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Universal acclaim- based on 559 Ratings
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Positive: 528 out of 559
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Mixed: 23 out of 559
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Negative: 8 out of 559
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NickApr 22, 2007You and Whose Army is one of the best songs written (not to mention my personal favourite I Might Be Wrong). The flow of this album also contributes to its overall brilliance.
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SethAApr 4, 2007
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Jun 4, 2011The back half of the album is so-so by Radiohead standards, but Pyramid Song is the best thing they have ever done as a band.
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Jun 2, 2011An incredibly great sequel to Kid A; it should not at all be considered the "after thought" of Kid A. Some of my favorite Radiohead songs are on the album. Knives Out is my favorite from the record, but realize that the rest of the album is just a hair behind it. Definitely a buy.
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Jun 3, 2013
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JoeAug 11, 2001More beautiful artwork. They actually challange current pop thought regarding the direction of music.
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RyanT.Jul 24, 2002While this album could be called Kid B. It has amazing experimental music that may not be a new concept for the band but they pull it off. Highlights include Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong, and Life In A Glasshouse.
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OligamiMay 20, 2007Mostly derivative, overlong, exceedingly strange and, well, perfect. Listening to this is... like nothing else. How do they do it?
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Apr 3, 2012I've always thought Amnesiac was a bit of a hit and miss album by Radiohead. Some tracks really stand out and show just how brilliant Radiohead is, and other tracks lack that brilliance. It's nevertheless a solid album but it's no where near Radiohead's best work. B
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Jul 20, 2017Just sitting & listening to this again...if this is the worst album Radiohead made since Pablo Honey then they must be the greatest band ever. 3 so-so tracks, 8 brilliant tracks. The scraps falling off the Radiohead table are amazing.
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Apr 12, 2013'Amnesiac' is by far the best Radiohead album: more cohesive and various than its twin 'Kid A'. 'Life in a Glasshouse' is probably the greatest song they ever recorded.
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May 12, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 17, 2014How could they follow up the brilliance and experimentation of Kid A? With more. But this album is far from a B-side collection from Kid A. Amnesiac has it's own feel, it's own place in the discography of the greatest band ever formed.
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Jun 7, 2013I am not much of a music expert in general, but I've heard Amnesiac enough to know it's an example of quality music. Especially, the breathtaking, mind-blowing I Might Be Wrong proves that Radiohead could never make a bad album. I would choose it over Pablo Honey and its hit-track Creep any time (not that i don't like it, I love pablo honey), just for I Might Be Wrong...
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Aug 5, 2014
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jameswMay 20, 2007brilliant
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GarethSApr 17, 2006
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ErikHSep 9, 2007Kid A was brilliant, but Amnesiac is simply above-average. There are very few songs to fall in love with (if any) and it gets old after a certain number of listens rather than steadily growing on you. Easily the band's worst album (other than the rock-by-numbers Pablo Honey).
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PaulWJun 7, 2005It could be their worst album but no-one cares when its so damn amazing!
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HeathJ.Feb 27, 2002Mark K almost got it right - get rid of a few crap songs from Kid A and Amnesiac, put the good ones together and you not only have Radioheads best album but the best album by any band....ever!!!
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RonGAug 17, 2006A lot of the songs are stunning, in particular Pyramid Song, Knives Out and Life in a Glasshouse, but once again I feel that a few of the songs(as with Kid A), you probably had to be there when the band made it to get them properly, and I guess very few people were (Like Spinning Plates, Revolving Doors)
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Jul 31, 2017
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KellyWApr 30, 2005Don't know what all this criticism is about. I really love this record. Only flaw is the poor tracklisting that doesn't flow from song to song.
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jwhaOct 16, 2006radiohead rules.
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ArthurLJan 26, 2006I'm not interested in what critics have to say. I used to be a radiohead listener years ago and had long forgottn about them. I were prejudiced against their later creations but this album is too good to say anything negative about. I'm blown.
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StacyHOct 13, 2007By far the most deep and dark record of Radiohead's. The album's opening tracks are just great, Kives Out is beautiful, and Hunting Bears is surreal.
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NEJun 17, 2007Radiohead's worst album was Pablo Honey. This, as Kid A's little brother, is only weaker because it has filler (Pull/Pulk Revolving Doors, Hunting Bears). The rest is incredibly amazing.
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RyanJJun 18, 2007One of the most amazing albums ever made. Pyramid Song will continue to haunt for decades.
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BobRJul 18, 2007don't overlook this album! And yes, You and Whose Army is awesome.
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MarkK.Nov 30, 2001Take the best tracks from Kid A and Amnsesiac and you have Radiohead's best album.
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marvnrMar 14, 2004Andrei Petrov makes abstract, expressionistic art that borders on impressionism. Radiohead's Amnesiac is like it--both are utterly amazing.
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KeithEApr 30, 2004
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MichaelAMay 27, 2004Only became interested in Radiohead with 'Kid A'. This is even better, still 'Hail to the thief' is their best yet. Reminds me a bit of Neu!, maybe more like Faust, even!
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AaronRJul 23, 2004Simply the best album I have heard. Everybody who thinks otherwise needs to listen to it under the assumption that it will be good; not under the assumption that it will be shite.
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cwilsonFeb 15, 2005Radiohead is one of the best bands ever. They're very experimental, and succeed in what they attempt musically. The songs that drew me in were the ones I first saw the videos to, "Pyramid Song" and "Knives Out". Thom Yorke's gorgeous voice croons out these songs, giving me chills everytime. Amnesiac is one of the best, unique, bohemian albums I've ever had the pleasure to hear.
