In Rainbows

Amazing album, one of the best albums of all time. Also good vinyl, no skips, good quality and simple jacket

I mean, it’s Radiohead..gotta have it!

I've never quite gotten the whole Radiohead hype. I always felt they were a solid band when then veered off into electro-land five years after everyone else did but that they had a sense of melody and arrangement that saved them from being trite.But kudos to Radiohead for their 'pay what you please' arrangement with this album. I certainly wouldn't have paid any mind to the fact they had a new album out but if you could download for free, well why not! Surprise! RH have created an incredibly mature, progressive, and listenable album.Most of what has made this a heavy-rotation disc (yes I bought the CD eventually) has to do with their keen sense of arrangement and production. From updated DNB sounds on the first track to taught rockers the band knows how to capture your attention, hold it, then change direction right before you get bored. There's plenty of ear candy thanks to their extensive synth collection and producer Nigel Godrich and I have to give credit - it doesn't get stale or gimmicky on repeated listens. But their well-honed sense of melody married to seemingly oblique vocal lines and lyrics is probbaly the clincher.Vocalists get heaps (too much?) praise but in case of Yorke, he really gives a great band depth and dimension. I really love the tension between longing and alienation that permeates virtually every track. Even in the seductive "House of Cards" there is a sense of cherishing the relationship in all it's impermanent beauty. We feel like voyeurs, compelled to watch the drama from start to finish.I went back and checked out other RH albums and in context this makes sense. Moving out of the electro-experimentation of KidA/Amnesiac to the more straight-ahead Hail to the Thief, this album pulls together the exploration of earlier works into a cohesive whole with nothing to prove, save creating another great albums.

Such a vibe ❤️‍🩹✌️

I should preface this review by admitting that I was never (until now) a Radiohead fan, beyond hearing Creep on the radio, I had no interest.I am 50 years old and Radiohead is just not my era, not my thing right?Fortunately, even at my advanced age, I am still passionate about music, (I still play drums in a cover band) and have been, for years, looking for a band on radio or video not from "my era" that could give me goosebumps,(Green Day came close for me with "American Idiot") "In Rainbows" is that record.The album was first brought to my attention by professional drummer Billy Ward, Billy has played with Joan Osborne, Robbie Robertson, and Yoko Ono live and in the studio, I was skeptical, and frankly, puzzled that Billy jumped on this record.(Now he says I have "swallowed the blue pill" because it is hard for me to contain my enthusiasm and stop nattering about Radiohead on Billy's site and in e mail.)Many times, listening to todays bands, I felt certain that I would never find a connection to any band from this century, but that ended when I saw the Scotch Mist television broadcast on Current TV.To me, the greatness and stark beauty of classic albums like "Dark Side Of The Moon, Abbey Road" and Chris Whitley's "Living With The Law" real masterpieces, is all over this album. The IT that makes a masterpiece consists of so many layers that it is impossible to pinpoint, but I really believe Radiohead have achieved this.Radiohead are a band that deserve your time and attention, the songs, musicianship, production, are fluid like lava and shimmer like diamonds, these songs will soak into your DNA.

...to make a fantastic record. if you're not sure if you'd like this record go to youtube and check out the version of "bodysnatchers" from the jools holland show, pick your jaw up off the floor, and then buy it. like most radiohead it requires repeated listening to really "get it", but this one is much more accessible to the non-initiated than some others. nice flow, nice songs, and nice spacey feel.i saw about half of this album performed live at bonnaroo in 2006 and was not prepared for how well the band managed to capture that same energy level and hypnotic mood on "in rainbows", and without record company direction to boot. as a diehard fan it's hard for me to write an unbiased review, but i bought a copy of this album for a less diehard friend of mine who declared it to be "their best since the bends," which is a high compliment from this individual.my only complaint is that the companion disc, an excellent followup or continuation of this cd, is only available via the box set. i have a copy so it's not inconvenient to me, but i think that it's a bummer to deny the rest of the album to the general public.while you can't name your price here on amazon, it's quite reasonable and definitely worth it. what are you waiting for?

11/10 Album

Dreamy and melodic