Kid A

I guess I am one of those Radiohead fans who actually has a very limited knowledge of most of their albums, including thuis one. It was an interesting listen, I hesitated between 3 and 4, but a 4 is is, one can appreciate what the band is doing here, and some very interesting songs here, even if it is far from easy listening. I liked National Anthem, Optimistic and Morning Bell best. Some of the acclaimed songs like How to disappear completely are too vague for me, but that might change achter relistening.

I have reviewed Radiohead here on the 1001 site before, and the only curious thing of mild interest to add to this review is that the first time I heard this album I didn't like it. It was too different from his earlier work and I was confused by the change. I had expectations. However, as I listened more, I realized its value independently and above expectation, it put itself in a new light. By now I see it as an amazing album. I just wasn't ready for it when it came out. I have listened to this album on my own numerous times so although true the the site's album of the day listening goals, I listened yet again and my opinion has not changed. It is an important part of Radiohead's evolution!

It is so hard to review something like this out of context. I never got into Radiohead, so I never had the chance to understand where they are coming from. It is clear that this album has deep artistry. It is clear that they are reaching for something new with it. It is like nothing I have ever heard before. Usually, with something like this, I'd just say I don't get it and move on. But I feel like I have to give this another chance because I do not believe it is possible to digest something like this in just one day. Maybe the brilliance of it is that it works with itself.

I’m glad I didn’t listen to Radiohead as a youth because I don’t think I would be able to appreciate it then as I do now. Albums like this can be hit or miss. It’s more artsy and atmospheric, reminds me of albums like The Terror by The Flaming Lips - dark and moody, weird noises, fun drum rhythms. And fortunately for Radiohead this is one of those albums I fuck with. I get it. I see the vision. No complaints musically, my only gripe is just that I wish there was a few less purely instrumental tracks.

In retrospect a lot of those critics who tore this album to shreds look pretty silly eh? Bands are allowed to change their sound, it doesn’t always work out but I always respect when bands do decide to adjust their approach. Music needs to grow and I personally really enjoy Radioheads electronic, ambient sound. I’ve always loved the bass into to National Anthem and Everything in its Right Place, How to Completely Disappear and Idioteque will always be classics for me. On Morning Bell, I always found it funny how Thom York sounded like he is from Massachusetts when he despairingly moans, “Where’d You Park the Car” Being aware someone else had likely thought this as well I google it and found this gem; https://www.tiktok.com/@show_bits/video/7226833261878611242 Anyways this album is great. 4 stars

I stayed away from Radiohead in this period. I considered it nothing more than whiny English music. I was always a bit of a shithead in that way. It was almost like the more people told me that I should really get over myself and check this out, the less inclined I was to. See shithead comment above. This is my first time listening to Kid A in its entirety, or even on purpose. Looking into the album, this was a new direction for the band and is different in a lot of cases to what I left behind early on. I am here for the synth sounds and downtempo of the early part of the record. This is mainly, I think, what I rejected at the time. In age, I have come to this sound more and more. I have also loosened up on what I will listen to. I denied myself this album for too long. 'Optimistic' is a great fucking tune.

Not one of the 5-star Radiohead albums, but close :)

Quite epic

Without a doubt Radiohead's most lusciouly beautiful album. Evertything in It's Right Place is my favourite Radiohead song and that's saying a lot. Not quite my favourite Radiohead album but an important acheivement. 4.5 statrs

It's great! I wanted to give 5 stars, but there's some dithering in the middle I don't like.

Very light 4

This was so disappointing when it came out that I wrote a letter to the NME. But time has healed that deep wound and "Kid A" isn't all that bad. I think I wanted more guitars when I was younger, but this is much more dynamic and interesting. "How To Disappear Completely" is the best track here.

In my opinion this album has some of their best songs, and maybe some of their worser (not worst) ones. The electronic elements and effects generally add lots to the songs (except the resonance vocal effect in the national anthem). Favorite songs: Everything in its right place, treefingers, idioteque, untitled. Overall around 8/10

This isn't my favorite of theirs. It's a little too slow and experimental for me at times, but they do create some pretty magical soundscapes and there's an ethereal quality to it. I really like Idioteque, it's a standout for sure. Also really dig the horns in The National Anthem.

Solid but not as good as ok computer imo

A wonderful record that I haven't heard in years.

Really not what I was expecting at all. Huge influences from contemporary classical music in this. At times I might have been listening to Max Richter or Roger Eno. 4/5

Very good!

More raw and experimental than the other two Radiohead albums we've listened to. Makes you feel on edge a bit. Sounded good but I was annoyed by songs like Treefingers that were mostly nothing. Low 4.

7/10 - Maybe I hyped it up too much but this did not hit as hard as I wanted it to. It was pretty good but some of the songs were just boring. I liked how to disappear completely and idioteque but also it reminded me of a cover of idioteque that I had heard a while ago. I should have submitted that for covers week in music league.

When this came out, I had a lot of "where the fuck are the guitars?" feelings. I was a The Bends guy. Looking forward to listening with less prejudiced ears.

A surprisingly dynamic experimental electronic rock album that I will be returning to frequently. Lyrically, this album drove me nuts. Why is he sucking on a lemon in the AM?

This is a good one

I prefer OK Computer, though I can see why there are some who believe this is the better album. It’s certainly more consistent tonally, bearing down with ambient electronics throughout. Kid A uses Thom Yorke’s voice as more than a lyrical delivery system, but also as a manipulated force of sound, scattered to the wind throughout each track, creating orderly chaos admist the exacting perfection of a computerized tone.

