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Universal acclaim- based on 647 Ratings
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Positive: 606 out of 647
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Mixed: 28 out of 647
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Negative: 13 out of 647
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Jan 2, 2013
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StephenBJun 6, 2003Pure genius radiohead. They haven't once recorded or released a bad record and this is no exception to that rule. A nice blend of the older, more guitar based songs with some new electro classics like the gloaming chucked in there.
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DanielNMar 18, 2010What a beautiful soundscape. What a journey within yourself. Picking apart the textures on this perfect album is on of the most pleasurable things I have ever done.
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JulesJun 9, 2003
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Aug 20, 2010
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Sep 5, 2010Completely melts my face off. I was confused by it at first, like most of their records, but unlike Kid A, I lost hope in this one for a while. After shelving it for a while I came back to it and was listening to it all the time. It might take effort, but this record will win you over if you let it.
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Jun 1, 2011
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Jul 11, 2011
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Sep 21, 2011Just another solid input to the Radiohead cannon of records. This album pretty much sums up their career to this point. The glitchy electronica, great lyrics, and guitar freak-outs. Radiohead has it all.
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Jul 15, 2012there is a reason why radiohead is my favorite band. its because i cant put their albums in a specific genre and in this one especially show all the sounds and experimental abilitys of Yorke and company.
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BonzaCJun 23, 2003A very good album, but there are a few fillers on this album.
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MarcRMay 21, 2003An extremely strong album, as the band has managed to incorporate the best elements of their last three albums. By far one of the year's best. One question remains for arguably the best rock n roll band right now, -where to go, from here?
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ReidMAug 15, 2009This album has it all. The most versatile, poetic, beautiful, ugly, gritty, engaging, sick, ass-kicking piece of intelligent, thought-provoking rock-n-roll I've heard in a long time.
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Jun 4, 2011Great record, there's just 1-2 tracks that take away from it's overall flow and may prompt a skip.
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booJan 28, 2006pablo honey is way better. this music isn't rock like i thought it would be.
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DanDJun 5, 2003
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M.O.Aug 5, 2003Disappointing and far the worst radiohead album yet.
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KiheoTOct 22, 2003Dark, mediocre and downright whiny- Thom Yorke at his worst. I agree a few listens improves the album but it doesn't hang together like Kid A or Amnesiac. Painfull to listen to all the way through
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byDivineRightMay 30, 2003
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TristanAJun 6, 2007Wonderful Album, great lyrics and themes abound this album and although there are some songs that aren't as brilliant as others, overall the best songs i.e: Wolf At The Door, Myxomatosis, I Will, There There and Scatterbrain more than make up for the less impressive other songs. Very Very Impressive album.
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MarcinN.Oct 24, 2008Still think it's underrated because it's too modern for the 2003 when it was released.
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I'mSadBrandonAug 7, 2003I love's them radiohead...but I'm very dissapointed with this ablum. It's starting to sound like, I don't know, maybe they're trying to put something out that might get some radioplay again. They're running out of (good) ideas and are starting to do a little bit of the sell out business.
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adigJun 17, 2004the album is great and radiohead are the best!
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jamescMar 10, 2005
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PMar 2, 2006Listin any Radiohead album on a long journey in a car, train or airplane, and you will understand how good Radiohead really is! It's beautiful....
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lewiscApr 24, 2006shit
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RonGMay 16, 2006A few electronic offerings, a few rock songs, a few slow ballads....the trouble is that although there is something for everyone, the album isn't really anything cohesive at all
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AidanK.Feb 29, 2008I feel this is the weekest radiohead record. Its frustrating that the first two tracks are the best ones and it has too many songs.
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EntasmiquityJun 15, 2003
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LeoSJan 29, 2004C'mon man! ANYBODY can evidently notice that there's SOMETHING (A LOT OF IT) missing. Turn the lights off and get ready to get depressed.
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Awards & Rankings
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Q MagazineAs admirable as Radiohead's quest ongoing quest to ignore expectations, tear up the manual and proudly rebel against the limitations of 4/4 time seems, some of Hail To The Thief comes dangerously close to being all experimentalism and precious little substance. [Jul 2003, p.98]
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Of course it's political, and of course it continues to merge electronic experimentation with more familiar rock structures; but it employs all those debate-igniting props simply to further the band's more pressing agenda: to tirelessly explore beauty's terrible fragility.
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Hail to the Thief is overloaded with miraculous sounds.