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Okay, but a bit slow
Just don't dig Radiohead.
Not my taste in vocals. Chill vibe. Drum track on the opener seemed to mismatch. The whole album felt like background music for depression.
Svp mettez moi des albums moins connus, jsp
I liked this. I might like Radiohead more than I think I do? I liked 15 step, bodysnatchers, and arpeggi.
Good as far as Radiohead albums go - which get pretty shitty after this and immediately before.
There's seemingly too much Radiohead on this list. Not to say that I particularly despised this album, it's probably their best work since OK Computer. But a majority of their modern work sort of lends itself to sad boi wailing over acoustic guitars with the occasional electronica experimentation. This particular album has its moments and may meander a bit, but closes out nicely. The marketing for this album may have been more notable than the album itself, being one of the first "pay-your-own-price" albums to be released, which was bold at the time.
Did not listen
One thing I learned with video Radiohead is that their music is not for everyone. Thom Yorke’s vocals can be pretty off-putting, and I don’t think In Rainbows exactly showcases his vocal talents. Much of this album has him mumbling, humming, or providing general vocalizations. But his vocal decisions pay off big in an album like this because his voice adds to the vibe in just the right way. The lyrics are strong, when you can understand them, and I love a good theme. In Rainbows is more of a downer than an upper, but I already said I enjoy themes.
I find a lot of Radiohead's music post-90s to be hit or miss for me. Sometimes, their music really clicks as modern and enjoyable alt rock, and sometimes it lands more as spacey art rock that doesn't really do anything for me. This album is a pretty hefty mix of both of those things. I will say, as far as post-90s Radiohead goes, this album is definitely further up there for me than some of their albums. But even still, my connection to this album felt minimal. Part of me really wishes I could connect more with Radiohead, as so many people seem to be able to. Anyway, a decent album, even if I wasn't really feeling it all the way.
I’m aware of a handful of Radiohead songs, and recognized this album artwork - not sure if it’s because I had a single track from it or because of the ‘pay-what-you-want’ download. The album starts with high energy and interesting lyrics. I overall enjoyed the music, the melodic guitar, and the haunting vocals typical for the band, but didn’t feel like the album had much direction. If I were to take two tracks with me to listen to again they would be All I Need & Reckoner, but otherwise I’m unlikely to give the album a full listen again.
Fine Radiohead as it goes
Not my fave of theirs, but atmospheric
Consistently fine, but did not grab me.
Better than I remembered! But I do not find much of it memorable at all.
Love seeing a band I’m familiar with but not sure I’ve listened to this album too many times start to finish. The basement sets on YouTube are 🤌🏻 Great modern Radiohead sound, production amazing and even better listening in headphones. Lovely variety and skill throughout and plenty of standalone tracks too. First half feels much stronger than second, but still good songs throughout, all with a different feel. Average of 3.5 as a result.
Not the last we'll hear of Radiohead. I liked "Body snatchers", "weird fishes", and "Jigsaw falling into place".
It was fine I guess, it just kind of blended together. I like pretty much every other radiohead album way more.
Best Radiohead album so far, but still meh.
Hi internet. I know this is "the greatest album of all time". I know everything thom yurk touches turns to gold midas style. I know all these things. But I dont love the music. I just dont. Its fine dont get me wrong. But I have not currently learned to levitate or shoot lasers from my eyes yet after listening to it. But jokes aside its fine. Too whispy and ethereal for my tastes. And I really dont like the vocal style at all really. Big turn off. There are one maybe two songs that have some get up in their DNA but the other 10 tracks are just so meandering and honestly uninteresting. I thought kid a was futuristic and cool but this is just whatever. No teeth for me. I'll probably never come back until I meet some hipster guy who will cut my pinky off if I dont like the radiohead. Idk man ther just are so many better records out there and I dont get the cult like following of these guys. They are good but nowhere near the praise they get on shitty message boards
thom yorke is a douchebag
I'll never understand what people hear in 2000s Radiohead, I guess. I know people who think this is the greatest album ever, and to me it's just like fine? Nothing awful, but nothing particularly standing out.
Not particularly my style I think. Maybe need to listen through it a few more times but overall didn't pique my interest.
Nothing special 3
so this is one i would say i was there for and have fell out of over the years. i got this record when it first came out, and it was an instant hit and felt like a breath of fresh air for this group. they've been around forever now, and the catalog is can be blindly picked as variation goes. this felt like they could still move with modern music, and i would listen to it while driving. Bodysnatchers should be first, not 15 Step, but its fine. i don't love every song on this, and i don't listen to it other than nostalgia.
Twee, pretentious, and boring, but still better than I expected. I see why others like this album, but I struggled to get through it.
This album is probably #3 or #4 in my list of Radiohead albums, but it's still pretty good.
Inte en skiva jag tänker på som ett av Radioheads stora album. Inget epokgörande. Men det låter ändå bra. Gillar den minimalistiska tajta ljudbilden.
I like weird fishes
more like a 3 and a half honestly
Radiohead is a good band. My son loves them! He says this is the best album ever recorded. For me, it's just so so.
Ett par låtar bra, annars inte min musiksmak. Låter lite som Coldplay.
Den här typen av svårmodig, lite psykodelisk art-rock kräver en hel del av sin lyssnare. Den kanske vinner över tid, men jag tror att jag gillar bättre de rakare låtarna.
Not too bad, I was at least able to listen to the entire album without an overwhelming desire to turn it off
Klingt traurig, dystopisch, nostalgisch. Viele übereinandergelegte Sounds. "Leidender" leiernder Gesang, wirkt traumhaft als wäre man in Trance.
It was good!
Got slow at times, but was still great. 15 steps and Jigsaw amazing.
