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So very good
Boring on the first listen but gets better each time. Some astoundingly beautiful tracks that are weighed down by a bit of electronic noodling at points. But not nearly enough to make it anything less than a 5 star record.
Easy 5 of 5. 10 of 10. Already listened to this album many times before and still has bangers and great ambiance-esque music. Personal faves is Everything in its right place, the national anthem, and motion picture soundtrack.
I’ve listened to this album, I don’t know many times. Initially, I was disappointed because it was so unlike either OK Computer or The Bends, both of which, like most people, I absolutely adored. But the more I listened, the more it grew on me. Radiohead took a big swing with this album going in a very different direction, especially given all the anticipation for the album not had been years since OK Computer and that was universally lauded. I respect the hell out of what they were trying to do and in the end, it really worked!
5/5
Fantastic album. One of my new favorites.
A mesmerizing mix of post rock, electronic, and modern classical with there pop sensibilities in tact. A high water mark of 21st century art.
This is another easy 5/5. This has been one of my favorite Radiohead albums since I first listened to it when I was in high school. This album works so well for me and was such an interesting and daring direction for them to go as a band after the height of OK Computer. I feel like this album really cemented them on the path that they've continued on, consistently reinventing themselves, avoiding the easy route. Standout Tracks: Everything In Its Right Place, Kid A, The National Anthem, How to Disappear Completely, Optimistic, In Limbo, Idioteque, Morning Bell, Motion Picture Soundtrack
Radiohead's "Kid A" is not just an album; it's an auditory journey through the labyrinthine corridors of emotion, a sonic landscape that transcends the boundaries of conventional music. Released in the year 2000, this album marked a radical departure from the band's previous works, challenging both their listeners and the very definition of what music could be. "Kid A" stands as a testament to Radiohead's fearless artistic exploration and remains a landmark in the annals of experimental rock. From the hauntingly beautiful opener "Everything in Its Right Place," "Kid A" pulls you into its enigmatic world with Thom Yorke's ethereal vocals and the mesmerizingly glitchy electronic soundscape. This is not rock music in the traditional sense; it's an immersive experience that demands your full attention. Each track flows seamlessly into the next, creating a sense of cohesion that is remarkable given the album's diverse and eclectic sound. "Kid A" is a collage of sonic textures and atmospheres. Tracks like "The National Anthem" and "Idioteque" delve into the abyss of dissonance and chaos, using dissonant brass and electronic noise to evoke a sense of unease and alienation. These songs are disorienting yet strangely captivating, like a glimpse into a dystopian future. In contrast, tracks like "How to Disappear Completely" and "Motion Picture Soundtrack" offer moments of poignant beauty amidst the chaos. Yorke's hauntingly vulnerable vocals and the gentle, melancholic melodies provide a necessary respite, allowing the listener to reflect on the album's emotional depth. One of the album's strengths is its lyrical ambiguity, inviting listeners to interpret the songs in their own way. Themes of isolation, technology, and existential dread run throughout, reflecting the anxieties of the new millennium. "Kid A" is a work that resonates with the uncertainty and disquiet of the era in which it was created, yet its themes remain eerily relevant today. Radiohead's audacious departure from the norm paid off in spades. "Kid A" is an album that has not only stood the test of time but has also inspired countless artists to push the boundaries of music. Its impact on the world of alternative and experimental music cannot be overstated. In conclusion, "Kid A" by Radiohead is a sonic masterpiece that defies categorization and transcends time. It's a bold exploration of the boundaries of music and emotion, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in its hauntingly beautiful and dissonant world. While not for the faint of heart, those who venture into its depths will find a musical journey like no other, making it an essential addition to any music lover's collection.
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People hated this Album when it was released. The Melody Maker critic Mark Beaumont called this album "tubby, ostentatious, self-congratulatory, look-ma-I-can-suck-my-own-cock whiny old rubbish" 😂 Idiots
Such a memorable album, changed recordings and listening at its time
Stone cold classic 10/10. It’s more of a vibe than OK Computer, but it’s a perfect listen for an an autumn or winter evening, cold outside, you shut in from the world, ignoring everyone else
Perfect album
On October 2 2000, I went to see Radiohead in a big top in Warrington, the day after Kid A was released. I think about that night a lot. From the opening seconds of Everything... to the closing moments, this does everything that music should do. Loses 0.3 points for Treefingers. Bad Thom.
Classic alert! This was my favourite album for many years. It's strange revisiting it now after quite a while. It's kind of a depressing listen, but still an amazing album.
Honestly scared of listening this one, it's my first Radiohead record and I don't know if it's the good one to start with. I feel like i'm about to tackle a monster. It was sooo good ! Really liked the etherial + digital ambient of the album. Thom Yorke's vocals makes me wanna cry
Fuck yeah!! 5 Stars.
I listened to the Kid A Mnesia version and I love this album, I only really paid attention to radio head a couple years ago but they’re so uniquely their own. So easy to listen to.
Obviously one of the GOATs
GOOD
Somehow Radiohead refuse to make bad music. Don’t ask me why I think their whole discography is good because I couldn’t give you an objective answer.
HAIKU REVIEW - Radiohead - KidA A true masterpiece Everything’s in it’s right place Deserves all the stars
"Kid A" casts a gloomy, dystopian mood and for that reason, it's not an album I reach for often. But it's great. And one of the defining Radiohead albums. I appreciated on this listen the way they use ambient soundscapes to add tension to the music. "How to Disappear Completely" is a melancholy song with acoustic guitar strumming. It might have been pretty straightforward but listen how in the opening minutes those eerie tones in the background push it into darker emotional territory. Three songs in particular stand out to me as favorites: "Everything in Its Right Place" is a great album opener. It sets the mood and gives you a sense of what to expect from the rest of the album. It doesn't have a traditional rock or pop structure. It builds and builds as they artfully add new layers of sound until the song hits a climax and then settles back down. And in its own weird way, the song does rock. "The National Anthem" is incredible. What a killer riff. I love songs that loop a great riff and build on it. These drums are so good. Impossible not to bang your head to this. And when the jazz horns come in halfway? Wow. This is one of those songs that makes me laugh because its so audacious. A one-of-a-kind song. And "Idioteque" is prime electronic Radiohead. That jittery, anxious beat that begs to be danced to but you can only dance to it the way Thom Yorke does in concerts: manic and twitchy and random. I love the lyrics too. I don't often pay close attention to Radiohead lyrics but I like how Thom Yorke often writes in an impressionistic style. There isn't a clear story or meaning but rather a collection of images and phrases that add up to something. "Who's in a bunker? Who's in a bunker? / Women and children first ... Ice age coming, ice age coming ... Take the money and run." The end of the world is here and everyone is freaking out and scrambling. "Morning Bell" has another line I like: "Where'd you park the car? Where'd you park the car?" It's a mundane, everyday thing we all say but when Thom Yorke sings it, it sounds sad and beautiful and painful. This song is another good example of how the music straddles different emotions and tones. It's a pretty gloomy song until it hits that rock break in the middle that almost gets hopeful until the mood drops again with the line, "Cut the kids in half." The whole album keeps you guessing like this. It's complex and strange and always interesting to revisit.
