Radiohead In Rainbows
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robertsona
Emeritus
December 2nd 2018


28661 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Hah the comparison between “all I need” and “roygbiv,” particularly the bassline I’m assuming, is an interesting one

TheSpaceMan
December 3rd 2018


13614 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yep its the bassline, and i'm not complaining cause thats a really nice sound. but i'm glad someone else can hear it

J() Alexander
January 19th 2019


7914 Comments


Just noticed the tracklist here... So are we all actually rating the special edition?

Trophycase
January 19th 2019


1931 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

My rating is for disc 1

Slex
January 19th 2019


17870 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Probably my favorite album production of all time, everything is so warm and close

dbizzles
January 19th 2019


15413 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Disk 2 is a separate release and would only bring this score down. Ought to edit the track list on this bad boy.

Tb1114
March 8th 2019


822 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This album is beautiful. Regardless whether or not I'm in a "Radiohead phase" (which I recently got back into after 4ish years of avoidance), IR gets spins every once in a while.



The smooth, clean sound is unparalleled. Jonny channels his Wes Montgomery. Thom shows a little bit of Soul. The lyrics are poignant, universal, introspective, and inspiring. It's romantic and loving and human on a level RH isn't anywhere else.



"Everybody leaves if they get the chance, and this is my chance."



The sense of empowering agency in All I Need is captivating. Nude rings like it's a lost, angelic chapter of the Tao. The sexy swinger references in House of Cards. The entirety of the lyrics of Jigsaw enthrall me, from start to finish. The jotting a number, the song being just right, the scene is set up so vivid. The drinks are arriving. At the end of it all, she looks back at you. And you look back at her. Not just once. Not just twice. Everything is in its right place. Jigsaw, besides maybe Let Down, has gotta be my favorite RH song.



Despite being so clean, the guitar and percussion on this album is so colorful. The bass and rhythm is sedating in a comforting, natural, oxytocin kind of way. Each song flows so well into the next the album just flies by - not because it's too short but because the whole motif of the album is encapsulated and personified so precisely.



I listen back on OKC, KA, AMSP, & TKOL (don't hate me) every now & again, thinking "Wow, Radiohead are so magnificent." But with IR feels so separate from their discog. Whenever I listen to In Rainbows I'm not listening to Radiohead. I'm listening to In Rainbows, a beautiful spectacle in space and sound.



nol
March 8th 2019


12280 Comments


yes

Trifolium
March 8th 2019


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

It's a beaut, agreed. The rhythm section especially shines here.

momentsofclarity
March 8th 2019


618 Comments





nol
March 8th 2019


12280 Comments


It’s their most listenable. I could spin this on repeat for 24 hours and still find fresh musical elements to latch onto on the 100th listen.

momentsofclarity
March 8th 2019


618 Comments





Trifolium
March 8th 2019


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"videotape gets you in the feels too"

This so hard.

Pangea
March 8th 2019


10946 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah videotape is great. one of my favourite radiohead songs lyrically





Swoon420
March 19th 2019


341 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

My favorite Radiohead album,favorite tracks...

Bodysnatchers

Weird Fish

Recliner

All I Need

All the songs are dope though

BigPleb
March 19th 2019


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Nice to see some love for Bodysnatchers.

Trifolium
March 19th 2019


41141 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

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Might be top 3 for me. Although I almost dare not admit it.

Artuma
March 19th 2019


32828 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

15 step gets weirdly little love

BigPleb
March 19th 2019


65808 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Agreed, love Thom's vocal patterns on that song.

neekafat
Emeritus
March 19th 2019


26926 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I hear most people say it's one of the weakest here. I'd almost agree but it works so well as an opener



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