I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings
by Radiohead
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Nov 13, 2001
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. E! Online
    100
    This album contains just eight tracks--but each one of them is a testament to the unshakable power of the group.
  2. PopMatters
    90
    These eight tracks positively bristle with energy and exuberance.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Why limit this disc to just 40 minutes? [7 Dec 2001, p.105]
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  5. Dot Music
    80
    'I Might Be Wrong' is Radiohead trashing the notion that 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac' were difficult and sterile studio bound affairs.
  6. Mixer
    80
    It's amazing that a band renowned for studio wizardry can succeed at duplicating, much less eclipsing, its magic onstage. [Jan 2002, p.76]
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  7. Q Magazine
    80
    Its charms are bound up with the subtle pleasures of listening to these songs anew and re-understanding their make-up. [#184, p.127]
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  8. Pitchfork
    80
    While some moments are absolutely stellar, I Might Be Wrong is only a shadow of what a Radiohead live album could have been.
  9. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    'I Might Be Wrong' sounds significantly better than both of the studio albums that spawned it.
  10. Blender
    80
    Far from the usual collision of greatest hits and "Hello, Cleveland"-type bluster. [#4, p.122]
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  11. Rolling Stone
    80
    If their recent studio work has been distinguished by additive, layer-by-layer composition, in concert Radiohead's magic comes from subtraction: The elegy "Like Spinning Plates" relies almost entirely on Yorke's famously anguished voice.
  12. Billboard
    70
    Such uniformly dark material makes one long for a tune or two to lighten the vibe.
  13. The A.V. Club
    70
    Though marred by characteristically unrevealing packaging and inexplicable brevity, I Might Be Wrong casts new light on the band's much-examined recent material
  14. Nude As The News
    70
    Sounds how Radiohead should sound live: brutal (the cacophonous sample layering in “Everything in its Right Place”), catchy (the bass line of “I Might Be Wrong”), danceable (the beats on “Idioteque”) and mesmerizing (the simplicity of “True Love Waits”).
  15. Uncut
    60
    A vague air of missed opportunity hangs over this frustratingly short snapshot. [Dec 2001, p.124]
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  16. AllMusic
    60
    An uneven and incoherent set of "Kid A Sessions" material that is sometimes strong but sometimes uninspired.
  17. Mojo
    40
    It's a puzzler.... Given brilliant execution, no doubt we'd still have come out with out hands up. Instead, it's patchy and the worst comes first. [Dec 2001, p.114]
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Awards & Rankings

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#78 Best Album of 2001
65
#65 Most Discussed Album of 2001

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 107 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 107
  3. Negative: 2 out of 107
  1. Ricko
    Apr 13, 2012
    9
    A great live album gives a more human aspect to the electronic style of the studio albums Kid A and Amnesiac. I usually don't revisit liveA great live album gives a more human aspect to the electronic style of the studio albums Kid A and Amnesiac. I usually don't revisit live albums very often as they tend to be overly long and rarely have the same fluidity as studio albums. Typical of Radiohead, this is unlike most live albums. Usually based on career spanning setlists, this is limited to tracks from 2 albums and it's also quite short. It's a great snapshot of where the band were while touring their 2 most experimental albums. Funnily, the highlights on this are where the band go back to basics - there is a sublime version of Like Spinning Plates and also includes the beautiful "lost song" True Love Waits.… Full Review »
  2. EricD.
    Nov 12, 2001
    10
    Proof that critics are silly, and fail to admit their inacuracies with so-called "reviews" (more like unfounded opinions) of Kid A and Proof that critics are silly, and fail to admit their inacuracies with so-called "reviews" (more like unfounded opinions) of Kid A and Amnesiac. And that goes for those who were favorable too. Silly music critics.… Full Review »
  3. julius741
    May 26, 2016
    10
    Just a amazing albumJust a amazing album c… Full Review »
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