Radiohead Kid A - a work of collective genius and beauty

[@kentonkirkpatrick5225]

Kid A is a masterpiece and very well recorded. Not everyone will agree. Thank you Sir.

[@PearlAcoustics]

You’re very welcome

[@gdwlaw5549]

We do …I do

[@davidtraube7921]

Thank you Harley... because of you, I took my 23-year-old "Kid A" CD off the shelf, played it for only the second time since it was purchased and fell in love with the music in a way I just wasn't ready to do in the year 2000. Now I understand why Kid A is so revered and why I love it in a completely different way than I love The Bends or OK Computer.

[@PearlAcoustics]

That’s really great to hear. So pleased

[@darrylteichroeb9132]

LoL, I remember getting it and listening. I was deeply hooked into listening to everything of theirs, The Bends, Pablo Honey and OK Computer. Then this thing popped out. I must have listened to 25 seconds of each track... not all at once, but a snippet one day then another a little later. It took me likely I dunno, 6..8..12 months to finally listen to all of the songs through. A real tough departure and I just couldn't at first understand WTF they were doing. At all. My favorite now.

[@MarcoGosatti43]

The greatest left turn in Music history. KID A was the album where Radiohead really shifted through the gears of what it's like to be a rock band in the 21s century. And to say to Brit Pop "right thats over" The greatest 00s album of all time it's turned out to be. Really enjoyed this review by you.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks very much for your comment and kind appreciation

[@stimpy1226]

I have a very simple philosophy… "Use your mind as if it were a parachute, it works much better when it's open".

[@PearlAcoustics]

Absolutely agree

[@jimgouthro9236]

Zappa

[@Shelmerdine745]

Well, mine is full of holes.

[@gmk2222]

Mines full 😂

[@gillesthibodeau7078]

I'm 70 and really like Thom Yorke and Radiohead. Thanks for your video!

[@PearlAcoustics]

👍

[@emuhunter1]

I was a teen when Kid A came out and ‘adult’ people in my life at the time told me it was noise. I find your openness to this album so inspiring!! I want to be you when I grow up.

[@PearlAcoustics]

You know, I was told The Beatles was a noise by my grandmother when I was a child. But my mother was an artist and she taught me to always keep an open mind to everything. This gift I received has furnished me well in life and business but mostly, it has given me endless pleasure in music appreciation. I don’t know how old you are but… I find this saying helpful ‘life is not a rehearsal’ go out and live it as best you can. Enjoy the music!

[@emuhunter1]

@@PearlAcoustics I'll be 40 this year so old enough to take your advice to heart and really feel it deeply I'd say. Best wishes to you.

[@jamesstanley7263]

‘How to disappear completely’ is just perfection 🥰

[@underated17]

Same with fake plastic trees and high and dry and anyone can play guitar and so many others!

[@whatdothlife4660]

@@underated17 Let Down, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Black Star just to stick with your early era picks. Some of their most stunning work is in their second phase.

[@christopherward5065]

Radiohead are forever pushing boundaries. This was my first Radiohead album and I was mind blown. The original Radiohead fans wanted more OK computer and seemed to bridle at Radiohead breaking step and taking a 90 degree turn. This was episodic with nested sub episodes. It was poetic, grand, fragile and challenging at turns. I heard this album and became enchanted by Radiohead. It was great listening to you reviewing and hitting those points in different tracks that catch the ear and throw new colours into space. It’s a great listen and doesn’t seem to get old.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks Christopher!

[@0nearmedbandit]

I didn't really see any comments on 'How To Disappear Completely' and how much it means for that 'sadness/stress' that he was going through during the OK Computer tour. It's a strong song about how Thom would disassociate himself when the pressure of the tour, or the moment, would become too much to deal with. So apparently at some point, Michael Stipe, lead singer of REM, told him to: “Pull the shutters down. Then say ‘I’m not here, this isn’t happening’". This is also the song that that he answered when asked at one point in an interview "what song do you want to be remembered by most?". It's definitely one of his best and most personal songs that resonates so strongly with a lot of people. Also, like you said... Me listening to Radiohead at age 16 was the main catalyst for the opening up of my mind to the beauty that can be found in any type of music.

