In Rainbows

I haven't really checked out Radiohead before and this was pretty enjoyable the second half. Faust Arp and Reckoner are pretty songs. Jigsaw Falling into Place is a cool song too. A couple of their earlier albums are supposed to be their best so perhaps I'll give those a go.

Great start to this list. I have listened to this album many times and I’m about to add another listen.

8/10

I was already a fan of this band by the time this album came out, and I remember it striking me as somewhat of a departure from the electronic-oriented Amnesiac/Hail to the Thief releases. More like a return to stuff like The Bends but with enough influence from their recent history to sound unique. Honestly this album for me is the most re-listenable one in their catalog and I was delighted to listen again for this app. I had forgotten the marketing around this album and it's "pay what you like" model. They never did that again, and in the end music seems commoditized to death by Apple, Spotify, etc, so maybe it unfortunately played into their hands.

very good

Not my favorite Radiohead, but I still enjoyed it. Prefer the more melodic tunes from album like The Bends.

Not their best, but still a very good album. 3.5/5.0: Very Good

Great album and definitely top tier. Beautiful songs that just meld together to create a free flowing album.

RAHHHH RADIOHEAD 5/5

EXCELLENT, a masterpiece, love it love it love it love it

Mood music

I remember in 2007 sitting in my dormroom waiting for the cart to open up so I could buy this album on MP3 from my favorite band. Not only was it a digital transaction which was novel but it was pay what you want! I remember spending $5 then going back and adding $10 more after I listened. This album is a masterpiece of production and motifs. The panning in particular was amazing in an era when earbuds first took off. I've listened to these tracks so many times I know the whole things going to be on repeat in my head all weekend. That said, this one also marks the moment I fell out on Radiohead. I fell in love with them late in middle school. By this album all I wanted was to hear something the wasn't downtempo breathy singing over textured instruments. I love it but it's just all chocolate ice cream the whole way down. It's also just so very serious. It's something ultimately very simple masquerading as something deep and complicated. Once the facade falls off, it's hard not to hold it at arms length.

I was already pretty familiar with this album from an old ex, but i havent heard it in years. Listened to it again front to back and there's a few things i like more now than i did then, but mostly how i felt about it stands. Its more interesting than moving, though with a few very tracks that ill be happily re-adding to my rotation. In the end thats a win

YEP, I'M BASIC. I LOVE RADIOHEAD. SO WHAT?

Cool nerds make music Pretty, artsy, yet badass Dance, chill, it all works

Have missed a lot of Radiohead. This is good

Musically not appealing, lyrically good. Sadly my lowest rated Radiohead so far. Listens: 1 Fave Track: All I Need Rating: 2

This is my third Radiohead album to review, after The Bends (5 stars) and Kid A (4 stars). Before starting this project, I'd only listened to A Moon Shaped Pool, which I thought was fine. I was pleasantly surprised by my first two Radiohead albums that I reviewed, and given the word of mouth on this one, I had pretty high expectations going in. In Rainbows is definitely more in line with Kid A, both in terms of overall sound, and how I feel about the album. I enjoyed listening to this album, mostly because it just sounded beautiful. The musical arrangements on each song were all deep and dark, and I felt like they grew better as the album went on. Each song was unique, but they all still managed to fit in with the overall mood and feeling of the album as a whole. As much as I loved the overall sound of the album, it was also full of little details that I’d find myself reacting with verbal ‘ooh’s and ‘aah’s. Also, I didn’t have a lot of familiarity with Radiohead before I started this project, but I’ve really grown to like Thom Yorke’s singing, and this album was no exception to that. If I’m in the mood for Radiohead, I’m more likely to gravitate towards The Bends, because I like its more traditional guitar rock sound, but I like that there were some flashes of that sound present on this album as well. Overall, I liked this album, and I can understand why so many people say that this is their favorite Radiohead album.

I was previously familiar with OK Computer and may have listened to this album once before, but it's quite different. Radiohead is known for reinventing themselves. There's some definite electronic influence present here. It's fine, but honestly I could take it or leave it. I did not have the emotional response with this one that I feel with OK Computer. Because of how much I like that album, I'd give this one more listens to see if it clicks, but it has not done so yet.

My favorite Radiohead album. The most diverse yet catchy and also soul-crushing work they ever had. Oh, and also it melds into OK Computer perfectly if you order each song from each album one-for-one? Yeah, nuts. These guys are geniuses.

Still don’t get Radiohead

I have heard this album before, but listening to it again all the way through offered a new perspective. There is a reason In Rainbows is so revered; seriously a significant landmark in the discography, blending drum machines and such analog guitar. Bass is ever present, and falling all over the place. Feels like a bunch of cinderblocks wrapped in a fuzzy blanket.

Aunque no conocía la mayoría de las canciones, Radiohead es siempre PERFECTO.

4.5

Good chill tunes

Fantastic album. It starts off great but to me, really jumps to another level in the second half with some absolutely beautiful music. Reckoner is the standout track. It's one of the best not just in Radiohead's catalog but amongst the best things I've heard so far in this journey through 1001 albums.

Alright but not their best

Yay weird fishes!! I may not understand Radiohead lyrics but I sure do vibe to them

I really do love some songs on this album: weird fishes, jigsaw falling into place, reckoner, house of cards, all I need. 4.5/5

Listened to at 3am while sick and unable to sleep. Not sure if that helped or hurt the rating

Haunting. Beautiful. Bold. Soft. It's so hard to describe the range of this album. By far my favorite Radiohead album if not one of my favorites of all time.

Chill and eerie. I enjoyed it.

Radiohead's ok. Sometimes a bit too ethereal and hypnotic for me. Not real big on the slower songs but I liked Bodysnatchers and Jigsaw Puzzle Falling Into Place.

This is the Radiohead album that so many super fans will tell you is their best. I am NOT one of them. “In Rainbows” would be Radiohead perfecting their post “Kid A” sound into a totally digestible piece. There is nothing even remotely bad about this album, but if I’m comparing it to “The Bends”, “Kid A”, or the always timely perfection of “OK Computer”, this doesn’t measure up. I don’t feel the goosebumps rise, or the uncontrollable awe that those three records bring to me, except on “Weird Fishes” and “Reckoner”, and on a good day, “Nude”. The rest feels like Radiohead by numbers. I’m actually way more in love with their next album, 2011’s “The King of Limbs”, but that won’t show up on this list because the critical mass of Radiohead fans and instant internet culture banned that to the garbage bin for being too short and too weird when it first came out. Also it’s worth noting that when this album was released, Radiohead issued a second disc of B-sides along with it. Those are so much better than the album proper. “Bangers and Mash”, “Down Is the New Up”, “Go Slowly” and “4 Minute Warning” could easily have replaced four lower songs on here and made this a truly great record.

