Radiohead - Kid A ALBUM REVIEW
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RADIOHEAD'S KID A! IT'S HERE! THE REVIEW IS FINALLY HERE! RADIOHEAD'S KID A! THANK YOU, TOMMY WISEAU!
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FAV TRACKS: EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, OPTIMISTIC, IN LIMBO, IDIOTEQUE, MORNING BELL, MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
LEAST FAV TRACK: KID A
RADIOHEAD - KID A / 2000 / PARLOPHONE / ART ROCK, EXPERIMENTAL ROCK, ELECTTRONIC, AMBIENT,
classic/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
Little known fact: Kid A stands for Kid Anthony.
no it stands for Kid Cuddly
+King Matty B Raps pls no
+inertlife Kidthony Antano
+King Matty B Raps Matty B killed hiphop
Is that the name of one of his 7 children?
It’s “yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon” Anthony, not “sucking a melon”. You don’t have a shot with Thom, sorry.
Well if you rearrange the spelling to melon you get lemon
@@theokcomputerofkida4881 that is what you call a “joke”
I thought it was “yesterday I woke up sucking on the moon”
Ever since i read this comment whenever I try to sing along with the song I can't help but saying "sucking a melon"
Sam what the fuck did you do to me
"Sucking on lemon"*
ARE WE REALLY GONNA IGNORE THAT HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY ISN'T IN HIS FAVORITE TRACKS
no joke, it's probably the fifth (or more) time I watch this review and I wanted to see what tracks were missing as his favorites; so I count, "oh it's 7 of them, so Kid A is obviously missing, looks like he didn't put Treefingers either, I wonder what else is missing, maybe Morning Bell...? hm, no, doesn't seem like it" and after like 2 minutes I noticed it was How to Disappear Completely, so I immediatly go down to the comment section and, despite the small amount of likes, your comment rose to the top as the 2nd highest comment almost as if it was here to tell me "dude, the answer was right here, you didn't need to find it".
so, the immediate thing that came to mind is that either he forgot or that he spoke about it so positively in the review that he didn't really need to add it to the favorites
I KNOW RIGHT LIKE BRUH
my dad is a lifelong radiohead fan and always skips that track. i'm honestly inclined to agree tbh
RIGHT?
BLASPHEMY!!! my second fav song from the album
*Idioteque* changed my mind entirely about electronic music.
This album made me a Radiohead fan.
Are you me bro !!!
How to Disappear Completely is what I found the most beautiful song on the record.
I completely agree with you
@@KRIKANIA are you stupid?
@@KRIKANIA lmao
The final lyric of the album Kid A is I'll see you in the next life and the first lyric of amnesiac is after years of waiting you never came. I always thought this was pretty cool
Samuel Bigus lol
Nothing came
Amneisica is the next life.. Except its the last life...
@@fernandotorrres9 I sure as hell did
The next lyric is “After years of waiting nothing came.”
Except for Pablo Honey, something that have always caught my attention about Radiohead is how each one of their albums have an excellent artwork for cover. It doesn't only look nice, but each album cover fits perfectly for the music and theme of its own LP, and some if not the most of them could easily be pieces of art for a museum or gallery.
And I'm not even that into the band.
+Lugiazul - Canal de Respaldo all credit goes to Stanley Donwood, he's the artist that has done all the artwork for Radiohead, not just the album covers. and I assure you, he has had many pieces appear in museum and art galleries.
+Lugiazul - Canal de Respaldo I think the Pablo Honey cover fits perfectly... shit album, shit cover, theme complete! :D
I been saying that for years, and I think it holds true until king of limbs,
OneMinuteFixed - At first I didn't really like it, along with the album itself, but it grew on me over the time. It feats the creepness that sorrounds the LP's atmosphere, giving the sense of the organic aspect (being the tree) and the unsettling aspect of the unknown.
+Lugiazul - Canal de Respaldo Album covers are underrated in general tbh
What happens if you reverse the name of the album, "kid a"
Adik means younger brother in Indonesia
A di(c)k
addict...
An angel gets it's wings.
join the navy
ICE AGE COMING ICE AGE COMING
+Ben chambers women and children first
let me hear both sides
CAN I HEAR THE SAUCE CAN I HEAR THE SAUCE
HERE I'M ALOOOOONE
Ben chambers Well, somebody had to say it.
