Kid A - Radiohead

Atmospheric, ground-breaking, refreshing, genre-crossing technically superb lyrically impressive revoulotionarystandard-settingaheadofitstimeclassic… … everyone* knows about Ok Computer. Everyone* knows about Radiohead. Last year, the band released their first album since 1997 – it’s called ‘Kid A’, and it had better be f***king good. And it is. ‘nt. Is. ‘nt. At least that’s the kind of mixed reports I’ve heard, even here on Dooyoo. Sadly, Kid A has been received, considered, and judged, not as a new album, but as a follow-up to the monster hit before it. That’s why we read ...  Read the complete review

Expectation was weighing quite heavy on the indiepop scales. Could Radiohead possibly build on their near faultless previous album 'OK Computer'. 'Kid A' is hard to define, its contours and directions are at times unwieldy and it lacks the tunes of its predecessors. Radiohead’s decision not to release any singles off the album seems entirely sensible. 'The National Anthem', for example, is as uneven as a rolling hedgehog but its momentum does get you caught up in the moment. It resembles recent Blur forays in unknown lands but you'll never hum it on your way to the disco. That's the whole problem with 'Kid A', there ...  Read the complete review

I decided to give 'Kid A' a couple of listens before deciding to review it, and I am glad I did as my opinion on the album changed slightly with subsequent listens, to a point where I can discover no more overall about the album in it's basic structural sense. Though it's still a fresh album as I write, I'm sure to omit some points, and my view may still even change, but I've heard it now well enough to think "Ah, so this is what it's about!" and write down quite an informative opinion about this album at this point in time for me. From all the press reports and soundbites I knew that 'Kid A' was going to be a big ...  Read the complete review

"Kid A" is my favourite album in the whole world. It is a perfect album from start to finish. The album kicks off with the brilliant "Everything In Its Right Place", which was a shock to Radiohead fans at the time, they were used to guitars. This is followed by the synthyplinkplonks of "Kid A" and the dirty bass groove of "The National Anthem". Radiohead are not afraid to experiment, this album is sounding great already. Next for me is the highlight of the album, the highlight of the musical world "How To Dissapear Completely". This is my favourite song ever, the melodic bass, the fragile acoustic strumming, and the way ...  Read the complete review

Where can I start to review an album like this? Perhaps with a bit of information about the band. Radiohead are made up of: Thom Yorke (vocals) Jonny Greenwood (guitar) Colin Greenwood (bass) Ed O'Brien (guitar) Philip Selway (Drums) In 1993, they released their first album Pablo Honey, which was full of rock songs and showed they had potential, but wasn't actually that good. Next came The Bends in 1995, which was a huge step up, because they mixed their rock roots with some songs that were a bit slower, and in the process created some classic like Street Spirit and Just. The Bends was voted number 20 in Channel 4's 100 Greatest ...  Read the complete review