Hats off to you again, Radiohead. Great stuff, and super cool for it to be released as a pay what you want album. Pretty revolutionary for that time!

An exceptional album, however still below my favourites The Bends and OK Computer.

Not my favorite Radiohead album. Always some interesting songs but a bit too trippy for me.

I know this album is highly regarded among the fans but I'm not really a big Radiohead fan so this one really didn't do it for me.

The first album I got to listen to on here was by Radiohead just two months ago. I can't remember a single track from that album, just like I can't remember a single track from this album less than 24 hours after listening to it.

It's rare to say this, but what an incredibly beautiful album. One of my favourites despite rinsing it dry after spending £1 as a poor student on it when they released it initially as pay-what-you-want on the internet (remember those times?). Every song hits you in different ways at different times. Videotape might be one of the most chilling album endings ever. A very very welcome response to Hail to the Thief, which was imo their poorest since Pablo Honey and signs they were falling away a bit. It's a shame they've never hit the lofty heights of In Rainbows since then, but if this is indeed their last 5* album of their career then what a bloody great run they had.

If we call off the wedding, it’s because I am only giving this 3 stars and Joe can’t marry someone who has neutral feelings about his third favorite Radiohead album. This definitely sounds like Radiohead! But the songs all sounded pretty similar to me and none of them particularly grabbed me.

I was not that familiar with this album, and while none of the songs seemed as catchy as those from Kid A (my fave of theirs) or OK Computer, the songs all had enough mood and lovely instrumentation, plus some cool effects via headphones, to make me want to revisit this at some point soon.

I know this one well enough that I don’t need to listen today, but I still will. You may recall this was the famous “pay what you want” album. I think I paid $10 when it came out, when I was a broke law student. Highlights: everything except Faust Arp, which isn’t even bad, it just doesn’t meet the standard set by everything else here, IMO. Please play Videotape at my funeral. Thanks, bye.

Incredible album. Crazy they were that deep into their careers and could make something that can rival their bests in Ok Computer and Kid A.

My first listen was not as favorable as my reactions to the other two Radiohead albums I’ve already had on the list. I listened again and then I listened again while driving. Just like other albums, this one finds its place in the circumstance. I was distracted while I listened to it when working; I was relaxed while driving through the country to a job site. Each Radiohead album is unique (yeah, obviously all albums are, else copyright becomes an issue); however, there is certainly a familiarity to their work. I don’t really listen to them as songs, but more as musical interludes. They don’t flow like traditional music. Verse, verse, chorus, verse, bridge, chorus, outro. Nope. Lots of “play as long as it feels good” phrasing. Instrumentation is often layered “noises”. Vocals are sporadic, but placed where they belong. It’s almost like chaos that randomly collides to make music. That, to me, in a nutshell, is Radiohead.

I downloaded this when it was offered free to the public. My 2nd favorite Radiohead album. A classic in my books.

Another Radiohead album. This is probably the weakest one we had on this list, and if 'OK Computer' also shows up (which I assume it will), it will probably remain so. I really like 'Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi', but otherwise there are not many songs that sticks with me. Holds a pretty high lowest bar, but this definitely belongs in the middle for me.

Just a perfect latin jazz album. It's fun, upbeat, the solos are great and has some great vocals (whoever does the female vocals on "Veinte Anos" does a great job). I can't find anything really wrong with it and reading through my 5 stars I think this just squeezes into the lower end of the scale. Maybe it is that the genre is quite different from what I normally listen to but all the songs are good and I've listened to it all weekend.

woof, did not enjoy this almost at all. this album was the reason i didn't get into rh sooner. the last couple songs were the best!

quieter and whinier than I thought radiohead would be. less rock. more emo

Top 10 albums of all time

Amazing work, very catchy beats and yet very technically arranged (weird time signatures etc) aongs

Great album, always a good listen.

just a freaking 10/10 album. One of my all-timers and puts Radiohead into the god level.

rahhhhhhh fire

It’s beginning to hit but I’m still not all the way there with it like I am with Kid A or OK Computer

The first couple tracks feel overly cluttered and the singing is just silly. Nude was better but not overly inspiring. I found myself enjoying all I need, faust arp and house of especially house of cards a bit more but they weren’t revolutionary. As most other people, jigsaw falling into place was the highlight for me. Ultimately, it did get better as the album went ok but it was too little too late honestly.

Babys got the bends oh no I loved it. Best song is bodysnathers 15 step has goofy sound effects though

I enjoy some Radiohead, but I can’t always listen to an entire album.

Radiohead is one of my all time favorite bands. They love pushing the envelope and don’t mind reinventing themselves as they so feel. This album is one of my favorites because it’s a return to guitar driven music with the infusion of riffs and jazz influences.

I have listened to this once before but very passively. Exciting! This simply reminded me why I LOVE Radiohead. Another fantastically written, performed and produced album.

Unique, not bad, not something I would seek out again.

Prefer their earlier albums, but not bad.

Not a fan of this one.

15 Steps - it's different and catches my attention. Feels a cold open to a mysterious journey. Bodysnatchers - I dig it but I want to know more about it Nude - This whole album feels uneasy and leaving me hanging. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - It does sound like the sound track to something in the deep ocean, dreamlike, washed, and with some danger. One of my favorites so far. All I Need - Faust Arp - Like a dark Beatles song Reckoner - House Of Cards - the traditional instrumentation intro caught my attention again. It's a good mix up. I like how this song feels more intimate after most of the rest of the album. Jigsaw Falling Into Place - fairly accurate depiction of a night out, and the darker side behind it. Videotape - The simple piano instrumentation is nice, and I like how the song builds. There's a very human thing about wondering how your life looks when played back.

very good:P muy bien

Pretty good

One of the GOATs. Absolute artistic masterpiece on a level with few others. The emotion, the technicality and timing, the pure brilliance from front to back. Also, Reckoner. Nuff said.