Motion Picture Soundtrack has to be one of the most powerful tracks to ever end an album. So much emotion.
+cardaderdention I listen to that a lot. I'm not sure it's a good hobby.
+J 英劸空 it was, Colin said that before. Also this track preceeds "creep" and Thom had been trying to push it in the albums since Pablo honey
I think its the saddest song on the album.
+Diogo Oliveira one of the most important also (I say)
+OneMinuteFixed one of my favourites by Radiohead.
I bought Kid A and it was instantly my favourite album. I read a review in Melody Maker the next day that gave it 0/5
Never bought an issue of Melody Maker after that.
+illiterate thug
I think they gave it 1.5 / 5 if it was the following infamous Mark Beaumont review you refer to:
www.followmearound.com/presscuttings.php?year=2000&cutting=85
blodwynswayze I stand corrected my friend, I do appreciate somebody with an attention to detail.
I guess the years of smoking weed and idolising Kid A has warped my memory somewhat :S
When it comes to Kid A, only a 5/5 gives it justice. Anything less is basically a 0.
illiterate thug nothing wrong with that
Radiohead are complete wank
In Rainbows pleeeeease!
Kentiapalme YES
Kentiapalme because America
>it's a pretty niche, hidden gem
Won a Grammy for best alternative album and it sold 1.2 million digital copies before physical release
thenoodleshop Care to explain this "Further context" because you sound really pretentious right now.
lol what???
Wait... he says OK Computer is too sluggish and then cites Amnesiac as being more exciting for him??! He must have been hit on the head by Cal after this video before he made his Best to Worst
Duncan Donahue yeah I agree!! That don't make sense. OK Computer is way more exciting than Amnesiac and Kid A in my opinion!
In his "Worst to Best" video, he ranked Amnesiac #7 and OK Computer #1. I think he is like me and many fans, I love OK Computer and think it his one of the best albums ever, but I tend to listen to Amnesiac more often, for tracks like Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong and Life in A Glasshouse! The years between Kid A and Amnesiac were very exciting, as Radiohead seemed to just open new possibilities of music.
And I would say the excitement kept high until In Rainbows, and then dropped with King of Limbs. A Moon Shaped Pool was a kind of very good surprise, less expected but now I consider it one of my favorite Radiohead's albums.
Duncan Donahue Exactly! how the fuck is a song like Paranoid Android or Electioneering sluggish/boring? The rest of the album is slow but not SLUGGISH. “Idiot, slow down.”
He never directly said it
@@fannytoothnana6853 Electioneering it's actually pretty fucking boring and the worst song Radiohead as ever made.
I always thought of "Optimistic" as being sarcastic lyrically. That's why lyrics like "you can try the best you can, the best you can is good enough" is put over such moody, unsettling music. The tone points out the disingenuous nature of the words.
It's like someone in a very dark place trying to convince him/herself that the best he/she can is good enough, trying to pull themselves out of the dark place by forcing them to be optimistic.
It's so funny because I reckoned this was the case when I got into Radiohead at 13 years old.
When I first heard Optimistic on television (From the Basement) I thought to myself "well... After listening to the previous songs this guy can't really mean what he's saying right now"
Shawn White Oddly enough I don’t believe it was written to be sarcastic. It was something thom yorkes ex wife told him during the very grueling ok computer tour.
2おいしい1 get off the drugs bruh geez
It's actually genuine advice from his girlfriend at the time. The chorus is the most positive thing radiohead's ever made...even though the verses are sarcastic and bitter at times
I need Fantano saying "The best you can is good enough" on a loop. My reasons are my own.
Optimistic was my favorite song.
Abraham Mercado then i realized the national anthem was more than horn noise
Abraham Mercado how to disappear completely is probably my favourite radiohead song ever, it gives such a sombre feel. dunno how that's not on fantano's fav tracks. im guessing he did it as a pun.
Motion picture soundtrack
same ☺️
Abraham Mercado morniiiiiiiing beeeeeeell. Mo oooooooorniiiiing beeell. Not a anooooooother Camille liiiiite. RelEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE MEEEE LOL😎👍🤷🏻♂️
I made it about halfway through this review before I had to pop Kid A in and get my fix. Excellent in-depth analysis of a classic and highly original Radiohead album.
