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THE REVIEW
I apologize in advance because I know this is the fifth review of this album in a week, but please allow me to jot down just a couple of lines on the subject; I'll be brief: after several listens, I can say it seems to me a dry, minimal album from certain points of view, with guitars often present in abundance but all with a very calm sound somewhat reminiscent of Kings of Convenience, accompanied by electronics that never reach the expansive levels of Kid A or Amnesiac.
An album I would define as intimate.
Thom Yorke is the absolute protagonist in all the tracks. His voice, cleaner than ever, dominates everywhere and rarely gives way to instrumental spaces.
Speaking of the tracks, I immediately appreciated Faust Arp, Nude, Bodysnatchers (great energy), but especially All I Need (wonderful). I already liked Videotape. I'm getting used to the other tracks well, even if they are those classic Radiohead tracks that one manages to understand after a few months.
For now, I really like it; time will give me better judgments.
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This review praises Radiohead's In Rainbows as an intimate and minimal album with calm guitar sounds and prominent vocals by Thom Yorke. The reviewer appreciates energetic tracks like Bodysnatchers and the wonderful All I Need, while noting the album grows on the listener over time.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
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 Alex1965
Radiohead are a thousand miles above everything and everyone.
Listening to them makes everything seem so unreal. They are the therapy against the ugliness of our existence.
By Lennox
This album is a masterpiece.
"In Rainbows" shouldn’t be listened to, it must be lived.
By joe strummer
"In Rainbows" is thus, beyond its musical value, an album that will certainly be remembered.
A uniform, compact work, without any significant qualitative drop. An operation of full substance, without any avant-garde pretentiousness.
By Stephen Write
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By Breus
In Rainbows does not appear to be particularly lavish in post-production, nor is it lavish with an extraordinarily inspired writing. But perhaps this is its strength.
The atmosphere is pervaded by a mood that is certainly not sunny, at best nostalgic.