This is an album I know I should like and it opens strong but then devolves into a noise that I guess they like so much it would continue into their next album. Who am I to second guess Thom York and zjohnny Greenwood.

I think we've had quite a few Radiohead albums by now (only OK Computer missing?) and this felt like it slotted in with the rest. It holds a high quality and my favourite is probably "Everything In Its Right Place". Moody, experimental and thematic. The songs blend a bit together but it works well without there being any songs to single out as great. Still not close to my favourite album "In Rainbows" but I think it takes second place for now.

This is a good Radiohead album but it is not a great Radiohead album. Just think there are better ones but it doesn’t stop me in really enjoying it.

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

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

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

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

Mietin oonko järjiltäin 4 star.. mennään katsomaan... noh onneksi samaa... mollemat järjiltään....

the kind of ominous shit you need while doing your taxes

Yeap

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

A classic album

4.0

it was good

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

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

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

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

Solid album. 4/5

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

A couple of notches below ok computer but great nonetheless

It's nice

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

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

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

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

It's Radiohead, pretty good but not my favorite

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

Favorite Track: The National Anthem

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

Beautiful album, very varied and experimental but fantastic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Masterpiece!

Good album

Heard before. Pretty good.

Dope

Kid Aphex….

Immersive journey

Bit of a Brian Eno feel

4.5

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

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

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

Not my favorite Radiohead album, but still a good one

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

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

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

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

“The greatest left turn in music history”

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

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

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

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

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

one of the best

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

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

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

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

i cant say its perfect but it is really good

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

my heads a radio ahhhh theres commercials play9ihng

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

Imagine recording an album that people call "revolutionary," being called "the next Pink Floyd". What do you call for the next album? You make an album that is very different from Pink Floyd. An electronic / krautrock album, which still has its moments leaning in to Pink Floyd. But even so, this album, along with Amnesiac, has a one-two punch that is quite satisfying. I like "Amnesiac" a bit more, but both albums have great tracks that go on my top 10 Radiohead tracks. Songs of note: "Everything In Its Right Place" - A mysterious song that builds and builds. "The National Anthem" - what a chaotic, swirling tempest. And yet, it still works. "Optimistic" - it's weird that this was the first single, but it still works "Motion Picture Soundtrack" - the hidden track doesn't work for me as much. I know back then, hidden tracks were a big thing. And sometimes they were pretty cool, but this one is just... eh. So of the two, I like "Amnesiac" better, but this one is still pretty good.

It's a solid album but not my favorite of theirs. Radiohead fully took on the experimental angle from OK Computer and put it into this album with its synth and loops and electronica. Like their next album Amnesiac, you also hear some horns and strings. I would have preferred they hung onto a little more of their traditional instruments or blended them a little more. Of their more experimental work, I especially liked Everything in its Right Place and Idioteque (whereas the title track was a bit much). Of their work with more guitar or piano in it, at least at times, I most liked The National Anthem (also had horns), How to Disappear Completely (another sad, sombre Radiohead classic), and Optimistic (felt the most like earlier Radiohead). Not everything they did in the 90s and early 2000s was perfect, but it was still pretty damn good.

A fun album but not my favorite of theirs.

When I listen to this as a teenager, it was both hopeful and depressing. As an older adult, its a little of both and I appreciate the audio more. I can see how it hooked positively and negatively.

4/5

I think I subconsciously avoided this, because I‘d heard it was somewhat pretentious and „difficult“. I needn’t have worried – this was interesting, moving, fun. Great find for me.

It’s Radiohead, not their best but still some absolute bangers on there: Everything in its Right Place, National Anthem, Morning Bell, Idioteque

Really really enjoyed this. Gonna have to keep listening.

It’s Radiohead!

I don’t think I’ve listened to this since high school. I mostly remembered the beeps and boops, but there are some good rock songs here as well.

Nearly perfect album. Only reason I didn’t give it a full 5 is because I prefer amnesiac.

I like Radiohead. This album gets bonus points for that. By itself, this album was pretty okay. It didn't feel very Radiohead. I guess they took a break and decided to go electronic for an album. I did like a couple songs, one being The National Anthem. 4/5

Impressive and innovative piece of work, slightly missing the punch for full marks.

A solid 8.5 for me. Definitely one I can sit, listen and take it all in. The first four songs are fantastic. How to disappear completely lives up to its name! Optimistic and idioteque are also great!!

Mágico e atemporal. Adoro. Nem precisei ouvir, pois já ouvi demais na vida.

GReat!

Thom Yorke predicted 9/11!?!1 "The National Anthem" sounds like beautiful madness. Really dig the bassline "Morning Bell" - cool 5/4 groove

A professor in college told us about how we should re-read Moby Dick periodically throughout our lives. As we evolve as people, the book will hit us differently. In that same vein, Kid A hit me in a way it didn't when I tried to listen when I was around college-aged. I really, really dug it this time, whereas it had never grabbed me before. I'm going to see if I can include this in my rotation moving forward.

thom yorke you wacky bastard

Blah blah blah Radiohead, blah blah blah biggest left turn, blah blah. Yeah, I don't think there's anything else that needs to be written about this band. One thing I'll give them is that Kid A is the most experimental a mainstream record can be. And how mainstream it is, becoming their first chart-topping album. Now even for me, it took a bunch of listens before I "got" it. Even then I enjoyed Idioteque and How to Disappear Completely. Now I think it's the fifth best Radiohead Album.

This is a great, classic album from Radiohead.

Gotta love their sound. Washes over you. Sad, anxious, soothing, all at once.

