In Rainbows

This is one of my favorite albums of all time, no way to be objective. I still remember being in my freshman year of college hearing the announcement that they were releasing a new album in 10 days, for whatever price you wanted to pay. I can’t remember if I paid $0 just for the memory, but I eventually bought a CD copy. Aside from the unique (at the time) release strategy, this album kicks balls and slaps titties. Each song is unique in style and sound, but they work amazingly well together on the album.

You can take the whiteboy out of the Radiohead, but you can’t take the Radiohead out of the whiteboy: 2

Radiohead - одна из наиболее повлиявших на меня групп. Больше ценю их период времен Ok, Computer, но и то, что было после него, как минимум, захватывает внимание. In Rainbow - пожалуй, любимый альбом их электронной эпохи. Как же чертовски приятно слушать альбом, который не состоит из пары-тройки филлеров, а целиком хорош и шедеврален. Каждая песня заслужила мой лайк. Nude до сих пор пробирает до мурашек, All I Need заставляет задумчиво смотреть сквозь пространство и время. Гитарный рифф и вокал из Reckoner отправляют куда-то в мир Death Stranding. В музыке Radiohead можно раствориться. Почувствовать счастье и грусть одновременно. Однозначно, альбом на все времена. 9,6 из 10.

Oh yeah So many of the songs are so beautiful in their arrangements and harmonies, but as a whole I'm particularly drawn to how they use rhythm across this. Nude and Weird Fishes remain favorites but the energies of bodysnatchers and Jigsaw are revealing themselves to be similarly impressive achievements. Incredibly stacked top to bottom, wonderful time. Check my Kid A review to see which I like more. Solid 5

A known classic, probably Radiohead's strongest album and one I love to immerse myself in.

This is my favorite album of all time. Hands down. In a time when the music industry was constantly scrambling over digital music piracy and how to get a handle on things, Radiohead self-released an album on their website with a pay-what-you-want format. The price tag basically said "free". It was huge, considering this isn't some up-and-coming indie band. This is Radiohead, for god's sake. And it was a damn good album. In Rainbows gives you two tracks to set the tone: 15 Step to move through smooth syncopated beats while the rest of the band rides a sonic wave of grooves. Then, blasting onto the scene is Bodysnatchers, a fast-paced distortion-filled barn-burner that is worth the price of admission alone. But it plays a bigger part in the tracklist of In Rainbows as we move from this crazy beast of a song to the rest of the album. From here, the album begins to slow down and appreciate it's own beauty, showcasing the sonic depth and maturity of Radiohead's songwriting and production. Everything sounds lush and purposeful. Not a second is wasted on this runtime. I tend to lump the middle of this album together mentally as Nude through to House of Cards all have a similar atmosphere. Normally I would consider this a bad thing, but each song is still able to deliver a distinct personality that it doesn't feel too same-y. Consistency without boredom. This brings us into the last two tracks, where things start to pick up again. Jigsaw Falling Into Place is an energetic song that that builds spectacularly. This is tied for my favorite song on the album with Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, which is a beautifully sweeping track in it's own right. Our closing song is Videotape, which is a solemn song that utilizes the odd timing and loops to disorient the listener. It's an incredibly powerful end to an album that still manages to wow me to this day. While most people did not bother to pay for the download, Radiohead still made excellent money off of this album. It was proof that people will still want to buy music if the product is worth it's salt (and if you have enough dedicated fans). When the album hit retail shelves, it debuted at #1 on the UK albums chart. Truly, In Rainbows is a testament to excellent craftsmanship and defying industry standards. What a record.

Entrancing

Wow, I was pretty impressed by this record. I own it, never really listened until now, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The band’s use of different instrumentation, key changes, time signatures, etc. just awakened my creativity. It was refreshing to hear an album not bound by the tropes of popular music, but instead a showcase of the creative output a talented band could have with no strings attached to their work. Production value was top notch, along with the song structures. The only gripe I have with this is Thom’s voice, particularly the falsetto singing, can get a little annoying if it’s every song, but I can look past that to the songs in general and they are all terrific. 5/5

Loved it!

I've not listened to RadioHead much over the years, except what I heard on indie radio or on compilations I picked up. I assumed that this late-vintage album was chosen because of it's much discussed pay-what-you-can distribution model and maybe not the music. Musically it stood the first test: I listened to it while getting groceries and each song caught my attention. They mix up the styles, bringing in electronics, distorted guitars, strings or hand-claps as needed, resulting in a sound that stays fresh song after song. I was debating a 4 or 5, but it sounded better on the third listen so…

This was my first album on the 1001 albums, before I joined a group so its come back around. It was 5* then, it's 5* now.

Wow, what a great album. These songs have a warmth to them that I don't typically associate with Radiohead. Nice to see this side of the band. Fave Songs (All songs, in order from most to least favorite): Jigsaw Falling into Place, Reckoner, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, All I Need, Videotape, Nude, House of Cards, Faust Arp, 15 Step, Bodysnatchers

One of my favourite albums of all time

Amazing atmosphere. Weird fishes has to be one of the best songs I've heard. In Rainbows is a must listen.

not ashamed to say that this is my favorite radiohead album.

I've been sleeping on this album. I never gave the full album its due attention. I was grabbed immediately by Reckoner, which I love and thought the songs before it were only OK, but all 6 songs that preceed Reckoner are each amazing in their own right. In Rainbows is one of Radiohead's finest albums right there with The Bends, OK Computer and Kid A. 4.75 🌟

Great album - the last album of Radiohead that I am familiar with - I was a bit surprised to see this on one the list ..but now after re-listening it again I notice how good it is. I will probably check out the two follow-up albums as well now.

Not shite

its just such an accomplished album. they started the swerve away from being a guitar band with the kid amnesiac duo and then came a bit more back to the guitar band thing for Hail to the thief but they got the balance just right with this one. fundamentally a guitar band but with all the electronic enhancement. Arty music that doesn't sacrifice listenability in the name of art and the production of this album is phenomenal, every element is crisp and distinguishable without it detracting from the song as a whole. best listened to with headphones, as are most radiohead albums. at the time of writing this is my favourite radiohead album. but then that probably changes all the time.

Bungle was my favourite

Big. Bigger than SHACK on his tiptoes with his hands in the air.

Mesmerizing

It's Radiohead. You need to listen and listen again. There is lots going on - this is a band who had already done it all and had nothing to prove - so they did things differently.

It’s rare for a band to have an album that’s a genre defining masterpiece that’s easily the best album of the year it was released. Radiohead has three albums that fit that category and 3 or 4 more that come pretty damn close to hitting that mark. In Rainbows is one of those masterpieces. It’s amazing how this album is one of their most accessible and “pop rock” friendly while also not losing any of the weirdness, experimentation, and anxiety-inducing darkness that defined their early-00’s work. This album is so good that it’s almost become a footnote that it also completely changed the game on how we buy music. Also, the bonus disc is incredible too.

I adore the experimental nature of Radioheads earlier albums Kid A and Amnesiac, but their sound was quite a departure from Radiohead's more rock oriented music. Hail to the Thief - In Rainbows predecessor - was a mixture of both styles, but didn't manage to hold my attention throughout its runtime and probably contained too much filler material. And then came In Rainbows. This is a return to form for the band. Its sound is less gloomy, at times very laid-back, even relaxed!!! There is not one bad song on this album. Standouts: 15 Step, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Bodysnatchers, Reckoner. I love it. 5/5

Amazing.

