It’s a record for the initiates, taking the “laptop music” / tape manipulation vibe of its predecessor in even weirder and darker directions. Even the LP’s cover (which features a crying Minotaur) relates to the lore, with the group’s longtime collaborator, Stanley Donwood, openly drawing inspiration from Greek tradition.Īll of this heightens the inscrutable and esoteric feel that characterizes Amnesiac.
Specifically, “Pyramid Song” touches on reincarnation (for instance, the “black-eyed angels” are a reference to an ancient Egyptian term for crocodiles), and “Dollars and Cents” sees Yorke singing about wandering the “promised land”. It doesn’t have the pop perfection of In Rainbows, the gun-slinging guitarwork of OK Computer, or the cinematic grandeur of Kid A instead, it adheres to its own distinct vision as a sonic universe beholden to nothing else in the Radiohead pantheon.Ĭalling AmnesiacRadiohead’s hidden treasure is an apt metaphor in more ways than one, as the album was heavily inspired by ancient mythology and religious texts. It’s the Magical Mystery Tour of Radiohead’s catalog: a weird and wonderful detour overshadowed by the bigger and mightier albums around it. Indeed, there’s a dreamlike, occultic aura that pervades Amnesiac ( Yorke even referred to it as Radiohead’s “secret” back in the day). Thom Yorke summed up Amnesiacbest: “It sounds like finding an old chest in someone’s attic with all these notes and maps and drawings and descriptions of going to a place you cannot remember”. 20 years on, the LP remains a dark horse in Radiohead’s discography: a hidden treasure of eerie tape loops, moody vocals, and labyrinthine electronica. It was always condemned to live in Kid A’s shadow, no matter how much the band insisted it was its own album. The confusion was understandable- Amnesiac came out just eight months after Kid A (on 5 June 2001), was recorded during the same sessions, and featured an alternative version of signature Kid A track “Morning Bell”. Of course, that’s not what happened, but that’s what Amnesiac was largely mistaken for. Very low key and the flow from track to track is one of their best.In an alternate universe, Radiohead released Kid B, the B-sides of Kid A. Honestly it just feels like a summation of their most valuable talents they’ve developed over the years and meshed it into one album. Overall mixed as good as it gets with Radiohead. The production is incredible! I love the use of speaker separation on this album. Some of Thom’s most poetic in my opinion.
I wanted to read the lyrics separately from the music as I was mainly focused on the sound of the album. This was a great album to get high to haha. She got it back when the album came out but never played it because she realized Creep wasn’t on it LMAO. The past month and a half discovering their music since I found my moms old Ok Computer CD. Radiohead Not For Profit (live performances)īuy/Sell/Trade Ticket Thread (Tomorrow's Modern Boxes)
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