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Rating: THE REVIEW
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.
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Radiohead's Kid A represents a bold departure from their previous alternative rock style, embracing experimental and electronic sounds. The album combines jazz rhythms with electronic and dance elements, delivering a cold, mechanical atmosphere. Standout tracks include 'The National Anthem,' 'Idioteque,' and 'Optimistic.' Overall, it is praised as a milestone and one of the best experimental albums ever.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 serestoppone
"Kid A sounds like a fogged brain trying to recall a foreign abduction, and it has the effect of numbing it after listening."
"Radiohead stages the crisis of artistic expression and, simultaneously, its rebirth."
By Mellon
The first notes of "Everything In Its Right Place" speak clearly: our minds are overwhelmed by frenzy, phobias, and senseless obsessions.
Close your eyes and open your heart... on the other side, someone is looking for you to take you away from this hell.
By wheredowegofromhere
That’s when I understood music that transcends all rhetoric, that frees itself from being just music to become a state of the heart.
Thanks to the music of Radiohead, I turned the other cheek, and not only that, to all my cellmates.
By Mr_Iko
Radiohead produce through irradiation up to the bones of the arm, the phenomenon of combustion (sometimes explosion) of the psychological states of the host organism.
Prolonged use is not recommended.
By TheBlackAngelsDeath
Kid A is a fresco of the postmodern era. The postmodern era is the ice age.
The discordant note is represented by Kid A, an imperfect fruit of industrial production.