OBRA PRIMA

Probably my favorite album by one of my favorite bands. Absolutely classic. 5/5

PSA, right off the bat, friends: I would not recommend this LP to anyone struggling mightily with depression, most definitely including thoughts of suicide. The title, 'In Rainbows,' suggests a colorfully optimistic experience. But, it ain’t. One reviewer describes Radiohead as: ‘pre-eminent doomsayers with an evergreen grimness…’ and this particular LP as ‘not the kind of thing one would play at a pool party.’ I would, however, recommend this LP highly and, if possible, while high. If not, then we’re looking for some kind of mood alteration on the down side. This is not crystal meth Motorhead time. Alcohol, perhaps? Its tricky, being both a depressant and a stimulant. As long as you’re more of a happy, docile drunk, then a few drinks might also aim you in the right direction. Right, with that taken care of… This is an LP of endings. The ending of relationships, of hope, the end of life, the end of all created life. Lyricist and vocalist Thom Yorke- alternating between moments of sheer soaring to stumbling, weary whispers- is a tortured and tattered dude, possessed by a longing for love while never being able to find it, or hang onto it when it is. I hope his therapist is steering the guided introspection towards what Thom might be bringing into these dysfunctional relationships: What are you attracting, Thom, by your past conditioning and habitual behaviors exacerbated by presumptuous misperceptions, all grounded in some childhood trauma that was left untreated? I mean, bless his heart: ‘I am all the days that you choose to ignore (‘Videotape’).’ Terrible self-esteem, this one. ‘Course, you’re also not going to get a lot of second dates with lines like this one, from ‘Bodysnatchers’: ‘I have no idea what you’re talking about. Your mouth moves only with someone’s hand up your ass.’ (Sounds like some apocryphal verse omitted from Bob Dylan’s relationship-gone-terribly-wrong-song, 'Idiot Wind.') Track four, ‘Weird Fishes,’ just speaks volumes: ‘Turn me on to phantoms. I’ll follow to the edge of the earth and fall off. Yeah, everybody leaves if they get the chance. And this is my chance. I get eaten by the worms and weird fishes. Picked over by the worms and weird fishes. I’ll hit the bottom… and escape.’ Musically, of course, Radiohead is magnificent, as always. Wonderful sense of dynamics, with the songs taking time to develop and often building to a crescendo. Not a lot of rock bands are hip to this. There are some other prog rock characteristics, interesting time signatures popping up here and there, for example, but I wouldn’t really call it prog. It’s a far piece from ELP. Radiohead, in their own way, is loose and groovy, like the Stones in their heyday (not the sound, necessarily, but the feel), but also with a very post-modern edge and vibe, including techniques like scratching, along with generous amounts of wonderful, dissonant synth and guitar shit (that Sonic Youthy sound is a sure way to this listener’s heart); or ‘Videotape’s final moments of that surprisingly splendid bit of percussion oddity. (As an aside, what rock band do you know that can insert a song like ‘Nude’ into an LP, and it works?) Echos on the volcals are employed with just the right amount of restraint, only enhancing the experience and understanding of Thom’s natural voice, and giving the whole thing an ethereal quality. I know that’s an overused adjective, but I can’t think of a better one. ‘Weird Fishes,’ for example, sounds underwatery! -only to then suddenly surface with a funky-ass drone (I’ve never seen those two paired together either) concluding the last two minutes. 'In Rainbows' is chocked full of these kinds of moments, sometimes the golden nugget being the entire song: ‘Faust Arp’ sounds like ‘Eleanor Rigby’ for Generation X. Perhaps following all this self-loathing and bitter rejection from others, and lord knows what other psychic damage done to this poor chap, there might still be hope, even while temporarily remaining disoriented: ‘You’ve got a light. You can feel it on your back.’ Prevenient grace? And then, finally, ‘Videotape’ in its entirety: ‘When I’m at the pearly gates this’ll be on my videotape. Mephistopheles is just beneath and he’s reaching up to grab me. This is one for the good days. And I have it all here: In red, blue, green. You are my center when I spin away out of control on videotape. This is my way of saying goodbye. ‘Cause I can’t do it face to face. I’m talking to you before. No matter what happens now you shouldn’t be afraid. Because I know today has been the most perfect day I’ve ever seen.’ Suicide note? Or, perhaps a more positive surrender, one born not from silent, bitter resignation or simmering anger, or despair, but a letting go of a preoccupation with getting so as to be able to better receive what is being given instead. In…THE... Rainbow.

Unique and memorable!

Played this the other day not knowing it was coming up on the list. A long time favourite. Lush, complex, playful, filled with emotion and beauty. I love this album with the whole of my heart.

What an album. Radiohead produce music that is like no one else. It is contemporary and challenging. They push every boundary. But ultimately rewards repeated listening. Cover art 5/5

What can I say but that this is a brilliant album. I may e biased because I am a big fan of Radiohead but, from a musical appreciation standpoint, this album has no faults. It is written perfectly including only the best songs to make a concise and more polished album. The lyrics combined with the instrumentals is a beautiful thing to hear.

Masterpiece!

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

There are albums that are personally catchy yet shallow. There are albums that are profound but personally boring. There are albums that are both meaningful and groovy. And of course, there are albums that just don't care about concrete meanings or hooks but will give you an out-of-body experience to the fifth dimension of the universe, or something like that. ...guess which one is my fave.

Echt een goed rustig album perfect voor op de achtergrond maar ook zeer tof om actiever naar te luisteren.

One of the THE best rock/alt albums ever made, besides my mixed feelings on the song Faust Arp this is nothing but slaps and bangers front to back. Essential listen for any music fan

I don't need to listen to this one to know it's the best album on this list. But I sure as hell will.

Masterpiece

Epic

👍👍👍👍

I remember discovering Radiohead through this album on my Dad's iPod when I was 10. I kind of liked House of Cards, the rest was meh. Returning to this at 23 with better headphones and it's an absolute masterpiece. Saved every single song.

I'm not sure what to say that hasn't already been said. Personally, this was my introduction to Radiohead, as I was intrigued by the pay-what-you-want model they were offering. It's a gorgeous album with tight performances, especially on the layered "Videotape". Favorite tracks: "15 Step", "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi", "Videotape", "Jigsaw Falling Into Place"

Best Radiohead album. Perfect balance of rock and jazz. Gets away from the the Thom Yorke techno. Balanced. Emotional. Beautiful.

Das hat mich irgendwie mitgenommen UFF

11/10

GOAT

One of my favorite Radiohead albums, has grown on me.

It’s Radiohead.

Good, slightly manic but enjoyable music. Quite light really, but a bit much to mark exams to.

A modern classic… and they gave it away free before that was a thing!! It’s the Midas touch!

Stupendous!

Probably their best one. Easy to forget the pay what you want release was a big deal at the time. Not just good songs, but a collection that stands as a whole, all working towards a mood. Some just amazing highs - the whole thing is incredible. The most connection I could have to songs.