"Everything in Its Right Place" became a new found love about 3 or 4 years ago. Now it's a little bit annoyingly ubiquitous because of some tiktok remix though. "How to Disappear Completely" is so beautifully wonderful. I love the synthetic strings (I really enjoy the weird vibrato and slurring between notes) and the trumpets that change rhythms in an off kilter sort of rocking motion. Yorke's vocals are pretty perfect here. What an ending too. I always feel like there's a little bit of some kind of underlying mystery in Radiohead's music. Like there's going to be a documentary that comes out in 50 years that talks about this mystery treasure hunt that is in the lyrics of Radiohead's music and all of the reverse vocal parts give you hints and stuff like that. Thom Yorke's diary will be found and in it will be "Radiohead was just a vehicle for me to make a puzzle for people to solve. I don't even like music I just like puzzles". Radiohead is a late-in-life discovery for me and for most of my life I felt like they were actually a little overrated. I think as I've gotten older I've realized that a lot of their sound is a sound that I've always tried to capture in my own personal songwriting and maybe that's why I've had a mental barrier with them? Because they do what I want to do and do it better? Before having this epiphany, I had years of my life where I wanted to make music that was/is: - Droning and evolving synths - drum n bass drums - experimental production techniques - catchy vocal parts - pop-structure tracks interspersed throughout records. aaand that's Radiohead... even now I'm looking at the album art for Kid A and thinking oh, on top of all of those audio elements that I like and want in my music, the album art is a mountain landscape with surreal colors and digital glitches. Just like my most recently released personal album... while it's funny to see that, I think the conclusion I can draw is that it's ok for me to have had a subconscious distance from Radiohead because to me they have been like the cool kid at school who has your style and personality but does it better. Regardless of that, this album is a masterpiece. 5/5. I don't think they really release anything that isn't super high quality.
classic.
Ah yes, the moment when Radiohead officially abandoned whatever Brit Pop-Rock roots they had left after "Ok Computer" and went "fuck it, let's be weird as hell from here on out". And damn, what a result. Even listening to this album 23 years after it first came out, it still sounds fresh, creative, and incredibly enjoyable. Some tracks leave more of an impression than others. For a song where one of the main lyrics is "yesterday I woke up sucking on a lemon", "Everything in its Right Place" is an undeniably beautiful and haunting song. "Kid A" has some compelling atmospheric qualities to it, but the song as a whole is a bit disappointing, particularly in comparison to the rest of the album - you would think they'd have picked a better song to be the title track. That said, tracks like 'Kid A" or "Morning Bell" are more the exception when it comes to what is otherwise an extremely high degree of quality throughout. "The National Anthem" is one hell of a ride - this infections, funky bass line underlays the entire song as it slowly builds to this chaotic jazzy cacophony. "Idioteque" remains one of the band's best songs. More subdued tracks like "How to Disappear Completely", "Treefingers", and "Motion Picture Soundtrack" are further standouts that demonstrate the band's adeptness at creating these melodic, moody, and memorable pieces of music. While I wouldn't say this is Radiohead's best album, it's arguably their most groundbreaking, and is undoubtedly an absolutely essential listen for music fans everywhere.
kid a is phenomenal. i listened to it three times yesterday and it's beautiful from start to finish. i hadn't heard this album much before now, but I did know five or six songs from Rodeohead and friends playing them beforehand. everything here flows well and the Kid A Mnesia experience that I checked out a few weeks ago has some context now. I've already put this one in my rotation moving forward. favorites: everything in its right place, the national anthem, how to disappear completely, treefingers, optimistic, idioteque, morning bell
Everything in its right place is an amazing opener. I feel like just when I started getting into it, it was over - but usually an album takes a couple of listens to be "into it"
Favourite tracks: everything In its right place; national anthem; idioteque; how to disappear completely
es dificil describir este disco con palabras, creo que cualquier persona tendria que tratar de escucharlo y sentirlo por su cuenta.
The first track sounds like I am on drugs (it's not something bad); while I write and the title track plays, I can't understand anything about what the lyrics tell. Some sounds like a computer is constantly glitching are interesting but I can't tell if it's good or no, but since it doesn't bother that much I let it pass. This bass line on "The National Anthem" steals attenction. The vocals here have some cool things and I won't explain it 👊 How to disappear completly has a cool riff for the intro and is a really calm song. IM NOOOOOOT HEREE. The ending sounds like THE DESPAIR OF LOOOST SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUULS Treefingers my fingers became trees idk Besides the joke, is a calm song. Comes after the cry of the despair from the previous song, making it interesting. DINOSAURS ARE ROAMING THE EARTH transition from optimistic to In limbo is strange, but that whole album is. I can't describe all this shit, unless "I am living in a fantasy world" OR "I AM LIVING IN DRUGS". Idioteque isn't bad but this TUTUM and the "AND THE CHILDREN" part IS BAAAD I don't know where I would park the car. These short instrumental breaks or idk the name are the best part of morning bell I will see you in the next life
5/5
My favorite Radiohead album.
Haunting, alienating, melancholy. Beautiful soundscapes wich keep you awake with complex rythms
Clásico. Obra maestra. Inició el lamentable período en que la crítica musical le compraba todo a Radiohead y Thom Yorke. Al menos en este caso está justificado.
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I still think this is decidedly inferior to OK Computer, but I could still give it 9/10 and round to 5. Several incredible songs and only a few lulls.
Radiohead follows the experimental chaotic nature of OK Computer but moves into electronica and post-rock territory, with lush alien-sounding synths, non-sensical lyrics, and glitchy production techniques that come off as unnerving. This is what happens when pop and alt rock are blended with the works of Aphex Twin or DJ Shadow, and the formula works extraordinarily well, unmatched by any similar work I've heard. Unpredictable and exciting, every track stands out and leaves an impression. You never know where it's heading, and even after so many listens, you will always discover something new you hadn't noticed before. It has loud extreme tracks that go hard: "Everything In Its Right Place" and "Idioteque". It has accessible tracks disguised as normal pop tracks but are shrouded by ambiance or strange time signatures: "How to Disappear Completely" and "Motion Picture Soundtrack." And then there are the tracks that build this spacious cybernetic world around you: "Treefingers" and "In Limbo." The vocals in "In Limbo" oddly enough feel more like instruments to describe a scene and mindset rather than traditional songwriting of telling a story of expressing the writer's emotions. Hard to describe, but the way these cryptic lyrics are written and incorporated in the songs resemble more like samples in electronic tracks than what you normally see in rock and pop, and it helps build this immersive world. It's a beautiful album with no weak tracks. Fitting opener, fitting closer, and good distribution of the pop, hard, and ambient tracks. Everything is in its right place.
Everything in it's right place is an INSANELY good opener. It's so immediately arresting and hauntingly beautiful. The texture, layering and production is flawless on the entire album. It flows from song to song so naturally sometimes you don't even notice you're on the next song, which is really impressive considering the amount of different sounds going on. The amount of melancholy this album exudes is off the charts. It's almost impossible to get through this without getting a little emotional. The amount of emotion and desperation conveyed in a minimal amount of lyrics is really impressive. The delivery of the lines is so good, and lyrics are often layered up on top of each other to add to the claustrophobic feel. Idioteque is probably one of my favorite songs ever. The purely experimental electronic soundscape combined with the disturbing and offputtingly delivered lyrics is so fantastic. There really isn't any other song like it. There's a very good reason why this is considered one of the best albums of all time and really dedicating a sit down and listening to it with full attention is truly a unique experience. And the fact that this isn't considered Radiohead's best album by a lot of people is insane. In Rainbows is arguably even better. But yeah, this album has been talked about and will continue to be talked about for a long time. I don't have any unique thoughts on this album, it's a masterpiece. Score: 100 Art: 100
The Social Network 2 - Computer Not Ok. Mind blowing thinking about how this came out in the year 2000. Everything in Its Right Place is best.