What I love about Radiohead is their ambition to do things totally outside of the mainstream and well ahead of the times. I’d describe the album’s timbre to be like a singing bowl in space. But there are also some jams- “Everything in its Right Place” and “Idioteque” are chef’s kiss. This is not exactly a relatable album, but it explores a lot of ground sonically and keeps me tuned in and/or meditative for the duration. 4.2

Killer

When I listen to this album I want to be sitting in my car watching the snow slowly drift down. I get a feeling of floating from the entire album. Idioteque is my favorite on this album. It's a solid album. 4/5

I confess, I have never really been a Radiohead fan. I detest most of their albums, particularly Ok Computer. Honestly, this is their only album that I actually enjoy in the slightest, and of the 11 tracks available I only truly enjoy 6 of them. Everything that I find annoying about Radiohead had largely gone away (everything but Them Yorke's voice unfortunately) and was replaced with their interpretation of Krautrock, Eno-esque Bowie Low Cycle exploration, Ambient, and Electronica, all of which are genres I had been enjoying and frankly they bring to it a sound that not quite been heard like this before. My favorite tracks are "Everything in its Right Place", "Kid A", "The National Anthem", "How to Disappear Completely", "Optimistic", and "In Limbo". I don't everything else quite works and I cannot make heads or tails about what they were trying to do with the silences during "Motion Picture Soundtrack" and "Untitled".

This is not Radiohead's best but it's still pretty good, especially with headphones.

Nice.

Den her var lidt svær at rate. Jeg elsker første sang, men så syntes jeg at det bliver lidt for meget en rutsjebanetur med artsy/koncept numre, som bliver lidt mere irriterende hver gang jeg hører dem. Men i sidste ende synes jeg alligevel at den fortjener 4/5!

I think I'm missing out because I haven't tried to make a song and because I've missed most of the context by hearing everything that came after this. Huge influence on all Songs To Study And Relax To playlists. Still, we're getting there!

This was a very good record, I find it better than Amnesiac but a little less engaging than The Bends, both of which I've listened to already via this project. Still worthy of a 4/5. Everything In It's Right Place is the standout.

Different than to what expected but I liked it

Been a fan of this record for years. Really ahead of its time. Favourite tracks: Everything In Its Right Place, The National Anthem, How to Disappear Completely, Idioteque (probably my favourite overall).

I think this album plays with the expectation of sounds and music. I very much enjoyed it but was also irritated by it at times, almost like better to listen to this whole album in separate sittings. I enjoyed the album, it is dark and gloomy soundscape. Keep the written lyrics near by. I think this one deserves more listens to fully appreciate it and would probably raise my opinion of it to a 5. I most likely won’t listen again for the fact it is a little to down which as I get older is less appealing to me.

i love radiohead so i really liked this but not as much as in rainbows or ok computer. It was more experimental and industrial i feel like

It's the kind of album when you listen from start to finish it sounds astonishing, but I don't think I would listen to any specific song on its own.

Magische plaat waar Radiohead, klaar met haar eigen rock-sound, definitief overstapt naar het meer electronische en ambient geluid. Daarin zijn ze een voorloper en grote inspiratiebron gebleken voor veel artiesten van na de eeuwwisseling. Ik moet er voor in de goede sfeer zijn en wordt niet altijd meteen warm van alle nummers. Sommigen zijn nou eenmaal gewoon wat taai. Maar de stem van Thom Yorke en de soundscape van Radiohead zijn -ondanks taaiheid- wel echt ongeëvenaard. Je kunt echt verdrinken in de nummers en ze zijn van zoveel hogere kwaliteit dan veel andere artiesten. Ik vind het speciaal hoe Radiohead zich opnieuw blijft uitvinden en Thom Yorke/Radiohead anno 2024 nog steeds speciale dingen uit brengt. Zijn horrormovie-soundtrack Suspiria vond ik echt gaaf en ook zijn werk met the Smile (met Jonny Greenwood en Tom Skinner) is op een nieuwe manier grensverleggend. Die lijn werd ingezet door Kid A. Kid A is niet een plaat die ik eerdere week van het jaar een keer zal opzetten, maar is een bijzonder stukje kwaliteit uit de waanzinnige en tegelijk ietwat gecompliceerde koppen van Radiohead. 8/10 Highlights Everything in its right place How to disappear completely Treefingers

A Radiohead album I hadn't heard. I guess it was time for me to listen to this one as well. The list provides and I obey. I especially liked the first track.

Obvious classic. Changed the game in regards to what rock music can sound like.

Very clinky-dinky and cheerful, like 8-bit-tape-loading-sound-flavoured ice cream

A lot of critics considered this to be the best album of its decade. I’ve always considered OK Computer to be superior. In fact, I’ve often thought this album sounds a lot like my kids screwing around on the keyboard. But I’m glad I had a chance to reconsider Kid A on this listen. I understand what makes it great. But still not the greatest.

Very enjoyable. I still like Rodiohead as much as before!

Such a fantastic album. So many standout tracks, morning bell a new favorite. The right drum machine patterns, wandering guitar interplay, thrumming bass lines to maintain some order. Of course incredible lyrics and iconic vocals over all of this create gorgeous chaos

Beautifully-composed record with such a haunting, somber vibe, as Radiohead does so well. The blend of instrumentation with electronic influences makes Radiohead so unique in their own way. This record is seamlessly great and stands the test of time through and through.