4.5 | Creo que lo escuche 4 veces... fue gracioso, lo recordaba bastante amablemente como un muy buen disco, lo escuché y me dejó un poco sin emoción y algo decepcionado a lo que lo recordaba pero al irlo volviendo a escuchar lo fui reexplorando y recordando por qué se me hace un excelente disco. Creo que es un disco que a final de cuentas puede ser entre los discos más viscerales, consistentes y explosivos de Radiohead, diez años después de lo que pudiera ser su mejor disco de verdad que sí termina probando que todavía tenían suficientes cosas que decir (al menos en ese entonces, hoy en día no estoy tan seguro). Extraño que de hecho muchas de las canciones pueden sonar algo similares al disco Hail to the Thief, que no me gusta; pero creo que en este disco es como si hubieran tomado los sonidos y estilos que en ese momento eran una experimentación o una idea vaga y aquí se perfeccionan. La banda usa los sonidos y la energía y llega a estos picos en las canciones, unos puntos de ebullición que ayudan a que todo el disco se sienta de hecho bastante fluido. Diez canciones, ninguna que se sienta relleno y sigue siendo un album emocional como todos los de Radiohead pero ahora con un poco de más matiz. Canciones como Nude pueden ser sutiles pero expresan a la perfección lo que buscan y si me apuran se pueden llevar de corbata a ratos a Pablo Honey (que la verdad sea dicha, no es malo, pero si muy sobrevalorado en mi opinión) . Muy agradable volver a escuchar y casi inmediatamente redescubrir este disco. Hay una buena cantidad de música de Radiohead y discos que no me llenan. Pero también hay algunos que son muy muy brillantes. Este está entre ese grupito de brillantes. No le daría las 5 estrellas nada más porque creo que a pesar de todo es un poco como para estar de humor para escucharlo.

Un disco más de la la lista de los que debí haber escuchado completo hace mucho tiempo. Recuerdo haber bajado este disco completo alguna vez, pero quizá no lo escuché, o no estaba listo para escucharlo. Mi canción favorita es Nude, desde la primera vez que la escuché. Me parece una canción de las más distintivas de Radiohead, el tono melancólico, la letra con un ligero tono político, y la forma en la que se combinan el Theremin y la voz de Thom Yorke. Quizá quitaría un par de canciones, pero en general me parece un gran disco.

Pretty sure this is my favorite Radiohead album? Which is pretty impressive given how good literally every Radiohead album is.

7th Radiohead album. It was self-released on 10 October 2007 as a pay-what-you-want download, later also physically released. The pay-what-you-want release, the first for a major act, made headlines internationally and sparked debate about implications for the music industry; some praised Radiohead for challenging old models and finding new ways to connect with fans, while others felt it set a dangerous precedent at the expense of less successful artists. I like the sound of this album! Will definitely buy a vinyl!

My first Radiohead on here, I have to rate it a 5 just on principle alone. I still have fond memories of waking up to the surprise album and instantly buying, trying to figure out LBs to CAD conversion to pay the right amount for it, worth every penny!

Perfection

Weird Fishes uses a very similar chord progression to Kelly Lee Owens (arpeggi)

I forget just how good Radiohead is sometimes...

Hermoso! Una belleza!

WOW: delicious.

9/10

Radiohead. Groß.

This album would be notable alone for the manner in which it was released. However, it also happens to be one of Radiohead's best and by extension, one of the best albums period. Radiohead are masters of crafting songs that ebb and flow in the most arresting ways. In Rainbows never feels rushed. It takes its time to simmer to properly develop its songs and itself as a whole. Radiohead is one of those bands where every single member is absolutely indispensable and contributes greatly to everything they do as a whole.

My favourite album for several years growing up, I've listened to it a lot. It was a real return to form for them, their best since Kid A imo. The tracks are pretty much all great but my favourites are 15 step/bodysnatchers/jigsaw

purrrrrfect

i love you

Really magical. A beautiful musical adventure.

Fantastic album and might be the best one from Radiohead. One of my first vinyl purchases. Some excellent songs on here including Reckoner, Weird Fishes, Nude. I remember hearing it for the first time in my best friends basement when we downloaded it from their website for free (which has served as a game changer).

De lo más exquisito de Radiohead, toda una volada de cabeza.

i've knwon this one for a long time, fucking amazing

ah yeah

This is an excellent album. Glad to see it on the list.

Love radiohead

I think this must be my favorite Radiohead album. The whole thing works and flows beautifully, and it has my two favorite songs ("Bodysnatchers" and "Reckoner") - plus "Videotape" is such an amazing and haunting song to end on.

Great album - i have really enjoyed listening to the evolution of this band since 1994.

I don't know why I've never listened to much radio head. Maybe ok computer was a bit slow and electronic for me. Damn this was a good album, excellent from start to finish. A rare 5 stars

This blew my mind

Ethereal fractured seduction

Perfection.

Obok Kid A moje ulubione Radioheady

Radio head fuck yeah

Rock perfection. Not a single moment on this album that doesn't hit just right.

Top 5 pf all time.

Incredible album. Haunting vocals.

Another masterpiece from Radiohead. Wonderful album

Love almost all the tracks on this album. It's beautiful, melodic, cohesive and a bit dancey.

There's just something about this album. I absolutely loved it. Probably my favourite so far.

Radiohead ben je voor of tegen. Voor mij is dit album een topper!

Amazing album

What can I say, one of my fav albums ever

ah yes, very good

Niet helemaal eerlijk want dit is al een album wat hoog in mijn all-time favorites staat. :-)

Phenomenal imo

Really beautiful album. i wish it had a little more drive/energy at parts, but it's otherwise fantastic and the production is nice. I’ll definitely come back to this. 9/10

9

Top 3 Radiohead album and there's tough competition.

Great album. Not one skibbable track favourites 2,3,5,7,9

GREAT ALBUM

Great album, love their distinct style.

Muy bien

muy bueno

Beautiful, concise, coherent. Classic Radiohead. I don't know this as well as albums 2-6, but it still sounded like coming home to an old friend, like the musical concepts from all the previous albums came together in this one.

Amazing. Top 2 or 3 Radiohead album. 9-10/10 1. 15 Step 2. Reckoner 3. All I Need

Un des meilleurs albums de tous les temps. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi et Reckoner sont des chefs d'oeuvre, mais honnêtement c'est le cas de la moitié des chansons de l'album.

Pretty good

A personal favorite, easily one of my most-listened to albums

Bodysnatchers is great 15 step and nude are not that good. Weird Fishes is so so good. It drags a little bit in the middle but I can still appreciate the music being made. Jigsaw Falling into Place is fantastic. A lot of this album isn't for me but it's a very well made album with some great tracks on it. 7.5/10.

4.75

Really good album with an interesting choice for the track order. Going from the vibes of Jigsaw to the depressing feelings of Videotape is something quite unique. Best song: Nude

Love this. In most songs, there is a palpable tension between the frantic drums and piano and the generally pleasant guitars, with Thom’s voice straddling the two. The result is unsettling and genuinely interesting.

I didn’t know this album well- how:why?! It’s so good!! I’ve listened to it 3 times and it keeps getting better

Por fin escuché este álbum y ya veo por qué tiene esta fama. Muy bueno. En fin… viva Palestina libre 🇵🇸

I was almost convinced I didn't like Radiohead, but this was pretty great.

A challenging listen with a lot of gold at the end

Heard before?:❌️/✔️(not entirely) Will listen again?:✔️

Radiohead isn't exactly my cup of tea but there is no denying the creativity, uniqueness, and talent on this album. It's a very specific album by a very specific band, and even if it's not totally for me, they are by far the best at what they do.

Paid $1 to download this 20 years ago and really didn't like it. It was the point where I basically decided to give up on Radiohead. I really liked it this time though! Maybe I should've waited to give up after Hail to the Thief.

Tope de gamulan ya se sabe 4,5/5

Pretty chill to listen to! It's not as much as a mainstay as the other albums I've listened to from Radiohead, but it's generally a pleasant experience.

Well it's Radiohead so you'd expect it's pretty good, and it its!

