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Thom Yorke vocals are horrible
Very good.
One my favourite albums with Reckoner one of my favourite songs
I can appreciate this album but I didn't really feel anything listening to it. Except for one song, which I regret not catching.
more radiohead, and another excellent listen. this is probably shaping up to be my favorite album by them so far, if there's one thing i love it's psychotic and colorful experimentation. this album is about life, and how baffling it all is. hiding under the covers, under the blanket lies you, manic and frazzled as psychedelic lights and balloons surround you. this album is coruscating and the more you listen the more you get lost in its musical vines.
It's good.
some of my all time radiohead favourites on this one. feeling cliche giving out a five to them, like a typical rateyourmusic dweller - I'm not the biggest thom yorke stan out there... but there's no denying this is an amazing album
Already heard all these bro
We listened on Sunday 27 April 2025 while watching the Liverpool vs. Tottingham game (Liverpool clinched the Premier League championship!) Now for the music, it's not aggressive but has undertones of longing. The percussion is very dynamic. Tim has listened to this 80,000 times so I am the one reviewing. I'm sure we'll listen to it again!
Already know before starting, great album but some songs are a little boring and uninteresting. Fav is jigsaw 8.9/10
MY FAV RADIOHEAD ALBUM!! this album is so fantastic and i love the shift of energy in this one from their previous album which was much more melancholy. my favorite song from this album is “weird fishes / arpeggi”. it encapsulates every confusing feeling into one song! this album is certainly in my top 30 albums of all time.
I liked it a lot. Very spaced out bodysnatchers and weird fishes are my favs.
Probably my favorite Rasiohead album
Beautiful album
Rating Date- May 3, 2025 Album Number- 122 Album Plays- 5 Album Rating- 4 Top Tracks- Bodysnatchers Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Reckoner Skip Tracks- Nude Videotape Listening Notes- Reckoner alone would make this album worth the listen. I’m familiar with Radiohead, but not their entire catalog. A couple of songs here that I don't love, but will enjoy this album repeatedly.
Very mellow deep kinda depressing but has a good beat
Such a sonically rich album, and yet another evolution from them. Also contains some of their best tracks. "All I Need" is one of Radiohead's best, even if many people aren't as familiar with it compared to their more "popular" tunes.
"All I need" :)
It was OK, only a few good songs
Love me some Radiohead as much as the next guy, but there are some Thom Yorkisms where the skip button starts to become appealing - like when he gets all manic and moan-y at the end of Bodysnatchers. Songs like Nude, All I Need & Videotape sort of make up for it.
kind of sad I like body snatchers Hmmm very emotional 3.5/5
Cosmic and essential. Fishes will forever be weird.
One of my all time favorite albums. Perfection 👌
5 rainbows out of 5
Beautiful album. Radiohead have a singular way that they can fuse ideas from alternative rock, electronic, progressive, ambient atmospherics, arty experimentalism, and poppy hooks. It’s a wonderful fusion that they pull off seamlessly here. The album had a smoother, calmer, and more introspective and personal approach than their previous bests, but this is still on par quality-wise.
Pretty chill and low energy, nice synths!
Amazing
3.5
7/10…art rock
Album is ok. Not personally familiar we ith their style of music, so not a big fan of the album.
On top 10 in 2000s
Not the music I enjoy
First time listening. Loved it. Can't see it going into rotation though. Radiohead be like that
Feels like the music and my brain are melting together. 4/5
👎🏻
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.
Inoffensive, but nothing actually happens.
I used to be very much into Radiohead, but I always felt like they peaked in the amazing trilogy of OK Computer/Kid A/Amnesiac. For me it’s a rock trilogy as good as any, as good as Rubber Soul/Revolver/Sgt. Pepper even. But after that I remember Hail To The Thief sounded muddy and humdrum. I “bought” In Rainbows when they did the pay-what-you-want thing and don’t remember sticking with it. I did get curious about it recently because I see many people ranking it in Radiohead’s top 2 which seems blasphemous. It starts a bit slow for me, like the two songs are lifted off of HTTF, but then you get Nude, Weird Fishes and All I Need which really get you somewhere. It has all of the good of Radiohead - the ethereal, dreamlike, painful, dark beauty that’s unique to them. You hear their musical past and you hear them taking their sound forward. From then on it’s just pure amazingness non stop. Ending on Videotape which is one of the most beautiful songs ever. Comparing it to the big trilogy, I would put it too, but it hangs in there. I think this album is more beautiful than other Radiohead albums. The others are darker, sadder, this is dark and sad but with more than a touch of pure beauty.
és un trànsit cap a l'interior.
Bestes Album ever
This album confirms I am just not a fan of Radiohead. Great production quality, audio mixing and mastering is fantastic. I just don't care for the vocals / lyrics.
Probably joint favourite album with OK Computer so…. Yeh.
To this day it’s their best since OK Computer/Kid A. Not genius in the same way that some of their other albums are, but a really good listen.
4.5
I think there's just enough to merit a fourth star, in part because I love "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" and "Reckoner."
Sub-par compared to their earlier albums.
it’s in rainbows. it’s a classic. all the tracks are amazing. the basement sessions are even better!
1. 15 Step - 6/10 2. Bodysnatchers - 7/10 3. Nude - 7.5/10 4. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - 10/10 5. All I Need - 9.5/10 6. Faust ARP - 8/10 7. Reckoner - 8/10 8. House of Cards - 8.5/10 9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place - 10/10 10. Videotape - 9/10 8/10
Excellent!
Radiohead always delivers enjoyable albums.
Top 5 album ever for me, favourite Radiohead album. No skips on the album, every track is fantastic.
Rhythmical and harmonic beauty at its finest. Hauntingly gloomy yet floaty and hopeful in the most spectacular way
Like it know it decent
Lush, great recording, clever. Sad and confused but insightful. I would listen again but it might not becompelling to go back to it
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)
it had a U2 feel to it pretty good
This is much better than I remember it being. For someone like me, who's not a big Radiohead fan by any means, this is the record to check out. It's accessible yet complex in structure, something that not many acts are able to pull off as well as Radiohead did here. There's some really catchy melodies on songs like Reckoner, Jigsaw and 15 Step which is a crazy good opener too. The songwriting is great, it seems like the more melodic, poppy style of alternative rock is the sound that Radiohead were meant to do. It was between 4 and 5 stars for me, but since I think this is their best album I went with the later.
Every song sounded very similar, nothing really gripped me. Enjoyed the bass line in a few of the tracks.
A bit better out still slightly depressing
Um dos meus favoritos deles, mas ao ouvir mais uma vez pra essa brincadeira acabei achando o disco menos impressionante do que de costume. Ainda assim é um baita disco e super coeso, mas acho que levando em consideração outros discos deles, não é tão grande quanto eu considerava anteriormente
I sincerely apologize for being late to the Radiohead enjoyers party. It used to just be OK Computer and The Bends for me, but I 100% get it now
Day 2 of 1001 Albums Radiohead - In Rainbows What a beautiful album, never listened to it through before, definitely one for your headphones/listening loudly. Amazing sound and production, great melodies. It’s nearly perfect, just a couple of songs miss the boat (especially the first track) Stand out tracks (which is all of them really): All I Need House of Cards
Not my taste of music, little bit slow for my liking but can understand why Radiohead are one of the greatest
Best
LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEE
Loved it so many pretty outros nude was my favorite and when I really locked in with this album
Almost all bangers
how'd they get an entire radio in their heads
I think Jigsaw is their best song tbh, just unbelievably good Bodysnatchers is also an absolute banger
Love it
Typical Radiohead. 4
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
Already listened to it multiple times before. I really like this album and have some songs from it in my playlists.
