In Rainbows | 
| Artist: Radiohead
Label: XL
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Rating:  133 reviews
Sales Rank: 1060
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
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Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.3
UPC: 634904032425
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ASIN: B000YIXBVI
Release Date: December 31, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | 15 Step | | • | Bodysnatchers | | • | Nude | | • | Weird Fishes/Arpeggi | | • | All I Need | | • | Faust Arp | | • | Reckoner | | • | House Of Cards | | • | Jigsaw Falling Into Place | | • | Videotape |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It's very likely that even if you haven't heard the contents of Radiohead's seventh album, you'll be aware of its existence. Released as a digital download by the band themselves before a CD release was even considered, In Rainbows was lauded for innovation before a note of music was heard. Luckily, the music matches the hype--it takes the best part of Radiohead's previous works and advances the formula even further. While the opener "15 Step"--all skittering drum patterns and dub-style bass--may hark back to the electronica of Kid A, the sound soon gives way to a more guitar-based sound. Whilst not as musically heavy as previous albums, the tunes are far more focused and passionate--"Bodysnatchers" is based around a hypnotic, distorted bass riff, while the beautiful string-drenched "Nude" is a true Radiohead classic. Lyrically, like Thom Yorke's solo album The Eraser, the lyrics are sketches of suburban paranoia, and the eerie sense of things no! t being quite right. This is especially true on the piano-based closer "Videotape", which poignantly details a man watching his life's achievements in his final moments. In short, In Rainbows is another masterpiece from the Oxford quintet. --Thomas Allott
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 YES! August 30, 2010
Cameron Forbes (Dunfermline, Scotland)
YES! a great album. The whole band seems to have gelled back into what they should be. There is everything that Radiohead have done here, Glitches, Drum loops, effects, falsetto, orchestra, Thrashing guitar, Banging bass, expert drums, beautiful songs, rocky songs, dancy songs, terrifying songs, FANTASTIC musician ship (just because Ed is not shredding the guitar on every track does not mean he is not involved, he is a magician at sampling and effects). All in all In Rainbows is definitely the true heir to Ok Computer. Take into consideration the music they were making before OK Computer, rocky, grungey tunes. And consider where they were going with Ok Computer, effects, progressive guitar and lyrics of estrangement from society. Consider where they went after Ok Computer. Consider the breakaway from mainstream with the masterpeices of thier genre Kid A and Amnesiac. Consider one of thier 'weaker' albums Hail to the thief and Pablo Honey. THEN consider the full transfer from Pablo to In Rainbows. THEN you will see how good an album it is and THEN you will rank it in your top three.
To anyone new to Radiohead this is the order I suggest you buy.
OK Computer
In Rainbows
Kid A
The Bends
Amnesiac
Hail to the Thief
Pablo Honey
 radiohead July 13, 2010
D. Jesus (London)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
less than impressed. Very disappointed with this album, I'm a big fan of Radiohead but unfortunately I'd not recommend this album to anyone else. Give it a miss if you can.
awesome avant garde radiohead stuff love it July 2, 2010
P. M. Kielty
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this album is so good it is effortless in listening ability play it time and time again without getting fed up it up there with ok computer the bends for different reasons i love it buy it now
Another fantastic album June 14, 2010
S. Hart (liverpool, england)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Radiohead continue to make great albums and In Rainbows shows this.
1.15 Step: Great start. Contains a crazy electro beat to start with, but it morphs into a powerful and very catchy song with the bursts of childrens choir and Yorkes great singing.9/10
2.Bodysnatchers: The most rocky song on the album. It's catchy and cool sounding with a fuzzy backbone and everyone working hard with distorted guitars fluttering everywhere. 10/10
3.Nude: Very relaxed and calm song with some beautiful singing. 9/10
4.Wierd Fishes/Arpeggi: One of the best songs on the album. The guitars make a very sensitive atmosphere and the rocking drums contrast excellently. The ending when Thom beautifully sings 'I hit the bottom' over the glourious sounds of the guitars, bass and banging drums may be the best part of the album. 10/10
5.All i Need: May be the weakest song. It's good but just doesn't seem to standout. 7/10
6.Faust Arp: Despite being just over 2 minutes long this is a great song. Thom voice flows with the incredible classical music and the guitar brilliantly. 9/10
7.Reckoner: Excellent song. Instruments bang everywhere as Thom sings like a preacher over the wonderful music. 10/10
8.House of Cards: A Very relaxed and atmospheric mood make this song so good.Based around Jonney's repeated guitar line with lots of distored sounds. Thom's singing is very powerful here. 10/10
9.Jigsaw Falling into Place: Anthoer superb song. The beat of the song is very catchy and bass and acoustic gutiar really shine. The song contains very good lyrics and the way in which it keeps building and building throughout the song is amazing. 10/10
10.Videotape: A calm and uplifting ending. The piano adds a great effect and Thom's singing is once again excellent. 9/10
So In Rainbows shows that Radiohead still have the ideas and imagination to make incredible albums and is a welcome addiation to Radioheads other great albums.
In Rainbows April 14, 2010
TomCat (Uk)
Radiohead's seventh studio album presents a drastic musical departure from the electronic microbeats and frenetic percussion that has characterised their recent work. This phrase `musical departure' is one which, with good cause, both terrifies and elates Radiohead fans; `what have they done this time?' is a query made with simultaneous trepidation and fervent, wide-eyed hope. I apologise in advance if you find the following summary to be unhelpful and inaccurate; it's been said that talking about music is like dancing about architecture; but, I'm going to try anyway...
What is immediately striking about `In Rainbows' is the sparse and unassuming tone of the album. An opening drum solo in a clever, clever 5/4 rhythm signature makes way for a record of inconspicuous string and guitar arrangements, slow and measured dub-bass lines and long instrumental segments that lay bare the band's current penchant for empty, minimalist soundscapes. With the possible exception of `Bodysnatchers', a frantic fuzz-ball of a song, the tracks on this album all feel so delicate and clear that I was initially reluctant to play them at anything but the lowest volumes, lest they accidentally break. Fans hoping for a return to `paranoid-android' era noise-rock will be disappointed.
Lyrically the album yields no surprises; Thom Yorke's words build upon the previously established concerns of existential despair and self-doubt. By now Yorke is an expert at articulating this, and such an intense concentration on these themes results in the most human and staggeringly fragile songs ever produced by the band.
Suffice to say I love this record, its cohesion and definite `sound' is a marked improvement on what I found to be the disappointing `Hail to the Thief'. This is an album in which irresolute and dark lyrical themes converge perfectly with a bare and sharp instrumentation; `In Rainbows' is a moving and intensely personal masterpiece.
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