Radiohead
Kid A

KID A - Radiohead

After the worldwide success of "Ok Computer," Radiohead returns with an album that, at the peak of their career, no one would have ever expected... in stark contrast to their previous albums ("Pablo Honey," "The Bends," and indeed "Ok Computer") with a distinctly alternative rock sound, Radiohead barricades themselves in the studio for three years to bring to light an experimental rock album with various electronic sounds (Idioteque), rhythms taken from jazz (The National Anthem), and so much originality that make Kid A one of the best experimental albums of all time.

The album begins with "Everything In Its Right Place"... with a dark and electronic sound like the following "title track," which instead tilts towards electronic-dance rhythms. The third track is, in my opinion, the best of the album... "The National Anthem" retains characteristic jazz elements over an outstanding bassline. The following track, "How to Disappear Completely," gives an idea of cold and solitude (a sensation one will feel when listening to all the tracks on the album). "Treefingers," on the other hand, could almost be considered a "filler" to make space for one of the best tracks on the album... "Optimistic"... a perfect mix of evocative atmospheres and a compelling rhythm... very similar to the following "In Limbo." The eighth track of the album is "Idioteque," which ranges from electronic to so-to-speak "dance"... a song incapable of boring, while the next "Morning Bell," with a more gripping drum rhythm than ever, is indisputably ranked among the best tracks of the album.

Kid A ends with the peculiar and well-crafted "Motion Picture Soundtrack"... with a style easily recognizable given that the various rhythm shifts are connected by a few seconds of silence.

This is Kid A... the story of the first human cloning... the perfection of this album is given by the arrangement of the tracks, conveying the idea of cold or being "mechanical"... 4.5 stars for a milestone in music.