Kid A

I'm guessing this might be about my 6th listen to this album. I heard it a few times in 2000/1, but i felt nothing for this. I tried it again a couple of more times over the years always wondering why I couldn't connect with this album that the universe seems to love. Still nothing. I feel the same way about OK Computer. It's just bland to me. For some reason last summer I listened to The Bends and I was enthralled. I've spent a lot of time with that album in the last year and I love it. Maybe that opened a door for me, because this listen of Kid A was finally different. I can really hear the songs now. I've also developed an interest in ELM the past few years, so that also has put me in a better position to digest Kid A. Despite all that I'm still not that impressed. I like the album a lot more than I used to, but nothing really stands out. Several tracks have outstanding soundscapes, and I found a few that I could totally enjoy on their own. I agree this album is competent, but I still don't think it's special. If you tell me I have to listen to this album 20 times to truly understand it then forget it, that's some shitty roi.

The most experimental rock I've heard that didn't get annoying. Good job. This was my first exposure to Radiohead (besides Creep). I think I could grow to like them more, but would have to be in a certain mood for it

Experimental

Pretty good but honestly overrated. And doesn’t feel as satisfying as ok computer (the only other radio head album I’ve listened to before this one).

That was... interesting.

you can almost hear them struggling to return to the pop greatness of which they’re capable but the miserablist bleep bloop shit drags the whole thing down

7th March 2023 Listened during the day while working from home. Busy day working, Rita rehearsal, every builder under the sun in our house fitting carpets etc. Thom Yorke shuns Radiohead as they were to create Radiohead 2.0. I think if you listen to it about 10 times it would be an absolute great. 3.5 if I could.

Some very good. Some less so. Never quite made my mind up.

Really enjoy some of the songs on this record, but honestly some others just seem like noise to me. Hoping I get more into this one on future listens.

It’s tough, the 90s/00s grunge is just not really my thing, and Radiohead is just not for me. I know a lot of people would burn me at the stake for that tho so 3 stars (2.5)

p860. 2000. 3 stars. Strays dangerously into ambient prog/rock wankage. Saved by a couple of good tunes and Thom Yorke's voice. Not their best work.

Getragene Klangbilder; dissonant aufgelöst in konsonante; interessante und vielfältige Texte; cooles Album; gefällt;

I still don't fully get Radiohead although I'm interested. They are, to my ear, superbly talented and exploratory, and that's why I keep coming back to give them various tries, here and elsewhere. As a band, their music has yet to "click" with me, so I rarely spend much time listening to them for my own enjoyment, but that's just part of the journey. Maybe they will, maybe they won't. One thing for sure, they are so keen on approaching music from many angles, and that I definitely appreciate.

I have my own expectations about Radiohead's sound but so far this is subverting everything I thought I knew. There's a part in The National Anthem that sounds like the guy squeezing toy pigs into tubes and it makes music somehow. This album honestly isn't bad, I just don't think I like Radiohead.

Best surprise to see radiohead as my album for todayy, a side to radiohead i never knew but a great surprise. Reading the background on this album and radioheads transition from rock is very interesting, especially while listening through the album

Psychedelische, sphärische Alternative Klänge

After hearing so many great things about Kid A over the years but never getting around to actually listening to it in full, I was glad to finally get the chance to do so. Now that I've heard it, I can confidently say that I don't really get Radiohead. Some of this is fine, like The National Anthem, How to Disappear Completely, and Idioteque, but this mumbling through atmospheric music just does not do anything for me. Is it offensive to say that I like Radiohead way better when they do songs like Creep, Karma Police, and High & Dry? Probably. But you know what, Creep-haters, deal with it!

This was aight. First couple tracks were very good. I dig the intro on Idioteque as well.

No lo he escuchado entero.

Hmmmmm

Nice

Норм

This album is pretty good. Some songs are good, and most are decent. I feel like most songs have too many effects on them that make them sound overproduced or something. Favorite song: In Limbo Worst song: Kid A

3.5

Nice for something different

Felt like pink Floyd

They definitely have a sound of their own. It is more than good music, it is interesting. I've heard the album a few times now, and still really don't know it well enough. I do know that I like it and enjoy it, but I still need more time to really appreciate it. There are no songs that really stand out to me as superior. But, like I said, I just haven't heard it enough. How to Disappear Completely is probably the one that I appreciated the most. I'll give it 3.5/5 for now, but I know it deserves more.

My Radiohead album ranking as of 8 Dec: 1. In Rainbows 2. The Bends 3. Kid A I feel like this is an album I need to sit with more to know how I feel about it which is hard to do when you need to give a rating of it within a day of first listening to it. I'm almost certain I will like this album more the more I listen to and understand it but I am not feeling myself loving it immediately as I did In Rainbows and The Bends. Favourite Songs: The National Anthem

overrated

3.5

Great sounding but weird at times. Its no OK Computer but it is still something I can enjoy in small doses.

Was not a fan when it first came out. I've come to appreciate it more over time. Still a bit esoteric for me; they have other albums I enjoy more.

It's fine. I never got what the big deal was.

I expected to hate this because I don't think I like those Yorks falsetto vocals. However I ended up enjoying the atmosphere of the album much more than I thought

Never heard this before. Very clearly Radiohead but also not really like other Radiohead albums I've heard. Very atmospheric. Some was a bit abstract but enjoyed it overall

Quite nice, has soft psychadelic rock vibes

Experimental, definitely not mainstream. Could be improved with a joint or two.

Pretty sad album but decent songs. I liked Morning Bell, Idioteque and Motion Picture Soundtrack

Great REM album

Dope to have on in the background. I bet this would be a cool album to have

While this album is significant in the context of the evolution of Radiohead, I can't help but feel it's a bit underwhelming to be included in this collection of records. The experimentation is interesting but mostly forgettable. Favorites: How to Disappear Completely, Idioteque

You put the internet into a blender and it came out as a smooth, easily digestible and vernacular liquid. Substitutes sounds for any singing so that there’s less emphasis on lyrics. They may as well had been drawn out of a hat imo. I’m a fan of the first four tracks in particular.