If you didn't like the one with "Creep" and you didn't like the one with "Fake Plastic Trees" and you didn't like the one with "Paranoid Android" and you didn't like the one with "Everything In Its Right Place" and you didn't like the one with "Knives Out" and you didn't like the one with "There, There", then you are probably not going to like this one. C'mon, Dimery...give it a break. Six out of nine possible Radiohead albums is just too much. They aren't the most accessible band, which is kind of their point. All these spaces could go towards actually exposing us to worthwhile music we might otherwise have missed, which is exactly the point.. Let's give "In Rainbows" an added half-star for the album's unique promotion and sales scheme.

i think i listened to the album like 3x today, some of these songs will def be sprinkled throughout my future listening, slowly grew on me

I wasn't really messing with this, but then I saw the old text from when my girlfriend said she didn't actually like me the first time, and then I was WAY more in. In all seriousness though, I don't really understand the love for this album the same way that I do for their others. Like it's clearly a very good album, it's groovy and fun and sad and everything you'd really want out of a Radiohead album, but it doesn't really do more than that. It doesn't push their sound, nor does it do their established sound better than any previous album. It's strong, but for it to be even in the same conversation as something like Ok Computer or something like that is insane to me. Favorites: 15 Step, Bodysnatchers, Jigsaw Falling Into Place

Sneaky good

Listened

I mean cmon its radiohead. But even so, I was surprised with how good the not so well known songs were in this album. The guitar riffs were standout for me throughout the album

First Radiohead album on this list…I wonder how I’m gonna feel about it cause Radiohead songs usually have to grow on me quite a bit before i actually like them. There’s quite a blend of electronic and real instruments on this one, you can see how kid an influence them lol. Another thing I think this list is making me realize how much I prefer how real instruments sound compared to electronic sounds (excluding electric guitar ofc). I really enjoyed all the strings they added, especially on the back half of songs, my favourite of which is def reckoner, probably will be my fav song on the record. There were also some lo-fi (I think) sounding tracks on here like house of cards which I was suprised by as I don’t think the Radiohead stuff I’ve listened to showed that side of them. Once again though I can’t understand a word thom yorks is saying which tbh I think really prevents songs from connecting with me on an emotional level. The drums in videotape remind me a bit of the drums in snow globes though very much toned down. Overall though I enjoyed listening to this! I liked pretty much every song and I can see why this is seen as one of their best albums. I do think a lot of the songs will grow on me as well. Probably a 4.01/5

I've always loved Radiohead and I'm sure I've mentioned in other reviews how I lost that love with their overly experimental albums like "Kid A". I still prefer the Radiohead of the 90s, but this is one bridges that gap between their classic rock era and experimental electronic era. While their sound is heavily processed there are some that retain that original sound, like "Bodysnatchers" and "Faust Arp". Haunting and intimate. Overall it's a good album, but it still doesn't quite bring home that 90s Radiohead.

Every song feels like a different stage of a panic attack

81

Reckoner best song. Not a single bad song.

Great album although not 100% my style. Would definitely listen again.

Brilliant album and a further step away from the traditional guitar Radiohead. Beats, squiggles and bleeps.

Good music!

Reckoner man. What a song, that song alone make this album a 4 for me. Captures raw emotion in it's chords and simple lyrics in a profound way.

reckoner is one of the best songs ever, yet on the whole in rainbows is just good

4 eme album après 'Kid A' et ‘Amnesiac’ (5/5 - originalité sans faille) et 'Hail to the Thief' (3/5 - beaucoup moins créatif que Kid A). Cet album m’a beaucoup plus intéressé que ‘Hail… ´, le groupe a retrouvé sa créativité passée. Certes pas au niveau de Kid A ou Amnesiac, mais pas loin. Il va rejoindre ma collection ! =>4/5

very good guitars

There’s not much to be said that hasn’t already.

it’s very good.

Definitely not OK Computer but it's hard to have two of those. Some sleepers on here, but overall I like it.

More of a 3.5 but I'll round it up. I've only listened to this album all the way through once before and I arrived at the same place. Nothing that I disliked per se, but it just left me a little whelmed.

Not Radiohead's biggest fan but this album wasn't bad

Had niet verwacht dat ik het leuk zou vinden

It's technically rock, but it's nice n chill. It would never be in the car CD rotation. It's "headphones and lay down and maybe smoke" CD rotation

Obviously a silly question but: Thom Yorke are you all right buddy? Saw Radiohead pop up and got a little apprehensive, you just never know. But I enjoyed this a lot, it’s not super out there and I like the gloomy chill vibes to study to. Videotape is one hell of a track to close out on, sheesh. Second act montage needle drop in my biopic: “All I Need”

I put off rating this one because I only listened to it through once and it just felt like the kind of album you had to listen to on repeat to really sink into, I like radiohead in general but had never listened to one of their albums through. Listening to it more today and I just really like the sound that they're making, I love what they're doing with time signatures and all the background vocals, feels like I am underwater. Four stars just to be a hardass but I reserve the right to up it to five with more listens likelihood that the members of this band lezzed out IMO: 2/5 I really had to think about this one but sadly I think the early 2000s probably held them back from really exploring each others bodies. that and being british. not out of the question though

7/10 Two Radiohead albums back-to-back, wild. I think I just barley preferred The Bends so I'll mark this as one point below that one.

Likte dette godt. Kan muligens være en grower hvis jeg hører flere ganger.

I can’t believe that I’ve listened to 6 albums of Radiohead.

3.5 rounding up

This album I have listened to about 1000x all the way through, and every time it gets sadder?

Vibey. I like it.

I'd happily give this album a 4 forty four days out of four.

7/10

My favorite Radiohead album!

Radiohead, although I've always been quite partial to them, always take me a couple of listens to really figure out what it is I like about it. Some tracks feel like a sonic soup and I'm only equipped with a fork. I've always loved Thom Yorke's serious approach to music and art, these intense creators generally being the ones that do something interesting and different enough from most others; that risk taking often coming with equal amounts of fans and critics and I always applaud the effort to make something that isn't just 'listenable'. Immediately with the crunchy synth and acid beat, "15 Step" is just pure novelty for the ears, flanked by Yorke's signature vocal style, delivering a lyric that resonates with us all. Instrument loses steam for me slightly by the end in repeated it's scratchy effects and bassline, but still Yorke's vocals keep it fresh enough till the end. "Bodysnatchers" distorted guitars scratch an itch right from the get go, the frantic energy of this one really matched the lyrics of being trapped in a body you don't recognize as your own. A little rough in some places for me, but the bridge into the trailing guitar chords was also hauntingly beautiful. "Nude" felt like more a classic Radiohead track, with it's subtle guitars and drums, while Yorke hangs emotionally deep lyrics over the top, like caramel sauce on rum and raisin ice cream. At this point, too, it is also not lost on me that some people don't like caramel sauce on rum and raisin ice cream, and that is probably the point. Even with the lyrics in "Nude", it approaches the saggy and dusty topic of relationships and approaches them from an entirely fresh angle of one's identity shifting to become more appealing and the ultimate cost of that shift. Someone in the comments section for "Weird Fishes" said something to the effect of Radiohead songs sounding sad when you are sad and happy when you are happy. With this track in particular, I truly can hear it both ways, with it's straight forward snare and cymbals cradled by soft guitar chords, the lyric "Why should I stay here, Why should I stay?" can be seen as both a leaving something negative behind or positively going out to see the world. Other tracks enjoyed on this album: "All I Need" (the music video for this one was something, highlighting the privilege some people of society live in compared to others), "Reckoner", "House of Cards" and "Videotape". Overall, a really enjoyable album, though a couple of tracks were lost on me ("Faust Arp" and "Jigsaw Falling Into Place") meaning it didn't quite have the same impact for me as OK Computer did. Still, this album helps to solidify my feelings of being a new, life long fan of Radiohead.

