If you were a fan of Radiohead during The Bends and OK Computer phase but not so much Kid A and Amnesiac then this is the album for you. Where the previous offering "Hail To The Thief" was a mix of their previous styles, it was disjointed and lost it's way several times. In Rainbows is a more concise album and for the most part shows Radiohead back to doing what they do best - playing great songs on guitars.
Opener '15 Step' is really the only track that could fit in during the Kid A era. From then on, 'Bodysnatchers', 'Reckoner' and 'Jigsaw Falling Into Place' are cracking guitar led tracks, 'Faust Arp' and 'Videotape' show Radiohead's mellower side that fans grew to love with classics such as 'High and Dry', 'Fake Plastic Trees' and 'Exit Music (For A Film)'. The highlight of the album though has to be 'Nude' which has appeared in the live set every now and then since the OK Computer era. They say they've never been able to record it properly until now - it's worth the wait. Thom Yorke's haunting vocals with Jonny Greenwood's understated guitar playing show why they never let this track go.
If you fell out with Radiohead when they dropped the guitars, this album is the one to remind you just why, in 1997, they were considered one of the best in the world at what they do.
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