The longest I’ve ever been able to stomach Radiohead outside of creep. Still can’t help that they’re the musical equivalent of thinking your shit doesn’t stink
Good, but too sad and boring for me Favourite song: Weird fishes / Arpeggi
Really solid, Yorke's voice not that grating on this
Not in the top half of the best Radiohead albums list. Solid one from them and couple of juicy tracks, but as an album it's a bit dull.
I have always felt that I don't want to listen to Radiohead just because of all the hype surrounding the band. I have a similar aversion to many bands. So, I am basically a completely new Radiohead listener and I liked the album a lot, the strings work wonders. However, this album doesn't rise to the stars in my category, because while listening, I realized the album had gone around and I hadn't noticed. This indicates either poor concentration or repetitive songs.
First time with a Radiohead album with big expectations. It had brilliant moments where I understood all the rave about them. However it felt underwhelming as a full album. It could be more a grower than a shower but I’m unlikely to find out.
A very interesting album that was well ahead of its time in 2007, and would have inspired a lot of the alternative music that came after it. However, probably not as “good” as it was important. The 90s albums like The Bends and OK Computer are still much better listening
Yep, this is definitely Radiohead. There’s always a few tracks off of their albums that click for me. I think this will need to be a repeat-listen album, because right now this is 3 stars, but I could see it going up as I get more familiar.
Overraskende chill, kunne hørt igjen
There they go again. Not giving the fans what they want, but still kicking goals anyway. Respect. Fun fact, I paid $3.50 for this album when they released it digitally on their ' pay what you like' model. Worth it. Does it appeal to me like other Radiohead albums? Not as much I don't think. Good, but not great. That's ok. Three stars.
Nice
Favorites: All I Need, Faust Arp, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Videotape
It was radiohead. It was weird and cool.
My experience with Radiohead is almost entirely limited to their mid 90s output (I love Just), so I had never heard this before. In 15 Step Thom sounds like he's singing while trying not to sneeze but I really like the drum beat. The band also appear to be channeling their inner Pink Floyd with the shouting children. By Bodysnatchers I'm fighting the urge to yell enunciate. I quite enjoyed the start, but it's a bit too much of a jam track by the end for me. Nude seemed to start with some interesting (and creepy) reversed audio but otherwise mostly passed me by. I again really liked the beat on Weird Fishes/Arpeggi. Part of the backing vocals reminded me of Mike Mills from REM for some reason, which is definitely a plus point. All I Need's low booming noise throughout was very appealing, particularly through headphones, plus Thom has dialled down the muttering. Very chill but feels like it needs to explode and never does. Faust App's strings are all Beatles loveliness. Reckoner I found a bit dull. House of Cards I quite liked, but once again Thom's delivery of the vocals grated on me. Jigsaw Falling Into Place was more mumbling but the music itself was nice enough. I liked the piano on Videotape but nothing much happened despite a long build up suggesting it might (again I liked the percussion a lot). I can't say I always liked it, but it was mostly interesting. Should really be a 2.5, but: 3/5
Sure is some Radiohead. Not changing my opinion on them but it's not bad
3.5, i would say even a 4 but i don't want to include it in my next listen
I like this album. I don't really have any strong opinions about this album, most songs are decent with a couple I enjoyed. 3/5 Favorite song: Bodysnatchers Worst song: Videotape
I feel like I've heard all I need to with Radiohead from their other two big records, OK Computer and Kid A, along with some of their more typical alt-rock stuff. As an album, it's good, albeit incredibly Radiohead.
This album is in line with their others but feels more like a band inspired by Radiohead. Not my favourite stuff of theirs but consistently good, even with less standout tracks.
Couple good up beat rock songs at the beginning, but finished slow
Just mid to me. It was ok. Didn't love it didn't hate it. 3 Stars
A very different album from what I expected from Radiohead. I really enjoyed it though.
Better than expected but needs more time to get into
I liked it. It's no the bends or ok computer, but it had a few harmonic songs which after a few listens would probably make it onto a playlist somewhere. 3/5
This is an album i got when it first released. If i remember right, it was available online only or something like that? Either way, it did not hook me then, so I am excited for another attempt. This was fine. A lot of it reminded me of old radiohead. I kept checking the track name to see if it was "everything in its right place" and it never was, but you could have fooled me. Over all, its fine. I did enjoy it more than back when it first came out. So thats good!
While clearly influential, a lot of its style seems neutered and generally quite uninspired. But it's at least consistent.
I have to confess: I have never heard this record before. After OK Computer I was kind of just out on Radiohead. Dips into the subsequent records never grabbed me. And this one didn't really either, though I admire many of its textures, sounds, and ideas. And there are some killer songs, the second one especially. But not grabbed.
Some good/interesting songs here but I wasn’t blown away. We can go this deep into Radiohead’s catalog, but apparently we don’t have any women’s albums we can feature?? I know, we’re early in the 1001. Maybe today is the day?
This is one of the few albums I don't have a lot to say about. There was nothing here that demands my comments. I wish I either loved or hated it because then this review would be better
Started well then morphed in to typical Radiohead
Liked it better than hail to the thief, but only marginally
Pretty good album, enjoyed it but was in a big sad. sad mood + sad music = sad ^2
= the Beatles Radiohead up there for most overrated bands of all time. Every time I get a Radiohead album I get excited to listen and hear what everyone else does but I always end up disappointed. This album is at least music. That said, I got excited when the first song was pretty good but then the next track started that sounded like hotel lobby music and that continued for the next 40 minutes... It's fine. It's ignorable. It's the definition of 2.5 middle of the road passable music.
Sterke stukken (bijv. einde All I Need, de opgenomen strings). Ik dig niet echt z'n stem in een bak reverb (House Of Cards). Heb een mega Radiohead-fan gevraagd en dit vindt hij 't op één na beste album van ze. Ik ben nog niet radiohead genoeg om het te spotten.
kind of hard to pay attention to
This was fine but I’m not really in the mood. Want to understand the deal with Radiohead but as yet I have failed
I have never listened to this one before but it's a nice record. More accessible than most Radiohead records
Not bad
Less experimental than the other post OK computer albums. All the songs sound the same and none of them are memorable. Technically good but I am rounding this down to a 3.