[@PearlAcoustics]

I can only agree with you 100%. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience of the piece

[@kieranhynes9072]

This is why I love your vids so much. It's rare to find somebody who's as open minded, receptive and passionate about all sorts of music as you are.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks, you’re very kind

[@pandjichristian7872]

I was nearly broke between pay during my Uni days. I still bought this CD. The last track reduced me to tears on first listen, still gives me goosebumps now. Cathartically beautiful.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Lovely back story. Thanks!

[@vinylrulesok8470]

I find Kid A almost a hypnotic experience. It pulls me into a pleasant and relaxed place. Every track is so interesting

[@PearlAcoustics]

Absolutely

[@kerryfarrell2787]

I want to reiterate what many others here have noticed - how nice it is to see someone like you step out of what is assumed to be your comfort zone and take something like this on. Bravo! And, this is truly a great album which reflects on your great taste.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Wow, thank you!

[@Faxie83]

Yorke mentioned the influence Warp Records had. Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Autechre and especially Boards of Canada influences are clearly heard in Kid A. It was the era of the great IDM artists.

[@TheDjcarlos67]

I hear the same influences. Even more so with Thom & co’s new band The Smile. The first track on side A makes my brain sizzle and expand, every time I listen. All those artists you mentioned can send us on another plane. Truly sublime 🎼

[@Analoguebubblebath89]

LOVE ALL 4 OF THOSE BAD BOYS

[@Faxie83]

@@Analoguebubblebath89 Your nickname kind of gives it away, haha

[@MarcusBeard]

It is an absoute masterpiece, and recognised as such by many Radiohead fans. Being a late 90s EDM fan I didn't find the album particuarly difficult to get into, but adore it to this day. To me it's like the aural equivalent of abstract or impressionist paintings. I love your ethusiasm for music and the open minded way you approch listening. Thank you so much.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Hi Marcus, you’re very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it

[@thomshrike]

At the age of 49, RH has been my favorite band for years and I would really like to thank for this lovely overview of the greatest album of all time, in my opinion. This album feels like the end of music, as something so intense and sophisticated that cannot be surpassed. Just like other types of art, music here moves to become expressionist, almost abstract expressionist. No other song encapsulates that more than “Everything in its right place”, a song where the music works to contradict the song title, through quirky time signature, unusual chord progression and shrewd production. The 10/4 tempo almost feels like an engine trying to start but sputtering, like an Orwellian protagonist facing a repetitive morning with the same two colors in his head. It is said that the song was written in the same week as “Pyramid Song”, another RH’s musical pinnacle, where finally daily despair is replaced with eternal peace.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you for this beautifully worded post. A truly marvellous insight. 🙏

[@siriusfun]

Beautifully stated. Cheers.

[@Rl-tn1ys]

Many people do not understand Kid A. But those who do can really marvel in its beauty and brilliance

[@PearlAcoustics]

Absolutely. Sometimes the great works of art take an effort from the listener or observer, and once invested, their lives are inevitably enriched in some way.

[@aran2723]

My favourite album of all time, Always excited when new Kid A video essays hop into my recommend, even it they are over 45 minutes 😅 Great video 👍

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@LuisPereira-o2f]

Thank you sir, for explaining me why I love Radiohead.

[@PearlAcoustics]

You’re very welcome!

[@richardlegris2271]

At 60 myself, I am a big fan of Radiohead and for me, this is by far the best review of this album I have ever heard ! ... By a real music lover ... I love every bit of every video I see from you. Many thanks !

[@PearlAcoustics]

That’s very kind of you. With support line yours, I will do my best to keep them coming!

[@rubendwyer9010]

Thank you very much for the video, I'm quite young myself, and even I think most youngsters my age who listen to Radiohead don't even fully understand what they're listening to. And when I see analysations of this album, most of the time it is painfully brief, and sometimes they even skip over mentioning tracks! Seeing someone who understands this album more than most the people listening to it, is super refreshing. You're doing great work!

