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Rating: THE REVIEW
After Kid A comes out this thing... and you already got me... This album is the greatest blend of masterpieces and nonsense put together. On one side, we have songs like Knives Out, I Might Be Wrong, Pyramid Song, You and Whose Army? and Packed like Sardines in a Crushed Tin Box; on the other hand, there's stuff like Pulk/pull revolving doors, Hunting Bears, and Morning Bell/Amnesiac (much better the 5/4 version from Kid A).
The rest of the CD isn't bad, even though it's really too sad... In this album, Radiohead experimented so much they ended up being strangled by these innovations or they got too caught up in '50s jazz (the sad kind, to be clear), far from the tones of the previous two works.
This album never completely convinced me, but it must be said that it contains truly magnificent songs, too bad for those two or three silly ones. However, the CD is worth buying and listening to with great patience. Fortunately, Radiohead understood they needed to change direction. To not feel too guilty, I still give Amnesiac a 4 and a half, but I really can't give it a 5.
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Summary by Bot
Amnesiac by Radiohead is a mix of standout tracks like 'Knives Out' and more experimental or less convincing songs. The album, influenced by '70s jazz, shows Radiohead pushing boundaries but not always successfully. Though uneven, it offers moments of brilliance and is worth patient listening. The reviewer rates it 4 out of 5, recognizing its value despite not fully convincing them.
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 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 Moretto
The album does not give the impression of being a collection of 'leftovers'.
Amnesiac... strikes against the rhetoric of certain hackneyed rock through their continued and never self-serving desire for experimentation.
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.
