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An album that I've literally worn out from listening. It's not my favorite (Zooropa is), but it plays a fundamental role in my "musical growth." A brave album (for those four), well-made, excellently written. There are no dips in quality; the songs are all to be discovered and savored, one by one. Too celebrated? I think The Joshua Tree is more celebrated than this. I'm fond of Achtung Baby; when I listen to it, various memories always swirl in my head... A beautiful page of 90s rock. When U2 had something to say and knew how to say it. Together with Zooropa, this album represents for me the peak reached by U2; this brief period from 1990 to 1993 is of fundamental importance. Too bad that today they somewhat renounce it. 5, obviously. A good review, but I don't fully agree with some parts: you treat the album almost like a concept, which it is not for me. It's true, there is a very defined and clear sound (which I adore) that pervades the album; but there isn’t a true common thread behind the songs. Perhaps at most, the only connection between the songs relates to the lyrics (by the way, very beautiful), all inspired by feelings like betrayal (an example of this is Until The End of The World) and separation (an example of this is "One": I've always been amazed to hear so many people consider it a love song...reading the lyrics makes it clear that it’s quite the opposite). One last note: Achtung Baby is indeed connected to ZooTv...but ZooTv is not only linked to Achtung Baby; it is much more connected to the themes addressed in the following album, Zooropa. Anyway, good review.

Speaking of Eddie, there's an interesting anecdote: One day he managed to sneak backstage at a Deep Purple concert (I don't remember which), with the aim of talking to Ritchie Blackmore, whom he greatly admired. Well, Eddie arrives, introduces himself and Ritchie says to a guy nearby: "Who the hell is this? The concert just finished, I'm tired. Don't send me fans! Go away!" Ritchie, what a character...(but with the guitar, he was nothing short of genius). That said, I've never been very interested in Van Halen, but Eddie was truly spectacular.

Speaking of Eddie, there's an interesting anecdote: One day he managed to sneak backstage at a Deep Purple concert (I don't remember which), with the aim of talking to Ritchie Blackmore, whom he greatly admired. Well, Eddie arrives, introduces himself and Ritchie says to a guy nearby: "Who the hell is this? The concert just finished, I'm tired. Don't send me fans! Go away!" Ritchie, what a character...(but with the guitar, he was nothing short of genius). That said, I've never been very interested in Van Halen, but Eddie was truly spectacular.

I consider Ambient music one of the greatest musical revolutions of all time. Ambient is the philosophy of subtraction, where all the rest of music is about adding. Saying everything without saying anything. This album transcends every detail; it is not material music. It is the sound of forever, the one that surrounds us everywhere. The achievement has been to trap it in an album of a certain number of minutes and deliver it to the world. But you cannot give it a score, you cannot evaluate it, it cannot be liked or disliked. Any judgment here is not possible; at most, you can judge the intention, but not these sounds. The intention, the idea of ambient disrupts our way of relating to music. What is inside is too abstract, too indefinable. In this apparent minimalism, there is everything, everything that can be felt. Therefore, I do not rate it; I can't. The review, of course, I rate, and it is a 5.

Constructed character, devoid of real depth.

As I already wrote, "Radiohead capture the moods of my generation, the one born in the late '80s and raised in the mid-'90s."

As I already wrote, "Radiohead capture the moods of my generation, the one born in the late '80s and raised in the mid-'90s."

I picked a random review from the many available on the site: I didn't like Radiohead at all until recently... then this album came out and I didn't listen to anything else for a very, very long time. For me, "In Rainbows" is the masterpiece of the Oxford band (in the meantime, I did listen to their other albums anyway), even more so than Ok Computer. Whether you like it or not, this is a fundamental band, absolutely essential to understanding today's musical (and non-musical) world. Radiohead express the moods of my generation, the one born in the late '80s and raised in the mid-'90s. Perhaps that’s why many feel a connection to this group. I see "In Rainbows" as their most mature album, featuring 10 beautiful tracks; but as I mentioned, the significance of this album goes beyond the music (and I’m not talking about the selling system). I will remain inevitably tied to this work. It must be 5 and 5.

@Bedroom: Come on, don’t be like that… give us a listen and if you like it, great, if not that’s perfectly fine too. The important thing is to encourage listening. ;)

Mh... how can you give it a 1 before even listening to it? Based on your distrust? ;)