This is officially their best

Honestly it's like my 4th or 5th favorite Radiohead album, but still fire and I listen to it pretty regularly. I don't really think I can give any of their albums from OK Computer through In Rainbows anything other than a 5 because they were all formative as hell. This one was a grower though, I definitely didn't like it in 2007 as much as I do now. So it goes.

Not bad exactly, but I couldn’t find anything that interests me even after multiple listens.

I was on the fence about this one, if I could give 4.5 I would. It isn’t my favourite Radiohead album and it’s not where I’d start if I wanted to get into them as the earlier stuff is a bit more accessible. However, after listening to it twice yesterday, it’s bloody good stuff. Merges the more conventional elements of the early stuff with the more abstract experimental albums they’ve done post-90s. So I think even as a very basic-bitch fan that prefers the early stuff, I’ve got to give a 5. Simpsons: Looks like Creep was played in a episode.

Quite liked it. Think it needs more listens to score higher though, had kind of forgotten all the songs by this morning. Will try check out more Radiohead.

All the other Radiohead I’ve heard I really liked but this didn’t do a lot for me. I knew Jigsaw Falling into Place because Brad Mehldau has done a mint cover of it which I preferred.

Nein danke

Some interesting sounds, a couple of standout tracks, but largely as dull and dreary as my little exposure had led me to expect.

okay, so this was really good. Especially once I started deep diving into 'Videotape'. This was a really good album. Listened a few times already!

I listened multiple times but nothing pulled me in.

I enjoyed the listen. Reckoner Is an amazing song and will go on my permanent playlist.

This is really beautiful music. I've gotten a lot of appreciation for this band through the 1001. I had never really listened to Radiohead before. I did get to listen to this album at a Dead & Co show in Boulder summer 2023 and really enjoyed it, they played it during a lengthy break, and made a mental note that I had to check it out, but hadn't done so until today.

My favorite album from probably my favorite band - incredible songs and a overall sound. Reckoner is one of my favorite songs ever

It’s unbelievable. Rare album that sounds like absolutely nothing else of the era. Like no one even bothered trying to copy it. And I very much remember the attention around the release. Groundbreaking for that release alone. Perfect front-to-back music is a bonus. The percussion and drumming is filthy. I always had this perception of In Rainbows as a softer affair, but Radiohead rocks as hard as ever on a few of these.

Got spoiled by this album, really early. I was the sophomore kid in 2007 who Googled "what are the best bands?" and found a forum of very annoying people arguing whether it's The Beatles or Radiohead. Which of the two? There were no other options discussed! Obviously. How can a group of people be so wrong and... weirdly kind of right... at the same time?? That forum has set me up for decades of disappointment, as I realize that yes, Kid A is a real diamond in the rough, even if it was the second album I listened through in full. What a weird entry point to music. Now, at 32, I am many years into atoning for my early mis-steps, and this list is part of that. But... In Rainbows is genuinely, genuinely still stunning. They manage to get so much right, even as it's a fairly radical departure for the band that waited 15 years to make an album like this. It's much better that they waited. So much songwriting, production maturity in every decision they make. A familiar Radiohead and yet still so, so very strange. This really feels like the best thing that Radiohead could have put out in 2007. You know the old saying, that the great artists always seem to try to re-create some of their earliest, great works over and over. They continue to come back to the place where things started, and try to approach it again. That's what this album feels like. It's a homecoming for Radiohead, after a loooooong journey abroad. Nothing more to say! I LOVE this album. 5/5

4.5

Another great Radiohead album. I wasn't as familiar with this one as earlier works, but I quickly liked 6 of the tracks, and would probably like more with additional listens.

Just shy of 5 stars. Most of it is excellent with just a few points it slips to feeling to background-y.

I'm not thrilled to have the same taste as the lady who wrote Twilight, but what are you gonna do?

Radiohead’s In Rainbow is an ebb, really invoking introspective thoughts. To be frank, I don’t enjoy all of these songs, some of them just don’t hit right, others I find amazing and very listenable. A common theme in this album is the calm and relaxed vibe, and also a sort of pull into the music, repetition, which I like and am intrigued in throughout the album. Highlights include Reckoner, Videotape, and Jigsaw Falling Into Place. All in all, In Rainbows is a good album. best song: Jigsaw Falling Into Place Worst Song: Faust Arp

love this album. felt like i was in on a secret when i bought through their website. his voice has never sounded better imho and the songs are amazing

No brainer. I feeling of joy comes over me when listening to this. Sublime

I accidentally listened to Disk 2 first and, hoo boy, was I about to leave a scathing review. Then I realized my error and, mea culpa. This album is another really good showing for Radiohead. More sad songs about depression and hating fame combined with anthemic-sounding rock and a few elements of electronica (but not the super annoying kind). I'll have to give it another listen and pay closer attention to the lyrics, but I really enjoyed what I heard the first time. I think I like The Bends slightly better, but this was pretty great too. 4/5

Better than Kid A

Loved it. My first experience with Radiohead, I know "ok computer" is the most acclaimed but I guess I'll just wait for it to appear here. Amazing!

So.. no Radiohead?

Breddy gud :DD

I just don't get Radiohead. I know many people who flat-out love the band, but they are kind of the rice cakes of rock for me. Musically, I find it quite impressive, but I think it's the nearly flavorless vocal melodies that turn me off.

Interesting and musical

Could not listen beyond two tracks. Not my type of music.

94/100

Love this album!

All time classic. Probably the Radiohead that I’ve listened to the most. It is fun to make fun of thom’s voice in Reconer because he sounds like the old man character in family guy “do ya like popcicles?”. Love all of these tracks. I think jigsaw and weird fishes are my fav tracks. Timeless

There's parts of Radiohead I like and parts where I just feel like I don't get it.

Just can't get into these guys

Good background music if I'm ok being bummed out.

Perfection

Meh. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it. Enjoyed it most when I was walking through the woods with my dog. It fit that atmosphere. Was just waiting for it to be over though, by the end of the album. Some of the instrumentals were quite beautiful—vocals a bit whiny and slurry. Wouldn’t convince me to listen to more.

Hadn’t heard this one before! Was a good one

At their best, few bands are as creative or good as Radiohead. This feels like one of their older albums but not at the same time. The album really built its way up and by the end i was really feeling it. Not quite to the level of OK Computer or Kid A but a really solid album and one I would listen to again.