имба.
Fantastic album. Modern classic. Literally not a bad song on this album.
Ik heb het al vele keren geprobeerd, maar ik ben geen fan van de rustigere Radiohead nummers, zoals deze. The Bends bijvoorbeeld vind ik dan wel weer super. Sorry Radiohead fans. 2.4
The music was okay. It’s just that Thom Yorke’s vocals are not powerful enough for the music being played.
4.5
I was not expecting to like this all that much, before today they've topped out and a high mid 4★. But after listening to this I almost want to reassess my actual thoughts on Radiohead. This might be the album that finally clicks for me. I was honestly expecting this to be a bloopy mess, but most of it is far more straight forward than *Theif*, and even struck me as more passionate than *Computer*. This may be the album that reels me in. 9.33/10 ★★★★½
My favourite Radiohead album, containing several top 10 Radiohead songs. "Videotape" is my favourite. Bumped to 5 stars.
4.5/5
Love this album. I think it nicely balances Radiohead's more experimental era with the more organic sound of their earlier albums. I've long toyed with the idea of saying this is my favorite Radiohead album, and I think I'm finally there. Kid A and OK Computerare both fantastic, but here, there's no fat, just great tune after great tune. Hard to pick highlights, but for me I think "Bodysnatchers", "Weird FIshes/Arpeggi", "All I Need", and the haunting "Videotape". 5 stars.
Hmmm I’ve been underrating this one for ages. When it came out it seemed like just another Radiohead album and the only interesting thing about it was the ‘Pay What You Want’ marketing ploy which naturally as a sucker I paid the full amount for this. And while this isn’t nearly as good as OK Computer or the Bends. Or Kid A… or Hail To The Thief, it is still a very cool n classy, on form Radiohead album. 15 Step is a strong intro with a frazzled beat that is like stomping around on a floor electronic cornflakes in deliberate irregular time and Bodysnatchers is a nice standard Radiohead rocker. Weird Fishes tingles along pretty serenely but All I Need shines the most as a super sleek and searing trip-hoppy highlight with ghostly vocals and a bumping, almost Boards Of Canada Roygbiv bassline. 2nd half does lose a little bit of steam though. Faust Arp is like a crap reheating of Wolf At The Door with its juttery, schizoid, done-before talk singing and kills a tiny bit of momentum. Videotape brings the album to a bleak, trembling, iconic end and is one of few other tracks here to feel like proper classic Radiohead. Overrated in the grand scheme of things but still a very good album for them.
One of the best alt rock albums of all time
I'm not a Radiohead person.
Holy peak
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
The aim of doing this is to 1. find great albums I'd never listened to and 2. reasses albums I had once dismissed. This is one I am glad I have reassessed. After OK Computer, Radiohead dropped off a cliff for me. Kid A etc left me absolutely cold. This album had a cursory listen at the time, but the purchasing process was odd and I considered it less of a proper release because of it. I know I did prefer it to their post-OK releases at the time, but I never listened to it again until it appeared here. What I like about it is that there are songs with melodies and bass lines that groove a bit. And rhythm. Overall, it feels like these songs are allowed to breathe - all the intensity is dialled back a bit to let the tunes rise to the surface. Glad I listened again. The first time it was almost a 5, but a 4 is probably closer - it's not that great, but very, very good.l and one I will listen to again.
A very pretty and very real album, although a tad overrated. 7/10
Enjoyed it but in a passive/background kind of way. Strong nostalgia to the Troy B&N days when it was ubiquitous.
I use to tell people: "I am a Radiohead fan." However, I am actually not a Radiohead fan. I am an "OK Computer" fan. "In Rainbows" sounds exactly like how wet toast tastes.
really beautiful album. 🩷 but for some reason, i have a hard time listening to all of thom yorke’s songs. some of them i like, and some not so much. it is really strange. i think he is just one of those artists that you have to relisten to many times before you can fully digest and comprehend a song. i will say that i feel like i like his solo music more than his band with radiohead from what i have heard on my own time, but i would have to listen to more to really say that. to elaborate, his music is so complex and lengthy that you would have to replay it a dozen times to really know which ones you like and do not like. thus being said, my favorites on this album were: “15 step,” “nude,” “weird fishes/arpeggi,” with “all i need” and “videotape” being my absolute favorites. ~ i think there is a high chance i will probably replay these songs if i am having an especially sad day or in really deep thought, and i think the more i listen to it, the better it will sound ~ 💛💙❤️💚💛❤️💙
Mostly good tracks - very Radiohead!!
I was pleasantly surprised by this album. Radiohead seemed to be overhyped before, but this is an overall good album.
Not as iconic than OK Computer. As an album very atmospheric.
First 4 songs were bangers. Fell apart after that.
This is #day227 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... this is an album I kind of learned about Radiohead. I remember a feature on their song "All I Need" in a local teenzine, though I can't recall the details, just the fact that I saw it. Radiohead started to click for me a couple of years later, and looking back (which I’ve come to do best in life), I think discovering bands like Radiohead, who eventually become some of your favorites, is like trying on clothes everyone says are cool, but not understanding why at first. You keep trying them on, and over time, some of the pieces begin to fit, like a jigsaw falling into place. Moreover, the clothes turn out to be some of the most comfortable you've ever worn. In Rainbows stands apart from and transcends what they've done before and what they'll do after. It's astonishingly beautiful, intricately mesmerizing, and deeply personal. I love this album. This is a 5 out of 5. And I have it all here in red, blue, green... Looking forward to #day228.
Rarely can one encounter such an album that everytime you think "oh, this must be the best track" then as soon as the next song hit you, it's like another whole new world just dawn on you. The album is so perfectly and nearly done, I love the absolute cleanness this album contained in itself. A 5/5 album with no question. "Reckoner" must be my favorite track, or could be "Faust Arp", or could be "Jigsaw Falling Into Place", I really can't decide.
This is an album I have a lot of nostalgia for, and am very familiar with. There was definitely a time when this was my favourite album and it certainly reaches very high to this day. Rating: 4.5
Beautiful, gorgeous-sounding, sad and bittersweet in one of the best ways possible but still warm and friendly, too. This album sounds like you have a big hug while crying.
Okay album. I liked it better than “Kid A”.
Das siebte Studioalbum der britischen Band Radiohead wurde 2007 veröffentlicht und markierte eine Phase, in der die Gruppe sich weiter von traditionellen Vertriebsmodellen entfernte. Aufgenommen in mehreren Studios, darunter die berühmten Abbey Road Studios sowie das von der Band bevorzugte Courtyard Studio, präsentiert In Rainbows einen vielschichtigen Sound, der zwischen Art Rock und experimenteller Elektronik angesiedelt ist. Musikalisch verbindet das Album klare Melodien mit komplexen Arrangements. Besonders hervorzuheben sind Stücke wie „Reckoner“, das durch seine Rhythmik und Atmosphäre besticht, sowie „Nude“, das mit seiner zurückhaltenden Instrumentierung eine eindringliche Wirkung entfaltet. „15 Step“ eröffnet das Album mit einem ungewöhnlichen Beat, während „Videotape“ einen ruhigen, fast hypnotischen Abschluss bildet. Radiohead zeigen hier eine zugängliche, aber detailreiche Seite ihres Schaffens. Das Album ist stilistisch vielseitig und beweist, dass die Band auch nach Jahren der Neuerfindung ihren charakteristischen Klang beibehalten kann.
