In Rainbows
by Radiohead
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9.0

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  1. MikaBeeWall
    May 15, 2017
    10
    This album is 100% in perfectness.
    Here"s why
    1. even on the first listen I loved everything about it (at the time I didn't know anything about radiohead)
    2. I like the cover.
    3. it's not pretentious
    4. it's not to depressing
    5. it's relistenablility.
    10/10
  2. CromaColors
    Jan 20, 2017
    10
    Life, 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.
  3. cjam
    Feb 18, 2016
    10
    Finest Radiohead album and possibly the best album of the last decade. One of the warmest Radiohead albums with standout tracks including 15 Step, Weird Fishes/Arpeggi and Reckoner.
  4. thegetaway
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    Radiohead's most cohesive album. It combines their, The Bends era pop sensibilities, with the more eclectic and experimental nature of later albums like Kid A. It sounds like you're floating in space, enjoying the emptiness around you, as a virus has wiped out the entire civilisation.
  5. PunkNu-Wave
    Sep 4, 2016
    10
    If you only know Radiohead for 'Creep' and 'High and dry' then you should listen to this album. Also if you like all of Radiohead's discography, including 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac' and their other more experimental work you should listen to this album. If you have no idea what a Radiohead is, you should listen to this album. Basically, you should listen to this album.
  6. elhenzo
    May 14, 2017
    10
    Great album, most of the transitions work very well and all of the songs are great. It didn't overstay its welcome, and I see and agree with people liking this album.
    Favorite tracks: 15 Step, Bodysnatchers, Nude, All I Need, House of Cards
    Least favorite track: Reckoner:
    Rating: 10/10
  7. sratomasfer
    Apr 6, 2017
    10
    One of the biggest AOTY Grammy snubs of recent memory. Radiohead never stop surprising their listeners. 100 years from now, this album will be remembered.
  8. Eduardomm1
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    This is the best album of all time and nothing can convince me wrong.......
  9. greekmatthew
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    This record will go down in history as one of the best of all time. Radiohead deploys their darkest of elements mixed with a bag of emotions and melodies that have not been yet heard before. Every song is unique and haunting. Yorke's songwriting is legendary.
  10. vojtamarek
    Sep 18, 2020
    10
    This is how a perfect album sounds like. There isn’t much music in this world that you could compare to In Rainbows. This record’s just... Oh my god, why would I even try to explain? Give this one a listen. Or rather a hundred. Experience it. Study it. Keep playing it over and over. This album changed my life & it may change yours, too.
  11. poetsofswift
    Jun 26, 2017
    10
    One of their best albums (and personally my favourite). It's consistent, blissful and emotional. Songs like Nude, Reckoner and Weird Fishes are incomparable to anything that I've ever listened to.
  12. cadet
    Jul 31, 2017
    10
    my personal favorite in the whole Radiohead discography its an album feels like home and that is why the production feels so organic its not too clean or raw its a perfect album that uses both electronic and rock and the album gives out such a unique sound and it also one of their most explosive releases they have ever done. 15 step is a fun song even though Thom vocals are calm and bodymy personal favorite in the whole Radiohead discography its an album feels like home and that is why the production feels so organic its not too clean or raw its a perfect album that uses both electronic and rock and the album gives out such a unique sound and it also one of their most explosive releases they have ever done. 15 step is a fun song even though Thom vocals are calm and body snatchers feels like a updated version of a song from Pablo honey when it comes to instrumentation, nude is a beautiful song and when i said the production feels more organic it really shows in this song when you can here buzz frets from Colin bass and thats like 3 out 10 other amazing and well written songs in this album i cant talk about its one of my favorite albums of all time and it shows how good of an album it is.… Expand
  13. TomekDarda
    Mar 17, 2018
    10
    I remember all the hype when it was released, I was just beginning college back then. Back then it was a cool new offering of a famous alt rock band. Now 10 years after it has grown to become a classic (for that time and listener's pespective are crucial ingredients) and it sound both fresh like today and classic as their other big ones: OKC and Kid A. They've done it and I am proud II remember all the hype when it was released, I was just beginning college back then. Back then it was a cool new offering of a famous alt rock band. Now 10 years after it has grown to become a classic (for that time and listener's pespective are crucial ingredients) and it sound both fresh like today and classic as their other big ones: OKC and Kid A. They've done it and I am proud I could be part of this becoming an evergreen.

