Amnesiac - Radiohead

Advantages: It's great! It's mad! It even has a couple of guitars on it...
Disadvantages: Should have featured Humph and the band playing Mornington Crescent!

...do not make sense, and Amnesiac certainly does not make sense. I aim to prove that by making the electronic wibblings on this record, Mr. Yorke may have made a record so terrible that even the Stereophonics would have difficulty plumbing these depths of despairingly bad music." Defence: "Objection your honour - my client feels that comparisons between his band and the Stereophonics are totally unjustified as Kelly Jones is still unable to spell "Sampler". ...
...Yorke: "Oh no, the Amnesiac version is far superior, full of warmth and life and, I think you'll notice, guitars. The change from the spooky sounding verses to the reassuring chorus is a lovely sequence I feel." "I call my second witness to the stand. Mr. Divine Cheese. Mr. Cheese, I believe that you found the next track, Like Spinning Plates to be reminiscent of a dream you once had in which you report to have not seen anything apart from velocity." ... Read review

Advantages: Experimental in a good way, Intresting textural construction
Disadvantages: Sometimes experimental in a bad way,

...to find very little on Amnesiac that will change their minds that Radiohead have completely lost the plot. Those who saw Kid A as a brave step into new territories where anything is sonically possible will embrace Amnesiac with open hands and minds. The rumours surrounding Amnesiac were mainly centred on the fact that it was going to be the logical follow up to OK Computer with Radiohead switching the emphasis back towards a more guitar orientated ...
...the rumours were misguiding as Amnesiac sees Radiohead continuing their journey into experimentation with only the smallest concessions to the sounds they produced on OK Computer. Guitars are scarce in their appearance with the concentration aagain placed on more electronic and computer generated sound. Amnesiac begins with the sound of metallic percussion and a deep electronic bass line of 'Packt like Sardines in a crushd tin box'. These elements ... Read review

Advantages: Sheer brilliance from the greatest band of our time - a ground-breaking, flawless, beautiful masterpiece.
Disadvantages: None. Honest.

...people. Contrary to pre-release rumours, Amnesiac does not become much more mainstream (although admittedly, some tracks eg Knives Out are far more commercial than anything on Kid A). Indeed, although traditional instruments are used a lot more, there’s some stuff on Amnesiac that makes Kid A’s title track sound like S Club 7. Before I review the tracks, an interesting piece of trivia: the songs are in chronological order of composition: ...
...he says that some of Amnesiac sounds like “broken machinery” – this track especially. I hate comparing artists in reviews unless something is blatantly ripped off (see Muse), but to give you an idea of what this sounds like, think of Canadian band “Board of Canada”. Although you probably won’t have heard them. Think of Kid A’s title track, make it twice as weird and very angry. This one will probably have ... Read review

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Disadvantages: See text

...The limited edition CD of Amnesiac is housed within a false library book, and along with the stamped dates of the near future and past (26 Jun 1996 up to 07 Oct 2005) there is a note that simply says, "This book is to be hidden", but from what? My theory suggests that it is hidden from the unknown force, or the all controlling government. This album might be hinting on what conspiracy theorists have believed for the last few years. The lyrics, however ...
...guitar since Kid A then Amnesiac may offer a small solution, as there is more of a feeling of guitars on this album, but it's certainly not the answer to your problem. In the middle of Amnesiac are Knives Out and Dollars & Cents and could easily have been on OK Computer, the styles aren't that much different. I do, however, feel that although they will always have such great songs as Creep, Street Spirit, Lucky, Karma ... Read review

Advantages: some excellent tracks, atmospheric,
Disadvantages: Too many peverse experimental moments

...From here on in Amnesiac proceeds to take us on a slightly messy tour through Radiohead’s back catalogue. ‘Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors’ evokes memories of ‘Kid A’ at its most perverse, a bizarre slowed down dance track, with unintelligible vocals and little melody to speak of. Whilst ‘You and Whose Army’, ‘Knives Out’ and ‘I Might Be Wrong’ are dark bluesy guitar numbers. Of the three ...
...with Thom’s vocal sounding rather like its being played on an old gramophone, building to an epic swirling climax. ‘Knives Out’ is perhaps the albums biggest disappointment, sounding rather like an Ok Computer out take. Its almost certain to be a single however, as it is the closest thing to Radiohead’s traditional sound here. ‘I Might Be Wrong’ reminds of ‘Optimistic’, Kid A’s sole concession ... Read review