Ah, it’s decent enough in the contemporary Radiohead style. However, it really lacks some standout tracks for me (first track or Faust Arp maybe the best), and overall it just feels a bit meandering. I’ve never really felt a connection to it as a result, and would head to other albums if I need a fix.
anything else than rock please
I thought it was a decent album. I don't like Radiohead that much, but there were a few good compositions. Can't complain, but don't think it's too great either.
Lowkey enjoyed it. From what I have heard I thought it would have sounded like The Smiths. Contemplated adding the Jigsaw Falling Into Place into a playlist.
This is my first listen, and it’s both how I expected and not how I expected it to sound. It’s got the usual Thom Yorke wails, which are standard Radiohead fare, but it’s a lot more tuneful than I expected it to be. I prefer Pablo Honey era Radiohead, when they were noisy Nirvana wannabes (Creep notwithstanding) but this offering is pleasant enough. A little bit distant and emotionless, but I expect that from them. The vocals are mixed too low down, and the rhythm is quite bland so there’s nothing interesting there. I think that’s the influence that Radiohead have had on contemporary popular music. The songs are also quite similar which makes the vibe dull, and I think it totally loses its way 3/4s of the way through. The last couple of tracks are dreary and protracted. On the whole though it’s better than I expected. It’s influenced future music but I don’t think I’ll be listening again too often.
Quite cool
Not much to say. It's good. Not bad.
good for them
3.5* 84%
Not their best album. 3/5
enjoyed it
This is the #3 album of all time according to rateyourmusic.com. I've tried in the past. I've really tried to figure out what I was missing. This time around I listened over and over to see if it would hit me with time...nope. I've mentioned before that I only really liked Radiohead through Ok Computer (#2 all time on RYM), then they just got too weird. This album confirmed how I feel about them. Here's a particularly bad sign - I liked it better on my car stereo obscured by road noise compared to my high-quality noise canceling headphones. In other words, I liked the album less when I could hear it clearly. This means to me the bones of the songs are decent, but the effects they used are irritating (15 step is a prime example, but also much of the album simply sounds muddy, examples include Faust Arp and House of Cards). There are also many things I dislike about Thom Yorke's singing on this album, whether it's the frequent use of falsetto or when he goes full mumble (as I've noted before, he can definitely sing "normally" and very well when he wants to). Tracks I liked most (or at least, liked the bones the most): Bodysnatchers, All I Need (I outright liked this one - very cool sound), Faust Arp, Jigsaw Falling into Place (lots of good bass lines here and throughout the album), Videotape (for the overall atmosphere of the song).
Soothing with a good mix of tempo changes. Probably my favorite Radiohead album.
Radiohead is not for me. They make good music, but it just doesn't appeal to me. I don't know, maybe emotional music doesn't really affect me, and lyrical content is not something I care about much. It's too quiet, too melancholic, without many energetic parts. I wouldn't call their music boring, but I would still rather listen to something more exciting. I do like it, just don't love it like most people seem to. 7/10
Not a huge radiohead fan
Angiepilled. Previously listened to 2 songs off of this album (Weird Fishes / Arpeggi; Faust Arp). The album itself is very dreamy and transcendent, at times it felt like I was floating or being chased inside a surreal/futuristic landscape. Probably not the best album to start off with with Radiohead if you've never listened to one of their albums before (as is the case with me). It grew on me gradually and I made an effort to listen because I have always appreciated Radiohead, but if you're trying to convince someone of becoming a fan, you'd be hard-pressed to try doing that with this album. Nothing was super compelling in terms of adding it to my current rotation. It's gorgeously crafted, ultimately, but left me wanting more. I'm on the fence on whether this is a 3 or 4 for me. I can certainly see myself switching towards a 4 upon further listening sessions. Favorite Song: Nude
Good songwriting, annoying vocals -> instrumentals
I'm not going to deny it's not very pretty almost all the way through. Or that any of the vocals or instrumentals or lyrics or production were bad at any specific point. But for an album with a reputation like this one, the one that all the nerds go crazy over, I was a little underwhelmed. I've spent years avoiding the band due to a belief that I'd become even more unbearably pretentious, so this was my first full album listening experience, and I obviously needn't have worried. I did really like Bodysnatchers, All I Need and Jigsaw Falling Into Place, so this can get a 3.
So I thought, finally, a band I have wanted to explore for a long time now. I remember the hits from the first two albums, but I always heard about how unique and experimental the band became with their third album and how much acclaim it received. I decided, I can't really start with their seventh album, so I decided to listen to everything from OK Computer to In Rainbows. Well to be honest, OK Computer and Kid A bored me. I was expecting some unexpected and experimental music, but not the moody soundscape those two albums pretty much were. I skipped Amnesiac as I read it's more of a continuation of Kid A. I felt I painted myself into a corner, so I pushed on to Hail to the Thief. This album was much better, so my hopes were high for In Rainbows. I have to give the band progressive credit, as in seven albums, they keep exploring, keep changing things up. In Rainbows is a good album, as with their previous record, but are these albums something I would buy or even listen to again? I a lot of their music is an acquired taste, and maybe take a couple listens to grow on you. I am sure more albums will pop up on this list, so it will be interesting to see if my view changes. I also plan to listen to their later albums to see where the bands journey takes them. These albums are definitely a far cry from songs like "Creep" and "High and Dry", which keeps listening interesting. Favorites from this album, "Body Snatchers", "Reckoner", and "Jigsaw Falling into Place"
I can appreciate this album but I didn't really feel anything listening to it. Except for one song, which I regret not catching.
It's good.
