Hail to the Thief

I am radioheading it.

Can't believe there's that one guy who thinks Radiohead are boring. What a bold, original thought.

generous 4 maybe, patchy but has great moments - feels very radiohead by numbers but still better than most bands

Radiohead throw everything at the wall here — bleeps, guitars, paranoia, piano ballads — and somehow most of it sticks. It’s not their best work, and certainly not essential, but it’s a fascinating, often thrilling snapshot of a band in transition. Even when Radiohead aren’t at their peak, they’re still miles ahead of most.

Pretty good. Not my favorite by radiohead, but solid.

first half: mmmm, nice. i'm enjoying this. it's moody but has undeniable grooves and melodies. the lyrics aren't half as smart as i'm always hearing or expected, but still, am i gonna be a radiohead guy? is it happening?

"we suck young blood": my wife, who claims to like this album but who i suspect only really listened to "there, there" before seeing them at coachella in high school, walks into the room and says, "what is this. this is terrible." not as big a radiohead guy as she thinks she is, eh? i concur at the time.

then i listen to it again and don't hate it. but THEN i read that thom claims it's a "slave ship tune" that satirizes hollywood culture and "is not to be taken seriously." lol okay. i didn't think he could sound like a bigger butthole than he did on the song itself, but he went and outdid himself. now i hate it more than i did the first time.

side two is a mixed bag with some good (“there, there”; “myxo”), some inoffensive (“punch up”), and some bad (“i will”, which can go pound salt).

maybe i’m like half a radiohead guy now?

to put this crap after The Beatles is insulting and offensive.

prve dvije pjesme su mi bile odlične, a kasnije je sve slabije, pogotovo kad asimetrični krene zavijat. načelno je dosta dobro, ali neki momenti i neke cijele pjesme dosta bezveze

Jedinica iz principa. // Bila bi jedinica ko kuća, ljudi koji vole radiohead su dobro, dobro zaostali u razvoju.

Tenía apuntadas tres canciones en favoritos: "Sit Down. Stand Up", "Where I End and You Begin" y "There There". Vuelto a escuchar me parece un disco en general aburrido incluso si eres seguidor del grupo. No es necesario escucharlo.

Well...

This is my 2nd Radiohead album. It was much better than Amnesiac to start with!

This was ok. Not my kind of thing but it wasn't awful. Do I think Radiohead are overrated based off what I've heard? Absolutely

3 ⭐️

Not my favorite Radiohead joint. It was alright, but not spectacular.

Better than Coldplay.

Sound like a band very much up their own respective backsides.

Was okay, but nothing really stuck

For this album to not even be in Radiohead’s top 4/5 albums is actually insane. It slightly lacks character compared to Kid A/OK Computer but this is definitely a banger

I probably wouldn’t say this one is as flawless as OKC or In Rainbows or KID A Amnesiac for that matter, but it’s still underrated in my opinion. It stands on it’s own. It has one of my all time favorite somgs There there and it’s just a banger at times.
Low 5

3.5?

I need to listen to this again

I think Radiohead is great. One night I heard Karma Police and was thrilled. Since then, I've listened to more and more of the band and integrated them into my constant stream. And so I also knew this album and have it in my collection. But apparently I didn't listen to it that closely. I love the songs 2+2=5 and There, There. The rest appeals to me much less. That's actually a bit disappointing. This is still a good Radiohead album, but there are clearly better ones by the band. 4/5

6th best Radiohead album makes it a classic nonetheless