Nude, weird fishes, reckoner, and jigsaw are songs where Radiohead is at their absolute peak. This might be the groups best album but, people can be reluctant to compare it to ok computer - another monolith of an album. What I love most about this album is their softer touch on most of the songs which keep me submerged in a dream like atmosphere.

3.5 one of these days I’m gonna get Radiohead

Probably a 3.5. Fine album and all, but definitely not my jam.

In Rainbows brought me everything I needed. From ethereal vocals to sick bass lines to clean guitar riffs and an atmospheric synth, with moving drum beats to tie it all together. The album gave me a spacey, yet grounded feel. My favorite track is Jigsaw Falling Into Place. Album added to my Spotify library.

It’s taken 30 years but Radiohead have finally got me. This is textured, creative music that structurally builds, layers and crescendos. Sublime post rock that is well worth another listen, possible several.

15 Step // Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi // Reckoner // Jigsaw Falling Into Place //

This would have been an absolute four for me even more so than the last album, but the last song of the album has this weird drum beat at the end of it and it pissed me off. 3/5

Me like slinky guitar sounds.

Radiohead may be the most influential band in the world. They started as an alt rock/pop band, but they have moved far beyond that. They make music that is outside of any genre but their own. In Rainbows may be the band at the height of their power. These songs have a simple sound, that is build of complex, beautiful arrangements. They creates tapestries of guitar rock, with synthesizers rich rhythms. A rare band that is far, far bigger than the sum of their very talented parts...

Not my cup of tea, but interesting. Slow song are to sweet for me, but I liked some of the quicker ones.

I like the Radio Head sound instrumentally, but I have never liked that, wispy, whiney vocalist and this album doesn't do anything to change that.

Ein sehr schönes Album aus 2007 einer gereiften und besonneneren Brit-Pop Band. Klavier, Gitarre und elektronische Rhythmen werden zu ein wohltuendem Gesamtkunstwerk verschmolzen. „House of Cards“ und „Jigsaw..“ sind gelungen und machen das Album aus einer Zeit als das iphone

Is Radiohead prog? Yeah, because they tried out different things with a combination of electronics and rock on that album. I don't think everything works and soon it drifts off a bit in the background which I mainly attribute to Thom Yorke who is just not to me for a long period of time. Still a good album.

Another Radiohead album, another middle of the road review by me. It was ok, a couple of tracks were really good, especially '15 Steps'. Maybe it's me, but I can't get too excited by Radiohead and ntierh can I get too despondent.

15 step, Nude, All I need are the soundtrack of my 17. I didn’t know yet how lucky I was. This music saved me)

Difficult to describe how importantly interesting this album was when it came out. Radiohead just released it. Pay as much as you want. Download a high quality copy from their site. It was nuts. I love this album on top of that. It was super well put together and holds up 17 years later.

joya

Really like this album

Beautiful

Might be my favourite Radiohead album. Love the 'from the basement' session they did on it

Fancy free music

i <3 virgin music

(re)watched from the basement live version, plus 3x listen during morning. not my favorite Radiohead but it's up there. 4.8/5

No. Still not a Radiohead fan. In life, we just get bad music. It happens. Damn near everyday. Just because the record companies and all forms of media need to make money, and try every angle to sell you crap, it doesn't mean it is good, or that we have to like it. Just say NO! We can do better than average.

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I’m not the biggest Radiohead fan but I’d give this another listen.

As the first on my list to listen and review, I was excited to see it was Radiohead. I loved all of their 90's albums, but hadn't listened to any of their albums released after that. I have been meaning to listen to the newest album, Kid A mnesia, but now after listening to In Rainbows, I might put that off even longer. I was disappointed listening to this one overall. It started off ear-catching with Track 1 but then was just background music while working until Track 8 House of Cards, which I enjoyed. Keep in mind this opinion is coming from someone who does not have an appreciation/understanding of the tech side of music or music theory.

excellent album, does Radiohead have a bad album? this one in particular is reminiscent of high school. That classic downtempo psych rock sound Radiohead has been come to be known for. Always worth a listen

This went from "a Radiohead album I kind of like" to "one of their three best" over the past several years, for me at least. Its really good, and I still remember the entire "pay what you want" process when it came out. They really never miss.

Probably my favorite Radiohead album. I remember when this came out and it felt like such a fresh sound.

So. It's on me that I accidentally listened to the "Live from the Basement" version of this album first and then had to go back and listen to the actual album. That's not their fault. I didn't like this album though. I'd rather be listening to other Radiohead.

truly unbelievable lows after such highs in their career

There were some great songs ("Weird Fishes", which is my favorite Radiohead song) and some songs that sound like they exist only to be unique.

i enjoyed this more than expected, 3.5

sorry to radiohead, but this album is irreversibly linked to the ex of mine who had a big poster for it and also literally never washed his bed linens but would complain if I febrezed anything because he had "a very sensitive sense of smell"

So good!

This was a great listen while driving today. Matched my drive time almost perfectly, and was really enjoyable while cruising

Every Radiohead album since OK Computer has been absolutely amazing. This isn't my favorite, but it's still in a class of its own. I think every single Radiohead album except Pablo Honey is a 10/10. I love Pablo Honey, but it's not in the same league as everything after it. In Rainbows has some of the cleanest, most satisfying production I've ever heard. The "In the Basement" live version of this album is so, so much better than the studio version.

This is a masterpiece simply „all i Need” one of my favorite tracks

Will always remember this album cycle very fondly, 4 years was a very long time between albums of a band you love when you are younger so it felt like they were coming back from the grave. Saw them play outdoors in montreal on this tour and out of ~300 concerts Ive been to it is #1. When they played fake plastic trees fireworks started going off in the background because it turns out there was a fireworks thing happening that same night in the city. Magic! Never liked Body Snatchers and think there are some songs on \"disk 2\" that are much better. Actually I would re sequence the whole thing using the best tracks from both tracks.

No

Very meh.

Love this. Moody and melodic. Its not my favorite Radiohead album but I put it on regularly as mood music to work to.

Five

4.3

Solid Radiohead album. Has heard before and will listen again.

Top tier album Bodysnatchers guitar makes me happy :)

My favorite modern Radiohead album. A well-rounded listening experience!

Yuck.

One of my least favorite Radiohead albums. Still like plenty of songs I like… but way down there on my list of RH albums. So I almost never pick it as a listen.

Honestly, not one of my favorite Radioheads. But even bad Radiohead is still three.

