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Rating: THE REVIEW
Only eight months after their last effort, Radiohead release the rest of the tracks recorded during the long preparation for Kid A. But once again, Thom Yorke's band surprises everyone.
First of all, the album does not give the impression of being a collection of "leftovers". Some of these tracks are true compositional gems, like the wonderful "Pyramid Song", which features an unparalleled piano riff. Other notable tracks include "I Might Be Wrong", the album's blues piece, "Knives Out", which recalls their old days, and "Like Spinning Plates", which evokes certain experimentalism of early Pink Floyd.
The CD overall is less dark than the previous one, winning back the few old fans who hadn't fully digested the radical shift to electronics in Kid A. However, it's also true that along with more "melodic" tracks, closer in sound to the album The Bends, even more "futuristic" songs than the previous work burst onto the scene. The entire album, like Kid A, is permeated by the obsession of humans being deformed by the monster of globalization, genetic manipulation. These are their themes, emphasized by Thom Yorke's unmistakable and suffering voice. Themes that in Amnesiac seem to be addressed, compared to the recent past, with an extra dose of lightness, in a more direct manner.
Unlike its almost twin predecessor, Amnesiac is undoubtedly a less compact, more fragmented album, but, just like Kid A, it strikes against the rhetoric of certain hackneyed rock, through their continued and never self-serving desire for experimentation. The result is yet another masterpiece.
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Amnesiac, released eight months after Kid A, is a collection of richly crafted tracks rather than mere leftovers. The album balances melodic tunes with bold experimentation, addressing themes of human deformation through globalization and genetics. Notable songs like 'Pyramid Song' and 'Knives Out' highlight the band's versatility. Despite being more fragmented, it stands as another Radiohead masterpiece.
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The members are Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway. They evolved from guitar-based alternative rock into work that incorporates electronics and orchestration.120 Reviews
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By Sallu
This album is the greatest blend of masterpieces and nonsense put together.
Radiohead experimented so much they ended up being strangled by these innovations or got too caught up in '70s jazz.
By Solomon
I drift in an ocean of sounds that swim straight to the heart of my perceptions, flooding them with sublime melancholy.
To be listened to alone, sad, drunk and tremendously alive.
By myork
We are soon “squeezed like sardines in a can of sounds.”
If these are the things that, as Thom says, “you forget and then remember again,” then they will remain forever clouded in the minds of our beloved Radiohead.
By FregaUnCazzo
Radiohead offers us a break with ‘Knives Out,’ a simple melody filled with emotions; another excellent example of alt-pop.
‘Amnesiac’ thus proves to be more than a step forward compared to ‘Kid A’; there are more ideas, more confidence in their means.