Just can't get into it. It's almost like ambient music. Not unpleasant.

There are some beautif parts between moments of cacophony, I can't listen to it in the background.

Alright

Undeniably influential and creative. Maybe not always the most engaging listen but the melodic and rhythmic ideas still hold up in the band’s huge stylistic change.

Some really nice songs but too much transitions song in my opinion

Muzikaal goede nummers, maar die Thom Yorke is af en toe zo'n zeikerd

Ambient, liked it.

+ Everything is In the Right Place (3 STARS) -- Trippy + Kid A (1 STARS) -- What the fuck? + The National Anthem (1 STAR) -- What. and I cannot emphasize this enough. The fuck. + How to Disappear Completely (3 STARS) - Thankfully more normal + Treefingers (3 STARS) + Optimistic (4 STARS) + In Limbo (3 STARS) -- Too weird for me + Idiotesque (3 STARS) + Morning Bell (3 STARS) + Motion Picture Soundtrack (3 STARS) OVERALL (3 STARS): Weird as fuck. Not my cup of tea, but okay.

Surprising. Loved “how to disappear completely” Also “motion picture soundtrack”

I didn't notice anything I loved.

Best Song: The National Anthem. Explosive, bombastic, with a wide range of instruments that always kept things interesting. Worst Song: Kid A. The heavily vocoded voice sounds more Stephen Hawking than Daft Punk. Overall: For an album that I'd heard so much about before actually hearing, I found it kinda... boring? It has its moments of excitement and uniqueness, and the production is really good overall, but the vocals just drag the whole thing down. They're so often mumbled that I can't even tell if the lyrics are interesting. Maybe I have heard too much of the music that was influenced by this album for it to feel fresh on its own, but I was underwhelmed.

Where would Zero 7 or Bob Moses be without Radiohead? Outstanding.

Rock progresivo bastante monótono

Was very good. More enjoyable than I thought it would be but I’m still not totally sold on Radiohead and probably never will be.

Trippy album sounds like background music to fall asleep to

Still love the feel of this album, but of the two I was more of an "Amnesiac" guy when it comes to this era of Radiohead. I'm guessing that one will show up on this list sooner or later, too. That said, I remember seeing them on SNL when "Kid A" came out and being much more impressed with how the two songs they played sounded live compared to the album. (And almost nobody sounds good on SNL. It's always so sterile sounding. Why is that??) I even bought the live album Radiohead put out in 2001 and *actually* listened to that repeatedly, which I don't think I had done for a live album since the Ozzy/Randy tribute back in middle school. I think there's some energy that is lost in the studio version of these songs and I noticed this most when "Optimistic" came on and I immediately perked up at the sound of guitars. It's like you can hear the band sigh in relief with a sound that they know they do well and are comfortable with. Or maybe it's just the sound that I am comfortable with. Regardless, it's interesting to think about what the cultural take on this band would be if they had not taken these swings after OK COMPUTER. And given how bored I was with their last two studio albums, I would welcome another wild swing towards any other direction that will keep me awake while listening. Gimme a country rap album, Radiohead. Or go pop punk. Or just punk. Or, hell, just pop. Where's their "Purple Rain?" I don't think it's "OK Computer." I want an entire Radiohead album with nothing but singles. And I will never, ever get it.

I really want to like this one more than I do, but my musical tatses are just too conventional I'm afraid. That said, this was the most enjoyable listen to Kid A for me yet.

didn't particularly care for the album. I do like other Radio head works and have seen them live

Preferred the last half a lot more than the first tbh

Say. I like green eggs and ham. I like them Sam I am. Never listened to Radiohead before although I had heard of them. Made for good Friday listening

I have just accepted I do not find Radiohead all that interesting. I've tried to get into them and like the previous album I got on here, it's just boring. A good song here and there but otherwise nothing to phone home about. I did enjoy this more than The Bends.

Lots of different sounds. A couple good songs but not awesome.

This was quirky. Some too ambient quirky but also some good quirky. Like Nat Anth and Optimistic, Idioteque.

The album got off to a good start. The first song is elegant, the title track is quirky with its distorted vocals and National Anthem is daring with its Avant-jazz feel. The rest of the album wore me down after a while. The songs lack structure and are a bit dull. I was asking myself why I liked “In Rainbows”, an album that came out seven years later, so much more? To jog my memory, Spotify played “Nude” from that album after “Kid A” ended. The overall production is less muddled but the main difference is the “Nude” is more melodic. I like the reviewer who said that Kid A is "more fun to think and write about than it is to actually listen to".

Enjoyed…. Very thought provoking….

Classic radiohead, a mix of smashing pumpkins and muse, though I'm sure the inspiration went both ways.

Radiohead can turn out bangers: There are four or maybe half a dozen exquisite moments on Kid A. "Moment" is unkind, really. I'm thinking of extended passages, but also the parts and interludes which don't quite fit. The band does lots of fascinating things with their instrumentation and composition and scene work, and, while there's nothing wrong with ambient music, much of this album feels like a retreat from music. A transitional point.

3/5 not quite there

Voor mij was dit album destijds reden om Radiohead even achter me te laten. Kon die wending niet handelen. Nu vind ik het beter te pruimen dan toen, maar blijf er moeite mee houden.

Should I judge an album by its cover? No. As shown by "Country Life". But then should I judge it by its title track? Like "Country Life", the entirety of this album is difficult to listen to. Kid A, Treefingers, sets a tone that is misleading for the rest.

Not half as good as OK Computer.

inte deras bästa album

Fav songs: National Anthem, Idioteque, Optimistic

Ok, gets whiney.

