In Rainbows
by Radiohead
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 2281 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,078 out of 2281
  2. Mixed: 71 out of 2281
  3. Negative: 132 out of 2281

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  1. 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.
  2. 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!
  3. 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.
  4. SteveO
    May 5, 2008
    10
    Could this be the best album of all time? Bingo.
  5. VenturaV.
    Jun 10, 2008
    10
    Simply amazing!!!
  6. 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.
  7. TerryM.
    Jul 20, 2008
    10
    The best album they have done thus far.
  8. NickL.
    Jul 24, 2008
    10
    Agreed, their best since Ok Computer.
  9. 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)
  10. JoseC.
    Sep 18, 2008
    10
    In Rainbows is just perfect.
  11. PavithranG
    Sep 7, 2008
    10
    One of the best Radiohead album to date. This is an understatement. Legends of the modern era.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. AtticusM
    Mar 17, 2009
    10
    It's very rare when an album comes along and redefines music. Thank you, Radiohead.
  15. martin
    Mar 4, 2009
    10
    Something so beautiful, that it just floats around my mind like a small cloud on a sunny sky.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. DanielM
    Jan 25, 2010
    10
    Most influential artists of this generation.
  19. 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.
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. jp
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    classic
  24. ChadrickW.
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    Radiohead always deliver's a top notch album!
  25. RicardoG.
    Nov 1, 2007
    10
    The best album of 2007, and one of the best >2000.
  26. RonS
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    This is definitely their most consistent album since KID A. Every track brings something new and unique to the table. Bravo! We've got another masterpiece!
  27. AndréP
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    in rainbows is the album of the year
  28. 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
  29. nathans
    Oct 12, 2007
    10
    breathtaking!
  30. 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.
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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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