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JRJan 27, 2006
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dannybApr 13, 2006This was my first Radio Head cd I gave a chance to since Pueblo Honey. And it blew me away. The music is so disjunct in many ways, but it works. These guys are a definite talent. This cd is mixed well too -- with all the electronic elements. Great, Great. real good stuff
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EdHSep 12, 2006An unfairly overlooked album. Had it not been approached on the same terms as Kid A, people would have discovered a very different record, as strong and creative as any Radiohead have put out.
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SeanP.Mar 10, 2007Radiohead's worst studio album. Which just goes to show how great this band is.
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MaxMJun 21, 2007I like every song on this album except for the new version of Morning Bells.
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OKApr 29, 2002Um...enough with the backlash, because it doesn't make you hip. Radiohead is a collection of incredible musicians fronted by one incredible songwriter, and this album contains more memorable moments than the entire history of modern cock rock. Great stuff, if a little less interesting than Kid A. Plus, their live show will knock your socks off.
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rudyAug 22, 2002
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SofiaC.Aug 29, 2002Despite all the possible open or close doors, this album make us look in..and sometimes is not pretty... other times is the most beautiful thing. Great Album!
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RGJan 22, 2007
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RobbieCDec 9, 2007A beautiful album. Kid A's retarded kid sibling... so strange.. so amazing.
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WillHDec 17, 2004
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Sep 5, 2010
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Sep 7, 2010As great as Kid A is, I belive Thom and Company stepped it up with their follow-up. Rivaling In Rainbows for mesmerizingly beautiful songs, Amnesiac packs quite a punch and, as most Radiohead albums, only improves with each listen.
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Sep 15, 2010
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Mar 17, 2011
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May 18, 2011my favourite of theirs. i find Kid A to just be a mere prelude to this. this seems more developed to me.
backwards i know, but i do not understand why some consider it below their other albums.
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Mar 4, 2012
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Jul 12, 2011
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Sep 21, 2011Solid follow-up to the masterpiece Kid A. Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong, and You and Whose Army rank among their best work.
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Aug 6, 2011Amazingly brilliant, horribly underated.
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Sep 26, 2017
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Nov 16, 2011
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Jan 28, 2012I did not expect anything resembling the classic OK Computer. I expected a continuation of Kid A. And as expected, plus a phenomenal job, travel in overlapping sounds, through the participation of gorgeous jazz. Bright continued.
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May 14, 2012this one caught me off guard back in the day, but it's a real beauty. for those that can't appreciate this, i've got to say that if a band doesn't go to that experimental place, the diamonds that come out afterwards just wouldn't happen (in rainbows, anyone?).
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Dec 22, 2017Has it's moments for me, but as an avid Radiohead fan it doesn't make it in the top 5 albums for me. It still has some bloody amazing moments for me though. Has to be said though, Pyramid song is one of the best songs they've ever written.
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Jul 15, 2013Although it goes against popular opinion, I firmly believe that Amnesiac is Radiohead's greatest album to date. A serious listen reveals that this is probably their most thoughtfully composed, meaningful and emotional album, with some of the most hauntingly brilliant and beautiful tracks they've ever released.
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Nov 5, 2013
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May 10, 2016Amnesiac is the beautiful soft flame of KID A. This album seems to be more the b-sides of the former rather than a fully realized concept, however it is quite an achievement. Download: Pyramid Song, Morning Bell/Amnesiac, Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box.
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May 16, 2015
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May 30, 2016This is my favorite album by radio-head. There is so many good songs from I might be wrong and pyramid song. And my favorite knives out is a great song and one of their best.
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Apr 15, 2021One of my favourite albums of all time! I love the murky, unique sound. This is much more than just an album comprised of Kid A's leftovers.
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Aug 29, 2019
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Nov 7, 2017Underappreciated. Sometimes i think this could be the best radiohead album besides Ok Computer.
It has a lot of killing tracks like You and whose army?, Pyramid song or Packt like sardines. Everyone always. If you have to listen to it i'd suggest to listen carefully at least a couple of times to appreciate it. -
Apr 4, 2022
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Jul 6, 2019
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Dec 28, 2019Arguably Radiohead's most cohesive record in their entire discography. While still a slightly weaker release then Kid A and Ok Computer, it has clear focus, tone, and themes that keep listeners coming back.
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Jan 6, 2020This album has it all, the most beautiful songs make me enter into an existential crisis but in the way that I like
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Jul 22, 2021Entre a escucharlo sin muchas espectativas pero debo decir que me sorprendio, es un sonido fresco, sin mucho frenetismo, y cuenta con canciones que te hacen un nudo en el corazon como Piramade Song o Life In A Galsshouse
Si no fuera por un par de canciones que resultar ser ciertamente olvidables este album se llevaria un 10 -
Feb 1, 2022
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Jan 4, 2022pyramid song really touches my heart. everytime i hear it it makes my heart sink, reminding me of the darkest times of my life. and it brings back the feeling of k*lling myself, because it represents how i felt so well
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May 18, 2022This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 27, 2023Started off kind of meh but it finished off extremely strong! Really loved the vibe throughout
Awards & Rankings
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"Amnesiac" deepens the mystery that Radiohead began with its curious, largely electronic 2000 release, "Kid A," and certainly won't satiate those awaiting the lauded band's supposed return to guitar-heavy epics.
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Either Yorke’s lyrics are better this time, or the comparative voluptuousness of the vocal performances make it easier to tune in, or we’ve finally grasped what he’s been getting at since abandoning OK Computer’s more straightforward man-vs-society musings.
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Entertainment WeeklyBy the sound of it, Radiohead have strayed off into the same territory Yes did over a quarter century ago -- and two pieces of marginalia in a row don't bode well for the outcome. [8 June 2001, p.72]