In Rainbows
by Radiohead
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  1. JanuszG.
    Oct 15, 2007
    10
    Their poppiest album since The Bends. Brilliant all the way.
  2. chuckg.
    Oct 15, 2007
    10
    This album is a grower that gets better with every listen. Its up their with o.k computer wich i love.
  3. pix101101
    Oct 15, 2007
    10
    I love all previous Radiohead albums, but this is the one I'll play when people not too familiar with the band are around... This album is just Perfect on every level!
  4. JustinH.
    Oct 15, 2007
    10
    Brilliant.
  5. JustinH.
    Oct 15, 2007
    10
    Brilliant.
  6. JuanZ
    Oct 15, 2007
    10
    After 4 years of "silence", In Rainbows represents, for me, the most accomplished album the band had in their discography. Every single song is just great.
  7. SteL
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    This is nearly a truly great album. Gets better with every listen - and it's fairly addicitve. Download it for free - if you like it then go ahead and buy it.
  8. AshleyG.
    Oct 15, 2007
    10
    Wonderful Album Radiohead's best since Ok Computer... should be listening to this for a long while!
  9. declanmm
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    simply superb an instant classic have to get the cd version of the cd which is a bit steep at 40 sterling but sometimes its worth bending over for the best album of the year
  10. LeoM.
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    Beautiful, just beautiful. I cant imagine listening else for a long long time.
  11. BenK.
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    Unbelievable
  12. RiazD
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    simply amazing. these guys know how to be original and sound great at the same time!
  13. KennyO
    Oct 16, 2007
    9
    Such a clearly assembled album.
  14. ChristianM
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    I have a theory: Every single song on the album apty depicts a color. All I Need is a thermal song (red) while Weird Fishes is very aquatic (blue) and House of Cards has a smokey feel (indigo). Videotape ends the album perfectly, describing the core colors of a projector (red, blue, green), and successfully combines these colors to make a dark ambiance (black). There is virtually every I have a theory: Every single song on the album apty depicts a color. All I Need is a thermal song (red) while Weird Fishes is very aquatic (blue) and House of Cards has a smokey feel (indigo). Videotape ends the album perfectly, describing the core colors of a projector (red, blue, green), and successfully combines these colors to make a dark ambiance (black). There is virtually every mood you can think of on this album, and it all fits together in a beautiful rainbow.… Expand
  15. MichaelW.
    Oct 16, 2007
    9
    This album is excellent. It's stregth's reveal themselves further with every listen. I find the review from the guy from "Dusted" quite amusing. While Radiohead fans are accused of devoting slavish attention on everything the band does, paying more attention to the cannon than the present, this reviewer seems to be carrying on a long-standing grudge against the band. I This album is excellent. It's stregth's reveal themselves further with every listen. I find the review from the guy from "Dusted" quite amusing. While Radiohead fans are accused of devoting slavish attention on everything the band does, paying more attention to the cannon than the present, this reviewer seems to be carrying on a long-standing grudge against the band. I don't know what "Dusted" is, but I know I can never take a review by this critic or this magazine seriously ever again. Vengeful critics who enter into new records with agendas deserve no credit, no respect, no job.… Expand
  16. headerfooter
    Oct 16, 2007
    10
    Radiohead makes more than music. They create atmospheres with their sounds that some people just cannot understand. It is more about the experience than individual songs with Radiohead. You have to hand it to them, no matter how complex their arrangements they always seem to keep it down to earth.
