Reviews (page 7 of 15)
No sé por qué por un momento me costó tanto la nota. Solo puedo calificar de números enteros del 1 al 5. Claramente no es un 5 y claramente no es un 3. Queda en 4. Si pudiera darle entre 4 y 4,5 ahí tendría más problema, pero creo que pensando un poco más terminaría por ponerle 4. Buen disco.
has a few tracks I LOVe
RH may be one of the bands I love listening to though I have no idea what makes them so good
Movie for my ears! What a fun time. The Who always puts me in a good mood.
two stars for the song tears also come on a twenty minute song is way to much
Lovely dreamy music.
I'm a massive fan of Radiohead—they're one of my favourite bands—so Kid A is a difficult album for me to put into words. There are moments on this album that I genuinely think are among the best things the band have ever done. "Everything in Its Right Place" is an incredible opener, the title track is brilliant, and "How to Disappear Completely" is honestly one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Thom Yorke's performance on that track is unbelievable. The reason I don't revisit Kid A as often isn't because I don't love those songs—it's because, as a complete album, I don't connect with every track in the same way I do on The Bends, OK Computer, or In Rainbows. Those albums are almost effortless listens from start to finish for me, whereas Kid A is one I tend to admire more than constantly return to. For most bands, this would easily be one of their greatest achievements. The only reason I don't rank it quite as highly is because Radiohead have set such an incredibly high standard with the rest of their discography. There are a few tracks that don't resonate with me as deeply, even though I can appreciate what they're doing. What's interesting is that my opinion of Kid A seems to evolve every time I revisit it. Every few listens I notice something new, and my appreciation for it grows. It's an album I've never stopped admiring, even if my connection to it has always been a little more complicated than with some of Radiohead's other records. I suppose the best way to describe it is that I have a complicated relationship with Kid A. I absolutely love it, but it's an album I admire just as much as I emotionally connect with—and that's what makes it such an interesting listen.
politically charged and unique. So much depth in every song
On a personal level, Kid A came out during a point in my life where I’d become largely disinterested in the guitar music I’d favoured in my youth, and I was seeking out electronic music, post-rock, some of the farther reaches of jazz, and so on. In that context, Radiohead’s “experimental album” seemed, well, not that experimental. I remember the album being totally fine, and it seemed at the time that this album came out of a genuine sense of exploration, but it wasn’t nearly as groundbreaking as it was made out to be. Listening to it now, a little over twenty-five years later, I mostly stand by my original impressions. It’s a good listen, but it sits in a strange place: it’s a rock band making rock music with largely electronic instruments. Radiohead is a good band, even if they aren’t really to my taste, and I didn’t mind listening to this, but I also don’t hear why they’re supposedly one of the greatest bands of their generation either.
I have something of a love/hate relationship with Radiohead albums, but I prefer this one to OK Computer.
This is an important album in Radiohead’s history, but it’s not my favorite. In any case it’s a solid showing that carries its mood through quite successfully, and the result is beautiful. I will be a Radiohead defender until I die.
I see both sides with Radiohead. Especially with this album. It definitely is groundbreaking and makes me feel alot of things, but I can also acknowledge that Yorke sounds whiny af throughout. It kinda gets on my nerves and sometimes makes me dissociate. But maybe that's the point? idk Highlights: Everything In Its Right Place, Optimistic
I was a young lad when Radiohead released Kid A. At the time, it felt like Radiohead lost their way and I never gave this and subsequent Radiohead albums much thought. In retrospect, I hugely underappreciated this record. It takes balls to explore new sounds and take tour band in a different direction. This is definitely an album that aged well.
Just amazing. The song Kid A is one of my favorite pieces of music ever. Nothing sounds like that. It’s nostalgic and exotic at the same time. I usually skip the last three songs whenever I listen to this album. Idioteque is just such a high not for me that the next songs don’t quite fit, but they’re still pretty good for what they are.
Some of the most interesting sounds I heard in music.
Not a review of the album. Just a related story. One of the best musical experiences I ever had was one time listening to "Everything In It's Right Place". One day at the brewery where I work, this comes on the stereo and the strange acoustics of the space are... perfect... for this song. The sound filled the room in a strange 3d sonic sculpture. As you moved around the space, the different lines and instruments popped out in different spaces. It was fascinatingly a perfect representation of the song. Then the speakers got moved just a bit putting stuff in/out of storage, and I was never able to recreate the effect. We've added more tanks and it would now be completely impossible. But it was amazing once.
I don't care if it's a little pretentious, I really like this album. Radiohead managed to effectively strike a balance between ethereal soundscapes and actual songs.
I kind of turned away from Radiohead after OK Computer, because I like songs. So it was good to listed to this open mindedly. Delicate synth melody lines, free jazz breakdowns, ambient electronica, even some songs. It's distant, heady, richly textured.
They make weird work beautifully here. Can’t beat the opening of the album, and the resonant, moving dissonance continues throughout.
I really liked it. Favorite tracks: Everything In Its Right Place, The National Anthem, Idioteque & Untitled.
Highlights: Optimistic, In Limbo, Idioteque, Morning Bell, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Everything In Its Right Place (instrumentally) An interesting blend of different sounds and instrumentally quite varied and experimental at times. The vocals are very much a hit or miss for me and sometimes I prefer the tracks more instrumentally. The second half of the album definitely stands out more to me, even though the first few tracks are the famous ones.
Highlights: Everything in Its Right Place, The National Anthem, Optimistic, In Limbo, Idioteque, Motion Picture Soundtrack Very experimental and abstract, but it sounded really good so I had to find the will to read into the lyrics. Some were truly interesting and even ahead of their time. In that regard my favourites would be Anthem, Optimistic and Idioteque. They really nicely painted where the world was heading and it's just as fresh sounding as it was on its release.
I have to admit I was a little disappointed with Kid A when it came out. I really liked OK Computer and I was expecting another big guitar record. It seemed like too much of a left turn at the time, but now it seems like a natural progression. I think it helped to hear these songs live and living amongst the OKC and Bends songs. I really liked Kid A now, but I still like OK Computer and In Rainbows a little bit more. 4.6
yaaay I love Radiohead! I think I have listened to this album before but it was a long time ago. either way, so good. love this album.
UHH MITEN PEAKK 😔🙏 radioheadin 4./5. paras albumi?
EiIRP - Damn, what an intro banger. I love the way that the rhythms aren't necessarily just 4/4, just a good fuckin songs Kid A - Interesting, mellow vibe. Kinda doesn't hold up to EiIRP, but still good overall.
I’ve tried to get into Radiohead before with no luck (really just OK Computer), so I was skeptical going into this. Instrumentally this sounds really good. I read a lot about the band and this album after my first listen and learned this is a departure from their typical sound, but this electronic/rock fusion works and creates an almost eerie atmosphere tension. Lyrically I initially struggled here. The few times I listened to Radiohead I didn’t like Yorke’s voice and could barely understand what he was saying. I really immersed myself when listening this time, and the dark cryptic lyrics along with Yorke’s whiny voice compliment the instrumentals really well. Overall I really enjoyed this and am optimistic going into the more “mainstream” Radiohead albums on this list. Likes: Everything is in its Right Place; Kid A; The National Anthem; How to Disappear Completely; Idioteque; Motion Picture Soundtrack
Love Radiohead and love this album, but admittedly, Thom Yorke does sound a little whiny and droney at times. Amazing album nonetheless, and bookended by some absolute bangers. Everything in it's right place being a contender for best opening track ever!! 4.5/5 Top tracks: Everything in it's right place, How to disappear completely, Idioteque, Motion picture soundtrack.