    Top: Strange to write that, but everything here seems perfectly fit. Not a single worse moment, which in my books surpasses even OK Computer (Electrioneering sometimes is annoying). Broghtest moment might include coming of the guitar in 15 Step (reminding me a bit of some cool Frusciante RHCP hooks), Bodysnatchers break, Nude's bass, Weird Fishes arpeggis and vocal canon, All I Need Melody and glockenspiel, Faust Arp folky nature, Reckoner's beat, riff and angelic vocals, House of Cards straightforward melody, Jigsaw turning from said story to belting out the vocals, Videotape's funeral piano hook and somberness. And it's all so crisply produces.    … Expand
  14. DCMusicFan
    Oct 3, 2018
    10
    I don't mind paying $1,000 for listening to this album. No, really. It's sterling.
  15. zJake
    Apr 26, 2019
    10
    A truly beautiful album. Radiohead are a band known for changing things up and creating memorable music. This is one of my favourites from them, only bested by their masterpiece ‘OK Computer’. In Rainbows consists of 10 perfect songs, personal standouts being Nude, Weird Fishes and Jigsaw Falling Into Place.
  16. Josuerl2808
    May 10, 2020
    10
    Listen to 'In Rainbows' is an experience introspective, relaxing, comfortable, and so sweet, than you could ignore the sadness and depressing lyrics that this have.
    An album about the meaning of being alive.
  17. bmcdonald1413
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    This album is a 10.0. I’d say it occupies 25% of my music listening. The other 75% by Anima, Kid A, and Doolittle lol.
  18. cevans
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    All time favorite, best album I’ve heard literally, radiohead is the GREATEST
  19. wondering
    Sep 25, 2019
    10
    My personally favorite Radiohead album.
    Don't get me wrong, OK Computer is gorgeous but i personally enjoy more this album than any RH album
  20. Para_Lance
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Amazing 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.
  21. Codeling
    Sep 8, 2021
    10
    It's perfect. I love how it's experimental like Kid A and OK Computer but still stays rockish.
  22. Paodanto
    Apr 24, 2020
    10
    One of the best album of ever. It's contains everything i love in the music.
  23. SherlockKiweez
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    To put it simple: nothing bad to say about this album. every song is great.
  24. Loudontsurf
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Speechless. In between rainbows. Omg I just can't believe what I heard. OMGGGGGG
  25. NicolasLock
    Feb 15, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. just f***ing precious. this album varies greatly in terms of genres, starting with the cheerful 15 step, moving onto that beautiful arpeggi from weird fishes, to the masterpiece jigsaw falling into place, finishing up with the syncopated rhythm videotape. each track from this album has its own soul and originality. radiohead's best album in my opinion… Expand
  26. Junkiest
    May 17, 2021
    10
    This album is amazing. From the chilling transition into the 3rd verse on Bodysnatchers, to the electronic production on All I Need, to Thom's amazing vocals on Reckoner, truly one of the best albums of the 2000's.
  27. Ignatioss
    May 5, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My favorite album of all time by far with 3 songs that are just unbelievably good. 15 steps, weird fishes , and jigsaws falling into places… Expand
  28. nekyo
    May 16, 2021
    10
    As some may say this is OK Computer II, well it's definitely not. In Rainbows is a whole new world, and I know it can be a little unsettling with all the different genres they explore in it, but that's the magic of the album, which up to date still sounds utterly original and modern. In my opinion Radiohead's greatest work.
  29. pivallejo11
    Jun 20, 2021
    10
    Only 10 alongside with Turn on the Bright Lights. Just a perfect album with absolutely no flaws.
