Reviews (page 7 of 14)
Ok
Apesar de não ser um grande fã da banda, esse disco tem momentos bem interessantes. Fui surpreendido positivamente. QoA Vesper.
I love Radiohead but all i can think of is Fred Armisen's impression of the dude.
This was a little tough to listen to while working, probably because I can tell that it deserves more of my attention. This is what more popular music should sound like. Accessible but intricate and interesting. Though Thom Yorke's voice does grate on me after a while. I want to give it 3.75 stars.
My biggest hangup with Radiohead is how bloodless their music sounds—cold, removed, heady to a fault. After a while, it blends together into a sort of white noise: ambient washes of percussion and synth, with Thom Yorke's heavily reverbed, barely intelligible vocals. My favorite moments on this are the ones have a stronger pulse: the second half of "2 + 2 = 5" and the almost NIN-esque "Myxomatosis." The rest falls away for me.
will listen today
This sits nicely in the pocket between the Radiohead of sublime songs and that of the white noise atonal Radiohead that can disappoint. I thought this was stronger going back to it and in the context of all the other albums here than I'd remembered. Some very high points and I think I should give this a good reappraisal.
not their best…
This does really well at combining the cold electronics of Kid A and Amnesiac with the more rock oriented sound of The Bends. Great album cover too. Favorites are 2 + 2 = 5, Go To Sleep, We Suck Young Blood, A Punch Up At A Wedding, Myxomatosis, and A Wolf At The Door.
more frenetic than their other stuff
I’ve been way too kind to the billion other radiohead albums so: snore city
Mental illness!!!!!
Dude really said "you need to listen to every radiohead album before u die"
Very good
Good
I love feeling angsty on a Monday work morning... Yeah not quite the music I needed yesterday. Not really my taste in general. I somewhat enjoyed the sound of a few of these songs but overall the mood and tone just isn't what I gravitate towards. I did enjoy the ending section of 'Where I End You Begin', that's about it.
Harmillisesti ei yhtään kappaletta jäänyt omille listoille tai mieleen. Höh.
I remember when this album was coming out I kept hearing how excited everyone was. Then it came out and nobody said anything about it. Guess we know why.
Three Radiohead albums down, two more to go. :/
This style of music just never appealed to me. Its fine but not great IMO
What felt daring and important in its time comes off pretentious and depressing quite frankly. I've never liked Radiohead from their Beep-and-Boop era on, so I wasn't bound to like this. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I bought this CD when it came out, but never even cracked it open. I'm such a completist that way. I guarantee there isn't a soul alive who has a hankering to listen to 'Hail to the Thief' on a Saturday afternoon. Would be nice to see Thom Yorke and crew come out with a record lambasting their own authoritarian government at the present moment, but identity politics only works one direction, I guess.
I need some more time to decide whether or not I like this. There were some great moments, but also some boring ones. I think it’s Thom Yorke’s vocals that I just don’t connect with. He sounds a bit too whiny sometimes—it gets tiring to listen to after a while. Favorites: Myxomatosis Scatterbrain A Wolf At the Door
I know people love Radiohead, but they've always been a bit depressing for me. That doesn't mean they don't have some satisfying grooves, and A Punch up at Wedding is definitely one of those, and Go to Sleep. Most of the rest is classic Radiohead--kind of like nerve-wracked meth music that sounds perfect at 3am after you split up with your boyfriend while a teenager. 2/5
I love the melancholy, but the songs are a little too similar to listen to in one go. Favorite is Go To Sleep!
Ikke det beste albumet til Radiohead, men likevel undervurdert.
Нз защо ама все повече ми харесват тия, коеот не е добре
I am radioheading it.
Hard to believe some would consider Radiohead a “one hit wonder.” I was lucky enough to catch h them on this tour, hands down one of the most beautiful and energetic live shows I’ve been to. This album holds such a dear spot in my heart. Front to back perfection and a must listen on headphones. So many treats buried in the mix.
So ahead of its time. Really bridges the gap between OK Computer and In Rainbows. Super easy to listen to, but nothing you would hear on the radio. Love Where I End And You Begin.
Love Radiohead.
It's definitely a vibe. Can get a bit gloomy listening to the full thing. Spread out the songs and it's great.
A needless inclusion here. An undercooked album by Radiohead standards, predictable and overlong. They have done better and I can't think of a compelling reason this should be included here beyond the list editor's bias.
Music is good but Radiohead doesn't really hit for me
It's lesser Radiohead, but it's still radiohead
Chill vibes Me ha gustado bastante pero no ha sido espectacular
No está mal la verdad. El problema que le veo a Radiohead es que si no vas con mood triste no te va a dar más porque parece que las canciones que hacen van destinadas a esos momentos. Así como destacable pondría sail to the moon
Ein Album das Aufmerksamkeit braucht - sehr cool! Super ungewöhnlich, quasi wie Tool ohne Metal. Nichts für nebenbei, wyld, aber auf ne gute Art.
Für mich nach ok computer eines ihrer besten Alben. Sehr zwingend.
Really enjoyed it! never gave this album a fair shake. but i really enjoy it now.
I'm sure it's good but a bit whiny and slow for my taste.
Hail to the Thief is a combination of some of Radiohead’s best (2+2=5, There There, and A Wolf at the Door) with some of the most eh filler this side of Amnesiac. Still, the hits are so great that it drags this album up to 4 Stars.
I like 2+2=5 Did NOT like Sit Down, Stand Up Very chill? I can't think of the word. Seattle rainy day vibes. Melancholy is a good word I like The Gloaming, Scatterbrain, A Wolf at the Door I do like the sound overall pretty well. I just need to be in a mood for it Rating: 4 stars (probably would listen again)
This feels... scarily relevant for what's happening in America right now. This, of course, is Radiohead's 2003 album Hail to the Thief. This is definitely one of the lesser-discussed albums in their discography. As such, I don't really think this album needs to be on this list. I think just keeping The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A, and In Rainbows is the perfect representation for Radiohead on a list like this. That's not to say that Hail to the Thief is bad though, quite the contrary. The fact that this is considered one of the band's weaker albums astonishes me. You're telling me THIS is one of the worst Radiohead albums? Well, god damn! They must have a phenomenal discography then! And they do! This is my third album of theirs that I've listened to, and while I obviously didn't enjoy it as much as OK Computer or Kid A, Hail to the Thief is still an excellent album. It kind of feels like a combination of those other two albums in a way. There's clearly still some electronics left over from Kid A and its followup Amnesiac, but there's definitely more rock than on those two albums, which calls to mind the earlier Radiohead style. That's cool! I like that the band decided to move on to doing different things musically while still carrying some things over that worked on prior albums. Of course, the instrumentation is great, as is Thom Yorke's singing, but the writing is where this album really has me hooked. This is, according to many, Radiohead's most political album. Cool! I've said it a few times, but I love when music gets political. Art as a whole is inherently political, so to see musicians embrace that to actually spread a message of sorts is very respectable to me, especially with albums like this. Boy, did Thom Yorke seem to have a disdain for George Bush. Can't blame him. That guy sucked! But alas, over 2 decades later, Bush seems like a good president compared to the current guy. He's not. They both suck. Why am I trying to get political now? I'm supposed to be talking about Radiohead! Oh yeah, the point I was trying to make is that the writing rings true to this day, just with a different guy that you can apply the lyrics to. The added influences from things like 1984 on "2 + 2 = 5" and the Rwandan Genocide on "Sit Down, Stand Up" make the album even more interesting. Good writing. I've seen some people call this album bloated. I kind of get it, but I also like all of the music here so I don't really care that much. Hail to the Thief is pretty cool. It's my least favorite of the three Radiohead albums I've heard so far, but when the other two are OK Computer and Kid A, that means basically nothing. Strong 4/5.
