Kid A

Favorites: How To Disappear Completely Optimistic Motion Picture Soundtrack

Definitely dark and gloomy. There were a couple moments in this album that sounded really beautiful. I appreciate the dreamy sounds in this one accompanied by a prominent baseline. However, these moments were few and far between so I never really got sucked into this album. How To Disappear Completely was by far my favorite. The ending of Tree fingers was good too. I can understand the love for Radiohead, as they have a very unique and melancholy sound, but it's just not the stuff for me. I really tried to justify a 3 here for Kev, but I couldn't find it in this album.

Felt like I was listening to robot ghosts. Not really my jam.

ok, not my thing

Expected more

Too experimental, uneasy listen.

Unlistenable

Sometimes I have listened to Rufus Wainwright, bridging the gap. I can't stop seeing snobbery if you like this... Sorry!

I can hear why some people like this music. But, wasn’t for me (although I was working out while listening).

Made it to Track 4

Well… that was somber. Except for that one song with the horns. If they wanted to make an album to sound like a rainy, cold day they nailed it. Not really my style and I’m sure some people love it. Not for me. 2/5

Really not my style

All over the place some Radiohead sound some jazz? 2/5

Not my favorite radio head album.

mid. however i see how this album inspired and or was sampled by famous artists, and is therefore a good album because it was influential

This is an album I feel like I should like, and I’ve tried to like, but I just can’t get into it. Thom York’s voice is just too whiney for me to enjoy. I kinda liked In Rainbows and even their newest one a good bit more than Kid A.

Overall vibes: This album reminds me of when I was in my late teens/early 20's, would go to the sketchy part of Baltimore to a basement show, and there would always be that one solo electronica act. There would be at least one person in the crowd like, "Yea dude, I can totally feel his internal struggle between good and evil through that F#minor chord he's holding." Anyway, this isn't personally my cup of tea, but I'm happy I got the chance to break out of my musical comfort zone and hear something I would've never listened to otherwise. I think all the songs dragged on a bit too long and could've probably been about 30 seconds to a minute shorter. I wouldn't say I had any favorite songs, but the most tolerable songs to me were The National Anthem (probably ranked highest for me), Optimistic, and Idioteque. Honorable mention here would be that I liked that one discordant chord that was held throughout How to Disappear Completely, in contrast to the rest of the song.

I had this album when it came out because everyone said Radiohead was so amazing and revolutionary. It was so boring and overrated. Now hearing it again 20 years later, it’s still boring and overrated, but a little better on headphones. The dude cannot sing and there’s much better electronic music out there.

I know of Radiohead but this album was not the sound I was expecting. Granted, the reviews say that this album marked a shift in their style, dropping from traditional rock music. It has an electronic sound with many instrumentals and eerie vocals. I did not enjoy this album as the vibes were sad and dystopian. Some tracks I did like the best were: How to Disappear Completely and Morning Bell. I think I’d listen to more of Radiohead’s earlier music as they were on my list to check out but definitely not listening to this album again.

I don't think I'm ever going to be a fan of Radiohead. Their albums are always on someone's "best ever' list, so I've listened to them at various times over the last 15 years. This album was more enjoyable than others I've heard, but it does very little for me.

Alright this is the album that makes me fall in love with Radiohead! edit: Nope. But it helped honestly. I still don't care for Thom's lyrics or the way he chooses to deliver them but I like his voice. The Instrumentation is where this one stood out to me most. A little repetitive but well constructed. Still not my thing but I've warmed up a little. 2

Rather boring unless you visualize a psycho movie. I think they could make good movie music.

Ok Album, I think I'd like it more but it feels like Radiohead becomes oversaturated so fast as soon as they come out.

This may be great background music for a gallery or ultra modern café; it's just not my listening taste.

I've never really gotten the appeal of Radiohead. This album didn't help. From the description I was excited, but actually listening.. It was kind of, boring? Still don't get them.

Not great, didn't like the sounds why the beginning

Dette var litt kjedelig album synes jeg

I don't think Radioheads for me

The album is alright. Nothing mind blowing but I’m not a huge Radiohead fan so 🤷‍♂️

Intro ist gut, ansonsten eher so meh

Cinematic but found it a bit boring at times. Liked "Idioteque" the best.

Its just a profoundly odd album. And not in a good way

Radiohead is overrated as fuck.

worse than their greys anatomy stuff

Another average radiohead album. 2.5

I know people love this shit, but idk if I’m not depressed enough or what I just don’t get it

Uncomfortable listening. Not necessarily in a bad way. Not their best work but a few decent songs.

Not sure I'm on the radiohead bandwagon. This album is kind of creepy. I listened to it easily enough but I don't want to listen to it again really. All I felt was creepy. That's not an emotion I really want from my music.

I love ok Computer but this was too Radiohead for me

Just a lot of noise. Too experimental for me

Set this one up before a 30 minute treadmill dash, and once I hit Start there's no stopping. That's the rule. Reader, even David Goggins would have quit after 2 minutes here. Putting rocks in my shoes would have delivered a more pleasant experience. We get it. Radiohead despise the fans who loved Creep. This album is their self-indulgent two fingers to them. From the shitty drum machine to the banal lyrics, it's deliberately impossible to enjoy. I think you're supposed to admire it. I hated it.