For many the defining Radiohead album. It's good, but my pick is still ok Computer.
a relisten for me. not my favorite radiohead but its still a great album. some real bangers on here. the synth work is really cool. favorite tracks: Everything In Its Right Place, The National Anthem, Optimistic, Idioteque, Motion Picture Soundtrack
Very beautiful
Radiohead reaching peak weird, losing a star for the last half of The National Anthem
Beautiful arrangements, occasionally a little long
“the sculpture is already complete within the marble block before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.”
Kid A still sounds like music from the future about the past, made for the present—a low-hanging cloud of competing, dissonant emotions. It is alienating and anxiety-inducing, yet somehow Thom Yorke and company manage to draw you in with a beautifully ethereal, otherworldly sound. How to Disappear Completely and Motion Picture Soundtrack are two of my favorite songs of all time.
Checked this out from the library circa 2013, ripped it to my iPod, and then nothing was the same. My senior yearbook quote was a line from "How to Disappear Completely." If that's not a sign that you love an album, what is? My ninth-grade biology teacher once said of Kid A, "Why would I want to sit and listen to a bunch of beeps and boops?" I was filled with a rage akin to when the Steelers lose to the Ravens, and if that's not a sign that you love an album, what is? ("Beeps and boops" is less than stupid; it's deranged. I don't merely question the state of that teacher's brain; I also wonder about the state of his everlasting soul. He should be fired and buried, if he hasn't already. Only God can save him.) Thom and Co. run toward any and all contradictions and implode what it means to be a rock band. Instrumentals both cold and warm (listen to the keys on the opener). Electronic glitches both random and gateways to other worlds (listen to the last minute of "Idioteque"...the way the vocals get looped...the screeching in the distance...how the drum machine slowly falls apart). Structures both weird and pop (the "chorus" of "The National Anthem" is brass band train wrecks). Vocals and guitars both human and alien. This album drips with an isolation and anxiety and yearning for beauty and meaning that resonates even more today than it did when I would listen on the school bus in the morning as we wound our way across the empty fields of Huckleberry Land. "We've got heads on sticks...Rats and children, follow me out of town." I'm following...against my better instincts...I'm following.
Crazy cool sounds cape. Reminded me of a more rock Massive Attack
Heavy hitter album this. Radiohead’s reinvention from good 90s rock band to something more transcendent. For an album that is old enough to be working a mid level job at an accounting firm, it still sounds incredibly fresh.
I like Radiohead and I like this album. But you have to be in the right mood. It makes a great backing track to a focused work or study session.
Are they the most underground popular band? I like the ambient layering in this album. But as with noisy ambient songs in general, I don't think I can listen to 1 hour of this. Solid album, definitely a 4 because of its significance. I also don't think there should be 5 albums of Radiohead in this list.
This album grows on me more all the time. Maybe not my favorite Radiohead album but only bc the bar is so high. It’s really freaking good, so atmospheric and layered and engrossing.
As time has gone by this has grown on me considerably. I still think OK Computer is a better album overall but this has moments of absolute beauty. I'm sure everyone is writing essays as to why its the greatest or worst thing they have ever heard. I will do the opposite. This is a very solid 4 star album. Perhaps challenging upon first listen especially if you were familiar with Radiohead prior to this.
Tight and nice flow, strong heavy songs and beautiful gentle songs. Nice album, good album Highlights: "Everything In Its Right Place", "The National Anthem", "Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Very high peaks, but doesn't hold the level throught the whole thing, unfortunetaly. I liked it a lot nonthenless.
Chuvstvoto predi da pripadnesh ot nedospivane Ovhudvashto 8/11 pesni
Nice.
It certainly sounds like a Radiohead album. Even though this is good and interesting, it’s not nearly as good and interesting as the boys say it is. I think people need to listen to other albums.
It was cool..
8/10
Very ambient; I liked the solid beats and acoutstic backing to the more experimental sounds. I do think it could be pushed more; maybe something with a little more energy or shock. I think there are other ambient instrumental albums that are better.
I usually do two listens of an album for this list because I find it difficult to fully process a record in one listen. The first listen I did, I was very let down. I had always heard this album was great and I had high expectations from the two other Radiohead albums I’ve listened to, but it bored me. The next day (the day I’m writing this), I listened again, but this time I was tired. Not emotionally, just physically, but it made me understand the “All Radiohead fans are depressed” joke. This time, it clicked. Some music is best enjoyed with eyes closed, but I’d say this is best enjoyed staring off into space. 4/5
Generally, I prefer music with a stronger beat. But you don't need a bit when you're spiralling, and that's what this album is giving. Having typed that, 'Idioteque' started playing and I loved it, but I'm also glad not all their songs are like this.
Yeah, okay, that was good, dare i even say amazing, but it`s a little bit overrated
for me I love how it’s ambient and rhythmic at the same time. gotta listen closely to hear all the beats
* 84 Det er ganske forrygende 20. april/sauna indierock/idm-type-thing.
Det lyder fedt! Jeg er slet ikke helt oppe at ringe, men det er omvendt også svært at sætte en finger på det
I liked it but I didn't love it. I'm not a huge fan of vibey, sit-down-and-contemplate-life music and unfortunately that's a lot of Radiohead's songs. Great production though.
like how atmospheric this is; want to spend more time with it
Radiohead har varit svårast hittills att sätta betyg på. Mitt öra är inte vant vid det här och två lyssningar.. känns som jag skulle behöva två till för att suga upp nyanserna. Njuter jag? Ah en del. Det e mycket wtf-känsla, men jag suktar, som oftast, efter mer power och episk mäktighet. Har också svårt att ta sång och sound seriöst, det är fett runkigt. Titeln på sista låten liksom - Untitled - åh radiohead är så svåååårt dino. Vill ändå lyssna mer 😅
Great
This album is like saffron. It doesn’t really have a taste or maybe it does. And it’s so highly rated. The delicacy is subtle but a bit too subtle I can’t really get it if I only listen to it once. So it’s a four and possibly a five if I come back to this album again
probably one of the most interesting albums we've had on this list. its got this haunting beauty to it. i think it really ends up taking you on a journey, would be eager to sit down with this one again. all in all, big fan
This is my favorite Radiohead album I've listened to, but I still don't get the hype. This is a good album with a unique sound. I got lost in it, and it was over before I knew it. It wasn't life changing. Maybe at the time it meant more, but I really just don't get the Radiohead hype. 3.5 stars but I'm going to round up for the unexpected enjoyment I got out of it.
Ok, so this is one of the most Important albums of my lifetime. Important, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I love it. It’s a tricky one to rate - it’s clear how technically good it is, and how big an influence it has had on music in 21st century, but it isn’t half as enjoyable as the two Radiohead albums that preceded it. Having read through the Wikipedia, I think Brice Ezell hit the nail on the head - "more fun to think and write about than it is to actually listen to"
They turned the corner and never looked back. I’ve been struggling to describe their brand of inaccessible but somehow enjoyable music. I guess it’s just Radiohead.
Idk
I'm a relatively new Radiohead fan and haven't experienced all of their albums/eras yet. This album has a pretty minimal and electronic sound that I don't like quite as some of their other stuff. I still really appreciate the truly unique sound and immense creativity on this one though. I suspect this would grow on me if I listened through it a few more times and in different moods.
Radiohead definitely took a hard left turn into an electronic landscape that caught many off guard. When I first bought this album I was not expecting what I heard. The soundscape that the band creates is very different from anything they put out before. I'll admit that I would often put this on to chill or fall asleep to so I had never really analyzed it past the first four songs. That being said, it is a good album from a band that was looking to push their horizons at the time. I appreciate more now looking back over the years.