  17. chris
    Oct 17, 2007
    10
    People are fucking stupid if they think radiohead sucks. I mean come on, they are the best thing since the beatles. This is their best work. I surpasses any of their other work, and in a close second is Kid A. What the fuck are people who say it's sucks, thinking? It is their first beautiful album. From start to finish, there is no ok song or some what good song, they are all People are fucking stupid if they think radiohead sucks. I mean come on, they are the best thing since the beatles. This is their best work. I surpasses any of their other work, and in a close second is Kid A. What the fuck are people who say it's sucks, thinking? It is their first beautiful album. From start to finish, there is no ok song or some what good song, they are all amazing. In Rainbows is a fucking masterpiece, any one who says otherwise are fucking retarded. And for those people who say it suck, how bout you start listening to good music. I'm sure the ones who say it suck probably listens to some bull shit like the kottonmouth kings. Great job radiohead.… Expand
  18. RR
    Nov 7, 2007
    10
    Beautiful, haunting, moving, incredible, totally impressive musicianship, fantastic ideas, at home between the avantgarde and pop, multi-layered, peaceful, gorgeous, heart-breaking - did I cover it all? Radiohead do it again. Thank you for enriching our lives with this, your best record. @RJ M.: you obviously forgot that one needs to be able to FEEL in order to appreciate music. rest Beautiful, haunting, moving, incredible, totally impressive musicianship, fantastic ideas, at home between the avantgarde and pop, multi-layered, peaceful, gorgeous, heart-breaking - did I cover it all? Radiohead do it again. Thank you for enriching our lives with this, your best record. @RJ M.: you obviously forgot that one needs to be able to FEEL in order to appreciate music. rest assured: we all know why we love this band. we understand what they do, we know what they're about. sad for you if you don't. now crawl back into your spiteful little hole.… Expand
  19. AndreiT.
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    "In Rainbows" is not only a semi-stripped down version of their complicated production but a wonder to listen, filled with Thom Yorke's aching and emotional singing and soft instrumentation.
  20. [Anonymous]
    Oct 18, 2007
    10
    Best album ever!
  21. darrens.
    Oct 18, 2007
    10
    Brilliant album.
  22. carlosm.
    Oct 18, 2007
    10
    album of the decade.
  23. Francisco
    Oct 18, 2007
    10
    Thank you Radiohead.
  24. MattB
    Oct 18, 2007
    10
    Who knew they had yet another brilliant album up their sleeve? More excited about what the future holds for Radiohead than I have been for over half a decade.
  25. JosephKim
    Oct 18, 2007
    9
    Best since their Kid A.
  26. Ryan
    Oct 19, 2007
    9
    After over a hundred listens it is now clear that this is most likely their best album since Kid A, Hail to the Thief was a masterpiece in itself in my eyes but there is always at least one skippable track on all radiohead albums in my opinion, but not this one. Every single song is important to complete this. I can not wait for the b-sides in December, I saw most of those songs during After over a hundred listens it is now clear that this is most likely their best album since Kid A, Hail to the Thief was a masterpiece in itself in my eyes but there is always at least one skippable track on all radiohead albums in my opinion, but not this one. Every single song is important to complete this. I can not wait for the b-sides in December, I saw most of those songs during their tour and the were just as amazing.… Expand
  27. ChrisM.
    Nov 9, 2007
    10
    Far and away the best album of 2007. RJ M. , if you hate Radiohead so much, stop fucking listening to them. That sounds like a personal problem, and one that I'm not sure why you keep handling by listening to music you can't stand. And yet you claim to have such an extensive knowledge of their catalogue! How odd. Anyway, Phil Selway's never sounded better (this is coming Far and away the best album of 2007. RJ M. , if you hate Radiohead so much, stop fucking listening to them. That sounds like a personal problem, and one that I'm not sure why you keep handling by listening to music you can't stand. And yet you claim to have such an extensive knowledge of their catalogue! How odd. Anyway, Phil Selway's never sounded better (this is coming from a drummer) and Thom Yorke's usually cryptic lyrics are surpisingly lucid. I am no minion--I resisted Radiohead for 10 years before I finally came around. I don't listen to music because everyone else tells me to; that's for people who listen to Nickelback...or any other completely insipid, uninspired, cookie-cutter band that is constantly played by MTV and on the radio. Radiohead challenges every facet of the mainstream rock audience by telling them it doesn't have to be similar to be popular. Thank God for bands like them. Otherwise I would be stuck listening to condescending pseudo-critics such as yourself who believe that by dismissing a critically-acclaimed band they are doing everyone else a favor. I appreciate it buddy. Oh, and yes, I do take this personally.… Expand
  28. jv
    Oct 20, 2007
    10
    Subtle and brilliant. Their finest, most straightforward work ever. There is not a moment of filler here, and every single track is perfectly balanced and produced.