Same. Second he mentioned the bass in the national anthem i had to go listen
WHOS IN THE BUNKER WHOS IN THE BUNKER
aah such a good song
+Vinay Arun WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST AND A CHILDREN FIRST AND A CHILDREN
***** u aint funny
ha
I LAUGH UNTIL MY HEAD COMES OFF
HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY ISN'T ONE OF YOUR FAV TRACKS?????????????
he probs put it there, but then it just disappeared completely, so strange
jason wallie Ikr! I was surprised too
In limbo if the most underrated track in Radiohead’s entire discography
Gavin Jennings I know! It’s like no one really mentions it. One of my favorite songs ever, and definitely the best song off Kid A.
this song is a masterpiece it really puts you in a certain mood like no other i fuckin love it
You misspelled "all tracks"
Faust Arp *
I agree
Morning Bell is, in my opinion, the most underrated Radiohead song. I especially love that section at the end where there’s these pitched up and distorted guitar shots attacking you from all angles for a short time.
Dude same, it’s so good. The subtle drum pattern, the esoteric lyrics, Thom’s bright but tense vocals
@@treyebillups8602 Thom’s vocals are really weird on the song, because it’s one of the few times it’s mixed unusually bright and muffled it also seems strained and a little pained even
@@SoloSlater I think the strained/stressed tone adds to the song
Lmfao that’s not underrated, that would be like India Rubber or something else
@@treyebillups8602i dont think he was complaining
One of my favorite things about this album is the amount of replayability it has. There's tons of shit going on in every track that aren't immediately evident upon the first few listens (I.E. after the first verse on The National Anthem, you can hear Thom warbling if you listen closely; or on the second chorus of In Limbo, there's this fuzzy guitar moving from channel to channel).
Great review Anthony. Love this album.
drink my milkshake bb
JMoney R.
I am a false prophet God is a superstition
+Daniel Plainview wow cool im bout to listen ive been sleeping on radiohead but i love albums that have a lot going on sonically its party time
+Daniel Plainview ever heard of Kid 17?
I always thought "you can try the best you can, the best you can is good enough" was sarcastic.
+Soriddo Sunēku Same
+Larry Troy He was worried about failing trying to follow OK Computer up and didn't know what to do, and that's what she'd say to him.
+Soriddo Sunēku I still think it is. No way an album with that kind of mood would pass an optimistic message for the listener. And if you think about the sentence, it's not really a great advice, since you're putting a limitation on your progress when you say that your best is "good enough" -it only means you're not trying hard enough. Another proof of the sarcasm is when he says "I'd really, really like to help you, man". It's just an excuse.
(sorry about the bad grammar/vocabulary, I'm a non-English speaker)
+Soriddo Sunēku Probably not. Thom got the idea for that line from words of encouragement from his girlfriend. If he did that sarcastically, that'd be a pretty awful jab at her.
The song is clearly about capitalism. With lyrics like "Big fish eat the little ones" and "Dinosaurs roaming the earth", not to mention the George Orwell's Animal Farm reference in the second verse, there is absolutely no doubt that this line was sarcastic. Even if it was something his wife said to him, in the context of the song there is nothing optimistic about this lyric.
Anthony is the ultimate sitting-in-a-towel-after-a-shower UA-camr
You've cracked the code.
yo... u know too much
Don't get too far on his private life
I feel called out???
What the fuck
I literally just had a shower
4:08 that's a pretty solid Thom Yorke impression
tom york impression
@@user-lw1iw9bg9y nah that's not how you spell it
@@Alex_Nason wow! congrats you got the joke!
@@user-lw1iw9bg9y oopsies
@@Alex_Nason r/woosh
wherd u park da car
Sleepy Jack the fire drill
+EuriLochus round and round and round and round and rouuuuuuuuuuund
+EuriLochus Releeeeeeease me. Releeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease me.
+EuriLochus I keep walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking,walking
+EuriLochus duhdun duhdun duhdun n duhdun duhdun dun
So glad he mentioned Motion Picture Soundtrack, one of the most criminally underrated songs they've done and a hauntingly beautiful track to end the album
I only listened to it once because it was so damn sad 😭😭
the harps give me chills every time
My history teacher has this album on a poster in his classroom
Good teacher
Cool mine has one of the Aladdin sane which despite the fact I'm a huge Bowie didn't notice for like two years 😂
@@Soundofsilver2007 I'm going to remember this compliment and use it sometime, thanks
That’s so cool bro
lol, discovering radiohead 20 years later.