Radiohead is one of those bands that I haven’t spent much time with, even though they should be right up my alley “on paper.” I really liked how abstract and, I don’t know, slow(?) this album was. The open-ended lyrics made me focus on how the vocals fit into the music, rather than on their content. This was good enough that I’ll carve out time to dig into Radiohead more, even outside of this project. Can’t ask for a whole lot more than that.
Another great album by Radiohead. This is the first one where they really embraced their new direction. You can hear elements of some of their older sound, but I would say the transition is nearly complete with this effort. There are lot of standout tracks but overall it’s very strong and cohesive.
beautiful for the most part. partially overcooked
I enjoyed this, even though it's more experimental than Radiohead's previous work. I don't feel it's worthy of the "Masterpiece" title, but it's certainly interesting. I had a good time. Can't wait to get OK Computer. Now THAT'S a masterpiece!
Disco muy experimental con grandes rasgos de electrónica. La voz siempre cargada de insatisfacción, melancolía e ira de Thom Yorke. Como la pista número siete, el álbum trasiega en un limbo entre la disrupción y la repetición de sí mismos, sin embargo, esto no resta valor creativo al disco. Visto de manera independiente en relación con sus otros trabajos, este es un álbum interesante para escuchar varias veces y sacar así más en claro, conclusiones al respecto.
4/5. A similarity that Radiohead shares with artists like the Beatles or Bob Dylan is that there is something of a mythos around their story as a band. And in the Radiohead narrative, Kid-A is often depicted as a sharp, revolutionary left-turn away from their alternative rock roots, veering instead into more electronic influenced music. I would disagree that it’s a revolution, but what this album is is very good. It honestly always sells me just on those opening chords of the intro track “everything in its right place.” Though it takes in more electronics, Kid-A still has some rockers on it too, like my “the national anthem” which starts with a great bass-groove before descending into a chaotic storm of horns. Then right after that is the comedown of “how to disappear completely” which is another one of the bands all-timer songs. My favorite however is “Idioteque” which has a very jittery electronic groove mixed with a great vocal performance from Thom Yorke. All around a great album that deserves its status. Only thing keeping it from being a 5 for me is that I personally prefer several other Radiohead albums (I’d probably put In Rainbows, OK computer, Amnesiac and A Moon Shaped Pool above Kid A in my personal Radiohead ranking.)
Very traditional Radiohead sound I think it’s done better in other albums though 3.5/5 Favorites: how to disappear completely, everything in its right place, motion picture soundtrack
4,5
7/10
overall i just love it, rn i dont really understand the lyrics but the instrument overall is amazing and almost live changing
It didn't reach the highs (and lows) of other radiohead albums.
Interesting ambient experience. Nothing that blew me away, and at some points it kinda dragged/felt longer than it really is, but ultimately as a whole it was pleasant to listen to and something that I do personally appreciate. I wonder if there's more to appreciate here than meets the eye (ear?) that I am not musically adept enough to comment... But it was still cool, and I do still like it, and could easily have it play for me on most days while I'm doing stuff, especially reading or writing. 3.5/5 or 7.5/10 at least, with an upside.
8/10
an atmospheric album but a one heart wrenching song
One of the best album openers of all time
Ne spomnim se, a sm kdaj prou poslušala album, ampak skor zihr pa poznam nekaj posamičnih komadov. Prvi mi je že poznan ("Everything in Its Right Place"). Mja, ostali pa dejansko ne. Sm že na drugem poslušanju, ker zravn južno delam & je fokus občasno drugje. Bi pa izpostavila, da mi je "The National Anthem", poleg prvega, en ljubših komadov na albumu. "How to Disappear Completely" je hud. Ok, ta je res rabil zame dva poslušanja vidim (alpa me je južna dons čist preveč zamotila). Vse je hudo (zj sm pri "In Limbo"). Pri enem komadu me violine spomnejo na to, kako so ble fino uporabljene poj na albumu A Moon Shaped Pool. Atmosferično.
Classic Radiohead. This is right up there there for me. Great compositions. Everything in it's right place is such a great intro. I remember learning this on piano when I was a kid. Such a great vibe. That bass tone on The National Anthem is gold. Sure there are a couple tracks on here that don't 100% click for me, but overall a top album and very influential.
Of course its awesome. But some of their stuff is even more awesome..r(?)
Aye not bad
Thom Yorke gets freaky with some noises
A great sombre atmosphere
(1st) Everything in Its Right Place- 10/10 (thats where this sound Is from??? How didnt i know that?) Kid A- 6/10 The National Anthem- 8/10 (2nd) How to Disappear Completely- 10/10 Treefingers- 9/10 (i dont like rating instrumentals) (Fave) Optimistic- 9/10 (3rd) In Limbo- 9/10 (fave) Idioteque- 8.5/10 Morning Bell- 8.5/10 Motion Picture Soundtrack- 8/10 (this just doesnt do it for me idk why) Untitled- 8/10
Great, as expected but didn’t grab me all the way. Idiotique and The National Anthem were great.
Thought I would like this better than I did, but it's still pretty good. 3.5
Wow. This three album stretch is so diverse. The Bends- a somber guitar focused album. Ok Computer- a mature album with more instrumentation and mindful critiques. And then this. It starts as an electronic album, the band has once again reinvented themselves, but this time, without their own instruments. The idea that a band is to create a song without their own instrument is daunting, then you consider that the majority of the album is recorded without their traditional guitar styles. The album only contains one “true” traditional Radiohead rocker, and thats Optimistic. The song sounds like it’s taken from the Bends but sounds more calculated. Big name and highly acclaimed album always make me suspicious and critical, considering the masses aren’t known for their good taste. This album is a 21st century Dark Side of the Moon, there’s no other band that has created an album like this. Kid A is a genuinely innovative and interesting album that deserves all of its accolades and love over the 2 plus decades since its release.
This opening track... I find it can open almost any playlist you may want to create. There is never a bad time for it. The National Anthem is a modern jazz classic. It's a little bit or miss otherwise. Idioteque is amazing. Hard to really get a handle on this album. Even at its low points it is still enjoyable, and tracks individually excel. But as a whole I am just unsure somehow, but also feel the fault is mine not the album's.
A really great album. I'd never given Radiohead a chance before, and I was surprised
I feel so deep now
Radiohead suddenly became interesting for me with Kid A. It was quite a brave move, after the success of Ok Computer, set for life, to do a U Turn and experiments with different layers of sounds.
This was always the Radiohead album that I couldn't fully get into. That kind of changed on this listen. From the jump, this album rips. Everything in It's Right Place is about as good as it gets. I forgot how much I liked The National Anthem and Optimistic. I think the strength of the front half of this record makes you forget just how brutal and slow the last 4 tracks are. It's kind of a slog at the end. Also, I've always kind of been bothered by the story behind How to Disappear Completely. "Oh, I'm too successful. Poor me." Great album. Boring in spots.
-sighed out loud when i saw this on my screen. i have a bone deep dislike of radiohead on a personal level. i like their songs, i just don't like them. no real good reason for this. probably a mix of hopeless contrarianism on my part + after having holes drilled into my brain about how clever and musically talented they are i feel like i am just not musically knowledgeable enough to fully appreciate their music, which makes the prospect of listening to them feel like a bit of a dead end. i also think thom yorke seems annoying asf. deep breath. at the end of the day it's just noise and i am going to listen to it with an open mind. -deep sigh. -credit where credit's due they always have great basslines. -i like "the national anthem". -"how to disappear completely" is undeniably beautiful but my enjoyment of any radiohead song is severely hampered by the fact that i don't like thom yorke's voice. sorry for letting my vendetta against him take over. it is what it is. -i REALLY like "optimistic". hadn't heard it before. -"in limbo" took me so off guard woah... beautiful. -"idioteque" is crazy good. of course. -left with the feeling that i don't get it but i liked it a lot anyway :-) can't fully emotionally connect with it, which frustrates me bc it feels like the type of music i SHOULD connect with emotionally. that is probably the reason why i'll never be a diehard radiohead fan. happy for youse though.
