Kid A

I cant believe i missed the whole Radiohead era, they’re great, great album

what a fucking gem. what a fucking masterclass of an album. arguably one of the better RadioHead albums. 4/5

Not bad, but always feels like something is missing from these RH albums. I get so hyped from people talking them up and then it's just disappointment. 3/5

One of the best. By one of the best. They're one of my all time favourite bands.

Absolutely incredible all the way through. The music manages to be unsettling or uncomfortable at times, while still being pleasant to listen to (for me). It's not everybody's cup of tea and some of the tracks are kind of out there, and I don't think I'd ever recommend this to someone whose music taste I'm not familiar with. That being said, How to Disappear Completely is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

I only skim-listened to this after ripping it from whomever’s hard drive back in the day. Settled on OK Computer as my Radiohead album of choice and that was that. Kind of glad that that’s how things worked out because listening to this has been like seeing a Van Gogh painting for the first time. Imagine not being aware that Starry Night existed? So many more layers than OK Computer. Just an incredible listening experience.

One of my all time favourites

It's taken me a while to truly appreciate Radiohead, and the musical shift to go from their guitar-led angst to this album of classics, rooted in electronica and polyrhythms, is a ballsy and very well executed artistic statement.

Didn't think i'd be giving this a 5 as it just doesn't have the dramatic moments of the albums that followed it, but it got so many spins when i was a youth and didn't disappoint on relistening now. Particularly the opening and second half, but it's such a coherent and complete album with an incredible palette of sounds and outstanding vocal performance.

Wow... Albumfest may be forcing me to realise Radiohead isn't as bland as I always thought. The first track is masterful, and the rest of it is so well crafted in that vibe. Who writes music like this? The best question an album can make you ask. Just sublime nonsense

I overall really liked this, really my only complaint is that a few of the tracks went too much into the noise territory and hurt my poor sensitive ears.

I liked this one more than Amnesiac. Less wallowing and more beats and focus on memorable songwriting. Still one of the most interesting prohibitively depressing artists out there that I barely listen to.

I love this album so much. You have no idea.

Fuck you Shen

A pretty good album, I liked Treefingers and Optimistic.

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Good

Too avantgarde. No progression in the songs' dynamics. Not my type of listening.

fuck yeah. hell fucking yes. already love this album going into it, always nice to get a chance to revisit it. saw someone on tiktok say they thought no one really liked radiohead, and that people only listened to them bc they were pretentious, and i genuinely cannot imagine living in a world where my idea of art and my taste is so narrow and based on aesthetics. this shit ROCKS.

I am so sorry to be a cliché but unfortunately every fucking bit as good as everyone says it is and more. Bury me with this record. I've loved it since I first heard it when I was 11. I will love it until the day I die. My favorite record from this so far.

the kind of ominous shit you need while doing your taxes

Yeap

Not as good as the last one, Radiohead... not as good...

I was disappointed when it came out as the follow up to the majestic OK Computer. Lacking songwriting flair and instantly accessible melodies in favour of unweildly experimentation, it just didn't appeal to me. I still struggle to wholly enjoy it but I can appreciate the band were striving to do something different, and this is commendable.

This is the sort of album to put on at the end of a long evening. It’s nice and chill but tends to fade into background music. Personally I prefer their rockier stuff

Not enougth stars for this album, after the soaring heights of Ok Computer there was a question and this was the answer. It did things that we didnt know a band could do. The mix of croaking electronica and broken guitars distorts and slips through an almost stream of conciousness. The middle part of Radioheads holy trinty it makes music something new and wonderful.

OK but not great. Never quite seems to live up to expectations somehow, maybe the bar was set too high too early?

Such a great album. I love it. Enough said.

I loved OK Computer so much that I think I subconsciously avoided the follow-up albums so not to feel the disappointment. So today was my first time listening to Kid A... and I think I may have been right to avoid it. I didn't hate it; it was just there. I appreciate the direction Radiohead took, but for me, the bar was set far too high with OK Computer.

I try to be objective with the albums I already know but this album first arrived at a pivotal point in my life when I was 20 years old. Its affect on my life was profound so it’s basically impossible to separate myself from the feeling of hearing it for the first time. It’s both organic and futuristic; it’s avant-garde post-rock with accessible hooks. There are bombastic horns, gentle synth pads, glitchy vocal fx, and Phil Selway’s brilliant drumming throughout. The sound fx are never too much and the dreamy sound scape pieces never go on for too long. Just superb production and arranging. This album basically announced the 21st century and will stand as an all-time classic.

Experimental rock? I don't know what to classify this album as. Its very mellow songs and I enjoyed listening to the album as a whole. Its not some thing I will listen to regularly to thought.

Haunting synths drift in, like fog rolling over fields. The music floats between beauty and alienation, something both familiar and strange. It feels like Brian Eno met Joy Division in a dreamscape, giving warmth and distance all at once. The beats don’t lead; they pulse like a heartbeat that’s almost slowed down. You get lost, but it’s calm, like an embrace from a ghost.

A classic album

4.0

Yeah, this is their best album, and it's not even close as well

one of my fav records ever, its so athmospheric, and even tho its sad, there are some bops there. also the piano on the first track is iconic

I’M NOT HERE I’M NOT HEEEEEEEEEERE

For the longest time, I actually avoided listening to KID A. Not that it was necessarily difficult for me to avoid or anything like that, but I didn't wanna listen to it, for one simple reason: I wasn't sure if it would live up to the hype. After all, this thing has been praised to the moon and back several times over. I'd heard so many times, over and over again, that it was the greatest album of the 2000's — of the entire decade, if not the millenium. Rolling Stone included it at 67 on their 2012 500 list, and it was the last album on there released past 1999. Heck, on their later list focusing on just the 2000's, it was number one with a bullet. It inspired that one guy over on Pitchfork to write that... Whatever the hell about watching stillborn babies playing in the afterlife on IMAX. These are just the examples that're important to me, and I could go on with more, but you get my point. KID A is a big, big deal. I mean, it lost Album Of The Year to a Steely Dan album barely anyone remembers, but still. It's perhaps the single most famous left turn in music history, let alone alternative rock. And, like, it's hard to hear all of that and not have expectations to the heavens and beyond. Like, this album must really be something if it'd garnered **this level** of universal acclaim. What exactly **is** this thing's secret sauce? And that's where we come to the reason why I didn't wanna listen to this thing for so long: what if I couldn't find it? Or what if I did and I didn't like what it was? Or even if I did, and I didn't like it as much as the hype led me to believe I should? In any situation, I figure because of the expectations I had I would've been much harder on the album than if I hadn't had any. And I just... Didn't want that, y'know? I didn't wanna be let down by an album I'd heard so many good things about — or, worse, become someone willing to crow about how it's "overrated." Generally, I'd rather avoid being like that. And it's not like I could just throw away all of my expectations and listen to the album simply for its own merits. Frankly, it's impossible to go into anything without preconceptions, no matter how big or small they are, or how conscious you are of them... And having ones like I had... Jeez, it simply wouldn't be fair to the album. So, I avoided it. Better to just not find out at all how I'd react, I figured. And again, it's not like it's hard to. Ignorance was bliss for me for the longest time. Eventually, though, I did check it out. I can't recall exactly when, but I know I've listened to it a few more times since then. Even as recently as earlier this year, during the same work night where I listened to the other album that lost Album Of The Year to Steely Dan, THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP. And I can't tell you what I thought of the album back when I first heard it; it's been too long and I simply can't remember. But as for how I'm feeling about it now, here, in 2024... If there's any reason I wouldn't go so far as to call this "the greatest album of the 2000's," it's because I'm not sure if I have enough experience with that decade to make that call. Besides, there are albums that resonate way more personally with me than this does — Weird Al's STRAIGHT OUTTA LYNWOOD, for instance, to use a really personal example. Heck, for my tastes, THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP might've even been my pick for Album Of The Year. But that doesn't stop KID A from making an incredibly convincing argument in its favor. For one, KID A sounds like it could've been made now. Even as painfully aware as I am that this album is from October 2000, there's not a single note I'm hearing in here that ties it specifically to the 2000's. It could have come out, exactly as it is, last week, and even though it might not have had the same impact, the music still would sound as good as ever. And that's all while still being recognizably Radiohead. Before I put on this album, I listened to two cuts from OK COMPUTER ("Paranoid Android" and "No Surprises"), and, sure, yeah, there's big differences between the two of them, but I wouldn't mistake either of them for another band's music. Which, yeah, it's probably largely Thom Yorke's voice. I don't think you hear much of it anywhere else, generally, save for his solo material or stuff he features or guests on. But it still anchors the music to this band and it keeps it unique to them. And even without it, I don't think I could hear another band making exactly this kind of stuff. And to talk about the stuff itself — the music — directly... Me being me, I think I'd probably listen to OK COMPUTER more for its alt.-rock-ness. And for what's on here, of course I gravitate the most towards the Eno-y "beautiful ambient" stuff as my favorites. As a whole, however — gawd, lemme use the word "unique" if I haven't before, and also throw "interesting" as well. Or "intriguing," if that's a stronger word. They're such fascinating soundscapes, without ever being too harsh. I'd say maybe the "most" moment for that is the horns on "The National Anthem", and they're really not even that bad. I wouldn't call any of this "commercial" since it clearly wasn't their goal — you wouldn't switch styles like this after something as big as OK COMPUTER if you wanted commercial potential — but the word "accessible" still comes to mind. Nothing here would necessarily alienate me if I was a fan of OK COMPUTER in the 90's and I then came into this. And even if I did think the style switch-up was strange at first, I'd like to think I'd still quickly click into what it's doing. It's amazingly good stuff, regardless of whatever expectations and preconceptions I might have had. I can totally hear why it's as highly praised as it is. Sure, of course, though, my tastes and conceptions might keep me from being rapturous about it on that scale — and certainly not to that point of that Pitchfork guy — but I think I'd be a fool to not still sing its praises. To reference the way-too-short I wrote for OK COMPUTER: "KID A? More like 'KID A-OK with me.'"