So great but still overrated. :)
I have so little to say about this album as it is one that I've heard a billion times over. It's blatantly a masterpiece, with its cold atmosphere and incredible production.
Took me 20 years to actually sit down and listen to this whole-ass album. It's gonna take a few repeat listens for me to fully absorb it, but I'd say it lives up to the hype pretty damn well.
Radiohead is always phenomenal. Great album
Loved.
Hated it at first, then became one of my favourite albums of 2000.
Kid A Such a great album to sit and listen to from start to finish (although tree fingers makes me sleepy) I love all the ambient textures and hypnotic rhythms on this album. Everything in the right place is one of the best starts to an album. National Anthem is so awesome. The last two tunes are really beautiful.
Another great Radiohead record
This isn’t one of my favorite Radiohead albums but it still is incredible. How to Disappear Completely is the perfect song that shows how bare but powerful lyrics can be. One of my favorite bands of all time.
Fantastic, a musical masterpiece, so haunting, uplifting, depressing. Soundscapes are unbelievable!
After their incredibly successful album OK Computer, Radiohead didn't stick with their usual style but they had the courage to make a completely different album than their previous ones. It's an incredible listen and still sounds futuristic and fresh after 23 years, this is the kind of album that will sound new even in decades from today. It's a complete, very well rounded album. The production is amazing, too, it's a great experience to listen to it with headphones on.
This album is unbelievable. I don't know how this album flew under my radar for so long as I previously considered "The Bends" and "OK Computer" the essential listens of Radiohead. Overall this album feels much more raw and cohesive than the aforementioned albums. This is, in my opinion, their best work. The haunting electronic sound perfectly complements the dark and nightmarish lyrics and vocal delivery from Thom Yorke. The orchestration in Motion Picture Soundtrack is gorgeous and captivating. Favorite Song - How to Disappear Completely, Kid A Least Favorite Song - Idioteque I don't dislike this song at all but if I HAD to pick one that I enjoyed less than others it would be this one. I still enjoyed the hell out of it No Skip Album? - Yes
This is the third Radiohead album on my list so far. Once again it's a definite five stars. I don't know if I prefer this one over In Rainbows yet but I think I need to listen to both together, with headphones and no distractions, to figure that one out. This was a big turning point for Radiohead, a big push to progress and innovate from their earlier prog-rock work, learning and experimenting, blending their sound with electronic music and drawing influence from acts like Aphex Twin to produce something unlike anything ever heard before. It came close to breaking up the band on more than one occasion, but the work absolutely paid off. I can absolutely see the influence this must have had on their later albums like Hail to the Thief and In Rainbows, and I can imagine this must have been a real turning point for Radiohead. What a great album. Favourite: Everything in Its Right Place
HEADPHONES, HEADPHONES, HEADPHONES. Wear’em for this one!!! This is such a moody concept masterpiece. Everything In It’s Right Place, How to Disappear Completely, Idioteque, Motion Picture Soundtrack….. combine to make an exquisitely eclectic experimental effort. Well done guys. 9.5/10
I said one more listen and I would "get it", and that time has come. This album is breathtaking, its amazing, it would be ahead of its time no matter when it released, but even within the confines of its contemporaries, no, its own fellow Radiohead albums, it blows them out of the water. Every note is meticulously crafted to deliver an experience that is cold, distant, and disturbing, whilst also being comforting and even heavenly. Those moments of solitude oozing from these songs is matched by very little out there, and when the album does decide to pick up speed, it doesn't feel like its leaving you behind, rather it is aware it can push your limits to take you to jazzy soundscapes, ambient quarters, and droning infernos. You'll want to dance at the most simplistic beats, you'll want to lay there in wonder at the most groovy, and when the album comes to close you'll be more than ready to experience it all again, especially with an emotional gut punch like Motion Picture Soundtrack. I understand why I only thought this album was good on a first listen, but if you are in the same boat of not seeing the "big deal" I implore you to re-discover this album and infuse yourself with its twists and turns, its beeps and boops, and its colorful cascades of texture, and also see it deserves all the praise it gets.
Hypnotic and trippy.
Kid A was a worthy followup to OK Computer. The latter album represented a serious departure from previous Radiohead. It's a sonic landscape.
clairement un 5/5, un gros classique de radiohead. Quel band et Quelle album !
c'est pas in rainbows mais quand meme
So good
I'm not here; this isn't happening
Da best
a monumental point of inflection for their creative direction, a quintessential early-2000s album
I feel that this is a cliché to say this about Kid A but that album is so important to me. This was my introduction to electronic music, krautrock and experimental music as a whole, genres that means everything to me now. So britpop peaked and while everybody was racing to get to the throne Radiohead just went "f*ck it" and did a 180 by releasing an atmospheric record that wouldn't have a chance to get so much attention if it weren't made by one of the most popular alternative band of its time. As we all know, britpop collapsed soon after and Radiohead went on to have one of the most interesting and fruitful career any band could ever dream of. And it all started with this album in particular. One of the most treasured records of all-time as far as I'm concerned.
In my experience, that's when Radiohead really started to get interesting.
Amen - Masterpiece. I discover this album late in my life but now I cant stop listening to it.
This album could be in the "11 albums generator" list. Seriously, one of the most influential album ever and it's a masterpiece. I would have liked to experience the release of this album at the time to live the big generalized "what the hell"... Then realize a few years later that it is finally a game changer in the history of music.
Amazing this is shit is so good
haha. 5
How To Disappear Completely still makes me cry
Amazing album
I made an uneducated statement by saying Radiohead didn't do it for me. I was wrong. Absolutely phenomenal. Been on repeat all day.
124 Albums in. 5 Radiohead albums. This is a time and place album for me and when I hear it, it always takes me back to my last montsh of college. Classload was light and it was the last time in my life with little responsibility. My roommates and I loved this album and listened to it a lot, and really for the sake of listening well. It's one of the most complete, most perfect albums I've ever heard. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding
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Classic 5/5
Probably my favorite album of all time. OK Computer started running with song mechanics and then this album went all out with deconstruction. Songs end in jazz chaos, atmospheric electronic, the whole thing keeps you guessing. A masterpiece
Billies best!
Cmon its kid a whats left to say
I can’t believe it. My favorite album of all time, and it’s the third to come up. ‘Everything In Its Right Place’ is a perfect opener. It sets the mood perfectly. I could not imagine it being anywhere else on the album. Then is the title track, the first thing I associate with the word ‘soundscape’. The instruments feel like they’re bouncing around softly as Thom Yorke’s heavily-edited voice sings about something ‘standing in the shadows in the end of my bed’. It’s simultaneously soothing and sinister. ‘The National Anthem’ is both a jam and absolutely apocalyptic. ‘How To Disappear Completely’ is just… beautiful. The ending is amazing. The strings, which have been playing the whole time out of key, start going haywire, and it seems the sad but peaceful aura has been broken, but then - the strings play in key, and it’s 45 seconds of ethereal beauty. ‘Treefingers’ is a pretty ambient piece to string the previous song to the hard-rocking ‘Optimistic’, which is the song most reminiscent of OK Computer. It combines elements from both albums to make another great song. ‘In Limbo’ is the one I have the least to say about, but it’s still good. What follows is one of my favorite 3-song runs of all time. ‘Idioteque’ is an amazing apocalyptic dance song, much like ‘The National Anthem’ (not the dance part, but the apocalyptic part). ‘Morning Bell’ is a song I don’t know how to describe, but it’s a word for good I haven’t used yet. I don’t know why I’m making this review so long. Anyway, closer ‘Motion Picture Soundtrack’ is one of the most ethereal, tearjerking songs I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. It feels like the end of an era, a final goodbye to an old friend. After that, the hidden track is an almost happy ending, how even after all that, the future is bright. Life will get better. Or that’s just me over analyzing. Probably.