It was a pretty good album I know a lot of these songs but I was expecting more lyrics although I’m not upset at that fact
Radiohead is probably never going to be a 5 for me, but I liked this quite a bit. The first track is my fave; I don’t care for the title track. It’s always fun to hear an album and recognize music because I’ve been around when one of you has played it!
I used to prefer their earlier more guitar-heavy albums, but maybe a sign of maturity is their later works growing on me…
I'll say it now; I'm a big Radiohead fan, been listening since Creep, seen them at Glastonbury, saw their first post 9/11 show... but I'm not one of THOSE Radiohead fans. I'm a big enough boy to say that they're not perfect. This isn't their best album. Honestly, I prefer Pablo Honey to this and believe that album should be here over Hail To The Thief. But this about Kid A. Arguably the biggest WTF flip on sound in the history of music. Seriously, you had to be there to understand just how divisive this was. In retrospective of course, all the signs were there, but nobody could have predicted what a U-turn this was. Almost overnight, a huge percentage of the band's fans were gone - those who liked the straightforward rock music, those who liked the sad boy ballads, those who liked that they made interesting rock adjacent experiments. Then fucking Treefingers drops. A portion of those fans would come back, but many never returned. It was certainly a shock to my system, but one I appreciated. There were so many Radiohead clones popping up that this felt like a necessity. It felt like a middle finger to...everyone. And that's cool. What isn't cool is that the band has by and large sat in this same space ever since, with diminishing returns. Yeah yeah In Rainbows bla bla... but In Rainbows is just a much worse OK Computer. They haven't really tread any new ground since Kid A. But that's fine, most bands just do one thing and that's their entire career - see AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Coldplay. At least Radiohead did something different. But we shouldn't kid ourselves. This album isn't as good as you think it is. Of the ten tracks, only three - maybe four - are essential. The title track, Treefingers, In Limbo are poor, Optimistic and Morning Bell are average. Everything In Its Right Place is good. How To Disappear is a masterpiece, Idioteque and The National Anthem are great. Motion Picture is excellent. Even the average and poor songs are much stronger live. Thom needed the Manic Street Preachers album The Holy Bible so that he could find a new way to write. Without that album, there's no Kid A - probably no OK Computer. He has stated for the record, that he couldn't write The Bends type songs anymore, and it was understanding how Richey wrote lyrics which pulled him out of his writer's block. He also saw how the band changed between Bible and EMG, and thought 'hmm, I could have a slice of that'. So what we are left with is the most notorious experiment/gear change in music. Never a good sign when you skip a couple of songs on a ten song album. But a good sign when it contains one of your best songs, and at least another three bangers. And bonus points for havong the balls to do it.
I mean it's Radiohead. So duh.
Haunting, iconic, and years ahead of its time. Great way for a band like this to kick off the new millennium.
Over time, radiohead kept inching more and more towards electronica and haunting sounds and you really hear it culminate hear. I prefer the more rock forward radio but appreciate the range they bring
Its definitely an album that takes itself very seriously. It gets you sucked into all of these songs and their 'feels'. I really like all the different sounds in this album that Radiohead pulls off, like electronic on Idioteque or ambience on Treefingers. Optimistic impressed me a lot. This is not Radiohead's best album, so maybe the reason I gave it 4 stars is that I know they have better.
april 13 2026 without a doubt my favorite song is motion picture soundtrack, so majestic and memorable instant add to tienes poppers
classic radiohead, good overall.
Only heard the first couple of songs - loved the melancholic rock and space dark feel
Gut wrenching
Kid A är ett av de där hyllade albumen somjag aldrig tagit mig tid att lyssna på. Det är en stark öppning. Tre riktigt bra spår som kulminerar i bra tutjazz. Sedan går luften ur bandet och det trampar bokstavligen vatten i spabassängen. Lite hopp får jag i de avslutande funkiga sekunderna av Optimistic, men skivan når aldrig upp till inledningstrios höjd igen. Svårbedömt: inledningen är en femma resten en svag trea. Jag landar nog ändå i en svag fyra.
Insanely incredible from the first 5 seconds
classic for a reason.
4.4/5
Admittedly 25 years ago I was not a Radiohead fan, I considered it to “whiny”. That all changed some years back when I learned to appreciate more diverse music. I love the weird time signature and the studio affects they use on the music. It was really unique for the 2000's music scene. I have grown to love this album with the droning electronica and the melancholy vocals. Yorke and the boys are innovators. This is a great piece of art
very experimental, intro amazing, mid boring, outro amazing and thats all
Beautiful and atmospheric, but it was difficult to stay engaged at times, especially when I was having a sleepy sort of morning. I will always love Radiohead's vocals though <3
Brilliant
I enjoy Radiohead as a band. I don’t have much to say on this one. definitely not my fave of theirs, but it doesn't mean it’s bad. I enjoy the eerie-ness of this album. Favourite song: In Limbo Overall rating: 4.2
This was a good album.
8/10
primer sonido es mi estilo. How to dissapear completely suena muy cool. Es muy ambiental o atmosférico. optimistic me gustó, bueeeen transición a limbo. La que me había gustado antes está ok. Ojalá hubiera 3.5, creo que me voy a 4
Det här tycker jag var en av de bättre plattorna av Radiohead vi hört så här långt, kanske för att de inte låter som klassiska Radiohead här. Gillar de elektroniska och suggestiva soundet rakt igenom. Stark fyra.
Thirs favorite Radiohead album on this list and one of only 3 albums I would keep on this list. Ive had the pad melody from Idioteque in my head for days.
Оценить Kid A очень сложно. Я люблю радиохед, но это не самый мой любимый альбом у них, хоть я и не могу отрицать, что он был знаковым для их творчества, определив его дальнейший уклон в электронику и экспериментальное звучание. И без этого альбома не появился бы мой ненаглядный Amnesiac. Но не все треки здесь мне так уж сильно нравятся, так что всё таки поставлю 4. Наверное, теперь это будет самый необъективный из всех моих отзывов.
Muy buenos sonidos y una exploracion artistica suave y agradable
I like this album more each time I listen to it, but I’ve only listened to it 3 or 4 times. Ethereal and abstract, you need to be in the mood for it and also need to listen to it in context of the band’s discography. I could see it getting to a 5 for me but not at this point. Shout out to Motion Picture Soundtrack. Gorgeous song.
Not my number one Radiohead album but it’s still Radiohead so it gets a 4
liked it!
While not big with electronic music generally, Radiohead’s take here I kind of enjoyed. It’s not my favorite Radiohead by far, but there is something here that worked for me. 4/5
I quite like this. Mellow and sad. Track one is 5 stars. I enjoy the experimental journey.
their last good album
favs: Everything in Its Right Place How To Disappear Completely National Anthem
It's a solid album, still prefer Ok Computer and the Bends.
...in the right place. Great songs scattered about a mostly great album.
The first album I was assigned by this website was one I’ve already liked for years! I’d take In Rainbows over this any day, but found this a fun refresh listen. Plus, the National Anthem and Idioteque will never NOT be good.
Hay algo
Not as iconic as android but damn these guys write songs
Pablo is a desert album for me. The departure in sound from that to Kid A is pretty remarkable and respectable from a standpoint of artists wanting to evolve and challenge vs repeating. I quite enjoyed it. Perfect soundtrack for lying in bed on painkillers recovering from surgery.