Kid A is like (Pablo) honey: it always manages to stay fresh, no matter how much time inbetween you've tried it. Solid 5 Stars.

I’m at a 5. I’ve sort of just sat here in silence trying to really digest the album, and I think my current inability to put my feelings into truly coherent thought speak more to the quality of the album and its emotional impact more than my words could. This is the third time we’ve gotten a Radiohead album, and it’s the 3rd time it’s lived up to the acclaim, and this time, I think it went above and beyond – OK Computer was great, In Rainbows was fantastic, and I knew this album would probably get another big adjective to mark its quality, but I really can’t think of one right now. The only thing that even remotely comes to mind is “overwhelming,” and I guess that applies best to both my brain and this album as a whole. It really is overwhelming, in the best way possible – the closest analog I have to any of the albums we’ve gotten so far is David Bowie’s “Low,” but that’s only in terms of production and stylization. There is something in the general emotion evoked by Thom Yorke and the rest of the band here that takes this album over the top, but it’s something that I seriously just don’t have the words for. I’ve never been left this… stunted by an album. I recognize its grandeur, I recognize its emotional pull, I recognize the incredible instrumentation and production here, I recognize its ability to use a minimalism in words to try to convey feeling as effectively as possible – every core tenet of praise I have about the album is there, but I just can’t figure out how to say it. All I know is that I thought it was beautiful. There’s not a skip here, save for maybe Treefingers, but this album is a front to back journey – close your eyes, find a focus, and just let it take over. At some point, that zen state will kick in, and there will be nothing like it. It’s a fast, fast 47 minutes, but it sticks for a long time afterward. It’s a highly recommended 5.

it was good

Ein klasse. Ein Meilenstein der Pop Geschichte

I want so desperately to be like the cool hipster kids who like this stuff. But at the end of the day, it just sounds like a British man moaning over a synth track that has no melody (to me).

Solid. Was waiting for this one!

I thought my HIFI system was broken. Forza Juve.

Everything In Its Right Place is a pretty cool song. How to Disappear Completely is pretty. Optimistic is interesting. In Limbo is good. Idioteque is also interesting. Morning Bell is good. Motion Picture Soundtrack is pretty. The album has Flaming Lips Yoshimi but also Muse vibes; very soundscapey. It is very near a 5 but some of the songs just make the album drone on.

Rating: 10/10 Masterpiece, one of the greatest albums of all time. Simultaneously beautiful and desolate, this album captures living in the electronic-dominated world of the 21st century. This was so ahead of its time it's almost unfathomable, a true classic. Favorite songs: pretty much all of them. Least favorite song: Treefingers.

Radiohead have a few guaranteed five star albums, and here's the first one. They are one of a small handful of bands where each album is unique and surprising in some way. Of course it's pretentious as anything, but at least they can back this up with an amazing result almost every time.

An album with a lot of highs, but a few lows that make it not a 5 star and just a four star.

One of my favorite albums! GOAT!

As a Radiohead nerd, I'm majorly biased. This is an incredible album that's aged much better than what came before.

Way too wobly.

In comparison to the previous Radiohead album I didn't like it as much as Hail to the thief. 3 stars.

I preferred Hail To The Thief.

Unfortunate (for me) to get two Radiohead albums on the trot. I found this one slightly better (less depressing) than Hail to The Thief but too discordant for me.

When I saw this come up, I was feeling Optimistic, only to find that Everything was not In Its Right Place. At the time this genre bending album would have been a five out of five, but without the shock value of their sharp left turn some 24 years later, it’s another story. The bangers still bang, the unsettling moments still unsettle and the Aphex Twin-light ambient tracks still do what they’re supposed to. Familiarity breeds contempt and in the wake of many of these genres hitting the mainstream (before disappearing again) and the diversification of popular music in general, perhaps the main thing this album had going for it is now a moot point. For example, the pure soundscapes of Treefingers and Untitled feel like a bridge too far and even boring at times. Two Radiohead albums back to back has reminded me how good they are at writing a bass line and how the drums always sound incredible.

Abstract, complex but engaging the whole way. What a great album. First time you listen to the album you don’t really know where it is taking you, but what a ride!

Four of these stars are for Idioteque, which is up there with Blue Monday when it comes to drum machine magic. Admire this album more than I love it as it lacks a genuine emotional connection for me (I think mainly due to the lack of sense of fun/humour). Still bloody amazing production and imagination though. Especially when you think how shit and slow computers were in 1999/2000. Very patient guys.

Radioheads finest

Still listen to this album frequent enough…probably stands testament to what I think of it. Awesome.

The older I get the more I appreciate Radiohead, cannot remember the last time I’ve listen to Kid A in its entirety, but what an experience today it was as I heard history in the making. That fusion and collaboration between their early roots of “Indy rock” and Thom & others encountering what I would describe as an identity crisis as they jump into the electronica world and in the process unearthing a whole new world for us all. Courageous, risky (almost splitting the band up) bold and ballsy - we should all be grateful for this album. But still not my favourite, they were evolving into something bigger & better!

1001 Radiohead Side Projects you need to listen to before you die (thanks Oz!) Weird that it comes up with two Radiohead albums IN A ROW. What ARE the odds?! Surprisingly large, way bigger than winning the lottery. Which is kind of how I felt with this one. . Discovering Kid A at a later age, this was and has been a beautiful ride. Totally gorgeous and annoyingly predictable, I have jumped on the Thom Yorke bandwagon. Every song so well crafted. The Wish you Were here of Radiohead. Thank you.

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Easiest 5 so far. A masterpiece of an album. Probably my favourite thing that they've done.

Is it more British rock? Sure. Do I care? No. I love Radiohead. OK Computer is still one of the best albums I've listened to for this project. Now I get to listen to Kid A! I'm just happy that I got Kid A before Amnesiac since listening to those two in reverse order would just be weird to me. So, how does Kid A compare to OK Computer? Well, I'll start by saying this: these are very different albums. Kid A marked a significant shift in Radiohead's sound. This was the point where Radiohead had really become something very different from what they originally were. This is perhaps most obvious in the song "Idioteque," which honestly feels like a different band. But you know what? I think that worked out well for them. Radiohead has arguably become even more successful than would've been before because they've explored their sound so much. But of course, the biggest pay off was that they made a phenomenal album. Kid A is truly something special. I genuinely don't know whether I like it or OK Computer more. The sound is just mesmerizing. I adore it. I actually think Thom Yorke's singing works better in this style than it did in the earlier sound. It feels more fitting. There are some amazing songs on this album. "Everything In Its Right Place" is such a perfect opener for this. It really hits home how different and unique this album is. The aforementioned "Idioteque" is another one of my favorites. It was kind of the point where my rating for this album was locked in. And of course, I would be remissed if I didn't bring up "How to Disappear Completely." Thom Yorke said that this was the most beautiful piece of music Radiohead ever wrote. I haven't heard every piece of music that Radiohead has made, but I definitely believe this claim of his. It truly is one of the best songs I've ever herd. I don't know what to say. This album would easily be many other artists best albums. And yet somehow, this is just one candidate for the best Radiohead album. Now that I've heard two Radiohead album, I think I can confidently call myself a fan. This is a band that really knows how to make amazing albums, and Kid A is among the best of them. 5/5.

