Album of the day (#1637): Hail To The Thief by Radiohead

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Today's album of the day

Hail To The Thief by Radiohead (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 2003.
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Overall rank: 118
Average rating: 80/100 (from 1038 votes).

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Tracks:
1. 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukeworm)
2. Sit Down. Stand Up. (Snakes and Latters)
3. Sail To The Moon (Brush the Cobwebs Out Of the Sky.)
4. Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over)
5. Go To Sleep (Little Man Being Erased)
6. Where I End And You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In)
7. We Suck Young Blood (Your Time Is Up)
8. The Gloaming (Softly Open Our Mouths In the Cold)
9. There, There (The Boney King Of Nowhere)
10. I Will (No Man's Land)
11. A Punchup At A Wedding (No no no no no no no no.)
12. Myxomatosis (Judge Jury and Excecutioner)
13. Scatterbrain (As Dead As Leaves)
14. A Wolf At The Door (It Girl. Rag Doll.)

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[HazeyTwilight]

Has some great tracks, but it's feels too bloated for its own good.
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[Ollie]

First few songs show promise, albeit false.
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all 'cause I went to the store one day

[SleepDealer]

It's a good album, if disappointing by their standards.

[Dingerbell]

Several great songs, but these are outweighed by a few pretty average songs (for Radiohead at least). A Wolf at the Door is one of my Radiohead favourites though.

[Norman Bates]

Top 3 Radiohead material, ends their best period.

[Skinny]

Great stuff. I definitely prefer this to OK Computer, and I'd probably take it over Kid A at this moment in time. I know Radiohead rankings have been done to death, but at the moment mine probably look something like:

Amnesiac > In Rainbows > The Bends > Hail to the Thief > Kid A > OK Computer > The King of Limbs > Pablo Honey
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[craola]

This is their best record. Only album that comes close is Amnesiac. Come on, guys.
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[HoldenM]

This is probably my least favorite Radiohead album, but it's still pretty good.

Track picks
1. 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukeworm)
7. We Suck Young Blood (Your Time Is Up)
10. I Will (No Man's Land)
14. A Wolf At The Door (It Girl. Rag Doll.)
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[SquishypuffDave]

Whatever flaws this album has, I think it contains most of Radiohead's best songs. I'm curious which tracks people consider to be the average/filler ones. I like them all, but I agree that dropping a few might create a more cohesive musical experience with a buttery flow.