Same lul
Better late than never!
Same
@@GuadalupePicasso Beat me to it...
@@Mari99528 other than Pablo Honey, all of their albums are near perfect! In Rainbows is my favorite, but I totally get why both OK Computer and KidA are generally considered to be their best!
"Least Favorite Track: Kid A"
NO. NO. FUCK NO. WHAT THE FUCK. THE TRACK IS PERFECTION. I'M OUT.
George W Kush which would you choose??? I mean, all of them are perfect. Probably I would choose treefingers or the last untitled part, but that’s my opinion.
@@ricardoburmeister6150in fantano's context, least fav track usually means "mediocre to bad song, or isn't up to par with every other song" and he does bash the song a bit in the video.
If you look at some 10/10 reviews he has made, he doesn't put any tracks in least favorite
@@ricardoburmeister6150although i agree that kid a being the "worst" song is a pretty reasonable take. if anything treefingers could be as well but i see it as more of an interlude. and if you do consider the untitled as its separate song then yeah that could be too.
even then i think every track in this album is absolutely fantastic and there is not a single song that's just "good" and nothing more.
Kid A is a perfect introduction to experimental music for any music fan. Art rock, IDM, ambient, a bit of krautrock, a bit of jazz, all on one easily digestible album. It opened a lot of doors for me. I'm sure I'm not alone in that sentiment.
In Limbo is one of my favorite Radiohead songs ever, and it sucks because it’s barely mentioned when Kid A is brought up. It’s so dream-like and hypnotic that whenever I listen to it I Immediately start to space out and just let the music surround me. It’s one of the few songs that can make me feel that way and I think it’s amazing.
You’re so right it’s so dreamy and hypnotic
2:00
*MELONcholy*
Yeah, I know I'm necroposting, but someone just had to say this.
Marcin N. Underrated ass comment
And the infinite sadness?
I always loved how the album art perfectly compliments the music. Radiohead usually is really good about that.
+WinterMonths I think that may be because Stanley Donwood (the guy who does all the artwork) makes it in the studio while Radiohead is working on each album.
All Radiohead artwork done by the fantastic Stanley Donwood, who Radiohead have joked is the Sixth member of the band.
Frrrr
@@datdude3327 7th, Nigel Godrich is 6th.
Treefingers be like
IT'S HAPPENING
GUYS IT'S HAPPENING
but now I won't be happy until you review the downward spiral.
mad absolute
im ready
+yeah oh right i really want to know his thoughts on my favorite album of all time
+yeah oh right THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING, HAPPENING.
IM NOT HERE THIS ISNT HAPPENING
Bruh how is OK Computer sluggish and midpaced you be trippin'
Two words: Fitter Happier
Archibald Dickingham Three words: It's an interlude
OKC went forwards, he went backwards, but they never quite met and thus his vote couldn't be relied upon.
Bc it is sluggish and boring, Kid A is 1000000000x better
He put it as their best album in the Radiohead's worst to best. Melon is kinda contradictory.
"radiohead is not an adventurous band"lol this is the best joke i've ever heard
Bruh, you are everywhere
Isabel Oflas ahem mars Volta ahem
Yeah, kind of a contradiction there, Anthony. They're pretty damn adventurous.
@Brian Maybe.
@Brian probably not that far, a babysitter was required
Okay man, solid review, but seriously.... you did not give How to Disappear COmpletely the attention that it deserves. Not only does that song stand alone as the untouchable Radiohead song, it dwells so high above the collective musical outpouring of human beings since the dawn of time that it knows no shadow. That song is like a soft wave of total obliteration. It embodies the universal thread of unfiltered emotion, it is entirely pure and serves as the vehicle for empathetic catharsis, more so than any other song of which I have experienced. If music is the organization and projection of sound in order evocate deeply profound paradigm and emotion, no other song competes. You fucking tossed it off to the side man, just tossed it off.
Someone else gets it. Thank you. Even thom yorke said it's his favorite song that they've made.