All my opinions are based off my first listen. The first track, Everything in its right place was not my favorite. It was a good intro, it sets the tone, but I don’t feel like there’s much replay value out of it. The second track, Kid A, was a little too experimental for my taste. The second half of the song was a little more enjoyable, but overall not a big fan of this track. The third track, The National Anthem was the opposite in the sense that I liked the first half much better than the second half. I enjoyed the vocals and music of the first half, but the second half was not my cup of tea. It felt almost scary or nerve racking to listen to. However, this is my favorite track so far. The fourth track, How to Disappear Completely became my favorite track so far. I enjoyed the mix behind the vocals, but I enjoyed the vocals even more. The song conveyed a lot of emotion, and was overall powerful. The fifth track Treefingers was completely instrumental. It was a very calming track, definitely a good interlude. Once again, not a ton of replay value. The sixth track, Optimistic, was true to its name. The songs lyrics were uplifting, talking about how giving it your all is always enough, even if you fail. The song is nice to listen to, and one of the better tracks so far. The seventh track, In Limbo was best described as average. At this point in the project, I’m getting very used to the sound, making this track almost blur into the album. Not to say that it was a bad song, it was still an enjoyable listen. There just isn’t much that makes this track jump out at the listener, in my opinion of course. The eighth track, idioteque was a nice change in the sound. It stood out from the songs previous, jumping out with a strong drum pattern. Overall, this song was one of the simpler, yet better listens. The vocals were nice, and the background drum patter fails to be repetitive, dispute their repetitive nature. The ninth track, Morning Bell was another change of pace. The vocal performance was the best so far, and the music was also nice. The lyrics had no meaning to me whatsoever, and has definitely been a trend through the lp so far. The tenth track, Motion Picture Soundtrack was my favorite song so far. Excellent production, vocals, and the lyrics held the most weight and meaning on the lp so far. Overall, it was an amazing listen, and and the strongest on the album. The eleventh and final track, Untitled, was simply a closing track. The music was powerful, and wrapped up the album nicely. My raw reaction to the album is that it was overall not my thing. I enjoyed listening, but it was not something I would choose to play on my own. The tail end of the lp was definitely superior, with it having my 2 favorite tracks, Motion Picture Soundtrack and Morning Bell. Unfortunately Radiohead reminds me a lot of a girl, one that I would rather not think of. That is definitely holding my rating back a little bit, but I will try to rate it as fairly as possible. The lyrics were very interesting to me. If they had any meaning whatsoever, I wasn’t smart enough to pick it up. The music and production were one of the best parts of the project, with the second half of the project being much stronger. The vocal performance was also very strong, and I wish they weren’t so drowned out by the rest of the incorporated sounds. Overall I would rate the album a 6/10, enough to make it my favorite album so far. Which out of 2, would also make it my second least favorite.

+1s for The National Anthem and Morning Bell. 3.5/.75

Listened Before? Y This is the inferior little brother to OK Computer. It's okay. I kind of agree with the reviewers that found it a bit pretentious. However... it IS a good record. Radiohead is allowed to be pretentious after the massive success they had with OKC anyway. It's a nice art piece, but I'm a lyrics guy and this album went with the nonsensical approach. I would never listen to this when I could just listen to the one before it. Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: Everything in it's Right Place

Don’t get the hype

Helt ok

Saved Prior: Everything In Its Right Place, How To Disappear Completely Off Rip: The National Anthem Cutting Edge: Kid A, Motion Picture Soundtrack Overall Notes: Sorry folks but I'd take Creep over any of these songs! Also I like the Bends better! What're you gonna do, ambiance me to death?

pyramid song

I have no idea how to review this album. It's unlike most of the Radiohead stuff I heard and the instrumentals are wonderful.

Low key, not what I expected. Kind of went in the background easily.

This would be a good album to listen to at home, with the special speaker and special plants and special lights... ****

Not as exciting as when I first downloaded this from Napster (yep, Napster), but still an interesting album considering how big of a departure it was from their previous work. I still really enjoy the experimental nature of it, but it’s effect has mellowed on me in the last two decades. I would revisit this in the future though.

Plus aimé que OK Computer. Ça a plus un vibe psychédélique que full on alternatif. Toujours pas en amour avec le band mais je me verrais presque réécouter cet album.

Sort of ambient, free jazz, electronic, rock, with creepy singing and "you just don't get it" pretensions. I missed the boat on Radiohead as a pre-teen and now it appears I'm too old.

Sin mas

I miss guitars. And tunes. Some actual song son here, but needlessly obtuse. If I listened to this 20 times, I'm sure I would find things to like, but I just wish it rocked a bit more.

Strong jazz influences. Not something to listen to repeatedly, but interesting.

Begin van het album hint wat naar elektronische muziek, dus de sfeer is gezet. De muziek begint zweverig maar wel interessant. Herinnert me een beetje aan Air maar schiet echter niet heel erg op, oftwel mij iets te relaxt. Later wordt het wat meer rock-muziek en ook iets sneller. Best wel fijne overgang. Toch had ik het niet erg gevonden als het wat experimenteler was gebleven. ***

Normally enjoy Radiohead, just not so much for this album.

I don't know. It was alright. I didn't hate it but I also don't think I would listen to it again.

Good stuff! but for me I have to be in a particular mood for it. It's not all the time. It's like I really appreciate it's artistry and what not but I could also live without it.

Good start, get a bit boring later

Not listened to it properly in ages. When it first came out I dismissed it early on as it was such a change from the first 3 albums. It kind of put me off every album after as well. Only really dipping in to the odd song on them after loving the first 3 albums. It's OK computer with light edm. Probably a 3/5 "everything in its right place" is brilliant though. Other stand out tracks -the national anthem -idioteque

An album I have listened to several times before. Radiohead had a very distinctive sound, but one I only enjoy on a few songs. Listening to the entire album it starts to sound like background noise.

