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Rating: THE REVIEW
Every era has a lullaby for its offspring, and the new millennium has gifted us with an electronic-humanoid suite to lull the brain into an ethereal half-sleep before awakening to an acidic atomic morning.
After the previous and successful "Ok Computer" of '97, the band led by Tom York decides to sharply swerve towards parallel and futuristic worlds: the human mind.
The album, can we call it that?, is a masterpiece-manifesto of what could (but unfortunately is not) the music of the new millennium: melody gives way to synth drones and cyclical electric bass lines, the human voice reaches us fragmented, metallic, in a carriage of dissonant notes of brass, winds, strings, and anything else that might divert the human brain from seeking orthodox musical references.
All the fundamentals of Rock music are abandoned, often there is no rhythm, and if there is, it is a swirling, chemical, dizzying type; the sheet music seems absent, and everyone plays (at least it seems so) a nonexistent score.
Spacious and at the same time bucolic, innovative, dreamy, acidic, unreal: the music of the 2000s... just as it was imagined in the cult sci-fi films of the sixties.
An album for genre enthusiasts, not everyone will understand it on the first listen.
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Summary by Bot
Radiohead’s Kid A marks a bold departure from traditional rock, embracing electronic and experimental sounds to create a futuristic and ethereal listening experience. The album challenges conventional melody and rhythm, utilizing synth drones and fragmented vocals. Though not immediately accessible, it stands as a visionary work for genre enthusiasts. It reflects the imagined music of the new millennium with an innovative, dreamy atmosphere.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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Kid A is a fresco of the postmodern era. The postmodern era is the ice age.
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