  30. mystified
    Jul 13, 2021
    10
    Brilliant. One, if not the best album of 2007, and a highlight on their discography.
  31. JackY_GriLLs
    Sep 11, 2021
    10
    Right now, this one and "Hail To the Thief" are two of my fav Radiohead albums. Just brilliant.
  32. Cyzzyx
    May 18, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In Rainbows cannot be described as anything other than a colorful, blissful and powerful experience. With a line of tracks that has no fault (the only one I could possibly consider is Faust Arp due to its less interesting development, but with the context of the album it fits right in), I have no choice other than to give it a 10. 15 Step is a powerful yet melancholic introduction to the project, and it just keeps building up from there until the latter half of the album, where it slows down and ends with one of the saddest songs of all time, Videotape. This project is a journey from the instrumentation to the surprisingly depressing lyricism.

    Favorite Tracks: All of them

    Least Favorite Tracks: None of them    … Expand
  33. fahim98
    Jun 14, 2022
    10
    I love this record so much. My jaw drops after listening to "Reckoner" or "Weird Fishes". God bless this album. Stunning songwriting and performances. "Nude" is a modern classic. Please listen to this album. This is a rock or pop masterpiece. Genre-bending genius. One of the best of their career.
  34. lapuissance
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    It's a classic. It sounds like Radiohead had so much fun making this. For me personally their greatest work to date. It's an album I always listen to from front to back. It's so cohesive, so colorful, and it sounds so fresh after all these years. If someone would say this album was made last year I would believe them. Changed music forever, I will always be grateful for this album, thankIt's a classic. It sounds like Radiohead had so much fun making this. For me personally their greatest work to date. It's an album I always listen to from front to back. It's so cohesive, so colorful, and it sounds so fresh after all these years. If someone would say this album was made last year I would believe them. Changed music forever, I will always be grateful for this album, thank your Radiohead!… Expand
  35. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album mt bom, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  36. missoshiro
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. in rainbows is a sensational album from start to finish, by far one of the best experiences I've had listening to radiohead.… Expand
  37. DBowieStan
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    This album is not at top 1 because of cringy TS fans, has to be the best alternative album of this century, a message on every song, this record saved lives, you are another person before hearing this. Radiohead changed the music with this one, weird fishes/arpeggi has to be one of the most beautiful song of all time, composition at what is called perfection. Pure art, 10 out of 10.
  38. Cheeseburgerwit
    Aug 12, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album has changed my perspective on music ngl,the meaning of all of the lbum being the fear of death and how to surpase It is beautiful, best song imo nude… Expand
  39. WSiew
    Jun 29, 2008
    9
    Nothing beats OK computer but this still stirs.
  40. GCB
    Oct 16, 2007
    9
    Most of the talk about this album has been centred around its unique optional pay release system. Almost every topic about it on message boards contains question such as how much did you pay? Will the sound quality be better on the actual CD? will you be buying the box set aswell? If you squint hard enough you may found someone actually commenting on the quality of the songs but its seems Most of the talk about this album has been centred around its unique optional pay release system. Almost every topic about it on message boards contains question such as how much did you pay? Will the sound quality be better on the actual CD? will you be buying the box set aswell? If you squint hard enough you may found someone actually commenting on the quality of the songs but its seems most people have dismissed that this is actually a piece of music and not just a marketing experiment. For what its worth I paid £1 for the album as I figured if its good enough, I… Expand
  41. HARRYG
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    On one listening, it sounds good. Really good, but better than O.K. Computer. Isn't that like saying more perfect than perfect?
  42. NemoM.
    Nov 8, 2007
    9
    A great Album. Every track is quality.
  43. ColbyS.
    Oct 24, 2007
    9
    At first listen, I was only impressed by All I Need and Videotape. However, like most of the best albums out there, this one's a grower. Upon further listening and delving into the beautiful idiosyncrasies, it's warm and dreamlike. Really quite impressive, and in its atypical minimalism, a true step for the band. Excellent.
