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Hail To The Thief

by Radiohead

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All Time

of 455,353

881
2000's

of 265,640

86
2003

of 34,566

13

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Overall Rating: 3.3459 Hail To The Thief is ranked overall as 3.3459 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.1766 Hail To The Thief has an avg. critic score of 3.1766 out of 4 stars

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Stylus Magazine

Hail To The Thiefthrows Radioheadâs last two albums into violent perspective; they werenât, as some have suggested, pissing around for the sake of it. ...more

PopMatters

An incredible album from a band that continues to redefine its boundaries. ...more

Yahoo! Music

It starts with what is still surely one of the most thrilling sounds known to modern man - a guitar being plugged into an amp. ...more

Rolling Stone

Despite the anger and bitterness, Hail to the Thief is more musically inviting than Radiohead's last two outings. ...more

Rolling Stone

Radiohead'sHail To the Thiefis a product of its moment: recorded in late 2002, during the American and British governments' slow, inevitable march to Iraq, of which lead singer Thom Yorke was an outspoken opponent. ...more

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Spin

It feels more like a band playingto a multitude of strengths than the formal wrestling of Kid...read the complete review at Spin

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Mojo

Coheres as well as anything else in their...read the complete review at Mojo

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Neumu.net

Sprawling, overwrought, unkempt rock music....read the complete review at Neumu.net

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The Austin Chronicle

If the evolution of Radiohead hasn't ceased altogether, then the once-cherished pioneers of modern rock have at least painted themselves into a corner with their sixth studio album. Not without occasional moments of brilliance,Hail to the...read the complete review at The Austin Chronicle

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musicOMH.com

For those strange of mind people who came up with the word "electronic" to describe Kid A and Amnesiac, Radiohead would like you to listen to the beginning of their new opus, the opening seconds of 2+2=5. It is the sound of a guitar being plugged in and...read the complete review at musicOMH.com

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