Very mellow deep kinda depressing but has a good beat
It was OK, only a few good songs
kind of sad I like body snatchers Hmmm very emotional 3.5/5
3.5
Album is ok. Not personally familiar we ith their style of music, so not a big fan of the album.
Clearly not my favorite Radiohead's album but a really good one with always this weird and cool vibe. I particularly liked "Bodysnatchers" really intense and catchy. "Reckoner" is obviously a classic to have really enjoyable. In general the album is good but as I said not as good as it used to be.
Cool one, hadn't listened to radiohead before.
It's certainly a decent album and was pleasant enough to listen to. But Radiohead isn't really my thing and this one didn't sway me either. There were some nice moments but I wasn't paying much attention so a lot of it probably flew over my head. One of the greatest albums of all time, I guess.
Sub-par compared to their earlier albums.
Not bad by any means but not one of my favorite Radiohead albums. May be critically acclaimed (I feel like most of Radiohead's stuff is), but this doesn't do it for me. A little too much ghoulish waling and not enough songs where I think "wow that sounds beautiful" which is how I feel about some of their work. 5.5/10 (2.75/5)
A bit better out still slightly depressing
Melancholisch, sehr ruhig, laut den Streamingzahlen erfolgreich, „Videotape“ bester Track, All I Need und Weired Fishes sind in den Top 10 vom Künstler -> für meinen Geschmack zu wenig power
I'm not a Radiohead person.
Dachte anfangs ist n elektronisches Album lol Insg standard Radiohead Kram, kannte vorher keinen Titel glaub ich Jigsaw Falling Into Place ende wie Muse Letzter Titel cool mit den offset drums
Enjoyed it but in a passive/background kind of way. Strong nostalgia to the Troy B&N days when it was ubiquitous.
Mostly good tracks - very Radiohead!!
First 4 songs were bangers. Fell apart after that.
Sehr divers Sehr experiment zum teil. Under anderem weg eim banger lied Runded mir uf uf drü regebogeboulvard rundene im mariokart uf hoffed mir das ich nüm so nalahne wie die letste bar rundene, hed mich us de bahn gschosse wies halt amigs vor chund im mario kart.
[7/10] Always dreary thom is
Au ächli Depro. Cooli Rhythme mit Gitarre- und Synthikläng. Grundsätzlich ächli zruhig für mich. Reckoner hät öppis. Gfalltmer. Jigsaw au.
He weiss nöd, es het mi chli verlore. Han glaub au nöd sehr aktiv glost
Alright, not my fav
Decent and surprising, considering it's Radiohead. 3/5
I liked it
3+ Stars (9/15)
It is not a bad album, but Radiohead doesn't draw me in. It has a couple of notable songs but many are easily forgettable. I will listen to it again to see if my initial impression improves.
This album is o.k. Nothing more
I don't understand this type of music, but good
Look this is my 3rd Radiohead album in as many weeks. I have made my feelings on them perfectly clear at this point. I don't have the ability/ desire to talk about this band again. 7/10
Pleasant enough, but hookless, and so completely overshadowed by OK Computer it's not even funny. You don't have to put 5 of every band's albums on the list!! You can just do the best one! 3.5
First half of the album: A little repetitive, kind of too soft for my taste of rock. Nothing spectacular but also not bad. Probably wouldn’t listen to it again though. Reckoner is pretty good. Overall 3/5
Prima album, fijn voor tijdens het leren. Lekker ambiant en gewoon een lekker geluid
Hey! Pay whatever you want! Modern day Hippie! Like it.
Love the band but way better albums in the Radiohead collection.
The instrumentation is great, but his voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard
Pretty good album! Not my favorite from Radiohead but it was still a good listen.
I feel that I need to put some context to this review. Prior to starting this project, my knowledge of Radiohead was minimal. As in, all I knew really was Creep. Yea, I was that guy. This is my second Radiohead album. The first album I got was The Bends. It became one of the few albums I gave five stars to and I might go as far as to call it one of the best alternative music albums of the 90’s. It felt like a good starting point as someone unfamiliar with Radiohead. So naturally, this album was next. I understood that this was a couple of albums away since The Bends, but figured I would probably still enjoy it just the same. Here’s the problem: I didn’t love In Rainbows. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t hate this album. There are good tracks, such as Bodysnatchers, Nude and Videotape. But compared to what I expected from Radiohead, this was a bit of a disappointment. Maybe I should have got OK Computer or Kid A prior to this, since it felt way different from The Bends. It was more softer, kind of similar to Coldplay (which may or may not be a good thing). I mean, I get it. It wasn’t the nineties anymore and Radiohead obviously evolved as a band. But personally, it didn’t click with me. The second half of the album felt like the same mellow song, just tweaked over and over. Honestly, I feared that perhaps I over-rated The Bends on account that it was Radiohead and re-listened to that only to discover that I still enjoyed that album. Maybe you’re reading this and thinking it’s stupid to compare those albums. You’re probably right, but that’s all I have to my Radiohead experience. I feel like this disappointment might be on me, since maybe OK Computer or Kid A could have helped prepare me for this album. But as is, I only thought this album was ok. It’s better than most, but for a band like Radiohead, it’s kid of a letdown. I hope I don’t feel the same with more of their albums down the road. Favorite track: Bodysnatchers Other hits: Nude, Videotape, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, House of Cards
Very pretty but not for me. Possibly too advanced for my thinking
3 sterne
Try as I might, I just don't really enjoy Radiohead's music, sadly. This seems like a decent Radiohead album, and more varied than most, but very little resonated with me. For some strange reason, nearly every track on this album on YouTube Music had an associated video, which made the listening experience a bit more interesting, although I couldn't initially tell whether all of the videos were actually commissioned or produced by Radiohead (the Wikipedia entry clarified that many of the videos were contest winners from a Radiohead competition). "15 step" had a bizarre Japanese animation (not as bizarre or compelling as OK Computer's "Paranoid Android", though); "Nude" had slightly mesmerizing slow-mo-in-reverse footage of the band members playing; "Weird fishes" had a high-quality stop-motion animation story about...something involving forect creatures, flying fish, witches, etc.; "All I need" seemed to be some sort of anti-sweatshop video (apparently part of MTV's Exit Campaign, whatever that is); "Reckoner" had a really interesting but extremely ambiguous animation about the perils and cycles of population growth and overgrowth; "House of cards" had a far less interesting effects-filter lens on Thom Yorke singing the song (apparently LIDAR); and "Jigsaw falling into place" had a kind of boring head-mounted camera sequence of the band members playing in a room. It kept me paying attention, though!