Like most all Radiohead, this is exceptional!
Das sechste Studioalbum der britischen Band Radiohead wurde überwiegend in den Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles aufgenommen, ergänzt durch Sessions in den Canned Applause Studios in Oxfordshire. Die Mitglieder von Radiohead stammen aus England und zählen seit den frühen 1990er-Jahren zu den prägenden Akteuren alternativer Rockmusik. „Hail To The Thief“ verbindet Elemente aus Alternative Rock, elektronischer Musik und experimenteller Popstruktur. Das Album wirkt weniger reduziert als sein direkter Vorgänger und greift wieder stärker auf konventionelle Bandinstrumentierung zurück, ohne auf die zuvor entwickelten elektronischen Texturen zu verzichten. Titel wie „There There“, „2 + 2 = 5“ und „A Wolf at the Door“ gelten als stilprägend für die Mischung aus politischem Unterton und persönlicher Desorientierung, die das Werk durchzieht. Die Produktion wirkt bewusst roh gehalten, was dem Album eine gewisse Direktheit verleiht. Textlich dominieren gesellschaftliche und medienkritische Motive, umgesetzt in fragmentierten Bildern und surrealer Sprache. „Hail To The Thief“ hinterlässt den Eindruck einer Übergangsphase zwischen Experiment und Rückbesinnung auf frühere Strukturen. Es ist ein vielschichtiges Werk mit klarer künstlerischer Haltung, das sich bewusst einer einfachen Einordnung entzieht.
So ahead of its time. Really bridges the gap between Paranoid Android and In Rainbows. Super easy to listen to, but nothing you would hear on the radio. Love Where I End And You Begin.
Not a fan of this album at all. Couldn’t even get through one full song.
Definitely one of there weaker albums. 2.90
Can't believe there's that one guy who thinks Radiohead are boring. What a bold, original thought.
This is not a good or interesting record by Radiohead. Admittedly I am not their biggest fan but I can appreciate their other works. This is just boring and I guess angst filled while not really having or at least making a point or statement. I read the Wikipedia and see what it was supposed to be about but I don't hear that. Instead it just seems whiny.
Very dynamic songs
Real spontaneity to the fusion of electric and rock elements. pretty angry lyrics. I enjoyed Myxomatosis and Go To Sleep. I definitely get the appeal of Radiohead and I think there's a lot of layers in this album I haven't uncovered yet. Good!
Some songs were passable, even good, but most of the album was annoying, I cannot really give 3 stars to an album that took me 2 days to go through.
Love this album. Always have, always will.
Didn't finish it. I mean I like some Radiohead but ... meh
I love Radiohead as much as the next 90s kid, but really? The 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list includes five Radiohead albums. Five. On a list supposedly covering the greatest albums in popular music? I’d really like to know which four other great albums didn’t make the cut because of this. If I didn’t already think the list was a joke, I do now. Hail to the Thief is good. But it’s not monumental.
One of my fav bands and one of their brightest albums. This album generator thing really loves Radiohead. I’m not complaining, but sheesh, there have to be some other influential bands from the last 10,000 years.
Tied with okay computer as my favorite radiohead album.
Radiohead is good but not sure this album should make the list since it is literally their third album on here. If we going to duplicate albums why is the entire list just not Beatles albums? That said, the album is great, it just isn't their greatest.
Büro, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Übelst grottig turbomies.
Barely tolerated it. This album started to give me a headache and I like Radiohead Not great Radiohead
Look I promise I’m not that big of a hater but I just don’t understand why anyone enjoys this band. This is the third album by Radiohead I’ve gotten and they’re getting worse I swear. I hated this album, unlike the other albums I got there was not really one redeeming track here, this was nonstop boredom with the occasional earbleeding bit. And Jesus Christ why the hell is Thom Yorke’s voice so goddamn whiny, I really hated this album
Dullest album I've ever heard
Everything they do sounds different but also sounds like Radiohead. I'd say the best adjective to describe that "Radiohead quality" to their music is haunting...a lot of it is due to something in Thom Yorke's voice. The title of Backdrifts makes me want to do an edit of Backdraft with this as the soundtrack. You can hear the U2 influence on this album, Achtung Baby and Pop. Radiohead definitely transitioned to a band that makes albums from a band that generates hit singles. There, There is the best song on the album. A Wolf at the Door has a very ominous feeling about it.
This album sucked!!!
"Hail to the Thief" is the sixth studio album by English rock band Radiohead. Alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock and electronic rock are the Wiki-listed genres. They fit. Radiohead sought to work more spontaneously, combining electronic and rock music and employing producer Nigel Godrich who focused on live takes. Lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist Thom Yorke wrote lyrics "in response to George W. Bush's war on terror and phrases from political discourse, combining elements of fairytale and children's literature. Other bandmembers and their instruments included Jonny Greenwood (guitars, analogue systems, laptop, piano, ondes Martenot and glockenspiel), Colin Greenwood (bass, string synth, sampler), Ed O'Brien (guitars, vocals) and Philip Selway (drums, percussion). The album reached #1 in the UK and #3 in the US and received universal acclaim. "2+2=5" opens the album. Guitar strumming and drum ticks. Yorke's voice coming in sounding anxious and in general the music itself sounding anxiety driven. A dramatic build up with guitar, beats and vocals. A song about mind control: if you can get a person to believe 2+2=5" then what else. The band goes 60's folk in "Go to Sleep" with the acoustic guitar and bass. He's powerless to stop the war. The song picks up with the guitar. My favorite song on the album is "Where I End and You Begin." An ominous synth noise with Greenwood on the ondes Martenot and a New Order/Joy Division bass and drums. Handclaps and a charging guitar. I think this is about relationship boundaries and reclaiming what was once yours. I don't really care...good song. We get a really good Jonny Greenwood guitar solo in "There There." Emotional vocals and yelling and layered guitars. The band sought out to sound like the Tubeway Army in "Myxomatosis." They did a good job doing that with the electronic beats and fuzzy bass. Yorke hypnotically singing. This is a solid album and they succeeded in their goal of combining the rock and electronic with mostly good songs. They create a foreboding and anxiety-driven atmosphere. Yorke's lyrics are political and personal at times. The band admitted that the album probably needed a trimming. I'd agree; there's some filler. The album does not rank in the upper echelon of Radiohead albums for me but it is worthy going back to for a listen.
