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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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DanDJun 5, 2003
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OllieOct 3, 2003Wasn't won over by this album at first, but after a few listens you begin to see through its dark surface and uncover the beauty beneath. Standouts are "2+2=5" , "Go to Sleep" , "There There" and "A Wolf at the Door". My personal favourite on the album though, would have to be "Sail to the Moon". I am lost for words to decribe this track's genius in timing!
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rpggrrrlFeb 7, 2004
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amadorivAug 4, 2005god
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jackcJun 1, 2003incredibly amazing
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sirazhtabukovJun 6, 2003no comments
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NseEJul 14, 2003Brilliant stuff. Their best yet. From the dirge like 'We suck young blood', to the snappy 'Where I end & you begin', through to 'A wolf at the door', awesome stuff.
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robsSep 2, 2005the work of leaders in there field, their music seems to reach in an emotional state of raising feelings that where thought not to be there. how can you not feel when hearing this album???
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shaunbDec 7, 2006
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HannesMay 10, 2007I love it period
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TheSoxMay 5, 2010Awesome
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FuqacriticJonesOct 15, 2003eh, whatever the people who hate a band as soon as they become popular want to say. it's all blah blah blah anyway...this is the best album of the year. bar none.
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AntonisLMay 31, 2003
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nathansJun 22, 2003Hail to the Radiohead!
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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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sirazhtabukovJun 7, 2003no comments
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JoshNobodinowsJun 8, 2003This is a great cd hands down. However this site needs to add the review of it by www.drownedinsound.com (5/5).
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trueloveJul 18, 2003big fan since pablo honey. impressed with everything since. this one makes my heart swell. i can't wait for more.
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DaveJJul 30, 2003Brilliant.
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MeyerDJul 7, 2003Give it a couple of spins in your CD player, I guarentee that it will become one of your fav CDs!
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JoshuaW.Jul 8, 2003I have never felt anything less than love for any of Radiohead's albums (since The Bends) and this one is no exception. It's a perfect mix of good old rock and the more experimental music from their last two albums. I love this album.
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neilJul 9, 2005how can music possibly get better than this, each song sounds like no other song ever written, radiohead surely aren''t human
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RGJul 28, 2006people are often split after kid a came out. radiohead moves forward even when they put the best from both worlds. drunken punchup is a catchy groovy song sit down stand up is orwellian dark scatterbrain is sneakingly beautiful yorkes vocals go severywhere on sail to the moon backdrifters is stunning with its aphex loops and pianos on and on we go listen to this record
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GazLMar 14, 2007Astonishing album - has really stood up to repeat listening and remains played on my ipod all the time. I don't care if it is 'rock' or not, as long as it rocks, and it does - Wolf At The Door is particularly outstanding...
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FrankieRSep 19, 2007Super dank. Anyone who gives any radiohead past OK Computer anything less than a full 10 needs to be dragged into the backyard, executed, and have their body defiled by infected, old sex offenders. Then I will personally empty an Uzi clip into their rotten carcasses.
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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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PhilMMay 16, 2003CLASS
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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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AntonisLMay 31, 2003
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MatthewLJun 14, 2003Worldclass !!!
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BenRJun 9, 2003
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JulesJun 9, 2003
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adigJun 17, 2004the album is great and radiohead are the best!
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ZachA.Oct 17, 2005Amazing. This is my favorite Radiohead cd ever...
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GabrielMar 19, 2005The Best album ever for the best band ever. They really shine in Hail To The Theif, especially in such droning peices like "Sit Down. Stand Up." and the bone chilling song "There There". This is definately a huge milestone in their career.
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vandeyMay 26, 2005
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MattJun 7, 2005I have come to realise over time that this is the best Radiohead album yet, the way they combine their experimental nature with their talent for songwriting is astonishing, the songs are like strange worlds of their own. Truly one of the greatest bands ever to grace this planet.
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DeclanMDec 13, 2006simply superb still listening to it after 3 years
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JamieJan 26, 2006like all their albums this is simply beautiful. They are well ahead of any current rock band
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JRJan 3, 2006
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AndrewKFeb 20, 2006I listened to 2+2=5 first. Loved it. I hated everything else. One year later I turned it on again in a long car ride and listened to everything. It was beautiful and everything blended and made sense. Buy this album.
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russlejFeb 22, 2006pure poetry
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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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BannusVDKMay 10, 2006A fabulous Radiohead album as usual, but overshadowed by previous masterpieces (OK computer)
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yuanfen2046May 29, 2006one of my fav Radiohead album after OK Computer
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SAVAGETOASTJun 8, 2006Radiohead is gonna get a 100 no matter what. however, i think Kid A and Amnesiac are better, this album , it constantly gets better with every listen. "2+2=5", and "There, There (The Boney King of Nowhere") are immediate hits and this albums owns.
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ChrisROct 6, 2007
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UntitledAnonymousJan 7, 2007An amazing listen. Much more approachable than their previous two.
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nathansMar 28, 2007Hail to the Radiohead!
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KalebS.Jan 13, 2008
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ChrisP.Sep 24, 2008One of the best Radiohead albums. "Where I End and You Begin" and "Go to Sleep" are flawless.
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TimBApr 27, 2009This album doesn't get the credit it deserves. It is one of Radiohead's best!!!