  44. PabloM
    Apr 21, 2010
    9
    In Rainbows finds a good balance between the melodies and the duration of the songs. Creating a sensation of emotional lightness, that makes this easy-listening album atractive. Also the songs seems to flow, making us willing to hear it.
  45. DavidR
    Oct 13, 2007
    9
    Really great music. I am delighted that music like this is being made.
  46. broomhilda
    Oct 13, 2007
    9
    There is no one that is even close to what Radiohed are putting out now. This is the most relaxed and pure disc they have put out. There seems to be a calm before utopia. This is excecptioal.
  47. LynM.
    Oct 14, 2007
    9
    On my 8th or 9th listen, In Rainbows finally hit me over the head and heart and ears. Videotape must be what sounds like when you're taking the first steps toward that blinding light/tunnel moments after death. The way Radiohead captures the special feelings we have in universal daily occurrences just about makes me want to love everybody. When listening to a good Radiohead song, you On my 8th or 9th listen, In Rainbows finally hit me over the head and heart and ears. Videotape must be what sounds like when you're taking the first steps toward that blinding light/tunnel moments after death. The way Radiohead captures the special feelings we have in universal daily occurrences just about makes me want to love everybody. When listening to a good Radiohead song, you can't help but feel connected to others-- strangers, lovers. 15 steps is one for the road, windows down, watching passersby. Kids saying "Yahhh!" Probably my favorite "dance" song since Idioteque. Nude is undoubtedly a favorite and I'm glad the final version arrived without too much glaze. They kept it quiet and that's exactly how I loved it way back when. Too bad the rhodes is gone, though. I have to say, Reckoner was the pleasant surprise overall: Drums and guitar like the Bends & OK Computer--taking us on sentimental states of nostalgia. Thom's voice reaching for those states again, succeeding and then some. But then comes a break, sweeping soundtrack, looking for something more... It's ups and downs, the way his voice mixes in with the violins at the end... it's splendid. Nothing at all what I expected. I thank Radiohead for this music. I thank God for making Radiohead.… Expand
  48. SophieB
    Oct 14, 2007
    9
    Very very pleasantly surprised.. a beautiful album. Will check out more Radiohead in the future.
  49. ML
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    The reviewer from Dusted Magazine must be deaf and/or lyrically challenged. RH fan or not, you can't discount the brilliance of In Rainbows..
  50. 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.
  51. KennyO
    Oct 16, 2007
    9
    Such a clearly assembled album.
  52. 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
  53. 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.
  54. JosephKim
    Oct 18, 2007
    9
    Best since their Kid A.
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. 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.
  59. 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.
  60. 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.
  61. 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
  62. 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.
  63. RobAlderson
    Jan 16, 2008
    9
    Beautifull, love it, maybe a better climax would make it a 10
  64. 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.
  65. 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.
  66. HexS
    Jan 9, 2008
    9
    Very good music. Weird and interesting. Makes you feel stuff.
  67. jw
    Feb 3, 2008
    9
    (8.5) Esoteric as the subject matter may be, "House of Cards" is an incredible song.
  68. 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.
  69. 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.
  70. 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).
  71. ScottH
    Oct 12, 2007
    9
    Solid. Their best album in 10 years. A return to form. "In Rainbows" will be talked about for many years to come.
  72. PhilC
    Oct 12, 2007
    9
    absolutely heartwrenching.. what a beauty...
  73. andyp
    Oct 13, 2007
    9
    Of course it's not OK Computer, I hope nobody ever holds them up to that standard again. However I like it just as much as Kid A. Best Album of the Year hands down.
  74. walkerr
    Oct 13, 2007
    9
    As close to perfect as any album in a long time. It gives you hope that there are still muscians who matter. Moody, haunting, perfect.
  75. Gregor
    Oct 14, 2007
    9
    Lovely.