6/10

The best from this album IMO: - Everything In Its Right Place - How to Disappear Completely - In Limbo - Idiotheque 3.4/5

-"The National Anthem" has cool bass stuff going on, and I like the saxophonery -Cool harps in "Motion Picture Soundtrack" -Some cool drum fills and a decent amount of lyrics in "Optimistic" -I know this album is pretty big and famous, but it just didn't really pull me in. The only track that really Drew in my interest was "The National Anthem"

Dikke Anathema vibe uit dezelfde periode: A Fine Day To Exit en A Natural Disaster. Nog net iets experimenteler en meer elektronica. Sommige nrs net iets te bevreemdend.

Some interesting tracks. I do remember a couple or them from when I was younger but overall, I wouldn't listen to this again 5/10

Eh. I just don’t get it.

ambient

A fine album. I'm not so sure that it's as groundbreaking as the critics seem to think, but it does have some great songs.

National anthem Tree fingers Ideoteque Rest meh

Niet mijn muziek, iets te expirimenteel en zeurderig en kan er niet echt van genieten. Wel zie ik de kunst ervan in en begrijp ik het enthousiasme erover.

Conocia Radiohead por alguna canción mas rockera, el royo este alternativo meh.

Goid

So many people say it's so great. I wish I could agree. It's just so weird and eclectic, with every track being disjointed from anything else going on. Yes, there was some nice stuff in there, but I didn't like it as a whole.

Sounded better with headphones on, couple of good songs (for me). Probably need to listen to it again to start to appreciate it. It didn't grab me on first listen.

Dope sounds. Space. Mysterious.

Do you like radiohead? Then you will probably like this album. It's fine but I "don't get" the radiohead hype myself. Highlights are optimistic and idioteque

I wish I enjoyed this album more. It just isn’t an album I turn to for any reason. At its worse it sounds like a band using my technology to complain about technology. It’s sonically interesting and atmospheric but musically it leaves me a little cold.

I've definitely heard songs from this before. I didn't hate it, but it did not leave a super strong impression.

Jag gillar skivan i teorin, men jag mins inget av den efter att ha lyssnat igenom den två gånger.

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this is one of the reasons why everyone thinks radiohead fans are up their own ass..... but for a majority electronic album the drums/drum beats are actually killer! optimistic

Mix incroyable, clairement de la bonne musique mais manque un peu de folie/de moments forts. A un côté un peu elitiste relou, d'album que "tu peux pas comprendre". 2 saves sur 11.

veoma atmosfericno

I don’t usually enjoy Radiohead but this wasn’t too bad. ***

I can’t decide if this is better than the other album of Radiohead that I listened to. To me it’s all wallpaper music.

A mix - some tracks early that I didn't enjoy and them some etheral instrumental ones that were good.

Álbum feito para um nicho muito específico da sociedade. Astronautas em um módulo espacial, sem combustível e sem esperanças de retorno ao lar.

Rock progresivo bastante monótono

Very electronic. Interesting stereo effects, particularly good for headphone listening. Some tasteful and experimental use of dissonance. Not my typical music, but nice enough for a change of pace.

It's not my type. Cause I'm not suicidal...

Chilled

Not my fave

I need to listen again in full. not particularly memorable so far ... relaxing, smooth, talented and serene

Never listened to this album before. Much more ambient and electronic influence than I expected. This one feels like it needs multiple listens. Favorite tracks on first listen are Everything, Optimistic, and Idioteque.

Idioteque caught my attention. Sampled somewhere??

Keskinkertainen taidepläjäys eräältä suosikkibändeistäni. Kohokohdat (Idioteque, How to Disappear Completely, Motion Picture Soundtrack) ovat ihan kelvollista Radiohead-tasoa mutta huonoimmat kappaleet ovat vaan liian erikoisia. Nuoruusvuosien nostalgiatrippailu nostaa 2,5:en kolmoseen.

Synth heavy, some good beats, ethereal. Good shower music. Not my style for go-to. Might have to listen to whole Radiohead discography to really get a vibe.

Kind of boring

Not my bag baby...

Good but fatiguing at times

It's cloudy when I listened to this one, and I'm really feeling Treefingers.

Best album is so incredibly up and down and so inconsistent. It goes through some engaging kind of wobbly tracks like "Everything in its right place", and then goes into something incredibly underwhelming like "Kid A". And what makes it underwhelming is it just does nothing at all, it has some electronic bubbling that doesn't do anything. There's nothing engaging about it, it just doesn't do anything. The national anthem is a more interesting track but halfway through it introduces the same kind of baseline interspersed with some saxophones and it just sounds again really out of place. I get that it tries to build up the track and I get it tries to do something extra but it just sounds really off. How to disappear completely again isn't a bad track, it's got kind of the haunting ish melody that seems to be going through a number of these songs, it's got a little bit more vocal presence. Although I can't say I agree with Tom York's singing style. Tree fingers was a waste of 3 minutes. Optimistic was the best track on the record. Easily. In Limbo was self descriptive Idioteque I thought was going to be better and then the last 2 minutes felt like filler, it was there because... The last track happened, that's all I can say about that. A lot of people seem to have this album in incredibly high regard. I always see it in top albums lists and I've been curious about trying it, but never had. I don't really understand the fuss. This album didn't seem to tell any story or do much of anything. I'm not sure what Radiohead we're trying to do in making this record. If it was experimentalism, then they should have been more experimental. If they were after a more electronic vibe, then go electronic and really go for it. I've heard other songs by Radiohead such as "Paranoid Android" and a few more songs off of "OK Computer" and that feels like a much better feel. I will not listen to this again.