It's got my favourite Radiohead song so it's not all bad

I know they are good musicians but their music just does not really ouch me at all. It gets two stars because of the excellent songwriting otherwise it would be one

Meh

An eerie album to listen to at 5am, driving down a curvy, quiet valley floor road in the dark; which is when I first sample these albums. After three songs I grew bored. I can imagine how this was revolutionary, new, hip, interesting, difficult to get your head around in a good way, in 2000 when it was released ; before the boom of robot music everywhere. But now this type of music exists... in a -more- interesting way. I'm sure many would criticize me for saying so. I respect their creativity and ambition for creating this type of sound before it was popularized. I respect the platform that they created for electronic/art rock. But I was bored. As my father said 'an acquired taste'.

Tchê esperava muito mais de uma banda que tem alguns singles relativamente empolgantes, som bem sem graça

"Where'd you park the car? Where'd youuuuu paaaarkkk the caaaaaar...." I don't know, why are you asking me?? Gahh!

I just don't get it.

Wanted to like it. But it’s really more of a play with a bit of electro kit. Maybe I’m not refined enough to get it.

I do enjoy Radiohead but this album is a little more trippy and synthy than The Bends and OK Computer which for me are their best albums.

Probably an important album, but hard to get in to. Not my jam.

Jeg nød virkelig introsangen, den var en stjerne. Men resten levede ikke op til introen, og på niende sang gav jeg op.

Not for me.

Too slow in my opinion

Not really a Radiohead fan, though this album was....different.

-FIRST RADIOHEAD ALBUM! -never actually fully listened to them so im excited -but im like pretty sure i have heard this first song before -loving the silly voice filtering -okay the national anthem was just a bunch of crazy noises -i hate to say it because its radiohead……none of this has been that interesting to me thus far -i do like in limbo -motion picture soundtrack is beautifully eerie -this is a 2 star album for me, just because it doesn’t stand out to me and it faded in the background for me

This is one of those albums I feel is a prank. I have heard a few radiohead songs and like them quite a bit. There's only 2 songs on this album and 1 is quite good. The rest feels like competent, though still uninteresting and frustrating, experimental music.

I have always wanted to like Radiohead. To me, they're the kimchi of music...on paper, I should like them. I'm interested in them. Tom York seems like a cool guy! My wife loves 'em! (And kimchi.) But no matter how many times I go back expecting my tastes to have changed, I'm just reminded that I don't want to move past the first song. Kid A though I find ever-so-slightly better than The Bends. It's just, if I was 9 and had a Casio keyboard...I too could make soundscapes and call it music. And I could sing unintelligible words that nobody can understand. And I could put a 9 minute track next to a 50 second track. But alas, I'm not that talented. So I give this two stars. Two stars more than I'd give The Bends.

Some good songs. A lot of whiny, bland songs. Not their best.

3rd one down... I find them so boring.

cacophony

Kokeellinen

Everything in this its right place - gostei da primeira impressão, gostei do efeito nos dois lados do fone, bagunçado, mas gostoso, vibe boa mas achei chato pq fica a mesma coisa sempre , credo. No começo achei bão, mas depois achei uma bosta. Amei, nota 2.

So overrated

Not really my thing.

Yeah I can’t stand Radiohead. It’s just not for me

Je me doutais bien qu’on tomberait sur du fameux Radiohead, en tout cas je suis pas très impressionné, les chansons sont pas mal juste atmosphériques (à part National Athem, ça c’est d’la bombe) et le rythme de l’album est rampant. J’espère que In Rainbow et Ok Computer sont meilleurs que ça

Sorry, just don't get Radiohead. No matter how many times I try. I appreciate the departure from typical rock, and if you enjoy music as experimental art this is your bag. I can give it points for that. However an album still needs to be pleasing listening and barring one song (Treefingers) Kid A is just not that.

Sorry, I just don’t get Radiohead. Never have. Great background music while I was doing my stretching exercises this morning. Best I can say about this cd.

Just plain sad music. I don’t mind a few Radiohead songs, but this album is too depressing and slow for me. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song:

after the album Spotify linked ones that are more my jam. It just kinda made this one seem "meh" by comparison.

Just a few songs amongst the textures and moodscapes (everything, national anthem, idioteque, optimistic). Amazingly it actually translates well to a concert setting, but I’m not all that impressed by the album as a whole.

Started off okay, but I was pretty bored by the end.

Wow, this even makes their later albums seem like music for a kiddies birthday party. Never have I felt so depressed.

Top Songs: How To Disappear Completely Optimistic I understand why it is liked with how different it is esp it being made in the year 2000 but for me except the 2 songs above all the songs are random words and noises :)

If you could record the sound of tedium, it would sound like exactly like this.

Dull

The 4th attempt by the generator to turn be on to Radiohead. The first 3 made inroads with the occasional decent song, but ultimately failed unspectacularly. There are really creative instrumentals on this album. National Anthem in particular was cool with it's modern jazz vibes. But Thom Yorke's voice ruins everything. Just the anticipation of his whiny modulated moans coming in every time I start getting into a good beat or melody fills me with dread and revulsion. Go suck a lemon Yorke. Go suck two. 🍋🍋

This album is not my cup of tea. Otters are good

Andra hälften av plattan bättre än första

inte bra tyvärr

Inte helt min melodi, rätt trippy.