  29. DanC
    Oct 21, 2007
    10
    Dusted Magazine is clearly full of idiots. The best thing about Radiohead is that they do not write songs that are easy to digest. The beauty of this album is it's simplicity. Listening to In Rainbows is a completely different experience than listening to any of their other albums. Jonny Greenwood was clearly given the green light to use his orchestral skills and Radiohead have come Dusted Magazine is clearly full of idiots. The best thing about Radiohead is that they do not write songs that are easy to digest. The beauty of this album is it's simplicity. Listening to In Rainbows is a completely different experience than listening to any of their other albums. Jonny Greenwood was clearly given the green light to use his orchestral skills and Radiohead have come up with some of the most beautiful songs in their wonderful career (Nude & Reckoner). It's safe to say that this is a band who has not wavered. Thank you Radiohead for inspiring so many and having the courage to be unique in a world full of cloned, bubble gum crap.… Expand
  30. AdamSD
    Oct 20, 2007
    10
    A very worthy successor to Hail to the Thief.
  31. JTryptophan
    Oct 20, 2007
    10
    Please stop asking Dusted Magazine for reviews when they clearly just phone them in. If they are interested in reading books then have them rank books. A 40 is just laughable and probably out of spite. In Rainbows is a beautiful album that is groundbreaking not only in it's musical merit but in the way it changed the landscape of music commerce.
  32. IsaacR.
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    Truly amazing.
  33. [anonymous]
    Oct 22, 2007
    7
    Another over-rated Radiohead album. The much anticipated In Rainbows changes pace with other Radiohead albums in the first few songs, then returns in pretentious fashion. A few good songs, but others like '15 step', 'Nude' and 'Jigsaw' that get old very quickly. The sound is a little dull.
  34. MAUMEJEANP.
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    Awesome album as expected. The flaw is incredible. Nude is Radiohead emotional peak.
  35. Jack'sFriend
    Oct 22, 2007
    9
    Let's see that collection of yours Jack... Let me guess, you're a big fan of Tool/P.C., NIN, and QotSA??? Not that there is anything wrong with any of those, but often they seem to be viewed as 'superior' from those criticizing Radiohead. It is fine if they are not for you, but I am willing to bet there are some people her, presumably myself included, with much more Let's see that collection of yours Jack... Let me guess, you're a big fan of Tool/P.C., NIN, and QotSA??? Not that there is anything wrong with any of those, but often they seem to be viewed as 'superior' from those criticizing Radiohead. It is fine if they are not for you, but I am willing to bet there are some people her, presumably myself included, with much more eclectic tastes than what you currently have. Oh, and I forgot Puddle of Mudd. Now, that is some 'superior' song writing.… Expand
  36. JennieF
    Oct 23, 2007
    10
    The most consistent, cohesive album my favorite band has released since Kid A. The most compulsively listenable since OK Computer. There has been nothing else in my cd player for a week.
  37. JavierF
    Oct 23, 2007
    9
    First This album is Great, the best music album of the year, is not perfect, is no "OK Computer" or "Kid A" but is a lot better than "hail to the Thief", I believe this is not the next step for radiohead but still the best album till now from 2007, this album has a core, a sense... this is not a Pop album if you want pop go and buy a Britney spears album for god's sake!!! and the First This album is Great, the best music album of the year, is not perfect, is no "OK Computer" or "Kid A" but is a lot better than "hail to the Thief", I believe this is not the next step for radiohead but still the best album till now from 2007, this album has a core, a sense... this is not a Pop album if you want pop go and buy a Britney spears album for god's sake!!! and the gentleman that gave radiohead in rainbows a "0" "music is not getting worse is just you..… Expand
  38. Marek
    Oct 24, 2007
    10
    Upstairs on the right, somewhere there is a Magical breakdown of assets. I fïnally recognize them.
  39. NicoleY
    Oct 26, 2007
    10
    Just brilliant!