5 every day and twice on Sundays. One of their best 3 albums all of which are unquestionable 5 stars.

Gave this a five last time but it's not The Bends, is it?

Loved it, such a classic

Just beautiful sounds, dancing in my head. Spectrums of sound are conveyed in harmony through each and every track. One of my all times

God I love this album. Gets better with every listen. Nude is up there with the best songs ever. Thom’s voice makes me wanna cry. Jigsaw and weird fishes have amazing instrumental builds that are classic Radiohead.

Perfect album!

Radiohead really stands out for the distinctive vocals. Such a defining and unique sound. Only negative to this album is there aren't any hits or upbeat tracks.

Yea. I like weird fishes

Too high pitch voice, but has good songs

An example of the psychedelic and experimental rock variety, Radiohead’s album “In Rainbows” catches my ear but not enough to hold itself. 🥇House of Cards 🥈Jigsaw Falling Into Place 🥉 Video Tape HM: Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi

To me, this is one of the more boring radio head albums. And while I at one point enjoyed nude and weird fishes, listening in full did not hit for me. Am I missing something here? It seems like everyone is in love with this album. I honestly don’t see Thom Yorke farting into the mic as a transcendent album.

It ends way better than it starts only the big songs are the ones that will stick with me and Videotape is a great end to an album. I just don't get it I will keep revisiting over the next few weeks to see if I get the hype but my best friend said this is one of the records that has influenced him the most and I just do not get it. I like half the songs on here and the others are just whiny Tom Yorke man speak up please. I understand this is an iconic record but I just find it so hit or miss and the genre-bending does not do nearly enough. Weird fish all i need Jigsaw Video tape Reckoner those were the highlights. Again I want to give it more chances but for now it is just okay upon like 2 listens

It was as definitely Radiohead. Don’t love them but they have a distinct sound and play well.

It took me a couple of tracks to get into but I really enjoyed it. It's no Kid A, but it's still good. 4 stars.

It’s about time I got to this album. One of my favorite Radiohead albums and one of the best albums ever. I’ve listened to this album dozens of times and it will always be great. Definitely biased on this one but there’s so much that this album does well. Both discs are solid and I’ll continue to listen to this for years. 9.8/10

perfecto.

7.5/10 - 4/5 I listened to this one while really focused on a project. I enjoyed it, but it didn't really stick with me. May need to revisit it sometime. I like the experimentation and overall sound! But I believe I'd like Kid A or OK Computer more.

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One of their best. A true 5 star album.

spilte sykt mye radiohead i praha

Amazing band. Amazing album

Have never heard this album in it's entirety. I've known about Weird Fishes/Arpeggi for a handful of years and that was my favorite of the album. Not bad overall, not sure how often I'll go back and listen to this one.

Another great Radiohead album. Some amazing stuff from Greenwood on the guitar in this album. A little abstract at times but it flows well enough. Doesn't hit the spot like OK Computer, The Bends & Pablo Honey, but is still a great album to sit and listen to.

Didn’t entirely finish the album, it’s overall okay. Radiohead never stuck with me much, the vocals never hit as hard as people say. On the other hand I get it, it’s got some beautiful instrumentals

Didnt like it

This is one of my all time favourite albums, by one of my all time favourite bands. Love it every time I listen to it. Which is fairly often to begin with.

A long time favorite. Did the concert.

Soprendentemente tranqui

This was not great, but tolerable up until "nude". I don't say this often, but Thom Yorke needs to shut the fuck up. We don't need that kind of whining. After nude it seemed to go even further downhill. Dissonance in the background, detuned synths, more Yorke sounding like a strangled cat. By the time Faust Arp comes around I'm ready to shit-can this album. I'm kinda glad I didn't because "Jigsaw falling into place" is a kind of niceish track. It utterly falls apart again with "Videotape" - which is a dirge.

One of my favorite Radiohead albums.

Radiohead. 3

one of the greatest albums of all time

I like to think about this album in essentially the same way Ryan Marr does, as he wrote in his flash essay about the album for The RS 500: "as OK COMPUTER LITE: 'Subterranean Homesick Alien' with all the 'Fitter Happier' bullshit stripped away." Which, presented in that context, all by itself, sounds like an insult. Certainly it sounded that way to one member of the group I'm a part of. But it's not to say that OK COMPUTER is worse than IN RAINBOWS. Honestly, on whatever level you wanna define "objective" as, I'd say I still think OK COMPUTER is a better album overall. As for which one I'd return to first, though... OK COMPUTER is great. I just said as much. But it can also be a lot. Y'know, what with it being about the decline of Western civlization and all. IN RAINBOWS, on the other hand, is a lot simpler—and I don't mean that as an insult. It sounds like a much easier record to just throw on and enjoy without having to deal with any pigs in cages on antibiotics. That's true even if I can't really pick any one track as a stand-out like I could with OK COMPUTER ("Paranoid Android" and "No Surprises" for me). I guess to put it some way to close this out, if I'd been around for this album's original release, I wouldn't've paid nothing. Some pretty fine clothes the emperor's got there, I tell you what.

Simply beautiful, especially Videotape. I do like OK Computer more, but this is certainly a close second.

That’s an instant 5. I have said before that the most important thing an album can do is to make you feel something, and… this album made me feel a lot of things. To some ears, I can understand it; occasionally, there is an incredible repetition in the soundscape that lingers on for a bit too long, and for those ears, that’s the sort of thing that takes them out of being engaged. For my money, though, there was not a dull moment in this album – I think almost every track here pulled me into its mood and its lyrics, and that is a testament to the amount of detail and effort poured into this entire album, whether it’s from Thom Yorke’s vocals, the incredible guitar & drums, or just the mixing that made everything stand out that much more. Just a fabulous, fabulous record.

The lasts songs of the album are the best.

Here we have a curious case. I have been around since the beginning when Radiohead was topping the alternative pop charts with "fake plastic trees" and the like. I followed them throught the "groundbreaking" Kid A album, and now for something completely different here. Now for the difficult part: if you are a Radiohead fan all of this progression is amazing and innovative and ... cool! But, if you do not know Radiohead, this album, (just like Kid A actually) will lose some audience via its unusual quality. For example what genre is it really? Or the fact that Radiohead is very much still Radiohead on this album but only if you "know" the band. I think this album will be very polarizing in ratings.

naja, bestenfalls hintergrundmusik.