нудные британские нытики.... креап мне больше нравился

Too broody

ta mais pra radioretard mas eu gostei de algumas melodias

RADIO HEAD IS BAD AND I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE LIKES THEM An hour of thom yorke moaning into a microphone. I do think I enjoyed this listen more than I have in the past, there is definitely some cool production throughout but I still unapologetically hate radiohead and am sad there is going to be 5+ more of their albums on this list

Bland. First few tracks are pretty bad. Don't know why Radiohead get the hype they get. Just made me feel like I'd rather be listening to Muse.

Boring

Meh, not so interesting

2-3

Eep a bit too experimental for my taste

fucking hate it, so overwhelming, sounds like a bunch of noise

I want to like Radiohead. I want to like this album. But frustratingly I do not. At all. I think maybe I would like it with different (or no) vocals. I can't be sure of that, but it doesn't matter, because this is the album we have. That said I have no quarrel with Kid A being on this list.

I hate this. I hate Radiohead.

Nah

It was okay, gloomy but not necessarily my type of sad. Best song was probably the first one, the rest were pretty cool ahead of their time beats.

Album seemed a bit all over the place. No real link between songs

This is the album where they went off the rails.

I know Radiohead are considered one of the best bands, but I just don't get this album. It sounds so experimental, without having any feeling. Technologically I'm sure it's great, but it has no soul.

I've tried to get into this album a few times, I just really can't.

I was surprised by how much I disliked this one. There is some Radiohead I like, OK Computer is fine, Creep is great. But I don't get this album at all.

No me gusta Radiohead. No es para mi. Idioteque se me hizo conocida y Everything in its Right Place fue la que más escuché porque lo intenté escuchar de un jalón como 4 veces. Las letras crípticas supongo intentan describir la amnesia o algún tipo de confusión aunque de la forma que se va desarrollando no estoy seguro si llega disco concepto. La música es compleja, a ratos rica, a ratos saturada y pretensiosa. Entiendo que es experimental pero me resulta aburrido y tedioso. Si a eso le agregamos los gemidos de Yorke, me resulta insufrible. No creo que sean malos ni nada, pero no puedo darle mayor calificación a algo que de plano me cuesta trabajo soportar.

Si lo comercial de Radiohead me cuesta trabajo, su obra más elevada simplemente me es imposible. Le di dos vueltas al disco y fuera de pequeños momentos instrumentales, no me termina de gustar, especialmente cuando canta Thom.

Like Radiohead but never listened to Kid A, started well but the sparse quiet electronic thing isn't interesting enough to carry a whole album, pretty disappointing

Just not a Radiohead fan.

I haven't really listened to much Radiohead, was a lot more instrumental than I expected. Thought it was okay, I may enjoy it more with subsequent listens.

Felt a little empty on some songs, a little too complicated on others. I liked the vibe they tried to go with, but it really hits best on 2 or 3 songs and the rest are very forgettable.

I'm just not a radiohead fan. Oh well. No hate given.

pretty good. kinda weird i like their other stuff i found b4 this project more like karma police and creep and burn the witch and the one from romeo + juliet but 🤷🏾‍♀️ for the time period i'm sure ppl were freaking OUT abt the chopped n screwed treatment of chunes

Everything in its right place. Track and a half. How to disappear completely. Oh my dear heaven in jeebus, I need to slit my own wrists. Overall this album is bad. The production value is there. An abundance of talent is evident. But why focus that all, laser-beam tight, on making you miserable? Yeah, no. Couple of very good tracks, but it doesn't make up for being crybaby music.

1/10, 10%

I like Radiohead but this album was quite boring. There were no memorable songs and i just found myself wanting it to end

My attention is starting to wander. How to Disappear Completely is the song that makes your attention disappear. It's also grating enough to keep you listening while you really want to do something else. In Limbo is closer to in hell. No. Just no. I approached this album with trepidation when I read that it was Radiohead goes electronic/ambient. They manage to salvage some intriguing sounds, but hearing Yorke whining over repetitive beats isn't a pleasant experience. The big question. Is the drop in quality from OK Computer to this badly polished turd, the biggest in the history of music? Sometimes, it's what you hear after the album finishes that tells the story. I was barely paying attention when a crunching riff backed by a driving rhythm came on. It's Queens of the Stone Age. It's the chaser that I badly needed.

Most of it was two or three notes played over and over with a beat. Lyrics were incoherent. Kind of dreamlike and trippy though, so I'll give it a point for that.

not my style, didn't like it

I feel like this album was where I started losing interest in what Radiohead were producing. I remember at the time really not understanding what the reasoning was behind their change in direction, whilst my musical tastes were becoming a lot more varied this kind of experimental noise rock/electronica was not as appealing. Definitely not a bad album, having just re listened to it for the first time in years I can see the appeal and respect the bands choices to move forward rather that stay stagnant, but the album just feels disconnected as a whole.

excellent sound. Really enjoyed it.

I'm not high enough for this.

