Radiohead Kid A

Ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of 2000.
4 stars out of 5 - "...A clear-eyed space opera about a plausible future....this 'is' pop, a music of ornery, glistening guile and honest ache, and it will feel good under your skin once you let it get there..."
Ranked #2 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year [2000]".
9 out of 10 - "...The songfullness emerges from the strangeness, and a beautifully sequenced CD assumes the shape of a classic LP....KID A is not only [its] bravest album but its best one as well."
9 out of 10 - "...The songfullness emerges from the strangeness, and a beautifully sequenced CD assumes the shape of a classic LP....KID A is not only [their] bravest album but its best one as well."
"...A genuinely challenging work....a sonic journey..." - Rating: B+
Ranked #13 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime"
Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000".
3 stars out of 5 - "...Beautiful as it is strange....Musically, [its] best features are its keening, lapwing guitars and a thin, atonal orchestral drizzle....best enjoyed with the lights off..."
3 out of 5 - "...Like the soundtrack to a movie that hasn't been filmed....This is music that messes with your insides..."
Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2000" - "...This year's version of R.E.M.'s UP: a genre-resistant sonic scuplture that plays wicked eardrum tricks at every turn..."
Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year".
4 out of 5 - "...A record of experiments....This deserves your attention."
Included in CMJ's "Best of the Year" for 2000.
"...An epic audio experiment punctuated with raw emotion and inspiring innovation....an unquestionable masterpiece..."
4 discs out of 5 - "...Richly sculpted with multi-colored chords, ebbing rhythms, and oddball time measures, KID A floats...through the galaxy in search of musical cliches to annihilate..."
Ranked #7 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "[W]eeping icons of heartbreaking loveliness..."
"...Intriguing, eccentric, obviously a grower....It still sounds a mess, but that's obviously the plan..."
Ranked #11 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year" - "...Warp-style electronica, modern jazz....chill atmospherics and curdled, bitter soundscapes..."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[A] complete album, one where everything from production to arrangements to lyrics to album art were carefully crafted towards a unified purpose."
5 stars out of 5 -- "[S]uitably liberated....These are recordings with soul..."