Give it a try, it may bite. (Amnesiac - Radiohead)

Member Name: MattJames

Product:	Amnesiac - Radiohead
Date:	06/11/09 (8 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Packt, Pyramid, You and whose army, knives out, MB/A, Like Spinning Plates

Disadvantages: Some songs that don't stand up to previous albums

By the time I got into Radiohead, all the albums other than IN Rainbows were out. When I got into them, I got all the albums in one go essentially, and originally this is the one that disappointed me most.

But I stuck with it, and this album truly is crazy. It's hard to review because every listener will feel differently about it. It's certainly the most experimental the band have sounded, as songs like Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box and Pulk/pull Revolving Doors are at first listen, fairly ridiculous. But beneath the front of strange, are quite brilliant songs, especially in Packt's case. Pyramid Song is strong enough to recommend the entire album on, and Like Spinning Plates is devestating, behind the whir of Thom's enhanced voice, a mournful song lies, and is one of my personal favourite songs.
However, there are also a couple of poor ( by radiohead standards) efforts here. Maybe it just got too weird for me, I dont know, but Life in a Glass House just does not appeal. It contains a sultry sax solo, but it is just dull to me.

This album is not Radiohead's strongest, but it is them flexing their creative muscles to one of their greatest heights, and that should always be commended.

Summary: Touching and utterly wierd album, fully throwing off their rock roots.