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Universal acclaim- based on 2281 Ratings
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Mixed: 71 out of 2281
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Negative: 132 out of 2281
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kelseyhOct 21, 2007This album has made all other music irrellevant for me for the past week. I have not listened to anything else, and I have still to get tired of it. Radiohead are so far and about anything else anyone else has done since the talking heads.
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jeffort23Dec 10, 2007Granted, while it contains neither the estranged beauty found on OK Computer nor the exhilarating rush of reinvention that was Kid A, this album reminds you of the better qualities of both works. At times, both familiar and unsettling --- it's the sound of drowning in a warm bath, of being pleasantly out of place.
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edenc.Oct 20, 2007Mediocre album... none of the songs really caught my attention. 15 step, weird fishes, and all i need were good but still not great... I don't get how critics simply rate an album high because it is unique not because it is good music.
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VengeanceDec 13, 2007
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drewtOct 20, 2007
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LauraDec 2, 2007
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BonoV.Dec 21, 2007Their best work since OKC in my opinion. They continue to evolve like no other band. At first listen I was tempted to be disappointed by 15 Steps and Bodysnatchers as I had heard them live but Nude just takes you to another place and it flows from their. Thom's voice is front and center and never sounded better. Album of the Year!
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ShaunBOct 22, 2007
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MattAOct 20, 2007Amazing. Simply put. I can't think of a single track that i don't like... ...it may not be for everyone...but it's definitely for me.
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mycles.Oct 22, 2007odd but accessible. sad but encouraging. minimal but lush. low-fi but hi-fi. incredible. radiohead keeps making better albums. soft but harsh. alienating but loving. they keep rock alive by killing it.
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AndrewWOct 22, 2007I like this record- an improvement on the last 2. It might even be better than kidA after a few more listens. What I can't agree with are those reviewers saying this album isn't another "electronic" album. After my first few listens, this is more of an "electronic album" than hail to the thief was. Plenty of beeps and drum machines here. I do like it though. Good effort.
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MichaelP.Oct 20, 2007Brilliant - gets better with each listen!!
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BigSteveODec 20, 2007For the second album in a row (3 if you count the Eraser), Radiohead sound like either they've lost it, or are just phoning it in. Iceage coming, indeed.
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MaxM.Oct 22, 2007
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tomj.Oct 22, 2007My favorite since OK Computer. Radiohead has rediscovered what made them great; the ability to translate emotion in perfect melodies.
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carolR.A.Dec 24, 2007Thank you very much RaDioHead!!
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StevenN.Dec 24, 2007Bursting with emotional melodies, atmospheric hazy sounds scattered within off beat tempo's. Wierd Fishes standout track by miles of depths of oceans.
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JohnT.Oct 22, 2007Nice trolling Jonathan H
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SeanC.Oct 22, 2007
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JohnJ.Oct 22, 2007The best Radiohead album since OK Computer.
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DaveW.Dec 27, 2007i must be the only naive mofo on earth that feels that every single radiohead album has been an evolutionary improvement on the last. musically, technically. broke boundaries. this is no exception. my only gripe is that it took them so goddamn long. awesome.
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KalebOct 22, 2007
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ReubenFOct 23, 2007Sadly, it is commonplace for bands to lose it over time. Most are one-hit wonders. Some manage a few good albums. A select few sustain a career among the best for longer than a decade. Radiohead are among the select few. However, on this album, they prove themselves no exception to the general rule. They have past their used by date. The end.
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krismpDec 31, 2007I just feel like i can listen to this album all day long and never get bored or tired. Its a simply album made with so much deep in it.
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JROct 23, 2007
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Jerc.Oct 23, 2007This is the best album from this band
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TravisM.Dec 31, 2007Easily the best album of 2007. Perhaps of this decade.
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SimonOct 23, 2007Best album of the decade!
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AllanC.Oct 23, 2007
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StuartG.Oct 23, 2007In every way it's a masterpiece.
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RonaldL.Oct 23, 2007
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KeilS.Oct 24, 2007Yet another wonderful album from an always engaging band.
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ThomasMOct 24, 2007
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HuskerD.Oct 24, 2007
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RobS.Oct 24, 2007I love this album, my favorite since OK Computer. though I'd just like to say that the fact there's people here claiming it's a masterpiece and their best yet, and people saying it's awful and over rated just goes to prove that music is subjective, and that criticism of it is pretty damn pointless
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MW.Oct 24, 2007This album is their best since OK Computer.