Esperaba mucho de este album pero no simpaticé con la idea, no dudo de su calidad pero simplemente no fue para mi

My favorite song of all time, Creep, is by Radiohead, but I hated this album. I really only like the song that the band hates and won't play. I don't particularly like Thom Yorke's voice. He moans too much. This was so boring.

album #93 I think there is a lot about this album that is really interesting and unique, but a lot of it feels somewhat unfinished. for example, I think that the second half of "national anthem" is fantastic but it doesn't feel like the grandiosity of it has been set up appropriately. it's middling for me, i don't have any particularly strong opinions about it other than i wish it made a decision on whether it's an ambient album or not lol. this isn't a game changing album, and i don't think there was anything particularly interesting about it. ꩜ average track rating: 2.9/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): everything in its right place, treefingers ꩜ least favourite track(s): kid a, untitled, optimistic ꩜ album rating: ★★⯪☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 996 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 44 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 20 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 73

Boring for now. Not my genre preference, but, it's very experimental. After listened the entire album, I rate it 4/10 I liked some songs, they made me feel sleepy and if I was at a funeral or travelling through the space. Not bad, not spectaculiar, but I discovered a new album.

Entiendo completamente cómo este álbum influenció proyectos de mis artistas favoritos y eso me encanta, dicho eso sólo volvería a escuchar este álbum cuando necesite ruido que llene mi cabeza para no pensar.

I am not a huge fan and thought this was pretty boring.

I don’t listen to Radiohead. But they are in wheelhouse chronologically and sonically. So I assume I know what they sound like. I am wrong. To a casual listener this is way weirder than assumed. And jazzier. And ultimately boring. The sequencing of the first half is extremely plodding, and it never really gets going. Technically great, but boing. Meh.

This sounds like the music that cool kids from the 90s would listen to. It's obviously technically amazing and Thom Yorke is a world class musician, but this album was way to "experimental" for my tastes, and just sounds like noise in too many parts. I loved the vocals, and "How to Dissapear Completely" was my favourite showcase of that.

Album 46/1001. Listened 7/13/2026. It's OK, just a little off what I normally like to listen to, maybe a little to far into EDM or prog rock for me. I might only be a fan of Radiohead's big hits (which is fine - I won't be shamed for having likes and dislikes).

I mean it's no Neil Young

Not a fan

I kept waiting for the songs to start, but they refused. Each song was a long introduction to a very cool song that never arrived.

Never thought I cared much for Radiohead..... I was right.

Ugh. It's almost good, or at least almost okay. But at the end of the day, it's just another 2 star album. 2

Only really liked Idioteque. Not sure I’m a Radiohead fan.

2 Radiohead albums down and it’s still just not clicking with me. I know there’s a couple hits of theirs I like but as a whole package they’re probably just not for me.

I like a few of their big hits but I just can’t get into Radiohead

Really enjoyed the first song and none of the ones after

Radiohead put out two of the greatest albums of all time, then said "Fuck all that" and did this and apparently it's perceived as their best work. I have tried to get into this several times during various stages of my life ever since it came out but it just does nothing for me. I don't like it a lot on its own merits but even less as a follow-up to OK Computer.

Está bien. Tiene algunos temas que escucharía pero no es su mejor album

I didn't think I'd enjoy this. Really I thought I would hate it. But maybe that's exactly how I need to approach Radiohead albums bc it wasn't half bad. I didn't need to turn it down too much and only wanted 1-2 songs to end. HA! My husband will be happy to hear this.

All the Radiohead stuff is here - the electronic sounds, the cacophany, the vocal whine. I have never liked this band and this album does nothing to change that.

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This is radiohead?

I’m gonna say it: most overrated band of all time It’s relatively inoffensive, and every once in a while there’ll be a cool segment at least. Vocals are solid, though I definitely like Yorke’s execution more in the other album we had from them. I think How to Disappear Completely is the only song on the record that sounds genuinely good, and it’s probably because it’s the only one that uses actual instruments I just can’t get into it. Lyrics are just random gibberish, like seriously look at any song in here and tell me what the hell they’re talking about. It feels so goddamn pretentious, like they know how challenging the music is to grasp and that you’re a dumbass if you don’t get it. I can see the argument that there was nothing like this at the time but I’m evaluating this as a “how much do I like this album right now”. Maybe I’m too stupid for this like all the critics at the time this released, but it’s just not something I greatly enjoy This is just kinda the opposite of what I enjoy about music, where there’s absolutely zero melody, variety, cool instrumentation, or really anything other than being a great album to fall asleep to. Will probably be one of my more controversial ratings considering so many people have this as a top 25 album ever made, period. In Rainbows at least had some more involved music in it even though it wasn’t my favorite. I’ll listen to this one again to see if I change my mind, but I’m greatly disappointed

This is a really boring album, the music does not get exciting at all in any way and I was just watching the seconds count down till I was done listening to this album.

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. 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".

I'm not sure alternative stuff is really my jam. I can see what they were going for and quite liked the instrumental track but wouldn't put it on again

Very conflicted on how to feel about this, I’m all for experimental music, but some of this just feels a bit out there and kind of like shit just thrown together (idioteque), some does hit like outro to Kid A (but wtf r the vocals on it)

I love Radiohead but this album is too far towards the inaccessible.

I have been dreading my first Radiohead album, because I tend to be very down on them ever since being somewhat underwhelmed by OK computer. I'm looking forward to revisiting that, but Kid A came out and we got Optimistic on the radio and I couldn't get into it. I later heard Amnesiac… in Rainbows… I don't anticipate giving either of those above a 2. I come into this with a similar expectation, though I've never actually heard it all through. And the thing is, Kid A takes Radiohead from being a good rock band to being a mediocre electronic act (which i feel is redundant to begin with). And I suppose this is technically influential: when I hear this, I just think of better work by bands like Royksopp or Múm, but both exist in a post-Kid A world. And even those tracks are more structured than Everything in its Right Place (which feels more like a new synth user experimenting with every glitchy patch than it does a true song). This isn't as muddy an album as i recall Amnesiac being, but it is absolutely an album that isn't focused on structure in any conventional way. For as little as I still rate Optimistic, it is at least structured as a song. And it's not like this is totally devoid of interest. The National Anthem has a great groove and a lot of jazzy chaos until Thom comes in with those keening vocals, a voice that was a unique powerful instrument on The Bends but now just sounds like a hurt dog most of the time (when it is not distorted into cheesy robot tones like on the title track), and there is the wispy spirit of something floating throughout How to Disappear Completely. But there are more Idioteques, where unpleasant rhythm synths crash and fizzle more prominently than the caterwaul of Mr Yorke just a bit more distant in the mix. This was once a supremely promising rock band. By the time they get to Kid A, I feel like they are Emperors flaunting their new clothes, truly the sound of the aftermath of “red wine and sleeping pills”. Every choice feels like it is intentionally done in opposition to the three quite good albums that came before, and for me that lands on a 2*

not an album for me. i was hoping for more of a 90's rock vibe for my first time listening to radiohead. favourite song: how to disappear completely.