Blasphemy? I don’t know. But this was a 2.5 album for me. Didn’t hate it but not something that I love. Definitely deserves to be on the list, but this just isn’t my every day music. Rounding down because I’m sick of white men creaming themselves over Radiohead.

I think I saw Radiohead twice as a support band before they were famous, (once supporting the Frank and Walters, I can't remember the other time) something that only became interesting once they did become famous. It wasn't something that happened seeing them play. Loved The Bends Loved OK Computer Seeing them headline one of the nights at Glastonbury in 1997 was one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Hated Kid A (mostly) Never been able to quite put my finger on why. Some good songs (esp 'The National Anthem') but patchy, Starts well, but well before the end I'm bored by it. Sometimes I think it's because I bought it on the 10" double vinyl and it's just annoying to have to turn it over ever three songs. I keep going back it but even on streaming it just doesn't improve, which is sad because it's largely when I stopped listening to Radiohead. Saw them again at Glastonbury around 'Hail to The Thief' and songs from that album were so much better live than on the album. Seriously good live band.

3.5/10

Bit too messy and muddled for my liking and even when it wasn't muddy, it was boring

It was interesting but really wasn't for me. This seems like it wasn't meant to be listened to sober.

I can appreciate the different layers of music but not as enjoyable.

ok

Boring

more like radio headache

Nope

Not my favorite, just kind of meh in my opinion.

this album was not in my musical wheelhouse

OK Computer man myself. Rest of Radiohead is just pretentious wank.

NAH

Not too impressed. Don't think I've ever heard this entire album before, but on this listening the only song I liked was "Optimistic". The rest kind of blend together. Might be good as background music though.

This is about the moment I think Radiohead became a bit too indie for me. I know lots of people love it but I struggle with this. I like the cinematic aspects of the songs but struggle to connect with it. 2/5

Vähän jopa ärsyttävä levy. Ei sovi krapulaan.

Fuck no. Ihme, että jaksoin loppuun asti. Vaatinee eksaktin fiiliksen, jotta tätä voi pitää hyvänä levynä.

Just ok about 4 songs in so far. 2 stars

Techno shit. Is niet echt mijn smaak. Geen reden om nog eens te luisteren. Tegenvaller.

more experimental than I normally like

Some very good tracks, mostly just dull vibes.

I will never understand the excitement around Radiohead. Period. Just mediocre.

No thanks.

Radiohead sempre foi uma banda peculiar na minha vida, enquanto têm músicas que gosto um álbum na sua íntegra nunca me cativou. Este álbum por exemplo, pareceu me chato e até pretensioso, guardo a primeira canção mas as restantes são me indiferentes. Não compreendo Radiohead, é uma banda que parece carecer de tudo menos monotonia e melodias lentas, tirando algumas exceções, pode ser que com o tempo mude de ideias, mas este álbum apenas nutriu as minhas convicções que já existiam. Nota:3/10

Can do better. Kid B-

It was just okay on the one listen I've given it. Will provably go back and give it so more tries because it was interesting, just not what I was expecting as the follow-up to Paranoid Android.

En muista kuulleeni ikinä tätä levyä, enkä ole paljoa menettänyt. Levy vaikuttaa olleen suositumpi ja odotetumpi julkaisu kuin mitä levy oli hyvä. Hankala arvostella bändin levyä, millä tietää olevan parempaakin tuotantoa kuin käsillä oleva levy. Itseasiassa eksyinkin puolivälissä tätä levyä kuuntelemaan Radioheadin muuta tuotantoa ja vasta sitten palasin jatkamaan levyn loppuun. Ainoastaan kaksi laikkaa tältä makuupaikalta sai Kid A alas, muut laukauksista sujahti penkkaan.

Out of every Radiohead album, this is my least favorite. When compared to Ok Computer, The Bends, or Pablo Honey, I just can't rate this well.

Tämän kait pitäis olla merkittävä albumi ihan tunnustetulta orkesterilta. En oikein päässyt tähän(kään) sisälle vaikka kuuntelin pariin otteeseen.

Tämä levy ei nyt ollu mun juttu, ainakaan tässä mielentilassa. Ei oikein toiminut taustanakaan, kun tuntui että häiritsi töihin keskittymistä. :D

Radioheadilta on tullut kuunneltua lähinnä OK Computer -levyä: Paranoid Androidia ja Karma Policea jne. Joskus koitin kuunnella myös jotain Thom Yorken soololevyä, mutta ei napannut. Tosin ei napannut nyt tämäkään levy. Masentavaa musiikkia ja maalailevaa äänimaisemaa.

Eh

I think I would like it more on repeated listens but not really grabbing me.