Not my favorite Radiohead record, but still groundbreaking for what it is and an enjoyable time
Solid album. Some really good tracks. Overall a little slow, but I think that is part of the point.
01) Everything in Its Right Place - 10,0 02) Kid A - 8,0 03) The National Anthem - 9,0 04) How to Disappear Completely - 9,0 05) Treefingers - 7,5 06) Optimistic - 10,0 07) In Limbo - 8,5 08) Idioteque - 9,5 09) Morning Bell - 8,0 10) Motion Picture Soundtrack - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,75 (88/100) Current ranking: 105/842
More an experience than collection of songs
Its a nice blend of typical radiohead sound and some experimental aspects, i enjoyed it quite a bit but wouldnt say its my favorie
Everything in its right place - 3 Kid a - 3 National anthem - 4 How to disappear completely - 4 Treefingers - 2 Optimistic - 4 In limbo - 4 Idioteque - 3 Morning bell - 4 Motion picture soundtrack - 3
I love Radiohead
Fav: Everything In It's Right Place
Great. Didn't listen to the whole thing.
I know this is one of the greats and when it’s on I enjoy it. I just don’t return to it too often. As as whole it is definitely a work of art- ambitious and experimental and beautiful. After all these years Still waiting to fall head over heels in love with it though.
So good. I liked this when it first came out, but over the years these songs have become ingrained into my being.
Moody, depressing and atmospheric, its very on brand, its very radiohead. Its a good album, i dont think i was in the mood for it on the day. 4.0/5.0 Best Song: The National Anthem or whatever
Reminded me of vampire weekend. Good vibey music. Less lyrics more instrumental.
I'm not gonna front, Radiohead is brilliant but I don't know enough of their career and catalog. I'm too much of a Radiohead novice to comment. So to me all these albums sound similar. I know they aren't but, like I said, I'm too fucking ignorant.
cinematic vibes. the rhythmic sounds of some of the songs made me sleepy. album art is cool.
This would typically be something I would love. The vocals is what I have a problem with. I loved the ambient and electronic sound, the instrumentation was really good and it's produced very well. I was never a Radiohead fan, people were always super pretentious about this band for some reason and that was also a turn off. However, I tried listening to this with no judgment and I did like most of it.
PEAK
Some classic tracks
Very good but no memorable hooks.
Un álbum muy triste, me gustó mucho lo que transmite cada canción, pero siento que un poco repetitivo, de igual manera un buen álbum.
Great album, tough listen if you’re not in the mood, though
Good stuff.
This is an album that you would expect to be made in the 2010's. It has the perfect atmosphere of a foggy, rainy British port and of the sea creatures that might resides in the deep waters. Though it has some songs I personally could not give a listen to again, others are complete masterpieces. My favorite one by far is "How to disappear completely", and how it perfectly encapsulates that feeling. I find it beautiful that people searching for that answer will come into contact with this song. I wish that I would have been able to play this album along with the game made for it, but even without, it was a beautiful experience. I gotta keep this at review at a 4 though, I can't start with a 5 as my first album.
Listening session: february 18th, while commuting to internship Listened to before: yes listened to most songs before but not to the entire album Thoughts: I love Radiohead and while this is not my favourite album of theirs, I can appreciate the different path they went on with this album and it still contains a lot of songs I love Favourite tracks: Everything in Its Right Place, Optimistic & Motion Picture Soundtrack
Radiohead? What happened to phone sex? This album was really good but TikTok ruined it a bit.
Creativity, some great individual tracks but not enough consistency to claim to be their best.
Good album.
They create some really interesting songs on this album, but I feel that if it was a nameless band I wouldnt score it 5 stars, so 4 it is.
I've never listened to Radiohead properly before, but I'm liking this a lot. The soundscapes are very soothing to my brain. It feels like it's taking me on a journey.
Super
Can already tell this would be unreal to get stoned to. Reminds me a bit of shinjuku mad without the typical whininess of Radiohead.
4.5
I like Radiohead.
Not bad 9/17
It’s a very atmospheric album imo and it’s diverse and not the same sound as Radiohead’s first album my fav songs are how to disappear completely and motion picture soundtrack and idioteque was good too really unique sound
everything in its right place - what fuckin synth is this that major chord fuckin me up the national anthem- so real lol how to disappear completely - grows on me motion picyure soundtrack - very pretty song
i’ve been wanting to listen to more radiohead! sitting in jury duty rn i liked everything in its right place and motion picture soundtrack!
I'm not here something is wrong
Very great album. How To Disappear Completely and Idioteque are fantastic, the rest of the album is cold and calm and good. I'd like to come back to this.
8/10
Ok album
It took me a good amount of tries to get into Radiohead because they just didn’t fit my musical standard (lyrics and melody combined) but after giving Kid A its 10th listen, I was pretty blown away at how innovative the group was. They redefined how electronic music could be used in a more common rock/pop song. People give Motion Picture Soundtrack a lot of credit S being the best song on here, but it’s between Kid A and Idiotwque for me. Very good album.
Excellent album. The hill I am willing to die on is that it's not nearly as revolutionary an electronic album as the discourse around it is making it up to be
Stunning electronic album with incredible production. The songs are great, the sounds are sweet and eerie. What’s not to love?
Heard it before and is peak overall 8/10
Meget elektronisk inspireret kan man mærke også i teksterne. Det er meget gentagende osv. Virkelig godt album fra Radiohead må jeg sige og meget anderledes end f.eks. in rainbows.
Cool vibes album stuffed with bangers
Simultaneously gloomy and groovy 4 - a great album even among this list
eat shit york
I liked- but kinda sad and scary and not great for mornings lol
Honestly not my favorite Radiohead album as it was in years gone by, but I can't help respect the creativity they have on this album especially given when it was released. Worth 4 stars for that alone.
Beautiful. I can tell it's perfect objectively but subjectively it isn't for me
Everything In It's Right Place and Idioteque are classics with a bit of non-descript filler in between.
Great album from an exceptional band.
Strong start for this project with this album. In the 90s, I enjoyed the Just album but didn't follow them into the shift in style they did in OK Computer and then this. I've listened to Radiohead more and more in the last few years, and was pleasantly surprised at how much of the album I already know and how strong it is a cohesive whole.
Amazing!
111223 20:23 4
Very good album. Great opener with Everything In It's Right Place, and then takes a very atmospheric, almost audio Zen garden turn for a while in the beginning and middle of the album. Songs tend to "drag" but I think these are meant to be soundscapes and that's intentional / coupled with the shorter run time (less songs) its not something that feels daunting. Album feels like an experiment in rock at times, but is intermixed with those aforementioned soundscapes. Love the rock, enjoyed the sounds, but as a total piece did not get over that hurdle to be a top top flight album. 4/5
Good
really good
Album bellissimo peccato che. É dei Radiohead
4.3 w/o 2instr. 4.1 w/ 2instr.
Not as good as I expected based on all the reviews, still good though. 78/100 (is that better phil?)