Admittedly, I am not a Radiohead fan. But this is my least favorite of all of their albums. I really do not care for Thom's voice, which is amplified by the sparseness.

Did not particularly enjoy this one. Quite whiny

I don't like this record at all. It's just art-rock synth noise. I am quite appalled that there are THREE Radiohead records on the 1001 albums you must hear before you die.... not one of them is worth listening to a second time, in my opinion and this one the least of the three. This record is boring, long synth drones with pasted together lyrics. There's little melody, no hooks and almost no choruses.

2/5

Très intéressant pour l'époque, mais sentiment mélangé à la fin de l'écoute. Certains morceaux m'ont plus, les plus mélodieux et doux, mais la majorité ne m'a pas parlé.

beautiful for someone else

jag vet inte varför jag stör mig så hårt på det här bandet

didn't love it, not great in my opinion

Not ok computer

I normally like random noises and incomprehensible singing but Radiohead just leave me cold . Plinky plinky industrial lite … just dull

Every time we get a Radiohead album I think to myself “maybe it’ll be like The Bends and be really good.” But then I listen to the album and it’s nothing like The Bends and I get a little let down by the future-forward version of Radiohead.

Once again proving I don't go with the mainstream (especially the critics), I didn't like this album. The music seems mostly ok, but the incessant whiny singing of random words and phrases drove me crazy. No thanks.

I will say this album had a lot more personality than the last 2 I heard on this list and I'm super glad this wasn't a double album with Amnesiac. Radiohead continues to be unimpressive.

did not love it (i am a big radiohead fan, but i like their earlier stuff more). i did really like "motion picture soundtrack" though!

2.5 - not bad but not my vibe

Weird, trippy space sounds. Mostly instrumental but not my type of music.

-súper experimental -solo 2 canciones tienen letras que me llegaron -guitarras muy cool -siento que estoy en una crisis nerviosa lol -overall 6/10

I know this album is seen as a classic and revolutionary for a lot of people but man do I have to disagree. Maybe you just need to be a certain mood to enjoy it but I was pretty bored and kind of sad throughout it.

Сара 2 Марко 2

ПРИКОЛЬНО, но я ниче не добавил, незавайбился. Вокал бы убрать у некоторых трков и шик был бы. Трифингер и Национал Антхем больше всех понравились. Первый трек с льбома тоже прикольный + он вроде очень популярный. Морнинг белл тоже хороший. Не знал что у радиохедов вообще такая музыка есть, альбом-открытие для меня

Contender for most overrated and overhyped album of all time.

27-Apr-2026 2/5 Radiohead - Kid A (2000) I found this album unremarkable. I listened to the whole album (inactive listening) and replayed a couple of them (active listening) just to make sure that I wasn't missing something. I generally like electronic music, but none of these songs seemed to grab me at all. It wasn't terrible, and probably fine for me as background music while doing other things, but it's definitely not an album I would sit down and listen to. I suspect that this album was edgy in 2000, but perhaps that new luster can fade on some music.

It is great. It has to be great. It is radiohead. Kid a. One of their classics. Everybody says it's great. I've never actually listened to it. And here I go and finally give it a try and I find myself falling asleep. Feels a bit like depressive meditation music. I wanted to like it. But didn't feel it. Maybe some other time.

Too much “experimental” for my taste. But still some nice melodic moments and obviously still amazing and genius musicians.

Some of the experimental ambient-like soundscapes are pretty cool, like in "Kid A" or "National Anthem" with its brass instruments. What I can't get over with is the depressing undertone of the whole thing. No, thanks, I don't love music that makes me feel so lonely, anxious and fundamentally sad. 2/5 Will put on some Colour Haze now to heal my soul :)

This was a really hard listen that got harder on repeat. Slow, droning and just not very interesting. Idioteque goes pretty hard though

Don't mind Radiohead but this was a bit meh

Sometimes too chaotic

Цією музикою можна катувати.

Radiohead is hit or miss for me, and this was the latter. Repetitive and boring. I would say it made me sleepy, but it also gave me a headache.

Nicht gut

Like the mood, but it really goes out there

Whiney and boring

motion picture soundtrack is the standout song for me! it gave me chills listening to it. how to disappear completely is also good. I like the start of idioteque, it sounds other worldy, the rest of it however, was meh the album itself is okay, a little melancholic. not the most memorable, since it is a little slow for my liking. the instrumentals are nice. I like how the lead singer sings with strain and emotion.

No me gusta este tipo de música

Not for me!

Er is een heerlijke mash-up gemaakt met Everything in its right place en Kendrick Lamar. Verder vind ik een hoop nummer niet zo fijn en heb er een hoop geskipped

I think they eat poopies. The music is sloppy.

