This is a real downer so it’s the best for crying at 3am in the morning. ٩(^‿^)۶
2018-02-09
Nice
Turned up my nose at new Radiohead stuff for a while.
Listened to this on the plane and loved it.
Very mellow but at the same time experimental.
If you expect “The Bends” you won’t get it.
What you will get is some heart felt tunes that sound a million miles away from the band’s origin.
Ear candy.
2017-11-26
Hauntingly Beautiful
Yet again Radiohead have demonstrated their ability to inspire and move people in a way very few bands can. AMAZING! Thank you Radiohead!
2017-07-20
this could be their best album yet
Ive loved Radiohead for what seems like forever. This album is unique. Its absolutely magical and beautiful and i cant stop listening to it. It is perfect.
2017-06-17
The Bends....
...it is not...again all a bit dull, go back to the good stuff boys
2017-05-20
So beautiful
Radiohead release another classic record of stunningly beautiful songs
2016-12-13
Amazing!
Radiohead deliver once again with a collection of sonic perfection, its staggers me how I went so far through life without knowing their music but rest assured that this album is a work of perfection. Every song is great but my favourites are Glass Eyes & Present Tense for the sheer beauty of the composition, instrumentals and lyrics all with that unmistakable Radiohead sound. Buy it, gift it, Love it ;)
2016-09-17
Too good
Greatest album of the year - unparalleled early 20th century rock
2016-09-08
Life Affirming
Like the rising of a new day, to be cherished. Their best work!
2016-07-31
My Favourite Album of the Year
Once again, Radiohead creates a fantastic and legendary album. It combines Thom Yorke's melancholic sounding lyrics with a more classical genre adding to Radiohead's shape-shifting and alternate style of rock we all know and love.
2016-07-30
In bloody credible!!!
Too good! Just too god damn good! The best band of a generation. Please please never Stop making music...
2016-07-26
Always and forever amazing
Moving forward, creating, morphing, progressing and yet always the same.
My very favourite never disappoints
2016-07-25
Disappointed
So here's a different review to the rest. First I am a big fan of Radiohead up until I bought this. The opening track Burn the Witch is brilliant and then it descends into self indulgent drudge. I've been disappointed too often, given up hoping for a return to the days of OK computer and the false dawn that was Hail to the Thief, well and truly gone this just underlines it for me.
2016-07-25
Beautiful
Another monster piece from an extraordinary band that we are blessed to share time-space with.
Thom's voice sounds like he's still somewhere in the 90's (young) and the music is as exploratory as it always is.
Beautiful work.
2016-07-09
Flawless
Unbelievable. Best album of 2016 so far without a doubt. Every single track on this album is a masterpiece in different ways and they are written and composed very well. It's very dark and gloomy and haunting and it seems like you're in an eerie dream the whole way through. Radiohead never fail to achieve what is expected.
2016-07-07
Emperors new clothes
Sheep. If Radiohead were a new band on the scene this album would be panned. And I rate Radiohead as an exceptional band too, or did do. This is not the innovative music I expect of them. Like REM before them, this is the beginning of the end… they should know better.
2016-06-24
Sublime, haunting, beautiful
I'd say this is definitely the best album of the last decade, if not longer. Lie down, plug in your headphones, press play and escape from any hell.
2016-06-23
top tunes
painfully beautiful and evocative…flawless and powerful, reminiscent of Kate Bush’s 50 Words for Snow in it’s lazy and languid style
2016-06-18
fresh
Magical, fresh
2016-06-18
Radiohead at their absolute best
Their best album since Kid A
2016-06-18
Love it
Why now 5.99 ? That's so unfair don't mind purchase as I did full price but this stinks no wonder people download for free ,, 👎👎👎
2016-06-17
Number One
It’s simple - this is slowly revealing itself to be Radiohead’s best album. Buy it.
2016-06-08
perfect
I’ve listened to this very many times since purchase. It’s a beautiful piece of work. Complex arrangements and transcendent vocals. - you can watch thom playing the tracks alone on an acoustic on you tube, if you want to see how the songs originated. I love the use of strings and there seems to be a nod towards Gainsborough and Melody Nelson (or am i the only one hearing it.
2016-06-04
Genius!
I've never been bothered to write any kind of review before but some how felt compelled to write this one.
It's a album to be listened from beginning till the end as you are following some sort of melodic storyline.
Absolutely gorgeous!
2016-06-04
Stunning, simply beautiful
Thom and the boys have created a stunning album of beautiful songs, with Desert Island Disk a classic already.
A slight departure from the last couple of albums with more emphasis on stripped back vocals and sweeping string arrangements.
Buy this album
2016-06-02
Perfection!
Rarely does an album achieve such an accolade. Can't fault it. Love it already. Know I will love it for many years to come. Thank you.
2016-06-02
Just love it
Radiohead have always possessed the ability to transcend space and time and take you to the dark side of the moon. This is simply epic.
2016-05-29
No need to conform to the norm
Distinctly Radiohead on a journey of discovery a great blend of music for a true awakening.
