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. GiuseppeM.
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    simply the beauty!!! This is a perfect landscape of all our souls. Thank you, Radiohead !!!
  2. SonnyW.
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    I 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.
  3. GarrettR
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    Not 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.
  4. DavidT.
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    OK... Jonathan H? I have no idea where you're coming from... There must be at least one track you liked? No? Ok. For me, this is definitely a grower, just like every other Radiohead album. I can't believe these guys manage to come up with so much fantastic material! The opening few moments of the album are reminiscent of the Thom Yorke solo album (Another fantastic "grower") but OK... Jonathan H? I have no idea where you're coming from... There must be at least one track you liked? No? Ok. For me, this is definitely a grower, just like every other Radiohead album. I can't believe these guys manage to come up with so much fantastic material! The opening few moments of the album are reminiscent of the Thom Yorke solo album (Another fantastic "grower") but as soon as the guitar sets in you realise this is A-grade Radiohead musical diversity. Constantly shifting and changing this album feels so raw yet built up with layers that can be dissected whilst listening. Which,in my opinion is one of the fantastic things about Radiohead. While most bands use a stock string section with a simple chord progression, r.h fill their music with parts that would be equally as interesting to listen to alone! And YES it is just you! To me Radiohead embodies what is so GOOD about music now! The marriage of so many different techniques and styles of music to create something that is truly incredible.BUT i guess i have to respect your opinion! I just find it hard to believe there isn't ONE thing you like about the album so i find it hard to believe you can justify the 0.… Expand
  5. RyanA.
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    Epic. 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.
  6. MarkK.
    Oct 22, 2007
    10
    Awesome!
  7. frankfurter
    Dec 27, 2007
    10
    The 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?
  8. brunom.
    Dec 29, 2007
    10
    It´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.
  9. SoniaB.
    Oct 23, 2007
    10
    WOW!
  10. Austins
    Dec 3, 2007
    10
    I think they finally found a happy medium between the electronic experimentation from their last couple of albums, and have revealed their true genius for great song writing, ala OK Computer and The Bends. They are miles beyond most bands in overall talent. I hope this is the beginning of the end for all these crummy emo and pop bands that dominate teeny boppers Ipods. That music (along I think they finally found a happy medium between the electronic experimentation from their last couple of albums, and have revealed their true genius for great song writing, ala OK Computer and The Bends. They are miles beyond most bands in overall talent. I hope this is the beginning of the end for all these crummy emo and pop bands that dominate teeny boppers Ipods. That music (along with modern country) has single handedly dumbed down our culture to primitve levels. Thank God for Radiohead!!!!… Expand
  11. BD
    Oct 24, 2007
    10
    Excellent. 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.
  12. RogerS.
    Oct 24, 2007
    10
    The album of the century! beautiful!
  13. MikeB
    Oct 26, 2007
    10
    Ignore the dusted review, written by a wannabe muso just out of college. This is an album of the year.
  14. AyrtonL
    Oct 26, 2007
    10
    This is not simply a collection of songs. This is a lush sonic landscape. Welcome to the sounds of the future.
  15. MarcoA
    Oct 26, 2007
    10
    Just art. Beautiful
  16. LuisJ
    Dec 7, 2007
    10
    The 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.
  17. TheCritic
    Oct 27, 2007
    10
    Simply 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!
  18. AlexJ
    Oct 28, 2007
    10
    Once again, they have done it. One of the best of 2007.
  19. EdwardM.
    Dec 8, 2007
    10
    Amazing.