+crapscoot maybe to you it's not
+crapscoot you can think whatever you want bro. I don't really care. Maybe it is pretentious. Maybe it's not. I don't know, and you don't either. So good day to you
crapscoot First off, you are entirely correct, everything I said was overly pretentious and outlandishly exaggerated. However, the exaggeration was based off a truth of which in actuality is far less pretentious. The truth is How to Disappear is a song that I personally resonate with and I feel it's one of Radiohead's most noteworthy contributions. I am surprised that Anthony did not elaborate on this track, I went into into this video expecting him to use overly indulgent adjectives to describe how special this song truly is. I was left rather disappointed when he did not credit How to Disappear nearly as much as I feel it should be credited. However, art is beautiful because it's subjective. None of what I am saying holds any sustainable truth, it is merely how I feel. I think the track is one of the most beautiful songs I have heard during my 26 years on this Earth and you feel as though it's not that deep. Well my friend, isn't that awesome? Perspective is the spice of life.
Darren Brown haha
no review will ever be as good as the completely fucking bonkers P4K review
so ahead of its time. this album could’ve came out this year and still sound new.
I love this album, but I can't listen to any of the songs off it by themselves or as part of a separate playlist. It's like a brilliantly laid out 45 minute song
I can, if you mix up their songs a certain way it goes well, Optimistic, In Limbo, then The Numbers goes well in that order and so forth.
Probably because most of the songs start and end with transitions from the previous song and to the next
A massive theme of the Kid A album to me is a juxtaposition of absolute peace and absolute terror, both lyrically and musically
Optimistic is probably my favourite off this one, I love how it slowly builds, I love the imagery created through the lyrics and the jazzy outro to the song is just fantastic.
Been listening to Optimistic a lot recently, and I really feel like that almost has a magical quality to it. The whole encouraging mantra is genuinely somewhat empowering, whenever I need some positive encouragement when I'm in a slump, it's really quite powerful
And the way it perfectly transitions from How to disappear completely and treefingers! Magical moment...
I find “There There” from Hail to the Thief very comforting too
That line in the song 'you can try the best you can' is what Thom's wife said to him when Thom was struggling with the writing / recording sessions for KID A
Anthony thank you, I watch your stuff very frequently. I just remember having a very very hard home life growing up... That transitioned into needing to leave my house for the night bc (dad etc) and i walked through the pouring rain 4 miles to the local record shop to grab this at midnight for the debut release of this album. This review reminded me of the happiest I had been in years while I walked home listening to it completely drenched.
Things are much better now and clearly that was a long long time ago but you reminded me that life is hard but moments of joy can be found between such hard and completely powerless situations. I smiled and cried at the same time as I watched you go through the same emotions the entire night had for me.
Sitting on a bench... pouring rain... still loving life :). Thanks again.
Please review:
- Let it bleed of Rolling Stones
-Revolver of The Beatles
-The Joshua Tree - U2
London Calling - The Clash
:(((
Rishi el paisano YES ABSOLUTELY JOSHUA TREE! Yes!
I love those albums
Anthony why dont you review a meme
Kid A is a meme and he just reviewed it
He should review Turn on the Bright Lights :D
+Gtz He should review totbl
Gtz i'm not talking shit bout it lmao chill the fuck out
+Gtz He reviewed The New Calassic. Meme of the year.
i just love the order and how well each song emotionally leads into another. i think the transitions between in limbo/idioteque and morning/mps are very thought provoking and raw. this album was put together very well. definitely their best in my opinion. great review fantano. love this classic series ^=^
Actually a good and solid review Melon, but Is really necessary be saying during entire review how the mountains in the cover looks like a Ku Kux Klan meeting?
i guess i never heard this album as depressed because i can never make out the lyrics. i always heard it as, like you said, emotionally potent, and definitely abstract, very open to all types of interpretations. which is great for the listener, and probably why it is so popular to this day.
please review Mingus' "Black saint and the sinner lady"! regarded as one of the top jazz albums of all time.
Does no one like Morning Bell? Seems like I’m the only one in this comment section that likes it
Morning Bell slaps, almost up there with National Anthem/Optimistic etc. The entire album is fantastic tho
Kid A was my fav on the album. I love the synths that crescendo in towards the end of the song. Really uplifting.
