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Universal acclaim- based on 2281 Ratings
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Positive: 2,078 out of 2281
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Mixed: 71 out of 2281
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Negative: 132 out of 2281
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ZachJ.Nov 9, 2007maybe rolling stone has never heard "roygbiv" from the boards of canada's 1998 release "Music has the right to children" before they heard the song "all i need". i guess 9 years is long enough that when radiohead uses the same beat it doesn't sound like any other band on earth. boards of canada = other worldly
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EdwardM.Oct 19, 2007Amazing.
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TheRimRiderNov 9, 2007
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krissOct 21, 2007
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MyOpinionOct 21, 2007
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dj=rivDec 12, 20075 out of 5 for the means, plus 4 out of 5 for my first few impressions, plus so very much respect and thanks from me equals 7/10?
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CameronD.Dec 16, 2007They continue to keep my attention.
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conrada.Oct 22, 2007astonishing album. they seem to touch on almost every type of musical genre while delivering an emotional yet powerful record. the band is at its best. his voice is incredible. they get better and better.
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lawrenceh.Oct 22, 2007Not bad, overhyped though. Aren't these songs outtakes from REM's Automatic for the People, recycled through laptop wizardry?
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GiuseppeM.Oct 22, 2007simply the beauty!!! This is a perfect landscape of all our souls. Thank you, Radiohead !!!
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SonnyW.Oct 22, 2007I agree with everyone who gave this album a 10. It's a Classic in my world (and those of my friends, family colleagues and acquaintances) - a REAL record by a REAL band. I think the music speaks for itself and any music lover who keeps their mind open and gives it the attention it deserves will be rewarded with a positive experience. I just don't know how they keep doing it.
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GarrettROct 22, 2007Not a rotten song in the batch--all songs are stripped of their illustrious excess leaving Yorke's voice to create the intimacy and fright not heard in the band in some ten years.
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GabiorA.Oct 22, 2007
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DavidT.Oct 22, 2007
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RyanA.Oct 22, 2007Epic. I'm finishing the last song as I'm writing this. This album is epic. To be honest, it wasn't what I expected, but I think that was part of what made this album so good; it was a step, mind you not a large one, into their more down-tempo work. Sweet stuff. Go buy it.
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FrancescoDec 22, 2007Almost perfect.
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MarkK.Oct 22, 2007Awesome!
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seans.Dec 22, 2007Beautiful, full, calm, captivating music. Radiohead return to a more synergistic approach to an albulm. More together than hail to the thief, more approachable than the brilliant Kid-A. Not for everyone but a must have for Radiohead fans and those who love beauty in music.
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ookysootDec 23, 2007
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frankfurterDec 27, 2007The best album of the year. Maybe the best album of the last five years. Certainly Radiohead's best since Kid A. Oh, and Reckoner....do I need say more?
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brunom.Dec 29, 2007It´s simple music made good. There´s no doubt about it. Radiohead gives you the chance to rediscover their music as it was meant to be listened, and with good timing too. Thom keeps singing with his soul, suffering less or not, it sure seems we're all much quieter.
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ThomasM.Oct 23, 2007
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SoniaB.Oct 23, 2007WOW!
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JosephA.Oct 23, 2007
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AustinsDec 3, 2007
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JosephO.Oct 23, 2007I don't think this comes close to the big 3 - Bends, Ok Computer, and Kid A. I wouldn't even put it in my top 10 for this year yet. I get the same feeling that I had when I first heard Amnesiac...slightly bored.
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RadioheadfanDec 4, 2007Limps along until you realize its not worth helping this lame dog. A real snoozer.
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BDOct 24, 2007Excellent. I was initially unconvinced, felt it was not their best work, but every time I listen to it I like it more. One of the best albums in many years.
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RogerS.Oct 24, 2007The album of the century! beautiful!
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ChrisH.Oct 25, 2007So much smoother and less pretentious than OK Comp, the focus has returned to the music for these blokes.
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MattD.Oct 26, 2007Not quite as good as OK Computer, but is their best CD since that album. It is somewhat mellow, and not overly artsy - just finely crafted, beautiful songs.
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happyhappyOct 26, 2007
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MikeBOct 26, 2007Ignore the dusted review, written by a wannabe muso just out of college. This is an album of the year.
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AyrtonLOct 26, 2007This is not simply a collection of songs. This is a lush sonic landscape. Welcome to the sounds of the future.