It is okay. Some powerful songs, some unimportant boring songs.
Loved this album - it was so easy to listen to and I can't believe I hadn't listened to it before
Da bini zwar wiiterhin de Stereotypimon und Radiohead Fanboy, aber bim ahfang vom Album ischs mer chli zwild und zu experimentell gsi und bin fast bimene 2 glandet, ab song 3 hends aber nomal s stüür chöne umeriise und die viele wider sehr guete Tracks hends wider uf es (biz ufgrundets) 4i chöne ufejodle. Es 3 shiint mer zwenig, aber dasmal isch mer de nuggi also dinne blibbe Darum 4 gueti Fernsehchöpf fürd Jungs
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.
mein lieber herr gesangsverein jetzt chund das tatsächlich au scho! freu mi scho sit em ahfang und han au es dementsprechend grosses grinse im gsicht gha woni‘s am morge gseh han <3 mit abstand mis lieblings radiohead projekt und weni mi da nöd tüüsche au zimmli sicher ih mine top 10 albe of all time! ich fühl mich grad prognostizierfreudig – han mer churz überleid das min erste pick für es kollektivs straight up 5* album mache aber so wiit us‘m fenster möchti mi ah dere stell doch nöd lehne… also mini kristallchugle seid ah, dass de timon es 5i gäh wird, de basil & de nedi es 4i, d‘vici es 3 und falls d‘maya es comeback gid schneiets au es 4i. you heard it here first folks!
Standouts: • Bodysnatchers • Weird Fishes / Arpeggi • Faust Arp • Reckoner • Jigsaw Falling Into Place
certified BANGER there is not a bad song on this album, almost every track is a modern classic one of the best bands alive at the peak of their powers, it’s just so sick front to back
It’s not my favourite Radiohead, but it’s probably their best on paper. There’s not a wasted second on this thing; every song is undeniably great, and it’s a lot shorter than I remembered — I was shocked by how quickly I got to the perfect ending of Videotape. I gave myself more homework and listened to In Rainbows disc 2 as well and even that is better than most bands’ best albums (Bangers & Mash is up there with my favourite Radiohead songs). An easy 5 star for me this.
Bit dreary, fairly forgettable
beautiful. no notes
My absolute favourite Radiohead album, among several excellent ones. 15 Step is my go-to song for trying out new stereo settings or headphones. Incredible sound, incredible music.
[7/10] Always dreary thom is
Always feel like I really have to immerse myself in the album when I listen to Radiohead. Nothing that really catches my attention when I give it the initial cursory listen to, while out for a walk or driving to work. But then I put it on the headphones and get lost in it. Almost gave this 3 stars, but bumping up to 4 after the second listening today.
Honestly wasn't sure what to make of it at first but once I let the song just pour over me , it was a hit. I really enjoyed the sounds and mood it put me in. I could see me using this album to focus on tasks
uhh didn't really paid much attention to it
I quite liked it
Perfection
Overall: 9/10 I would like to apologize for my previous Radiohead hate, I have no idea what I was thinking... Jonny Greenwood has been one of my favourite film composers for a really long time so it shouldn't surprise me that I would eventually enjoy Radiohead, but this album caught me by surprise. The songs are so beautiful and make me feel happy (not sure if that was their intent but it works). I'm still never going to be a huge fan of Yorke's vocals but he's also never sounded better. To be fair, I've only listened to 2 of their albums in their entirety now but they definitely have a new fan. Fav Song: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi Least Fav Song: Nude
Perfect from track to track. The perfect mix of experimental and mainstream rock.
Great album. It’s not up there with The Bends or Ok Computer but to be fair that is a very high bar.
Radiohead's best.
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
ha das auscho ganz dureglost und glaub mega geil gfunde. 15 step foht schomol guet ah, sehr radiohead mit dem knirsche und so. ah stiiiimmt bodysnatxhers. de isch super. seehr geils riff d melodie riibt gnau richtig. super. he lueg nude döt schafft doch etz de drey. schöni radiohead chords uuuh. jo irgendwie vermisched sich d instrument au immer super schön. komischi fischlibischli und arpeggios. ok arpeggi ghöri schomol einigi de name macht no sinn. all i need coole synthbass. mag reckoner sehr, biitz whiny. house of cards isch etz au ehner en downer. jigsaw falling into place isch geil. lieb d drums allgemein mit mega viel ufem ride und so. videotape au cute. ich glaub ich mues es vieri geh well ich finds seeeehr kreativ und mösts eigentli nomel lose aber es füfi ischs glaub nöd. nöd so igängig und ok computer oder so zieht schono meh ade gfühl und so.
BINNN REAAADYYY de beat vo 15 steps isch schomal super uiii und denn chunnt gitarre, mega! BASSLINE ja isch jz nöd megaaa es lied wo ich müssti ständig lose aber en coole ahfang bodysnatchers nachli rockiger hä MMH de switch vode verzerrte zude klare gitarre isch hammer bi nude passiert jz nöd unglauuublich vill aber fuck isches schön ach ich han vergesse wie langwilig ich amigs d drums finde bi radiohead de schluss vo all I need isch MEGA ja house of cards isch jz wieder die art vo radiohead, wo ich jz sicher vill meh verstah und appreciate aber schlussendlich für mich doch chli zu flat isch jigsaw falling into place isch na cool aber es wird vor allem vom mmmmMmMmMmm mmmmmm gecarried...als "bass-propelled pop-rock head-bobber" würdis nöd betitle, sorry Mike Diver ahh han denkt videotape wird en ballade-closer nur mit klavier aber d perkussion isch seehr cool hahaha ich glaub, hett ich vorher nie ok computer ghört, hetti das album für recht pretentious ghalte. mengisch tuni radiohead tüf im innere glaub immerno judge aber sas isch au ok, s album hani sehr gnosse, mit mine typische radiohead bemängelige...starchs 4
Insane gut.
I feel like Radiohead has always had one foot in the alternative world and one in the electronica world. Some of their albums lean more heavily toward one side than the other, but this one is a really nice balance. I’ve owned this album for years and have listened to it many times, and it’s always an enjoyable experience. I have to be on the mood for Radiohead sometimes, but when I am this is one of the better ones.
The golden ratio ️🌈
Alright, not my fav
Solid
Decent and surprising, considering it's Radiohead. 3/5
I think I'm going to give most Radiohead albums that pass through here at least a 4.
Beautiful.
Good quality stuff - very distinctly Radiohead, although I was not familiar with any of the tracks.
Ohne viel reden
Good solid album
Slightly less bad than I remembered
I liked it
Mi favorito de la banda. Tiene un gran espectro, temas súper lentos y vacíos, temas gritados y súper cargados. De la locura y rabia a la angustia más desoladora. Los instrumentos conversan tan fluidamente y de una forma tan particular que no remite a ningún otro sonido. Punto extra por las métricas complejas. No hay una cosa mala en este disco (solo quizás los pensamientos intrusivos mientras termina el disco con videotape).
2 Radiohead albums in my first 8. This isn’t as good as The Bends but still, probably their last good album.
Not much expectations after listening to Kid A and Amnesiac but this blew me away. Absolutely incredible.
Eka biisi alkaa vallan vauhdilla, mikä oli ilahduttavaa. Sitten levy on taas tuttua tunnelmointia. Se lähinnä nukuttaa. Vikassa biisissä on sentään koukkuna kiva rumpukone.