Ett bra öppningsspå. Även The national anthem med tydliga Mingusvibbar är trevligt (även om mycket hellre lyssnar på Mingus själv). Där någonstans är det nog stopp på det roliga. För vi måste kalla en spade för en spade. Detta är inget bra album. Nästan lika överskattat som Gérard Depardieu anser sig vara. Trefingersdragnings hade kunnat spelas på vilket spa med vaniljdoftande oljor som helst utan att ett endaplockat ögonbryn hade höjts. I andra spår mumlar Yorke nått mer eller mindre ohörbart (som dessutom är meningslöst om man skulle lyckas uppfatta vad som sjungs). Någon direkt albumkänsla infinner sig inte heller. RH ska naturligtvis få experimentera och ta sin musik vilken väg de än vill, men med samma rätt väljer jag att ta avstånd från det. Bara för att man bryter ny mark innebär det inte att något positivt kommer ur det. Har då och då tänkt att jag måste sätta mig in i Kid A. Den ska ju vara ett mästerverk. Återigen påminns jag att det bara är en myt. Så nästa gång jag kommer på tanken att man kanske borde kolla upp Kid A lite bättre gäller det att läsa igenom vad jag skriver här så sparar jag en timme som kan brukas till något mer meningsfullt. Vore det inte tidigare nämnda Everythin in its place och The national anthem hade ettan vara skriven i sten. Nu klarar de en tvåa med ett nödrop.

is not good

Expectation: -> Really looking forward to giving Radiohead a listen in 2026. After listening: -> This is not for me. Pretty sure this album was well received. Sometimes creativity and an attempt to do something different gets in the way of making good appelaing music. Track ranking: Idioteque Treefingers Optimistic Disappear Anthem Limbo Soundtrack Kid A Bell Everything Untitled

super disappointed in this one. 1 star bonus for being 90s

Unnecessarily ethereal

I just don't like Radiohead that much. They have one thing they do well and its too depressing for me. No thanks.

3/10

Interesting, but I don't think I understood the goal with this one

2,5/5 Bester Song: How to disappear completely Der Rest ist mir zu experimentell Interessantes Album aber für mich nix zum nochmal hören dabei

There were Muppets that only said, "Yip yip yip uh huh uh huh." This is their favorite album.

are we going to discuss how "the national anthem" was nearly free jazz

Radiohead have made more difficult albums than enchanting ones. This is the one where it started going wrong.

очень странно и нудно если не фанатеть от радиохедов, то я не могу такое слушать

6/10 sonido espacial, raro, distorsivo

Could not finish it. I was expecting something different based on the songs that I know from the band. Too experimental for my liking.

Oh no, another Radiohead album. They're very hit and miss for me, unfortunately mostly miss. We'll see what this brings. Apparently I like the idea of Radiohead more than I like the music of Radiohead. "Optimistic" is okay enough, Yorke's voice works best in "Idiotique" and "Morning Bell".

Kinda weird - it wasn't hard to listen to but you could tell they were experimenting with different musical styles and electronic.

Boring music for the film bros of music Fav song: Everything in its right place, How to disappear completely

I could see why this would be a good listen, based on the different things happening with instruments and vocals... lots of storytelling and building emotion in each. I happened to be seeking more soothing, calming music on the day that I listened to this. It was stressing me out a bit. Maybe I'm just not a rock fan.

Overall, this album is not for me. I’m glad it exists for the people with whom it resonates, but I personally found it boring and flat. Even with how polyphonic each song is, I was unable to find depth lyrically or tonally. The recurring theme of…silence? Space-sounds?….just came off to me as noise. I did like The National Anthem and How to Disappear Completely. They felt more cohesive to me and purposeful. In general, this album feels to me like adolescent rock. Not a bad thing, just not for me.

I can't get on the Radiohead train. Why force myself. Sometimes I'm conflicted because I LOVE one lonely song, "Everything in it's Right Place," but towards the end of the album I'm asking myself...when is it going to stop?

First song is an all time classic banger. Rest of the album is just a collection of grating noises

I’ve seen this hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time. It’s not great in my honest opinion - but there is an appeal if you like a bit of avant-garde in the 2000s. It’s a 2 out of 5 from me.

I'm a Kid A veteran, and I'm still not getting it. I played it on release, returned to it a few years later to see if I'd missed anything and here we are again. Like any album viewed as experimental, there are hits and misses. Motion Picture Soundtrack has a sad beauty and Optimistic harks back to the earlier, rockier Radiohead albums. The rest of it is pretty quiet, a bit repetitive in places, and doesn't have the impact of the 2 albums that preceded it. I might listen again in a few years time and see if something clicks, but I doubt it. It's OK, a high 2 stars, but some of it remains mundane.

I remember in college giving Radiohead a try and wondering what the fuss was about… 20 years later it’s still not for me

I never liked Radiohead, and now I remember why.

Not great but not terrible. Sort of droning and dirge-like.

This should come as no surprise to me at this point, but man do I not have a taste for Radiohead. It seems to me like I could draw a comparison here, that this is Radiohead's White Album. They were successful and wanted to branch out and do whatever they want, and they threw it on the album. But ultimately, aside from some interesting instrumental stuff (as usual), I cannot line up with the vocals at all. It's reaching the point where I'm actually dreading seeing yet another Radiohead album on this list, which is unfortunate because I've clearly missed the boat on something. Highlight: How to Disappear Completely Lowlight: The National Anthem Surprise Hit: Idioteque

More experimental than some of their albums, but equally as dreary. I just can’t get on board with Radiohead - it’s such miserable, soul destroying music.

ok?

Would be better on shrooms, not really my vibe otherwise

Not my Choice

Radiohead has to be one of the most overrated bands of all fucking time. Having this on the list actually makes me pissed off. It's not terrible, but through robot voices, Thom Yorke's wailing and random-ass drum beats, this album belongs nowhere on this list. It even says in the description that the lyrics are nonsense. When Rolling Stone rated it the #1 album of the 2000's in 2010, I wanted to throw the magazine at a wall. If Radiohead hadn't already been a huge band, this album would've flopped massively and would've been an underground cult hit.

3/10. Favorite track: Optimistic I can obviously feel the quality however the pure instrumentals aren't my taste and this album is like 80% pure instrumentals.