Nie wiem jak mam dziekowac, ze nie zostalem wychowany na radioheadach, a przed tym przedsluchem znalem tylko dwa traki, to jest creepa, bo chino xl mial wlasna wariacje na ten temat, a drugim kawalkiem ktorego znam glownie za sprawa ciekawego video, to no suprises, co laczy oba te utwory, nie pochodza one z tej plyty, czyli kid A, bo nie jest to wedlug spotifaja lub lastfma najpopularniejsze wydanie radioheada, o czym swiadczy brak topowo sluchalnych szlagierow z plyty, czy 5 pozycja wsrod lastfmowego sluchacz counta, jako osoba podchodzaca calkowicie bez osluchania radioheadowego odbilem sie od tego wydania, glownie przez jego eksperymentalnosc, przekonany bylem ze uslysze cos okolo rokowego, natomiast eksperymentalnosc tego albumu przeistacza go w cos o brzmieniu mocno elektronicznym, w takim stopni, ze ciezko doszukac sie brzmien instrumentow w niektorych momentach, bo praktycznie wszystko jest przepuszczone przez synthy, masa loopow czy dilejow tworzacych wrecz sampelki do tworzenia beatow i z takich kawalkow wycinanki tworzona jest wiekszosc kompozycji, rownie ostrej obrobce zostaly poddane wokale, ktore mocno zeskrubowane sa fitowane do danej sceny, wiec calkowicie inne brzmienie niz to ktore mialem w glowie slyszac radiohead i widzac masy zoomerskich wyznawcow tej bandy, bo z niewiadomych mi przyczyn jest to kultowa grupa u pokolenia 2k, ktore ma problemy ze wszystkim, bo z wycinanki lirycznej takie wiadomosci mozna glownie odczytac, jak na traku how to disappear completely, na ktorym smyczki czerpia z tworczosci polaka rodaka pendereckiego, spora czesc albumu zajmuja traki ambientowe, gdzie liryki nie ma w ogole lub pojawiaja sie pojedyczne zwroty, dobrym przykladem tego prawie ambienta jest motion picture soundtrack, ktory laczy w sobie organowe granie, harfowanie i syntezatorowe szumowanie, na plejke dodam raczej bardziej tradycyjne kawalki plyty czyli how to disappear completely i optimistic, chociaz jestem w stanie zrozumiec czemu akurat taka a nie inna plyta zostala umieszczona na tej liscie, to mam dziwne przeczucie, ze nie jest to moje ostatnie spotkanie z radioglowo na tym generatorowaniu

5

Anxiety inducing by the end

Not super into radio head

Experimental Radiohead sound, not much more.

Not good by any means.

Total snooze fest until it’s not and then it just sucks

Not content with making shitty rock music, Radiohead decide to branch out and suck all the joy out of electronic music as well. The tragedy is that this could've been a halfway decent ambient album at times, like listening to background noise in a science museum, but every time I thought that I would then wonder how Radiohead would fuck it up. And they fuck it up by letting Yorke open his mouth and become a self-parody on the mic once again. More inane mumbling from some self important British fuck. "I'm naaaahht heeeeeraaahhh" God I wish you weren't.

The overrated ones...

Ratiopään pentu ei viihdyttänyt minua. Kivoja musajuttuja siellä oli mutta laulu on vikinää, valitusta tai ujellusta, pahimmillaan kaikkia samaan aikaan.

There’s not much lyrical depth to appreciate in this apart from the good beats. How it made me feel - bored

It was dire.

Dogshit. I can't even finish the album because it's so boring. It's worse than The Bends, and I dislike The Bends. Fucking overrated band.

Reading how highly acclaimed this album is made me feel like I was losing my mind. Music is art and art is subjective but I still think there needs to be a baseline of listenability. Here the music is either dreadfully boring or unlistenable (robot sounds, circus sounds, etc.). Wikipedia tells me that Thom Yorke "wrote abstract lyrics, cutting up phrases and assembling them at random." Maybe if this was 1001 puzzles to do before you die it would be more highly ranked for me.

😖

just yuck

Furchtbar

OMG - fuck these guys

absolutely hate radiohead

what... the.... fuck?

I found this mind numbinglt boring

Great album if you are depressed and on a lot of drugs

Dull and repetitive.

Why are all the Radiohead albums so... unpleasant? "Idioteque" made me want to tear my hair out. The rest was no better. This was actively annoying to listen to.

This is the fourth Radiohead album I've been subjected to on this list. Like the previous three, I fucking hate it. I really don't understand why they are so heavily represented. They don't seem to offer much. Its all the same shit. There's not much to it. I would really like to have someone explain the appeal of this band because I don't get it. At all.

Worst album I’ve ever heard

I'm not here. This isn't happening. I'm not here. I'm not here. Except it did happen. And it sucked.

What was the fucking point of this?

Just noise

Kid A is the sixth Radiohead album I’ve listened to as part of this challenge, and they remain one of the most hit-and-miss bands for me. Looking back at my ratings so far, I’ve scored their albums anywhere between a 1 and a 4, which probably says everything about how inconsistent my experience with them has been. Unfortunately, Kid A falls firmly into the “miss” category for me. I can appreciate the atmosphere they are trying to create and the experimental direction of the album, but a lot of it just feels like ambient noise drifting by without much substance. Outside of a couple of standout moments, I found the album incredibly difficult to connect with and at times almost forgot it was even playing. That said, there are still flashes of quality here. “Everything in Its Right Place” creates a really interesting mood and “How to Disappear Completely” is genuinely a beautiful song. The problem for me is that too much of the album sacrifices melody and memorable songwriting in favour of atmosphere and experimentation. Favourite tracks: “How to Disappear Completely” and “Everything in Its Right Place” Least favourite tracks: Tracks like “Treefingers” are just painfully boring to me Album artwork: Cool album cover

5/17 Boring as fuck

I don’t have much to say other than I didn’t care for this or the previous album.