A lesser Radiohead album is still pretty hood

My guess is that Radiohead were as surprised by this album's success as I am--it sprawls in a way that made me misremember the album would be a long slog but it's a pretty tight 10 songs. It looks like Thom was having writer's block and didn't want to write rock songs anymore putting the group in a weird place. I know this album very well, but it's not my favorite of theirs and I wonder if their work here and on OK Computer led rock down a strange electronic path for a decade or so. The songs here absolutely KILL live!

4.5 Very Very Good. When I compare it against other radiohead, for me, it falls short of top marks, which is a pretty shitty reason not to give it a 5 but Im doing it anyway

definitely one of the more experimental albums from radiohead for sure, swapping their usual grunge sound with quirky atmospheric futuristic tracks, some pretty firm and industrial while others totally ambient. it's a nice change of pace compared to their usual stuff. there's still plenty of the rock sound if you're looking for it.

I like it.

Moody, chill, ambient alternative rock that feels very much like a millennia-transitioning work. Radiohead leans pretty heavily into the abstract, sampling computers and using synths, horns, and guitar effects to create interesting sonic landscapes. A pretty far departure from previous Radiohead albums, but very interesting and relaxing in a mournful, eerie way. This is a great example of ambient music that is flavorful and fresh, and stays dynamic-yet-digestible throughout the runtime. Stand out tracks include "Everything In It's Right Place", "Kid A", "How to Disappear Completely", "Idioteque", "Motion Picture Soundtrack", and "Untitled".

Kid A reaches toward the artistic white it retains Radiohead's deft abilities in creating emotional pop, rock, and ambient songs. After the acclaim and success of OK Computer this was seen as a departure and challenged a lot of listeners at the time.

Everything in Its Right Place How to Disappear Completely

Don't get the love for this album. I've heard it MANY times over the years and I think a couple of their other albums are friggin' great. This one, just doesn't do 'it' for me. I think it's fine...that's it. 3.75

Some great tracks.

A really interesting soundscape.

I've always found Kid A to be a peculiar listening experience for me, in large part because I think that your overall enjoyment of the record is going to primarily depend on the mood you're in while hearing it. I also find it to be a particular record in that, if I'm going to be frank, a decent portion of the songs in the tracklist don't particularly standout when you listen to them outside of the context of the record. In some cases I tend to glance over tracks like Treefingers or Morning Bell because of their relatively understated nature, especially in the case of the former coming after the incredible but also rather melancholic How to Disappear Completely (which might I add is probably the darkest Radiohead song in general) and the former being stuck between highlights Idioteque and Motion Picture Soundtrack. With that being said, Kid A is still a significant record not just in demonstrating Radiohead's musicianship through the clear influences they take from acts such as Aphex Twin, DJ Shadow, and Miles Davis, but also how much of it really sounds like nothing else that would come before or after it in Radiohead's discography. I personally find it to be a weaker listen than records like OK Computer or In Rainbows, but a great listen nonetheless.

While perhaps not as engaging in the second half of the album, I am happy to have heard this album and look forward to exploring it more.

I've listened to this album more times than I can count on my finger. 9/10

The radio head album for kids who think they like music, or whatever Taylord famously said to that waiter

An absolute classic. It’s just brilliant! I fully get how some people won’t see it like that, but for me it’s an easy 4 stars (it’s not OK Computer for fuck sake so no 5)

Takie spoczko dolecenia w tle nawet człowiek się nie orientuje że leci 4/5

The reception of this as a weirdo album is so funny to me. Sure it's got lots more electronic stuff, but it doesn't sound thaaat much different from OK Computer. It's full of songs, not experimental tracks. I bet it was very hard for the band to figure out how to make music differently but they still sound like the same group. I think the title track is a beautiful tune. It's so catchy that even John Mayer sounds alright doing it. Have always loved the Idioteque chords, and that Paul Lansky sample (from an 18 minute track that doesn't repeat anything) is inspired. On this one I have more use for the role of a megasuccess like Radiohead, distilling cultural moments to something with broader appeal. When they do it with college rock it's not that far off, you may as well explore their inspirations instead. When I first heard Kid A (2004?), my brother was big into electronic dance music, I was really really not, and it was something of a gateway to appreciating the parts I could appreciate. There were other people filtering those influences but none so easy an entry point. This kind of melancholy mood music is useful into your early twenties, or at least the best of it is. Asymptotically trending down to 3.5 over time.

amazing production sad af

Not the best Radiohead, in one's opinion, but still pretty great and certainly more thoughtful and risk-takingly creative than just about all other bands. They would get better still of course and Kid A points the way forward, even if it doesn't quite reach the heights of In Rainbows, say. Best songs here come early: "Everything In Its Right Place" is a big statement about where they were headed. "Optimistic" and "Idioteque" are quite good, too,. As a whole, the record is a bit short of fully integrated, even as there are many meaningful moments – some stately and mournful – and more than a few extended passages of engaging intensity.

All I can think of with this album is the movie Vanilla Sky. Everything about this album screams sci-fi, futuristic, psychological and almost psychedelic thriller. Some songs are a little bit too much for me but a few definitely stand out and this is an album that I could definitely have the mood for in some specific moments in my life

Argh every time I thought about not giving it a 5 there was a key change or sound or something that got me right in the solar plexus. It's total familiarity bias. Going for 4 just so my stats report me as less of a Radiohead super fan because I'm Really Not!

Got more ambient than I was expecting

Good album. I expected better.

This was unexpectedly great for the most part. Soft vocals, plucked acoustic guitars, overdriven bass, and waves of drony synths. A bunch of my favorite flavors! Would buy on vinyl, wouldn’t shake my booty.