Innovative great body of work
9/10 - great album but just doesn't have the same vibe as their earlier stuff
9/10. no es mi fav de rh pero es dms cohesivo y guenisimo.
Listened three times over and still have no idea what to say or where to start.
When the dice rolls a 5 stars you sit back and enjoy.
In a little while I'll be gone The moment's already passed Yeah, it's gone And I'm not here This isn't happening I'm not here I like OK computer better as a collection of songs, but I agree that this is probably the more "must-listen" album. Its a fantastic album with great themes and a bunch of top 10 tracks. 5/5
YEAAAAH
I remember that this was seen as a big departure for the band after the more instrumental albums that came before. But the influences (mo'wax, autechre, aphex twin, german electronica, underworld, etc) are all near and dear to me, and this album only really grows on me more. Future albums still maintained elements of this direction and remain prominent on my rotation.
im not here this isn’t happening…. something about listening to how to disappear completely on the plane
I have not listened to much Radiohead over the years, so something new… that evoked some nostalgia moments. Quality album!
Love how this band is always reinventing themselves. Nothing is of limits. Unpredictable as an album and a band. Love everything about it. Always staying the same by always changing.
Likely in the top ten records ever made. Some of the best songs ever written are on this album and the album as a whole flows perfectly. This is a masterpiece.
Fantastic! Terrific!
Love it
Love it
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Incredible atmospheric compositions, Yorker’s singing and lyrics are beautiful, great album
Incredible front to back. Sonically, a genre-less masterpiece of serious proportion. Favorite Tracks: Motion Picture Soundtrack* Idioteque The National Anthem
Listen, I've seen Radiohead live. I ate an edible, they played "How to Disappear Completely", and it broke me a little. No way I can be objective here. It's a good album. It's "experimental" in the way that word should convey, instead of "this is noise we are passing off as music". It definitely shouldn't be anyone's first foray into Radiohead, but overall it's a gorgeous, detached, depressed album. Favorite tracks: "How to Disappear Completely", "Treefingers", "Everything In Its Right Place", "Motion Picture Soundtrack"
i fucking love radiohead
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i once listened to how to dissapear completely 88 times in a row
It’s Radiohead! Top 3 album is still a 5! T3B 1. Idioteque 2. Everything In Its Right Place 3. The National Anthem
Basically perfect. One of my five favorite albums.
I love this album, but I am sympathetic to the people who really don't get on with this, particularly if they enjoyed earlier Radiohead. I think the whole 'Radiohead disappearing up their own arse' thing is valid, and there's some tracks on here that definitely come off as pretentious. On the whole though I think this is a big, bold and beautiful album. It definitely requires a few listens I think, and it deserves to be listened to as loud as possible. Some of the tracks on here and truly transportive. Songs like 'How to Disappear Completely' just wash right over you in their melancholic majesty, while other tracks like Optimistic and Idioteque really drive on with some real thrust. There's so many dark, broody, interesting tracks in here, and I think it was a really interesting direction for them to take as a band. It definitely paid off.
It’s not the best Radiohead album but it’s still very good very cold and distant sounding in a way still a 5 though.
One of the best albums ever made! Love the music, love the production. This album is a perfect blend of grunge and electronic music and I believe is responsible for inspiring electronic artists to make more interesting music and evolving the genre considerably. 5/5 love it!
Definitely grew on me over the years. Going from OK Computer to this album felt incredibly jarring, in retrospect it was a cultural reset.
Magical
Agora consigo escutar o disco em toda profundidade que confirma a qualidade inensa.
me enjoy a bit
This is one of those albums that I could drone on and on about. I love it. It was one of the most mind blowing things I ever heard. The first time I listened to it was on the school bus on a winter morning. It was still pretty dark outside and looking out the window at the snow covered countryside while this album played is forever stuck in my head. Just a simple, wonderful experience. Yeah, this album is just awesome. One of my favorite of all time.
4.5/5
Brill
Love this record. Pushes a lot of boundaries, especially at the time. Dark, electronic, experimental AF, ambient at times, rocky at others. Some killer bass riffs too. Can tell instantly that it’s Radiohead but can also hear the electronic influences that has seen them through ever since (Aphex Twin being a key one that was often mentioned in interviews). In Rainbows is still king for me, but without Kid A In Rainbows wouldnt exist
Huge fan. Just amazing. Not every song is perfect but as a whole the album is. Will be listening again.
Fajne
Fabulous album.
Obvious masterpiece
This is very, very good.
An easy 5. This is the Radiohead album that properly converted me to being a fan. Before that, I could concede that they had the odd awesome tune or two, but I never really felt like listening to a whole Radiohead album. Fave track - "Idioteque", I guess, but every track has its place, and I love all of them!
Incredible from start to finish.
One of my favorite albums of all time. I remember when it came out while I was in college, and I must have listened to it at least a hundred times that year. From those first few descending notes on the first song, I was hooked. It’s unique, haunting, emotional. How to Disappear Completely is probably the most depressing song ever. It makes you just sit and wallow in it. That sounds horrible, but this album just makes you FEEL things...down to your soul. It makes you sad and pensive, but it makes you feel alive. I love it.
listened to again one of the greatest records of all time
Fantastic album. Even if my most frequent way of listening to music might be to stream it on Spotify and even to play songs on shuffle, I could not think to do so with this record. It works the best when listened to from beginning to end without any interruptions so that you can get completely lost in it. Because of that, it's hard to single out my favourite songs from the album. If I had to, I think The National Anthem, How To Disappear Completely, Idioteque, and Motion Picture Soundtrack stand out to me the most.
Hell yeah
the best one and only one that should be on the list
Great music.
Classic.