One of the best (if not THE best) Radiohead albums, and one of the best of all time. Beautiful. Cinematic. Moving. A true journey start to finish. Have and will continue to frequently come back to it.

Epic

Just too experimental and too much of a departure from their previous music. Thom’s voice just grates on this a lot. Instrumentally the album would have been better without any vocals.

boring as fuck!

Solid album. 4/5

I like it. Good so far.

3.5

I love Radiohead, but this is not one of my favourites if there’s. But still, meh Radiohead is better than most other bands best efforts.

A couple of notches below ok computer but great nonetheless

WTF

I liked a lot of the sounds in this album, but didn’t really enjoy the album.. maybe it came on the wrong day and I wasn’t in the right headspace for what Radiohead was trying to do here. Possibly too experimental for my brain today. Gonna go 3 stars but will need to revisit in the future

When Radiohead really started getting weird. It makes no damn sense! Compels me though...

It's nice

Pass

I still think this album is somewhat overhyped, but I enjoyed it all lot more than I did when it first came it. It is a solid to great album experience, but a lack of transcendent moments holds it back, in my eyes, from achieving the exalted status it holds in the culture.

Auf jeden Fall sehr experimentell

Eerste nummer was leuk, de rest klonk als ooraids. Niet echt vet. Vooral irritante stem

I've tried to get into Radiohead and I like some of their music, but this record misses the mark by a wide margin for me.

Everything In Its Right Place - Cool so far, reminds me of a TeamSESH song or something haha. I'm excited to listen to this album. Always wanted to get into Radiohead. I like the sound of this so far. The fact that this came out in 2000 is super impressive. Sounds modern. The build up on this track is really cool, but i hope it actually builds to something. Kinda droning on. The glitchy vocal effects are cool though. Works as an intro track overall, but kinda boring tbh. Kid A - Title track...better be good! I like the moodiness of this album so far, but I can't say I'm loving anything so far. BUT i'm only 2 tracks in. I can't lie, both these songs kinda just sound like interlude tracks. Not wowing me so far. The National Anthem - Alright we got a nice guitar tone so far. I dig it. Yeah I feel like I'm not gonna love the vocals on this project. Idk... So far this album isn't what I thought it would be. This track really goes off the rails, which is cool in concept, but I don't really vibe with it. How to Disappear Completely - Acoustic guitar to start off, sounds nice. Can't really say I'm loving the song halfway through. It bores me. Treefingers - Ok so this IS an interlude I'm pretty sure. It's just kinda ambient noise. Nothing wrong with that. Just kinda nothing though Optimistic - I'm optimistic that I'll like this track based on the start. But halfway through, it's average. I don't mind this one at all, but nothing I would go back to In Limbo - I really wish I could get into these older bands. Especially this era. But the music just bores me unfortunately. The ending is trippy on this one. But yeah, don't care for the track. Idioteque - Kinda reminds me of listening to New Order (which I just listened to before). Kinda cool intro. But I've never been impressed with the vocals on this project, and this is no exception. Just nothing interesting for ME personally. No interesting and captivating melodies which is something I crave. Morning Bell - Just sounds like another snoozer of a song. I hate being negative with music, because I think pretty much every artist has merit and I respect things even if I don't like them, but I don't get how this album has such a choke hold on people. Motion Picture Soundtrack - I quite like the accordion sounding instrument on the beginning of this track. Pretty gorgeous. The vocals are also pairing really well. I quite like this track for the most part. Very beautiful. Untitled - Oh this is just an outro Overall - Pretty disappointed. Expected to like this a lot more, but it was just pretty boring.

Is it just dead cool to worship these? They’re alright

not my style but not totally unenjoyable

Lots of cool stuff going on here. It didn’t really strike me like I expected but definitely worth the listen. Really enjoyed the last tune

I general I like Radiohead. This one didn't do much for me. Very atmospheric

good album full of interesting songs

I like OK Computer by Radiohead but that’s all I really know from them. I’m excited for this! TRACK NOTES 1. Everything In Its Right Place > obsessed with the beginning 3. The National Anthem > I think I’m gonna enjoy this album a lot. This is reminding me of a lot of Art Pop music I really like (Kate Bush/Björk). I love the horns. 5. Treefingers > This kind of ambient shit is fucking amazing. This album sounds ahead of its time. 8. Idioteque > It’s giving Crystal Castles. I can see myself putting this song on an industrial or creepy music type playlist 10. Motion Picture Soundtrack > Oof I wish this song was longer!!! I like slow ethereal songs 11. Untitled > I like how it continues on from the previous track. It’s a vibe. It could have been an intro to a song as well. I dig this project. Enjoyment score: 9/10

classic

While Radiohead's peers (Oasis, Pulp, etc) were as much part of celebrity gossip as they were in music talk, Radiohead put their effort solely into the music. That work is really paying off by Kid A. They laid down a whole soundscape of alienation and existential dread.

An album that was as important to my formative years as it was to the formative years of 21st-century alt-rock. While I've gradually fallen out of love with this particular album (I'd much rather turn on OK Computer), listening to it now after a decent bit of time, I have this newfound appreciation for its more electronic-centric elements. Like 'In Rainbows', this album's cozy and comforting, drawing from the worlds of alternative electronic music from the time (I refuse to call it IDM) to form these serene soundscapes. The title track may be my favorite track here from an instrumental standpoint, I love the strange vocal effects, the odd glitchy noises that pop up periodically, and the ambient interlude that comes in after the halfway mark. It's the song that I'd say feels like this surreal album cover the most - like you're staring at a wall of snowy mountains backdropped by hellish blazes in the dead of night. 'How to Disappear Completely' is another obvious highlight, as a whole, it's the best song here. Lyrically for me, it's always painted this image of someone in the thick of life yearning to disappear - maybe after some life-shatteringly tragic incident. It sorta ties to the opener where Yorke is visualizing a simpler and prettier world. I'll be the first to say I'm not a fan of Yorke's slurred, crooning, moaned, and tired vocal delivery at times, but the way he subtly builds up with the instrumentation here is what *makes* this song. 'Treefingers' is another great ambient cut here, though the following 'Optimistic' I've never really enjoyed, I just hate that melody on the chorus. 'Idioteque' however is another incredible cut, I love that static-y melody driving the sound and, again, it's one of Thom's better vocal performances. The panic in his voice here when he says "This is really happening" hammers home the song's core themes relating to certain impending doom - a fate that can no longer be postponed. 'MPC' is another highlight with those operatic vocals, and those fluttering keys. It's probably been said a million times but it does feel really cinematic and it's a great closer to this album. Listening to this again, I find that the things I disliked back then, like most of the alternative-rock-driven cuts, I dislike even more now. That sound just feels tired to me. But the songs I liked, I love even more now. I think more than anything I've come to realize how unique of an album 'Kid A' is. After listening to a lot more music since I first listened to this - I find that there still is nothing quite like it.

Still quite boring as the previous album of the band that I listened to, Amnesiac, but this one feels less pretentious. It is more ambient and less artsy, I think. Still not a fan of the whiney vocal. Still a lot of very repetitive programming that does not sound great.

Is Radiohead m'n favo band?

Expected better from Radiohead

Are you Kidding-A-me. Great album. Great band. Need not say more than thi

I can remember saying positive & negative things about Radiohead and about this album specifically over the years, depending on my mood, whether one of generosity or one where I just kind of felt like annoying someone for no reason at a party, but I've never been actually able to nail down my real feelings. After 25 years of this, I think it is just time I accept the truth, that I respect it, I find it not unpleasant, I genuinely like /a couple/ of the songs, but it just doesn't actually touch any of the places in my soul that respond to art

Uno de los álbumes lanzados por bandas mainstream "más experimentales" de todos los tiempos. Si bien las composiciones se tornan repetitivas en ocasiones, la producción es excelente y se debe considerar como un álbum indispensable para la evolución de la música alternativa y la fusión entre rock y electrónica. La mejor pista de todo el disco es "Optimistic", en mi opinión. Escúchelo, no se lo salte.

So good

It's Radiohead, pretty good but not my favorite

The first Radiohead album that I really fell in love with. Still a near-perfect album to this day.

One of the best. I love this album since 2001. 5/5

I’m still famously a Radiohead agonistic, but I’ve always liked Kid A better than OK Computer. I think the change in sound made sense at the time, and “Idiotque” might be their best song. Still not that into it, but I understand the placement. C…+

Oh man....Radiohead has got me through some shit times. How can I not give any Radiohead album 5 stars If I know all the songs by heart? Their music has got me even in my lowest points. I can't explain the love I have to How To Disappear Completely.

A classic for me and loved passjng down the appreciation to my kids.