I’d never heard this album. It’s hit or miss, but overall I like it.

i have such a weird relationship with radiohead. love ok computer, really like the bends, enjoy in rainbows but thats about it. ive listened to kid A a lot and i just cant wrap my mind around it. such a weird experimentalism. but i get why its influential, it just didnt have a huge impact in the kind of thing i like, because its alllll rythm screw melody. its criminal to give it a three, because its an awesome album, just not my thing, so 4 it is.

Love Radiohead.

I can get behind the artistic sentiment behind this. and I think I finally enjoy Thom's vocal work as a texture. Is Motion Picture Soundtrack is a song i despirately want to hate but structurally its a nice release. Ok i will admit it i enjoyed this.

Any album that starts with such a beautiful FM electric piano is worth its weight in gold to me. This album also has some of the best vocals mastering/mixing/recording I've ever heard, and the overall sound design is nothing short of genius. It's not an album for everyone, but it's right up my street, and the mastering quality cannot be denied. Aside from this, it's hugely musically varied. Not every track is a banger, but it's easy enough to leave playing and still enjoy it.

Technically brilliant and the production is immaculate. I don’t find it as listenable as its sister release Amnesiac though. For me Idioteque and Morning Bell are the heart of this one. Excellent but not quite to the heights of some other Radiohead albums to my ears

Being OK Computer obsessed, Kid A really disappointed me at first. It took numerous listens, a few years away and an open mind to come around to this album. It’s good. It doesn’t have a specific place or time for me where I’m in a situation where I need to hear it but I’d listen and have listened to it on my own free will. Choice cut: Treefingers.

"Kid A" by Radiohead, released in 2000, is a bold and experimental departure from the band's previous guitar-driven sound, embracing electronic and avant-garde influences to create a truly unique listening experience. The album opens with the haunting and atmospheric track "Everything in Its Right Place," setting the tone for the rest of the record. Tracks like "Idioteque" and "The National Anthem" showcase Radiohead's willingness to push boundaries and explore new sonic territories. While "Kid A" may not be as immediately accessible as some of Radiohead's earlier work, its complexity and depth reward repeated listens. The album's abstract lyrics and intricate arrangements invite listeners to interpret and engage with the music on a deeper level. Overall, "Kid A" is a groundbreaking album that solidified Radiohead's reputation as one of the most innovative and daring bands of their generation. It earns a 4/5 rating for its creativity, ambition, and lasting impact on the music industry.

still good

always a hit

Was never super into this album, but it was actually quite relaxing.

This album is definitely better than the sum of its parts. I don't think I would enjoy any of these songs very much on their own. But listening to the album as a whole you kind of get into the groove of it and it becomes enjoyable. It's very alien. Lots of long drawn out notes, clashing notes, and synthesized sounds. I don't know how much replay value it's going to have for me but I did like it.

I haven't listened to In Rainbows yet, but since this is the 3rd of 4 Radiohead albums that I've listened to this week, I'd say this one has an overall sound that is much easier to listen to than the other 3, with OK Computer coming a close second. This has an interesting mix of experimentation similar to OK Computer but again, I seem to like the atmospheric sound of this album better in comparing the 2.

Absolute madness that this album is as widely loved as it is. Sparce, cold, depressing, genius.

This is the kind of album I expect to encounter from this list. When you open the Wiki link and it talks about the innovative and groundbreaking nature of an album, when it talks about the influence the album had, that’s the sign of an important album. This was/is/continues to be a groundbreaking, innovative, and influential album and for good reason.

Definitely want to spend more time with this.

This album makes me want to sit in dark room and feel all the feelings. Not my favorite Radiohead album but even a lesser Radiohead album is 4 stars.

the mixing was amazing 4.5/5

I can't listen to Optimistic without hearing the digital pop at the beginning of the poorly ripped mp3 version I had.

So watery When i first went through Radioheads discography i hated this album it was just to wacky for me, But now a few years later i learned to like its uniqueness, i still find it fresh and new

Good

BLEEPS AND BLOOPS

Groundbreaking but not the most relaxing or just pure enjoyment album to listen to. More for when you’re in an RC fart mood.

Big surprise, I like this. The Rhodes in the first track is just perfect. The last half of National Anthem I HATE. It's just noise. There are other songs I really like, like Idioteque and Morning Bell, but the rest kind of falls into some experimental ambient jazzy thing. I think what I like most about it is the mood. It's got this contemplative but melancholy angst that just hits the right places.

Classic album, always good, but this run through I found it a little boring.

Una grata sorpresa, ecléctica y placentera

A great album that no one would expect from a mainstream band. Not my favourite from them, but still high up.

3.7/5 Best Track: Everything in it's Right Place

Muy bueno para backround para hacer tarea por que como que me moviera algo para dejar todo y escucharlo la verdad no, pero si me mama cuando lo pongo de fondo y esta tan bueno que me permite concentrarme cañon en lo que estoy haciendo.

Radiohead is a jam band?

Very unique album. A bit intense but very good

This is good, but not as good as some other Radiohead albums, so if I were to put on a Radiohead album this one probably won't be it. But occasionally, to mix it up, it might be.

Me quedo con Morning Bell

los amoooo 8.5/10

All tracks before Treefingers: Fallen out of favor for or never clicked for me. All tracks after Treefingers: Some of the greatest Radiohead songs ever.

You CAN take the Radiohead out of the whiteboy

Awesome

A lot more music than voice but it isn't bad

Wouldn't say it's their best album but is still fantastic. Whilst it is different to previous albums I feel like you know what to expect with Radiohead and this just proves that this is not a bad thing. Best Song - Idioteque

My idiot brain always confuses Radiohead and Motorhead. I saw the album and didn't want to start my Monday listening to what I thought would be heavy metal. Nice surprise! I had to make a note to add Treefingers to my Liked Songs playlist.