He tuntevat sointuja, mutta eivät ymmärrä melodioiden perään. Tavallisesti musiikki vaatii kumpaakin elementtiä. Ja "he voisivat tehdä perinteistä musiikkia jos haluaisivat".. I'd like to see 'em try.
Fucking fantastic. 9/10 (would be 10 had I not heard OK computer before). Definitely some more light in here than OKC, but still definitely an album of many emotions. Have had some turbulent (albeit mostly positive) days, and this album was very satiating considering where I am and what I (guess I) needed.
This was an easy one. Probably my favorite Radiohead album, and it's already in the rotation of records I return to with some regularity. I once heard it described as "Radiohead Paint by Numbers" but that just sounds like sour grapes. Every damn song is a banger and that 1-2 punch of Reckoner to House of Cards is *chef's kiss*.
It's Radiohead so it's great obviously. But it never really connected with me like some of their other albums. Reckoner is the standout track here, amazing.
Radiohead is one of the bands I've always wanted to love but still haven't quite embraced to their fullest. Their originality, musicality, expressiveness, talent, the undeniable influence on so many others; it's all there. I don't really understand why I haven't connected more strongly with this band.
3+ Stars (9/15)
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Decent Radiohead album, but tainted by my reception of the original pricing model despite Saul Williams having released his album with the same model first.
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
Um dos meus á
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
Oh goodie.....another Radiohead album. FUCKING BBBBBOOOOOOOORRRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG. Not only that , I really went for the pain and listened to the Flaming Lips and Radiohead back to back. One album from each would be fine for this list. No more. Author is clearly a fan boi of shitty indy/brit pop.
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
I think my fav Radiohead still. Didn’t even expect to give this the 5 but damn it goes down easy!! So beautiful!
I feel like the songs on this album have been with me for my whole life. Lively songs
i like that its sort of a heavier rock-y sound compared to the early 2000s stuff... i mean i like radiohead, fuck it
One of probably my 10 favorite albums. I’d have to think exactly where this ranks exactly but it’s my favorite point in Radiohead’s incredible discography and easy five stars.
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
much prefer this to OK Computer - Thom Yorke's voice much better suits softer music.
Album defs isn't a 5/5 for me but it's a 10/10 for giving me nostalgic Twilight feels right from the start. What stood out to me throughout the entire album was the really beautiful harmonisation in the vocals. Nude and Weird Fishies/ Arpeggi were a little too odd for my taste but overall still a very enjoyable album.
Prima album, fijn voor tijdens het leren. Lekker ambiant en gewoon een lekker geluid
Eu amei e salvei várias e não sabia que ia gostar tanto do som do radiohead. E ainda para conspirar, comecei uma série no mesmo dia que tinha uma música que gostei e na hora que dei o shazam, era deles, só que de outro álbum
this was not for me felt like a concept album that lacked direction and ended up feeling like just noise than anything else.
Hey! Pay whatever you want! Modern day Hippie! Like it.
LA Woman is bluesy it’s funky Jim Morrison does a guitar solo with his voice on Cars Hiss by my Window, love it
Radiohead needs to be a little less depressing - not a good album for my mental health today. Also, I kind of miss the older Radiohead.
Love the band but way better albums in the Radiohead collection.
So much to hear that repeated listening is required
I remember when this album came out and everyone was buzzing about the "pay what you want" thing. I don't love Radiohead, their songs all sound the same to me. It's a fine sound when it's on, but it's not one I ever find myself actively seeking out. Honestly, it's a 2.5. I don't know which way I'll be rounding.
In 2007 I was working at chain CD shop Sanity as one of their Christmas casuals. I was objectively bad at the job – incapable of using the POS system for anything more complicated than ringing an order through; almost spitefully bad at locating a CD disc stashed away in (alphabetised) library behind the counter – but good enough with the customers (and on a short enough contract) for it to not matter too much. Sanity was a going commercial concern, not a charity. And so I was expected to monetise my enjoyment of easy conversation about music – the thing I’d, idealistically, signed up to do – to upsell customers a DVD lens cleaning kit. I don’t know if they compared scores regionally, but the scores I was posting absolutely killed it in the Rockingham shop that holiday. It was miserable stuff; charging emotionally vulnerable or lonely members of the community the cost of a lens cleaner to talk about Rod Stewart. But it was also the opposite, and completely joyful. Whether the lens cleaner extended the life of a cherished device or not – that good chat about Rod’s shady 80s I had with a septuagenarian is one I remember, 20 years later, like it was yesterday. In Rainbows came out during that short spell at Sanity. It was a newsworthy release; the band put it out digitally on a “pay what you wish” basis. And while that ultimately proved to be a shrewd financial move – alongside the entry into music PR history, it also became Radiohead’s most profitable record – it could maybe have been improved: make a record this addictively beautiful “try before you buy” instead and you could charge just about whatever you want. I’m grateful of the chance now to fully explore the depth of In Rainbows. For one, it feels like a record that’s comfortable with being liked. It’s absent of any showy stuff that other artists entirely dedicated to, say, glitch, do so much better than Radiohead ever reasonably could – and as a result is both far more focused and comfortable in its own skin. A song like “House of Cards”, for example, is almost comically non-Radiohead; but at no point do I feel like laughing. In the context of a record that’s already battered me around with the rollickingly excellent “Bodysnatchers”, diaphanous “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” or “All I Need” or “Reckoner” or … well; everything else … it’s a welcome bit of respite before “Jigsaw…” and “Videotape” (about as brilliant a pair of songs to close an album as is strictly imaginable). I’ll never be able to pull this record apart from my memory of that sweaty couple of months working in a shopping centre CD shop. And while I didn’t downloaded In Rainbows at the time – not from the band, anyway – I think posterity would see me awarding it a price far in excess of that of a lens cleaner. Luckily for me, that’s something I could say for a lot of what sticks in my memory about that summer.
it's peam
The instrumentation is great, but his voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard
Absolutely love it... feels warmer and more human than some of their previous records though I'ave also loved their clinical feels.
Lovee this album, took me a very long time to appreciate any Radiohead songs, if you'd ask me to review this album as a teenager I probably would've given it a 2. Now, it's some of my favourite music: weird fishes and Jigsaw falling into place are just excpetional. Fav song: Jigsaw falling into place
An enjoyable experience, but it all became a bit too samey-sounding as it went on for my taste. It's a great album as a whole, but I just didn't pick out as many standouts tracks as I would have liked. 4 stars
Pretty good album! Not my favorite from Radiohead but it was still a good listen.
Enjoyed this one. Definitely not my favorite album of theirs, but still really good.
my medicine after a hard workday.