  76. isaacC
    Oct 14, 2007
    9
    Distinctly Radiohead, everything they have worked towards. In Rainbows is a culmination of the bands exploration into electonic beats with Kid A, mornful guitars and up beat cymbols from the bends and the jarring, slurring, rolling lyrics of Hail to the Theif. All along their carear has been planned out. Each album a stepping stone to this moment in time. The only question is what lies Distinctly Radiohead, everything they have worked towards. In Rainbows is a culmination of the bands exploration into electonic beats with Kid A, mornful guitars and up beat cymbols from the bends and the jarring, slurring, rolling lyrics of Hail to the Theif. All along their carear has been planned out. Each album a stepping stone to this moment in time. The only question is what lies beyond the Rainbow?… Expand
  77. Kobe
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    I want give it 10 points,but OK Computer comes to me. They just can compete themselves.BOXER and this albums are the best albums in this years so far.
  78. williamg
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    this is the best record radiohead has realeased in the new milenium , its a beatiful album from start to finish, not to mention the revolutionary way they were able to release it, which I think in time will be the way future artist will release their material
  79. Mika
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    subtle smarter radiohead. just beautiful stuff.
  80. cristian
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    FANTASTIC!
  81. Cornell
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    Every once in a while Radiohead comes out to show the musical world what to do next. Well, they are back with their best album since Amnesiac (thats right kids!!)...a beautiful mix of styles that -once again- makes even the hardcore fans adjust their idea of what(ever it is that) Radiohead is.
  82. lorym.
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    spectacular album.
  83. LuigiL.
    Oct 15, 2007
    9
    Great, almost perfect.
  84. KSlice
    Oct 16, 2007
    9
    Reckoner rocks. All I Want makes me well-up. Thealbum is almost unassuming in the way it warms up to you. I am wildly surprised by how much I like it - and how much more I like it each time I hear it. Even non-Radiohead fans will find at least one track they'll like.
  85. GraemeW.
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    Unlike many people, I thought Kid A and Amnesiac were a wonderful departure from OK Computer/Bends era, showcasing the band's varied talents, courage in experimentation, and wealth of influences, from Bjork and Aphex Twin to Charles Mingus and various Classical composers. This album is the most cohesive of their efforts since Kid A, and yet it has some of melodic brilliance, passion Unlike many people, I thought Kid A and Amnesiac were a wonderful departure from OK Computer/Bends era, showcasing the band's varied talents, courage in experimentation, and wealth of influences, from Bjork and Aphex Twin to Charles Mingus and various Classical composers. This album is the most cohesive of their efforts since Kid A, and yet it has some of melodic brilliance, passion and gravitas of their earlier works. The songs work well together, and there is a brilliant mix of sounds, overlapping layers of instruments and electronics, and, for good measure, a lot of soul. Well worth the listen of any music fan, let alone a Radiohead one.… Expand
  86. ToddW.
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    In Rainbows is a perfect amalgam of all that came before from the best band on the planet. While not groundbreaking like O.K. Computer or Kid A, Yorke, Greenwood, Selway, et al. show the pretenders just how to construct a melody quite unlike anything you've ever heard before. That's what keeps the fanatics, like me, coming back for more. A strong contender for album of the year.
  87. jeremy
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    I've never been a huge a fan of Radiohead, but this album blew me away. It flows smoothly, and every song is fantastic. And, it's fun to listen to! My one complaint? A lot of the songs sound similar. But hey, it makes for a superb album.
  88. MichaelG
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    "In/Rainbows" has been an interesting experience for me already. The only thing I can compare it to is my impressions of "Paranoid Android" ten years ago. The first time I heard it I thought it was unique and interesting, but I wasn't completely sold. After about my third listen something about it grabbed me. I don't know if that was how long it took me to catch lyrics, the "In/Rainbows" has been an interesting experience for me already. The only thing I can compare it to is my impressions of "Paranoid Android" ten years ago. The first time I heard it I thought it was unique and interesting, but I wasn't completely sold. After about my third listen something about it grabbed me. I don't know if that was how long it took me to catch lyrics, the brilliant structure or if it was a chemical reaction, hysterical and useless (I know - different song). But from then on it was a completely different song than it had been before. I had the same happen with this whole album. My attitude towards it was very lukewarm for the first two or three listens. I don't know when it changed. I think "Nude" and "Reckoner" were where it started. But now, when I play "15 Steps" I cannot stop until it completes. When "Videotape" winds down breathless and beautiful, I want to begin again. And that kind of obsessive listening to an entire album is a privilege few discs have enjoyed. There is something very special here. Dusted Mag needs to give it a few more listens. They will regret the score given, much as I would have regretted the 7 I would have given it a week ago after only two perusals.… Expand
  89. L.D.
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    mystically mellow...