  40. LeahT.
    Dec 6, 2007
    10
    Brilliant as usual. This double-album (arguably...), now extended to include scathingly beautiful bits such as "Last Flowers" and "Go Slowly," along with the mellow, inventive funk of of "Down is the New Up," is undoubtedly a masterpiece. This band continues to evolve while the rest of the world remains stagnant. Can't wait for LP8...hee hee.
  41. JamesM
    Oct 27, 2007
    9
    Radiohead has been recommended several times over the years but due to my study and already large list of music i wanted to download i put it off. eventually, after seeing critics rave about In Rainbows i decided I'd download it. I see what everyones been going on about now.
  42. JustinH.
    Dec 9, 2007
    10
    Brilliant.
  43. RuaB
    Oct 20, 2007
    9
    This is the first time I have listened to a FULL Radiohead album and I was very impressed. Favourite songs are 15 Step, Bodysnatchers, Nude, Jigsaw Falling Into Place and Reckoner but I like them all really.
  44. TT
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    Some of the people giving this album a 0 or 1 sounds like jellus Coldplay fans. Excellent record. Different from anything out there and anything they've ever recorded. It takes several listens to fully digest and to be fully appreciated. I hope this isn't their last record.
  45. JonathanB
    Oct 30, 2007
    9
    Excellent album, doesnt quite exceed kid A through to hail to the theif, but this album offers outlandish riffs and is complementary to the ears.
  46. JackO
    Oct 31, 2007
    9
    One of those albums that divides listeners into hate 'em or love 'em factions, and they most certainly have the critics ears on this one, but probably deserving of its current rating, in my opinion. Physically, this album does not best any of their three masterworks (The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A), but it certainly equals them in tenacity and consideration. Moreover, what makes One of those albums that divides listeners into hate 'em or love 'em factions, and they most certainly have the critics ears on this one, but probably deserving of its current rating, in my opinion. Physically, this album does not best any of their three masterworks (The Bends, OK Computer, Kid A), but it certainly equals them in tenacity and consideration. Moreover, what makes this album an amazing accomplishment isn't the sheer brilliance of the songs, but rather the kind of album it is, when it came in, and what it means for a band that many thought were on their way to retirement. And by "kind of album" I mean a very different kind than Radiohead have done before. Whereas much of their previous work has dealt with inward seeking themes of self-deprication, loneliness, and paranoia, In Rainbows bends much of that into something that is comparatively accessible, dealing with romantic themes, and at times... downright bouncy. As for the band itself being overrated? I think you've got a few more groups to bash before you get to this one.… Expand
  47. BenM
    Oct 30, 2007
    9
    I've never been a big Radiohead fan except for Kid A, but this one definitely rubs me the right way. There's a lot of really pretty moments, and it's really nicely recorded. Not bad for $3.
  48. ColmanM
    Oct 30, 2007
    10
    Chillingly beatiful.
  49. Nico
    Jan 11, 2008
    10
    Like all great albums, it gets better every time you listen to it.
  50. JulienGross
    Jan 10, 2008
    10
    Radiohead a bit more accessible than in the past work... beautiful album from the 1st track to the last one. Probably my favorite buy in the pas 2 years. I thought they were at the top, but I was amazed once more with this new release.
  51. IggyL.
    Jan 14, 2008
    10
    Best album of the year, and Radiohead's 3rd best album. No doubt about that.
  52. RobAlderson
    Jan 16, 2008
    9
    Beautifull, love it, maybe a better climax would make it a 10
  53. krzysztofziewacz
    Jan 2, 2008
    10
    Launched me into the space.
  54. finul.
    Dec 20, 2008
    9
    Another sterling set by Radiohead. It's experimental but accessible, and if you haven't forgiven the group for Kid A yet (though I love that album), tracks like "Reckoner" and "Bodysnatchers" will probably bring back fine memories of the old Radiohead.
  55. JonP.
    Jan 2, 2008
    7
    I didn't like the album at first, because to me, it sounded the same as Kid A, which I consider Radiohead's worst album. Over time it has grown on me, and Disc 2 has some gems on it. Still not as good as Hail To The Thief though.
  56. Fred
    Jan 29, 2008
    10
    Priceless!!! Another masterpiece from Radiohead.
