Kid A by Radiohead (CD, 2009)

Parlophone

0603497912520

2321228493

Radiohead

2000s

CD

2009

English

Indie Electronic, Experimental Rock, Ethereal

Studio Recording

Kid a

Album

Pop, Alternative, Rock

4 Out of 5-"...A Record of Experiments....This Deserves Your Attention.", Ranked #7 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "Weeping Icons of Heartbreaking Loveliness...", 9 out of 10 - "...The songfullness emerges from the strangeness, and a beautifully sequenced CD assumes the shape of a classic LP....KID A is not only their bravest album but its best one as well.", Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2000" - "...This year's version of R.E.M.'s UP: a genre-resistant sonic scuplture that plays wicked eardrum tricks at every turn...", Ranked #11 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year" - "...Warp-style electronica, modern jazz....chill atmospherics and curdled, bitter soundscapes...", 5 Stars Out of 5 -- "Suitably Liberated....These Are Recordings with Soul...", "...Intriguing, eccentric, obviously a grower....It still sounds a mess, but that's obviously the plan...", Included in Cmj's "Best of the Year" for 2000., 9 out of 10 - "...The songfullness emerges from the strangeness, and a beautifully sequenced CD assumes the shape of a classic LP....KID A is not only its bravest album but its best one as well.", Ranked #13 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime", Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000"., 4 discs out of 5 - "...Richly sculpted with multi-colored chords, ebbing rhythms, and oddball time measures, KID A floats...through the galaxy in search of musical cliches to annihilate...", Ranked #2 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year 2000"., 3 stars out of 5 - "...Beautiful as it is strange....Musically, its best features are its keening, lapwing guitars and a thin, atonal orchestral drizzle....best enjoyed with the lights off...", "...An epic audio experiment punctuated with raw emotion and inspiring innovation....an unquestionable masterpiece...", "...A Genuinely Challenging Work....A Sonic Journey..."-Rating: B+, Included in Wire's "50 Records of the Year"., "A complete album, one where everything from production to arrangements to lyrics to album art were carefully crafted towards a unified purpose.", 4 stars out of 5 - "...A clear-eyed space opera about a plausible future....this 'is' pop, a music of ornery, glistening guile and honest ache, and it will feel good under your skin once you let it get there...", 3 out of 5 - "...Like the soundtrack to a movie that hasn't been filmed....This is music that messes with your insides...", Ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of 2000.

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