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MarcoAOct 26, 2007Just art. Beautiful
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LuisJDec 7, 2007The new album is amazing just like its predecessors, every song is a doorway to a mystery, to an emotion you have felt it unlocks memories that you thought were dead. Radiohead have always been geniuses when it comes to music and this album proves it, to anyone who thought otherwise.
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TheCriticOct 27, 2007Simply Put: best Radiohead album since OK Computer... All the tracks are great and what wasnt expected: Radiohead is continuing to evolve. Gone from the Kid A and Amnesiac sounds and even abandoning some of the Hail to the Thief sounds, Rainbows is driven by jazzy guitar, Yorke's vocals, and hardly any drum loops. GET THIS CD! YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED!
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AlexJOct 28, 2007Once again, they have done it. One of the best of 2007.
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IainMacMOct 28, 2007One of the best albums of 2007
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EdwardM.Dec 8, 2007Amazing.
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JeremySOct 29, 2007
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PaulKDec 9, 2007Sound of heads disappearing up arse.
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TomJOct 31, 2007
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Sergio|G.Oct 31, 2007The entire album its fucking amaizing, Reckoner Wow Beautifull
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timmylittleJan 11, 2008it's great...well im sure not all of u will love it cuz this album got a very weird taste....but if u like it u'll love it... but overall it's great...very pretty melody and great singing
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keJan 12, 2008Best Radiohead album I've heard. Better than Ok Computer and Bends. All the songs are great. Love Nude and Weird Fishes. Best album of the year
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JeremiahT.Jan 17, 2008The record is free; well if you want it for free. This is like the best free record ever! It has all of the trademark Radiohead tricks, plus a little more. It's worth a very good listen for any Radiohead fan and it's free!
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KevB.Jan 24, 2008This is their best album since OK Computer. There may not be some over-arching theme to it, like with OKC and KidA but this album represents a maturity in the band that we haven't heard before. There's a level of comfort to their songwriting now that is refreshing to hear and yet they manage to sound like a completely new band once again.
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ntiaga(None)Oct 25, 2008A year later and it still blows my mind.
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PaulR.Jan 29, 2008For all the acclaim, this is an incredibly boring album. Somewhere in their quest to conquer the world of critical acclaim they mistook 'interesting' for 'quality.'
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JonG.Jan 31, 2008Compare this to Kid A is a crime, this is a boring repetitive album. I'm not a RH fan but this is a bad joke. Anybody here listen to Ok Computer?... Lets face it, Radiohead have too many fans, they don't do the effort anymore. This album is about fans, money and fame, not about music. I give 5 points for the great marketing campaign.
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AlexW.Feb 15, 2008
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MikeCFeb 16, 2008Every song takes hold and sends you on an individually unique journey. Yet the songs also retain a real sense of unity and flow. It's quite unbelievable how they've pulled this off. This album means something different to me every time i hear it. They've equaled Ok Computer and Kid A in my book.
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PaulM.Feb 18, 2008
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RobertVApr 21, 2008You know Smooth Jazz? This is Smooth Electrorock.
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DennisB.May 19, 2008Radiohead fans are such idiots! Although obviously good musicians, these guys can't write to save their lives. Of course the cult-like fans explain that away with claims of depth and accusations of "you just don't get it man." Don't worry, I get it: This is the most over-rated band in rock history.
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ThomasJMay 28, 2008Like most Radiohead albums, gets better with repeated listening. Unlike some of their recent efforts, accessible enough to be enjoyed by non-RH fanatics.
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SethA.Jun 22, 2008
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BmanNov 11, 2009My favorite Radiohead album. A soft, soothing listen that gets better every time I listen to it. Yorke's piano work is a stand out here. A beautiful work.
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RobbieCApr 23, 2009Is this really their best album? I don't get it!
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hugomJul 29, 2009Really, I actually think who voted less than 9 or 8 for this album did not understand it. . .that's the only reasonable explanation . . a piece of art of the best band!
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ChrisB.Nov 11, 2007Every Radiohead album since OK Computer has been vastly overrated, overhyped, and over dissected by music critics, this one isnt any different. This time though, half the songs dont seem to lead to anywhere except some sort of hungover dream state.
