous electronic experiments in the early 2000s, but it also doesn't have as much great tunes as their more traditional rock material, and it leaves it as a pretty unique Radiohead experience, while also not really being one I wan't to go back to that much. Good, but I wish I liked it more.

There's some peaks and valleys here. I get why people are so enamored with this band but they've always been hit or miss for me. The twitchy rhythms, anxious beeping...just shut the fuck up. I'm sure Thom Yorke is some sort of lyrical genius, but I don't understand what he's saying half the time. But then there are songs that settle into really nice grooves and that have some movement. There's some great guitar here in places. They're great musicians, this is well crafted and well thought out...but, like I said, the twitchiness and the electronics are a bit too much at times.

while i do consider myself a radiohead fan, this is the one album of theirs i've listened to that i haven't been able to get at all. i can tell it's good, i understand the vision behind it, and yet i just don't like it. i think it's a little too cold and unforgiving for my taste, and it doesnt have any standout tracks for me unlike kid a that help make it a bit more accessible. 3/5, not sure if it deserves to be here (especially over their 2016, which is their best and much much better than this one)

Okzinho

3.3/5 - sometimes intentionally quite discordant, and to me not in an evocatively interesting way. enough to put me off a little to be honest. may give it another try in the future: still a good album :)

Instrumentals good but a little more subtlety in the lyrics would’ve been nice

The record is okay, but I enjoyed more Radiohead's earlier records. 3.5/5

I've never really given Radiohead a serious listen, but I thought it was pretty okay. The songs didn't stand out from each other well enough, but I did like how the songs often evolved and picked up tempo over time. The vocals didn't bother me, and the instrumentations were adequate for what the album was trying to be.

Objectively good, but not to my taste.

There are flashes of brilliance throughout but the songs do not resonate with me particularly. I added “Where You End and I Begin” to my playlist. I like the drums.

I really enjoyed Kid A, but outside of that album I still don’t understand the level of hype around Radiohead. This one has plenty of ideas, and I can hear the mix of electronic weirdness and more traditional rock they were going for, but most of it left me waiting for the album to finally come alive. “2 + 2 = 5” starts things off with some urgency, and “There There” was probably the strongest song on here for me. After that, though, the album spends a lot of time brooding without giving me much reason to stay invested. It’s tense, political, and paranoid, but those qualities don’t automatically make the songs interesting. Nothing here was bad enough for me to dislike the album, but I never got excited about it either.

Never raved over Radiohead but this was pretty fab!

Solid I think pretty good

I keep trying, but I don't like anything else as much as OK Computer or The Bends. There just isn't enough melody in the rest of it all.

I enjoyed this album. It feels like it was a huge improvement over the mediocrity that was Kid A.

Not my thing

Fine, I guess?

I'll be honest, I didn't pay much attention to this album, it was mostly in the background. But I didn't hate it and liked the first couple of songs.

Hmmm. Definitely interesting. But missing something for me compared to OK Computer. I’ll probably take the advice of a couple of the other reviews and give this a couple of additional listens at some point. For now: 6/10 Pretty Good

While I think OK Computer and Kid A are masterpieces, and this one superficially sounds like Kid A, I just never got into it as much as those albums. Also, a good example of an album that doesn't need to take up room on the list crowding out others. The list has Kid A, which is enough to make sure someone experiences post-OK Computer Radiohead before they leave this earth.

Not something I would reach for but it was OK.

Maybe I’m just too happy and prosperous to be moved by this album right now. In rainbows unbeatable sorry.

i feel like a chud for saying it, but I didn't really love it

Ei tää nyt huono ollu, muttei mikään superikaan. Paljon samallaisia fiboja joita Muse toi myöhemmin markkinoille.

Great songs but don't love the album. Jumps around too much. On the low end of my Radiohead list.

Though I’ve listened to Radiohead before (who hasn’t) this was actually my first full Radiohead album. It was just okay! I liked some of the songs, I thought others were annoying and boring at the same time. The album felt much too long. I think they got a little too confident and then didn’t edit enough. Looking forward to more Radiohead albums that blow this one out of the water.

This feels blasphemous but I just didn’t think this was particularly great.

Mein zweites Radiohead Album nach OK Computer. Interessante Sounds, Stimme vom Lead nervt aber hat Wiedererkennungswert. Trotzdem versteh ich die Lyrics nicht. Als Instrumental Album würde ich es deutlich besser finden. Fühlt sich oft an wie die Folge von Spongebob, als sie im "nichts" gelandet sind. Album vermittelt ein Gefühl, was ich nicht ganz beschreiben kann. Irgendwie distanziert, aber auch nostalgisch, traurig, bedauernd, erinnert an einen regnerischen Tag in der Stadt. "Sit Down. Stand Up." ist der beste Song mit einer 3,5/5. Album bekommt: 2,5/5

It was ok. Nothing really stood out as being all that great.

Fora, ali u trenucima dosadno. Pogotovo pri kraju. 3/5

I don’t think it’s their best album. A bit too long and poorly sequenced. Love Radiohead but rarely reach for this one

I've never found this album particularly interesting, like the band started focusing on all of the musical ideas I liked the least from OK Computer. Still some good things here, the singles stand out and Wolf at the Door was a nice surprise right at the end.