3.5
I really hate to say this is an album I find extremely overrated. I liked their other stuff but this was not for me.
It was fine. Not super memorable, the songs blended together a bit and I didn’t really love any of them.
This was not as bad as I expected it to be... at least the first track. It seemed to go downhill from there.
Some talent here, but not into it.
Not my favourite radiohead album!
Love this concept based band of experimental rock and rollers. This is not theor best album yet better than 99% of any album out there
It was mid frfr
Eh It’s aight Didn’t save any
Reckoner, 3 stars. The bends and OK Computer are peak 5 star radiohead albums.
Has songs that contain great moments (Reckoner is fantastic, sans the chorus; Nude and Bodysnatchers are mostly good as well), but none that work all the way through. Has many weaker, even annoying tracks as well (Faust Arp, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, House of Cards, Videotape). Not Radiohead's finest, but by no means their worst.
Neither here nor there, chill U2 vibes
Not as good as ok computer
I think it's fine. It's just this is my 4th or 5th Radiohead album basically within a year and at a certain point, it's diminishing returns. They ALL had to be on the list? Really?
Not their best
Radiohead IN RAINBOW it not an LP to "rock out" to. No rock horns, Pay-What-You-Want model was a ballsy one off release effort. Found the LP enjoyable.
I am really only a fan of 90s Radiohead. And even that I am sort of sick of. This album went by with barely anything that stuck out to me.
I bought this direct from them when it was released, which was novel at the time. Back then, I wanted it to be more OK Computer or even a little Kid A, so I was disappointed at the time. Definitely appreciate and enjoy it more listening to it now. Still a handful of songs I would skip.
I liked it
Pretty good nothing crazy, felt like it was going to be better than it was but still solid
I have listened to radiohead before and they have some songs I really like. This album might just be a bit to experimental for me though. Amongst some really good songs there are some that I just want to skip.
Interesting. 3.4.
Not my favourite Radiohead album. But enjoyable
Ordentliche Rock-Musik 3/5
Not my cup of tea but interesting music nonetheless.
I like the music better than the vocals, which kind of sound like whiny emo. Jigsaw Falling Into Place is my favorite track.
An interesting sound, I vibed with it. It had a good driving beat and timing which I liked. Bodysnatchers captured the energy of this album well I think. I don't think I would need any of these songs, but they make good background music. I'll need to come back to this album though. 3/5 stars.
One of the better Radioheads I've listened to
Radioheads GAYEST album More like GAYDIOHEAD But of a drag tbh, didn’t hate it but nothing really bringing me back
There are six Radiohead albums in this book and I have gotten four of them. Amnesiac, Hail to the Thief, In Rainbows and Kid A. I have given Amnesiac, Kid A and Hail to the Thief a "3" rating because it really feels like they aren't that good, but they are artsy, so these albums are considered good. The final 3 Radiohead albums are the ones I prefer the most. Finally, I'm getting there. I would like to give In Rainbows a 3.5 because I do like it more than I like the other three Radiohead albums I have heard. I can't do that, obviously, but there are two Radiohead albums I would revisit and this is not one of them. Yet, I do like several of the songs on here and it's a good album. The experimentation and artsy crap works better for me. I would say half of the album works for me. I can't wait for the other two Radiohead albums but for now it's going to be the same grade for this one like the other three.
Sometimes their sound portrays a pounding rock beat, and other times it transitions to slow dreamy flows. Their lyrics can be mesmerizing, screaming in your face, or matter of fact. There’s a little bit of everything in this album. ,
This was a lot more palatable to listen to than the last Radiohead album. Good stuff to have on when working. Maybe this group will grow on me.
I cried, loved All I Need and Jigsaw Falling into Place. I would say that this is a 3 stars album. Don't get me wrong it's pretty cool it's not just up my alley if I could give it 3 1/2 I would. XOXO Maggie
I still don’t get it. While I find the music interesting and okay, I don’t get all the hype. It’s a good album, but not one I would choose to listen to again. Occasionally I listen to Radiohead to see if I’ve grown into the music. It still hasn’t happened. Maybe someday.
None of the classics were on it :(
I get it why people love this so much, but it still isn't my cup of tea after 2 listening sessions of the album...
This album wasn’t too bad. I was kind of surprised that I didn’t hate it, although none of the songs were super memorable. It was spacey and ethereal sounding. But was it ethereal enough???? No. No it wasn’t. I wanted more. I wanted to be transported, but I was not. 3 stars
In my list of Radiohead albums, this one is a bit lower unfortunately. It doesn't mean that it's bad, but it's definitely not my favourite from them. Nevertheless, it still is an amazing record.
Enjoyed it. I think i may give Radiohead further attention.
I liked it, but a bit dreary. Fun percussion.