I have been on the overratediohead train since this record. Post ok computer Radiohead took a dump in my opinion. And the overwhelming praise for this record has always annoyed me. There is enough here that is ok to keep it from a 1, but it's close.

I really enjoyed the first half, but the end was weaker for me.

Favorite Track: The National Anthem

I've listened to this album multiple times and want to really like it...but I just can't. I like their first three albums so much more...

Another Radiohead album that adds up to nothing.

Forgot how great this album was. Never forget when my brother turned me on to it.

This wasn't something I could actively listen to but I did enjoy it as background music to activity.

Best!

It’s cool that Radiohead tried something completely different from what they originally got famous for, and I think this album is a big part of why Radiohead is labeled as a band who never settles and is very innovative and unique. That said, although I want to love this, I feel like In Rainbows is a much greater record, maybe because it mixes the earlier sound of Radiohead with a sound you find a lot of on Kid A. It may be worth noting that I also like Amnesiac more than Kid A. That being said, I think that maybe besides OK Computer, that this is the most important Radiohead album. Favorite tracks: Everything In Its Right Place, How To Disappear Completely, Motion Picture Soundtrack

banger

Beautiful album, very varied and experimental but fantastic.

I really like a few of the tracks but overall I think it's just ok.

Odd, didn’t really like it.

Overrated

Some interesting stuff going on, but also a lot of the Radiohead staples of boring loops and whining.

I know it is cliché, but I still think Creep is a great song. I generally don't like hits so much compared to deeper cuts. But Raidohead is certainly exception. I have tried so many times to appreciate them, but they just aren't that interesting to me. This album really isn't much of an exception. At points it sounded like music you'd hear in a massage parlor.

Favorite Tracks: Everything In Its Right Place Every other song on the record

I like the sound but ultimately it is not very exciting and each song sounds more or less the same

I was 18 when this landed. I loved the bends with every fibre of my teenage body, ok computer was a bit out there but still brilliant to me, but i was just starting uni and my music taste moved toward drinking cheap alcopops while dancing to landfill indie and drum and bass. Kid A came out and sounded like it had come from the moon. It couldnt have been further from what i wanted and i abandoned radiohead. The years passed and my tastes moved on a bit and In Rainbows drew me back in. Having regained a foothold i went back through what i had missed and found Kid A/Amnesiac and began to appreciate what a ground breaking collection of songs they were. Very few bands are good or brave enough to abandon a popular sound to jump ahead of everyone by a decade and then wait for them to catch up, but these guys did and i think it may be their greatest achievement. The introduction of electronica, ambient, orchestral, drone onto rock makes for a masterpiece of sonic glory. This album sounds as good now as ever and the triple album covering this album and the Amnesiac sessions is a staggering achievement of a band who travelled back from the future to light the way for everyone. So much of this list is music that sounds good at the time but maybe hasn't aged well. This is the only entry which takes everyone else by the hand and shows them what the future needs to sound like and improves with age. Ladies and Gentlemen, please stand for the national anthem

9.5/10

Kid A was from 2000? that makes me feel old... I think at the time, I was still reeling from OK Computer, and this one didn't necessarily land (all downhill after OK?) Kid A marks, in my eyes, Radiohead's departure from rock music as they entered a more experimental phase. I find some of it a little too odd, not something easily listened to, and in some places quite jarring. That said, there are still traces of the old, with thumping basslines or rhythms. I had thought it would be an easy 5-star rating based on how the album opened, but now that I near the end, I'm not so sure - so maybe an easy 4... Highlights: 1 Everything is in the right place 3 The National Anthem 4 How to disappear completely - languishing tones well-suited to Yorke's voice 6 Optimistic

The album was Radioheads new take on becoming a technological band. I wasn't a huge fan, but I can always appreciate an artistic album. Just not really my taste.

ich hoffe das war ihr schlechtestes Album und der Hype um diese Band ist sonst berechtigt

nicht süß. Erstes Lied geil, rest eher mäßig.

bissl strange das meiste

Komisch angefangen, zum Ende besser geworden. Trotzdem merkwürdige Sounds, wahrscheinlich gut wenn man zum richtigen Alter das Album gehört hat. Zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt eher mid

I enjoy Radiohead but only ever stuck to OK Computer and In Rainbows. I’ve been intrigued by Kid A knowing there’s a large Krautrock influence on the album - and it did not disappoint. The drums and bass line on The National Anthem are hypnotizing. Will definitely return to this album. Favorite song(s): The National Anthem, Morning Bell Least favorite: Treefingers Knew before: sorta - a few songs

Wow. “Biggest left turn in music history”. Love the Aphex Twin and Kraftwerk influences.

gushing fanfic of Warp giants from a person who doesn't know what a "mode" or "envelope filter" is ends up accidentally transforming into a mind-blowing post-rock trip, a Polaroid of an abstract never-was present. there exists a world where Kid A never comes out because the band breaks up right before it releases and the tracks get eaten by a hard drive or something. maybe in that world, Radiohead are still widely respected and their big rock statement of OK Computer is still wavering at #2. that world doesn't make me happy. i like the world i'm in where a band with an okay discography suddenly discovers Autechre and in an attempt to emulate them ends up striking gold. it isn't stillbirth on IMAX. it isn't a Pink Floyd ripoff. it's some other third thing. i think that should be its main genre. "Some Other Third Thing". it fits.

Hated this 🫶🏻

The shift from their rockier sound is far more palatable now as it was back then.

I appreciate their commitment to the craft and their grandiose sound but some of these songs go over my head. Either too weird or I don’t find much to grab. Those are the more ambient songs or them just trying stuff but I really like my highlighted songs. “The National Anthem” being now one of my favorite Radiohead songs. Highlights: “The National Anthem”, “How to Disappear Completely” & “Optimistic”. 3.5 stars.

Although I realize that Radiohead's albums have enjoyed widespread critical and commercial success, I continue to struggle to enjoy their music, and, unfortunately, my first full and focused listen to Kid A did not change that. There is an undeniable artistry to the band's soundscapes; they are deeply evocative and ethereal, yet they often feel like incomplete compositions -- as though they need to be partnered with a different element, such as a movie soundtrack or an art installation to achieve their mission. To that end, they can seem to plod and downshift the momentum of the album. It should be said that when Radiohead can allow itself to embrace a semi-traditional song structure (such as on tracks like "How to Disappear Completely" or "Optimistic") the album hits a fine gear. But those moments are just too rare to hold the album together for a listener like me, and Yorke's mewling vocal affect only seems to create greater distance between them. It is challenging to give an appropriate star rating to such a seminal album that fails to reach me as a listener. I feel pressure to give it five stars "just because" but my three star review is the most authentically generous rating I can provide. At the end of the day, I can't honestly say that Kid A is a bad album, but I am certain that I am unable to enjoy it.

Too weird for my taste.

Wow, a lot going on here! Mellow, new age, electronica vibe. Optimistic is the best cut. Kid A is good for late night headphone listening, although I still find lead voice a bit whiny. Despite that, it’s a solid (4.4+s)

Radiohead continues with their unique sound on Kid A, slowing it down a bit more but still hitting you with emotion.Very somber and relaxing. Not as strong as OK Computer for sure. "Idioteque" tops the tracks but I also love "National Anthem" and "Morning Bell". Yorke spend some time in Boston? Hey Thom..."where'd ya pahk the cah?". 3.65.

Not sure what I'm missing here. Kid A has always been on my radar as a critical darling. I've enjoyed the prior 2 Radiohead albums from the list (one more than the other), but Kid A fell very flat for me. Sure, it's an experimental take on electronic rock, but is it any good to listen to? I had it on both while driving and then while feeding an infant and it didn't bring me in for either. A little too obscure and pretentious for me to come back to this one. 2.27 stars

geil radiohead yes. mösti scho lang mol lose. synths bim erste song sind super. alles sehr atmosphärisch gfallt mer. glitchyness passt irgendwie au huere guet. ich glaub morge pendle isch nöd de ort womer da als ersts sött ghöre. titletrack au cool? aber nöd ganz checkt. the national anthem hani nonig usegfunde vo welem land. huere geil wie sin gsan so metallisch nohallt. geeeil posaunensolo. s endet sehr chaotisch woher sind die ganze blöser cho? sehr avantgarde aber irgendwie mit gschmack. how to disappear completelyfangt meeega schön ah mit dem ton wo liggebliibt wo soo chratzt. huuuere schöne song fuck. jo moll. treefingers isch etz chli fest nume geplänkel gsii. optimistig isch wieder en song yes en song geil. geil sloppy gspielti gitarre wunderschön. sehr sehr geil. es goht zu in limbo übere ohni dasis merk. sehr cooli drums mega viel hall. idioteque isch scho fast unagnehm gsi zum lose. morning bell isch schön gsi, motion picture soundtrack ehner chli lahm? irgendwie clickts nöd bi dem album es isch guet aber ich find no kein zuegang sorry radio chopf mue glaub e 3 geh