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DavidH.Oct 24, 2007
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ChrisD.Dec 5, 2007
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AshleyPOct 26, 2007
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DeboraDOct 26, 2007It sounds nothing like anything they've done before... But just as brilliant as
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MikeAOct 26, 2007Holy crap this is a brilliant album. I never really listened to Radiohead before but after hearing this Im finding as many as thier older songs as I can! "All I Need" is honestly one of the best songs I have EVER heard in my life.
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JasonM.Dec 8, 2007Bought it at 10am and have been listening to it non-stop since then. It is now 9pm. No other album has had this effect on me since Disintegration by The Cure and that
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SteveKOct 28, 2007Radiohead seems to draw their inspiration from those esoteric soundpieces that they usually play in Yoga-Classes. That doesn't have to be all bad, but I have a hard time connecting the music to these euphoric overall ratings they get. Therefore I can't help but think that this band is quite overrated.
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ChrisPDec 8, 2007A pretty album, but ultimately unsatisfying. This is the sound of Radiohead in a comfortable groove, and it's more of an adult-alternative snooze than anything interesting.
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ThomG.Dec 8, 2007
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RaulLOct 28, 2007The first masterpiece of the century!
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BryanwOct 31, 2007Great effects , mix, voice, and new style.
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nickcOct 31, 2007
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TimmyBOct 31, 2007
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JohnBOct 31, 2007I'm not sure that Dusted Magazine thought it was a 4/10, surely? Album of the year!
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ashmallOct 31, 2007cool
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joserOct 30, 2007WOW!!! That was all I could say when I first heard this album. I then picked up the phone to inform everyone I know that appreciates good music. Get this album ASAP!
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JamesMcDOct 30, 2007one of the best bands ever
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GCJan 13, 2008Amazing, top notch... took the standards to an all new level!
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BenTJan 17, 2008A beautiful, sprawling sound scape. They recall all their greatest moments. The good old britrock days (Bodysnatchers), to the haunting Ok Computer (Videotape), and the revolutionary Kid A (All I Need). Heck, they even through in some Hail to the Thief (15 Step). To quote krzysztof ziewacz, "Launched me into space". Exactly
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RXOct 19, 2008
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FlorusG.Jan 26, 2008Just a good way to survive and concur the world. Radiohead did it again. Thanks.
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TM.Jan 27, 2008It's Radiohead but not much else.
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RickyD.Jan 29, 2008Beautiful work!! It comes at no better time, because I was in desperate need of an album like this. Its refreshing to hear Radiohead take a different approach with "In Rainbows". Thank you Radiohead!
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DaveB.Jan 30, 2008I love Radiohead. I can't say they've ever recorded a "bad" record. This one, however, is awesome. Just when I think they are going in a slower, more trippy musical direction, they change course again with something new.
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JulM.Jan 6, 2008They are back and reloaded.
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JustinJan 6, 2008As with OKC and Kid A, my inability to find words to describe their brilliance is countered by my inability to describe where In Rainbows lacks. The best I can do for our generation's Beatles: It's good enough.
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ArmandoO.Oct 7, 2008Not a doubt....it is an exciting, beautiful and emotional work that surpases all their previous works. An instant classic that will be regarded as the "Dark Side of The Moon" of this decade. They have taken so much distance from the rest of the bands, as their sound has become unique. Can't wait for the next album.
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AniruddhaJan 9, 2008well its RADIOHEAD... easily the best album of the year... one of the best albums ever.
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TomPJan 9, 2008
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SamS.Feb 15, 2008The band seems to have finally folded under the hysterical pressure of the music press and rigid rock fans that can't distinguish quality from familiarity to produce a generic rock album. It's well crafted, masterfull, and boring
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GeoffreyG.Feb 16, 2008Ben W., I'm not a Radiohead fanboy. I don't like OK Computer that much, I didn't get into Radiohead before In Rainbows, but honestly, it is one of the finest albums I have ever listened to not just in the last year, but in my life.
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EddieCFeb 21, 2008Loved it at first listen - and more and more with every repeat. I'm tending to agree with people who claim this surpasses OK Computer - and that album I rate as one of my best ever.
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SanderE.Feb 25, 2008Best record i heard in awhile..
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Superd.Feb 26, 2008Album of the year.. Period.