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BiancaH.Nov 11, 2007In Rainbows is another proof for the thesis that you have to listen - and I mean to REALLY listen - to Radiohead artwork. Maybe there has never been any other band except RH that builds a huge iron gate in front of its music and hides the key to it deeply in people's minds.
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JavierR.Nov 11, 2007One masterpiece = rare (OK Computer) Two masterpieces = extremely rare (Kid A) Three masterpieces = impossible...but true. In Rainbows is it.
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JonathanCNov 12, 2007Without a doubt the most amazing album i've ever heard.
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TedRNov 17, 2007
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JarenFNov 17, 2007Amazing. better than anything else out there. gets better with every single listen.
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TNNov 18, 2007
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ShannonMDec 12, 2007
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AustinB.Dec 13, 2007Absolutely great album from start to finish.
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IbanLDec 16, 2007Kinda like okay, I guess. Despite the major marketing breakthrough the album itself lacks innovation and renovation. After Amnesiac (my personal favorite album of them) and HTTT this is pretty poor for me. It's like a fourth transitional album: And it does get boring.
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chrisdDec 21, 2007simply magnificent. from the second i heard "15 Step" to the end of "Videotape" i was floored. if you get the bonus disc, it is a continuation of the album. "Down is the New Up" might be the best song i've ever heard. everyone needs to listen to this album
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JaredG.Dec 22, 2007Best album of year!
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KyleLDec 24, 2007Incredible CD! Reckoner is an amazing song, hard to stop listening to it!
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LukeG.Dec 26, 2007The proper follow-up to the songcraft and confident musicianship of "OK Computer." They've returned to their instruments and written excellent songs to boot. "Bodysnatchers" is perhaps the best Radiohead song yet.
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ChristofferV.Dec 26, 2007Excellent album. The best yet in my opinion.
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AndreyK.Dec 29, 2007Best!
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LaneC.Dec 29, 2008I downloaded this album when it was free. Listened to it and couldnt get into it. A month later, i was sorting my mp3's and wondered if i should delete or keep. After listening to it again, i couldn't believe how good it was. Best Radiohead Album ever. Best album with Bon Iver and Lil Carter 3 for the year.
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Sep 22, 2010Like all their albums, this is experimentalism gone bad. They have very little to say, so they keep repeating themselves. Yuck. Unfortunately my girlfriend likes this crap so I am forced to endure more often than I care to recall...
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Feb 14, 2011Although Radiohead has developed somewhat of a reputation for being everybody's favorite (really that means everyone who is into their variety of music), this does not mean that they should be written off in any way. They produce what is quite possibly the best music I've come across to date. In Rainbows is them at their best.
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Jun 25, 2011To all you **** giving negative scores...You really are idiots, enough said.
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Jul 7, 2011A beautiful, innovative mixture of rhythms, sounds, and much more. Everything flowed together best in this album than past albums. It's Radiohead's high point for me as of now. I still can not pick my favorite song, and if that happens it means the album definitely has potential... and it does!
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Feb 11, 2012Unbelievably good , in every sense. I've never heard emotion expressed in music in a more beautiful way. The greatest album Radiohead have ever made.
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Aug 17, 2018My personal favorite out of the band's whole discography. It's almost a collection of all of Radiohead's strengths. It's colorful, vibrant, and oozes rhythm.
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Oct 13, 2012Near the beginning I didn't really like it and felt that radiohead had begun to shy away from it's the bends/ok computer beginning(pablo honey didn't really count for most fans) but it started to grow on me as it progressed.
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Oct 11, 2014After all these years it is still visceral, hard breaking and edgy - if it doesn't rip your heart out then you have lost more than you could ever imagine.
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Jan 20, 2017Life, death and love.
This album is for me the masterpiece of radiohead, the incorporation of art rock elements makes this album a symphony and a sing of the beauty of the world in life and how this end so fast. -
Sep 13, 2020This is the best album of all time and nothing can convince me wrong.......
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Feb 1, 2020Amazing record! Possibly my favorite in Radiohead’s discography. It’s much less dreary than their previous albums and the listen is smoother in a sense. Also Nude is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded.
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Nov 16, 2020Speechless. In between rainbows. Omg I just can't believe what I heard. OMGGGGGG
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Awards & Rankings
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In Rainbows really does present Radiohead at their most full-blooded and confident.
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Overall, the material feels more human, more honest, more assured.
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Happily, In Rainbows is pretty, pretty good.