First rock album I gave up on

Да не смотрю я аниме у меня дед мусульманин 1/5

No. Unfortunate, how overrated this is. No cap either, not trying to be contrarian, they made profoundly uninteresting music. Listen to Talk Talk, Bark Psychosis and Disco Inferno instead

Vaya puto banger es Everything in it's right place Las dos siguientes canciones son ruido How to Dissapear Completely ta chula Luego la siguiente es white noise cojonudo para trabajar La verdad es que bastante decepcionante lol

I found it tedious. Avant-garde electronic music that didn't seem to really go anywhere. I guess some passages were haunting and ethereal - but they just kept going on and on.

Most pretentious album I've heard. One listenable song on the whole thing.

oh god not again honestly do not get why Radiohead are so beloved

Abysmal.

Radiohead dance on the graves of children

Absolutely not.

Not my thing

I don’t get it. I keep hearing about how Radiohead is supposed to be next-level, and all I hear is doctor lobby music.

Anytime I’ve told anyone I don’t like Radiohead, the response is “oh well Creep is like their worst song.” Radiohead is to music like the movie Radio is to cinema

Perhaps the worst Radiohead album I’ve heard so far. Dark and dreary.

Worse than Big Yahu

no lo punteo porq no lo escuché entero la verdad, no me gusta que no tenga casi nada de letra

Unlistenable. Just what in the hell.

Würde gerne keinen Stern vergeben😄

The song, Kid A, on this album is basically Minecraft music

Experimental, avant garde album. Not my favorite, can’t think of a situation where I would want to listen to it.

Uma bosta, muito arrastado e tbm ñ gosto de radiohead.

All the classic Radiohead shit I don't like is here. Thom Yorke sucks, there's often way too much going on, just not a pleasant listening experience. Sometimes the music sounds promising and within a couple minutes Thom whines or they just shove 10 pounds of music into a 5 pound bag and it's too much. Treefingers and Optimistic are probably the okayest songs. Not for me.

Not really my cup of tea. I liked some songs but I believe that this is only for a specific group of listeners

Im not quite sure how a group of people produced this and said "yep. This is it." Im also not quite sure how this album is viewed so favorably online. This was a hard listen and I cant say I will ever be back. Its not funneral sad its like "I want attention feel bad for me sad" Maybe radiohead isn't for me but whenever this is recommended to me I will instantly judge the tastes of the person that suggests it.

Depressing and boring I just can't . . .

awful.

Radiohead are fuuuuuuucking shit.

Radiohead are annoying to me. In theory I should like them but tbh their brand of angsty teenage music but for middle aged pretentious wankers leaves me cold. These tryhards have no passion, and Kid A has done little to convince me otherwise.

Please no more Radiohead. I tried. I really tried.

Radiohead sucks

Just obnoxiously dull and pretentious, the epitome of what music shouldn't be. Painfully uninteresting in every sense.

I didnt understand it and neither liked the sound so much

Radiohead music isn't for everyone, and it definitely isn't for me. What a load of noise and random sounds. 1/5

Not my tipe

More whiny as shit Radiohead.

I cannot listen to band full of pro zionist. WHAT HAPPEN IN GAZA IS GENOCIDE BY ISRAEL. FREE PALESINE!

I couldn't find anything enjoyable or redeemable about this album. I really only enjoy one song by this group, and it's not even on this album.

This album was not very interesting.

Self Indulgent Crap It’s like they were just trolling us for an album. I’ll have to give it another chance maybe. But not a fan at all.

When to listen: to zone out, potentially after smoking a lot. What I liked about this album is that it was short. Techno mumbo jumbo not my vibe.

Alarms and surprises (but not nice ones). Pretentious and close to unlistenable.

Not for me, shocker

It was like they listened to Pearl Jam's Vitalogy and said "Hold my beer". Just awful. Maybe one decent song I could stand hearing again but none I'd pursue

Agony, not a fan, will not listen again

Boring don't get the hype

It was boring as hell how is this something im supposed to listen too

Fuck radiohead

Horrible. I literally can't believe people enjoy this crap. This is a scorching hot take, I know, people are going to be big mad about this but, Muse was/is/and will always be the superior 00's experimental rock band. Argue with ya mom. And remember, they hated Jesus for the things he said as well.

I’ve always had a fairly high tolerance for pain. Fortune, I’d say. Dislocations, broken bones, muscle tears… just part of the gig of life, fairly predictable discomfort. Worst ever was a dying and infected tooth. Thanks to all the many addicts of our previous generations, my dentist’s best prescription relief was over-the-counter nonsense. 48 hours before extraction… 48 hours of feverish pain and misery. This album reminds me of those 2 days.

not my vibe

dnf

Listened to a few songs but bit weird not very musical

ужс

Nicht so mein Shit einfach...

Dire

This album ass bruh

Hated it

I don't really see what the hype is around this band.. Most of their stuff isn't this bad though.

zzz... Álbum pretensioso, banda superestimada. Não faço ideia do porquê deveria ouvir isso antes de morrer. 1/5 (na verdade é 0).