Woah, Radiohead not an adventerous band.....?
update: I think he meant adventerous as in exciting
Joaquim Del Blanco No man your initial interpretation was correct, because he elaborates that it's hard to "try something different yet appeal to people". I think saying Radiohead is not particularly adventurous is the dumbest thing he's ever said. It's hard to name a band that has displayed more stylistic progression throughout their careers than Radiohead.
They're not the MOST adventurous band
I agree wholeheartedly with this. Hard to believe that Tomorrow Never Knows is 52 years old?
ridiculous... just fucking silly..... they're one of the most adventurous bands in history.
WHERE DID U GET THAT TONETTA VIYNL ANTHONY TELL ME UR SECRETS
+billied_2003 fuck you
+max mueller chill
Strictly Music fuck you
Strictly Music fuck you
"chill"
Treefingers is incredible, too relaxing. Love it, one of the best tracks of the album.
Great review Anthony. I wish you have elaborated further on Kid A, which is such a beautiful lullaby. And how to disappear completely is just RH's most beautiful track ever. It was said that Kid A and Amnesiac were the same story, the former being told by a child, the latter by the adult he became. I tend to believe this is true as the two go hand in hand so nicely...
Fantastic review! You're a great critic, man! Your insight about Thom's vocals on Kid A being "humanized" on National anthem was fantastic. Really great video.
Ever since I heard No Surprise I heard Ok Conputer and loved it. Then I listened to Kid A and loved it. Now I am a full on Radiohead fan.
I thought I remember you doing a classic review on The Strokes' "Is This It" album, but I can't find the review. Do you not consider it a classic anymore or is my memory wrong?
I think he just included it in the video where he talked about albums that prove you weren't born in the wrong generation
getting ready for some classic reviews this week by watching the oldies - this one's a gem. nice work.
I think the weird sound on Yorke's vocals on National Anthem is one of the speakers for a synthesizer called an 'ondes Martenot' that Jonny Greenwood uses all over the place. They did that on Amnesiac with 'You and Whose Army?'
LEAST FAV TRACK KID A??? YOU MAD BRAH. THATS THE BEST TRACK.
+hbe421 Bruh Idioteque Bruh Everything in Its Right Place Bruh The National Anthem Bruhhhhhhhh How to Disappear Completely
I totally agree, I also include Kid A(the song) and Optimistic to that list.
In Limbo should be the least favorite track. its great, but someone has to take the bullet
Other than Treefingers, I've seen every track on the album at the number one spot of multiple lists.
Nothing Really Treefingers gets no love
Kid A is a timeless album
Fun trivia: Amnesiac was recorded in the same sessions as Kid A and the only reason they weren’t released together as a double album is that they worried it would be too much and not go over well. I always find it funny that people never review both albums as if they were one.
that's probably because they don't really sound alike and the contrast in quality between the two is stark
everyone seems to forget In Limbo, my top track from them because i genuinely feel that it was an original one off track, none of their other songs sound like this
KID A WHEN
oh, now
Kid A backwards is...
Callsign: JoNay funny joke bro 😂😂😂
Callsign: JoNay addict
This album hurts so bad. I can taste my life all those years ago, this album would play on repeat. The amniotic depression. The dissociated escapism. The wordless grappling. The ice.
Hope you’re better now brother
Thanks, brother. Usually much better. Hope you're well too.@@kian1707
Radiohead's experimentation takes place before anything is committed to the final product. I think that is considerate of them. It contrasts with the philosophy of bands like, say, The Mars Volta, who can sometimes be hard to listen to (although I am a fan of several of their albums), and seem to experiment on the listener's time, rather than experimenting in the studio, seeing what works, and then committing that to the final product. Instead of subjecting the listener to a bunch of "noise" that may or may not actually "work", they are able to create innovative compositions before releasing an album, and showing the world what they were able to formulate. So I would sort of disagree with anyone who says they aren't all that experimental. That's not really the case. The case seems to be more that they don't force the listener to, for better or worse, go on the experimental part of their journey with them. They show us what worked from the experimental journey they went on.
Completely spot on and super underrated comment
Your last lines encapsulated that well
doesn't matter because its still just boring noise with the difference being you only like it
@@batman-sr2pxjust tell me you ain't listen to it yet bro lol
I’ve not found anything that explains this quite as well as you have. Well done dude, this is an amazing explanation
Where the Mars Volta review? Deloused in the Comatorium pls.