I think Mr Radio head should play some peggle, then this album won't be so sad
Wasn't planning on doing a song by song but I feel that it might be good in order to say what I'd like to about them. Everything In Its Right Place: I hadn't realised the sound that's used in a lot of social media posts was from the start of this song. The song was alright, I didn't feel there was a huge amount 'to it', though it wasn't bad to listen to. I always feel like I'm more able to comment on songs with more singing (or at least more traditional singing) better, I still enjoy songs without, but being less knowledgeable on instrumental things its difficult to go past "I enjoyed this / didn't enjoy it", though maybe I'm thinking about it too deeply. Kid A: Odd choice for a title track, can't say I've heard it before, some pretty weird sounds. Again, this wasn't bad to listen to, I just didn't feel like there was much there. The National Anthem: Very similar vibe to the previous song, lots of weird music/noises, little to add. How to Disappear Completely: This is a song I could appreciate a lot more, it's definitely a well crafted song, Thom Yorke obviously has some odd vocals but they work well here. I think I heard him say in an interview once that this may be one of the greatest songs he has made. Treefingers: Never heard of this one, the music was pleasant enough, I'm interested in how some of these songs are performed in concert, if at all, perhaps as transitional pieces I suppose. The word esoteric came to mind when listening to this but upon looking it up I don't think it fits so unsure why I thought of it. Optimistic: I went into this one expecting it to be good and it was, guess you could say I was optimistic. Some nice vocals in this one and the instruments were more of a typical rock style which I think I prefer. In Limbo: Decent, very typical Radiohead I felt which is typically a good thing. Idioteque: one of the better ones on the album, certainly some of the strongest vocals for me, I enjoyed it. Morning Bell: felt somewhat similar to the prior song, another of the better ones, perhaps it's boring but it seems I like the more 'normal' songs. Motion picture soundtrack: Perhaps the best one yet, very nice singing, very nice music, very good song. Untitled: little to say, it is what it is. Overall this was an enjoyable album, particular the second half for me, it's not a five star album, I can see that Radiohead fans may give it that but it wasn't quite strong enough for me, some of the earlier songs felt a little empty. 75/100 Score edited 28/01/26
Was great listening to this so soon after The Bends which I found boring and generic- loved this in comparison! Love the electronic textures and the almost-ambient sound of it, a very different album
Kid A entstand in mehreren Studios, unter anderem in den Guillaume Tell Studios in Paris, den Medley Studios in Kopenhagen sowie in Batsford Park in Gloucestershire. Radiohead sind eine britische Band. Musikalisch entfernt sich das Album deutlich vom gitarrenorientierten Alternative Rock früherer Veröffentlichungen und bewegt sich zwischen elektronischer Musik, experimentellem Rock, Ambient und Einflüssen aus Jazz und zeitgenössischer Klassik. Bekannte und stilprägende Stücke sind „Everything in Its Right Place“, „Kid A“, „Idioteque“ und „How to Disappear Completely“. Die Band arbeitet hier stark mit Synthesizern, verfremdeten Stimmen und offenen Songstrukturen, was dem Album einen bewusst kühlen, fragmentierten Charakter verleiht. Insgesamt wirkt Kid A konsequent und herausfordernd, ein Album, das sich weniger sofort erschließt, dafür langfristig prägt.
Oh yeah. This really is a list of excellent albums. Radiohead are a bit of a marmite band, but I like marmite and I like Radiohead. There are other Radiohead albums that are more accessible than this, but I find it enjoyable to listen to without being demanding or taxing. I enjoy it for its variety and unusualness, with regular anchor points of tracks with groove and interesting layered musicality. It’s the first album generated for me by 1001 albums that sounds very much like a single piece of work, even if all the tracks aren’t literally linked into one ‘flow’. So for that reason it will score the highest so far. I’m not taken to heaven by it so still not a 5, but a close 4.5 and knocking on the door. If I listened to it some more and got to know all the tracks inside out I reckon it could become a 5. There is a lot of chat in reviews about Radiohead not being the first or only or best band that does experimental stuff that sounds like this, but that just makes me want to look out those bands/artists, whilst still appreciating this. 11 tracks total Fave track # 3 And others: 1 (Everything in its right place) 3 (The National Anthem) 6 (Optimistic - great groove, drum fills) (Morning Bell - Some, nice ambient cyclical offbeat rhythm)
Не так погано як казала більшість, дуже незвичайна робота від радіохед. Оцінюю на 7/10
Fav song- how to disappear completely / everything in its right place
Never listened to Radiohead before (which seems sacrilege for a millennial) but I enjoyed it. The creepy atmosphere matched my mood of being sick with the flu, so thanks for the vibe.
I can remember the stir when this came out so it's quite strange 26 years on, the critical re-evaluation seems to skip straight to the part where everybody actually got it all along and loved it even more than OK Computer. I think maybe it's a US/UK thing. Here in the UK, we thought it was weird and missed Johnny Greenwood's signature guitar crunches. Without the shock and disappointment that this was never going to be OK Computer 2.0, it's a really enjoyable album but it took me a bit of time to come back and give it the time of day. And I wasn't even the biggest Radiohead fan in 2000. There are some amazing moments; the opening run is brilliant and I really like the ending but the middle section gets too noodly and isn't particularly memorable. I think it's enormously overrated but that doesn't mean I don't recognise its quality and enjoy listening to it nonetheless. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still prefer The Bends.
Pretty good, experimental but some songs are really good and hit me in the feels
Beautiful album. Need to listen to it more. Haunting melodies and lyrics, which is very much their style anyway.
A lot of these tracks have good backing music but I don't really get on with the vocals most of the time. There's something about the extended or repeated high-pitched notes that I find more grating than anything, and a lot of them sound monotonous as a result. The riffs of National Anthem and Optimistic are nice and had me nodding along, I loved the hard beat of Idioteque though I don't think the alternating lines extending really worked. Motion Picture Soundtrack had an irregular beat I think, which I appreciated even though again the vocals let it down for me. Kid A and Treefingers both sound like they could have come out of Minecraft, in a good way. Very easy listening that fit the background well. The former I like especially. How to Disappear Completely is a real standout though, I was fascinated by it. The sustained violin at the beginning gives a strange, uneasy feeling that undercuts the melancholic guitar, making you feel like there's some sort of unspoken, lingering threat. It contrasts really nicely, and the lack of it later feels like a relief - which I think is a really interesting thing to pair with the lyrics. This was the only song I really enjoyed the vocals to. There's a moment towards the end where the song almost falls apart, before it collects itself again, which also caught my interest. Honestly this track alone elevates the album from a 2 or 3 to a 4 for me.
Have always had kind of a love-hate relationship with this album (O.K. Computer is pretty much perfect, then this was the start of a big falloff). I liked listening to it today, though.
got some serious tunes on
#3/1001🇬🇧 Listened to this loads when it came out but its been a long time since i heard it in full. Its been a blast hearing it again, in particular through headphones out walking in the snow this morning. I'm giving it a solid 4, but will i come back to it again any time soon? Probably not. Best songs Idioteque and National Anthem.
classic 8/10
Sounds like the soundtrack to some sad coming of age A24 film, and that’s kinda why I love it.
Loved this album on release as it mixes rock with jazz and krautrock .Its a complete move away from the sound of the 3 previous albums. A fab album and a nice return for me having not played for a number of years.
A brilliant album amongst an array of Radiohead brilliant albums.
Solid album. Definitely appreciate the more ambient feel compared to OK Computer.
Pretty cool except for a couple of annoying tracks.
Okay, but what about Kid B??
Kind of a January vibe
Es un disco que volvería a escuchar.
Uma sensação inóspita
I feel like the main character in an indie movie with this as the soundtrack
How to disappear completely siempre tendrá un lugar en mi corazón ♥️
perfect for someone having a perpetual life crisis
Never listened to it before. Have listened to OK Computer, which is a better album, but arguably, it also took a while for me to "understand" and get into. I suspect it'll be the same with this album. It's a good one, but not one I'd put on soon, unless I'd be in the mood to do so. I like that it's more of an album experience (as opposed to a bunch of loose songs together). 8 / 10 for me right now
Sonically mesmerizing.
2nd Radiohead album to come my way and another good listen, though I think I might prefer The Bends over this one, if I had to compare the two. Although, "Everything in its Right Place" and "Motion Picture Soundtrack" are both fantastic songs in the way they establish a mood and both of those come from Kid A.