This is not my style at all but I do recognize a high level of artistry. Feels like a passion project, like Pet Sounds. I may have enjoyed it more if I did not know the band going into it.

Meh! Nice vocals and pretty LoFi sounds. Would not be inclined to listen to this ever again!

Music precision engineered for the most insufferable audiophile you know to sneer condescendingly that “you just don’t understand it”. Whiny, overproduced and overwrought nonsense that can only be compared to the sound of the world as experienced from deep inside Thom Yorke’s rectal cavity. We get it Thom, you’re sad that everyone thinks ‘Creep’ is your best song, but this isn’t convincing anyone otherwise. Destined to remain the soundtrack to every 16 year olds black and white poe-faced student film about how the world doesn’t understand him. I don’t know who Kid A is but I hope he’s never found alive.

Hankala ajatella miksi joku tekisi tällaisen levyn?

I’m very much in the camp that finds this whiney and irritating.

I don't care for Radiohead but I still gave the album a chance. Definitely was not for me.

Seriously, what am I missing about Radiohead? I can't understand how anyone listens to this...

One of the most annoying albums I have ever heard. Thom Yorke’s voice is so grating. All he does is whine and moan with his high pitched shriek. Ear shredding noise, incomprehensible, like a banshee who has stepped on a piece of Lego, but is too wrapped up in its own self wallowing misery to scream, so instead the banshee just wails and cries. It’s not just the vocalist (can we really call him a singer?) who grates. The music is tedious and boring. Nothing here is exciting at all, yet there is a sense that we are supposed to be in awe at this sequence of random noises. To quote Peter Griffin, “it insists upon itself”. Don’t just say you like it because NME or your hipster mates say you should. Be brave, stand up for yourself and admit that you think it’s rubbish. I’m not going to waste any more of my life ranting about Kid A. It’s self indulgent, pretentious shite.

Slow.and borrimg

There were a couple songs that had some “unusual noise” mixed in… the rest they just had the unusual noise and forgot about adding the songs…. This is just noise… will never listen to it again… if I’m in a room and it comes in.. I WILL walk out! 1 star (which is code for ZERO)

I HATE RADIOHEAD!!! Thom Yorke’s voice is just so whiny. Hopefully, this is the last one.

Not OK

Is ok

Very polarised views of this on here. Likely because their fans seemingly more than most like to shout just how important and inventive etc etc they are, which then puts everyone else’s back up. Personally don’t think it’s as revolutionary as people make it out to be, ( they changed THEIR sound not THE sound of music), others were doing electronic experimental for years and mixing in with other genres, and without that label what actually is here, an ok moody rock/electro soundscape if you like that. This list and what 4 albums so far by them, I’m just never going to like Radiohead so that’s it for me. Would probably say 2 Star for this one, it’s that turn of the millennium mood noise, everything is so isolating blah blah. But because of the fan base and the over hype, every farting noise is pure genius line, everything is their Magnum opus?? which isn’t possible. Out of boredom by the end and shear bloody mindedness on my part 1 Star.

Liked The bends but this was tedious

I just don't like Radiohead, there are like two ok songs here, the rest is just droning and nonsense. Saying that, the two ok songs are still droning and nonsense they just are put together in a more coherent way

Didn’t listen. Zionists!

I will never understand the appeal of this band and their droning, whiny, depressing music.

I believe Radiohead was one of the best bands of the 1990s. Their albums The Bends and OK Computer are, in my opinion, two of the greatest of that decade — with The Bends being my personal favorite. I see them as milestones in both the decade and in alternative rock. But when Kid A came out in 2000, I was left confused and disappointed. It felt like the band abandoned everything that made them great, replacing it with electronic bleeps and experimental sounds that didn’t resonate with me. Although some tracks, like Everything in Its Right Place, The National Anthem, and Optimistic, had some structure or echoes of the old Radiohead, most of the album felt aimless to me. I know many critics later praised Kid A as a masterpiece, even calling it the best album of the decade — but I just don’t get it. I respect the band's right to evolve, and I pride myself on having a wide and adventurous musical taste. Still, I find Kid A lacking in the qualities I value in music. In the end, I’m left with one question for the band: Why?

I hated this. It was a collection of noise and I stopped at song 4.

This is the third Radiohead album I've gotten and I will say the same thing as I did with the first two. They're talented but I don't like their music and this is borderline white noise

Ugh. Here we go again, another Radiohead album. I don't like Radiohead, and it's mostly because of Thom Yorke. In addition, they are regularly described as an "experimental rock band" but I feel they usually just leave out the "rock" part of that. I like plenty of experimental music, but being experimental doesn't mean you have to ignore the things that allow a listener to enjoy the music in its usual context. In the case of this album, there's some more "rock" things going on here, but still not quite enough for my enjoyment.

Overhyped. Some good songs, sure. Idioteque was really good until he started singing. Where's the instrumental version of the album?

- Foei, zo'n jingel-jangel op een maandag morgen. - 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM

Trash

Absolute Garbage

Didn't like the first song...uh oh, I have been told that it sets the tune for the rest of the album...Sooo depressing. If you need to wallow in your sorrows for a little bit, this one's for you. But please listen to something happy after. The only song that I liked was the untitled 52 second one.