Dont quite know yet what to make of it

Still tenuously clinging to listenability. In spots, at least. ,

Puede ser musicalmente bueno, pero me aburrió ene

disjointed and annoying

Got off to a good start with everything in its right place, and but starts getting ambient before it's built a solid enough foundation. The only other song I particularly like on the album is Idioteque. Everything else was too melancholy to enjoy. Another attempt at liking Radiohead thwarted by the way their music sounds.

wish i liked it

This wasn't great. Sometimes these songs really felt like they didn't go anywhere. This definitely was not my favorite. I would be wishing for something to happen. They also are a little too...electronic for me at times. Liked Songs: "Kid A" , "The National Anthem" , "Optimistic" , "In Limbo" , "Idioteque" , "Morning Bell"

Not bad! Can't say this one was for me.

Wtf is this shit

Not as bad as expected.

Radiohead are the most depressing thing ever since death was invented

2/5 Found it dull, maybe ok for doing the ironing in the background. Ironically the only track tha I enjoyed was Optimistic

Don’t get the hype at all. But a couple of decent ones.

Ok

not a huge radiohead fan.. very chaotic, very experimental. i think radiohead is one of those bands that try to be deep and philosophical but they just end up with very forgettable songs with poor lyrics. i dont know why but i just cant get into any radiohead song and i dont know why that happens. 4-5 songs deep i forgot to pay attention to the album and last thing i remember i was at the end. the first track is good but i dont remember the rest.

Electronic beats (some of them admittedly great). Whiny vocals. Large parts are incomprehensible and tough to listen to, which is probably why critics loved it.

I know this is supposed to be a great album, but feels way too artsy. I was so bored. Probably least favorite Radiohead album.

Radiohead's prog rock album. Whoopie. I need to go live in England for six months or so just to figure out what the hell they see in Radiohead/Eno/King Crimson and the 52 other effective-duplicate acts on this list. How about an artist who can play guitar? Or maybe one that uses actual drums? You know, musicians. That play instruments. Just sayin'. Influence - you know what, nope. I don't care enough anymore. This is (yet another) 2*.

like a 2 outta 5 shits ass

Might as well be white noise.

meh these guys are boring

Not really a fan, and I'm not sure why. I just found the album boring, noisy, and irksome.

Interesting music but I didn't much care for it.

cool sound, but otherwise boring

Huh?

Not really a Radiohead fan.

I don't know why this didn't click: really thought it would.

There are a couple of gems in here, for sure, but I find a lot of the tunes on this album annoying to be honest. Still, was fun to revisit it again!

I can appreciate the interesting synth melodies and vocals but there was personally only a few tracks that stood out to me that I really enjoyed

it’s really unfortunate because i love radiohead but my god i really don’t like this album. some of it is downright uncomfortable with the electronic production, and some of it is just blah. i do still like “how to disappear completely” and “motion picture soundtrack” but that’s really it.

Not a big Radiohead fan, but it’s interesting

jeg synes egentlig ikke det var noe for meg. jeg synes det var ganske slitsomt å høre på, og fikk ikke til å høre gjennom hele i løpet av dagen. jeg likte litt "how to disapear compleatly". men resten av det jeg hørte ble mas

Not my thing lol

Idk I don’t think this is my type of music I didn’t quite enjoy listening to it

Optimistic is probably the album highlight, a little bit repetitive but i'd rate it pretty good really not a fan of national anthem, even more repetitve Idioteque sounds like your coworker with headphones on who thinks they're singing in tune with their music but nobody else can hear it. It does slightly do the thing i like in albums where a song blends into the start of the next, but it doesnt feel like pink flloyd or anything where it transfers, it feels more like a dj is just fading one down and the next up. I'm not getting a massively cohesive progression through the album, or story or anything that I have come to expect from this era of rock. What this means for my listening habits is its really hard to just chuck a highlight track into a playlist because then it starts with the resolution of the previous track, and ends with the start of the next which will then just get cut off by shuffle. I'm giving it a 2, its probably actually a 3.5ish but I'm lowballing it because I had higher expectations

I listened to this during a dreadful snowstorm, real feel -17°C, while sauntering through a cemetery. The album was the dreariest thing in the arsenal.

I didn't like it, it was a bit too experimental for my music taste. Most of the songs were listenable, but not enjoyable. So, I didn't add it to my Library, and I stoppped listening to it a the song In Limbo.

Although there seems to be several points were the album sounds peaceful and melodious unfortunately it does not last long before it screeches back into static noise. Nope not pleasurable to my eardrums.

Not even mid, this is depressing.

I was lowkey bored the whole time but the lack of lyrics is cool ig?

i’m not emo enough for this

did not enjoy it.

Not my favourite Radiohead album. Interested to see which other RH albums made the list. It’s coherently its own thing, which I respect. Listened on my phone speaker - perhaps unfair. Given that I’m not expecting any of these albums to be objectively terrible, I’m going to use a pretty harsh rating system. This gets a 2 - I wouldn’t mind if I don’t hear it again!

Not my favourite Radiohead album. Interested to see which other RH albums made the list. It’s coherently its own thing, which I respect. Listened on my phone speaker - perhaps unfair. Given that I’m not expecting any of these albums to be objectively terrible, I’m going to use a pretty harsh rating system. This gets a 2 - I wouldn’t mind if I don’t hear it again!

I see why people like thos, but no songs stood out to me.

i only liked one song and that was "how to disappear completely."

Radiohead is simply just not for me. I like a couple of their tracks, but overall it's just not my sound.

not enough singing

To be honest, I couldn't understand it

I know I'm in the minority, but I very much disliked this album

Nothing special, nothing awful. Maybe makes for good background music for lounging. Only song I actually quite enjoyed was “ everything in its right place “

not my jam at all

Eh boring. Feel like I’m forcing myself to like it. I can see this album being ahead of its time when originally released. Opening track was great but then the whole thing plateaus.

When Radiohead went bad ..

I have to be honest I didn’t love this one. It felt like a lot of dread and sadness. Which is maybe the point. I’m not huge into interpretive music but I can appreciate that this is meaningful and big for others. Probs not for me