3/5
At this point in their career I had fully given up on Radiohead ever bringing back a guitar driven album. Why they won’t? Who the hell knows, only they know. Much like the 2 other post Ok Computer albums, I wanted to hate this album. I really did. You see, it’s not a perfect listen at first….listen It’s a grower before it’s a shower. Ok Computer wasn’t like that but here we are. This album continues the deep dive into a music genre only fit for them. It’s like Electonicpoprockalternatindy, to sum it up. Gosh darn it, it works Choice cut: A Wolf at the Door
Niet echt ondersteboven van dit Radiohead-album. Het is wel geinig dat je merkt dat dit album de eerste échte stappen richting de hoekige, elektronische, free jazz stijl van het recentere project The Smile zet. Maar gevoelsmatig - en vooral persoonlijk - zie ik dit toch als een dipje, tussen het underrated 'Amnesiac' en m'n favoriet 'In Rainbows' in. De wat vrije constructies van de nummers zorgen er vaak voor dat het nergens heen lijkt te gaan, maar wanneer het dat wél doet, dan is het ook gelijk fantastisch. Ik heb dat ook met de albums van The Smile. De pieken zijn dus echt wel op z'n Radiohead's erg hoog, maar de amusementswaarde en algehele attractiviteit ligt laag. De opener is grandioos, 'Sail to the Moon' is mooi, 'Where I End and You Begin' is mysterieus, en 'There, There' doet alles wat je van de rest van het album verwachtte. De rest is gewoon een beetje saai, en had wat meer vuur als dat van 'Myxomatosis' kunnen gebruiken. Tuurlijk licht ik nu ook gewoon wel weer een stuk of 5 hoogtepunten uit, bij één van m'n minst favoriete RH albums, en dat zegt wel wat over hoe hoog zij de lat hebben gelegd. 6,5/10 Highlights: 2+2=5 There, There Where I End and You Begin
Bijzondere combi zo met Portishead. Net zo sferisch en dromerig maar misschien schuurt Radiohead af en toe wel wat meer. Dat maakt ook dat een eerste RH luisterbeurt je nooit gelijk kan grijpen. Een album heeft altijd meerdere sessies in korte tijd nodig. Ik heb Hail to the Thief er twee gegund. En ook al groeit deze plaat nog niet zo hoog als sommige anderen van RH, het is wel gaaf hoor. Met de there, there en de afsluiter als hoogtepunt. 7/10 Highlights There, there A wolf at the door
Not quite my taste
4th favorite of what I've heard on the list so far
Score 7/10 Favorite Song: Myxomatosis Hail to the Thief feels like a Radiohead album that’s caught between two worlds. It’s messy, ambitious, and full of moments that feel sharp and vital, but it also drags in places and doesn’t always feel as cohesive as their best work. There’s an urgency to the record, both politically and sonically, but it’s filtered through a haze of glitchy electronics, eerie falsetto, and scattered genre experiments. It tries to blend the cold alienation of Kid A with the guitar-driven angst of The Bends, and while some of that fusion really works, a fair chunk ends up getting lost in the sprawl. Still, when it hits, it really hits. “Myxomatosis” is a highlight — pulsing, aggressive, and unapologetically weird, it’s the kind of track that grips you with its grime and growl. Other songs like “There There” and “2 + 2 = 5” bring weight and drama, reminding you just how good this band is when they lean into tension and build-up. But across its 14 tracks, the album’s length starts to feel like a weakness, not a strength. It’s got flashes of brilliance, but the uneven pacing makes it harder to love front-to-back. A good album with a handful of standout moments, just not quite in the upper tier of their discography.
It’s a pretty damn good album. Maybe didn’t need 4 Radiohead albums on here so could probably be taken off but whatever lol
(Mostly) consistently moody with a fun little surprise of Myxomatosis near the end. Best song: 2 + 2 = 5 Notable(s): Myxomatosis
I'm not sure why this album is included, there are better Radiohead albums to choose from, this is good but not top tier Radiohead! I remember listening to the early leak of this and enjoying it but feeling a little let down when I heard the official release. All that being said it's still a Radiohead album and it's better than most of the shit I'm fed off this list
Thom Yorke is a boner and this is not one of the better Radiohead albums. At least I know OK Computer is on here
I feel like I’d be really into Radiohead if it was instrumental, but thom York’s vocals really harsh my vibe
My brother says it's a 3
Pretty average, not much to say
Nah. Why does this generator keep recommending Radiohead albums? Is this terrible band really that popular?
generous 4 maybe, patchy but has great moments - feels very radiohead by numbers but still better than most bands
Radiohead really good at making you feel headachy and sleepy. Listening to at work was awful but the last song was really good
probably my 3rd album (tied) from radio head- I LOVE RADIO HEAD 2 + 2 =5 is fav song.
You have got to be kidding me, two Radiohead albums in a row...
One of my favorite bands but not in my top 5 of Radiohead albums. Still has some very good songs.
Just imagine all the other albums that could've been on this list instead of Hail to the Thief. This is not, and never will be, an album that requires repeated listening to fully appreciate. It is unfortunate that it tricks some people into believing it is anything more than ok and holds a deeper complexity simply because it is Radiohead
Very good but flawed album.
The darkest I've heard from Radiohead - abrasive and full of menace. Favourite tracks: 2+2=5, Go To Sleep, Where You End And I Begin, There There, Myxomatosis (FIFA '04)
fuck i wish i got some radio(((head))) from a 12 year old girl preferably
no tiene hits pero es muy consistente en sí mismo
It's not my favorite by them
Hated it in my early 20s, hated it less bow. Some tracks are good but some are still too whiny
Am I ever going to enjoy Radiohead? It's not looking good bruv. I can't stand Thoms whiny vocals.
Honestly not sold on Radiohead. In theory I feel like I would like them a lot, but they were just okay.
as a fan this album feels like a hidden gem Radiohead more like Radioheart bc I ❤️ them
not my favorite RadHead (slang for radio head) album, but I still really enjoyed listening to it! Thanks for making this one, guys.
I was a huge fan of Radiohead as a young lad but in adulthood I have really struggled to find them interesting. Here is my working theory: they don't go freaky-deaky mode enough. And maybe that's a function of hindsight; I know that Radiohead is ultimately very groundbreaking and that it might sound "normal" now because music has normalized around them, but they still just don't get FREAKY enough with it! Like even on this album I can feel them flirting with some krautrock or jazzy post-rock stuff and I want them to just go for it and take some RISKS and get FUNKY on a white boy but it just all feels so calculated and NORMAL! I want there to be a sense of danger and excitement to the art I love, and that's why I also struggle with bands like Pink Floyd. It just feels so "correct" and like really "successful" at being "good." So like to be clear I enjoyed the album a lot and I enjoyed listening to pretty much every song, yet there are very few I envision myself returning to. It's interesting. Even after listening to this as thoughtfully as possible, I don't feel closer to understanding whether or not I actually LIKE Radiohead at this point in my life. One cool thing about this though is that I don't think I had ever actually listened to Hail to the Thief in its entirety when I was younger so hearing new tracks was neat. Fav song: There, There
A lot of people were wondering where could Radiohead go from Kid A/Amnesiac, which représented a hard turn for them after the success of Ok Computer. They went for full on Radiohead : unhinged, unpreoccupied with fashions and trend, and used their new world-class stature to make a statement: not in our name. More than a decade later, this album still sounds fresh and true. A timeless masterpiece
well, radiohead.. do I need to say anything else ?
Not my fav Radiohead album. Only really liked A Wolf At the Door
I've always found Radiohead to be one of the most overrated bands of all time. This is the first album of the 21 I've heard so far in this project that I continually kept checking to see when it would end. If you like an album full of five minute long songs that all sound like the backing track for a third-party early Playstation 2 game, this is for you.
In the early 2000s, before In Rainbows, this ranked as my favorite Radiohead album. It is a more straightforward rock album than say, Amnesiac. It makes for a perfect gateway album. As you listen you can appreciate Thom Yorke's voice and Radiohead's style without feeling too off-put. Then once you've come around on Hail to the Thief so you can start diving into other parts of the back catalogue.