87->90

ok, liked this more than OK Computer.

Radiohead are so so so good

amazing you can never expect less for radiohead but this is definitely the best album i’ve listened during this challenge

I've never gone all in on Radiohead, but this album blew me away. The ending kind of dragged, but the beginning and middle were so good.

Pretty cool

Easily disregarded at the time as being another retrograde step away from their guitar heritage. Listening now...? It's pretty damn good. It's on the shelves. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★☆(8/10) Total reviewed : 410 Already owned : 93 Purchased : 21 To buy : 4 Nope : 292

At first I was disappointed a bit, but the second half kind of reminded me of why this album is so very good. All I Need is also still their best song. 4.5 out of 5

haunting ahh album bro

I'm a bit unfamiliar with Radiohead, but I should correct that mistake, because that album was lit. Not only is the music of high quality, but the lyrics also had a depth I wasn't expecting. It was a soothing, and often hypnotizing experience.

i was driving to didis and back listening to it, when i was on the way it was raining and all i need, faust arp, and reckoneer and those 3 REALLY set the mood 8/10

Haunting ahh album bro. I liked it tho. 3.5/5

Every song on this record is beautiful and I'm not even the biggest Radiohead fan

9/10

4/5

low 4.0.

Tanto In Rainbows como OK Computer no me transmiten nada. Son discos que escuché mucho. Están buenos, me gustan. Pero hay algo que me hace no querer escucharlos. Es simple cansancio de las cosas, el cual tengo bastante seguido con la música. No creo que afecte pero es verdad que con el tiempo empecé a agarrarle odio a Radiohead, por qué no sé. Este disco nunca va a dejar de ser bueno, pero no me gusta tanto como antes.

pretty much all the songs were *good* but they didnt really move me, which is probably the most pretentious thing i'll ever say

A solidly good album that I enjoy the more I hear it. I like the combination of downbeat unease and a wide sonic palette that's rather lovely, even pretty and ethereal, which they do so well. House of Cards is probably my favourite track here and a gorgeous example of that interplay. It's a shame Disk 2 doesn't count because I listened to Last Flowers a lot at the start of my first year of university (I guess I must've really needed to lower my morale or something).

no le doy 5 likes solo porque va contra mis principios, pero puta el disco weno.

I mean, come on, it's Radiohead at their best. This record is amazing; it's probably been over a year since I last sat down and listened to this record. I don't love it as much as I used to back in junior year, but I still really love it. The 3-song run from Nude to All I Need is phenomenal, but I think while I do still really like the rest of the record, it falls off just a lil after those 3 songs (aside from House of Cards, which may be my second favorite song on the record) . Overall, I'd give it a 4/5.

3.5/5

This has to be dumb luck, or perhaps unlucky. I have been listening to a bunch of different tracks off IR and am currently listening to the From the Basement set as I started this musical journey. I have really been loving 15 steps, there is just so much going on that it feels so lush, but also bare at times. There truly is not an album like it, am yet to try some of their other albums. Accessible, but complex and rewarding. 9/10

Not as crazy about this as I used to be as a angsty teenager, (which I can apply to almost every radiohead album). With that being said I still like some parts of it a lot. Does a fantastic job at feeling like that warm, almost comfortable parts of sadness and depression.

I'm just gonna do bullet points to cover my unrelated thoughts here: * Still wild to me that I hadn't listened to a single Radiohead album prior to this experience. * This is MILES better than the previous one of theirs we've had. * I now understand where people were coming from all the times I've heard people tell me that some band I had on sounded like Radiohead. * It's pretty good. Singer got old for me by the end but I liked the musicality. Weird Fishes ruled.

With a band like this that's got several albums on the list, it's tough to look at each independently, especially when I've got memories of when they came out and am very emotionally attached to some of them. I remember this as getting back to something like songs without completely losing the beats and textures of the previous couple records.

Nie doceniałam tego albumu dość długo, a na deszczowe poniedziałkowe przedpołudnie w biurze wjechał akurat. Bardzo miłe chłodne taneczno depresyjne brzmienie.

Album #224 Radiohead: In Rainbows Maybe I’m just saying this because I just had to listen to a Kid Rock album, but In Rainbows is simply brilliant. I’m not one of those Radiohead fans who swears that they are the greatest thing to ever grace the Earth, and if Yorke and Greenwood released an album of them jerking off into the mic I’d give it a 10 or anything. In fact, I find Radiohead’s cult-like fanbase pretty nauseating, they are sort of the Christopher Nolan of music, in that they appeal enough to the casual audience to be mainstream, but they guise themselves in a veil of intellectualism to the point where their inherently casual fanbase, who likely consumes barely anything else from within the medium, consider themselves geniuses for enjoying their work, that is despite the fact that almost every one on the planet does. But I refuse to let those grievances get in the way of me enjoying good music, and In Rainbows is just a genuinely great album. In the risk of sounding like one of the aforementioned Radiohead fans that I just finished maligning, few other bands are able to capture the human spirit as much as Radiohead. It doesn’t matter if you don’t speak English, don’t like music, or are braindead; there is a Radiohead song out there that will pierce through your defences and speak to your soul like nothing else ever has. Thom Yorke is probably the greatest of all-time when it comes to creating backing noises with his vocals, with probably the best vocal performances on the album coming in his distant moaning in Weird Fishes and Reckoner, just purely ethereal sounds. In Rainbows is the apex of Radiohead’s transformation, though I prefer their 90s sound as a big fan of Britpop and ballads; there is no doubt that what they started with Kid A took them into a new league sonically, and they absolutely perfected the combination of spacey electronic instrumentals with harrowing vocals here. That being said, to me, In Rainbows is not the perfect album. I completely understand thinking that this is Radiohead’s best, since you can really pick any of their albums depending on what type of person you are; but for me, In Rainbows just lacks something indescribable that I feel when listening to OK Computer or The Bends. I think the combination of depressing and life-affirming is what made Radiohead so popular to begin with, since they will always have a place in your life regardless of mood; and though that is present in In Rainbows with songs like Reckoner, I do think that this album is brushed with a gloss of gloom that is a bit too dour for my tastes. It isn’t as offensive as it was on Kid A, but regardless, as someone who enjoys music as an escape and a way to pump any sort of positive feelings and emotion into my life, I tend not to want to listen to albums that reaffirm my misery. But in saying that, I absolutely indulge in self-pitying sessions with Radiohead from time to time; I just try to limit it. However, in terms of criticism, I can’t really think of anything else; Radiohead are one of the greats, and In Rainbows is one of their finest hours, a definite classic. Best Songs: Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi, Reckoner, Nude Worst Song: 15 Step Score out of 10: 9.5

In truth, I would need to listen to this again to give it a proper rating, but one of the most notable things is that this was a truly remarkably original album as far as sound goes. I always believe that Glass Animals are a direct derivative of Radiohead, in that you can hear quite plain and clearly the sonic and vocal influence. Radiohead did it first though. They did a lot of things first.

This album what not at all what I expected but it was really good

coincidentally the third time I've tried this album this year. Every time, it gets better. I feel like this album has so much re-playability to uncover new layers in it. weird fishes was the standout for me. Overall, definitely feels like it's meant as one whole piece of art instead of chopped together singles which I really appreciate. I can get lost in the whole thing pretty easily and never takes me out of it. Really surprised by how much I like it, I don't think I would have felt the same 5 years ago but I'm curious to check them out more now

I’ve never been a fan of Radiohead’s moody navel-gazing sound, but this album was way more upbeat and enjoyable than I expected.