PLEASE
+Pranay Mundra Amputechture should be the album he should review if he was to every review a classic volta album.
+Stefan Lombardi Deloused is their classic. What the hell are you talking about?
+Rectangularification Deloused is entry level Volta. It like saying Dark Side is the best pink floyd record.
+Stefan Lombardi Frances the Mute remains the greatest Mars Volta album as well as one of the best albums of all time
Incredible album, and I believe the tracks on 'Amnesiac' (which I think is very underrated!) were also recorded in the same sessions.
Pyramid Song is imo one of the most haunting songs ever created. It was originally supposed to be on the album, apparently. Kid A is still incredibly haunting in its own right. 'Idioteque' - not Creep - is the song that got me into Radiohead.
you should review fleetwood mac- rumours someday as a classic review fam
kid a is my favorite song in this album lol
Peace Sells but WHO'STURNINGTHEFRICKIN'FROGSGAY? Me too i dont understand how he doesnt like it
Have u heard the Live at Berlin version? I was floored when I heard it. Even though it’s not a legitimate track, it’s probably my favourite Radiohead song tbh
WHOS BUYIN
Peace Sells but WHO'STURNINGTHEFRICKIN'FROGSGAY? Nice username. Lol
Now please please please review Is This It.
+Nico Mercado Oh and btw what is your favourite album of the 2000's? Would love to know.
I've been suggesting this album for ages I hope he does it!
+Nico Mercado Pretty sure he loves it. He has praised it highly on other reviews.
The Bends is by far my favorite Radiohead album. Maybe it was because of my connection i have with climbing mountains in Scotland when i first truly appreciated it.
It's taken me a while for me to wrap my head around Radiohead's experimentation. But I feel like I get it now, and I've come up with a bit of an interpretation for OK Computer and Kid A. They feel like companion pieces to each other, with OK Computer anticipating a big change to come (perhaps the shift from the late 90's into the new millennium) and Kid A reacting to the change once it happens. OK Computer carries a lot of themes and lyrics of anxiety and paranoia, and uses every technique Radiohead was familiar with at that point to prepare itself for plunging into the great unknown. Kid A on the other hand is where Radiohead totally reinvented themselves. They plunged into a brave new world and explored the alienation one may feel from everything changing into something so far removed from what you know. But they came out on the other side not just realizing the necessity of adapting to an ever-changing world, but how important it is to retain who you are at heart as you do it. That's what it means to truly evolve.
I also like their live album I Might Be Wrong which has songs from Kid A and Amnesiac. The version of Like Spinning Plates they do with a piano intro is especially good.
Kid A in least fav section?
Insane I love that track
The drums are so catchy in a pulsating kid if way.
It's a weird alien lullaby
ong people hate it cause its different. people think every album needs to be just a collection of singles, but tracks like kid A and treefingers really build a good story for the album and makes it feel like they really tried taking you to a different place for their album.
He never said he hated it, he just said that he didn’t like it as much as other songs
@@suntzu751 I also never said he hated it?
Kid a and idioteque compete for my top song on this album tbh
@@matthewdavis6257 ah too many to choose from lol, how to disappear up there too.
I always thought it was interesting that the album art is creepy and dark and ominous, but when the colours are reversed it is a normal, natural landscape
This album is amazing. Idioteque still gives me chills
I'd love to see an extended review on The Dear Hunter's concept albums Acts I though IV. Interested to know how you feel about the themes and progression of each record.
Would you ever consider doing a review for Ænima or Lateralus by Tool?
Ye.
Please review New Order's "Power, Corruption & Lies."
+James Marlon Dude likes New Order than Kendrick Lamar
+coney island lurker nah
+James Marlon Me too. I also think PIL is way ahead of sex pistols.
Love the classic reviews as always. Any chance you'd consider reviewing Double Nickels on a Dime by the awesome Minutemen? Or Marquee Moon by Television?
A great review from an even greater band.I was pleased to hear you say the album is accessible,as from comments and peoples views,a few seem to struggle with the sound wanting another okc. From my perspective,after a few listens,the record, for me is an immensity that's intense or an intensity that's immence. I will leave you decide which carries the most weight.