Not their best
Pretty good! I listened to this a lot when it came out. Still works for me. Based on the general reivews, seems there are two types of people in the world: those who like Radiohead/Thom Yorke and those who don't. I guess I'm in the former camp. 4/5
#4 Hail To The Thief ~ Radiohead After Radiohead tricked everyone and revealed their true colours as classical music students with Kid A and Amnesiac, Hail To The Thief more or less seemed to be a return of decency: something that sounds like rock. Instead it attempted a highly ambitious blend of their electronic work with their Bends-ian guitar work in a project more daring than OK Computer.... in theory. Instead, like Amnesiac beforehand, something just falls flat with this album. But first, the positives. Sonically this album remains infectiously ear-catching and interesting. The guitarwork is a lot more tighter, a lot less bombastic, allowing for the electronica elements to soak in more easily, to actually have an effect. OK Computer was constantly praised for 'blending rock and electronica,' a pretty rubbish assertation in hindsight when Nine Inch Nails was in vogue a good few years before Radiohead. But Hail To The Thief sounds more worthy of this distinction than OK ever did, if you are following the train of thought of a classical musician and considering 'electronica' as 'Penderecki and Stockhausen'. On that front I can say yeah, the music is quite revolutionary. Yorke's voice, whether one likes it or not, is quite remarkable. It's operatic, not in a heroic sense like Buckley's, but innately filled with unbearable fragility, like the tragic figure betrayed by his own weakness. Frankly, this voice as it flutters through its register with each song, from low baritone to wailing falsetto, it adds another layer of magic to the already solid instrumental work of the rest of the band. And I would certainly rate this album higher if Yorke just said absolutely nothing and vocalised. Because the main problem dragging this album down like a lead weight is the PERSONALITY of this project. I listen to this and ask myself 'doesn't this all sound really rushed'. OK Computer had passion. Kid A had passion. Amnesiac (although not that great) had passion. Did Radiohead think that flashing something political equals passion? There are some true fillers of songs plaguing this album. Sure a lot of people diss on Kid A's lyrics, but Yorke's voice was ornamentation, not the forefront. Here he forces you to listen to every word he says like it's more profound because the subject matter is political, and he will make you sit down and stand up to listen to him say 'the raindrops' 47 times. Sure, such 'surrealist' lyrics can and has been used for political commentary (Court Of The Crimson King), but you need a bit more flesh and depth into the lyrics. You need more than just shades of bleak grey, which what Hail To the Thief really feels like, despite the musical heights it tries to climb. Rock critics would prefer in a long revolving-door list of bands if Wilco, Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, or Black Country, New Road were more popular with the common people. The common people may wish for Muse and Coldplay to return to their earlier formats. They'll have to stick with Radiohead if they want to be a fan of a popular band with 'artistic faith'. Hail To The Thief is a solid-sounding album that borders so dangerously close in being a disingenuous parody, and it's a shame cause there are some really great gems here (There There, Where I End and You Begin, Sail to the Moon, Wolf At The Door). But as a political album, does it really inspire anything? If only they'd just have another flavour that's not 'DOOMSDAY' for their next album... Verdict: A Wolf At The Door and nobody's listening
Awesome album, love it
Such a good album- beginning to end
Not my favorite radio headset album but I do love them so much ♥️
It's Radiohead's best album. I acknowledge I'm in a minority of one here but I don't care. It's the best mix of all their electronic and guitar work with mysterious and beautiful songs. Everything works (after multiple listens, mind you). The last few songs are a bit disjointed but I still love them. The middle is the highlight.
I was in the perfect mood for this today, this was great.
Great album. It was the first album they released after I was introduced to them and thankfully was a return to more guitars (I never got on with amnesiac). Fascinating rhythms, an interesting range of vocal approaches, incredible weird timing guitar work. I feel like this album is heavily underrated even by Radiohead fans.
I own(d) this on CD when it came out. I was big into Kid A and Amnesiac when they came out. I'm curious how this holds up. 2+2=5 seems guitar heavy... kinda punk. The Gloaming stands out as being sonically different. I remember liking Myxomatosis and it holds. The palette of sounds is pretty different from song to song. I think its a little back heavy.
Finally. I don’t know how often I started this album only to give up on it again. But now I’m done. It is interesting and unique. But the music is often bordering on sonical schizophrenia and that’s not always my cup of tea if you know what I mean. Still I liked some of the songs and could enjoy them.
Not the best post-OK Computer (In Rainbows) offering from Radiohead, also not the worst (King of Limbs). I haven't listened to this album for a long time now, and I think I know why. Very little of it has stuck with me as being "essential Radiohead songs." 2+2=5 might be the closest, but if you asked me to give you a list of 20 Radiohead songs you should know, even that one wouldn't make the list. A decent album that just hasn't aged well.
Not for me
Good songs
Still amazing.
2 out of 5. Like their other albums this has some good stuff but still not for me.
Radiohead is one of my favorite bands. Glad to see they are well respresented in the list.
Radiohead throw everything at the wall here — bleeps, guitars, paranoia, piano ballads — and somehow most of it sticks. It’s not their best work, and certainly not essential, but it’s a fascinating, often thrilling snapshot of a band in transition. Even when Radiohead aren’t at their peak, they’re still miles ahead of most.
My least favourite Radiohead album. Complex time signatures don’t really cover the thinning out on top. But then, without this we wouldn’t have had In Rainbows.
Do I like Radiohead? I honestly don't know. The few hits I've heard are good, but nothing on this album is doing anything for me. There are a few tracks that are above average (not great) and a few that are annoying (but not to the point of skipping them). The whiny vocals got to me after a couple of tracks too. It's a 2.5, but I'm rounding down because as an album it wears out it's welcome less than halfway in.
While this is not one of my favorite Radiohead albums, it still has some great songs.
I was previously familiar with Radiohead. This is a pretty different album from OK Computer, which I am most familiar with. This album shows a pretty strong electronic influence, and from here, you can see where they would go even further with In Rainbows. I didn't mind the album but didn't immediately love it either. I will listen again to see if it grows on me, but for now I could take it or leave it.
-Makes me want to kms, classic Radiohead
- Radiohead blindspot for me but just as good as lots of their other stuff. - "Go to Sleep" was my fav track
I want to give them another listen in the future to hear the words more, but the music is pretty decent itself. Still trying to get into them
Great album
I dont like Radiohead much. It doesnt hook me. Maybe 2 of their popular songs.
I love radiohead but this is not their best album. A few really good songs with some more meh ones in between. I think its best when listening to radiohead to remember that their songs came from nowhere. So does most every other song but theirs are so layered and different that even if I don't love or like one of theor songs, im usually intrigued at least in the short term about how the song was manufactured.
I just cannot get into Radiohead, no matter what I do. A few good songs but most of it didn't really resonate with me.
was never a huge radiohead fan, just knew their radio hits. i just thought it was an ok album, a little too artsy for me, but i was a fan of a band called Vast, i see now where they got some of their influence from.
Pretty good. Not my favorite by radiohead, but solid.
first half: mmmm, nice. i'm enjoying this. it's moody but has undeniable grooves and melodies. the lyrics aren't half as smart as i'm always hearing or expected, but still, am i gonna be a radiohead guy? is it happening? "we suck young blood": my wife, who claims to like this album but who i suspect only really listened to "there, there" before seeing them at coachella in high school, walks into the room and says, "what is this. this is terrible." not as big a radiohead guy as she thinks she is, eh? i concur at the time. then i listen to it again and don't hate it. but THEN i read that thom claims it's a "slave ship tune" that satirizes hollywood culture and "is not to be taken seriously." lol okay. i didn't think he could sound like a bigger butthole than he did on the song itself, but he went and outdid himself. now i hate it more than i did the first time. side two is a mixed bag with some good (“there, there”; “myxo”), some inoffensive (“punch up”), and some bad (“i will”, which can go pound salt). maybe i’m like half a radiohead guy now?