2/5
This album tickles my musically inclined brain in all the right places. Radiohead are such fantastic musicians, and I can hear it in every burst of dissonance and odd time signature. Thom Yorke's vocals are certainly unique, and his style works with a lot of the songs here, especially when he harmonizes with himself (soooo good). Throughout the album, I tended to gravitate towards liking the more straightforward (although it's hard to call any of this straightforward) and rock style tracks. While I don't hate electronic music, I feel that tracks like 15 Step and Bodysnatchers were the ones I liked less, although still good, while I more enjoyed tracks like Weird Fishes and Jigsaw Falling Into Place. That's not a dig at the style though, it's fantastic and creative and unique, and territory that most other bands don't stretch their horizons into. The album isn't too short or too long, and nothing here overstays it's welcome. And the production is 👌 every sound is fantastic (although high grade production is an expectation for me with music this new. Still above average tho, didn't fall into a lot of traps that many modern artists do). Overall, I enjoyed this album more than I expected and I think 5 stars is an appropriate rating. Favorite Song: Weird Fishes / Arpeggi Least Favorite Song: Faust Arp
part of me wanted to dislike this because i know how much music bros love radiohead but unfortunately this was just really really good
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
I've listened to this so many times I could probably review it in my sleep. like many young music fans, Radiohead was my entry point into a whole host of different musical movements, styles and scenes; and In Rainbows was their newest album at the time I first became a fan. over the years, it's more than earned a reputation for being one of the band's finest albums, if not their best. OK Computer is still Rate Your Music's favorite, but In Rainbows has it beat in terms of the raw ratings (it's 0.03 points higher than OK Computer as of the day I'm writing this)! I'll ride or die for Kid A supremacy, but on some days, my favorite is In Rainbows too. not only does this have my favorite production and mixing of any Radiohead album (such a luscious, warm sound, even in the electronics), but this may be the band's most consistently entertaining and well-crafted batch of songs to date. it's definitely an easier casual listen than any of their previous four albums were. even the interlude-ish track "Faust Arp" does a lot in just two minutes, with the strings coming in on the back end serving to elevate the track to a transcendent conclusion. the five tracks with strings are all tremendous, especially "All I Need," which may be my favorite ballad Radiohead has ever made. whether the band is plowing straight ahead in a rock idiom or taking a detour for something more introspective, they absolutely nail it every time. 10/10.
Very pretty but not for me. Possibly too advanced for my thinking
A perfect album, the total crystallisation of Radiohead's talent in one album.
Mid background music
3 sterne
Opening track was the credits music in the first Twilight film so obviously top tier
nem is tudom hol kezdjem, konkrétan az egyik kedvenc albumom valaha... ez az album ténylegesen megváltoztatta a zenehallgatási szokásaimat és az agyam működését. szerintem ez volt anno az egyik első album amit albumként hallgattam, nem pedig számonként. hibátlannak gondolom. az in rainbows from the basement koncertfelvétel meghallgatását kötelezővé tenném. egyébként az in rainbows tanította meg nekem hogy milyen fontos is a dobos egy produkcióban. plusz izgiség mikor lemezen hallgathatom az itt kapott napi albumot🤭
Kedvenc/Favourite: Bodysnatchers Akárhányszor hallgatom meg ezt az albumot, mindig elcsodálkozom mennyire jó. Egészen természetesen futnak egymásba a dalok, nagyon jó az összhang köztük, de közben egyediek maradnak. Van benne valami, ami egyszerűen magával viszi az embert, de nem is tudnám megmondani, mi az. Több Radioheadet kellene hallgatnom. Every time I listen to this album, I'm amazed at how good it is. The songs flow quite naturally into each other, they have a very good cohesion, but at the same time they remain unique. There's something about it that just carries you along, but I can't even say what it is. I need to listen to more Radiohead.
Soundtrack to a fever dream. This is exactly what it sounds like every time you find yourself hurtling down the highway crazy fast late at night and then rolling over into an empty dawn at the very bottom of Monument Valley, just you and the sun and the towering rocks, and then the sand in your hand turns into the change you are desperately counting for train fare before it leaves the station. I guess what I'm trying to say is that early am solo wake-n-bake with this on headphones is a real trip...if you want it to be. I think people who aren't infatuated with this band might be confused about why this album they maybe never heard of with no songs they recognize is even on this list. But the mood it creates and the way the sounds are almost thematically organized - not the melodies but the tones and techniques - and builds its own self-contained world. This is possibly the only rock album that I would be interested to hear a symphony orchestra perform. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi is the standout track for me that kinda summarizes the whole thing, but this entire album is best heard as a single piece of music if you can. And stoned alone with headphones is a good approach. I paid $0.01 when this came out because they offered it as a pay what you wish and I still feel a little guilty about it. Sorry, fellas. Ya done good with this one!
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!
So if you like being depressed and even find good things kind of depressing, then this is the album for you. It has everything: warbling vocals drifting nowhere, childhood sayings whispered nonsensically, creepy counting, and inexplicably soaring sounds. NME named it the 157th best album of those released in some time period somewhere and Rolling Stone calls it "your favorite album's favorite album."
Pleasantly pop-ey from Radiohead.
Actually an incredible album. All songs added to my playlist. Love the guitar riffs and the singing, really love this style of alt-rock. I been sleeping on Radiohead for too long. 5/5 for sure.
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.
5th Radiohead album I got. I like some of their music and I also hate some of their music. This album has some of their typical dreamy prog tracks that I don't like and also more upbeat songs. Sound like they were in a better place than their previous couple of albums. I like this much better. Favorite song: body snatchers.
radiohead never missed
blurring shiny..
Classic album that reminds me of art class at ECC
already listened to it. very good, appreciate the more indie direction
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.
'Don't get any big ideas / They're not going to happen.' I'm not sure if this album qualifies as a 'big idea,' but it by all means 'happens.' Explosively subdued and gorgeously produced, this record is like a bargain that keeps on giving: I'll offer Radiohead the benefit of my doubt and they'll exchange that for something that's rich, that's immense, that's really quite special. I shouldn't like it is as much as I do, mainly b/c Yorke teeters dangerously on the pretentious: 'I get eaten by the worms / and weird fishes.' Yet, for all like that, there're also these: 'I am all the days that you choose to ignore'; 'I only stick with you because there are no others'; 'I love you but enough is enough, enough of that stuff.' And yeah, 'Reckoner' is prolific, it's superb.
My fav radiohead album 8/10
Didn't care for it
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
instrumentals!! I loveddd. creo que my fav fue in my head? si así se llamaba JAJAJ
I already know it's a 5, one of the GOATs. Listened to disk 2 which is also very good, though slight.
Hadn’t heard this album before, but just adored it.
Nah bruh
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.
Nude это очень красивая песенка.. словно разговор наедине с собой в пустой комнате. Наверное это моя любимая песня с альбома. У неё меланхоличный текст, но музыка словно наполнена чем-то светлым.
Radiohead fans, where are you all at? In the rainbows? Come on, explain to me why this album is also just junk noise, moans, and random beeps? Favorite Song: "Faust Arp".
10/10. It's Radiohead. Enough said.
8/10. God damn I did not know how to rate this one. It's more similar to the style of music I like and I was kinda thinking this could be my first 5 star but to be honest, while I did really enjoy this album, it lacked that final piece to push it across the line. I did love some tracks like Reckoner and Weird Fish/Arpeggi with their kind of melancholic feel and there was definitely a healthy amount of weirdness across the board. If anything it has got me more excited to see what some of the more revered Radiohead albums like 'Kid A' and 'OK Computer' have to offer. Upon being requested to give this album another play I decided it did have enough good tunes to warrant an 8.
This record means absolutely everything to me. It's the ground zero for everything I would grow to seek out in music. Noise, post-punk, krautrock, shoegaze, weird, jittery rhythms, vocals that are "haunting" and "hard to like" and "too much". Melancholy, alienation, passion, nihilism. I bought this CD with my pocket money in sixth grade and immediately put it on in my mom's car in the parking lot, it quite literally changed my life more than anything else on this list.
