This album is the sister to last year's Kid A, but far more accessible and listenable in a lot of ways. It is almost as though the sessions were divided up, and the more abstract material found its way onto Kid A and the more mainstream onto Amnesiac. At any rate, Amnesiac has gotten more play in my player. The lyrics are typical Radiohead, and the music is, from a rock standpoint, avant garde without becoming too pretentiously so. A solid album, and well worth the praise it has gotten from many quarters.
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Other coverage for this album
Opus 2002Reviewed by Paul NewboldRecorded at the same time as the Kid A sessions, Amnesiac was anticipated to be a more accessible and guitar-based album than its counterpart. This assumption could not have been further from the truth. Amnesiac is perhaps Radiohead's most intense, experimental, and unconventional album to date. Amnesiac seems to trade songs for mood. The track listing consists of pieces of music, rather than…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Jeffrey OverstreetArtists? or Pretentious Snobs? If somebody listens to a Radiohead album once--or any album for that matter--and tells you their reaction, then that's exactly what you're getting...a reaction. A reaction is not to be taken as a thoughtful examination, but rather what it is...a first impression. It's not much better than judging a book by its cover. Great art makes you excavate for treasure. It…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Megan LenzComing on the heels of their groundbreaking Kid A, Amnesiac (aka "Kid B") is the latest offering from Radiohead. It's also the latest evidence that, deliberately or otherwise, Radiohead is only too eager to shrug off the mantle of rock uber-group heir apparent that critics were quick to place on them after the anthemic The Bends and OK Computer. Though the tracks on this album are more listenable…Similar sounding releases
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