Distorted prog rock pretension? Or pioneering geniuses? I loved The Bends and OK Computer when originally released but lost the thread with everything they released after that. But this somehow clicks in older age. I was in a ‘Fuck off and leave me alone’ mood today - which probably explains it.

Gave this three full listens as it took me a long time to get into OK Computer, which is where I fell off Radiohead previously. I sometimes find Thom Yorke's vocals a bit much for a whole album. Tentative 4 stars as I'm beginning to like it more.

Heard Before? Of course. After the dull odds n sods of Amnesiac and the interminable slog of Hail to the Thief, this was such a relief. Notes: - still my favorite Radiohead, even though I stopped listening to them years ago. - focused arrangements, tricky but accessible songs, crisp production. - love all the understated synth parts. - most interesting and best recorded drum parts on any Radiohead album. - even Thom is relatively restrained here, without being completely soporific (see Moon Shaped Pool). - the kind of album that invites you to lean in and pay attention. Verdict: Imagine Radiohead but less self-indulgence, more songwriting. Listen Again? I'm in no hurry, but probably.

The start of this album is class, a bit more rockier than kid A but it has a bit of the same unsettling feel, a good mix. From weird fishes onwards or stays to lose it's way a bit, tracks chug along largely sounding like jigsaw falling into place but less interesting. Still a really good album but not as good as I hoped when four tracks in.

This is more rocking version of Radiohead than I'm used to. Not quite as slow and depressing as a lot of their stuff is. Though there is still some of that looking up from the bottom of a well kind of vibe they do so well. While I'm not a Radiohead fan, I can see why people like them. They stay pretty remarkably consistent on their sound, even while they innovate. 4/5, though not sure I'll listen to again.

Started off just kinda noisy, then got much better once it mellowed out. Still don't want to hear Thom mumbling over everything but I was still able to appreciate everything else

This album is ethereal and not at all what i expected when i saw radiohead. The whole tone of the album feels very atmospheric and is a great example that rock doesn't always have to be fast and driving to go hard. I really enjoyed it.

They were high on their own supply by this point, but damn...they are a good band.

a very fun and enjoyable experience! One of the more calmer and almost upbeat albums of radio head. I found it almost folksy in places.

I really enjoy the fuzz and distortion on the guitar it makes it feel spacey in body snatchers. My favorite part about Nude is that the entire song made me feel watched only to have a line at the end about thought crime and religious punishment. however i also love that angelic run at the end of Nude. I immediately love that weird fishes is also called arpegg because its mainly comprised of arpeggio I finished the album without too many more thoughts might try different strain of weed i used a sativa this time All I need was good but basic but it was added to my sex playlist Faust Arp immediately makes me think about jaskier from the witcher I might try a different weed i smoked a sativa named orange creamsicle. not that many interesting ideas during the listen good album though

Неплохой. Не ok, computer конечно.

It’s was a beautiful album. Not exactly my style of music but a few of the songs are now on my playlist.

Already listened, listening again. Solid 8/10

I really liked it! I've listened to some of it for like chilling out before, but it's got quite a range honestly

What can I say, I like Radiohead.

INJECT ITTTTTTT

15 Step Bodysnatchers House of Cards Jigsaw Falling into Place

15 Steps Reckoner Jigsaw Falling Into Place

i really like it, the sounds and the lyrics!

Liked. Cool and melancholy vibes. One of my first times listening to a Radiohead album all the way through. I like it but I think it will hit better when I'm more familiar with the songs and the mood is right (which is just how music is for me a lot of the time). That is to say: I appreciate it but I know I'll appreciated it more after multiple listens on rainy nights. Can't say for sure which song was my favorite, because I know House of Cards better than the rest so there's a bias there.

7.3.26 ahhhh, finally an album i already love. really a stellar work (and probably my favorite radiohead album?). bodysnatchers is one of my alllllll-time favorite songs + the riffs on weird fishes / arpeggi are unreal. incredible atmosphere and sound. really do love this one. Favorite Song: Bodysnatchers Rating: 4.5/5

Beautiful album, although tbh I listened to it in the wrong headspace and I think it’s sent me into crisis. 4.0/5.0 Best Song: Weird Fishes

Like it

emotional, atmospheric, moody. british. whoever said it sounds like the same song the whole album was onto something. not complaining though, would listen again.

Really lovely. I'd never heard this before

I LOVE Radiohead. Everything I love about music they do or have done and usually they find a way to mix it all together in some crazy way. The thoughtful arrangements that aren't quite standard in popular music but also aren't so far out in the field that it isn't accessible is something that always draws me back. That being said... you don't need damn near their entire discography on a list like this. There is no reason to have 6 albums by Radiohead, 9 by David Bowie and for damn sure there is no reason to have 126 albums by Nick fucking Cave. Solid 4 star album, btw.

A good album for a warm and tiring walk. Favourite track: Jigsaw Falling Into Place

evoca la sensación de flotación constante, en medio de la sobrecarga digital

I might get stoned by Radiohead fans for this but this is not one of my favorite Radiohead records. There are maybe 4 or 5 solid songs on this record and the rest seem experimental and less emotional to me. I got this record for a small price when Radiohead was selling directly to download. I lost the download many years ago but still listen to songs from this record, from time to time, on a streaming service or another. Also, I have been a fan of Radiohead since The Bends and saw them live on that tour and many times after, so I feel I am eligible enough to critique a bit. They are perhaps my favorite music act.

-> Radiohead through my years -> Thom Yorke's voice work -> The Smile -> Pop music vs Radiohead When I was a teenager working shifts in the supermarket, one of my older colleagues and me were discussing music. Back then, I was listening a lot to Coldplay, and asked for his opinion (this must have been around the Mylo Xyloto phase). He said it was fine, but he liked Radiohead better. That was the first time someone mentioned Radiohead to me. And this was before Instagram and Spotify. I still am a fan of Radiohead. In 2022 I got to see The Smile live, giving me a taste of what Radiohead is like playing live. Thom Yorke's voice is absolutely mesmerising. I think that's what keeps amazing me listening to In Rainbows: the contrast between gentle parts where his voice gets the space to be, and the absolute shredding of the guitars in the next song. My favorite tracks are Bodysnatchers and Jigsaw Falling Into Place.

Probably my favorite Radiohead album. Love love love the opening track. Great way to kick it off. I remember when they released it with the "pay what you want" deal. I just got a new iPod, and the music sounded like "the future." Not a big Radiohead guy overall, but this is an undeniably great album.

I certainly listened to this a lot in 2007. I still think it's a pretty good Radiohead album. In my middle aged anhedonia the one feature that started to grate on me was pretty heavy on sections where Thom Yorke's falsetto is front and center. 'All I Need' and 'Reckoner' are my favorite tracks on here and I think they are definitely timeless classic songs. The others I enjoy but they aren't absolutely essential listening to me.

So beautiful. House of Cards and Weird Fishes are standouts. Doesn’t reach kid a or ok computer, but close

Honestly might be the only Radiohead album that isn't overrated

strong album, although sorta background noise, aside from a few tracks it doesn't grab your attention, not that it's necessary but not the most interesting. I enjoyed myself and will revisit revisit revisit

4.5

Synthesis of accessible songs and abstract sounds Bodysnatchers Weird fishes House of cards

Distorted... I like it.