SEEEHR GSPANNT funny ahfang find de mix zwüsche weirdem synthi, iwelchne abghackte/komisch ediiterte gsang und de mega klare hauptvocals sehr spannend so als lied isches joaaaa aber es nimmt di sicher mal echli mit aha oke es isch wieder musigkritiker:inne time kid a findi bis jz nur weird und weniger spannend national anthem isch kinda fun? ja han na nüt gfühlt ussert quirky instrumentals how to disappear completely isch na cute und sehr gentle, I like idk chli ambiance musig wie bi treefingers chani au so lose...vlt bin ich da zu harsh aber gsehns jz nöd so aber vlt langed 1x lose eifach nöd für das album?...bzw. es ambiance interlude het durchus sin platz und hani amigs na gern aber iwie passts nöd mega drii? wow perkussion was isch das bin erst ide hälftiiii in limbo isch na intressant, aber idk es gitmer eifach nöd meh? es sind höchstens spannendi ahsätz und de rest isch eifach sochli "ah ok funny, chli weird" idioteque isch jz de erst song woni öppis demit chan ahfange, recht cool vlt bini au chli zu kritisch wills so ufeglobt wird de übergang zu morning bell isch cool gsi und au das lied verstahni jz so wie meh poah ja weiss nöd, de schluss hani chli besser gfunde aber trotz dem schwank ich sochli zwüsche 2 und 3, würkli vill hani mit dem ganze echr nöd chönne ahfange

4.9 1x catch up 9/15

340-400 tuli 4 homoalbumia (radiohead albumia) ja heh vähän päästiin odottelemaan tätä... taitaa parhaat palat olla jo takanapäin... golden age of radio head is over.. radio dead... 4 stars regu.... aijaijaijiai... thom yorke: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... kädet menee eka ulkoolta sisälle sitten ylöspäin katsoo silmät kiinni laitetaan nyrkkiin tuodaan hiljalleen alas vapautetaan nyrkki kädet kehon taakse hartiat mukana silmät aukeaa kädet takaisin sivulle vähän eteen ja hymyä suuhun haukotus ja omahyväinen virne naamalla... kalmarin unioni kiittää ja kuittaa.. national anthem

A masterpiece, although there are other similar albums I like more tan this.

Not for me

Absolutely brilliant album that I know already. Radiohead at their finest.

Masterpiece!

Good album

Was okay, only liked 1 song off the album but was good.

Everything In Its Right Place is amazing. The rest is fine, sets a mood, but not too striking.

Music written by aliens . My favorite song was Idioteque

Not my favorite Radiohead album...

The genres on here are so busted. Kid A isn't in an Electronic category?? Well, more for the Indie stack I guess. Kid A is bonkers. It's a universe. It's a dream. It's forever.

Heard before. Pretty good.

Dope

So it’s just Radiohead minus some rock, plus some ambient? I’m into it, but I can’t believe that this one’s some big time controversial thing among the fans

Probably my favourite Radiohead album

Kid Aphex….

Immersive journey

Good band from the 00’s. Good songs. Original.

I’ve always been framed by Radiohead. This is the first time I ever sat down and listened to the album straight through and read the lyrics while it was playing. I can’t say I really understand it. Most of the lyrics seem pretty obtuse to me. But the music is pretty amazing. These guys are clearly excellent instrumentalist. And the production is outstanding I think.

That was a chore

Was good, instrumentals were sound, few songs stuck with me emotionally but some did not. Showcases Radioheads talent.

A me sto disco pesa come una giornata di sole durante la quale stai in casa per fare qualcosa di importante ma poi non lo fai e ti penti di non essere uscito. Una bella sofferenza

Bit of a Brian Eno feel

Like most Radiohead albums, I must be missing something. I find it very hard to connect to this music.

A couple of good songs, the rest were pretty boring

4.5

Groupe et album connu. J'avais entendu cet album quand il est sorti, sans forcément y faire trop attention à l'époque. Everything In Its Right Place m'avais cependant bien marqué, avec son introduction très reconnaissable, ce son de synthé particulier et sa structure non standard. Et puis je suis passé à autre chose. Récemment j'ai été amené à jouer Creep en groupe, une facette très rock de Radiohead que je ne connaissais pas. J'ai eu envie de ré-écouter le groupe et j'ai commencé par ... Kid A. Et là c'était une vrai révélation ! J'ai adoré redécouvrir l'album. J'en connaissais plus que dans mes souvenir, comme par exemple National Anthem avec son riff de basse inoubliable, et surtout In Limbo avec les arpèges guitare 'bancal' de part la signature rythmique évolutive. Les autres morceaux sont vraiment intéressants, et toujours surprenants. On ne sait jamais à quoi s'attendre (structure jamais standard, morceau rythmé ou planant, sonorités, instrumental ...), c'est pour moi une exceptionnelle qualité. D'ailleurs je l'ai écouté deux fois de suite ce matin. Il mérite largement la note maximale. =>5/5

Not their best, but still great. Yet another 4.5.

Well, after giving two listens, I will have to say this might be the best one I've heard to date. It starts of with everything thing in its right place. I actually love that opening track... BUT THEN, the title track is the same ok that's interesting, but it also feels cold and metallic. Maybe that was the feeling they were going for, if it was kudos, but it's not a feeling I look for in music. After that there are four key tracks that sold me, "The National Anthem", "Optimistic", "Morning Bell", and "Motion Picture Soundtrack"... But there are two tracks that lost in that me completely in that Radiohead experimental haze, "Treefingers" and "Idioteque". The other two main tracks I do like enough, though I can't say they neither added or detracted from my overall opinion of the album. (8.75) ★★★★

There are a few nice tracks on here, but this album doesn't work as a whole for me

4.5

Perfect album. Excellent opener, super groundbreaking and influential. One of the greatest albums ever. 5 stars.

A proper 21st century classic filled with mostly phenomenal tracks but also a couple of crummy, cobwebby ones too. First half flows really well and is largely magnificent with overpoweringly bleak moods and brilliant, inspired embracing of avant garde and electronic genres. Second half is a lot more disjointed with Optimistic and Idioteque being clear masterful highlights. In Limbo is one of the more rubbishy songs and Motion Picture Soundtrack is somewhat of a letdown closer so overall the album kinda drifts apart and loses itself somewhere in 4 star land.

What is there to say about this album that hasn’t already been said? Really great but I like OK Computer and The Bends a little more. 4.5 stars (rounding up to 5 here) 9.2 out of 10

My second favorite Radiohead. I don’t love it enough to get it to 5 stars, but it could get there one day. 4.5/5

Radiohead is really good at making a vibe that is incredibly hard to define. Listening to the album itself it all feels like generic instrumental noise, but somehow when I was done with the album I wanted to loop it right back again.

3.5

Astonishing album, full of depths. Maybe the best album of the millennium.

Not my favorite Radiohead album, but still a good one

I almost like Everything In Its Right Place, The National Anthem, Idioteque

Favorite: How to Disappear Completely Least Favorite: Kid A

I wrote a really long review about how this album was okay and listenable/enjoyable after my first listen. Then I listened to it a second time. And a third. Then a fourth - and finally made up my mind: this album is shit. If you removed the vocals from this album you could easily throw this into the background music of a video game from 2005 (specifically the part where nothing happens and you're just exploring). The only song that was the exception to this rule was Idioteque. I had so many questions during my listen through: What was the point of this album? What message was it trying to convey? Who is this records' target audience? I left with more questions than answers. What a mystifying album, in both a good and a bad way. I don't know what I think about this album. In some ways I absolutely hate it, and can't stand certain songs. But then, when I think of the album as a whole? It wasn't /that/ bad. By my third listen through I decided I'd had enough and the album really goes nowhere, and has no point to make. It's boring. It had potential, and my first listen through was definitely exciting in trying to unravel the mystery that is this album.