Jigsaw falling into place…Actually not gonna start with this one. Gonna give the album a shot. I think Radiohead in general are a little too much for me. Too much darkness into one place. This album is no exception. Their music is melancholic but there is no hope on their songs, no upside. Nothing to turn back to or rather to move on to. It is, plainly, sad. That is how they make it dark. I am not educated on their story, the history, it seems to me that if you are writing from the heart, you should not exist, Radiohead should not exist. There is no hope in their heart, no hope in their heads, in their music… Maybe this is the cliche in me speaking but the album screams imbalance. What I will say is that I do not cherish their path, I do not want to be them, even though their music is influencial… Exactly because their music has influenced me. If this was the plan. To educate others not to follow their path. A lot of people write music to share what they are feeling. The song Bodysnatchers comes to mind. It might be the most energetic song of the album, yet no positive energy comes of it. Just that of partying, being not young anymore and yet still not realising what that means. Not changing your ways. This is just my narrow point of view though. You get through another dark song and here comes Weird Fishes and your entire view changes. The melody, what a plain melody, yet powerful enough to give you the hope that you did not get from any other song, just the melody. But as you again go through the song, it slightly gets sucked out of you. They possess the power to do that, it is their superpower. You move onto new lows. The next to songs try to show you new kinds of low. The different flavours of rock bottom. I think that is it. Yet the album is not called that, it is called “In Rainbows”. I cannot put my mind onto that. Why would a rainbow have any association with the rock bottom that you hit listening to this album. Maybe this is the expectation put on to them by the outside world. The luxurious and envious life of a rockstar. It is full of colorful rainbows. It must be beautiful. Maybe I am just entirely wrong. After all it has happened before. Maybe their happiness relies on getting out all the darkness. Maybe this is how rainbows are produced. By letting go of all the dark there is nothing but light left inside you. And somehow we get back to Jigsaw. The jigsaw has fallen. It has created a mess. It has broken everything. Not even hope is the same after its work is done. Nothing is the same. What remains cannot be. Cannot exist. It is contemplaiting the remnants, are they worth saving…Better yet, why were they saved. Why were they the only things that survived. That is it for me. I cannot listen to another minute of this album. I am just intrigued by the mosters in the closet. What is their story…
alter, rock, 2007 -> 3
On listening to this album I recall one of the most shattering moments of my life. I was working away having listened to some album or another. I’d never really tried the Spotify album radio that comes on following whatever you’re listening to finish, but I was receiving quite a pleasant mix. Suddenly a song played that grabbed my attention - fairly rare for something new shuffled in. I stopped my work and picked up my phone. My face blanched, sweat beaded on my forehead. My office chair rolled back and I slumped to the floor. My colleagues rushed to my aid, thinking I’d had some sort of hypertension related health episode. A psychic arrow had rent my hater credibility asunder… The song I had inadvertently enjoyed…. It was Jigsaw Falling into Place by Radiohead.
Nude and jigsaw are fire Overall good album, but not one I’d find myself coming back to besides listening to a couple songs on the album here and there. When I’m doing other things and listening it all blends together for me and just sounds like a bunch of background noise
Ok
Good but not great
3.5
Enjoyed the music but Thom Yorke's voice is really annoying.
I am really disappointed that I didn't love this album because it's the first full Radiohead album that I'd ever listened to and my expectations were high. Generally the sound and harmonies seemed ok - not bad but not super exciting. Maybe I miss some context or something, idk. I loved Jigsaw Falling Into Place and that's it.
not their best but listenable
Radiohead has such a unique sound. Unfortunately for me - some of those sounds seem so damn whiny and moody.
I've always respected Radiohead more than I liked them. The intricate musicality, the ambition, I could tell it was exceptional in them more than most bands. But I could never grasp it all at once to fully appreciate it. This listen was slightly different as I finally started to *like* some songs in a way I never did before. I wanted to relisten to this album right after finishing it; something I've never done with a Radiohead album before. Am I growing?
i'd like the ominous moaning with less funky beats please
better than expected. like a kruder and dorfmiester
This one was ok, it was chill and dreamy to listen to. But it was also a bit too dreamy and almost psychedelic and I didn't super enjoy that as much. Standouts Jigsaw Falling Into Place 3/5
Some decent songs, it's just really boring!
I have always found Radiohead boring and depressing. I appreciate they have a massive following but this is music you either get or you don't and I'm afraid I don't. Very talented band though!
#68 Chill.
Sure, this music is alright, but if I'm going to listen to whining it better not be introspective.
3.5 for me but will round down.
My favorite Radiohead album on this list so far, with 15 Step being a standout. However, it still can’t overcome the fact that there’s not many hummable melodies.
Knew it wouldn't be long before I encountered my unofficial official favourite band of all time on here (I'm in a permanent love affair with Modest Mouse - it's complicated). Gotta be honest, I've never really been much of an In Rainbows guy. It's a damn good album, but I find it to be more than a little sterile coming off the back of HTTT and all massively conceptual albums that precede it. There are definitely some good cuts on here, though. I can't deny that.
No. 278/1001 15 Steps 3/5 Bodysnatchers 2/5 Nude 3/5 Weird Fishes 4/5 All I Need 4/5 Faust Arp 3/5 Reckoner 3/5 House of Cards 4/5 Jigsaw Falling Into Place 4/5 Videotape 3/5 Average: 3,3 Still not really „getting“ Radiohead as much as other people. Bit this was quiet enjoyable.
I had fallen off the Radiohead train by the time this came out and maybe I’m spoiled by nostalgia or just in less emotional turmoil, but this was kind of boring. Beautiful, but boring.
I can think of 3 better radiohead albums without much effort
A couple solid songs from the 7th studio album, but a couple forgettable pieces. I feel the beginning of the album starts very slow then builds to a latter half that is quite strong.
ok
It's a pretty boring, easy-listening album. 3/5. Bland but easy to listen to so...yep. as average as average gets to me.
I've heard diametrically opinions on this one. For some, In Rainbows is the best thing since slice bread, while for others it is a lesser album for a majestic band. I find it somewhere in the middle, I really enjoyed some parts, but for me it is nowhere near a masterpiece as Kid A or OK Computer. I would really like to rate it with three and a half stars though.