  57. TBone
    Jan 3, 2008
    10
    Umm, yes. Easily album of the year. I think you have to listen to it about 5 times. Watch the video for Nude on youtube. Mezmerizing and a pure work of art. Seriously there are about 7-8 songs on here that are beyond belief. I'm not just a fanboy spammer, I'm serious. I love "Weird Fishes". "All I need" has such incredible bass. They should put this album on voyager X and launch Umm, yes. Easily album of the year. I think you have to listen to it about 5 times. Watch the video for Nude on youtube. Mezmerizing and a pure work of art. Seriously there are about 7-8 songs on here that are beyond belief. I'm not just a fanboy spammer, I'm serious. I love "Weird Fishes". "All I need" has such incredible bass. They should put this album on voyager X and launch it into space so aliens can hear it.… Expand
  58. EJJ
    Jan 8, 2008
    9
    Haunting lyrics with a brilliant mix of synthesized and true to form sounds perpetuates the listener through a seamless integration of raw, undiscovered emotions. A true bi-polar experience that takes your mind effortlessly through a revolving door of highs and lows. I tried to ignore the hype and take a pass on this album but after a few listens, I'm glad I gave it a chance.
  59. HexS
    Jan 9, 2008
    9
    Very good music. Weird and interesting. Makes you feel stuff.
  60. DonovanD.
    Feb 20, 2008
    8
    This is a fantastic album!!! simirlarly with every album since Kid A it needs several listens to actual understand the meaning of it. Nude brought tears to my eyes, Jigsaw and the Reckoner are masterpieces The band continue to evolve with every album, (Unlike most modern bands) all those dinosaurs who continue to make comparisons with ok computer need to look at the bigger picture. Thier This is a fantastic album!!! simirlarly with every album since Kid A it needs several listens to actual understand the meaning of it. Nude brought tears to my eyes, Jigsaw and the Reckoner are masterpieces The band continue to evolve with every album, (Unlike most modern bands) all those dinosaurs who continue to make comparisons with ok computer need to look at the bigger picture. Thier music has moved on from the late nineties. radiohead are unique in the sense that they do not conform nor pander to what the public want. The onus is on their fans to come on board and appreciate one of the most original bands EVER!!… Expand
  61. AidanK.
    Feb 29, 2008
    7
    Quite a good all round album, they seemed more intent on being interesting rather than good in parts
  62. jw
    Feb 3, 2008
    9
    (8.5) Esoteric as the subject matter may be, "House of Cards" is an incredible song.
  63. AlexR.R.
    Feb 5, 2008
    9
    This album gives me the goose bumps on the same level as all the tool albums. Ignore the first listening! Thought this album was overrated in the beginning. About the 5th listening i started to love it. The only radiohead album i have besides In Rainbows is OK Computer, which also is a great album. In my opinion, this one is better.
  64. MauricioE.
    Mar 6, 2008
    10
    This disc is one of the best.
  65. MattR
    Mar 9, 2008
    10
    In reply to ben w comment i don't see how it is random noise it isn't there best but it is still pretty damn good better than hail to thief and amnesiac not quite a kid a or ok computer though.
  66. PiotrekW.
    Apr 5, 2008
    10
    Every single track is a masterpiece but if you want to appreciate it fully then you have to play the album at least 5 times. Great work Radiohead!
  67. AliK.
    May 3, 2008
    10
    This album is one of the best in decade. 10 years later it gonna be on of the best in All the times.
  68. SteveO
    May 5, 2008
    10
    Could this be the best album of all time? Bingo.
  69. VenturaV.
    Jun 10, 2008
    10
    Simply amazing!!!
  70. CaseyR.
    Jun 29, 2008
    9
    Not as good as their debut ;-) LOL This is one of the rare bands that you could never get away with saying that.
  71. NikhilK.
    Jun 6, 2008
    10
    Continues Radiohead's march to "Greatest Band of All Time" status, following their development from the OK Computer era through Kid A, back to something in between yet refreshingly new.
  72. TerryM.
    Jul 20, 2008
    10
    The best album they have done thus far.