Not for me. Discordant cacophony, mumbled lyrics and no sense of purpose. Experiments with synthesizers, but it's hard to know if they achieved their result because the hypothesis is unguessable.

Pretentious BS

Everything In It's Right Place made me feel disorientied and the lyrics were hard to understand/listen to. All the extra sounds felt strange and honestly retracted from the song, it feels like they just threw shit on a wall and tried to find what stuck. Kid A is the same thing but the lyrics are even less understandable(to the point where I need the lyrics tab to understand the song). The sounds get better as the song progresses but the lyrics make this a painful listen, no emotional value. The National Anthem has a nice background tempo but the random sounds actually make me laugh like what is this song. Again I couldn't understand a single lyric besides "It's Holding On". Again not quite sure what the message is here. How to Disappear Completely is terrible, the lyrics are grating in my opinion and constantly repeat with random goofy sounds playing in the background. I'm guessing the song is about dealing with loss? Or maybe dissociation? Regardless it was a painful listen that didn't evoke any emotion. Treefingers sounds like the PS Vita main menu sound if you were smoking peyote and not in a good way. I had to check to make sure the song wasn't looping it felt like elevator music. Optimisitc has a lot of lyrics but again I need to pull the lyrics tab to understand a single word he says, what's the point of the vocalist if he's drowned out this bad? I didn't even know the song was about self acceptance because I couldn't hear a word he said. Background rhythm and tempo are not too bad on this one actually, but it's not my style. In Limbo is basically Optimisitc but slightly clearer lyrics and more random sounds. I honestly have nothing to say about this I didn't even realize it played and had to relisten it's that forgettable. Idiotequete, while being random ass sounds has a very nice background rhythm and tempo, but it's ruined by a vocalist who doesn't do anything. The music is too loud to understand this guy so all he's doing is moaning into a mic. Morning Bell, this song is genuinely terrible. RUN AROUND... WALK WALK WALK like please say something... ANYTHING different. I'm glad I didn't understand this guy these lyrics make 0 sense. Motion Picture Soundtrack also makes 0 sense to me. At the very least I understand what he's saying but it's gibberish to me. The harp in the background is nice though. Overall, the album doesn't have a clear message in the slightest and triggers no emotions in me other then boredom. I'd rather watch paint dry for 47 minutes then listen to this.

This sucks, but I kinda get it's importance in Radiohead's career. 2/10

Still awful. Such a disappointment compared to what came before. Most of it is unlistenable.

I really don't like moody progressive rock.

Really really boring

Not a fan of this

What the hell did I just listen to? It sounded like a haunted fax machine slowly realizing its own mortality. I feel like I was being abducted by robots who communicate exclusively through dial-up tones and existential dread. If I could give no stars, I would. Two thumbs down for me.

So apparently, people dig this? All I hear is moaning behind some meh instrumentations.

Jedinica iz principa. // Bila bi dvica jer mi se jedna pjesma svidjela ali album je neviđeno smeće.

This is the third Radiohead album the algorithm has given me. I can hear that this is different from the other two, but is it so groundbreakingly different that they all need separate entries? I’ll admit I have a strong anti-Radiohead bias, but I can’t be alone in thinking this just isn’t good enough for all the praise.

Really not for me

This is the 171st album I’m rating. I don't like Radiohead. Adding to my Playlist - The National Anthem and Kid A. Not Adding to my Playlist - Everything in its Right Place, How to Disappear Completely, Treefingers, Optimitstic, In Limbo, Idioteque, Morning Bell, and Motion Picture Soundtrack. Everything in its Right Place - If Björk sung this it would probably be good. All in all I liked 2/10 songs. Radiohead isn't that good. Usually I agree with critics but Radiohead is the rare exception.

kid a dona terror (la cançó). menuda absoluta merda d'album lol màxim

Spændende. Jeg kender ingen af sangene og det er slet ikke min slags musik. Men jeg kan godt lide musik der leger med panorering!! Der er alt for meget instrumentalt. Det er pænt kedeligt Ikke for mig

Sucks

Terrible

This would hit so hard if I was an annoying middle schooler. Also I hated this. Hearing the cigs after sex version of Motion Picture Soundtrack first and then this was horrific. Respectfully, you're getting blocked. Best: Worst: Kid A Added to Liked Songs:

Apsolutno neslušljivo. Ne razumijem ljude koji ovo slušaju i nikad neću, strašno. 1/5, 1/10

Load of shite

Good lord why

Унылая, скучная хренотень, которую даже сложно назвать музыкой

insoportable

Self-indulgent nonsense. I worked at a record store when this came out, and I hated having to listen to it. Put it on today and yes, I still hate it.

I honestly don't get the hype around radiohead. Everyone seems to think they are the best thing since someone smacked two sticks together, but this is borderline unlistenable jebberish to me.

2/5

Auf jeden Fall sehr experimentell

Reminded me of an advanced, techno version of garageband. I did not enjoy or understand the music

I realize I risk being branded a philistine, but for the most part I can’t get into Radiohead. Most of what they do comes across to me as pretentious, weird and abstract for the sake of being weird and abstract. All in all, this album is painfully dull, largely just boring and monotonous. Normally I would probably give this 2/5, but I’m going with 1 star because it is so mind-bogglingly overrated.