Radiohead is always next level

Maybe my least favorite Radiohead album, and it's still a 4!

15 Step - 7.2 Bodysnatchers - 6.6 Nude - 7.1 Weird fishes/Arpeggi - 7.9 All I need - 6.8 Faust Arp - 5.2 Reckoner - 7.8 House of cards - 5.5 Jigsaw falling into place - 7.9 Videotape - 8.3 Overall 7.9

Some great vibes. Coincidentally a friend had just played this in response to the prompt: "Put on something you were listening to in college" and that gave me a bigger context for thinking about the vibes.

Haven’t heard most of these before, I think there’s already way too much Radiohead on here, but it’s a decent enough album

Can't go wrong with Radiohead

Album is good, shame about Thom and Jonny being Zionist freaks

A gorgeous album but it takes a few listens to really get it.

middle of the album still feels stale to me

Jigsaw falling into place Bodysnatchers Weird fishes

Nice

What a great, late release from Radiohead. Just when you thought they were starting to lose their luster, they give you a deep, well crafted piece of musical art. In Rainbows has a sad beauty to it. The use of strings paired with electronica beats and Yorke are one of a kind. "All I Need" has always moved me and still gives me goosebumps. Releasing the digital download as a pay-what-you-want was bold and may give this one a spot more for that reason but it is undeniably one of the better records from the band (imo). I don't think there has been a band that can match the creativity and uniqueness Radiohead brings. If you were not a fan of the band prior to this list venture, I don't see how you can't be after...or at least appreciate the talent. 4.12 stars...watch out for them weird fishes. P.S., if you enjoyed this check out Disk 2, From the Basement live sessions, and AmpLive's Rainy Dayz Remixes...stellar stuff.

Another very solid entry from Radiohead. I'm newcomer in terms of my Radiohead fandom but I do recall the pay-what-you-want approach and a bit of the ripple effect it had when this album released. I was generally aware of Radiohead but wasn't interested at the time so I had never heard any of this album previously. Nearly 20 years later after giving it a listen I think I consider this their 2nd best album (of the ones I've heard so far). It's got a lot of the cerebral atmospheric stuff that is features on other albums but feels a little less experimental. I wouldn't call it a pop approach, but the album was more accessible than some of the prior entries. I didn't feel any specific songs stood out, but that isn't meant as an insult in as the album features 10 straight good-to-great songs. A overall nice package from Thom Yorke and company. As I enjoyed the album I'll check out Disk 2, but I expect it will pull the overall product down which would feel disingenuous to the review. This album feels like it will be better served at tight 45-minute 10-songs than adding any extra bloat. 5 entries may be a bit much for Radiohead but I can't deny that they are creative, interesting and different from nearly every other act out there. Their music from all phases of their career is engaging and deserves a listen. I'm glad this list gave me a reason to give 5 albums a spin, and there is no reason I won't check out the remaining ones down the line for completionist purposes. 3.57 stars

Intimate, warm, ethereal, existential! 3,5,7,1.

Nice

I may call them the best Shoegazing band of all (I just learned that term). His vocals are an instrument onto itself, the unique sounds and phrasing almost better than the lyrics. I'm turning around on them being overrated.

Listening session: june 1st, while making a puzzle Listened to before: listened to this album many times before Thoughts: although this is not my favourite Radiohead album, I like it very very much and I had a hard time choosing my favourite tracks Favourite tracks: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Reckoner & House Of Cards

Not quite my go-to Radiohead album (that's either OK Computer or Kid A for me), but still a phenomenal listening experience!

The vocals feel more like they blend with all of the other instruments rather than being out front if that makes sense. Really great stuff!

Uno de los mejores de la historia y el mejor de radiohead

Perhaps their most approachable album for the non-fan/casual listener. I respect them, but I don't necessarily get "it." That said, I recognize the import of this album, culturally, musically, and from a business standpoint for the pay what you want initial download release.

love this album, I give it 4 stars just because I think The Bends and Ok Computer are better so to differentiate

Yup

It keeps surprising me how many very, very famous riffs and samples come out of Radiohead albums.

em tese o que o grande público considera o auge dessa banda anglo-israelense de rock alternativo né infelizmente é bom p caralho mesmo vai tomar no cu radiohead, vcs n tinham o direito.......

a voz do thom yorke ainda me irrita um pouco, mas acho que nesse aqui combinou... to achando que o santo começou a bater, viu. rock para israelenses, porém vamos ignorar esse fato de fato, esse eh beeeeem bom. tem umas xoxa, mas tem umas pedrada MASTER, umas guitarrinha gostosa. a voz meia boca do rapaz consegue passar despercebida. bacana demais!

This does not sound like an album from 2007. Nothing about this project feels familiar. It truly is an avant-garde product. Definitely need to listen to it a couple more times.

3.5? Liked this album much more than kid a, but so far haven't found myself that drawn to their music. I think it definitely needs time to marinate for me, but I still enjoyed it on first listen. Favorite song: jigsaw falling into place

Hadn’t truly listened to this fully. Not too bad. Needs a couple more listens

It's one of the better Radiohead albums, but still not my favorite. That's probably The Bends. Loved the "Pay-what-you-want" method of release when the album came out. As for the music... it's good, occasionally great. I feel like they've finally found the right levels of electronic to add into their music.

First real dive into one of their albums. Initial impressions are that its a little understated most of the time with the dreamy atmospheric vibes and ballad like vocals. Each song tends to highlight a different part of the band and keeps it interesting for repeat listens. Connected with some of the lyrics which seem to carry on the energy of "Creep" of feeling like a lesser being and trying to strive to stand among the good people. Overall it had more enjoyable tracks than not. Looking forward to their other albums.

You’d think almost 20 years on I’d be ready to state if this bettered other Radiohead albums I once thought were my favourite. You’d also think I’d be ready, if it’s ever going to happen, to proclaim this a 5 star album. The truth is though, no matter how much I love the band and enjoy listening to them, I simply haven’t listened enough to the albums beyond Kid A even close to as much as they deserve. The obvious thing to surmise is that I just don’t like those albums enough, but I disagree. Every time I am listening to In Rainbows it is incredible and “has to be their best”. I feel I spend a long time (obviously!) absorbing Radiohead and I feel like I need to absorb In Rainbows still more. I’m gradually starting to think that the main thing I will take from this 1001 experience is my increase in Radiohead listening. And that will be fine. This is astonishing music and the only question I have for myself about it is “are you ready to make this a 5 yet?, and the answer is “no, not yet”, but I expect I will be soon.

Very good, liked the consistent dreamy sounds with interesting rhythms and movement

Wow a Radiohead album I actually enjoy, it has this wanderlust and melancholic vibe that I could have done better after a life full of regret… or maybe it caught me on the day I’m feeling that.

Excellent album potential my fave Radiohead

This is the album that got me into Radiohead, and hit me at a very formative time in the development of my music tastes, so it’s hard to say anything objectively about it. While it’s no longer in that top tier of Radiohead albums for me, I don’t think there’s a single bad song on there.