Soundscape of an album. Works as a proper album.
listened to individual songs before but the album together is simply amazing
7/10
Genre defining album and a really boundary pushing one at that. I really like the ambition on some of these tracks and the way the whole thing ties together. I think my opinion is a bit shrouded by my love of In Rainbows, but this side of Radiohead that is dark and gloomy is not my favorite. 8/10
good and sad
Already listened to fire🔥
Pleasant
The vision isn't always there but when it is this album is an absolute masterpiece
I enjoyed it suprisingly
Det som är bra är jävligt bra, men också ett gäng tråkiga låtar tbh (In Limbo, Kid A, Idioteque)...
I’ll admit I don’t think this album is necessarily for me as much as I enjoy alternative funk and rock it’s a place I haven’t explored enough yet to truly appreciate the sound and uniqueness of this album. Late 90s early 2000s alt rock is a sound I have a hard time enjoying and I think that mental blocker is what’s stopping me here. I will need to revisit this album that’s for sure.
Radiohead is one of my favorite bands. I prefer In Rainbows or OK Computer to this album thiugh
I love this album its great
Done
siento que a mi me gusta más que a bogdan?????? la transición de optimistic a limbo está increíble te amo mucho motion picture soundtrack POR QUÉ VERGAS TENÍAN QUE SER SIONISTAS?!?!
a bit hectic at times. oddly soothing
Second album i've listened to by Radiohead and i'm really impressed by their style and they're not at all what I originally thought they were based on my casual experience with them. And I still haven't listened to OK Computer yet, which i'm sure is on this list as well. I like this experimental rock that almost flows into ambient rock. "Behind the scenes" this album was the result of Radiohead wanting to find themselves and trying to get away from their own commercialization. They had a large internet presence and back in the Napster days, this is a good example of Napster helping music as i'm not sure if this was really an album that MTV could promote. It doesn't feel much like traditional rock and it would be tough to sell it to the MTV crowd. Maybe i'm wrong. But in the days of Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne etc and those very few 2000's rock bands, this is a completely different direction. As a teen in the 2000's, there's a reason why this album wasn't anywhere on my radar. It's hard to find something new if you don't know that you should be looking for something. Anyway, it's a great album with an ambient/psychedelic feel that is great. There are some messy bits and at times I jumped into the middle of a song and just felt like "WTF is even going on here?" but with a continuous listen, I like the ups and downs of it, including the moments of chaos and darkness. I like the rebelliousness of doing a 180 when you're successful and this was a make or break album that almost killed the band. I'm glad they pulled through. Overall, I like In Rainbows more though.
Artwork.
Enjoyed listening as had not heard previously - particularly enjoyed Treefingers and How to Disappear Completely
Was feeling a bit down today and this didn't help with that.
Really unique and weird experimental sounding album. Wouldn’t go out of my way to listen, but definitely happy to have experienced it.
First listened on 26th and 27th August 2025. Favourite songs are Everything In Its Right Place, How to Disappear Completely and Motion Picture Soundtrack.
Honestly a great album with immaculate vibes. I never "got" Radiohead before, but this kinda did the trick for me. I'd love to have this on while I'm chilling doing something else.
very atmospheric, otherworldly, focus on instrumentals, liked the trumpets on the national anthem, feelings of disconnection, despair and depression, siren sounds in how to disappear completely--> ambulance?, alienated, jazzy elements favourites: how to disappear completely, everything in its right place, idioteque, motion picture soundtrack
not bad, but not my favorite radiohead album
I enjoyed listening to this album. Felt like it had a nice flow from beginning to end. I recognized Everything In Its Right Place and like that one. Other stand outs for me were How To Disappear Completely and Optimistic Morning Bell I had never heard before and it took me by surprise! I liked it maybe the best. Think it has pretty lines weaving in and out between the guitar and vocals. On a subsequent listen In Limbo grabbed my ear...super creepy at the end
A couple songs really carrying this album. Really not a huge fan of a few of the other songs. Radiohead’s merit and the fact that Everything in its right place is one of my favourite songs is really saving it here. Without that it’s way down in my books. Specific rating - 4.1 Fav song - Everything in its right place Least fav- the national anthem
I think I enjoyed this more than Hail to the Thief. Radiohead is a blind spot. Trying to decide if I like them.
it’s kid a. prolly like 4th fav rh album tho
Great album, kicking off with Everything In Its Right Place is such a great start. Now, unsurprisingly we venture into more of that artsy Radiohead stuff, which has never really done it for me. Real good album but this is no In Rainbows.
Tók hana ekki alveg inn við fyrstu hlustun, hlustaði svo aftur með heyrnatól og naut hennar þá betur
Já, töff. Ég er svo glaður að vera að hlusta á plötur sem ég hef "misst af"
A really good album but at times it loses my interest. For me this is not as good as the albums before.
How to disappear completely (mega dobrý), motion picture soundtrack (mega dobrý
As someone who's pretty much never listened to anything Radiohead except hits, this was a great album to explore their discography and sound just a bit more. The different themes going on between like synthy funk and aggressive drum beats and then other slowed down songs really creates this cool contrasting album. There was a few songs in the middle I really didn't love, so I don't think a 5 is totally justified here, but still really enjoyable overall.
4.4 This album came to me at the perfect time in my life. I then completely rinsed it dry over the course of a couple of years and haven't given it much airtime since. Listening back now, it is brilliant, but has its flaws. The titular track is a bit too experimental, and it ends on a slightly damped note, but some of the other stuff is incredible. Opener is immense, and a great instant escape from being forced into making OK Computer 2.0. The triad of Optimistic - In Limbo - Idioteque is arguably their greatest moment as a band. National Anthem and Tree fingers are good but nothing to write home about, and it's this latter point that arguably stops it achieving 5* status.
I have a complicated relationship with Radiohead. Ok Computer was on constant repeat in 1997 and defines the time around my first-born’s birth more than anything. There are so many hits across their catalog…but individual albums on their own end up feeling hit-or-miss. Everything in Right Place, National Anthem, and How to Disappear are favorites here. But it takes a certain mood to want to put this on end-to-end. In short: love the band, like the album. 4/5
They don't call this album the greatest left turn in music for any reason. Considering how praised 'OK Computer' was when it published, releasing this album after it is an incredibly bold move. Makes me wonder how fans of the band reacted once they listened to 'Everything In Its Right Place' and see that there's only electronics and no electric guitar, bass nor drums. But me? I think this album is incredibly, and I like it more than OK Computer, but not more than In Rainbows, and it is due to how emotional it feels. Sadness has always being a major part of Radiohead's music. Ok Computer and The Bends are full of songs with very melancholic and depressing melodies. Some examples would be 'Let Down', 'No Surprises', 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)' and 'Creep' (even though it is from 'Pablo Honey'). When it comes to the sadness of 'Kid A', it is portrayed in a very different way when compared with its predecessors. It is a very cold, lonely and distance sadness, created thanks to the immense soundscapes built from the subtle instrumentation and production. Not only they introduced synths and electronics to construct these ambiences, but the electric guitars also are played in a way that they collaborate in expanding these sounds. When it comes to the more electronic side of this album, the most clear examples are 'Everything In Its Right Place', 'Kid A', 'Treefingers', 'Idioteque', 'Motion Picture Soundtrack' and 'Untitled'. - 'Everything In Its Right Place' is such a great opener for the album that only uses synths and voice; and sets incredibly well the tone of the whole experience. - 'Kid A' has a wonderful and subtle melody that almost feel like it was played in a xylophone. It also has drumming and a very robotic sounding Thom Yorke which is quite funny to listen to. - 'Idioteque' is very eerie sound that comes from the sample from 'Mild und leise' by the artist 'Paul Lansky'. - 'Treefingers' and 'Untitled' are very minimalistic ambient tracks which build some very huge atmospheres. - 'Motion Picture Soundtrack' is a very beautiful piece which ends the album quite well (not counting 'Untitled' as the true ending) with a very beautiful synth mimicking the sound of an organ. The rest of the tracks may not be as purely electronic as the ones mentioned, but they still have some very noticeable influences or experimentation: - 'The National Anthem' is the most chaotic track of the album. It features a very groovy bass and more traditional rock drumming, but what set this song apart from the rest is the 'free jazz' inspired horns introduced in the second half of the song. - 'How to Disappear Completely' may be one of the most powerful tracks of Radiohead's whole discography. I don't think I ever hear a song addressing despersonalization in such an effective way, specially thanks to the lyrics. - 'Optimistic' is also a more "traditional" Radiohead song as the electric guitars are back and very present, but they manage to create a soundscape comparable to some of the more experimental cuts of the project. What I like about the song is the positive sound it brings following the tracks 'How To Disappear Completely' and 'Treefinger'. - 'In Limbo' and 'Morning Bell' are the only tracks that didn't impact me as much as the other did, but still really good, 'In Limbo' feels quite mysterious and 'Morning Bell' is very relaxing and sounds very positive. In conclusion, this album is fantastic. Not only it is extraordinarily experimental, but it also is super effective and emotional.