Meh to be honest i see why its a good album but i didnt personally enjoy listening to it
One of their better albums, yet I still found myself yearning for some OK Computer. Maybe I just can't let go...
Not my jam, but definitely a vibe
Not my favourite Radiohead album, but definitely a good one! It's interesting that it sounds a bit more raw than usual, like if it was their first album, rather than one of the more recent ones. Also gives me quite a bit of Muse vibes (although the influence certainly is in the other direction, haha)
Radiohead is a band that, on paper, is the perfect band for me but in actuality, I've never been able to get into them. Mostly because I'm really not a fan of Thom Yorke's vocals. "In Rainbows" was surprisingly listenable. At times, Thom Yorke sounded a bit like Bono and at other times he sounded a bit like Jeff Buckley. Both were vast improvements over what he usually sounds like. There was much less sad-sack going on than usual, too. I'll give it 3 stars. i didn't enjoy it enough to recommend to non-fans, but i was surprised how much i did enjoy it.
Great bass
Better than OK COMPUTER and HAIL TO THE THIEF and worse than KID A. The only 2 tracks I enjoyed were "All I Need" and "Reckoner". As an album, I personally don't think it works. I'm also convinced that Radiohead is way over represented on this list due to recency bias. Still find his voice annoying as hell.
I never got the hype for this album.
I missed this album. In fact, this album made me stop being a radiohead listener, because the whole "pay what you want" thing was something I wanted to support but I was a broke college student, so I never did. Then I fell out of the cycle. Anyway, now that I'm not a radiohead fan, this is a pretty forgettable album.
It was okay
Grungey but good rock
Not really my cup of tea but okay
Not a Radiohead fan, but this was not bad. Kept a couple as favorites.
I know I'm supposed to like Radiohead...I've tried to like Radiohead...I can't get into Radiohead. Drones. No oopmh. I guess okay background while working...
This recording was OK. I can see to a point how Radiohead has become legendary too many folks. Still, to me, it is very moody and didn't resonate with me when it came time to give it a listen. Just a 3...
I enjoyed this one, but no songs really popped out at me.
I've never been a Radiohead fan. The whole album makes me feel anxious
Lyssnat fler gånger. Men tycker inte det sticker iväg, puttrar på lite lagom. Trist att ha fastnat i 3-fällan. Men det är helt ok, som många album i rad nu.
Meerdere keren gedraaid, niks maakt echt indruk. Gewoon de bekende lijzige Radiohead-zang, de geijkte door het heelal zwevende vaagheid.
Altijd iets om tegenop te kijken, een later album van Radiohead. En ja hoor. Het begint met gekraak..ppfff ...En toch kom je af en toe een fijne combinatie tussen de band en de elektronica tegen. Het helpt mij dat de zanger op dit album niet de hele tijd voluit gaat. Het valt me dus best mee. Maar geloof ook weer niet dat ik dit nog eens op zal zetten.
My 5th Radiohead album along this journey. Not as memorable as The Bends or Kid A. Certainly listenable but no standout tracks for me.
No bad.
Not my usual thing, but I enjoyed even though I did get a little sad - 3/5 15 step slays so so hard, I love it so much, that track is 5/5 Reviewed 14.09.2024
This album is really well mastered. Sounds great through my headphones. Favorite: 15 Step
wasn't the best, not my favorite. Wasn't bad but...
Enjoy the more mellow tracks, like track three “Nude”
I appreciate that Radiohead is different and pushes boundaries. And I like this. But I don't love it. Good, but not great. 7 out of 10, rounding down to 3. I love "House of Cards" though.
Radiohead always has me kind of bouncing from “this is boring” to “this is great”, and this was no different.
Radiohead is difficult to review. Some of their music is otherworldly and some of it down and dirty rock. This album is stuck in between. The whiny high pitched 90’s baby talk vocals are horrendous no matter who is singing, that alone keeps me from being a fan. The band is incredible, no denying it, but there’s so much whine singing.
3.5
Meh
Decent, but didn't draw me in as much as some of their others
First two songs are quite good then it turns into the same mildly boring song over and over.
I liked this more than the last Radiohead album, but still a bit gloomy overall. Sad music for sad people I feel
Here I'm Thom Yorke: "Wot if I was a computer mate, would I have emotions"
Was pretty underwhelmed with this, my 2nd, Radiohead album. 3/5
Not sure what it is about their tone, but it just feels flat. They have all the pieces that I enjoy and respect, but it feels as if they purposefully never let themselves go all out with feeling.
So, I like Radiohead. But this isn't their best work. The album art is amazing though so that makes up for... some of it?
Muzikaal echt prima. Album gaat van stevige rock naar slappe piemel rock. Maar ik kan gewoon echt niet met de zanger. Wat heeft die man het zeiken tot kunst verheven zeg, als ze een andere zanger hadden gehad had Radiohead best wel eens een aantal 4 sterren of 5 sterren albums gehad wat mij betreft. En ik weet dat ik een uitzondering ben, want ontzettend veel mensen vinden het prachtig, maar ik kan me er gewoon niet echt aan onttrekken dat ik het gezeik vind. Muzikaal is het wel echt top, word prachtig gespeeld en de langgerekte instrumentale stukken zijn geweldig, het had alleen zo fijn geweest als Meneer Yorke er niet overheen zou janken. Nummers los vallen me niet heel sterk op. Het album komt in zn geheel ook een klein beetje pretentieus over. Conclusie: ik vind het iets te pretentieus en zeikerig allemaal. Kan dan meer genieten van Pink Floyd. Jigsaw is het beste nummer van dit album voor mij omdat Thom daar zowaar iets minder 'huilt' FAVO: Jigsaw Falling into pieces
thom yorke’s usual signature warbling vocals layered upon the ethereal sound of his band. basically what you would expect from this band, although a few of the songs had an industrial sound to them. good album.