3rd pass notes: this is merely okay on a third pass. it’s still nice but not exceptional. 2nd pass notes: this album is a delight to listen to, to put on and listen to, and to soak up so much of the vibes I’m interested in from music. last track lingers a little. 1st pass notes, just listening to the music and not so much the words: 15 Step. easy listening rock, slight trippy vibes Bodysnatchers. meat and potatoes, something happening every beat (à la four on the floor) gives me that adrenaline rush to listen to that’s part fight or flight. reminds me of some christian rock I was listening to in the 00s. + Nude. like skipping stones on a glassy lake. reminds me of portishead. this band loves distortions that mellow the voice/sound. would listen to this track again. it’s a little bit stewing in heavenly wash vibes (derog) Weird Fishes / Arpeggi. curtains of rain, but energetic and not sad. might be warm melancholy though. 00s muted caterwauling indie vibes (also Xian rock feeling, though it’s more of the era perhaps). similar to some GitS:SAC ost. All I Need. now this is the jam right here. slow, with distorted bass and supplemental effects.sounds like the city at night, one of my favorite genres ++ Faust Arp. this is a cool concept (doubled over unison singing but slightly off because of different takes) but also seems like it might trying too hard? it’s demanding I listen to the words so that’ll be a later pass. this style/album/group must have been an influence on GitSSAC for real (although the timeline doesn’t line up) Reckoner. nice warm bath. easy to tune out of. also probably wants words attention. falsetto. I like the strings though. House of Cards. I like this opening. the sound wash is neat. is this sound phasing/halting shoegaze? good for getting lost in and tranced out to. Jigsaw Falling Into Place. I like the register of the vocalist a lot better here. seems a bit like a Rock Band song (neutral). missed the beginning of the track because I was zoned out. Videotape. plaintive, reflective. I do like it. has a soft minimal-sounding accompaniment that’s really neat. again seems GitSSAC esque ++

Funny place to start with Radiohead, no doubt, especially with the first track being familiar to me from the Twilight credits. That said, and putting past the ever-complicated question of if I like Thom Yorke’s voice or it just fits as an additional instrument in the music, I can see more of what the fuss is about here and I can easily imagine the world where I had ended up catching this as a teenager and becoming the annoying sort of Radiohead superfan that put me off listening to the band for so long. Fascinating soundscape-y tunes with a nice drone and this understated sense of play while also trying to sound depressing as fuck which sort of balances out the energy once you get past the higher push of the first two tracks - like being lulled into a safe space that still feels like it could catch you out on a point at any time. If I knew what any of the words were, I’m sure they’d be fine too, but just taking the vocals as part of the soundscape still works plenty well too.

call me stupid i don't get it as much as you do lol great, not phenomenal enough for me though

This is the 5th of 6 Radiohead albums that I have had on this countdown and they continue to all be excellent records, even though I wouldn't proclaim myself a fan of theirs at all. The others have all been 4 or 5-star albums and, in truth, I am squarely between those rankings again. There are a series of great tracks on here. 15 Step, Bodysnatchers, Weird Fishes, and All I Need are excellent tunes, but my personal favorite on this record is Jigsaw Falling Into Place. This might be my favorite one from Radiohead ever (it happens to be my daughter's favorite song all time by them too). The musicality, the way it drives - especially the base and drums - the lyrics, it all comes together so amazingly well. A truly awesome song. To be sure, there were others on here which weren't as great for me - e.g., Faust Arp. That said, I just really enjoyed this record and have continued to realize what I have been missing all these years. 4-stars.

Man, this site is really trying to make me love Radiohead. That’s the only way I can explain why this is already the third album out of the 85 I’ve listened to. Since I’m still someone who doesn’t get Yorke’s work, I’m a little baffled. The Bends—I thought it was a really great album, 5/5 Kid A—just a total flop. 0 out of 5; I don’t even want to think about it But this one… I can’t decide. It’s all steeped in some kind of melancholy and depression, but… it’s almost as if I actually liked it. I’d say 3.5 out of 5. But whatever, I’ll give it a 4. I hope I don’t come across any more Radiohead, or at least not anytime soon.

Maybe the only truly “pop” album from Radiohead or Yorke & Greenwood (& Godrich). And also the last time they felt relevant in the culture as opposed to being a novelty act (AMSP has its defenders, I’m not one ). 2007-10 was this anomaly where indie rock aesthetics were bleeding over into pop and (especially) hip hop, with a Thom Yorke solo cut ending up on a Kanye mixtape during the Graduation rollout (with a video featuring...Will Oldham!). From Radiohead to Grizzly Bear to Daft Punk and even Animal Collective (and later, perhaps most famously, Beach House) the boundaries were collapsing; these contemporary acts were as vital to sampling or getting a sense of the direction of music as chiptune was a few years earlier. But, most of the discussion around In Rainbows was the name your price download gimmick they worked out after parting ways with Capitol, echoing Wilco’s nose-thumbing with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Which is noteworthy to a degree, but did not in fact herald a future where everyone paid what they thought was appropriate for a new album by a famous band. Instead it was the continued convergence of corporation-owned platforms, big tech, and the creators, perhaps most unfortunately with U2 and the iPhone, still the weirdest unforced error in modern music history. No one would’ve cared about In Rainbows had it been a poor set of songs or by a lesser known group, but drumming up interest in music via a gimmick is still the oldest part of the hype machine (see: Geese). Fortunately these are all road-tested, tinkered-with, mulled-over, the products of a songwriting partnership and arrangers at their bets. Alas, this is the last we’d see Radiohead achieve anything this sublime.

Ive already listened to this and want new one

I liked this album more than previous releases due to it's more personal nature and evolving musicality. The band showed it's growth and appreciation toward it's fan base.

Not my absolute favorite Radiohead, but damn good.

I'm starting to think radiohead might be a good musician

A pretty great Radiohead album. You all know it. There’s nothing I can really add that hasn’t already been said. Best: Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Weird Fishes, House of Cards Worst: Faust Arp

Fantastic album, which I’ve heard a number of times and never seems to get old. Probably my favorite Radiohead album. 4.3/5.0

This is an album I've heard a lot about that doesn't live up to the hype. Decent album, but there's nothing special about it.

This Radiohead album reinstilled my love of the band. Wonderful

Liked more than I expected

Je l’avais déjà ecouté, album rock avec qq sons électroniques. Nude qui te detruit trop belle chanson incroyable je chiale. Je kiffe l’album, faudrait que je vois cquils ont fait d’autre pcq askip c le plus accessible

Listening Notes: - Heavy atmosphere (electric, distorted) - The Vocals as an instrument heavily adds to the atmosphere created by the rest of the instruments - Can be very sway-like at times, and almost orchestral (Nude) - All the instruments are really well balanced and crisp. Can hear everything

Quintessential 00's album. Sonically dense and iconic.

Would I listen again: yes It’s interesting, it’s good. Faves are nude, weird fishes, jigsaw

Normally can't stand Radiohead but this is a great album. That time signature! Great for having on in the background while getting stuff done

There are ...five Radiohead albums I like more than this one. Oh, and those other five also made this list. Do I like this record? Yep. Does it need to be here and take a slot that could be filled by an artist that should have been but wasn't represented on the list? Maybe not.

tel aviv radio unfortionaly a banger. i 15 steps a banger. can not give it 5 stars because i dont wana

good

In which Radiohead became one of the first to have a name your price for the digital download of their album. It's a pretty good one, short and sweet. Maybe their best?

classic! still love it 15 step ^^

Not my favourite Radiohead albums but still a 4.

Didnt expect this to hit so hard with the nostalgia but by the time it got to weird fishes I could almost taste a richmond menthol. A great album but a point off because im not arsed about every song on it.

Listening to the full album. First half was okay but the second half is what made me hooked. It’s hauntingly beautiful.

Una joya!

Ziohead

Banger intro to Radiohead. Videotape’s great

This is perfectly fine Radiohead which gets a 4, but its not their best

A superior Radiohead album. Reckoner my favourite I reckon - mellow magic. And then the jigsaw one - 4.2