Naja, DRS3 lobt die Band ja in jeder Sendung. Aber für mich habe ich noch keinen Zugang gefunden. Besonders dem Sänger kann ich fast nicht zuhören.

They released this album with a "pay what you want" model when piracy was hitting it's golden days. Kind of cool. This album took me years to get but I think it's incredible

Many better albums than this but one of the greatest bands

Videotape

I only know the Name of the Band - but so songs

Radiohead - In Rainbows This is my favorite Radiohead album. It's the album that pulled me into the Radiohead galaxy. From the opening notes on 15 Step to end it's got a heavier sound. My favorite taco on here is Jigsaw Falling into Place. Ok Computer might be their more famous album, but In Rainbows will always hold a special place in heart. 5/5

Pockets of upbeat relief from what is otherwise the mood changing depression you expect from Radiohead. I imagine this album gives Radiohead fans absolute raging boners (men and women) - am I a Radiohead fan or have I just had a slightly promiscuous thought? I’m not sure 3.5

I paid nothing for this album. This is a historic mistake, indeed a disgrace. I shall seek to rectify it forthwith. (In my defense, I own every other Radiohead album, have seen them on tour twice, have the t-shirt, and was given a branded jigsaw puzzle once. So, I think the scales are only slightly tilted in their favour!)

As far as Radiohead goes, this one just doesn't do it for me. I appreciate their creativity and abstract nature. There's just very little here that interests me. Jigsaw Falling Into Place is a pretty fantastic palate cleanser though. Favorite tracks: Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

Esse álbum me deixou empolgado para escutar mais rediohead.

My only exposure to Radiohead (aside from the odd passing single) has only ever been through this list, with having OK Computer generate previously for me. So it's interesting listening to such highly-praised projects by a heralded band for the first time While I didn't find this as great as as OK Computer, I still really enjoyed my time with this and will definitely be returning to a heavy majority of tracks from this

I didn't love this as much as other Radiohead albums on release, but it's grown on me over the years. I think the less focus on guitars put me off at first, but the songs themselves are just great.

In Rainbows. I've never been much of a Radiohead fan, their stuff just doesn't do it for me, although I think this gets a bit closer than their widely-agreed best works. That's not to say I really liked it; Bodysnatchers and Weird Fishes/Arpeggi are my favourite tracks, the rest are generally okay, interesting enough without moving me, House of Cards isn't any good though, nor is Videotape, and that makes for a disappointing end to the whole album. I dunno, their stuff never goes where I want it to go, and while I know the whole comparison between them and Muse was always ill-founded in the first place, Muse give me what I want from a falsetto-type vocal and some of the experimental touches on top of an alt rock foundation. Probably gets a 3 because it made me engage and there were all of those hints of stuff I want to like but nothing that really gets me to do so; it wasn't bad, objectionable or completely out of my tastes, so gets a middle of the road score.

Don't get it. I listened to this when it came out, didn't get it then and don't get it now. It's not that it's a bad album, it's just not one that captures me in the same way that it does a lot of people. And it doesn't have anything that stands out in the way that OK Computer does; Weird Fishes and Jigsaw Falling Into Place get closer than the rest of the album, but neither  will stay with me in the way Paranoid Android or Karma Police do. 3/5.

Pas mal, s'écoute bien. Bonnes mélodies.

I may need to give this another listen, I started getting into it the second time around, but didn’t get too far. After one listen, it wasn’t my thing.

Love this album. One of Radiohead's best.

Very nice I like Tom bjork

What is my generation's obsession with this droning, incoherent noise factory? Am I not being pretentious enough? I've tried, I REALLY have, but I just. Don't. Get it. I love Creep, but it turns out that's because it's just an old goddamn Hollies song! Could not tell one track from the other on this collection of nonsense. Gets a 2 instead of 1 bc it has a few decent beats, and I was on occasion interested in some of the instrumentation, but those were the sad bits of passable sausage in am exceptionally weak gravy.

One of the best of their best. Perhaps it's an answer to the question of what's The One Radiohead album to listen to, if you could only pick one to explain this band.

Didn't like them then, still don't like them now. IDGAF how acclaimed they are.

Great album overall. Not my favorite Radiohead album but still a good listen.

Happier sounding Radiohead. 4/5

I just don’t think I’m a Radiohead guy. Their music doesn’t “speak” to me. The vocals are boring, the music isn’t particularly catchy.

Thom York's wailing doesn't impress me as much as some. Solid, but uninspiring.

Impressionante, 10/10. Eu precisava ouvir esse álbum alguma hora e eu tô Mt feliz que foi agora, todas as músicas são incríveis, complexamente pensadas, em todas as partes, as linhas de baixo são incríveis, a bateria eh única e inovadora, a voz eh insana, eh linda, eh tão melódica que não tem como não cantar junto. Msm músicas onde parece que tem uma base bem simples, como Faust arp, impressionam de uma maneira ou outra, essa impressionando pela quebra de tempo e sua progressão de acordes inusitada, dissonante e linda. Weird fishes eh incrível e eu amo a bateria, não teria como melhorar essa música. Músicas como all i need, nude, jigsaw falling into places, fazem jus ao amor que as pessoas tem por esse álbum, icônicas e lindas.

mid

I quite enjoyed this one. Pretty calm and relaxing album

Outstanding.

Perfection, and a new way of connecting with fans (when it was first released, anyway) means it could never be less than 5 - even if they weren't one of my all-time favourite artists. Some of their best songs on this record, but which have not had quite the same exposure as the bigger hits. "Nude" is a particular highlight

4-5 stars

Bra, men trist

Liker dette albumet men hørte det i hjel for sånn 5 år siden så var litt lei nå men nais å høre på.

Ikke det beste av dem, men fortsatt bra greier!

I had never actually listened to this album despite loving earlier Radiohead. It was very good, though not quite on par with earlier albums for me.

Previously rated: Kid A (1/5) Hail to the Thief (1/5) ************************** This initially sounded like it was going to be better than the other two I heard previously. And overall, I think it is slightly better, but only slightly. The whiny vocals are still here. The pretentious, atmospheric background music. I don't dig this band at all.

Erzeugt eine tolle Klanglandschaft, die zum Hören einlädt, auch wenn es aus meiner Sicht kein wirklich rockiges Album darstellt.