Not their best offering, but like everything they do it’s immaculately Produced and always trying to break new ground. Flawless
Also February 4th (keeping the 2000s nostalgia going) If it's in any way representative of my current personal bias, Radiohead was my #1 most played artist last year on Apple Music, beating out the Beatles and Kendrick Lamar for the first time. Yet having the other 5 Radioheads on this list randomly generate first meant I let In Rainbows fall by the wayside. Rediscovering it now, I kinda see why: it doesn't have a lot of what tickled my brain in the Kid Amnesiac era, nor the anthemic cuts of Ok Computer or the Bends. It's just an extremely nice listen and that's okay >:0 HL: "15 Step", "Bodysnatchers", "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"*, "All I Need", "Reckoner", "House of Cards", "Jigsaw Falling Into Place", "Videotape" *it might be my favourite song by them
Neither here nor there, chill U2 vibes
Not as good as ok computer
I LOVE THIS ALBUM, EVERY SONG IS BLISS!!!! fav song is probs reckoner.
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
15 step - tikia tikia tika feels like a 2007 album ( which it is) body snatchers - GETTEM guitar eats lfgo nude- beginning crescendo sounds like tubthumping, beautiful medley is he floating ? airy and gentle weird fishes FAVE SONG ON ALBUM giving lis i feel like the back half of the album is stronger who doesnt live some werid fishes i felt that, very wavy all i need BACKTO BACK BANGERS is this the best radio head album? LOVEE THE BASS no because hes trapped and all he needs is you the longing goes crazy here this song is like the guac of radioheads nachos rekoner- drums on repeat here i love how it uses synth here sadd ass piano do you wnt me to cry radio head\ house of cards- TRUEEEEEE jigsaw falling into place OKAY THOM the beat it does go around and round i feel like this alnum cover is very representive of the songs videotape last travk and the slowest very yearnign very pensive
Always 10/10 album. One of my favorites from front to back
so this is what other people are copying surreal and lovely, cellos i can't quite put my finger on it best tunes: bodysnatchers, nude, all i need, house of cards
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.
It was okay. Not really my thing
Prior to this album I had seen album art and heard bits and pieces of Radiohead here and there throughout my life but this was when I accepted them into my blood stream. I feel lucky that In Rainbows was my entry point. It's wild to me how they're able to strike the balance of making accessible pop songs while remaining Radioheady. I really appreciate the quality of an artist where they're able to create something fresh while weaving in previous skills and learnings.. I guess that's essentially what evolution is? Seems to suggest they are a healthy and thriving body able to channel the pure life energy and turn the future into golden goose eggs. Grateful to be alive during the Radiohead dynasty! Please help me see them live before I/they die! 🙏
I know people love this Radiohead album. I don’t. At all. I like some of their albums a lot. But to me this is aggravatingly meandering.
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
5/5. I want to have mixed feelings about this but the production and uniqueness of this album just always stands above everything else. It feels more like a continuous song and idea than several different ideas like their previous releases. It's an album of loneliness, it's not one you play with other people. A moment of existential crisis and eventual collapse overthinking everything, an allegory for the curse of a human brain. The mind death of ourselves. A wonderful and terrible listening experience. Best Song: 15 Step, Bodysnatchers, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Videotape
Standouts: Weird Fishes/Arpeggi All I Need Reckoner Jigsaw Falling Into Place Videotape
Stellar album favorite track: reckoner other picks: 15 step, nude, jigsaw, videotape
First album I actually own
I get it. Radiohead is the way. Favorite track: Jigsaw Falling Into Place Saved songs: Nude, Weird Fishes / Arpeggi, All I Need, Jigsaw Falling Into Place
One of my favorite albums of recent memory. Brings back rock post kid a bit keeps the soundscape energy. Masterful. 9.5/10
A few songs I would definitely listen to regularly
Not the #1 Radiohead fan but this shit is awesome
Pretty good nothing crazy, felt like it was going to be better than it was but still solid
all together it is an amazing album. however the main thing is the full album by itself, I feel like individually some songs would lose its meaningfulness and sort of not as striking. Radiohead is one great band and I can't really criticize this in any way. That being said, ok computer is still their best album
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.
Really enjoyed this as background music at the gym. I don't think it's something I'd listen to on the regular, I imagine it would be great for testing out headphones...
Interesting. 3.4.
I just can't get into Radiohead. I do remember the pay what you can release being really neat. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Not my favourite Radiohead album. But enjoyable
Obviously it’s good. But I was never a full-time…..Heady? Radioman? Yorkesman? RHer?
This album may be the most agreed upon Top 10 album of all time from every walk of life. The heads love this album. The casuals love this album. Thom and Johnny loves this album. And it's their 7th album... Nuts. OK Computer may be "better" but it's still an absolute 5.
Perfect album
I remember being a snob about this album when it came out and you could choose how much you wanted to pay to download it. I felt that it devalued it at the time and wrongly assumed this meant it would have been made in a less caring way perhaps. I own three other albums and love The Bends and Ok Computer so it's a nonsense that I'd never heard this in full. Needs more listening for me to give it it's full value, which I think is probably quite high. 4, later rising to 5 probably from me.
Seemd weaker than OK computer. The atmosphere and the lyrics didn't resonate with me as much. Sonically it was interesting, but not that complex or inovative. All in all, the album seems a bit too simplified.
Overrated but Great album
Ordentliche Rock-Musik 3/5
“In Rainbows” could be a sort of Radiohead greatest hits, not necessarily because it has their best songs on it but because it showcases them playing a variety of styles they excel at. The album has “Bodysnatchers,” an incredible hard rocker, all riffs and feedback. It also has expansive prog numbers like “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” and “Jigsaw Falling Into Place.” It even has what might be the only Radiohead songs that could be called sexy: “Nude” and “House of Cards.” There isn’t much electronica but the glitched-out beat of opener “15 Step” feels like electronica-rock fusion. And the bass line in that song is just insanely cool and steals the show. Also I love how a quick sample of a children’s choir gets dropped in a few times. The mix is unique but somehow all adds up to a soaring song. There are other singular tracks here, like “All I Need,” a devastating song about unrequited love. “I’m an animal trapped in your hot car.” What a brutal and perfect way to describe loving someone from afar. The music captures that big, cavernous feeling of loneliness and of having love to give but no one to give it to. Thom Yorke’s falsetto on “Reckoner” is gorgeous. Everything about this album is well-balanced and this song is another great example. The piano melody carries the song’s emotional heart, complemented by the strings, which take the emotion to another level. The bass line anchors the song in a rock beat and the small percussion really shines with those little flourishes of tambourine. The mood of the album is often melancholy, as the case tends to be with Radiohead. But there’s a lot of hope and beauty here too. True to the title, there are flashes of sonic color I find dazzling. No two songs are alike. And the emotion behind these songs make them deeply rewarding. The production, the songwriting and the performances all combine for an incredible experience. It’s the Radiohead album that made me fall in love with the band and it’s one of my all-time favorites.
Big one here. "15 Step", "Jigsaw Falling Into Place", and "All I Need" are Radiohead staples and truly great pieces of music. I was late to get into this band and I'm almost happy I was because I still come across songs of theirs that I've never heard and I'm consistently blown away. I love that Radiohead does their own thing and has carved out such a space for themselves in rock music. To me they are such an interesting listening experience; growing up I found that a lot of people close to me didn't immediately like them during their first listens, but only gradually over time came around to love them. That's definitely what happened to me, and I can really only recall one or two random music fans who I knew who loved Radiohead from the jump. Their sound is just idiosyncratic enough that you kind of say "what WAS that?" during your first few listens, and when it's over you say "oh I need to hear that again.. what was THAT?". They do so many things right, and they cram so much into their soundscapes but it's all so coherent and appropriate. "Depth" is the word I'd use to describe them if you made me pick one. I love how there is essentially always a rumbling tension in their songs. They have softer ones, they have harder ones, but the majority feel like there's some undercurrent that is building throughout while layers and textures of lighter musical elements and voices dance around on top. It's unsettling in a way but also makes me want to lean in and give the most amount of attention as possible to the song. This is one of my favorite characteristics they have, and it's rampant on this album- in the best way. To me this is a 5. It hasn't always been a 5, and if you would have asked me a decade or two ago I would have been stingy and gave it a high 3 or a low 4, but I just needed to grow a little to fully love it. I'm so glad that I wasn't stubborn with this band and album and gave it enough chances.