2016-05-29
Much better than TKOL
Great album. The Bends and OK Computer are my favourites. My friend doesn't agree but I preferred this to In Rainbows also. Defiantly my 4th favourite album by them (Kid A just coming a little in front)
2016-05-29
Good but not King of Limbs
Love this album but they have to be brilliant to better King of Limbs !!!
2016-05-28
How much?
I don't care how good an album is, a digital download should be no more than £4 - £5. Any wonder why all the kids download for free - greedy labels and bands are destroying the album. Don't get me started on Spotify.
2016-05-28
Their best album
Have been listening for a few weeks now before writing. It's a special one.
2016-05-26
A Moon Shaped Masterpiece
It's one of the best feelings in the world when you play a new album for the first time and you're blown away by every song.
2016-05-26
Downhill all the pretentious way
This band peaked 19 years ago, down hill since, and this is no better than the other pretentious miserablist rubbish they have been putting out for nearly two decades now. Cheer up, get a life and lsiten to something more inspiring.....
2016-05-25
Quality
Decent set of cans, few beers.....really enjoyed this.
2016-05-25
Just incredible!
There are no words to describe how incredible Radiohead's music is - I just hope this album isn't their last - it really is astonishingly brilliant.
2016-05-24
Great music, terrible quality encoding on iTunes
I'd give a 4 or 5 for the music, brilliant collection of tracks from Radiohead. What lets this down is the, frankly, shocking quality of the encoding on iTunes. This is an album that demands listening with headphones, but sadly doing that only highlights the bad encoding that iTunes uses. Quiet parts of certain tracks this is noticeable with a hissing sound and a muffled echoed on drum beats. Pretty sure this is due to the compression Apple uses.
I will be buying the CD when it's released, but couldn't wait until then so bought it off iTunes, wish I'd waited now. This has put me off buying music on iTunes :-(
Can't fault the album though, one of Radiohead's best. My advice is buy the CD instead and encode it yourself!
2016-05-24
A Masterpiece
It took me a couple of listens but this is an absolute masterpiece. Loses a bit of steam towards the end in my opinion but the more I listen to it the more songs I like. I had one favourite track at first: Identikit, then others like: Decks Dark, Desert Island Disk, Daydreaming, Burn The Witch were gradually added. Ful Stop may be next! I think it should be listened to in its entirety.
What struck me was the lack of much guitars on this one apart from a couple of songs. And the fact that I didn't mind it at all!!
2016-05-24
Beautiful & Fantastic
This is such a beautiful album. I just wish more people could do what these guys do. Stunning, beautiful melodies, wonderfully layered with gorgeous vocals, great baselines, guitars, tinkling piano, drums and all the other quirky sounds thrown in too. It’s just hard to pick which song is best, but Decks Dark, Identikit and Present Tense still blow me away after over 20 plays. Daydreaming and Glass Eyes are contenders too. Burn the Witch is the best upbeat dance one.
2016-05-24
Their best yet!
Let's be honest, Radiohead are not everybodies cup of tea and sometimes, even for their own fans their music can be difficult to listen too. This album is probably their best, a stunning blend of melancholy, musical complexity, lyrical and vocal beauty. I hope this album receives the recognition it deserves!
2016-05-23
High & Dry on actual songs!!
I know Radiohead are High & Dry on melodic tunes & now compose sounds that come close to music - but even for them, this is really dull & boring!!!
Back to Ok Computer for me I guess!
2016-05-23
Beautiful
Keeps rewarding repeated listens like all their best stuff
2016-05-22
Radiohead's finest yet
This album is seriously worth a try. It was a like on the first listen and as I've seriously let it grow on me for the past 2 weeks, and can say that it's brilliant and I feel it'll be timeless as years go on.
2016-05-22
mmmmmmm!
Magbloodynificent!!!!
2016-05-21
Not great
I am huge Radiohead fan but this is a poor offering - a collection of reworked b sides at best. Gone are the times when a Radiohead album moved me (the last was In Rainbows) - this doesn't - sorry but I think it has got rave reviews just because they are "Radiohead" - let's hope the next one is a vast improvement
2016-05-18
A weak step backwards
In Rainbows was a pleasant return to form after several mostly dull albums. King of Limbs had a few gems but otherwise couldn't keep up the standard. This album feels like a step backwards to the full days of Amnesiac. Thom drones over very weak drum beats and soft cinematic music. It's all a bit tedious and slow this time around, after the energy of the last two albums. If you like Radiohead when they are twiddling knobs and being pretentious, this one might interest you but there's not enough here for even long time fans. Sorry. Better luck next time.
2016-05-18
Ok computer good, that good
Such a wonderful blend of songs which are a true journey from a band which has pioneered for decades.
2016-05-18
Universe take note
13.73 billion years since the creation of the stuff that is making these beautiful otherwordly sounds .... it's purity is crystalline ...
2016-05-17
Excellent
Radiohead deliver yet again! Brilliant album with a fresh new sound
2016-05-17
Going downhill
.... Reminds me of the intelligent kid at school that just switches off and cant be arsed anymore.... sorry boys you ceased to be relevant a long time ago...