Kid A was my first Radiohead album to be released after I became a fan. I'd got in to them through OK Computer singles, nought the album but found it a bit difficult. Going backwards to The Bends and Pablo Honey helped and very soon a was digesting b-sides, live tracks of unreleased songs and anything else I could get my hands on. The wait for Kid A seemed massive (little did we know what what happen after In Rainbows - 2 albums in 15 years!) and finally we got news Kid A was coming out (with an sister album to be released the following year). The Hype was insane - this was the album that almost broke them following OK Computer and its surprise success that launched them in to worldwide acclaim. They started touring well before the album came out - in a big top no less, avoiding all corporate sponsored venues and playing a hefty chunk of new songs slated for Kid A and its follow up. They seemed stranger than previous material - sometimes they didn't even have all members playing. Release date approached - the whole thing had leaked on the net early but not many had access at this point and downloading 128 kbps MP3s was a time consuming project. I heard the album in chunks on radio 1 - I taped every song and then dubbed on to a different cassette to put them in the right order, so I dread to think what the quality would have been! To me, these seemed strange but an appropriate response to OK Computer. Warm rhodes piano, jazz drums, crazy horn sections - I loved it! It was far from a retread of previous material and was a logical progression, seeing as Thom Yorke had widened his musical horizons with a lot of electronica after becoming tired of guitar music. Many hated it - it didn't rock so it was a fond farewell to that crowd. I thought maybe they didn't actually like Radiohead - they just liked rock. I liked Radiohead and I loved this. Everything in its Right Place is both eerie and soothing. Kid A like a child's story. The National Anthem was hilarious - I requested this be played at an Indie night once, went down so badly but my friends and I laughed as the horns played. How to Disappear is beautiful and classic Radiohead - with tweaks, it could fit on previous albums. Treefingers was out there - 4 minutes of ambience. Was it a song? Was it a palette cleanser? Why was this on the album when we'd heard there were loads of more 'traditional' songs like Knives Out and Pyramid Song left off? The answer is that it was part of the journey. Optimistic was the closest to a Radiohead rock song - but then it had a hip hop/jazz outro and led directly in to In Limbo, an off-kilter song that seemed to mirror the band's confusion during the writing sessions. Then came a clubby banger out of leftfield - Idioteque was again unlike anything from before and it was all the better for it. Thom ranting about ice ages over a beat and synth sample was the song we didn't know we needed. Morning Bell sounded numb and defeated, threatening to break in to emotion but always stepping back before losing control. Then suddenly it 's the end - Motion Picture Soundtrack had been played acoustically a few times and sounded like a beautiful ballad. This version was nothing like that - a church organ, mermaids and harps sound tracked a truncated version and Thom told us he'd see us in the next life. The recent Ok Computer and Kid A anniversary re-releases shed more light on some of these songs with early versions, sketches etc but when Kid A came out, it was in a vacuum. It turned many off, but people with open minds got it straight away and were happy to join Radiohead for what would be a extremely satisfying journey and progression. It's combination of fin de siècle fear and embracing of new technology meant it set a template for the new millennium and enabled the band to continue without repeating past glories. They could do anything now.
Team Kid A forever (OK Computer stans can blow me btw). This record is paranoia, isolation and loneliness made into music and I love it. First Listen?: N Fav. Tracks: Everything in Its Right Place, How to Disappear Completely, Optimistic, Idioteque Rating: 5/5
Already listened to this, but heck I’ll do it again.
Siempre se vuelve al primer amor
Great album. I hadn't listened to a lot of songs by Radiohead other than the popular ones so was surprised
sublimely weird. i loved it
Prefs: Everything In Its Right Place, Kid A, The National Anthem, How To Disappear Completely, Optimistic, In Limbo, Idioteque, Morning Bell, Motion Picture Soundtrack Moins pref: Treefingers
F i v e S t a r s
Love Radiohead, I really got into them over lockdown. But I still believe they are a band to enjoy by yourself, anyone sticking Radiohead on at a party should be immediately removed. This is one of those Legendary albums, The example of a band taking an artistic risk, changing its sound ad reinvesting itself. Took me a while and some effort to get into this and I used to always prefer OK Computer, but in recent years I appreciate this album so much more now. I would rank this on a par now with OK Computer, two absolute masterpieces.
Amazing album by Radiohead. I love this one and as time goes on and I continue listening to this one I like it more and more. Still just my 3rd favorite album of theirs too. This one is very unique between the instrumentals and the beats. Yorkes voice is always interesting but the lyrics on this one are a bit different compared to their past albums. Kid A really took Radiohead and put them ahead of everyone else. 9.3/10
Yesterday I woke up sucking on a lemon, standing in the shadows at the end of my bed. Everyone is so near, I'm not here. I'd really like to help you man, I'm on your side. We're not scaremongering, this is really happening. I wanted to tell you but you never listen, so I'll keep walking. I will see you in the next life.
Radiohead in 2000: "Ice Age coming, Ice Age coming" The year 2002: A movie titled Ice Age comes out. How did they know? 5/5. The music was good as well.
À mon avis, le meilleur du groupe. Cet album est le plus exploratoire, mais il est d’une cohésion et d’une cohérence qu’on ne voit presque jamais. Les album avant sont beaucoup plus rock/pop. Ceux après sont redondant. Celui-ci est magique !!
Chef d’œuvre. Cet album est arrivé là où personne attendait Radiohead. Quel renouveau. Il a inspiré tellement de groupes.
Classic, experimenting with their songs. Really to only weak track in treefingers, but its mainly just a palate cleanser. Everything in its right place, idioteque, etc. 2nd fave RH album. Would by used for $15
The ultimate doomer album. I’m amazed by how ahead of it’s time this album was; it’s as relevant and fresh now as it was 20 years ago.
I have loved this album for years. Gladly take it over OK Computer any day of the week. It still feels fresh every time I listen to it.
Wow! Love this album. This is the one Thom Yorke had writers block and gained inspiration from Aphex Twin and you can hear Richard D. James' fingerprints all over this. Truly inspired stuff and quite possibly Radiohead's best work. I found it strange that this is the one that broke them in America as it is one of their most experimental albums.
Love Radiohead. I haven’t listened to this one much before, but I enjoyed it.
virgin, radiohead kinda missed wwiththat one lool
I see a lot of people say this is hard to listen to but this is pure experimental bliss with instrumentation that feels like I’m travelling with eerie sense of calm and tranquility. I absolutely adore the opener is it the main track that encapsulates that feeling for me, A lot of the lyrics seem forced and potentially edgy for edgy purposes, however a lot of them conjure evocative emotions which in essence is what lyrics are supposed to do. I understand now why this is the best album of the 2000s for many, ide give it a 9.5 out of 10 or higher depending on my mood.
This is a fantastic album. I didn't really take to it at first, it being such a departure from the previous output, but it doesn't take many playthroughs before it's beauty begins to become apparent. A long-standing favourite.
Better than I thought it was
5 stars, only cause there’s no option to give 6. I’ll always remember showing up at Target before the store opened, getting in at opening, grabbing the disc, playing it in the parking lot, discovering the secret book tucked underneath the CD holder, and just soaking it all in.
Love this album.
Yeah, like I’ll have anything clever to say about this.
Absolutely excellent.
I was there when this album came out - I remember the jaw dropping whiplash I got when I heard the follow to the more conventional OK Computer, and it's predecessor, The Bends. It had taken some time to grow on me, but this then become of my favourite ever albums - end to end, it's beautiful and well managed, and honestly a bit of a one of a kind. Rarely does an album contain so few pop cliches, yet still hook you on for it's entirety. It could very much be an instrumental as Thom Yorke's contribution here is mostly warbling and and rambling of a deranged stoner. But it's orchestrated perfectly, and even after all these years, there are lot of gems till to be discovered deep in the mix and musical arrangements. Cannot give it a lower rating than the maximum.
the best Radiohead album.
Kid A is one of the most important album of the last 30 years. It was however, not made in a vacuum. Radiohead had long been influenced by electronic artists such as Aphex Twin, and sought to explore what music could be if one looked outside of conventional instrumentation and song structure. The result was this watershed album which managed to show Radiohead at their most electronic and experimental, while remaining deeply human.
How to disappear completely might just be the best song ever, and more than half of the others are in contention for a place in my top 100. I loved this album after the first couple of times I heard it, and have loved it ever since. Maybe my favourite Radiohead album, although there is plenty of competition! Could be 10 out of 5 in my book!
Loved it when it came out, but barely listened because it felt so miserable. Still love it, and it's still miserable, but then so am I, so it's fine.