Hienosti toimii taas Radiohead! Yllättävänkin helposti lähestyttävä! 4/5
Taas kerran erinomaista musiikkia Radioheadilta. Tämä albumi on vähän kevyemmästä päästä, eikä mene ihon alle ihan samalla tavalla kuin jotkin aiemmista, mutta helppo 4/5 silti.
Not my cup of tea but interesting music nonetheless.
Already knew this album but hadn't listened to it in a long time since my ear has expanded. I have much respect for Thom Yorke and the boys for the strange soundscapes they touched on on this project. While not the catchiest nor upbeat album I've ever heard, I really enjoyed it. I think that in particular I listened to this on a day where I felt particularly emo so it really accented my day well. Favourite: All I Need Pulls: Nude, All I Need, Faust Arp, Reckoner, House of Cards, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
one of my all time favorites
Hot shit burning in the sun
Their best album hands down
Not my favorite Radiohead album, but it'll do...
Amazing. Mesmerizing. A brilliant pullback from the electronic and genre-bending discordance of “Kid A” and “Amnesiac.” I go back and forth a lot with what my favorite Radiohead album is. But today, it might be “In Rainbows.”
I like the music better than the vocals, which kind of sound like whiny emo. Jigsaw Falling Into Place is my favorite track.
15 Step - 5/5 Bodysnatchers - 5/5 Nude - 5/5 Weird Fishes / Arpeggi - 5/5 All I Need - 5/5 Faust Arp - 4/5 Reckoner - 5/5 House Of Cards - 4/5 Jigsaw Falling Into Place - 5/5 Videotape - 3/5 Average score: 4.6/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ it's Radiohead. no words necessary.
Great album by the best band ever. A game changer.
I still remember when they released this album for free with an optional donation. The whole thing was recorded in garage band. Still holds up as one of their best. Love it.
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.
In Rainbows (2007) - Radiohead Suffice to say that there was not a single drop of doubt that I would give this album the best rating. I would rate even higher if I could. I call the legendary “5 out of 7 perfect score” https://imgur.com/a/when-you-become-smart-trolls-personal-enemy-Gjcb5 Highlights: hard to choose, I love the entire album. Let’s say Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Faust Arp, Reckoner, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, Videotape Skippable: none, this album is pure gold. 1. 15 Step - 3:57 first of all, I love the beat in 5, it feels so natural that I would bet most listeners don’t even notice it. the mix is perfect, the effects, the ambience, the quality and precision of the stero image. vocals are super clear and consistent, the fxs are awesome, this song is epic, great stuff. 2. Bodysnatchers - 4:02 i love playing this riff, it is as fun to play as it is listening to, and this is a word that captures the energy here. this is a fun song, intense and energetic. the guitar riffs slightly out of sync, but perfectly alternating in a syncopated manner are very charming and give the song a lot of movement. the density of this track is absurd, there is so much going on, I can’t quite explain how it works so well, but it does and that’s why I can’t give enough compliments to the arrangement and mix of this track. 3. Nude - 4:15 an elegant track with very nice moving textures and alternating minor/major harmony. vocals are soothing and delicate in comparison to the prior tracks, which were very agitated, and this sets a motion towards new territory. we approach an entirely new perspective in the storytelling and this is not only exciting but also an interesting development. 4. Weird Fishes / Arpeggi - 5:18 then we arrive on this timeless classic, dare I say. the steady beat is challenged with a persistent ostinato of guitar arpeggios and softly fingerpicking-like harmonies in layers of nice lush and wide ambient tones. drums give it a rest while the vocals are sailoring gracefully over this ocean of sparkling arpeggi, only to suddenly recover the motion after a dramatic break, giving the song a new vibe and pace, even thoughthe rhythmic formula is pretty much the same. now we have some deep sounding bass melodies giving eerie vibes with some sort of underlick, accompanied by synth pads and loads of ambience. amazing song. 5. All I Need - 3:48 great fuzzy synth bass sound, love the texture and the contrast with higher synths and production effects. the melodies are awesome, the instrumentation is on point, the vocals are super consistent and deliver exactly what the song needs, no more no less. the build up is amazing and epic, dramatic and intriguing. great songwriting, production and mixing. this is all I need to say. 6. Faust Arp - 2:09 the free/broken-rhythm nature of the vocal lines is something I really appreciate on this track, and the amazing orchestration and balanced mix just help make the point of how amazingly well this was written. such a great display of good songwriting. i love the strings and how well the acoustic guitars complement the arrangement. reminds me of nick drake. 7. Reckoner - 4:50 very melancholy track with cool vocal harmonies and motifs. this one opens with a super wide and really greating sounding drums, soon to be accompanied by a mellow and warm guitar riff that feels new and familiar at the same time. when the piano starst playing, the song gains a lot of depth and suddenly grows more powerful. the weird percussion elements add to the vast/diverse texture showroom and suddenly with are provided a break from all this to contemplate the emotionally charged vocals under the spotlight, with the rhythm following along, but soon to be greeted with this sublime ans brilliant string orchestration, that soon leaves you desperately forlorn and wistful, but soon return with the wide beats. after this beautiful sonic reconciliation we are rewarded with a final moment of beauty with a fresh chord progression that slowly fades away, in a - for a lack of a better word should I say - “hopeful” manner. 8. House Of Cards - 5:28 minimalistic intro riff that slowly develops with several layers of instrumentation that keep building up one by one, and slowly incrementing this house of cards. the song feels so sparse and wide that it almost feels like there’s no strong winds to challenge it. actually, I can’t help but feel like the whole arrangement is floating in outer space. forget about your house of cards, fall off the table and get swept under. great mixing and production. 9. Jigsaw Falling Into Place - 4:08 this song has a strange power to keep me super locked in as it goes, almost as if I become a little piece of a puzzle, that slowly falls into place, but unsure about the whole picture all along the way. I love the drums, bass, synths, acoustic guitar riffs, the whole isntrumentation. the vocal delivery is superb. the eerie backing vocals locked in with the lead synths are super cool. outstanding track. 10. Videotape - 4:39 I have always loved this song. I think it was one of the first radiohead songs I’ve heard and the rhythmical illusion thing is something that always intrigued me and drove me into looking deeper and deeper through the many mysteries of music theory, and that has always been something very important in my life. I have listened to this album many times, and this song being the closing track is not only fitting, it is almost a requirement of some sorts. I can’t really explain much of what I think or feel about radiohead, their songs and this album in particular, but I feel deeply comforted by the fact that it was never really the point. the song has a voice for itself, and it sings all the deep feeling and thoughts I can’t managed to put into words, and it resonates to the very core. great ending to a great album.