  20. JeremyS
    Oct 29, 2007
    10
    WOW! I have never been disappointed with a Radiohead but "Amnesiac" and "Hail to the Thief" just didn't really do it for me in terms of being great complete albums. I love "Pyramid Song" and "Knives Out" on Amnesiac, but I questioned the direction and effort on some of the other songs. Likewise, on HTTT I liked the entire album but I really only loved "Sail to the Moon", "Where I End WOW! I have never been disappointed with a Radiohead but "Amnesiac" and "Hail to the Thief" just didn't really do it for me in terms of being great complete albums. I love "Pyramid Song" and "Knives Out" on Amnesiac, but I questioned the direction and effort on some of the other songs. Likewise, on HTTT I liked the entire album but I really only loved "Sail to the Moon", "Where I End and You Begin", and "Scatterbrain". The rest of the album was good and didn't really leave my CD player for the entire summer of 2003. Then comes "In Rainbows" and to be honest I didn't really know what to suspect. Well after my first spin through the disc I knew that this was one of the best Radiohead CD's I had ever listened to. There isn't a single wasted track on the album. It is like Radiohead took all of my favorite parts from previous albums and mixed them all into this CD. "15 Step", "Body Snatchers", "Reckoner", and "House of Cards" would have all been great songs on HTTT. Meanwhile, "All I need" would have been a great follow up to "Exit Music" on OK Computer. Album of the year.… Expand
  21. TomJ
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    It's wonderful, a range of emotion, fluid with pop sensuality but true to their inate sense of the bizarre. Song deconstruction here has beaten the efforts of Amnesiac and Hail to the Theif, with Bodysnatchers, Arpeggi, and Jigsaw Falling Into Place each having their essential melody torn down with new harmonies over steady rythym. It's magnificent writing, and yet the best part It's wonderful, a range of emotion, fluid with pop sensuality but true to their inate sense of the bizarre. Song deconstruction here has beaten the efforts of Amnesiac and Hail to the Theif, with Bodysnatchers, Arpeggi, and Jigsaw Falling Into Place each having their essential melody torn down with new harmonies over steady rythym. It's magnificent writing, and yet the best part is there's something for everyone, and fans of pop, blues, electronic, and rock. I don't know where to place it in their pantheon of work, but it suits me as the best album of the year. Radiohead did again what we hoping, shock us.… Expand
  22. Sergio|G.
    Oct 31, 2007
    10
    The entire album its fucking amaizing, Reckoner Wow Beautifull
  23. ke
    Jan 12, 2008
    10
    Best 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
  24. KevB.
    Jan 24, 2008
    10
    This 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.
  25. ntiaga(None)
    Oct 25, 2008
    10
    A year later and it still blows my mind.
  26. MikeC
    Feb 16, 2008
    10
    Every 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.
  27. PaulM.
    Feb 18, 2008
    10
    Marketing eccentricity aside this is a truly unique effort that not only satisfies high expectation but exceeds it.Delicatly and deftly balanced in it's delivery, expertly subtle in it's instrumentation.The arrangements and the duration are as close to perfection as possible and the melodies are endearing,enchanting and downright touching.This is a charming work of art that Marketing eccentricity aside this is a truly unique effort that not only satisfies high expectation but exceeds it.Delicatly and deftly balanced in it's delivery, expertly subtle in it's instrumentation.The arrangements and the duration are as close to perfection as possible and the melodies are endearing,enchanting and downright touching.This is a charming work of art that proves that despite their constant longing for evolution Radiohead haven't changed at heart.Brains meets beauty to make one of the most memorable albums of recent times, but more importantly to make sure we haven't forgotten about the genius that Radiohead are capable of producing.… Expand
  28. ThomasJ
    May 28, 2008
    10
    Like most Radiohead albums, gets better with repeated listening. Unlike some of their recent efforts, accessible enough to be enjoyed by non-RH fanatics.
  29. SethA.
    Jun 22, 2008
    10
    I generally don't give out tens so easily. However, I think that this album has rejuvenated the current music scene in an astonishing way. The studio work and overall construction of this album deserve the world's praise. This might just be Radiohead's best album so far, which is a statement that I will not take lightly, as I think that OK Computer and HTTT are instant I generally don't give out tens so easily. However, I think that this album has rejuvenated the current music scene in an astonishing way. The studio work and overall construction of this album deserve the world's praise. This might just be Radiohead's best album so far, which is a statement that I will not take lightly, as I think that OK Computer and HTTT are instant classics of their times.… Expand
  30. Bman
    Nov 11, 2009
    10
    My 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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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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