It’s good, admit it
first half was a 4, back half was a 2 or a 3 for me. Thumb Yorke doesn't shut up. 3
Thom Yorke is a huge dumbass and it's free Palestine today and forever.
Really enjoyed a few other Radiohead albums on the project already, but this one a bit less. I think on a different day or different time of day, it may have hit differently. Will need to revisit
좋은 것도 몇개있는데 잘 못느낌
Second Radiohead album now, and this isn’t helping with my absolute confusion why everyone keeps telling me they are in GOAT contention. As someone else put it, the fans of the band imply a required intellectual depth to appreciate it's supposed complexity, well let's be honest it's not exactly full orchestra is it or intricate narrative. relistening at this moment, the Sleep song is on and that's a general rock combo arrangement, no more or less than most others, which is ok, it is ok but not earth shaking either. Got to admit my own bias here, with all the critic and social hype around this band I'm expecting so much, to be fair too probably much; to be moved, or blown away. And I'm just finding it all a bit tedious, some ok rock arrangement or minimal electronic arrangement with his vocals, that are just, don't want to use the wh.. word because been said by many, but they are. I'm just not getting it at all, don't hate the band after 2 albums Guess not going to be a Radiohead fan either. 1.5 Star
hauntingly beautiful, classic radiohead
Another Radiohead album but why?? Really need six albuns on the list, really? In the fact we are more nearby to dead after heard this mourmoring depressing songs.
Radiohead suck 😬
5 Ok no this is not as good as some other Radiohead albums but still v good 4
Chill & cool
I’ve always felt that Radiohead are far darker, far more sinister, and cast an aura of evil and doom at a stronger, more authentic register than your typical ‘dark’ bands. There’s something about Thom Yorke’s voice that feels like it can spread cancer like a virus. Goth, metal, and the like are all in league with the lord of darkness, but Hail to the Thief-era Radiohead are satan’s heart incarnate. Case in point, there’s a song on this album where Yorke says he’ll eat you alive over and over and over. And even if this is a commentary on the war on terror, a big part of me does believe that Yorke sucks young blood. Hail to the Thief is rarely cited as anyone’s favorite Radiohead album, but if it weren’t for The Bends, Kid A, or In Rainbows, this sure would be. In other words, this is a damned fine album that’s often overlooked among their repertoire. When I listen to this, I sometimes wonder if this is the most personality-defining album by Radiohead. The upheaval of Kid A and Amnesiac have settled, but they hadn’t quite matured to the point of In Rainbows. HttT is an entity in between, while also still offering its own worlds, its own distinct style. When I listen to HttT, I usually find myself wondering if it’s my favorite Radiohead album. It may not be the best one, but yeah, it may be my favorite. The jury is still deliberating.
I have this problem with Radiohead where many of the tracks from each record sound kinda similar because I’m not super closely listening. Regardless, could not have had a better album to walk around my neighborhood to. Not a 5 because I wouldn’t say every song is an ear worm, but beautiful work
Annoying AF. I wanted to like it but both the music and the voice were annoying. I couldn’t get past it!
Not consistently beat-ey like the others. 3/5
Lawrence - Hail to the thief is great at the beginning but I lost interest from the middle until a wolf at the door played. Will need to relisten when I’m not traveling. Favorite tracks: Sit down. Stand up Backdrifts Go to sleep a wolf at the door
Yeah, I just don't get it. Nothing about it is bad but equally nothing about is memorable. Their first 3 albums were great but then they took an artistic turn that wasn't for me. This band makes me feel dumb because I really just dont like it
This album is little more pop than most of what they release. I never know what to write for these guys. Everyone always loves everything they do and I’m always left feeling a little bored by it all. This wasn’t insulting or offensive and all the songs were good, but it’s just good. Another quality album, nothing special. 4/5
Good sound, great songs in the first half. Second half kind of peters out, again. What is it with pop records that they NEED to be 50+ minutes when 30 minutes would have been excellent? Plenty of bangers overall, better than I remember. But too long.
I liked some of the beats but the voice and lyrics were so slow and I couldn't really see the deeper meaning.
It was just ok. Something I wouldn’t skip if someone put on but not something I’d look forward to listening to
i just don’t like radiohead. it’s so depressing
I have fondness for 90s Radiohead, but this is where they sort of lost me.
Enfin un album qui ne sort pas des boulamites. Mon pref à date. J'ai découvert "I Will" que j'ai trouvé vraiment puissante. Peut-être que c'est la parentalité qui vient me toucher dans les tripes, mais ça m'a parlé et les vocalises sont magnifiques. J'ai trouvé que c'est un album doux, émotif et vibrant.
2 + 2 = 4 .... ????????? 😍😍😍😍😍
Rien à redire sur cet album. Très belle oeuvre.
The raindrops the raindrops the raindrops the raindrops the raindrops! Album parfait, transition entre l'électro-horreur (cut the kids in halfff) de Kid Amnesiac et les compos plus recherchées de In Rainbows. Les build up sont incroyables. Le talent de lyriciste de Thom Yorke explose (In pitch dark, I go walking in your landscape. Broken branches trip me as I speak. Just 'cause you feel it doesn't mean it's there.)
Je suis un millenial qui connaît très peu Radiohead (incroyable mais vrai! Je vais aller m’autoflageller dans un instant) Par exemple je n’avais jamais écouté cet album. Très dense, ça mérite une attention soutenue, dans les écouteurs. Malheureusement j’ai peu de temps pour faire ça. Malgré tout j’ai bien aimé. C’est inventif, riche en textures, mais capable de rocker aussi. Highlights: There,There et A Punch up at the Wedding. Par contre la voix de Thom Yorke c’est pas pour moi.
I can't say I feel strongly one way or another about Radiohead. The only song I'm familiar with of theirs is Creep, so I would safely call this my first impression of the band. Based on this album, I lean toward the idea that they're a little overrated. The musicianship was undoubtedly great but not as great as I would have expected. The songs got better as time went on, and I did find some of them to be pretty good. I just have a hard time believing this is one of Radiohead's best.
Not my bag, I think radiohead is a bit overrated
2+2=5 is probably one of the biggest banger made by Radiohead, especially contrasting with the rest of album, which at times is an unbelievable slugfest. I know that this is their style, but one hour of Thom Yorke's wailing is a little bit too much. In short spurts that might be the greatest band in the world though.
to put this crap after The Beatles is insulting and offensive.
not rlly my vibe a bit too technical for me
Kind of an in between the album for me.
Maaalo naporno jer nisam bila u moodu, al jako dobro i dalje. Ima par pjesama koje ću opet slušati
prve dvije pjesme su mi bile odlične, a kasnije je sve slabije, pogotovo kad asimetrični krene zavijat. načelno je dosta dobro, ali neki momenti i neke cijele pjesme dosta bezveze
A mediocre album by Radiohead. “go to sleep” and “There there” being the only great songs. Although “2+2=5” is catchy
Som någon som säger att han vill ta livet av sig men aldrig kommer göra det
Jedinica iz principa. // Bila bi jedinica ko kuća, ljudi koji vole radiohead su dobro, dobro zaostali u razvoju.
This album would be vastly improved if Thom Yorke was kicked in the shin and replaced by Cartman. musically, it’s not terrible, but my lord is it boring.
Radiohead is a little hit or miss for me. I find Thom Yorke's vocals too airy-fairy for my liking and on some of their albums, like In Rainbows, the music overrides that for me, but not as much on this one.
It's a fantastic album. Not my favourite Radiohead album, but it does have the best opening track. 2+2=5 is such a banger.