One of the best albums of all time

I just listened to this album a couple times prior to it showing up on my list. One of my favorite albums of all times. 5/5

One of my favorite albums of all time. In Rainbows is often times my favorite Radiohead album, which is also sometimes OK Computer, sometimes Kid A, sometimes The Bends. This was the first new Radiohead album for me after I had become a fan of the band, and it’s easily one of my few favorite albums from this century. Every track is outstanding in its own way, but my favorites are Bodysnatchers, Nude (what a vocal performance), Reckoner, Weird Fishes, House of Cards, and Jigsaw Falling Into Place. Also All I need. 15 Steps is a brilliant opener. Ahhh! On this listen I learned that Weird Fishes is not called Weird Flashes which I thought is what he said the first 1000 times I listened to this record.

Great album

Hell yeah

Not their best work….

Greatest album of all time

radiohead’s most beautiful record ! lovely arrangements by jonny on reckoner

Gna be listening to this one againx2 for a while after.

Yeah. This is a total masterpiece. Really incredible, as close to a perfect album you can get.

I guess I’m turning into a Radiohead freak. I can’t say there’s a bad song on this. Such a great album to just vibe to. 5/5

In 2007, Radiohead released, from what I've seen, the most highly praised album in their discography. Fusing electronic elements with ambient and twinkling guitar passages lying in the backgrounds of these tracks, Radiohead rests under a warm blanket for this influential release. Above all else though, I assume this album gets all the praise because of its comforting atmosphere. It's soft and light, and Yorke's crooning over most of these songs paints a melancholic image of a man longing for something more, in a relationship, affection, or life in general. As beautiful and enjoyable as this album is, I do find myself wanting a more punchier track at times, akin to some of Radiohead's older releases. The first two tracks certainly satisfy that desire to a certain extent (the opening "15 Step" is my favorite song on the album alongside the penultimate "Jigsaw Falling into Place"). But many of the songs feel like they're building up to something orchestric, grandiose, and cathartic, but end before reaching any such point. Also, Yorke's crooning on certain songs (like "House of Cards") is flat-out uninteresting and too similar to vocal passages I've heard on other Radiohead songs and the instrumentation isn't interesting enough to carry the entire song. Maybe that's why I like "15 Steps" so much, it's the vocals and the way Thom delivers them with such punch, vigor, and an almost restrained anger that makes the song stick out on this album. But I don't believe this album wants to build up its tracks, and that's fair; not every track needs to have a crescendo. Instead, this album is comfortable in the warm, pillowy, and spacey cacoon it built for itself and your enjoyment of this album rests on how much you're willing to let yourself float along to that. There are many gorgeous moments. When the strings come in at the end of "Reckoner", the vocal choir passages at the end of "Nude", and the entirety of the piano-driven "Videotape". Also the acoustic guitars and bass all over this album are great. "Jigsaw Falling into Place" is probably the most whole song on the album, a gorgeous art rock track with lush instrumentation and one of my favorite Yorke performances ever as he draws inspiration from the hazy environment he's in while being inebriated in a college-era night. The sense of nostalgia that drives this track's lyrical themes makes it so enjoyably melancholic. 8/10

Finally

It's the best arrangements, the most beautiful guitars, the most beautiful drums, the highest quality mixing and the most awesome mastering. I can't classify myself as a Radiohead fan. I don't really like Thom Yorke's timbre and manner, but the music they make in its totality is beautiful, original and very interesting. Special mention must be made of the air and quality with which one hears every nuance and every instrument on the recording. My hat's off to them.

Vulnerable sounding, loose production in a way as I’m not super tight or crispy, it felt like it wasn’t trying to impress anyone and was just what the artist wanted to say, despite it not being so much for me

Radiohead goes harder than I thought/remember them going. I really love the the electronics and post production instruments are used to enhance what was already there, rather than be the focal point of the music. Definitely some certified bangers on the album. No real low moments at all during the album, but it's lacking a wow factor for me.

GOAT BEST ALBUM EVER JIGSAWWWW FALLING INTO PLACEE

I’ve never given Radiohead a fair shot. It’s always been fine, but I never make time to let it really draw me in. Still, this album ain’t my favorite of theirs in even my limited experience. Wikipedia tells me this is the one they released on the web, when the industry was floundering. That gets it an extra point from me. Just because it was an important moment.

I love this album. It was changing the game from the day it came out when you could oh whatever you wanted for it. I have loved it ever since.

Cool

Man, I wish I could suck myself off the way Radiohead do after making the MOST boring music that gets constant universal critical acclaim.

Superb.

OK. Not really my style.

Not even close to Radiohead's best album. This album feels like Radiohead got "cool" and said "no, we hate that, let's try and be weird again". Radiohead was already at the forefront of "weird, quirky" music and it is incredible. This album truly fell flat for me in comparison to their previous albums.

I had never listened to Radiohead before, but I knew they were very popular. I really enjoyed listening. I guess this is why you listen to new music.

So I've been a big Radiohead fan for about 2 years now, and I swear this album gets just a little bit better every single time I listen to it. This alvum perfectly represents what a typical Radiohead album sounds like, and I love everything about that. The 2 opening tracks "15 Step" and "Bodysnatchers" have such a sense of urgency, before "Nude" comes on and changes the pace completely. I love the way they seemlessly blend pianos woth guitars, making for that signature Radiohead sound. I get that some people might find Thom's voice a bit whiny, but for some reason I love it. He has such a versatile voice that can sound annoying when he wants it to, but can also be used to deliver such emotive performances.

I can't believe I've never gone to listen to radiohead's music even though I know its exactly the kind of music I love.

Meh

Noget meget funky, men er stadig bare ikke fan af Rafiohead. Forstår ikke apellen

All Time Classic 👌🏻

Very good and took me through every emotion. I liked especially that one song would be banging on the drums and the next would be a slower down melody.

Geht so.

All sounds the same

I mean, it's fine. I can see putting this on to do homework or something, but I wouldn't put it on if I were just like "I want to listen to some music."

No words needed!

