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All rights reserved.Radiohead - Hail To The Thief (CD 2003)
| Track Listing 1. 2+2=5 2. Sit Down Stand Up 3. Sail To The Moon 4. Backdrifts 5. Go To Sleep 6. Where I End And You Begin 7. We Suck Young Blood 8. Gloaming 9. There There 10. I Will 11. Punch Up At A Wedding 12. Myxomatosis 13. Scatterbrain 14. Wolf At The Door
Album Notes Radiohead: Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, programming); Ed O'Brien (vocals, guitar, sound effects); Jonny Greenwood (guitar, toy piano, glockenspiel, programming, sampling); Colin Greenwood (synthesizer, bass, samples); Philip Selway (drums, percussion).Principally recorded at Ocean Way, Hollywood, California.Not since the Beatles has a group managed to combine mass popularity and cutting-edge aesthetic triumphs so consistently as Radiohead, who by the time of HAIL TO THE THIEF had been on a roll since 1997's OK COMPUTER (as great as THE BENDS was, it didn't garner the band mainstream attention). While KID A and AMNESIAC had been outre, boundary-pushing attempts to expand the pop-rock palette even beyond the ambitious OK COMPUTER, HAIL TO THE THIEF incorporates the avant-garde techniques developed in that journey, applying them to more formal song structures. In this way, we get the best of both worlds on what just might be Radiohead's best album yet. Though this isn't a return to the straight-ahead pop structures of THE BENDS, the guitar does make a welcome return here. There are plenty of glitchy electronics and atmospheric keyboards, etc., but they're integrated with traditional "rock" instrumentation" in a completely organic way. Though they remain art-rockers to the end, with Thom Yorke expressing carefully wrought angst both personal and political, Radiohead injects some blood into things as well. The occasional hard-grooving funk rhythm and crazed rock guitar riff keeps even the airiest sentiments well anchored, making HAIL TO THE THIEF as well balanced as it is progressive. Editorial Reviews Vibe (07/01/2003) Uncut (06/01/2003) Entertainment Weekly (06/06/2003) Spin (07/01/2003) Rolling Stone (06/26/2003) Rolling Stone (06/26/2003) | |||||||||||||
Reviews  Try to get better than OK ComputerReview created: 06/08/08 by:  I bought this album to get into the sounds of the live show I had seen a few days previously. The show was weird ,wonderful, but too big to digest in one chunk. I had previously gone head over heeels with OK computer, but lost my way with Kid A, and couldn't even contemplate Insomnia- how can you beat a classic and should you even try? this album tries very hard to get back to the formula, but doesn't quite do it. Overcomplexity muddles the ideas, with occasional breaks for clarity. at the same time i bought In Rainbows- you should too!! The complexity is a very very good thing , but the music is also very very clear. This is the true succesor to Ok Computer and daresay it is even better, but i'll let you find out. As for the live show it's starting to make sense as a result! regards phil grangepharmacy Review ID: 10000000008234733 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Hail to the reviewive got a couple of special editions of this album... yes i have a problem! i have purchased the "regular" version so i dont have to wear gloves just to get the disc out! HA!! Anyway... if you like radiohead, or if you want to listen to something that has a raw feel with a strong undercurrent of absolute bloody brilliance = GET A COPY NOW! Review ID: 10000000007815287 Was this review helpful? Report this review Politically charged and SuperbReview created: 19/06/08 by: The opening song sets the mood for the entire album and while this is one of Radiohead's albums that moves away from 'the bends' era of radiohead and into a new era. You can see how this album and The Bends have influenced In Rainbows and the superb messages in the lyrics are amazing. One fantastical album that always brings a smile to my face. Review ID: 10000000007637088 Was this review helpful? Report this review The Thief...Intricate and arresting. But probably not for the casual listener. Certain songs stand up and grab you by the aural lapels immediately; such as the outstanding opener "2+2=5" and the sweet tingling "I will" with the chilling refrain little babies eyes, eyes, eyes... However some tracks will not inspire you to anything but pure boredom first listen and will require a certain amount of listener participation. On the whole. Not as good as their most recent work and not as good as their earlier stuff either. But it is definitely no limbo album. Review ID: 10000000006731954 Was this review helpful? Report this review Radiohead returnReview created: 04/07/06 by: 1 of 1 people found this review helpful. Perhaps lacking the brilliance of The Bends and OK Computer, this is far better than the doodling which formed the basis for Kid A and Amnesia. Good stopgap before the rumoured masterpiece thay are working on now Review ID: 10000000001288592 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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