I. Might rate it higher than 3. 31/2 would be more like it.
Far from my favorite Radiohead album. Not sure why this one made the list.
This is the second Radiohead album given here. I had never listened to them before. I really like them overall. Pleasantly surprised! 3.5
Average Radiohead album
Good band, but Thom Yorke's whinny voice sometimes can get the better of you. House of Cards is a keeper.
This isn’t bad but there’s so little here that resembles a tune Quite forgettable
Radiohead's like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get.
A very solid album, one of Radiohead's best
3 stars
I liked this one better than Kid-A I just don't think Radiohead is for me. I was just generally disinterested by the droning on and on some of the songs had :(
i'm pretty big on radiohead but this was only ok for me.
3 stars
This is probably a pretty rad album but I’m just so sick of Radiohead on this list. I suppose I would say this is the third best one I’ve heard, and the absolute cut-off for the last album that MAYBE should be on the list (but they could have got away with just two… or one.)
I'd lost interest in Radiohead long before this came out. Turns out that it's not bad and just more of the same sounding songs. There is no particular stand out track on it. Which surprised me, but all are just good enough. Not sure if I'll ever bother with it again, unless I need some melancholy background music, but I have much better go to albums than this.
Et dejligt album, men jeg er mere til OK Computer.
Ma če sem čisto iskren mi to njihovo jodlanje ne sede najbolj.
No nostalgia for this album.
Radiohead’s discography started to fall apart for me around “Hail to the Thief”, which had some good songs but not all of them were winners, or even that interesting. It took me a long time and many listens of “Kid A” and “Amnesiac” to really appreciate them both but I I got there and they were worth the multiple listens. I didn’t do that to try and understand the albums, I did that because they were genuinely good and improved listen over listen. Unfortunately, this album doesn’t feel that way. There are two or maybe three different styles of songs on this album. The fast tempo with experimental instruments, the Thom Yorke odd ballad, and “Videotape”, which is the best track in my opinion. Radiohead has way more range than this album lets on, and it’s intimately a disappointment. The songs are all listenable and even pretty good in some cases but as whole this album is a let down to me. I expect so much more. It’s really not up to the standards set by literally every album before it.
Steady
Great music accompanied by some of the most dreadful lyrics, painfully moaned, I have ever heard
Lots of noises, kinda overwhelming Nude-is this what cognitive dissonance sounds like? These dudes love instrumentals, I can tell I’m floating in the fish song This is like mitzki for emo dads So dramatic and for what (I get it) I love violin in songs It’s kinda jazzy
Not really for me.
Ugh I love Radiohead’s Kid A, Ok Computer and The Bends, but I’ve never really gotten into this album. Not sure how much I like it either.
Warm & Fuzzy
Nice album to play in the background
Only a few good songs on this one. Older Radiohead is better imo
jigsaw rips, the rest made no impression
Not my favoriteRadiohead album. But I like them for doing it.
Nice
I expected more from Radiohead than Sleepy Pop.
Radiohead just doesn't do it for me. The music is good but I think I just don't love the lead singer's voice. Maybe I'll like their other albums more.
Much like Jazz as a genre, I don't think I'm cool and/or sophisticated enough to get Radiohead. I like a couple of their songs from other albums and they're clearly talented. Maybe some day I'll get it and join the ranks of. . . Radioheaders?
15 Step 3.5 Bodysnatchers 3.1 Nude 3 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi 2.8 All I Need 3 Faust Arp 2.7 Reckoner 3.6 House of Cards 3.5 Jigsaw Falling into Place 3.4 Videotape 3 Score: 3.16
2,5
Spent a few days here to make my mind up, although it's one I owned when it came out. There are some tracks I really enjoy here but there's also just too much arty, directionless later-Radiohead noodling under the whiny, mumbling version of Thom Yorke. I remember now why I lost interest in Radiohead after OK Computer. The good moments are too deeply buried in art noise.
Oh I was mistaken and there was another Radiohead album. Well my view hasn't changed. They are very good at writing the same song 10 times in a row. Did they really need 5 albums on this list? Absolutely not. 2 would be sufficient to get the gist.
It’s Radiohead so it’s great.
Not as engaging as other Radiohead albums for me. Best track Jigsaw Falling Into Place 3/5
Art rock to the max. This was a chill listen, and I would play it in the background in certain settings. I liked some of the elements and experimentation. I listened to it twice to give it a fair shake. Outside of the mainstream hits, I’m just not a huge Radiohead fan.
Nice lil album. Grateful for bands like radio head putting out different music when so much sounds the same. Liked this album but just needed something more for me to get to 4.
Seemed fine to me
In Rainbows was the first Radiohead album I'd ever heard. I listened to it sometime back in 17' when my buddy Cody showed me a YouTube video of Videotape performed live. He explained to me about how Thom is playing on the offbeat and in the particular video Thom kind of snaps at the audience for clapping and throwing him off. I think he said "earworm". After that I decided it was time for my Radiohead phase which quickly gave way to my Weezer phase. This is probably my favorite Radiohead album that I've heard. It's fairly concise, pretty catchy and not too much. I had this on vinyl at one time but sold it. I've been meaning to pick it back up. 3.5
It’s Radiohead
Didn't love this at first, but it grew on me as I listened. Not my favorite Radiohead, but even with that said, it's pretty good. My favorite songs were "Faust Arp," "Reckoner," and "Videotape." Wish I could give this a 3.5, but I'm rounding down.
Faudrait que jle réécoute.
Radiohead is hit or miss for me. Sometimes they strike me as brilliant and sometimes much less so. I had not listened to this record before today. There are elements that I enjoyed but as a whole it was just okay.
I liked some moments of this but it just didn't grab me alas.
Hmm - there are better albums from Radiohead
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.
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
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.
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.
Not my favorite Radiohead album. Always some interesting songs but a bit too trippy for me.