What does one of the most successful Alt.-Rock bands of the 90s do as the followup to one of the most important and successful alt rock - albums of that decade? - They make an experimental electronic album. And it's awesome. But to appreciate it, listeners needed to do one thing: forget everything they knew about Radiohead up to that point - this is Radiohead reborn. As mentioned, this album is highly experimental, but remains accessible throughout at the same time (something that can't be said about the band's later album The King of Limbs). Every track is different, there is so much to discover here. I don't like every track equally well, but this album as a whole is almost iconic, it warrants 5/5.
Classic
I can't express what a weird and wonderful experience this album was for me in 2000 as a 16 year old. Suffice to say I listened to the whole of the Kid Amnesia box set, even the crappy outtakes today and enjoyed it thoroughly.
One of my favorite albums. The intro is my go to for testing any speaker setup
LP
Toen dit album uitkwam was ik echt over de pis: Dit was geen Radiohead! Ik wilde eigenlijk gewoon een OK Computer deel 2. Gelukkig zag de band zelf in dat dat ze echt op een dood spoor zou hebben gebracht en gooiden ze het roer volledig om. Gelukkig viel het kwartje bij mij ook vrij snel en nu is het 1 van mijn favoriete Radiohead platen. Echt heel tof!
Fantastic
Með mínum uppáhaldsplötum. Hlusta á hana mjög reglulega.
An amazing album. Everything in its right place and how to disappear are essentially enough for greatness, but optimistic and idioteque and other keep this exciting (and occasionally challenging) from start to finish.
Tråkig spaning. Fantastisk skiva. Mindre bangers än ok computer, men den här skivan har så mycket ljud och stämning som bara skär igenom.
ett mästerverk?????
This one took several times through. Listened over breakfast on speakers and just couldn't get enough volume --- wondered if speakers were somehow faulty. Tried again while I worked, on different speakers this time, and got more volume --- better but definitely blended into the background. Third time with headphones and I wish two things: (a) that I'd started with headphones, in a dark room on some nice cushions; and (b) that I'd listened without carrying the full weight of my expectations of Radiohead, a band I don't know much about apart from their reputation. Frankly, this is a much more interesting album than I would expect from a band that is so popular. Perhaps I've underestimated the masses. This is challenging music, not a care-free ride. Songs with nonstandard instrumentation and freaky time-signatures. Sometimes cacophonous, other times just nicely shifting ambient tones or a predictable bass groove. I wanted to hear the details, sometimes to crawl around inside the sounds and figure them out and at other times wanting to just float and let them carry me. And this is all without really hearing much of the lyrics. Maybe that's a whole other level of stuff? Anyway, I like this. A lot. And want to spend some more quality time with it.
This is one of my favorite albums, a great Earth Day eve listen. KID A is best experienced in a meditative state. On headphones it is glorious. Challenging in both theme and construction, it’s not a good choice for passively listening to while doing errands. What you will find here is an exceptional expression of our 21st century race towards self-destruction. Like the cover art, the music is an icy, cold exploration of existential dread. Even the song “Optimistic” is darkly so, with the refrain “You can try the best you can, The best you can is good enough” and closing with “Dinosaurs roaming the earth.” We can, it is and we are.
The best Radiohead album? I don't know. My favorite? Probably.
No matter what one thinks of Radiohead, this is one avant-guard album. I liked the band’s music before, but this signaled something much different. It remains one of my favorites.
I lost all my notes. It's a good album.
Damn I love Radiohead. Haven't listened to Kid A for a while, tried to focus on the musical design and style of the songs to think about the album in a different way than usual. Still really liked it, very experimental, it felt like a piece of abstract art in a way.
Adorooooo
I fucking love Radiohead <3 and their style of music
Radiohead goes electronic and creates a masterpiece
This goddamn album saw me at my smartest. It was all downhill from here.
Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Everything in its right place, Optimistic, Idioteque, Morning bell
The transitional record after the transitional record. A few self indulgent moments but generally awesome.
Toot toot it’s the SS Anxiety!
Absolute masterpiece, deserves to be listened to in the dark with noise-cancelling headphones.
One of my all time favourite albums
Just wanders about a bit electronically and lets my mind do the same
I know this album incredibly well already. It's a Radiohead classic that took them from being a good rock band, to being an incredible band.
Kenn ich
Honestly Motion Picture Soundtrack bumps it up like a full point for me. Just an absolutely beautiful send-off to an already solid album. 9/10
My history with Radiohead has been slightly iffy. Previously, I had only listened to one Radiohead album, OK Computer, which I only bothered with because it popped up on this playlist. I found the student politics and the record collection rock of OK Computer had dated pretty grimly, so I had little expectation that Kid A would be a genuinely excellent album. Yes, it's one of those turns-out-I-was-misguided reviews. I don't wish to spend my time comparing Kid A to OK Computer: I am not that interested in OK Computer. But I will say that lyrically Kid A is less obnoxious than earlier Radiohead efforts, as Thom Yorke spends less time declaring that he is saying something important. Indeed, the vocals oft seem tonal rather than expositionary, there to add aural texture rather than offload pronouncements. Indeed, although this sounds rather tautological, Kid A is very much sound-driven, as in side 2 of Low or Eno's ambient work. Oddly, I found it remarkably hospitable: the drive to explore noise is clearly far more endearing than sloganeering about one's carbon footprint. A revelation.
Braucht man eigentlich nicht viel dazu zu sagen. Über-Album.
It's the Kid
Just so so good. Atmosphere, ups, downs, and everything you want.
El segundo de la tríada de discos perfectos de Radiohead (arrancando con OK computer). Cambio casi radical en el sonido pero aun así creando grandes canciones en el quizás mejor disco de esa decada.
It is forkin' great!
Super inspiring stuff. As an alt-rock guy I might listen to earlier albums more (even Pablo Honey!), but this one is way more creative.
I've never listened to this album the entire way through. I didn't feel cool enough for radio head in high school. Melancholy but comforting. I get it.
One of my top 5
Seriøst nok bedste album åbner nogensinde. På min egen top 20 favoritter. In Rainbows er nok deres eneste bedre album. Men stadig 5 stjerner, klart. Det jo kunst altså
It doesn't seem as radical now for a guitar band to make this but still 20 years later there's nothing that sounds like it. National Anthem and Idioteque my favourites
Masterpiece.
One of the all-time greatest rock history entries. A masterclass of innovation. A top 3 favourite for sure.
This is just so good, it just carries the right tone and is fairly easily divorced from it's initial meaning - perfect for projecting your own mood onto and letting it carry you. Maybe another elusive 5 star
Awesome as always.
If I could give this more than 5 stars I would. My favorite radiohead album (I think). I love the rhythms, I love the melodic track/s (optimistic). The whole thing is excellent
5.0 + The Pitchfork review sums up the awesomeness of this album better than I ever could. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6656-kid-a/
4.5 (5)
Enorm gevarieerd album met de typische Radiohead-sound, al zij het iets elektronischer. Ik was blij dat deze tevoorschijn kwam deze ochtend, zeer verdiende rating!
Intense
No puedo ser objetivo, es un abrazo en el frío el disco más "inorgánico" de Radiohead es el más humano.
One of the greatest albums of all time. How To Disappear Completely may be the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard. Absolutely brilliant songwriting and performances on every track.
Altogether gorgeous and moving and there's so many GOOD sounds it feels like an electronic dreamland. The ending track ;-; beautiful! Better than OK Computer, in my opinion.
Classic.
Classic.
So good
Uno de mis grupos británicos favoritos. Discazo de rock alternativo con mucha electrónica de por medio.
Radiohead’s best!
Their best, experimental but accessible
Another solid album by Radiohead.
Intense, experimental and cohesive. Great album.