I do like There There, but not enough to bump this up to a 4

Good but def not my fave Radiohead album

What a rocker to open with. Especially when it explodes. Sit Down has a haunting piano which erupts into this frenzy of bleeps and bloops. And then when the drums kick in I’m levitating. Sail feels very Floyd when it starts. But then those vocals from Yorke destroy me. This is a good time to point out how dystopian, more so than usual, these lyrics are. Backdrifts didn’t do much for me but musically it’s interesting. It just goes on for too long for what it is. Go to Sleep starts with killer acoustic guitar and Thom’s awesome vocals. It really builds on this which I appreciated. The drums on Where I End stood out the most until that guitar and mysterious synths of course. We Suck is probably my least favorite on the album. I just don’t dig on how slow it is and the clapping bothered me. It eventually has a burst of energy but by then it didn’t matter. The Gloaming is a feast for the ears when it comes to the synths but that’s all that stands out. There, There is another standout but I did have a point where Yorke’s vocals were a bit grating. I Will feels more like an interlude so it didn’t do much for me other than the vocals. A Punchup is a great track especially that bass riff. The guitars sound like nothing I’ve heard before on Myxomatosis but that may not work for everyone. Scatterbrain feels like a leftover from the last two albums so I don’t know why they chose to use it here. Not a bad track but I do feel it sticks out in a negative way. Finally it closes with something that musically feels like a fairytale but the lyrics tell a different story.

Was not enamoured by the start of the album, first few songs. Go To Sleep was good, There There decent, A Wolf At the Door ok, recs from another review, didn't finish the rest of the album.

Radiohead I feel is only as amazing as people say it is, to people who haven't listened to anything else ever. I like them but this album didn't feel special to me

Nie my gunsteling radiohead album nie ek verkies hulle meer rock stuff. Maar hy het 'n paar baie nice tracks gehad soos die eerste en laaste track

Ekki þeirra besta

Mehh

We meet again, Radiohead. An auspicious start to the week? This is a very familiar album cover, even though I don't have this album. 'There, There' was on the countdown for so long - it's one of the few (~50?) music videos I remember clearly, mostly because I hated it and thought it was creepy and boring. Memory aside, the vocals here are so ... thin? high? which is probably why I never got into this "middle era" of Radiohead. Bring back 'Thinking About You'! Bring on 'Weird Fishes'! Still comforting background noise though. Highlight: 'Myxomatosis'

I feel like I have to be in a very specific mood for Radiohead. Their lyrics are good but I often felt like the song dragged on. I did like this album and I think I will come back to it when I'm looking to feel meloncholic.

3.5, starts off strong but the last few songs are just filler, nothing particularly memorable. Some songs are good but they definitely have better stuff out there.

Pretty great but not Radiohead's best work

It is popular to shit on this one, especially for people who don't like radiohead's music. I think it is a lot like some modern art museums I've been to where you can see how thought out the exhibits are, and there are cool techniques at use too, but it's all too miserable and intense at times. I'm not going to hate on a concept album that clearly has an interesting artistic perspective on violence, but about halfway through the moaning and groaning of this one I was considering moving on.

Some really beautiful bits of what's overall a long and drawn out album. Need to give a better chance to indulge the lyricism a big more but for me it wasn't as atmospheric and moving as their big 4 albums have proven to be. Tentative rating: 6.5/10

RATING: 7/10 HIGHLIGHT: There There LOWLIGHT: Go to Sleep

2.8. We Suck Young Blood is grating.

A good Radiohead album, though in their catalog one of the albums I revisit less than some of their others. There's a few really good tracks, some are ok, and one or two I usually want to skip.

I'm not sure what to rate this one, I was bored. Maybe I'm missing something?

(4/7) I never really got the radiohead hype

I was relatively late to the Radiohead party - didn't get excited about them all at the time. I think it's mostly Yorke's whiny voice - bit of turn off for me. That said, they are in my top 100 artists on last.fm, so I mustn't dislike them. This is a fine Radiohead album, if not a good Radiohead album, but there are others that are stronger.

Peak mid

Only Radiohead album with no skips

Love RH. Never heard. Was okay

Smá leyndarmál. Fyrst þá þótti mér Radiohead afspyrnuleiðinlegir. Mér fannst Thom svo vælinn en þeir hafa unnið vel á þótt ég hafi ekki fylgst með þeim. Það kom mér þess vegna á óvart að þeir væru komnir í smá raftónlistarfíling sem virkar bara ágætlega með vælusöng Thoms.

eher schleppend, eher nicht das glanzlicht von Radiohead.

Dude, this was weird. I mean weird dude. Listening: 5/10 Background: 6/10 Is this even music: 5/10 I liked transformer yesterday more. 3 star. Bro this is weird.

Probably my favorite Radiohead album. That's not saying a ton, but I listened and enjoyed it. I can definitely see how this influenced other bands that I'm really into.

Maybe Radiohead’s slowest, moody, ambient albums with a bit of country twang. Still pretty enjoyable. I think I listened to this album in its best form, late at night in a taxi on the way home. Backdrifts was a highlight, as well as the crescendo of Go to Sleep (which seems like the antithesis to its name unless you want to shove a strong sleeping pills in), the almost emo Where I End and You Begin (with its impeccable bass guitar), and the harrowing There, There (like a broken lullaby). This type of album is also a film soundtrack curator’s delight (We Suck Blood gives real Season 5 Peaky Blinders). Overall, the moodiness of the album doesn’t make it easy listening on a day to day basis, but still a great listen.

I know Radio Head is innovative and widely praised. Somehow, when I listen to it I can both understand it and not love it. I'll give it another go, but I can't say I absolutely loved this album.