Standout Tracks- "Bodysnatchers," "Nude," "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi," "House of Cards, "Jigsaw Falling Into Place," "Videotape" Lyrics/Vocals- 3/5 Instrumentals- 4/5 Vibes- 4/5 Overall- 4/5 First of all, I love Radiohead, and this is the first album that I have received on this list that I've already heard. Now that we've got that settled, my first listening to this album was about a year ago and I was not super impressed. It was by no means a bad album, but it just didn't stick out to me. In my listen for today, my opinion has changed slightly. I do like this album a bit more than I did originally, but some people would say this is Radiohead's best album and I have to disagree. It has some really good tracks on it, but it is a huge departure from their normal sound. At the very least it is a departure from one of their more acclaimed albums, "OK Computer." This album is a lot more experimental, but I don't have any issues with that. This album struck a different chord on my second listen, I was able to appreciate more of the production aspect and really take it all in. Thom Yorke is an amazing vocalist with hauntingly beautiful lyrics. The instrumentals feel very "dreamlike" and are very well done. The vibes are amazing, although turning on Radiohead at any kind of social function is kinda hit or miss so I'd definitely not do that for this album.

Overall a good quality but totally forgettable

* Like the airy element on Nude. Highlight of Nude was that rather beautifully held note with "thinking" towards the end. * Three songs in, and although I didn't dislike nude, I still find myself underwhelmed by this album so far. Likely looking at my first one star rating if nothing changes in the next seven tracks. * Getting Lofi Girl vibes from that background melody in Weird Fishes/Arpeggi. That does much of the work on getting it so high on the list. * The instrumentals on Jigsaw Falling into Place gets a thumbs up from me. * In Videotape, it almost sounds like a hail of bullets going off in that final verse up until near the end. Very solemn melody throughout. I never thought I'd hear "Mephistopheles" used in a song but here we are. * Yep, this album is gonna hold the honor of being my first one star rating. I went back and forth a bit on whether or not to give it two, since I found some tracks to be okay-ish... but decided against it. None of the tracks with the possible exception of Jigsaw Falling into Place would I consider to be legit likable. The top 6 were alright listens but nothing spectacular. Jigsaw Falling into Place is the only one I'd really consider "good" from start to finish. -- Album Rankings -- 1. Jigsaw Falling into Place 2. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi 3. Reckoner 4. Nude 5. All I Need 6. Videotape 7. 15 Step 8. House of Cards 9. Bodysnatchers 10. Faust Arp

I am surprised by how not-too-depressed (as I thought) Radiohead would be. I don't think that I have listened to any other of their songs, apart from Creep, but this wasn't too bad. A couple of the songs were a bit too much but the rest were decent.

How dare they invent bandcamp

In Rainbows by Radiohead is a captivating album that showcases the band's musical prowess and innovation. The seamless fusion of electronic and rock elements, coupled with Thom Yorke's distinctive vocals, creates a dynamic and engaging listening experience. The tracklist, ranging from the haunting Nude to the experimental 15 Step, demonstrates Radiohead's versatility. Beyond the music, the album's unique pay-what-you-want release strategy challenged industry norms. In Rainbows remains a significant and influential work, standing as a testament to Radiohead's creative brilliance and enduring impact. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 6 STAND OUT TARCK - Jigsaw Falling Into Place

First Radiohead album I loved and listened all the way through. Should have released this one first

Ultimate sad boy hour soundtrack, good blend of electronic and instrumentation. “All I Need” and “Nude” stole the show for me.

Best

This album is always a Jigsaw Falling Into Place for me. It’s All I Need.

No skips. On heavy rotation this weekend. I can see why this is considered one of their best albums. Very great album

Can’t believe I am only arriving at this now. It’s gorgeous and I listened a few times over the weekend. Perfect for stark, snowy weather.

10/10

what more can be said about this one. It does the most while sounding like the least, it's filled with beauty but also determination. So calculated yet so free

House of Cards and Videotape were the most solid for me, enjoyable mellow sound overall. Prefer some of their other albums more

This was great. The music and vocals blend so well together for sound and vibe. I enjoyed this a lot to listen to. Radiohead is without a doubt a band with some chops and they are doing something here.

This is a pretty good album. Not something I would listen to a lot myself, but I think it does most things right. The lyrics are better kind of ignored and just let them be part of the cacophony.

1.19.24

Today this became my second fav radiohead album. Maybe it's the desolate feeling of winter, the despair etc, but for some reason today it really worked for me. Very very high 4 Edit ive come back to this now a lot I love this album. 15 steps is a superb opener I think its incredible

already heard it but this shit hits crazy hard with better airpods. Im feeling a strong 8 to a light 9

This was the beautiful dreamy downbeat psychedelic vibe I was exactly looking for this morning. So much love for Radiohead. 5* absolutely, will be buying the vinyl and returning frequently, faves (for now, after just the first pass) include 15 Step, Nude, Weird fishes, and Videotape. Phenomenal.

Someone really likes Radiohead. This too is an excellent album. But does Radiohead need two albums in the list? I would say the distinctions between the albums are not enough to warrant that for the average listener. The base test in my opinion is to queue up multiple albums by the same band and if the listener cannot tell where one ended and the next began, then one album should be all that is needed. On this album, "15 step" and "Jigsaw Falling into Place" are my two favorite songs. Would I have like to see broader experimentation? Yes, definitely. There is refinement here and change and experiment but at some point, the vocal delivery style is too fixed, the building technique too similar, the lyrics too much the same.

Classic!!! 5 for sure.

3.5 stars. The singing brings down otherwise creative and interesting songs. Interesting basslines, heavily layered and goes for an 'epic' sound. Standout is "Jigsaw Falling Into Place".

the album's themes explore the complexities of love, existentialism, and societal reflections, and is a testament to Radiohead's continued evolution as artists, maintaining their reputation as a band with a willingness to experiment with sound. it’s not a bad album, just not my style. i’ll rate it a 5/10. full rating on ig: @musicwithnessa

Amazing. One of the best albums ever (had listened to it prior to this but still). Radiohead are geniuses.

Good album and nice production. Not quite my speed. Feels very british. Gives me the same vibes as British police dramas

Easy to understand why this record was lauded as one of the best in the 21st century and won many awards. There is a warmth to songs that don't necessarily reflect the lyrics.

This album while not as varied as previous ones is extremely beautiful and emotionally rich. Only dips on the last song but everything before it is worth listening.

4.6 - Radiohead’s last great album, I wouldn’t rank this as high as OK Computer or Kid A, but great. Favorite tracks: Reckoner, Jigsaw, Weird Fishes, Bodysnatchers, Videotape.

Fantastic album - I forgot how much I love Radiohead. Bodysnatchers really brings it