Tää on mun hyllyn timantteja ollut lapsuusiän, ei voi antaa kuin vitosen :) tätä on corollassa popiteltu :DD
excelente música
Loved it
Es war die perfekteste Weiterentwicklung und Häutung einer an sich schon in olympischen Höhen regierenden Rockband, die mit Kid A ein verstörendes, flirrendes und tieftrauriges Meisterwerk geschaffen hat. So artifiziell war seither keines ihrer Alben mehr, kehrten sie doch nach Besteigung dieses eisig-knisternden Gipfels quasi auf bekannte und weite Weiden ihres seit OK Computer abgesteckten Gebietes zurück. Man kann Kid A als Kind seiner Zeit bezeichnen, in der Elelectronic Acts wie Múm und DNTL zunehmende Popularität erlangten, Elektroclash die Grenzen zwischen Indie/Electro verwischten und Thom Yorke kurz darauf ein Boiler Room Set vom Stapel riss. Und doch ist Kid A mehr als nur das; viel weiter draußen, weiter weg kann man sich nicht dem Gefallen-wollen entziehen und dabei so abseitig-wunderschön klingen. Bspw. wäre „Idioteque“ von seiner Anlage her ein Kandidat für den dancefloor, aber ich tippe auf einen Haufen dürrer Fledermäuse, der sich hierzu fahl im Takt wiegen würde. Natürlich wurde die Gitarre nicht verbannt, nur nutzt Johnny Greenwood ein flächigeres Farbspiel und sprengt damit das Spektrum seiner Blues-orientierten Riffs. Dazwischen brummelt, fiept, knarzt und droned es vor sich hin und hin und wieder brechen Sonnenstrahlen durch vereiste Geäst. Ich verscharre in kalter Erde für die Ewigkeit 5 ganze Punkte
Not my favorite Radiohead album. But one of the best and most innovative albums ever produced.
Experimental/alternative rock. Great use of ambience and space, but some tracks suffer from a lack of forward momentum and could benefit from delving into post-rock timbre. 9/10
What’s not to like about Radiohead 💕 definite throwback to college stoner listening party vibes. #SoEdgy 🤣
I remember where I was on October 2nd, 2000 at midnight: buying this album in a record store on Massachusetts St. in Lawrence. Then back to my room mate Andrew's room to listen to the album 2 times in a row in total silence. My favorite track off this and perhaps my favorite Radiohead track of all time is The National Anthem. When that kicks in it's fucking go time.
Some great tunes. Usual Radiohead album
I mean, c'mon.
Every single song is so well-crafted.
Masterpiece
Amazing
Amazing
Kid A - Radiohead (2000) I usually don't really like electronica but some tracks were pretty decent to me. How to Disappear Completely is great. Optimistic makes me think of Histoire de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Vannier, which is on the list too and which I'm looking forward to listen to. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7.5/10
Not quite their best, but it's really really good
4 keeps a consistent theme Songs got better over time
Alors, étonnament, c'était bien. J'avais déjà dû écouter OK Computer, que j'avais détesté, donc tomber sur un autre album de Radiohead, ça m'a pas emballé du tout. Mais à l'écoute, j'ai vite changé d'avis. C'est un album moins clairement rock, avec beaucoup d'électronique. C'était bien plus intéressant qu'Ok Computer et on sent que le groupe cherche à évoluer et expérimenter avec son style et ça fait bien plaisir. Les parties électroniques m'ont parfois fait penser à du Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works volume 2), ce qui est un gros compliment.
2000 art rock Everything in its right place The national anthem Idioteque
Have been patiently waiting for another Radiohead album. For years I never gave them a proper chance I think. Didn’t really connect with them years ago when I came across their music and wrote them off as overrated and over hyped. I had a feeling in recent years I was wrong and would actually enjoy their music because had some stuff coming onto playlists and enjoyed it. So when I got OK Computer on this list, I finally listened to my first Radiohead album in entirety and thought it was great. Since then, I’ve listened to a lot more Radiohead. I checked out this album and didn’t love it as much as OK Computer and In Rainbows, but am going to give it another listen here to see how it connects. Feel that more electronic vibe right away. It’s certainly more an ambient sound. It’s extremely weird at times. But there is always something intriguing about it. And I really enjoy the way it all seems to perfectly blend into the next song. The National Anthem is one interesting song. It’s rock oriented and ambient yet has the crazy jazzy section. A crazy song. There’s a few songs that I really like. Optimistic is one of my favorites on the album. It’s less experimental and feels like other Radiohead songs. Doesn’t really sound like a lot of the rest of the album, feels like something more from OK Computer. In Limbo is a similar song in that regard. There’s such vibe to so many of these songs that all works together. Morning Bell is another that really connects. This is all really good. Not sure I’m ready to go 5 on this. It feels like a 4 from me. It’s a little too out there at times but I do enjoy this album more than I ever thought I would have years ago. Feels like something that would certainly grow on you as you get more used to the sound. But sometimes his vocal styles and the experimental nature of some of it isn’t my favorite. 4 is fair.
I know that this is supposed to be one of the best albums of all time, but a Radiohead megafan I am not. Clearly there is a lot going on, and the music has texture and interest. But I think it demands more of me than I am able to give in a normal casual listen, as I usually do with these. Still good though. 4
Hade varit 5 om det inte var för national anthem
already listened not their best nor my favorite but classic
I love when Thom Yorke sounds like a sad little robot
nice background music, some songs are weird but I love weird songs. Ive heard a few songs from this album before so its not entirely new but overall 8.5 / 10 from me
This album is very atmospheric and surreal. Some parts that are too experimental or just aren't interesting to listen like the self-titled track bring it down a little and the peaks of the album don't peak high enough for me. They are there, but there aren't enough. It's consistently meh until the best songs arrive.
Everything in Its Right Place - 4/5 Kid A - 4/5 The National Anthem - 4.5/5 How to Disappear Completely - 4.5/5 Treefingers - 3.5/5 Optimistic - 4.5/5 In Limbo - 4/5 Idioteque - 4.5/5 Morning Bell - 4/5 Motion Picture Soundtrack - 4/5 So it turns the Radiohead guys had suffered pretty major burnout from their last few albums and decided to do a complete 180 and release something completely different. Does it still work? Absolutely. It still has that distinct sound that they're known for and still sounds like a logical progression of the more electronic-influenced romp of OK Computer. It is the best album in the world? I don't really think so. It just seems like their coalescing more experimental and IDM-like sounds into their repertoire, and unless those two are completely new to you then this will probably shake up your metaphorical music mind. But since I've have a few experience in that before, I just think that their more rock-oriented albums are much better, but this does not say that this and its follow-up are bad. They're just different. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: The National Anthem, How to Disappear Completely, Optimistic, Idioteque
I remember hating this on principle when it came out because it sounded nothing like Ok Computer. But 26 years on - it’s not bad!
Ну блин, Radiohead!
fitting that this was my first album; this year has been marked by radiohead for me. while kid a is not my favorite of theirs, i think it goes in interesting directions and has a very captivating sound
I'm a total Radiohead stan so my instinct is to give it 5 stars but it's not my favourite so probably 4 is fair.
motion picture soundtrack is amazing
When I was about 11 or 12 I went to a Radiohead gig in Aberdeen. Ended up fainting not long into it (this happened again at the Franz Ferdinand gig a couple of years later, so I blame the AECC.) At the time I hadn't listened to much Radiohead so I wasn't too upset. But now? Now I regret it. A lot.