  90. E
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    It's not as good as Kid A, but what could be? All in all, I'd probably place it 3rd in Radiohead's catalogue, which automatically puts it above most other music. It's great to finally hear some of these songs that have been circulating for so long, although I still prefer the live bootlegged version of Videotape (seriously, go check that out). Overall, an album that It's not as good as Kid A, but what could be? All in all, I'd probably place it 3rd in Radiohead's catalogue, which automatically puts it above most other music. It's great to finally hear some of these songs that have been circulating for so long, although I still prefer the live bootlegged version of Videotape (seriously, go check that out). Overall, an album that manages to be simultaneously lush and sparse, and sounds like nothing else out there, despite its conventional instrumentation. Thank God for Radiohead.… Expand
  91. PaulJ.
    Oct 17, 2007
    9
    I would actually give this a 9.5 if I could, but I could not rank it a 10 since that would be in the territory of OK Computer and Amnesiac- albums which were a little more streamlined than this effort. However, this is still one of their best albums and definitely shows the ongoing effort of the band to be avant-garde. Fantastic listen!
  92. NigelS.
    Oct 18, 2007
    9
    A nice relaxed return to the studio for Radiohead. Maybe not as in your face as 2003's Hail to the Thief, but much deeper and easier on the ears. Its as if the band wrote these songs, and just stripped all the fat off of them in the recording studio. There is no filler here.
  93. sidy.
    Oct 18, 2007
    9
    After listening to In Rainbows a few times, It seems to me almost as if everything Radiohead has done after OK Computer were experiments in preparation for this album.
  94. Alexis
    Oct 19, 2007
    9
    This is a gentler, warmer and more accessible Kid A. It's not as good as OK Computer, but it's solid. They are so much more interesting, intelligent, original, creative and talented than any other band in the world today.
  95. BonoV.
    Dec 21, 2007
    9
    Their 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!
  96. BitBurn
    Oct 22, 2007
    9
    I was never a big Radiohead fan, really. Although I have always been curious on what they are doing because no doubt they are the most avant-garde UK band ever. So, for the first time I was not disappointed at all. In fact, this is a monster record methinks.
  97. ShaunB
    Oct 22, 2007
    9
    If there is anything we should have learnt about Radiohead by now, it's that we should not compare one album to another. Not even Kid A (which I loved) could be compared to Amnesiac (which I found disappointing)...and they were recorded in the same session! So I am certainly not going to compare In Rainbows with OK Computer (which is my favourite album of all time). Anyway, here are If there is anything we should have learnt about Radiohead by now, it's that we should not compare one album to another. Not even Kid A (which I loved) could be compared to Amnesiac (which I found disappointing)...and they were recorded in the same session! So I am certainly not going to compare In Rainbows with OK Computer (which is my favourite album of all time). Anyway, here are Radiohead using the sound they have developed over the past 3 albums, but suddenly it is more focused. They have found the perfect balance between their experimental jazzy sounds and good-old fashioned songwriting. I was very surprised with In Rainbows, as I approached with extreme caution...and, for the first time since 2000, Radiohead pleasantly surprised me. The love affair with the Oxford band is back on.… Expand
  98. AndrewW
    Oct 22, 2007
    9
    I 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.
  99. tomj.
    Oct 22, 2007
    9
    My favorite since OK Computer. Radiohead has rediscovered what made them great; the ability to translate emotion in perfect melodies.
  100. StuartG.
    Oct 23, 2007
    9
    In every way it's a masterpiece.
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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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