Wow, the titular 'Kid A' song right near the beginning was bloody dreadful. It felt like I was being waterboarded with the T-1000's liquids. There were some pretty nice songs afterwards though! Everything in its right place grew on me with repeated listens (though some of the weird digitized garble in the back sounds like some annoying pixie trying to get my attention). The National Anthem was a pretty bizarre track which I feel weird about enjoying, definitely a standout for how chaotic it is for a band that is often criticized for droning on too much. Treefingers was probably my favorite song, such a lovely ambiance. Favourite Songs: Treefingers, Optimistic, The National Anthem Least Favourite Song: Kid A

Everything in its right place - enjoyed the synth keyboard and the vocals a lot on this track. Kid A - if you're going to have Stephen Hawking feature at least credit the man, god damn. Enjoyed the instrumental work, very neat. The National Anthem - I don't know what was going on but I enjoyed it as the song went on. How to Disappear Completely - Great vocal performance. The guitar and string parts and string parts were excellent , particularly towards the end. Optimistic - I fw this one. Sounds great In Limbo - one of my favourites on this album. The layering works really well just before it gets to being overwhelming, and then gets very abstract to close off. Idioteque - nauseating Morning Bell - Really liked the instrumentals, the guitar in particular. Motion Picture Soundtrack - started to enjoy this one after the midpoint. The harp and choir parts coming together sound fantastic I enjoyed the instrumental tracks on the album too, very atmospheric and well made. Really good album overall, far from my favourite Radiohead album though. As a more experimental album there's not as many songs I'd single out to play against but there are a few.

when radiohead began entering its boring as fuck arc. pablo honey honey bangs, bends is okay, okc was a return to form and then kid a and onwards were just cashgrabs or them falling off or some shit because holy fuck how did such an experimental band become so boring. they went from having these sweeping, epic orchestral songs, intense gritty rock and incredibly blown out, somber tracks to being the most fucking generic rock band ever. its so boring. they throw some reverb in there and have thom get killed in the balls then whine in the highest register ever and internet contrarians will tell you this was actually their best, most under appreciated release. listen to something else, they've done better, and so can most halfway competent alt rock artists.

What a drag this album was. There are the inklings of good ambient music here. I can’t really positively review Merriweather post pavilion and then say I hated this, because they have sort of a similar feeling. Again like weird adventure time sad moment background music. But Tom Yorke has such a mewling annoying voice on this album and 90% of the time he sounds like he’s trying to sing while sucking off megatron. I liked optimistic.

Y'all already know what I'm rating this. One of the best albums from one of my favourite bands. They only way I could dick ride this harder was if it was OK Computer. It's got lush, deep, beautiful production that never even remotely comes close to sounding over produced. It's about as perfect an album can get to sounding its got hidden beauty that you only discover on a second, third or 15th listen. 10/10 Fav tracks- perfect album

Yeah so Radiohead, I don't mind some of their songs but i enjoy them in a vacuum and not all together in an album. It didn't help that i didn't really like any of these songs on this album either tbh. Gonna go with a 2/5 on this one, i like some of their other music but not this album.

I have only listened to The Bends and OK Computer before listening to this album, I have heard a few post-OK Computer songs when they come up on spotify shuffle so I had somewhat of an idea of what to expect here. Everything In Its Right Place as an opener didn't grab me but the song is fine. Halfway through the title track I totally clicked with the vibe of what this album is trying to do and was able to successfully separate the radiohead I had listened to previously in my head from what I am listening to now. The National Anthem was a bit much for me especially towards the end, didn't care much for this track. But it has a great bassline How To Disappear Completely and Treefingers are good back-to-back songs, I liked Treefingers a lot as a track but How To kind of made me want to listen to Sea Power instead The last 20 seconds of Optimistic are funky but this song for me is just okay. Yorke's vocals are sometimes hit and miss for me and this is a miss. Great transition into In Limbo, this song is great Jarring transition into Idioteque, a bit heavy on the electronica for my taste and maybe the sound system I am listening on isn't tuned well but the bass is mixed weirdly and can overpower the lyrics, also the drum machine in this song is kind of annoying, did Lars Ulrich get the idea for St Anger from this? Also realised I have only heard this song in memes before from the 'ice age coming' line Morning Bell is kind of boring, not a lot to say about this Motion Picture Soundtrack is a simple and well-produced song, Yorke's vocals work well here and the second half of this sound reminds me of the flowers blooming scene from Master Gardener, I wish more of the album was like this Untitled is more of a musical flourish than a song, nothing else to say about it Album as a whole is a 7 from me it's not my usual type of music but it's something I can appreciate. Maybe repeat listens will condition me to become a massive musical afficionado (wanker) and I'll grow a deep appreciation for this and have a more refined opinion (parroting what critics and /mu/ says). Probably won't listen to any of these songs on their own but this album seems like something I would like to have on in the background at home after work, but in that circumstance I would rather listen to anything by Eno What is most striking to me about this album is the critical response both at its release and years after. The album looks like it received lukewarm reviews in 2000 and was later re-appraised seemingly because it became trendy and cool to like Radiohead and the band itself has become a signifier that you're smart or whatever. This, however, is only a problem if you take the profession of music criticism seriously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsFzHpBlugs

One of the best albums on this list. 5Million/5

A masterpiece. One of the greatest band redefinitions ever.

Kid A is Radiohead's fourth album, and has come to be regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. It was not as well-received at its release, as this is a challenging departure from their previous work. After their remarkably successful third album, OK Computer, Kid A was very highly anticipated, and that may have led to some of the push-back. The music did not, and does not, appeal to all. This is far from the guitar-based alt-rock band of their first two albums, and of an experimental sense that has defined the bands' later work. These track are textured, rhythmic soundscapes, that are far more abstract than most popular music. The lyrics follow the pattern - more of a rhythmic, looped element than providing any narrative. Kid A is the album that made Radiohead into their own genre, and among the most influential bands in the world.

I fell in love with rock Radiohead after hearing OK Computer in full about a year ago. The Bends is my favorite Radiohead album and I think In Rainbows is nearly perfect. I've never really understood electronic Radiohead. It's taken me a long time and multiple attempts to get into this album. I have a few songs on I liked but never liked it as a full experience, but it's starting to click on this listen. That being said, How to Disappear Completely is still the clear standout. It's a beautiful, beautiful song and I think it's Radiohead's magnum opus.

great album, the eerie sound they managed to maintain throughout was something that i really loved but at the same time it wasn’t monotonous and kept me engaged.

One of my favourite Radiohead albums and I love it but taking a point off cos thom yorke supports the IDF and they went to private school

Another case of I’ve listened before but never on a proper full size sound system. An album that was meh came to life with the full size setup. Very good record need to listen to it a few more times this way to truly get all I can from it.

talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.

They say dogs can smell fear. I think they can also smell pretentiousness. My dog got up and left the room partway through the second song of this album and didn’t come back in until the album was over. I would have liked to join her.

5/5 Kid A begins with the cold, dark, massive Everything In Its Right Place. Such a unique, special kind of song. Then the title track is so comforting and elegant, beautifully built up, with the soft piano and synths akin only to prime C418. The National Anthem starts strong, with that iconic bassline, and a particularly creepy atmosphere. The density of instruments in the middle section sounds great. How to Disappear Completely is simply gentle and beautiful, then the outro is just brilliant. Treefingers has an otherworldly feeling, as it drifts slowly to Optimistic. This one is, as much as I love the simplicity and ambiguity of earlier tracks, lyrically fantastic and has a great groove. In Limbo is less interesting than a lot of other songs but it has a certain charm. Idioteque is something different though. The beat slaps and the song keeps moving and changing for better. Then Morning Bell is melodically and instrumentally one of the strongest moments on the album. I love the chord changes on the keyboard, it just sounds so good. Before you know it, the organ kicks in to mark the end of the journey. Motion Picture Soundtrack is so full and huge, and is a great closer with its massive arrangement. Untitled is a fun little bonus, bringing a more uplifting feeling to the whole thing. All in all, this album is amazingly varied and feels truly unique. Everything In Its Right Place 5/5 (FAV) Kid A 5/5 The National Anthem 5/5 How to Disappear Completely 5/5 Treefingers 3.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Optimistic 5/5 In Limbo 4/5 Idioteque 5/5 Morning Bell 5/5 Motion Picture Soundtrack 5/5 Untitled 4.5/5

weird & whiny

It's hard to describe how this sounded when it first came out. It's lost none of its appeal and aura since then. Everything In Its Right Place sets the tone with the first few notes and stuttering vocal samples. The title track has a subtle groove and music box motif, recalling Boards of Canada. It's never quite straightforward rock, but there's riffs to be had in tracks like National Anthem and Optimistic, then full on ambient in Treefingers, and the sweeping epic sadness of How To Disappear Completely. The climax is surely Idioteque: mesmerizing vocal melodies and synths over broken up, glitchy beats. But there's something here for almost everyone. Play this to the aliens when they contact us.

I do like a bit of Radiohead, and they had one more good album in them before they lost the plot. Kid A is a solid effort, but it's not OK Computer, and it's not The Bends.

Amazing album, forgot how many great songs there are on this one.

What the fuck😭

Meh

best intro song to exist, tho i was in the wrong mood just cause it was to depressing

“The greatest left turn in music history”

I remember that I “didn’t get” this album when it first came out. Was willing to give it a listen with an open mind but it still sounds mostly pretensious and self-satisfied. Give me more rhythm!