I have listened to many reviews by yourself,if honest, I would have to concede that your reviews would be far superior to my own. You have an innate ability to hear and structure a convincing and compelling review. Again being truthful I have listened to music on the strength of the review. So you must be doing a good job and I sincerely hope you continue the good work. To quote you I give you a strong nine,keep up the stirling work. REGARDS Phil.
I look at In Rainbows as the bands best work. OK Computer is phenomenal and Kid A is incredibly interesting as well. I just think IR was a blend of everything I loved about the band. The first time I heard that record I just didn't think they could produce something superior. Time will tell...
Plans of reviewing any old Muse album? Origin of Symmetry would be great.
One of your best classic reviews thank you and great job Anthony! This review is the reason I fell in love with Rock Music. Thanks melon
Thank you for the great review on one of my top 3 favorite albums of all time!
I just recently listened to this album for the first time, and holy shit, it’s so damn good.
Not my favourite Radiohead album (that would be In Rainbows), but still a great fucking record.
Agreed
+Kobbe I'm just happy it's not OK Computer
@@GooGuGajoob why
@@GooGuGajoob I'm happy it's not Pablo Honey lol
You should do a classic review of The B-52's self-titled debut album!
i like the "restraint" bit. i'd also use the word refined. its one thing to make interesting sounds, its another to work and work and work on them until they stop misinforming the emotional core of a song. A lot of music can get informed by the sounds that are being used to make it. But i think the best music stands as the best because it pushes in the other direction. you just reviewed my fave album, because america, thanks.
I feel like I'm the only person who's favourite song is idioteque
YO! you're not the only one!
Scrunt my favourite song ever
u not alone
if only person means common opinion between fans
i like treefingers
I really don’t get the distaste for Radiohead’s early work. I mean, yeah, it was way less abstract and experimental, way more straight forward alt rock....but it was still a really good example of that style. For my money, their early work is still really solid.
I think it's the fact that those albums sound very dated now imo. Whereas from Kid A on sounds more timeless. I think a lot (not all) of their fans are into more experimental/challenging music & their early work, although great, shows them growing & progressing into who they've now become.
Last time I listened to OK Computer ( a VERY long time ago) I was rather disappointed in how dated it sounded to me. Then again Amnesiac is my favorite of theirs but I love the all over the place experimentalnesss of it w/Hail To The Thief as my 2nd fave & Kid A after. Don't get me wrong, I love their early stuff too but I find I'm just not drawn to listen to it as much as their later albums.
Yeah I love a great deal of material off of Bends and Computer. I think the way they approached rock was pretty adventurous in its own right, at least once they got past the grunge-isms
The Bends is generally pretty well regarded and OK Computer is regularly placed high on “best albums ever” lists so idk what you’re talking about
The Bends, OKC, and Kid A are their best albums imo
what are you talking about lol, The Bends and Ok Computer are their best rated albums
I absolutely love this album, it's genuinely my favorite album of all time. It's very much a slow burn that takes several listens to appreciate, but, man, is it so worth it. And the haunting, creepy, cold, yet oddly cathartic tone over the whole album makes it such an interesting (and for me calming) listen that I can't go back to often but it always leaves me feeling like someone with no understanding of human experience has reached down into my soul and pulled out all the thoughts and feelings and anxieties I don't want to deal and just sits there looking at them out of pure curiosity in such a way that, at the end, I feel both empty and relieved. It's a very strange feeling and nothing else, music, movie, book, or otherwise, has ever had the same effect on me, and it's not something I've consciously realized drew me to this album until now.
You should do classic reviews for London calling and Melloncollia and the Infinite Sadness
This has been the best classic week ever
Fantastic review, I had a feeling a Radiohead review was coming our way. This might be slightly off-topic, but may I just ask why isn't there that much appreciation for Hail to the thief among Radiohead fans? Very rarely do I see it being singled out as a favorite, albums like Kid A, OK Computer or even In rainbows get more praise.
+Mladen T I think it might be the more political subject matter or the band themselves saying the album has too many tracks (in 2008 Thom even posted his revised tracklisting for the album that has only 10 songs).
+julianuary Interesting. I didn't know about Thom's revisited tracklisting, so I had to google it.
Treefingers is one of my favorite songs on the album. Such a chill tune.
If you are continuing the classics segment. I’d love to hear your take on my favorite album Siamese Dream