A few of Radiohead albums are among my favorites ever. This one isn't one of them. It's rather one of the ones I could never really get into, along with Amnesiac. Some really great songs, but the album as a whole feels kinda sparse and uneven.
Five stars for the atmosphere and production. There's honestly not many hooks that stick with me, but it simply doesn't matter on this record.
Tenía apuntadas tres canciones en favoritos: "Sit Down. Stand Up", "Where I End and You Begin" y "There There". Vuelto a escuchar me parece un disco en general aburrido incluso si eres seguidor del grupo. No es necesario escucharlo.
Better than the last album I heard on here by them, but not a fan of this artist. Their lyrics are disturbing. I’m thinking the person who wrote them has some psychological issues.
Pretty average
Liked it.
This is the hundred fourteenth album I’m rating. Ever since I listened to The Bends I've become a Radiohead hater. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm.), Sit Down. Stand Up. (Snakes & Ladders.), Sail to the Moon. (Brush the Cobwebs out of the Sky.), Backdrifts. (Honeymoon is Over.), Go to Sleep. (Little Man being Erased.), Where I End and you Begin. (The Sky is Falling in.), We Suck Young Blood. (Your Time is Up.), The Gloaming. (Softly Open our Mouths in the Cold.), There, There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.), I Will. (No Man's Land.), A Punchup at a Wedding. (No No No No No No No No.), Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury & Executioner.), Scatterbrain. (As Dead as Leaves.), and A Wolf at the Door. (It Girl. Rag Doll.). All in all I liked 0/14 songs. Radiohead fucking sucks and every single person who likes the band needs to be lobotomized. Boring trash.
I've tried to like this bend but nope. Too whiny for me.
It's Radiohead so it's a good album. I like it, but I don't love it.
Great
Damn. I was going to rate this one down based on memory, but it hit better than I remembered.
Not my favorite of Radiohead's albums but okay
Stunning album, the song Sail to the Moon is one of my favourites.
i did not like Radiohead for a while i don't hate them but i just cant get into their music idk why same for this
Couldn’t stay awake for this one though it does sound intriguing, I’ll keep trying. Maybe put it on a bit earlier in the day!
Well crafted album
I just don't think Radiohead is for me. I get excited for 2+2=5 then bummed when I hear some of the others. It just drags on and I'm really just not a fan of Thoms voice.
Radiohead does not miss
Cualquier disco de Radiohead es bienvenido en esta lista y una experiencia. Este no está considerado entre sus obras cumbres (Ok Computer-Kid A/Amnesiac-In Rainbows) pero ha envejecido mucho mejor que sus discos de los 90 (The bends al que le tenía mucho cariño ya poco a poco me va costando cada vez más pillarle el gusto de antes, Pablo Honey se ha quedado anclado en el pasado). Este es más fácil de escuchar que los citados (salvo In rainbows, el que más me gusta), es más directo, concreto y no es tan complicado. Sigue eso sí lo de siempre, guitarras, texturas electrónicas, angustia, alienación, y ahora mucha política y opresión. Destacan A wolf a th the door, There there, The gloaming, 2+2=5, .... Sí
A classic Radiohead album. So many great tracks
A great Radiohead album. I enjoyed it a lot but like Kid A and Okay Computer more
No comment. Just amazing
Honestamente. Eu não entendo o fascínio que as pessoas tem por esse álbum. Um ótimo álbum pq o Radiohead é uma ótima banda. Mas deveria nem ta nessa lista
A bit Meh
Well... This is my 2nd Radiohead album. It was much better than Amnesiac to start with! This was ok. Not my kind of thing but it wasn't awful. Do I think Radiohead are overrated based off what I've heard? Absolutely 3 ⭐️
I've seen Radiohead several times live. The bends is amazing, ok computer is out of this world, I love Pablo Honey, I enjoy Kid A, but I can't for the life of me love this album. I'm going to listen to in rainbows and make myself feel better.
3.7
I listened on headphones while I cut the grass. The mower's battery died sooner than usual. Coincidence?
This album came out when I was 13. At that time, I listened to Radiohead because I wanted to have something in common with the boys. Re-listening now and reading up on the political jabs at GW Bush and the War on Terror, Orwellian euphemisms and poetic children themes intertwined throughout.. Sheesh those AIM away messages had a deeper meaning. Bravo Thom Yorke.
I didn't know George Bush was a Radiohead man! JK. I love all Radiohead, can't go wrong.
Better loud! I love this era or Radiohead although not my favorite album of theirs
Good album, the tracks are all fine, but it isn't a genre that I can really get into.
Not my favorite Radiohead joint. It was alright, but not spectacular.
As badly as I want to, I just don’t get Radiohead. High pitched geriatric sounding whining over an electronic drum loop save for a few tracks in which the music seems to get some energy.
I like some of their songs…..but I do not rate them on the astral level as so many others do.
Already listened to it before. Not my favorite radiohead album, but I think its their most political and critical album to date. Got some bangers in it tho, like There There which is one of my favorites radiohead songs of all time.
This is the most Radiohead-sounding Radiohead album out there, so I'm surprised it isn't as acclaimed by their fanbase as other records in their discography. For me, it's just okay, a lot of my gripes with Radiohead's music are more apparent here than on many of their other albums, mainly to do with my love-hate relationship with Thom as a crooning vocalist, and the melodramatic and all-over-the-place musical direction their albums tend to go in. This album sort of fuses their more alt-rock side with their '2000s electronic side without really committing to or fleshing out any specific sound. This fusion is most apparent in the explosive opener '2 + 2 = 5', which is easily the best song here, sounds straight out of 'OK Computer'. It also sets the tone nicely for the more politically driven messaging of the rest of the record.
Lots of really interesting things going on. Lots of boring sections and annoyingly dirgey vocals. A curate's egg for me. It warrants repeat listens, I appreciate that about Radiohead.
A few really good songs and a few average songs. This was better than amnesiac but not a 5 star album. I would listen to it again but I would not necessarily want to own it . , Where I end you begin and There There are the 2 standout tracks
This isn't the strongest radiohead album. I thought it started interestingly enough, but, then rapidly became something boring and repetitive.
It grew on me at the time. Underrated for Radiohead
-waow I didn’t know this one was even on here… ugh biased again but such a phenomenal album. probably Radiohead’s most eclectic in terms of blending their electronic and rock sensibilities. it’s always been one of my favorites to listen to in full because of how diverse it is -maybe a 4.5 because of the infamous Rushed Mixing but it still feels like a flawless album to me -Favorites are Sail To The Moon, Go To Sleep, Myxomatosis, and A Wolf At The Door
A nice record in case you like the general musical style of the band.
The dated title feels quaint (remember when some light election fraud was the worst we could expect from our leaders?) I know this is supposed to be the band's return to guitars but every track seems to open with a dorky sped up rythym box. It was cool when Suicide did that literally 30 years before but if that's all this so called 'electro wizard' has I'm not buying. 2 + 2 = 5 has quite a complex structure while not really sounding any different from mid 2000s FM radio rock. Reminds me of Simon Reynolds on Photek 'compelling while you listen, but afterwards you can’t remember much about it'. Sit Down. Stand Up eventually builds up to a pretty boring jungle break (seriously rock heads complain about electronic music being repetitive and then they gush over something like this?) Sail to the Moon is what you get if you take the intensity out of Swans. Backdrifts opens with an interesting reversed pad before the Rhythm Ace comes out again. Go to Sleep is cool in a counterfactual, 'what if Pearl Jam didn't suck?' kind of way. The guitar stabs in the second half add some nice contrast. Where I End and You Begin, We Suck Young Blood, There There. I Will, A Punch Up at a Wedding, are pretty typical Thom Yorke wailers. The Gloaming has a compelling bassline for an intro and some actually credible beats. Myxomatosis is almost danceable but still morose. I think the most telling criticism is that I keep thinking 'man this sounds like that really popular band in the 2000s with the keening ballads'. Then I remember that the band I'm thinking of is Radiohead. I can't explain why the fact that Radiohead sounds like Radiohead is a bad thing but it just is.