Look, I was 15 when this album came out. Kid A took ten million elder millennials by the throat and made us an order of magnitude more annoying. I am not socially or biologically capable of giving it less than five stars.

Boring electronic music with occasional mumble-droning from the singer. 2nd half was better than 1st half. 2.5 stars. 4 albums in and I still don't understand why people like this band so much. Stand-out: Morning Bell

Loved it - but not my favourite Radiohead album

Good

A phenomenal album. A mind-bending break and pivot from the masters of their craft. Established their rock credentials only to left turn and blow your mind.

Another 45 minutes of Radiohead sniffing their own farts.

The perfect example of Radiohead’s “Im unsure if I love it or hate it”. The ambiance, theming and some of musical aspects are great but then his mindless unintelligible babbling is at points honestly horrendous. No song stuck out as being very great and even the songs that had good parts also had parts I really didn’t enjoy. Actually kind of disappointed as I hear Kid-A mentioned as one of if not the best Radiohead album, but after having listened to like 4 albums it might be one of my least favorites. 4/10

A few songs go a bit nowhere but then there is some absolutely classics here too. 4.5*

listened before, but a great album of course. i heard radiohead played the electronics as amateurs, but even still, i really felt the misery in the sound. i enjoyed most tracks, and could do without some of the tracks. 4 personal favs: everything in its right place, how to disappear completely, optimistic, idioteque, morning bell, motion picture soundtrack

to mellow airy for me

Not my favorite Radiohead

Why the hell is radioheads entire damn catalog on this list?

Used to be my favourite Radiohead, not so sure anymore but this album is still incredible. Brilliant atmosphere above all, unsettling and sad from the moment it starts all the way through. Fav songs: - Everything In It's Right Place - How to Disappear Completely - Treefingers - In Limbo - Idioteque

Ok

5/5. Kid A is an album that is hard to describe but such an important album that I don't believe it inspired any future albums, it feels too unique to even attempt a similar style again. The mixing of genres of electronic, jazz, ambient, rock, dance, etc. create an album of excellence. I love the album but understand the hesitation to get into it. Once you break down that barrier though, it's a great listening experience. Best Song: Everything In It's Right Place, Idioteque, Optimistic

mediocre. Beep boop beep boop. 2nd best Radiohead album. Sucking lemons.

When will Radiohead learn that 3 minutes of ambient noise doesn’t make for good music

One of my all time favorites. The opening notes are straight brain massage with the right headphones or speakers. Most of the album is so atmospheric, and I've heard it so many times, that it takes real effort at this point for me to really listen to it in the moment. On this playthrough, it strikes me how wild it is that Idioteque was written in 2000 back in the innocent adolescence of the internet. And Motion Picture Soundtrack is just gorgeous. This album is probably (definitely) overwrought and too try-hard, but honestly so am I, and so I love it for those qualities. It's no longer my favorite from Radiohead, but it's the reason I gave them a closer listen than I gave to OK Computer as a teenager. 5/5.

God I hated this. Maybe I just don't "get it" because I know this album is critically acclaimed but for me it just doesn't do it. I'll try and listen to it again with an open mind and not expecting it to sound like Radiohead's older stuff but Jesus Christ on first listen that was tough to get through.

have listened to this one a bunch of times over the years. when it came out i was 21 or 22 years old and my family (my parents) was falling apart and i could relate to the divorce stuff in the lyrics and the songs idioteque and how to dissapear completely got to me for sure

Not what I expected of Radiohead, to be honest.

Love radio headphones but this is too experimental for me to enjoy

Didn’t get a chance to listen too close but had it on as I fell asleep. So many iconic riffs. Would like to double back and check out the lyrics. Explorative and incredible, but just not exactly my jam. I did love the journey and transitions of energy.

This was a top tier album with a great mix of good rap and skat

one of the best

in a radioHEAD so yeah masterpiece. could do without treefingers and untitled tho

Not a Fan

Really good Radiohead album. It's experimental and a step away from their previous albums. It's overall a nice auditory listening experience. I think the album should be listened to as a whole as it doesn't really have any strong singles.

This is the first time I've listened to Radiohead by itself. I'm a new fan today. I love the heavy usage of synths and the atypical song structures. A lot of the music I like listening to today I can definitely heard echoes of this album and/or their style in general. Everything In Its Right Place I've either heard before, or it's been sampled before in music I have listened to, so it was very familiar to me, yet at the same time, different and new. Kid A was ok, I liked the odd usage of synths and the oddly haunting vocals via talkbox. Just wasn't as rhythmically interesting however. The National Anthem was nice. I liked the constant bright bass running through the song. The usage of some orchestral/band instruments for some of parts of the song was quite nice too, gave a really good contrast to the synths and guitars. I assume the story the song is telling is someone who is standing for the National Anthem in a crowd at a game or something, that's the vibe I was getting at least. There's this underlying tension and distortion throughout the song though, which kind of garners this feeling of "something is not right". Could be that people don't have confidence in the country their living in, the anthem they sing holds them together, but barely. I love the collage of instruments chosen for How to Disappear Completely. It was slow to start though so I started to lose interest. The usage of strings and synths for a little bit of sparkle towards the mid of the song brought me back though. I can see why so many people have listened to it, the lyrics are relatable to some I'm sure, aside from just how pretty the recording is, definitely emotionally evocative. I love the mellow synths of Treefingers. The song is very peaceful. Optimistic was alright. Liked the synth work. It really only caught my attention at the end when it started to transition to In Limbo. In Limbo's use of triplets was nice along with the usage of sax. Idioteque's harsher drums and cymbals reminds me of synthwork from others such as Aphex Twin and Squarepusher. It was nice to hear them pull from that style. I like the chord prog they chose for Morning Bell, gives it a bit of a sinister tone contrasted with a slight happier segment. It's kinda funny just how haunting they've described waking up in the morning and getting ready to go about the day, describing the hectic parts of it. Motion Picture Soundtrack was simple, yet emotionally strong. The change in instruments on the second half of the song really gave the song force too. It's a nice description of how we really expect things to be like they are in the movies, and how short of those expectations real life really is. Untitled was really pretty. A good way to close out the album. 5

New to Radiohead, and am a fan. This album is great for a relaxing evening in a dimly lit room with the windows open and a cool breeze rolling through, reclined in your favorite leather chair, a glass of bourbon in hand. It's a high 3 for me. Just need a little more bang for my buck to get to a 4.

Really good songs, The National Anthem was one of my favourites

I love this album. Such a surreal futuristic depressing soundscape full of dystopian, confusing and scary elements. Lyrics that make no sense and music that shouldn't make sense, but does. Listening to a band reinvent themselves in a single album is mesmerizing. My two favorite tracks are: How to disappear completely which conjures up images of Thom York gesturing the listener to follow him into the depths of depression, irrelevance and ultimately peace. He sounds so tortured. Everything in its right place is sublime and possibly the most accurately named track of any artist! Love it

Everything in its right place is a song that has got me through some dark times especially a few years ago when it was on repeat for a solid few months - I love the layering of sounds, uncomfortable timing and dreamscape creepiness. One of my favourite pieces of music of all time. Its pretty incredible how the band moved away from the sound that had made them so popular to really explore new, different and challenging music in Kid A. I love the atmosphere of this album and the experimentation of Radiohead I think it's probably a 4.75 as a full album, but as a gesture of good will towards the band I'll bump it up to a 5

I had listened to this a few times when it came out, and didn't connect with it. It just sounded messy. Today, 24 years later, listening on headphones, it makes a lot more sense. I think the headphones is what made the difference - the mix is wide, and instruments move across the soundstage a great deal. Layers of sounds, overlapping, with little nuggets popping up here and there, and the sonic centre always on the move, weird little noisy overdubs appearing and disappearing, exploring dissonance, slightly disorientating- wonderful!

Easily one of the greatest intros of all time! Such a strong beautiful album with a perfect playtime!

Distractingly, Kid B never returned from his hike in the forest and was lost to us forever.

Staat geen matig nummer op het album, en een groot aantal geweldige nummers. Er zijn hooguit nummers die minder vooruitstrevend zijn. Everything in its right place mogen ze op m’n begrafenis spelen. Idioteque is ook perfect.

One of my all-time favorites.

Already listened

Utterly depressing and boring to boot - but not actively bad

After not like Radiohead much when I was younger, I've definitely come to appreciate their music a lot more thanks to this list. 3rd album I've gotten, and another fun one!

Almost fell asleep

Incredible album. Probably my third favourite from them but still probably deserves a 5. I expect the other two to be on this list so I think I'm going to save the fives for then.