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Modern classic
This album takes you right where it intends to. Radiohead carefully creates a sort of sci-fi melancholy, like aimlessly drifting through space. It's littered with disjointed beeps and boops like you're manning a spacecraft. Thom Yorke accompanies the sprawling and experimental sounds with his signature pained cries. No single song stands out to me but I think it's better for that. It doesn't feel like an album you sit and listen to every detail. I think it's best played front to back in the background during some woeful reflection. Just get lost in the feeling as it might be cathartic.
7/10
Radiohead is such a difficult monster to rate. I like In Rainbows quite a bit more, though it got the same star rating not a week ago. That, to me, is a better collection of songs. This, for me, has always been hard to get through from beginning to end, I may never have actually listened to the entire thing in one sitting. It sets a mood, it's dense and atmospheric, and while not nearly my favorite of their albums, is certainly better than a 3. I might go with a 3.7, and in this case, its sheer weight somehow lifts it to the 4.
Fav: optimistic, idioteque.
This is the Radiohead album where they did everything. Jazz, rock, EDM, ambient. Every song is wildly creative. The arpeggio on In Limbo is dissonant and fantastic. The BOC influence is bigger here than on any other Radiohead album. Awesome tracklist. Biggest fault is that Pyramid song didn't make the cut.
Solid Radiohead album
I am reluctantly moved by the art of these dorks.
I actually like this. Or maybe I'm just in a mood.
I really loved OK Computer, so when Kid A came out I rejected it halfway through the first side of the album. Listening to it again, for the second time ever, and actually making it all the way to the end this time, it's not as bad as I first thought. In fact I'm going to give this four stars as I feel it deserves a relisten.
Dark, haunting, beautiful. I still prefer In Rainbows or OK Computer though. 9/10 Favourite track: How to Disappear Completely
Didn't know what to make of this when it first appeared, but it grew on me every time I played it. When I listen to it without distractions, it fills the room and washes the stress away like nothing else.
4.5. very good.
Remember it being better. Still great
Imaginative and dynamic, mostly great but occasionally drones on for too long.
A jarring departure from the anthemic guitar masterpiece that is "OK Computer", "Kid A" took some time to digest when I first heard it many years ago. But now, in retrospect and hear with fresh ears, it's brilliance is as clear as the left turn Radiohead took, having taken guitar-based rock to its logical conclusion. This is electronic-infused music that relies on that genre's emphasis on themes and moods over deeply structured verse/chorus melodies. It all works, and Radiohead here creates an electronic album as good as anything done by the masters of that form.
Like it but not my fave from this band
Pretty solid. Good casual listen. Wouldn't mind having this on vinyl.
I'm not here. This isn't happening.
I like this album quite a bit. It's not my favorite Radiohead album, but it's very good. It seems maybe a little more ambient-oroented than other albums without as much of the noise and clamor I really love. But still, it's Radiohead, and they're a solid 4 even on a bad day.
4/5 - This is one polarizing album; if you're going to plant a flag on your feelings about Radiohead, this is usually the exact spot you plant it. I remember being disappointed at the time it came out, because it wasn't the OK Computer follow-up I wanted, but I like it more now than I did then. The feel of this album just gets into my head, and I'm still humming parts of it the day after. If you hate Kid A, I get it. If you love Kid A, I get it.
Certainly overrated but I get why people like it so much. It really doesn't have as much depth as other radiohead albums, all of the songs are very one sided. still good, just I will always make fun of it whenever I can. poser electronic music they wanna be aphex twin sooooo bad.
It's been a while!
I think Radiohead is peak and I am tired of pretending it's not. I do think this one is one of the more controversial albums. Mostly because it is a bit experimental, even for Radiohead. That coupled with the usual glazing that Radiohead receives it can frustrate listeners that aren't necessarily into their sound or just avant-garde, admittedly pretentious, music. I do think this album is overrated, but in the same way that the Beatles are overrated. They were influential and they consistently attracted attention, which inevitably gathers detractors. I believe this plays with soundscapes and ideas that still feel different and fresh after all this time. Is it an album you would play in a long drive? Probably not, but I would play this alone in an indirectly lit room with a warm drink, preferably with the sound of rain pattering at the window? This is what I did yesterday I actually, and it fucking hit. 4.5/5
I think it’s very funny after last weeks Radiohead album, we get arguably one of their top 3 works. While it isn’t my favorite, as I reserve that for The Bends or Ok Computer, I think both the context in which this album came out and doing a little research about the album has me enjoying it more than I would of without it. This album came out right after they released Ok Computer, which at the time was well regarded as a premier Rock release. If I go back and listen to that work before Kid A you can draw a line from this to Kid A, but that line is not straight. It meanders, curves around, and is more concerned with doing what IT wants to get there. So it’s funny for me to go back and read that this was a controversial release when it first dropped. The sound was so out there at first that the expectations built up from there prior works were absolutely shattered when they released Kid A. The first few tracks of Kid A have a heavy synth focus, which has always been apart of Radioheads sound. But I’ve read Thom Yorke wanted to experiment even further with those sounds than they have before. While the last half of the album trends more towards their more familiar sound. I think that transition is make even more clear where the synth have start includes Thoms vocals being utterly saturated in effects, which helps give the album this alien vibe as it transitions into the more familiar less processed performance. This being also being an example of one of the themes for this album having to do with the idea of cloned person (Kid A being the name of the first human clone/what they named their synthesizer) growing up through the new (2000s) digital age and the sound of the album trying to get that across with the almost unsettling and confused sounds eventually transitioning into something more digestible and comfortable to listen to. I personally enjoy the album experience from front to back and view this as one of those albums that I treat as a wholesale experience more so than tracks I’ll play because I’m looking for something to compliment the vibe. I don’t think Kid A would compliment most vibes in this case lol. However, I do greatly respect when musicians can pull off the curve ball or sudden left turn and come away with a work that even 25 years later is still discussed as one of the more prolific additions to not only rock music, but perhaps music in general. Special reference to the Middle 8 YouTube video on the album.
really enjoyed most of the stuff here, a few fillers to me bring it down a notch
super interesting and helps me focus during work/ study. Feels like an experimentation album