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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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IsaacAsheNov 3, 2007Ultimately fails to grab you by the scruff all the way through - a disappointment after all the plaudits I read before listening, and the genius solo work of Thom Yorke that proceeded this release.
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TomB.Oct 15, 2007The softness seems limp and WILL NOT let up. Can it touch Ok Computer? Get the fuck out of here, critics.
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JeffWOct 16, 2007Anyone else bothered by the complete lack of coherence in the lyrics? You could take every line in the entire album, randomly arrange them, and each song would have just as much meaning or emotional punch as it does now (none). While these songs have a beauty to them musically, they have a complete emptiness to them because there is nothing to really sink your teeth in.
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ParksB.Dec 10, 2007
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AlexS.Oct 25, 2007
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JorisOct 20, 2007
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CourtneyBOct 4, 2008I don't understand the proclamations that this is the best record since OKC. It's pretty good but unlike OKC or the albums released since, it is not surprising or deep... to me, it's mostly good but mostly boring and shallow.
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DaveCJul 16, 2009
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JTMooJun 10, 2010Ok Computer, Kid A, and Amnesiac are possibly the best three sequential albums I have ever listened to. In Rainbows, pretty but a bit boring. Bumped it up a notch for innovative marketing.
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markn.Nov 1, 2007
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MesiaSOct 14, 2007Hmm, reviews seem to be mixed on this one. I think there are a few good "songs" but their extremely weak lyrical abilities are put on display here on the more sparse songs.
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smOct 14, 2007it's okay.
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allenOct 16, 2007I'm really suprised at all the gushing for this album! I'm a huge Radiohead fan, and I do think this is a good ablum. However, I'm slighlty perplexed by the "best album ever made" and "best radiohead album ever". Seriously? Please! Again, this is a good record, but better than OK Computer and/or Kid A? Not a chance.
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PaulD.Oct 16, 2007I know Radiohead will always be critical darlings (see above) but, even as a diehard fan, I can only describe this album as a directionless drone. I never thought an album would make me yearn for the pop sensibilities of Amnesiac. Glad I only payed a fiver.
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pierreb.Oct 16, 2007not bad
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baffleds.Oct 18, 2007
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ABOct 21, 2007
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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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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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AllanC.Oct 23, 2007
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DavidH.Oct 24, 2007
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AshleyPOct 26, 2007
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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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nickcOct 31, 2007
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JonathanFOct 30, 2007wow, definitley the most overrated band of life.
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GonzOJan 16, 2008
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GTApr 28, 2008
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HTNov 16, 2007The album has 4, maybe 5 great songs, but, beeing honest, no more. That leaves more of the half of the album in the point of view of your fast-forward button. It´s a pity, Radiohead is a band that really cans doing much more better than this.
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claytonsOct 13, 2007
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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.