  73. NickL.
    Jul 24, 2008
    10
    Agreed, their best since Ok Computer.
  74. JamesM.
    Aug 5, 2008
    10
    I love all Radiohead albums and I agree, best since OK Computer. also, saw them live in Victoria park, they did every song off of In Rainbows with a few old classics thrown in too, the in rainbows tracks sounded just as epic as the others (even tho karma police stole the show)
  75. JoseC.
    Sep 18, 2008
    10
    In Rainbows is just perfect.
  76. PavithranG
    Sep 7, 2008
    10
    One of the best Radiohead album to date. This is an understatement. Legends of the modern era.
  77. RigobertoG.
    Sep 8, 2008
    10
    Best cd of the year. thom york's beautiful voice and greenwood's brilliant guitar skills amount to a perfect serenade.
  78. guvena
    Jan 16, 2009
    10
    It's all about feelings. you make your way through shit and piss, end up in rainbows. nothing is better, lots of ups and downs, haves and havents and shit, all you see are colors. but colors aren't rainbows. rainbows are amazing, easy to feel and much clearer. so is "in rainbows". easy to love, hard to not listen. great musicians they are.
  79. AtticusM
    Mar 17, 2009
    10
    It's very rare when an album comes along and redefines music. Thank you, Radiohead.
  80. martin
    Mar 4, 2009
    10
    Something so beautiful, that it just floats around my mind like a small cloud on a sunny sky.
  81. Skyler
    Apr 27, 2009
    10
    Another great masterpeice. Here's a revolutionary band who is to good to have any of their songs played on the radio. they are on a different level that the other musicians cant reach.
  82. WernerB.
    Sep 13, 2009
    10
    The beauty of this album draws me down inot the deespest cahmbers of my soul, forcing me to inspect my life has unfolded to date. It makes my heart bleed and my eyes tear and my eyes stare questioningly into the distance - both itn hope and in gratefulness of that which once was and that which still lies ahead. I love this album. Highly recommended.
  83. DanielM
    Jan 25, 2010
    10
    Most influential artists of this generation.
  84. gabrielB
    Feb 13, 2010
    10
    One of my favorite albums of all-time, this is an absolute masterpiece, whenever I reach for my iPod I can't help but keep coming back to In Rainbows...Weird Fishes and Reckoner are simply gorgeous....I'm dying to see them live again and hear them play this album front to back...I don't know how they'll ever top this but I can't wait to hear them try.
  85. NateS
    Feb 20, 2010
    10
    My experience of Radiohead is owning the The Best Of and this album. I like OK Computer, I like Kid A, and I most certainly love this album. In Rainbows is in truth a deaprture from the poetic, doom-encrusted Hail To The Thief, the dreamy sounds of Kid A and Amnesiac, the urban storybook of OK Computer, the hard diamond that is The Bends, and the breakthrough Pablo Honey. Why I say all of My experience of Radiohead is owning the The Best Of and this album. I like OK Computer, I like Kid A, and I most certainly love this album. In Rainbows is in truth a deaprture from the poetic, doom-encrusted Hail To The Thief, the dreamy sounds of Kid A and Amnesiac, the urban storybook of OK Computer, the hard diamond that is The Bends, and the breakthrough Pablo Honey. Why I say all of these is because each one had a link to past albums with new things pushed inside, but In Rainbows seems to forget that equation and go all out on its own. The sounds are less rock, more technology, and lyrics so gloomy it was as if Robert Smith threw them inside a Goodwill store only for Thom Yorke to pick them up. So, the lyrics are where this album commence. Thom has done the unthinkable: cleared up his speech to where I can slightly understand them, and thank God he did. Like I said, gloom fills them. "Bodysnatchers" is a strangely woven web of confusion and instructional messages, while "All I Need" brings the sincerity and sadness that would be perfect for a mixed tape. "House Of Cards" and "Faust Arp" brings back that strange, nervous feeling, and then "15 Step" and "Nude" go back to the feelings of completeness and wholeness. Schitzophrenic, no? The composition should also be noted. No song sounds the same, which is a lovely bonus, not to mention each song has a setting. "All I Need" has a city tenge to it, "House Of Cards" is alpine, "Nude" is a cave, "Bodysnatchers" is industiral, "Faust Arp" is woodsy, and "Reckoner" is almost like a closed garage or an abandoned warehouse. So, what's to say? It's a masterpiece. There is one difficulty here, though: is it better than OK Computer? It's certainly better than Kid A and anything afterward, and better than Pablo and The Bends, but is it the gift of God? Only a fan could tell.… Expand
