Hail to the Thief

Favorite track(s): 2 + 2 = 5, Where I End and You Begin, There There, Myxomatosis

Ще з часів школи Hail To the Thief був у моєму умовному топі дискографії рх, і зараз, ретроспективно, це я б сказав топ-3 для мене.

Тоді вони повернулись до гітарного саунду, а також записали свій мабуть найбільш "політичний" альбом - такі вже часи були, адміністрація Буша і все таке. Цікаво як би цей альбом звучав зараз)) Можу додати що there there це одна з моїх найбільш улюблених пісень редіохед, просто геніально.

The dilemma here is do I just give all the Radiohead albums 5 stars. To show that I’m not just a complete fan boy I’ll give this 4 as the album I go back to least (other than pablo honey obviously). But know that it’s a very high 4 stars….

Underrated album. 9-10 great songs

It’s just (huh huh) let down (huh huh) by also having a handful of mediocre skippable tracks which Radiohead’s other albums don’t have.

Solid, A Punch Up at a Wedding is my personal favorite.

I don’t mind Radiohead but this is not one of their better albums

It's fine. Maybe your for their 5th best album.

It's not their best is it? They have their trademark (excellent) production, but it's kind of unremarkable as an album outside of some standout tracks and individual moments that pop. There's also a sprinkling of their trademark pretentious-wanky streak in here in places. I guess overall I'd go with 'generally solid and pretty listenable'. Maybe I'm naturally comparing it to their better albums and being overly harsh, who knows?

It does have my favourite track of theirs though, in There There. I used to actively dislike this track when I only knew it from the music video, but I came round to loving it. It's so good when it kicks off.

3.5 rounded down.

Radiohead er et slikt band man føler man bør kunne noe om og ha et forhold til. De klassiske platene anerkjenner jeg, og har hørt litt på, ikke mye. Mens Hail to the thief er helt nytt for meg.

Etter de forrige platene deres virker dette albumet helt straight. Miksen mellom rocken og det elektroniske funker bra, men de høres også litt ut som Muse eller Savoy til tider.

Kanskje mitt fremste problemet mitt med albumet er de enorme forventningene og kravene jeg har til bandet. Det holder høyt nivå, men det føles litt som at ganske mange andre band kunne laget samme albumet.

"There, there" føyer seg i listen over Radiohead-favoritter. Nydelig låt. Kan hende jeg liker albumet bedre etter flere gjennomlyttinger, men for nå for det nøye seg med 4.

Seems a bit overly long (too much filler?). Still OK though with some belters on there.

The music writing is pretty good but I cant just stand that voice... It makes it impossible to enjoy.

This has been one of my favourite Radiohead album at times, it comes and goes. I recognise that it's probably not the best place to start for someone not familiar with the band, but I do love it for it's experimental parts. Particularly love The first 4 songs, There There, and the last 4.

I really wanted to like this more. In usual Radiohead fashion, the production is lush and begging for multiple revisits to truly dig into it, but simultaneously there really wasn't anything blowing me away or having me itching to listen again. Eh. To their credit I do greatly appreciate how much each of their releases reinvents their sound in an unique way.

For now I'm glad to know Hail To the Thief exists, and I'll keep it in mind next time I'm in the mood for this specific sound.

Standouts: Where I End and You Begin • There, There • A Punch Up at a Wedding • A Wolf At the Door

Even Radiohead hates this Radiohead album. Why should we disagree?

How the fuck was Katy Perry making out to Kid A (she confirmed that)? Even this would've been a better pick for that particular activity.

First time I'd actually consider myself a fan of whoever I get on this list, but it's nowhere near the best album of theirs. It's alright, but I never thought it would be deserving of top 3, and clearly not deserving of this list at all. It kinda blends together at some point; I don't feel like there is anything standing out. Well, "2+2=5" is good, but "Myxomatosis" is my favourite one. I haven't seen anyone else mention it, that's why I felt the need to do so. "A Wolf At the Door" is also up there, but the rest kind of drags on. I don't hate it, but I wouldn't really seek out anything else on this album.

I never think to listen to Radiohead. I mean, I know they're good and that people love them, but it just never occurs to me to put them on. And it never seems like the right time or seeing to listen to them. But then when I'm "forced" to I really like it

This was a Radiohead album I had never listened to, but I really enjoyed it. Lots of variety and plenty of very interesting ideas on this. It's a little long, but it's so vibey that the time passed quickly.

4.0/5.0: Great

i think radiohead is growing on me. im liking each album more and more

Yep it’s Radiohead

Probably my least favorite album of theirs, although with my favorite song "There, There"