I honestly thought I had already gotten this album lol. I even mentioned it when I reviewed hail to the thief so that review looks pretty dumb now. Anyway, this album is awesome and is rightly hailed as one of if not the best genre switch ever. Seamless transition from punk/alt rock to electronica without even losing any songwriting prowess. Kid a is the only song I don’t really like from this album.

Excellent

i cant say its perfect but it is really good

I really love this album. opening with everything in its right place is great and slightly eerie then the album has a lot of good songs to follow. Despite this some of the more ambient stuff does feel like time wasted in the album. Not quite a 5 for me.

An ok album

There are a lot of 5s on this album but just enough songs that aren’t to bring it back one notch. Incredible album. The change from OK Computer to Kid A was immense. Maybe one of the best back to back album combos in 30+ years. 4.5

Opening track is haunting KID A/The national anthem were meh How to disappear completely is amazing Individual tracks there are no real standouts, it's about the conglomerate which I do like when albums are like that These are very cool ambient sound spaces and it's definitely innovative and forward thinking, but in terms of actually enjoying listening to it, I was iffy.

An absolute electronic masterpiece. When this first album came out, I didn’t care for it and wished it has more traditional rock sounds and it’s grown on me over the years to be one of my all time favorites.

Not really digging this, bit to slow for my liking. They drone on a bit, managed to make it to the end, but it’s one boring album.

Yep it slaps

shining genius

Banger. Mega fed at stene til. Fedt at det er mere elektrisk

I simply don’t understand the fascination

God i wish i liked Radiohead

meh niet wat ik verwacht had van radiohead

bisher das beste was ich von Radiohead gehört habe! In Rainbows hat mich nicht angesprochen, aber in diesem rhythmischen Klangteppich fühle ich mich wohl.

Zuerst etwas schwierig aber beim hören im Auto tritt die hervorragende Abmischung zu Tage und macht aus gut wunderbar.

❤️ This is a top five album for me. It's one I come back to again and again, and it's had different meanings and places for me in different seasons of life. Easy 5 stars.

Quite the direction to take following a release such as "OK Computer". I came into this album completely blind, so hearing a mix of familiar Radiohead with electronica and what some can describe as ambient sounds was a bit jarring. It just never really struck a chord with me while listening though. I do acknowledge that this was a brave endeavor for a group of Radiohead's caliber. Burnout is very much a real thing and artists should be encouraged to experiment and change things up if they feel the need to do so. Guess I just don't have the right ears or mindset for this kind of experimental "rock", though. Nothing really stuck with me after listening, except for maybe "Idioteque".

Langweiliges Gedudel!

Everything in Its Right Place // The National Anthem // How To Disappear Completely // Optimistic // Morning Bell // Motion Picture Soundtrack

I know this is an amazing album to many people, but I think it really just has great soundscapes. Overall I thought it was interesting but not something I'd go back to probably.

Not even close to being my favorite Radiohead album, but undeniably great. Lots of incredible soundscapes and interesting textures

One of the best ever albums by one of the best ever bands. Not much more can be said. 5/5

one of my favorite albums ever

What an awesome artist to start my 200s. I don't even really know what to say about Radiohead. I'm a big fan of The Bends and I know there is this pretentious bias amongst Radiohead fans that The Bends is their worst album.. But I whole heartedly disagree. It's deftheir most accessible. The song writing is great, and different from their contemporaries. I am happy that Radiohead write and experiment with music the way they want to. But I do tend feel thwt their more experimental and electronic stuff doesnt tend to resonate with me. That being said, this album was pretty good. There were a lot of songs that I thought were great but a lot of others that I didn't care for. It was very up and down for me. The production sounds nice throughout. But that doesn't necessarily make a good album. It adds to it though. Maybe I'm just not at that stage. I was told, when I was a teenager, that it's hard to get INTO Radiohead but when it clicks... It's life changing. So maybe I'm waiting for it to click. I do enjoy what I'm hearing but I am not crazy about it. I won't give up on them.

This album really perplexed me. I had been trying really hard to understand what it was all about. I still haven't put my finger on it, but I know for a fact that I did not hate it. This was a good and pleasant listen. I'll definitely be listening to this again. Best - Everything In It's Right Place, How To Disappear Completely (MPF), Optimistic, In Limbo, and Motion Picture Soundtrack Worse - No bad songs 4.00-4.50/5

Didn't enjoy. Very flat and lifeless.

I wonder if this type of 'experimentation' with electronic sound is what groups in the '60s did with tape tracks? The looping, the stories of The Beatles drawing the tape around the room and passed through pencils and stuff to 'adjust' the sound...

This one was weird, it came in two days after In Rainbows, an album which I loved... somehow, this felt less meaningful and more random... maybe it needs time, but for now, this is only OK for me.

Oh fuck yeah. Immediate 5 stars for the sole inclusion of “How to Disappear Completely” which holds a special place in my heart. This album is a lil droning and intense but that’s ok. It’s lowkey giving ambient music at times?? Especially “Treefingers”… but in a good way. “Optimistic” is good, too.

so boring

Okaish eletronica. Feels Like in between Organ music and instrumental.

2.5/5

Top 10 albums to instantly sever your soul . . . And to quote another reviewer: "atmorpshere lik e parmesan chees"

A bit all over the place imo. Title track was awful, but I didn’t mind the rest

my heads a radio ahhhh theres commercials play9ihng

not the flawless piece of art some believe it to be but regardless a landmark for radiohead's - and music's - history.

Very different to OK Computer, and (contrary to some people's beliefs) that's fine. In fact, it makes this album a heck of a lot cooler, and gives a fat middle finger to managers and producers that solely encourage formula-following. Sure, guitar-soundscape-art-rock pays the bills, but have you checked out these cool synths and voice filters? Everything In Its Right Place is aptly named for its heavy reliance on C and F chord resolutions, making use of several smoothly overlapping synths. Trippy vocal editing. Very little going on, instrumentally, yet the signature "soundscapiness" of Radiohead is still very much present. Smooth transition into the title track. In fact, it seems like nearly every pair of tracks has a transition worth complimenting. The National Anthem is an energetic high, coming out with a positively crazed brass section and loud, deadpan, repeating, catchy(!) bassline. The vocal can be described in the same way here. It's classic Thom Yorke, and yet he's without emotion... and yet he's expressing so much. Encapsulates this album nicely, I think. How To Disappear Completely is just magnificent and gorgeous and great in every way. Even that off-kilter high note at the beginning that's a semitone off the chord fits in with the lyrical theme of unbelonging, of wanting to disappear. (Disappear completely, even.) Optimistic is the most OK Computer-esque on the album, with a solid guitar riff and a fairly typical rock melody accompanying some surprisingly thoughtful lyrics. Incredible transition to In Limbo, which itself is a trippy, psychedelic experience based mostly on its dizzying guitar riff. Idioteque's electronic drums are immediately memorable and, arguably, singlehandedly introduce an entire genre to the world of pop(/rock?) music. Then we have Morning Bell, which has a lonely yet restless feel with its quick 5/4 time signature, followed by the beautiful Motion Picture Soundtrack to end the album by tugging on your heartstrings. Yeah – a darn good tracklist if I've ever seen one. I should also give another shoutout to the mind-blowingly good production on this album. Lots of surround-sound stuff going on, rivalling OK Computer as some of the best sound artistry in recent music history. 5/5 Key tracks: All of them. This is a whole-album experience.

gonna fully have to commit to the white ppl stereotype here and say this is a borderline perfect album to me. definitely my favorite radiohead record. hard to pick fav tracks but idioteque and how to disappear completely might take it

I’ve never really got Radiohead and this didn’t help. Never really gets going. Sounds like a series of jam sessions that somehow got turned into an album. Poor.

So I put my hand up here and say I was defo one of those people who through a strop at this coming out after OK Computer (clearly a 5* album), given it was such a stark difference. Kinda made me give up on Radiohead for years afterwards (so this album defo scores a 5 in terms of ‘1001 albums that have totally and unexpectedly baffled their fan base’ category). I have since gone back through their albums, and while I’m not a staunch fan at all, their later stuff it has a dark edged but chilled vibe I like. Kid A, however, does not. It really does sound like a lot of experimentation in sounds and styles which makes it incredibly disjointed, and Thom Yorker’s vocals are quite whiny and annoying on this one (he usually finds a better balance). The only redeeming features for me are the first track, which has a gorgeous keyboard sound, and to me is more of a model of the sound they ultimately carried on with (that I like at least). National Anthem had nice bass and percussion. However, this is one of those ‘what’s this doing on this list’ albums for me, given pretty much their entire back catalogue is better. So does that mean they’re all on this list?!