Classic. Nice blend of the avant garde work developed by Aphex Twin and the Popular Rock of Blur and Oasis.

1: Everything In It's Right Place: The album kicks off with a... a song that definitely exists. This song was definitely made by Radiohead. I don't think this song is bad, but I cannot in good conscience say I liked it. 5/10 2: Kid A: The title track of the album follows in the firsts songs footsteps. More droning tones makes me fearful for the rest of the album. I feel the same about this one as I felt for track one. There are some good parts in this one, but nothing that makes me want to listen to it again. 5/10 3: The National Anthem: Three tracks into the album and I think this is the first song that actually has a guitar on it. This song has brass, drums and everything. The song grooves and sounds very good, the lyrics take a backseat to the instrumentals, but the instrumentals are actually good on this track. This is the first track on the album I actually enjoyed. 8/10 4: How To Dissapear Completely: This song has an interesting feeling that I do not know if I can describe. It feels ethereal. It's a good composition. 7/10 5: Treefingers: This song is an instrumental interlude between two songs. It is 3 minutes long. It is on the Album Kid A. It has notes. It has nothing for me to talk about 5/10 6: Optimistic: The guitar has returned. I am happy about this. It sounds good here. This song is honestly very good. It is my favorite song on the album so far. It actually feels like a song I would put into a playlist. This song actually kind of got a few tears welling up into my eyes. Capitalism sucks. 7/10 ~~But actually it's a negative ten billion out of ten since it references animal farm and I hate that book~~ 6: In Limbo: Another song that is just kind of making me cry a small bit. I can tell that's what it's trying to do, so I'll give it props for achieving what's it's going for. The song also sounds very good. 7/10 7: Idioteque: Making heavy use of synthesizers and sampling. This song is about Nuclear War, Global Warming, and a general fear of technology, which the synthesizers help build towards the feeling of suffocation by technology. 7/10 8: Morning Bell: This song is heavily theorized to be about ~~Dougdougs twitch chat~~ Divorce. All the lyrics in this song feel high-pitched and wrong, which I feel is supposed to add to the somewhat unnerving atmosphere of this song. This song feels almost unsafe, which makes sense because the song was written with a ghost in the house when it was written. 8/10, feels just as unsafe as it should. 8: Motion Picture Soundtrack: This song starts off with an Organ, which I like. This song is an incredibly depressing song about a breakup. This song has arpeggios I'm pretty sure, and those sound nice. 7/10 8: Untitled: This one gives me a headache and feels like it has no purpose. 0/10 Overall: A good and enjoyable album if you can get past the admittedly slow start, (and also stop the album at track 8) 7/10 Highlights: National Anthem, Morning Bell Lowlights: Untitled.

Solid bass and drums, dreamlike electronica and vocals, frenetic horns…. Nice intro to new band for me. Check out National Anthem, Optimistic and Idioteque tracks.

I had a love hate relationship with the opening few songs, which were instrumentally unique but difficult to contextualize. The album overall is extremely melancholy, emotional, and interesting to dissect. Anything I didn’t enjoy was made up for by its beauty in other places, as well as it’s honesty and rawness. (Also sounded not unlike Coldplay in a few places)

Best Songs: National Anthem, How to Disappear Completely Listen Again: Yes

Full review TBA Highlights: The National Anthem, Optimistic, Idioteque, Morning Bell.

I'm generally a decently large fan of Radiohead. This is an interesting record and I haven't listened to it as much previously as I probably should have. They've got interesting musical ideas and do a good job capturing them in the studio.

I'm a bit torn on this one. I feel like I should like it more, and musically there’s a lot to appreciate... but it might be too experimental for my taste. It drags in places but there are several really solid tracks.

Good? Great? Mind Blowing? I don't know. Maybe if I listen to it 100 more times I will like it more

An album I didn’t hear a lot when it was new, but it pervaded the culture. It’s a testament to their taste and style that 20 years later it still sounds completely modern. A truly great track 1 too

This album is definitely one of the more out there Radiohead albums and there is a LOT to love about it, Everything In Its Right Place is so cool with the descending synth intro and How To Disappear Completely wrecks me, but man, Treefingers is tough to get through. If it were shorter, sure but a little drony... Idioteque is fun as heck though.

I've listened to this multiple times. Sometimes I think it's genius, sometimes I think it's awful. It depends on the mood of the listener I suppose. You cannot fault what they tried to do with this complete departure from OK computer.

Apologies to The Bends. I would have said this was their 3rd best album from memory. The Bends is superior. 86/100

Cool album, I knew most of the actual songs but not the ambiance stuff in between. Cool sound and can really see what they were going for. Overall though, I have other Radiohead I like more.

Very good album.

Varias canciones buenas, pero muy conceptual.

Cet album m’élude un peu, il me semble un peu fermé sur lui-même, avec la voix plaignarde de Thom Yorke. Par contre les pièces me restent en tête longtemps après

I can appreciate it but I somehow don't really want to listen to radio head too often. Low 4s

A bit dark pentru mine, dar nice rău Mai trebuie ascultat o data

es re falopero el album jajasja no se si tengo una cancion fav de esta la del inicio la verdad estaba muy buena es bastante experimental y fuera de lo corriente, esta muy bueno 8/10 excelente servicio

GOOD ALBUM

Besides Creep and Karma Police, I'm not aware of any Radiohead songs I've listened to, so I'm really glad to finally listen to them. I appreciated the attention to detail and immersive, psychedelic soundscape that many songs had; it felt like a balance between abstract/experimental/unstructured art-rock and mainstream alternative that prioritized listenability. I found some moments to be drawn out longer than I would have liked, and some elements (certain percussion, vocal lines) would be a little too repetitive or prominent. I could pick out my favorite parts in each song, which helped keep my attention through the not-too-long runtime. 7.5/10

Phenomenal, masterpiece. Loved it.

