Amnesiac
by: Radiohead
List Price: $17.98
Prices subject to change.
Price: $12.97
You Save: $5.01 (28%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Amazon.com's Best of 2001:
More song-driven and acoustic than Kid A, Radiohead's Amnesiac isn't quite "Kid B," but it is unquestionably cut from the same far-out cloth, as the band revels in fascinating quirks and abject nihilism. It's also the first time in Radiohead's career that a new record hasn't meant a complete shift in artistic priorities. Surely, however, regardless of which was released first, they both deserve recognition; after all, Amnesiac, like Kid A, is an amazing piece of work.
Only lightly augmented with electronics, songs like "You and Whose Army?" and "I Might Be Wrong" almost sound like they came from a typical five-piece rock band. You may even believe the band still employs a guitarist after hearing Jonny Greenwood's wistful surf-guitar lead on "Knives Out" or his subtle but noticeable contributions to the anticapitalist rant "Dollars and Cents." But inevitably, the band continually shifts gears, moving into Boards of Canada territory on "Like Spinning Plates" and delivering dark, bass-laden oddities like "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors," a fuzzed-out piece of avant-garde techno that could just as easily be on an Autechre or Aphex Twin record. The song's half-sung, half-spoken vocal was laid down by either a heavily distorted Thom Yorke or, just perhaps, a loquacious microwave oven. Either way, the music always has momentum, regardless of whether propelled by man or appliance. Radiohead as a band understand how to make rock interesting again, and in the end, that's all they set out to do when they recorded Amnesiac, as well as Kid A. It's more than can be said for the bad frat-punk, teen-pop and soulless techno that currently rules the charts, and for that alone, Radiohead's astonishing exploration of 21st-century anguish deserves credit. --Matthew Cooke
Amazon.com:
Radiohead Photos
More from Radiohead
More song-driven and acoustic than Kid A, Radiohead's Amnesiac isn't quite "Kid B," but it is unquestionably cut from the same far-out cloth, as the band revels in fascinating quirks and abject nihilism. It's also the first time in Radiohead's career that a new record hasn't meant a complete shift in artistic priorities. Surely, however, regardless of which was released first, they both deserve recognition; after all, Amnesiac, like Kid A, is an amazing piece of work.
Only lightly augmented with electronics, songs like "You and Whose Army?" and "I Might Be Wrong" almost sound like they came from a typical five-piece rock band. You may even believe the band still employs a guitarist after hearing Jonny Greenwood's wistful surf-guitar lead on "Knives Out" or his subtle but noticeable contributions to the anticapitalist rant "Dollars and Cents." But inevitably, the band continually shifts gears, moving into Boards of Canada territory on "Like Spinning Plates" and delivering dark, bass-laden oddities like "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors," a fuzzed-out piece of avant-garde techno that could just as easily be on an Autechre or Aphex Twin record. The song's half-sung, half-spoken vocal was laid down by either a heavily distorted Thom Yorke or, just perhaps, a loquacious microwave oven. Either way, the music always has momentum, regardless of whether propelled by man or appliance. Radiohead as a band understand how to make rock interesting again, and in the end, that's all they set out to do when they recorded Amnesiac, as well as Kid A. It's more than can be said for the bad frat-punk, teen-pop and soulless techno that currently rules the charts, and for that alone, Radiohead's astonishing exploration of 21st-century anguish deserves credit. --Matthew Cooke
Amazon.com:
Radiohead Photos
 |  | ||
 |  |
More from Radiohead
 OK Computer |  The Bends |  Kid A |
 Pablo Honey |  Hail To The Thief |  The Astoria London Live |
Disc 1:
Browse for similar items by category:
- Music » Styles » Alternative Rock » General
- Music » Styles » Alternative Rock » Alternative Styles » Rock » Experimental Rock
- Music » Styles » Alternative Rock » British Alternative » General
- Music » Styles » Alternative Rock » Indie & Lo-Fi » Indie Rock
- Music » Styles » Alternative Rock » Indie & Lo-Fi » Electronic Pop
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Hard to Criticize
This album is hard to criticize. It sounds droning, yet edgy; slow, yet catchy. The album is not the typical Radiohead at all, but it's a little gem. It's true that Amnesiac and Kid A were recorded at the same time, but they are from two distinctly different worlds.
Rating: 
- Radiohead Lover
This album - fantastic! Deep, sometimes dark, one of my favorite purchases in the past month.
Rating: - Amnesiac
Amnesiac being Radiohead's 5th studio album and their 2001 release was a quick follow up to the album Kid A which had been released just one year before. The album was a smash hit in both the UK and peaked their at #1 and also did well on the Billboard 200 peaking at #2. Unlike the prior album which had released no singles this album had three singles released "I might be wrong", "Pyramid song" and "Knives Out". No lyrics are included in the booklet but we get a list of whom plays what on the album. ... Read More
Rating: - It Moves Me to Cry, and I Love the Album for the Feeling
Amnesiac is one of my favorite albums of all time.From :01 seconds to the end, the album is a total mystic trip.I love how acoustic and dreadfull it all sounds because I want music to affect me.Amnesiac is a real work of art and Thom is a genius songwriter.This album along with In Rainbows, were my first albums from Radiohead.I've listened to others over time and this one remains my favorite to this day.
It's slower than the other albums, but if sad songs sound better, than this ... Read More
Rating: 
- Kid A's ugly cousin
Kid A part 2 but not as good.
1. packt like sardines ok song...EiiRP is better
2. pyramid song.. thought it was great first few times but now i think its cheesy.
3. pulk/pullok
4. you and whose army.. decent, maybe good.. but their live version messed up the image for me with colins ugly vocals.
5. i might be wrong.. i like this one
6. knives out.. i like this one
7. morning bell... again? was perfect the 1st time.
8. dollars and cents .. i like ... Read More
- Hard to CriticizeThis album is hard to criticize. It sounds droning, yet edgy; slow, yet catchy. The album is not the typical Radiohead at all, but it's a little gem. It's true that Amnesiac and Kid A were recorded at the same time, but they are from two distinctly different worlds.
- Radiohead LoverThis album - fantastic! Deep, sometimes dark, one of my favorite purchases in the past month.
- AmnesiacAmnesiac being Radiohead's 5th studio album and their 2001 release was a quick follow up to the album Kid A which had been released just one year before. The album was a smash hit in both the UK and peaked their at #1 and also did well on the Billboard 200 peaking at #2. Unlike the prior album which had released no singles this album had three singles released "I might be wrong", "Pyramid song" and "Knives Out". No lyrics are included in the booklet but we get a list of whom plays what on the album. ... Read More
- It Moves Me to Cry, and I Love the Album for the FeelingAmnesiac is one of my favorite albums of all time.From :01 seconds to the end, the album is a total mystic trip.I love how acoustic and dreadfull it all sounds because I want music to affect me.Amnesiac is a real work of art and Thom is a genius songwriter.This album along with In Rainbows, were my first albums from Radiohead.I've listened to others over time and this one remains my favorite to this day.
It's slower than the other albums, but if sad songs sound better, than this ... Read More
- Kid A's ugly cousinKid A part 2 but not as good.
1. packt like sardines ok song...EiiRP is better
2. pyramid song.. thought it was great first few times but now i think its cheesy.
3. pulk/pullok
4. you and whose army.. decent, maybe good.. but their live version messed up the image for me with colins ugly vocals.
5. i might be wrong.. i like this one
6. knives out.. i like this one
7. morning bell... again? was perfect the 1st time.
8. dollars and cents .. i like ... Read More