It seems like I'm supposed to give it a high score because it's Radiohead but this album doesn't deserve more than 3. Not one song stands out, it's a one big mass-sound with lots of electronic 'fart' effects and whining Thom. Still better than some other bands. 2 and 1/2 stars rounded up.
Better than Coldplay.
Whiny start, great finish
I can't. I just freakin can't listen to this,
It's ok... couple of good songs, but you really have to be in the right mood for this album.
Thought I would really enjoy this one seeing as I love the Bends and OK Computer so much, but I just really didn't like the more electronic experimental style :/ 3 stars Favourites: There, There Where I End And You Begin + a few others I forgot the names of lol
No thanks
With a gun to my head I'm forced to choose between Radiohead and Oasis. I beg to pull the trigger.
Perfectly easy to listen to, still love Radiohead. That said, it's not my favourite of their albums, there aren't tracks I would go back to but it's still something I would put on.
Very moody, not my taste
Classic ofc
Good music, but sad, melodic and minor.
Schone guet. The Gloaming isch rächt cool. Mi deziit aber ächli iischläfernd
2+2=5 sooo schöni knisterndi sounds und d melodie macht meega sache. sit down stand up au seehr geil. sail to the moon wieder chli de whiny type radiochopf aber i find geil. backdrifts macht a-a-aaah findi geil. seeehr radiohead au mit de bleep bloops. bi the gloaming jetz hani biitz abghenkt, finds etz nüm soo packend brucht recht energie zums aktiv lose.
sooo s 4. radiohead album! 2+2=5 findi recht cool s nächste lied isch chliii monoton BIS DE BE ABGAAAHT ohh sail to the moon isch sehrsehr cool! ja backdrifts isch halt radiohead han leidr chli abgschalte we suckyoung blood hetmi wieder chli wachgrüttlet! there, there het en suuuuper ufbau myxomatosis isch au wieder seeehr cool und rhythmisch suuper jaa es isch cool gsi, radiohead gsi aber mengisch für mich echli too much. oder genau z wenig.
- i think i might even prefer this to ok, computer - some of the electronic stuff here is insane - weird fishes - should relisten to internalize
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8/10 This is my least listened to radiohead album but after listening all the way through, I don't know why - I don't think it's their best but I do think it has a lot of variety, it's a really good example of what radiohead sounds like all round with the rockier parts, jazz and more experimental bits. it's not a very cohesive album giving it a higher replay value, in my opinion. Songs added to playlist: - Go to Sleep - Where I End and You Begin - I Will - Scatterbrain
Hail to the Thief often gets overshadowed by the albums that came before it, but it’s one of Radiohead’s most underrated works—restless, layered, and full of quiet brilliance. It feels like a hybrid of all their past selves: the anxiety of OK Computer, the electronic abstraction of Kid A, and the rawer rock edge of The Bends, all stitched together into something sprawling and uneasy. Tracks like There There, 2 + 2 = 5, and Where I End and You Begin show just how well they can juggle atmosphere, melody, and paranoia in equal measure. It’s not as conceptually tight as some of their other records, and the tracklist could probably lose a song or two, but its messiness is part of the charm. There’s a real sense of urgency here, both politically and emotionally, and the sonic palette shifts constantly—from glitchy synths to eerie lullabies to crunching guitars—without losing its grip. It may not be their defining masterpiece, but Hail to the Thief is far more than a transitional album. It’s bold, bleak, and strangely beautiful.
Screamy pretentious (Experimental) Electronica. Relistening didn't change this view.
I have actually never listened to Radiohead. Album was pretty good, I can hear the political influence and I've become to appreciate that in music more, especially as it ages. It's a good mix and what I imagined Radiohead to sound like I suppose. I can imagine if I was a Radiohead fan that I would have loved this album when it came out. The vocals in most of the songs sound like a ghost is haunting me, but I can't say I hate it. Singer actually kind of reminds me of the Grouplove lead singer at times. I like the guitar, piano, and drums.
A bit whiny vocals
A lot of my favourite Radiohead songs are on this album. The bookends are nothing but amazing. I could say that about the whole album. I'm just so happy that I finally got another Radiohead album. There's a chance I might get lucky again. 5 stars for "Hail to the Thief".
Not my favorite Radiohead album
10/10 I'll go listen to it now
I don’t love Thom Yorke’s voice. And I hate that this is still politically relevant in 2025.
I’m not sure about this one. I mean, if this album was by any other band I’d give it five stars. It got some incredible high points like Sail To The Moon, There, There and We Suck Young Blood. The thing is it’s Radiohead and I want more. I mean coming off their incredible trilogy there was a feeling that Radiohead need to come back to form. Release some proper rock. This album does try to be less electronic though not entirely so. It’s also very very very rough on the listener, unrelenting in its negativity. Now it’s not that Radiohead is usually a band with a ton of humor, but here it gets to be kinda too much. Anyway good album, the band has better ones so only four stars.
Hail to the thief came after such creative high from the band that it was almost impossible to do better than OKC/Kid A. They almost pulled it off, maybe if they trimmed the track list down. Or maybe that's just part of the charm. There are some high points of the band in here 2+2=5, Myxomatosis, There, There and A Wolf At The Doors can stand up next to the big tracks from their discog. But, why is The Gloaming the track that the band did the most post HTTT tour? Beats me. Since I've already shared the Thom entering without closing doors meme here's another one... https://youtu.be/1th0JYF4LbY Hail to the Thief? It's a 6/10, way too long for me, the band disagrees on what track(s) they shouldn't have put out with the album, so I'm not going to list them.
easily one of the radiohead albums of all time
5/10 The Radiohead album I come back to the least in their discography, while by all means it is a serviceable album with a couple of fantastic tracks in it, it’s sandwiched between some of the most experimental songs in their career and one of the most pristinely written songs of their career. Hail To the Thief is a nice serving of “pales in comparison”, with mainly half baked ideas and songs that I think only really appeal to the most hardcore Radiohead fans. Gaydiohead
Como todo se descompone, se pudre, quizá le llegó a esta banda, o ¿Será que están transformándose musicalmente en algo mejor?, no lo creo, pero por un salto de fe les daré un 2
I have to be running out of Radiohead albums, right? How many are on this list....all of them? Couldn't we have one less of these and maybe put a classic delta blues LP or krautrock album that deserves more attention? This shit is edgy and avant-garde for people who think music rooted in self-indulgence and untreated emotional disorders are genius.
I like it more than The Bends
first time i’ve listened to radiohead cover to cover, and while i get it, it’s just not for me
not better than amnesiac but still good
Not my favorite Radiohead album
Sound like a band very much up their own respective backsides.
I have heard this one before but it has been a while since I listened to it in full. It is a solid album a total classic. Stand outs for me are Sail To The Moon, Where I End and You Begin and There, There.
It's a very good album, not as great as OK/KA. Still sounds fresh.