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TerenceBFeb 26, 2008Bodysnatchers and nude best songs.
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StangoniFeb 5, 2008"In Rainbows" is wonderful. I don't think Paul R. gets it or has listened to it enough. Fans of radiohead will be undone! "Videotape" just kills me. This record just woos you to explore it. Must be listened to over a really good sound system or high quality headphones.
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DanHFeb 5, 2008They always re-invent themselves and try new genre's....an electronic masterpiece
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IuliaC.Feb 7, 2008Great album, special and new sound!!! I'm in love with this album.
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HenryG.Mar 18, 2008
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AndreP.Mar 28, 2008Reckoner, a song at the level of radiohead's best ones like just, creep, there there. The full album it's brilliantly conceived and shows that radiohead are the biggest band in the world nowadays, indeed.
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TomH.Apr 10, 2008Best album since OK Computer, top ten of 2007.
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TimTApr 15, 200810 10 10, they could end up being the best band of all time. In my books they already are. If you liked OK computer, this is for you.
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GTApr 28, 2008
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DB.May 14, 2008To my ears, this is the best Radiohead album yet. This is where the ability to experiment and the ability to write a great melody intertwine to create a masterpiece that is not only ahead of its time, but is a classic that will hold up when all is said an done. This album makes you wonder how these guys can possibly get any better?
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DEANMay 22, 2008Truely excellent.
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TomW.May 5, 2008I only started liking Radiohead after hearing this one. Fantastic. Am now getting into their earlier stuff that I previously didn't care for.
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MarhadiashaK.Jun 13, 2008Best album since OK Computer. Very recommended.
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BrandonJun 14, 2008This is Radiohead's song album. There aren't any weird experiments like Kid A or Amnesiac ( although those were superb albums ) and the songs are all extremely catchy this time around. I listen to ALOT of music and I can honestly tell you that this the best album of the new Millennium and possibly Radiohead's finest work to date. I can't wait to see where they go from here!
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BobertS.Jun 20, 2008Play this album when you're all alone, and play it loudly. It'll find its way down to the very center of your soul, and it'll make itself a very comfy nest. This is an album I'll be revisiting often.
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BMV.Jul 20, 2008Great music from a (not always) great band, it follows the red line from The Bends, trough OK Computer and now In Rainbows
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HannahL.Jan 10, 2009Soo good!! love love love love... genius.
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IvanJan 11, 2009A review somewhere pretty much said exactly how I felt about this album: "An album Radiohead fans didn't even know they wanted." This will probably go down as one of my favorite albums of all of (my) time.
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RayNov 5, 2009
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CameronT.Dec 31, 2009A really good album, my favorite of Radiohead. These are just a list of songs you can really get into, I did, and I await a new album to feel it all over again.
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JustinL.Mar 26, 2009Amazing album. Can listen this album over and over again.
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JustinH.Jul 1, 2009Brilliant.
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DexStudJul 29, 2009In Rainbows is far from being Radiohead's greatest album. And it lacks the creativity and shear quality of Ok Computer. But standing on its own, In Rainbows is still one of the greatest albums ever! Each track is flawlessly polished and produced. And Thom Yorke's falsetto is mesmerizing!
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TroySAug 21, 2009A decent outing, although lacking the innovation and creativity of "OK Computer" or "Kid A." Definitely more focused and refined than "Hail to the Thief." "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" is one of their best songs ever.
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AndrewEAug 28, 2009The most quintessential Radiohead release. Their power of melody, rhythm and emotion honed into 40 minutes of pure bliss. Easily the album of the decade, and I suspect the test of time will see this piece become only further revered. I challenge anyone to listen to this album in full 5 times and not be hooked.
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BrentHJun 12, 2010Stunning in its scope and beauty. Radiohead's finest moment. If the bass line in "All I Need" doesn't put a lump in your throat, what will?
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GrahamWJun 17, 2010They're the best artists going--a great rock band at the top of their game and unafraid to experiment. The all have great musical intuition.
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StefanoP.Nov 11, 2007This album is wonderful! I am a great fan of "Kid A" and this sounds sooo different... (maybe someone could find it more related to "The Bends" or "OK Computer") I definitely love it and it keeps growing. It's so warm, so real, so full of energy and of emotions...
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bernardoa.Nov 1, 2007It´s really great for my ears
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PeterHNov 12, 2007Brilliant and beautiful.
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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.