Uz je to tu :D

Great album

This was interesting I think I would listen again just so I can take in the concept better.

It was an awesome experience, almost like a movie. It feels crazy to believe that this was made in the 2000s. My favorites are "Everything In Its Right Place", "The National Anthem", "How to Disappear Completely" and "Optimistic". That being said, I do feel like some of the stuff is not for me, but it is still an amazing album.

A great move into rhythmic ambient from OK Computer.

Before I started this project, the only Radiohead album I'd ever listened to was A Moon Shaped Pool. A few weeks ago, I was assigned The Bends, which I absolutely loved. Reading about this album, I knew that it would be nothing like The Bends, so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Kid A was definitely a far cry from The Bends, but I still enjoyed listening to it. The synth arrangements were really beautiful, as were the string arrangements. Thom Yorke's vocals were fantastic here as well. Even though I liked this album and I thought it sounded great, I don't think it's something I'll revisit. I enjoy the use of synthesizers, but for some reason, this just didn't register as much with me.

Absolutely LOVED this album. Hadn't listened to a lot of Radiohead prior to this outside of big hits. It was suggestive and provided a really solid beat, but didn't command my attention with aggressive lyrics or in-your-face riffs. It's just incredibly solid music and I can see why this is considered an influential album. Additionally, Tidal recommended some great music after this album that I loved - all turned out to be either Radiohead or solo stuff from members of the band - all of which were really great to try out.

Beautiful and haunting. Odd and intimidating yet accessible and strangely familiar. Have I heard this before? Where? Did I dream it? Brilliant 4.5/5

Some good bits. Introduced electronic music to millions of chavs.

Remember when Radiohead made songs like "Creep"?

Nearly perfect and captures it's time so well.

Is this the one that predicted 9/11? Or is that every Radiohead album? Once you hear about that theory, it's sort of impossible not to think about while listening to it. "Everything In Its Right Place" is maybe Radiohead's greatest moment, and I'm OK with Cameron Crowe using it in Vanilla Sky while Tom Cruise runs through an empty Times Square. The album is extraordinary as a whole.

Cool blending of sounds, I didn't know it but I do like the sounds some ambient, electronic, and live instruments.

not my favorite radiohead album, but undeniably spectactular. id go closer to a 4.5

Älykkölevy. Nerokasta mutta vaatii muutaman kuuntelun että pääsee sisään 4/5

Onhan tää tosi magee ja Optimistic on bändin parhaita biisejä. Ehkä vitosesta jättää liiallinen yrittämisen fiilis, mikä mulle tästä tulee. Ei sitten onnistu kietomaan samalla tavalla sisäänsä kuin OK Computer.

Much more chill than I expected! I really liked it!

Calm but somewhat anxious sound, can be a bit boring but is mostly enjoyable. Favorite tracks: Everything In It’s Right Place, Idioteque

I don't give this album enough spins: my Radiohead go-tos are In Rainbows and OK Computer. There might be a little too much variety here for consistent listens (some epic bangers, but also a little too much ambient music at the same time).

Loved everything but the title track oddly enough

- Kannte ich zwar schon, aber habe es wohl nie sehr aufmerksam gehört

Atmospheric. Each song as unique as the days of our lives.

Liked it

Great experience. The songs have consistency and feel like one big 47 minute project, the melodies and harmonies are amazing and it has some really good individual tracks as well. (82%)

I like this album, but probably only because I grew up with it. Really depressing at times.

I don’t know what I thought Radiohead was but this is much different from what I imagined.

Veel respect voor dit album en wat het betekend heeft voor muziek. Ik moet zeggen dat ik het meer heb leren waarderen door er nu nog eens, aandachtiger, naar te luisteren. Kan het echter geen 5 sterren geven omdat het zeker niet mijn favoriete radiohead album is en er toch 1 of 2 nummers zijn die ik liever skip. Vind het wel heel mooi hoe het eindigt met 'Untitled'. Het is wel zo'n album dat een beetje als een reis aanvoelt wanneer je het in zijn geheel naar luistert.

Een zeer “vol” album, niet iets dat je in de ochtend meteen luistert maar definitely een banger!

Great stuff

Everything In its right place and Optimistic are highlights for me. Not a huge radiohead fan so im ill informed but I'm pretty sure there are albums much better than this? Which makes me excited for those other because this is already phenomenal.

- More Radiohead for ya ;) - Not 100% sure how to react to this album its such a bold change in sound - Very minimal guitar makes the moments where it shines through very special - This is definitely one that requires more listens to get - Production is very good, very ambient listening

Not much to say about this one except for the fact I've been getting into Radiohead's music more over the last year, and I love this album

Like being hugged by the depression kitty from Big Mouth.

Not my favorite Radiohead, but this is still a great album. My favorite songs are definitely "Optimistic," "Morning Bell," and "Motion Picture Soundtrack." I totally understand why this is on the list. It's a fantastic album even if I prefer some of their others.

Crazy sound, the way they make random electronic sounds come together as music is unique. The addition of powerful bass give the whole thing more depth and Tom’s vocals are just artsy and beautiful. Must listen to this album while tripping.