  86. zachs
    Feb 4, 2010
    10
    Absoloutely amazing album. What makes it so good? Well firstly, some of the songs don't hit you instantly, but they grow on you so much and you begin to have faith in the album. Also the structure is so unique and works so well for me. The catchy "15 Step" introduces the album well. The rocking "bodysnatchers" is guitar riff heaven with some interesting rhythms in the guitars that Absoloutely amazing album. What makes it so good? Well firstly, some of the songs don't hit you instantly, but they grow on you so much and you begin to have faith in the album. Also the structure is so unique and works so well for me. The catchy "15 Step" introduces the album well. The rocking "bodysnatchers" is guitar riff heaven with some interesting rhythms in the guitars that make you almost headbang. then the album stops the loudness and goes all soft and meloncolly. Some uplifts you like "Weird Fishes" and "All I Need", some relaxes you like "Nude" and "House Of Cards" and some are very catchy: "Reckoner" and "Faust Arp". Then... suddenly another fast upbeat song kicks in "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" which is my personal favourite on the album. It slowly builds up to a very catchy song. The instrumentation is complicated and the beat goes round and round! "Videotape" is very sad and depressing and ends the album perfectly.… Expand
  87. DanielN
    Mar 18, 2010
    10
    What 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.
  88. CeriJ
    May 17, 2010
    9
    Definitely their best work since OK Computer and the bends. A near perfect blend of instantly likable songs such as 'All I Need' and growers like the utterly amazing 'Nude'. The second disc is well worth a listen too ('bangers and mash' aside).
  89. jp
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    classic
  90. ChadrickW.
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    Radiohead always deliver's a top notch album!
  91. RicardoG.
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    The best album of 2007, and one of the best >2000.
  92. JesseJ
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    beautiful album all in all. thom's voice is ethereal, the arrangements are lush, and the band as a whole sounds tight as usual. it may be differnt from their previous work because it's more upbeat, etc. but i feel this is the album they were destined to make at this point in their career. nude and faust arp are so gorgeous and sweeping that they truly make me sick to my stomach. beautiful album all in all. thom's voice is ethereal, the arrangements are lush, and the band as a whole sounds tight as usual. it may be differnt from their previous work because it's more upbeat, etc. but i feel this is the album they were destined to make at this point in their career. nude and faust arp are so gorgeous and sweeping that they truly make me sick to my stomach. can't expect anything less from radiohead.… Expand
  93. nathans
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    breathtaking!
  94. LynnC
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    There has been some good music released lately, but, expectedly, this is years better than any of it. I am just loving Thom's voice since the Eraser; the best instrument in the band.
  95. [Anonymous]
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    Best album ever!
  96. ZacharyM
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    Providing a vast prism of colors, tones, moods, and textures, Radiohead
  97. PhilC
    Oct 12, 2007
    9
    absolutely heartwrenching.. what a beauty...
  98. GaryD
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    No filler, less gloom, all Radiohead. Still lightyears ahead of the rest. Still Towering Above the Rest
  99. JimL
    Nov 2, 2007
    10
    When you grow up, you'll realise this was the album of the year
  100. FaisalI.
    Nov 2, 2007
    10
    Radiohead's best album. Enough said.
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#3 Best Album of 2007
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#1 Most Discussed Album of 2007
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#1 Most Shared Album of 2007

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. BBC collective
    90
    In Rainbows really does present Radiohead at their most full-blooded and confident.
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  2. Billboard
    80
    Overall, the material feels more human, more honest, more assured.
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  3. Dot Music
    80
    Happily, In Rainbows is pretty, pretty good.
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