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PedroGNov 28, 2003Como siempre Radiohead los mejores discos y porsupuesto refrescando su estilo musical
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lauraNov 5, 2003wonderful...everyone MUST buy it.
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JohnLMay 29, 2003"Hail to the Thief" has a little of the best aspects of the four last albums of the band. Attention for "2+2=5", "I Will" and "Go to Sleep". A great record.
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monkeyJun 16, 2003how do they do it? 5 classics in a row
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KristosphereinJun 16, 2003
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PersefoniSep 15, 2003
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AdamMSep 22, 2003At a first listen you see that it has potential. Your second listen will tell you what songs that you don't really like. The third will allow you to really wrap your head around some of the easier complexities of this work. Eventually, you will realize that this albums rocks you like most groups could never dream of doing.
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PeterHMay 31, 2005Grows and grows until you can't stop listening. Ignore the negative reviews and just listen to their 4th consecutive masterpiece.
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TylerFMay 21, 2006
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leighmJun 24, 2009Underrated. this album is a collection of so many different genres. it is a prime example of Radiohead's versatility. Its superb.
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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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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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Sep 7, 2010Radiohead's most underrated album, in my opinion. It may lack the unforgettable songs of other efforts but it makes for a damn fine listen. Its being stuck between Kid A/Amnesiac and In Rainbows probably hurts its reputation a bit, but Yorke and Company still deliver.
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May 6, 2011this album is it's own genre."sail to the moon" with it .
this is a perfect album containing elements of all things radiohead.political but not preachy true collectors item. -
May 18, 2011
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Nov 16, 2011My favorite Radiohead album. Why? Because in addition to the experimental sound that was developed during the Kid A era, the rock sound is back with it. And these two sounds surprisingly incredible, and go together like vanilla and chocolate ice cream. This is one heck of a treat, for rock listeners and hipsters alike. In ways, I believe this is better than Kid A and OK Computer.
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Jul 21, 2012
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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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Jan 2, 2013
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Apr 14, 2014a great album of variations, is an miz of Kid A and OK Computer, but only one, agreat album of pure rock, and melodies full of feelings, recomedated for everyone
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Jun 24, 2015
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May 16, 2017Pretty good album, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this one. I like the rocky parts a lot, and the experimental parts are good too. Definitely start with some other albums before this one, though.
Favorite tracks: 2 + 2 + 5, Sit Down Stand Up, Backdrifts, There There, A Punchup at a Wedding, Myxomatosis, A Wolf at the Door
Least favorite track: The Gloaming
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Jan 23, 2017Love this style of Radiohead. One of my favorite albums from them. A style that I've grown to love from them and one I continue to expect. It's hard not to let albums let this, from Radiohead, make you get fully entrenched in the music.
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thomasrMay 25, 2003makes more sense and becomes more perfect with each listen.
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MaxMJun 21, 2007This music is different and it sucks that Radiohead is my favorite band because I can't find any music that is similar to it only better.
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LachlanWApr 5, 2006Falls behind Kid A and OK Computer, but this doesn't change the fact that it is an exceptional CD.
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MitchellFSep 27, 2006Unmistakeably amazine. A warming blend of both Kid A and Ok Computer, and even a touch of The Bends. The soothing melody's and electrifying hooks draw you in telling more than stories and drawing pictures. The only reason i give it a 9 is because it's hard listening to this over Ok Computer and Kid A when looking at the albums on my MP3 player.
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RobbieCDec 9, 2007How do they KEEP doing it this well? It's a mystery.
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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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OzzLMar 6, 2009A inventive and radical album. Sometimes the crazy prouction and sounds pay off, on occasions they do not, but on the whole it's another great album.
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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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DavidBJul 18, 2003Best album ever
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GomerPileAug 10, 2003
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BrandonR.Aug 6, 2003
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KidAFeb 16, 2004Only Elephant topped this in 2003. "Back to rock" "OK Computer 2" or whatever, this is still a fantastic record. 2+2=5 was the most exhilarating song of all last year. There There is brilliant, as is Go To Sleep, Sit Down Stand Up, Wolf at the Door, Punchup, etc. In fact, everything with the exception of We Suck Young Blood and The Gloaming warrants many many listens. Get it
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boboJJJul 7, 2004its taken a YEAR for me to decide that this album is so highly rated. first i thought it was about a 7 then an 8 and now i think its a 9. its a reeeaaaallllll grower.
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robertsFeb 3, 2007A classic radiohead but still there's something missing a bit...
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OligamiMay 20, 2007Yep, it sums up just about what they've done so far. Brilliant.
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elmo.Aug 12, 2007By far their best post ok computer album.
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DexStudJul 29, 2009Not for everyone, including pop fans. But those who do give this album a try will be greatly rewarded with an awesome, original sounding album.
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BenDDec 19, 2003This CD does indeed require several listening sessions before it fully soaks in, however, in the end it is well worth it. Yet another of the seemingly endless masterpiece creations that Radiohead consistently puts out!
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EricC.Sep 14, 2007
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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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Sep 28, 2012Super album. You will find a lot of things. Rock and piano ballads with a slight touch of electronic music. It's a very original sound, and the lyrics are deep and poetic.
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.