I’m not sure how to describe this album as anything other than consisting of nothing but the generic Radiohead music that I don’t really care for. It’s as good as any other Radiohead record, but nothing on this particular record comes anywhere close to how good their best music is. I’m not sure if I’ve just listened to too much Radiohead because of this list, or if this is just a weak showing by the band, but I don’t really have any desire to hear a single song from this album ever again. 2*
Alright I think we're getting a little carried away with the Radiohead here. 'OK Computer' and 'In Rainbows' is really all this list needs. 'Kid A' OR 'The Bends' if you REALLY want. But not both. Anyway, this album isn't unenjoyable, but I don't think it's especially remarkable either, and having just listened to 'OK Computer' like a week ago, it's at the forefront of my mind that 'Hail To the Thief' doesn't seem to break any new ground for Radiohead. Not every artist needs to sound different with every album they release, but I think that kind of creative evolution is where Radiohead excels and what makes them interesting. I don't find this album excellent or interesting because it kinda just sounds like their previous four albums rehashed into one. There are too many tracks on this album and not a single one stands out to me. It's perfectly fine as background music but not an album I will ever actively put on myself.
i mean, it's Radiohead. scatterbrain is best
What is a radio head?
trancelike smooth repetitive rock w/ wailing vocals. 3.5/5
Moody, atmospheric and took me on a journey. Didn't wow me, but didn't seem to be trying to - just nice and subtle.
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I didn't really care much for many of the songs on the album. Myxomatosis was the only song on the album I sorta liked. It felt like someone tried to recreate Beck without having Beck's writing chops.
First listen. Literally no redeeming qualities. One of the worst albums I have heard in my entire life. The singer sounds like Yoko Ono. The songs do not flow well together, the instruments sound un-coordinated and like a jumbled mess. This album is like losing your virginity, teenagers awkwardly going at it and afterwards at least one of them is going to think this is the best thing they ever did. 1/10
Can we start to have the conversation that outside of the hits and some one-offs....Radiohead is kinda overrated. I don't know...they just don't do it for me. All their songs start to sound the same...monotone and depressing. They have some hits and great songs, but I'm not impressed so far. This album def has moments, but their guitars are kinda boring and their vocals just make me sad....When they DO decide to pick up the pace and be energetic (which they do a few times this album) they are really enjoyable to listen to. Liked Songs: "2+2=5" , "Go To Sleep" , "Where I End and You Begin" , "There, There" , "Myxomatosis" , "A Wolf At the Door"
liked songs: Sit Down. Stand Up, Backdrifts, Myxomatosis Good but not excellent. 3.5
I liked a lot of the music on this, but that constant falsetto singing made me want to stick a screwdriver in my ear. I know in what high regard this band is held and I don't doubt they deserve it, but this just reaffirmed my desire to never knowingly listen to this band (other than Creep of course, 'cause I'm a basic bitch).
My daughter really likes Radiohead, although not necessarily this album, me not so much. The instrumentation is fine and the first couple songs were okay… if I had stopped there I might have called this a classic 3 star album. Unfortunately, 4-5 songs in it got a little too much for me, especially the vocals.!I did read 2 of my fellow group members reviews before writing this one so I can say I’m not quite as turned off as they were, but it’s still not doing much for me, I’ll be generous and say this is the low end of 2 stars.
So, this is the only Radiohead album I've heard, and I can say that I don't feel like I'm missing anything by skipping this band for the rest of my life. Kinda lame trip hop with stilted (early) Pink Floyd attempts. All that thrown together with mumbled Michael Stipe vocals (which blessedly helped me not pay to the lyrics). I was going to single out one song, but the whole album is just so pretentious. I just don't see what the hell the music world sees in this band. It's ok, but it's not the second coming of the Beatles. How does this move someone? How is this fun to see live? How is this enjoyable in any situation? This is just an exercise in pretentious art rock. I'm fine with being out of touch here. There's a whole bunch of other bands I'd rather listen to than spend another 56 minutes with these fools.
This was very, very Radiohead to me. Not exactly sure what that means, but I wasn't in love with it but I didn't turn it off either.
4.5
Standard Radiohead fare from the point where their noodling became longer than any discernable tunes.
I'm in this weird situation where I know I hate Radiohead but on the other hand I can't recall listening to any of their songs ever. After listening to this I remember why. The tracks are all so jumbled and incoherent. The singing voice is... really something. I'm sure some people like it but this is absolutely not for me. I'm sure I won't remember a single track by tomorrow and I'll be unclear why I hate Radiohead again within 3 years.
Synths are craaaazy on this one man. Percussion is also bonkers, unpredictable in a good way. The whole thing has a very galactic feel. Probably my favorite Radiohead project but still suffers from what’s always their weakness to me - lyrics that are damn near impossible to process without a lyric sheet. Still though, the level of complexity and creativity in the musical elements it enough to lift this to an elite tier. Listened to: walking to shuffleboard. Favorite tracks: 2+2=5, Go to Sleep, Myxomatosis
I mean average at best. Definitely not for me. Some okay tracks but honestly not an enjoyable listen. 5.1/10
Nicht mein Ding. Zu langwierig und dadurch langweilig. Vielleicht habe ich auch einfach nicht die Zeit gefunden
A classic, some of their best songs on here
Good psychadelics would be 2.5
Some nice tracks
omg ja!! ikke første gang jeg hører hele albumet i one go, og ikke siste heller??? elsk, men ikke beste radiohead-albumet imo
I really planned on giving this a 4 but then the second half was really hitting. Sorry
Good, men de har bedre albums
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This was alright on re-listen. It had been a good dozen years or more since I last sought this album out. There are better albums that represent Radiohead's overall sound and aesthetic as a whole ('The Bends' and 'OK Computer' are significantly better), and while this was a return to form after everyone had a kneejerk reaction by immediately rejecting 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac,' when those first dropped, this album doesn't hold up over time. To me, it lacked emphasis in any way shape or form but rather their attempt at a course correction to service the fans. In '03 or '04 I probably would have rated this fairly high. But upon a re-evaluation, it's pretty middle of the road Radiohead, almost forgettable.
-1 for the sheer amount of boredom injected into each song -1 for Thom Yorke's whiny vocals -1 for the consistent malaise that the music elicits -1 for making me listen to 16 versions of the same song +1 because they can play instruments well enough and giving this a 0 is not an option
4/8/2025: Pretty good.
I remember picking up this CD on release day and blasting it on the drive home, and being absolutely floored by the first few tracks. Not my favorite album of theirs by a mile, but it has some killer moments. There, There is excellent. Myxomatosis sounds like nothing else on this planet. The Gloaming is weird. Solid.
Not their best work but also nothing to complain about.
Deeper cuts. You can see the transition from early Radiohead (Kid A, The Bends) to the stuff they put out later (In Rainbows). Interesting and engaging but lacking the hooks / chorus you can find in some of their other stuff.
What really shines about this album is how heavily textured it is. What I mean by this is that it is very detailed, both in its instrumentation and electronics, and it is production. But I think you can say that from almost or every album from Radiohead from this time (from Kid A to In Rainbows at least). I can also add that the vocals, the guitar and bass melodies are super, that it has a sad tone and everything that characterizes Radiohead. Maybe what I could add is that I don't believe that there's a single track which stand outs from the other. Not that they don't have personality, but more like that they all work very well together, making it a very coherent listen (although it has its low points).
Its radiohead so of course its good. I'd just listen to kid a instead personally
I am one of the biggest Radiohead Glazers you will meet, I literally made my own merch for them but I hate this album. It's boring and lacks soul, feeling more like an imitation of true emotion than anything real. I like three songs from this album: Sail to the moon, Myxomatosis, and A wolf at the door.
Experimental, quiet rock album.