I remember when I was 13 years old buying my beloved Black and Blue album by The Backstreet Boys, this album was there and all I could think was "I didn't know Kid Abelha (Brazilian Band) released a new album". Years later I connected the dots that this was one of the most groundbreaking album of the 00s. To be honest, it was my first time listening to it, I knew Idioteque, and it was on my list to listen to, and thanks to this challenge I finally crossed off my list. The atmosphere and the heaviness (which Radiohead does surprisingly with light instrumentation) needs an exact mood- if you are melancholic- this is for you. But I can see how experimental the album is and why itbis so important, although I struggle a little with Thom Yorke' lyrics. They are ok most of times (although you are doing enough did annoy me quite a bit) Yeahbit belongs to this list, and I need to give it another spin 4/5
One of my less favorite Radiohead albums but it's still pretty good.
Kid A + Grey clouds = compromised mental health. Love it!
Surely I’m the first person to make this assessment: Radiohead really pushed the boundaries of what we think of as music! Realizing more and more as we go through this how much you just have to be in the right mood sometimes for certain albums to hit. I was definitely in the right mood for this one. This is really a 4.5, I’ve been giving out too many 5s and I wasn’t so totally swept away by this that I had no other choice, but I really really enjoyed it. So moody, so so so moody. Second act montage needle drop in my biopic: “How to Disappear Completely”
Everything in its right place
it’s so good. never listened to the full album so wasn’t sure what to expect. but of course its so good. ending on that untitled is insane to me and i have no clue what is being said. just sonically so interesting to follow
I’ve only heard the first 2 Radiohead albums so I didn’t really know what I was getting into. Glad to say this was a great listen with so many good songs worth praising. 8/10
I’m not even a Radiohead guy really, but man this is legit good. Bangers front to back. Incredible percussion, chord progressions, instrumentation, healthy dose of experimental stuff but still just holds up in its own with the songs. Ya.
This album actually hit so hard.
Well put together and pretty creative but nothing that makes me want to come back to it
this was awesome, some tracks on the album were a bit out there definitely, but most were a very very nice listen. 4.25/5
Bit of a brain tingler. Dreamwalking-esque. Tranquil or melancholic vibes (depending on if you are actually listening to the lyrics) Fav Song: Motion Picture Soundtrack. Gives me Midsommar vibes, or like an eerie psycho thriller for the girls
Felt like I was in a movie / art museum this was fun
Maybe the droning is infesting my brain, but I'm warming up to this era of Radiohead. It's almost relaxing. Production is excellent, even on Spotify this was a pleasant molestation of my ears.
on repeat pls. radiohead is the closest music to modern floyd :) thomas yorke gets it
achei uma experiência mt louca, ouvir esse chapado deve ser top
own
Great Songs: Everything In Its Right Place, Kid A, How To Disappear Completely, Idioteque Good Songs: The National Anthem, Optimistic, In Limbo, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Untitled Mid Songs: Treefingers, Morning Bell Bad Songs:
I was so ready to hate it, but I didn't. There is something about the production and the way the electronic sounds meld and clash at different points that I was really into. Not an everyday record, but definitely a some days record.
Me gustó solo que hay una que otra canción con sonido que no estoy acostumbrada a escuchas, pero en general me gustó
finally my first radiohead album from the generator! not my favourite one but kid a mnesia was the first ever record i bought so there's some sentimental value... also can't listen to this one too much bc it just takes me back to my covid lockdown dissociation days
I have listened to this so many times over the years and I still don’t get it
Det är radiohead. Man vet exakt vad man får, och vad man får är bra men inget som spränger hjärnan.
When I heard it in 2000, I didn't really like it. Now I get why it was seen as so influential.
Experimental.... very good.
I like it but, I'll be honest, I don't get it. Pretty sure that puts it in the same camp as "In the Court of the Crimson King" when I first heard it in '99. Loved it, didn't get it, kept listening to it until I did get it (which wasn't until a few years ago). Four, but check back in a few decades, it might be a five.
I was blown away first time I lostened to it cause I didnt expect it nor understood the music. Just thought it was experimentally well made and cool and different from what was going on so appreciated it from the get go. Now listening to it today it was different still great and cool but to me it may have lost the first time listening what the fuck is this factor. First time I heard it was mindblown and a 5/5 today its a 4/5
Et av de bedre
Quite a good band I reckon
radiohead does kinda have a good sound bit moody for day to day tho
Strong identity right from the first song, though not always pleasant
This is one I did not get at all when it came out, as far as the whole album goes. I liked individual songs (optimistic/ the national anthem) but never did, and to this day probably never immediately, appreciated this album. Mostly I get imposter syndrome when discussing this album, like I have any clue what the hell I am talking about. I still think OK Computer and The Bends are my favorites by them but this is a good album. I'm no critic, I just know I like the songs on this album. Biggest Hit - The National Anthem Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - Treefingers (Not So) Hidden Gem - Idioteque
Solid rock album.
I decided to do the 1001 Albums challenge because I heard Kid A and thought, what else have I been missing? This album feels like the perfect example of “less is more”—I have no idea what half the lyrics are supposed to mean (and I’m not convinced anyone else does either), but somehow that barely matters because the atmosphere does all the heavy lifting. From the eerie opening of “Everything in Its Right Place” to the haunting beauty of “Kid A,” and especially “Idioteque,” which is honestly one of the best songs I’ve ever heard, the production creates this unsettling feeling of discovering yourself for the first time; it definitely feels like an album you’ll either completely fall in love with or just never click with, and for me it absolutely worked, with “Motion Picture Soundtrack” providing an emotional finale before the brief, haunting “Untitled” epilogue. 4/5.
I’ve finally listened to a Radiohead album
I never realized just how vibey radiohead was. This was fun
Very well made and I enjoyed it a lot, but I find myself rarely revisiting it so I can't give it a 5.
Good album overall, How to Disappear and Idioteque both great
Already heard. Generational album.
I was working at a record store when this came out. I still have some of the swag. I prefer OK Computer, but this is also great.
Miedosti tuttu levy, oon useasti kuunnellut/koittanut kuunnella, mutta ei oo oikein "sopivaa" hetkeä osunut. Tämän myötä sain kuunneltua ehkä paremmin kuin aiemmin, ja kolahtaa kyllä oikein hyvin. Vokaalit ei ehkä oo suosikeimmasta päästä, mutta toimii kontekstissa hyvin. Vaatii ehkä vähän erikoisemman kuuntelutilanteen, ettei voi vaan randomisti taustalla pyörittää, vaan sopii ehkä vähän hiljasempaan tekemiseen. Vibat eerie mut sillai hyvällä tavalla? Radioheadia pitäs varmaan kuunnella enemmän.
It's moody and dark, is this even rock still? None the less I enjoyed it
I was a big Radiohead fan in this era of their music. This was the first album I preordered and listened to it on repeat when it came out. Favorite tracks: Everything in Its Right Place, How to Disappear Completely
I think I'm too much of a Radiohead casual to be really into this album, but I can appreciate it as a bold creative move that sets a beautiful if depressive soundscape. It's not an album I reach for but the songs are good and I enjoy being immersed in it like a big fuzzy bath.
My husband is essentially 50% Simpsons quotes and 50% Kid A and that to me is a perfect combo. This record is beautiful but there is something about it that feels too anxiety inducing for me to give it a 5 stars. Im not sure what it is but it just feels a little sinister and unsettling like the start of a panic attack. Also needs more guitars.. joking!