I’m feeling quite low today so this fit perfectly. Love the cacophony vibes!

first track was greattttt

Such a great listen. Headphones material.

Have this album. Really like it.

I prefer ok computer and in rainbows but this is still great.

Definitely an improvement over the other Radiohead album I’ve gotten so far on this generator (hail to the thief), but not by a whole lot. I’d probably give this 3.5 stars if I could.

Grotesque to its limits. Feels like banging your head to a wall hard enough.

Comments: Kinda weird and not too Radiohead-y to begin. It definitely feels like I've been transported into the future for a lot of the tracks. Compared to some of the other Radiohead albums I listened to (Rainbows, OK Computer, Pablo Honey), I like this one the most from them. It sounds mostly experimental to me and I think it works. Some of the songs had really good bass to it. Lyrics are alright, meaningful to some. A weird distorted mess at times, but it goes with the vibe so I don't think it's a bad thing. Favorite Song: #6 Optimistic Recommend?: I think it's worth a listen even if you don't usually like Radiohead. It's a 3-4 star for me.

A cosy nostalgic blanket

Better than I remember, not really a one off listen to enjoy.

I believe this is Radiohead's best example of electronic-sound-forward songwriting. Their early albums will always reign supreme to me, as an alt-rock fan of the 90s, but Kid A was a not unwelcome departure from that old sound. It's not often that an electronic album can captivate me from beginning to end; this is one of them.

Better than I remembered, but still not on same level as In Rainbows, OK Computer, the Bends.

i have listened to this album previously, first time this has happened so far. how to disappear completely is outrageously amazing, optimistic is really good, rest is also good. outstanding album overall, do not understand any of its negative initial reception given the existence of how to disappear. though granted it took me many listens to hold an opinion so high of this album.

3.5/5

Radiohead's foray into ambient/electronic infused art rock is pulled off so well on this album. After hearing Aphex Twin through this list I now absolutely can appreciate the influence on this record on so many of the songs, which are simple and just experiment with atmosphere and texture. 8/10

Enjoyable to listen to, laid back alternative album

Quite like this album

Some absolutely beautiful songs

Cat: It’s gritty and weird and smart and emotional and I love it. I love how experimental it is without being “weird for the sake of weird”. It’s creative. Thom Yorke’s voice is eerie and beautiful.

Ranging from emotionally melancholy, dream-like, deep & immersive soundscapes to an energetic and chaotic flurry of soulful sound. Transportive and brilliant.

typisk radiohead

Definitely a Radiohead album I like less. Still, it has some great highs. Everything In Its Right Place, How To Disappear Completely and Optimistic I really love. 8 out of 10

Never boring, restless, thoughtful, clever. Kid A is a great album, especially after the smash that was ok computer. Opening and title tracks are magnificent. The rest is solid. Check punch bros cover of the opener. I feel this has settled into the place where it should be. 4 stars

Not sure about this after only one listen. I think this is a multi-listen album to truly get it. Interesting soundscapes on this. I am going to give this a 4 because I think it has potential after more listens.

One of those albums that still sounds a tiny bit futuristic despite being a couple decades old. Definitely a huge left turn in Radiohead’s career and rock as a whole. No 5th star due to Thom Yorke’s whiny vocals draining out the music.

4,5

It took me a few listens, but I did like this. Very different to anything else I’ve really listened to. Fav tracks: Everything In Its Right Place, Optimistic, Motion Picture Soundtrack

Best moment on the album is the midpoint of The National Anthem which then leads to all the instruments coming in on top of each other and soloing. It's definitely a grower and i'd find it hard to hum along to, but its brilliant. Not too long, good songs all throughout

Brings me back to my middle school days

For some reason I, a rock-nerd, never got much into Radiohead. The suggestion was therefore very welcome. I did enjoy this album and its many ideas with its different sounds. I listend to earlier Radiohead stuff after that. And I liked it! That Thom Yorke's vocals are often distorted helps because they often really put me off. I enjoyed the jazzy elements as well.

Own on Vinyl

Oon vissiin kuunnellu tän läpi aiemminkin, mutta nyt kuulosti paljon paremmalta.

I had a strange relationship with Radiohead. I had a taped copy of Pablo Honey which I listened to a few times and didn't think much of. Then I remember seeing High and Dry, a single released ahead of the album, on MTV and hating it. My mind at the time said this is overproduced try-hard rubbish. (By way of explanation I was mostly listening to Pavement) at the time. By the time OK Computer had come out, however, I'd gone to Uni and started listening to Pink Floyd. It was a perfect album to sell me at the time. So where did that leave Kid A? I never listened to it. At all. The fact it even got released passed me by. The next time I noticed Radiohead they'd suddenly become seemingly the biggest band in the world. And I never really regained Radiohead. OK Computer is still one of my favourite albums ever but I've spent almost zero time listening to anything after that. I'm assuming there'll be a lot of it on here, it's that kind of list. This album, listening to it now? It's very of it's time, isn't it? Maybe it felt like the future of music then. There's some tunes. Some of it sounds like the same band who made OK Computer. Much of the music seemed to be intentionally discarding anything which could be thought of as Alternative Rock or Indie Rock or whatever. I get that. Thom Yorke has the love/hate relationship with fame that so many great artists have. Scores? I've written more about this album than almost any other (although, I've really written about me). There's no doubting it's a great piece of work. There's no doubting I'll listen to it again. There's nothing in there which has impact on me to even consider giving it 5. It's almost a textbook 4 for my scoring.

Sometimes a little too experimental but the album had a lot of good songs.