Não sei se por causa do humor do dia, mas foi um álbum bem ok para mim. Usando um pouco do que tenho feito com outras reviews, se eu fosse resumir em poucas palavras seria: ambiência hipnótica com fuzz. Acho que um dos elementos mais presentes foram sons e melodias repetitivas, quase como se fossem mantras. Não sei se era essa a ideia do disco, mas em alguns momentos me agradou e, em outros, queria simplesmente que a música acabasse. Pega isso e soma ao jeito melancólico e dramático do Thom Yorke cantar, eu entrava em desespero. Mas de forma alguma achei o disco ruim. Pra mim o que mais chamou atenção foi a forma como os instrumentos apareciam e sumiam. Isso trazia uma nova dinâmica e me fazia querer ver qual seria a mudança da vez na música, mesmo que ela fosse hipnótica. Outro elemento que me agradou, em detrimento da hipnose, é que várias músicas fugiram do clássico 4/4, o que ajudou a trazer vida em vários momentos. Também foi difícil entender o significado por trás das letras. Não sei se o período que estou vivendo, o humor com o qual escutei, mas tudo parecia muito viajado. Nenhuma delas trouxe uma conexão. Com isso, trago alguns comentários sobre cada uma das músicas, já que tive essa montanha-russa de sentimentos de gostar e desgostar em questão de segundos. “15 Step” – o baixo não sendo presente, só aparecendo em momentos específicos foi um charme à parte. Pro final tem um acorde “torto” que me pegou desprevenido. “Bodysnatchers” – uma das que mais gostei. Aqui eles quiseram dar um pedaço de ‘fuzz’ pra todo mundo. Até parecia aquele meme da Oprah dando algum presente pra você, você e você. Curioso que mesmo sendo uma música bem animada, o menino Yorke ainda é bem melancólico. Ainda sobre o fuzz, os dois momentos em que ele é bem presente, e outro que ele simplesmente some, é o charme mor da música. “Nude” – os instrumentos iniciando como se estivesse sendo tocados em reverso foi incrível. Os instrumentos aparecendo e sumindo aqui me chamou bastante atenção. O instrumental (solo?) na parte final da música me chamou atenção. Uma pena que os “uuhs” e “aahs” de fundo me irritaram. “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” – mais uma música cheia de melodias hipnóticas. Gostei muito do baixo não sendo presente a cada beat, trazendo aquela expectativa de preenchimento, e quando aparecia, era um alívio total. “All I Need” – um pequeno detalhe de beatbox seguindo a bateria na introdução foi bem interessante de se ouvir. As guitarras fazendo “sons de baleia” para trazer ambiência chega a parecer as músicas ‘worship’ modernas. Também os dois momentos da música quando se canta “you’re all I need” foram encantadores. Só mais pro final da música, quando os instrumentos crescem tanto que fica cacofônico e quase nem dá pra ouvir a voz quando ela retorna da sessão instrumental. “Faust Arp” – uma das mais simples dentro do álbum inteiro e, talvez por conta disso, eu tenha gostado bastante dela. O compasso não convencional focado, principalmente, em voz e violão, e alguns elementos de preenchimento com cordas, me fez querer repetir quando acabou. “Reckoner” – essa é uma que parece duas músicas dentro de uma. O fato de ter um reverb bem forte no início e depois fica algo mais com cara de estúdio é um charme que só o Cabeça Rádio sabe colocar. O encerramento da música com os instrumentos de corda foi o ápice pra mim. “House of Cards” – essa é uma que me pareceu um dos mantras mais fortes. Isso somado ao reverb bem pesado, quase entrei em transe (e não de forma positiva). As cordas, mais uma vez, aparecem para salvar a música. “Jigsaw Falling Into Pieces” - essa música começa com uma combinação entre violão e bateria bem interessante. Os acordes “tortos” utilizados também são outro charme. Aqui achei o baixo mais presente (no sentido de aparecer em mais ‘beats’). Essa foi uma das músicas que achei o vocal menos melancólico em todo o disco. Falando no vocal, um dos backvocal fazendo oitava mais grave me conquistou. Embora ela tenha uma pegada mais acústica, é bem animada. Também está entre as que gostei. “Videotape” – a primeira música que tive contato deste álbum antes mesmo de ouvi-lo. Também a música que tive menos dificuldade de entender o significado da letra. O som orgânico do piano, dando para ouvir as teclas sendo tocadas, tem um charme muito único. Embora ela também seja bem hipnótica, me agradou bastante a ponto de esquecer das outras. Conclusão: é um disco cheio de ambiência e sons que lembram mantras. Há muito fuzz e muita melancolia na voz. Se os sons não se confundissem em certos momentos, como se um tentasse ser mais alto que o outro, e se não houvessem muitas músicas (sendo bem repetitivo) hipnóticas como mantras, ele teria uma nota mais alta. Entendo que há todo um conceito por trás da cabeça do Thom Yorke, mas talvez eu tenha escutado no momento errado. Alguns dados de acordo com as contagens do YouTube Music (plataforma de streaming que utilizo), que me chamaram atenção sobre as músicas que mais gostei, conforme a data que estou escrevendo (21/01/2025): três estão entre as menos reproduzidas, e uma é a mais reproduzida de todo o disco. - Bodysnatchers (8,6 milhões de reproduções) - Faust Arp (3,1 milhões de reproduções) - Jigsaw Falling Into Pieces (62 milhões de reproduções) - Videotape (5,7 milhões de reproduções)
First 5! This album is not without flaws, but I think the sum of its parts is greater than the individual components. The songs I did like I liked A LOT and the ones I didn't were mostly not my taste and not bad songs. Great album, I should just buy it in Vinyl already. 15 Step - Love the drum machine! The reverb when they say "15 steps, then a sheer drop" is so powerful. I love how the bass feels like it's tying it all together. Amazing song. ♡ Bodysnatchers - What is this guitar tone!! When the additional guitars kick in it's just so goooood. Also the lyrics! Nude - I'm a sucker for instruments played backwards. The ambientation is really good and matches the lyrics. Not my type of song, though. If the whole song was more like the ending my opinion would be different. ♡ Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi - The intro alone is enough to make me love it. The constant guitars giving the feeling of being afloat/mesmerized are amazing. I love music that All I Need - Interesting song, even if I don't particularly enjoyed it. The ambient intro is pretty cool. ♡ Faust Harp - So many interesting ideas in such a simple guitar harmony! The odd metrics when he sings something thrice, the strings at the end, the entire sense of disconnection from the lyrics. Amazing new find! Reckoner - Good arrangement, specially with how the subtle string section fills in the empty spaces in the mix. Not a big fan of the falsetto here, though. House Of Cards - Feels like an entire new genre. The lyrics are kinda weird and the song feels a bit too pop for my taste. There are many cool embellishments in the mix, but I dislike the amount of Reverb in York's voice. ♡ Jigsaw Falling Into Place - Best song in the album. Makes you wanna pick up your guitar and play it. The crescendo until the song finally reaches its climax is so perfectly paced. It feels raw in its energy yet extremely polished in execution. Masterpiece. Videotape - A more minimalist piece, it feels like saying goodbye to the album. A nice way to wrap up. The syncopated percussion jump scare at the halfway mark was interesting.
Had a tough time deciding between 4 and 5 stars but I think it’s a cut below Kid A and OK computer as I didn’t get the same sense of narrative as from those albums. That being said, at its best I’m not sure Radiohead has ever sounded better, especially Greenwood’s guitar and Yorke’s vocals
4.2
Exceptional album. Radiohead are one of the best in the game.
10/10 just a superb album that flows with their unique style and inventiveness. A must have.
Amazing
perfect album in my opinion
One of the best albums ever made
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
Not their best album but there are some incredible tracks on here for sure, Kid A beats it out but I’d put this over ok computer
Saw this tour. This has grown on me since it came out.