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Kid A

by Radiohead

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Overall Rating: 3.3527 Kid A is ranked overall as 3.3527 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.2317 Kid A has an avg. critic score of 3.2317 out of 4 stars

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Pitchfork

Comparing this to other albums is like comparing an aquarium to blue construction paper.... It's the sound of a band, and its leader, losing faith in themselves, destroying themselves, and subsequently rebuilding a perfect entity. In other words, ...more

The Daily Vault Album Reviews

The Internet is easier to log on to. You no longer see that pale faced record store patron wiping his or her sweaty palms. Yes, for some music geeks out there, October 3 was a special day. For some, myself partially, the questions were going to ...more

Tiny Mix Tapes.com

Whether we shop at small independent music stores or big corporate chains, we music lovers share a commonality: expectations. We expect the bands that we love to get better and better, and not just linearly, but exponentially. It’s ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Radiohead's latest, Kid A , makes the daunting ''OK Computer'' seem as accessible as a sitcom theme song. Much of ''Kid A'' doesn't sound like Radiohead at all. Songs float by on the faintest of heartbeat pulses, intergalactic ...more

The Onion (A.V. Club)

Largely abandoning any elements of rock music, the disc ebbs and flows like Aphex Twin, the hypnotic loops of distorted beats and hissing, humming synths bravely replacing the usual recipe of drums and guitar.... For all its flaws and intentionally ...more

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L.A. Weekly

Kid A may feel cold and ahuman at first, but stick with it for the full 50 minutes: Listen long enough, and a fragile, flickering glow becomes apparent amid the chill. It?s the sound of human warmth flooding into a formerly alien space -- of Radiohead ...more

New York Magazine

Not content to embrace familiar dance-music genres like trance (the way Madonna does when she's feeling experimental), the band delves into the most outré electronic music imaginable, from the amniotic soundscapes of Brian Eno to the industrial ...more

Billboard

"Kid A" immerses listeners in an ocean of unparalleled musical depth. It is, without question, the first truly groundbreaking album of the 21st century. ...more

DancingAboutArc

In a word: dense. In two words: real dense. In four words: thick as a brick. In eight words: too subtle and precious to be called "rock." In nine words: too often harsh and disorienting to be labeled "ambient." In 11 words: a record divided in ...more

Drowned In Sound

After Radiohead released their mind-blowing OK Computer about 3 years ago, they've been embraced by both critics and fans alike as the group who might just save rock music. They sold millions of copies of the album and it took them from the band ...more

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