[@PearlAcoustics]

Well, thank you very much for taking the time to share your appreciation. It is very much appreciated. Enjoy the music! Best wishes, Harley

[@indieknytt1427]

I was born after this album came out and I struggle to describe how much it resonates with my life experience. Radiohead are such visionaries and managed to capture what growing up in the 21st century feels like, both sonically and lyrically, even before that reality had been experienced. Kid A is an album that grows more poignant with every year that passes, and I don't think that's a trend that will slow down any time soon. There's an alienation that comes with having your identity fractured across a million different communities and expectations, drowning in never ending stimuli. "I'm not here, This isn't happening" is such a common sentiment. Constant never ending information on constant never ending problems, it eventually just becomes noise. Its hard not to disassociate. you often just feel like Kid A, Kid B, Kid C... surrounded by everything all of the time. I really appreciated this video and your perspective on the album! Kid A is soooo much fun to discuss and every person who listens to it will pick out something different. Its infinite art in a 50 minute package. Hopefully my ramble here helped add something to that infinity (I could also see it being completely incomprehensible and all over the place hahah)

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you so much for your very interesting and insightful contribution to the topic. I really appreciate the time and effort you took to put down your thoughts in words. It’s never easy. Very clear and interesting

[@jethro8882003]

Thanks for this insightful comment. I’m older and haven’t lived the same experience, but I think you’re right that RH was tapping into the very early stages of what you describe. I think we could feel shadows of it coming 20 yrs ago, and now it’s all around us.

[@kelpo40]

I remember seeing them perform this album in a tent in Warrington. I had spent the previous week downloading and listening to each bootleg track of live performances. If memory serves me possibly the preceding irish gig. By the time I was at the gig in Warrington, the tracks were completely embedded in my brain and I knew then the a genius change had occurred. I felt that I was one of a select few truly experiencing this. Wonderful memories and this album is so beloved by me and is rightly hailed as a masterpiece. Beautiful!!

[@PearlAcoustics]

Lovely story

[@robmaddison8645]

At the time I just didn't get it. I bopped to My Iron Lung at the end in Warrington. To be honest though I'm not sure the band believed that they could deliver this live in a big venue with any degree of success. I mean, who plays an introverts anxiety ridden album to a group of excited fans? The album though is gold and deserves pitch black and 50 minutes of solitude.

[@seajaytea9340]

This album was my first exposure to Radiohead and I'm very grateful to my friend who made the introduction. It has resulted in countless hours of listening pleasure and amazement. I was hesitant to comment after I reviewed many of the comments made by others as I didn't think I had anything to add. They were very insightful and wonderfully heartfelt. And that is how I describe your video. It reminded me of my youth when two or three friends would gather in someone's room (or basement) to listen to the latest Pink Floyd, Yes, Led Zeppelin, etc., album. These same friends were there to hear Brubeck and Coltrane and Parker (etc.), and even attend Bach, Mozart and Brahms concerts. I could go on; but suffice to say that these are gifts that continue to give. Thanks again for these videos and stay well.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you so much for your wonderful back story. Your story was wonderful to read. You had a very open minded circle of friends, it seems? And thanks too for your kind appreciation. I hope to keep going for a while yet.

[@jmarty1000]

Kid A was the most anticipated musical event since "Midnite Vultures" by Beck. And I was surprised and astonished. But my degree in Music Appreciation prepared me well for the high art of Kid A and Amnesiac. And, I must say, for both new albums by "The Smile". Have you heard "The Smile"? They're the best band in the world currently creating new music.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks for your comment and tip. No I don’t know ‘the Smile’ I will check them out. Thank you

[@TP_Gillz]

How To Disappear Completely is the most beautiful and haunting song they have ever made. And that's a massive compliment considering how many masterpieces they have created

[@PearlAcoustics]

True!

[@msheyre]

Absolutely love how Harley doesn’t want to skip any track. It really speaks to how engaging the album is. Thanks for a lovely video!

[@PearlAcoustics]

😉

[@Mulcahy-McGrathJazzGuitarDuo]

I know Radiohead were ... significant- but it took me the 45 contemplative minutes of this video to fully see how. Thank you for presenting this.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you for sharing this. It’s very motivating for me, and the team, I am sure. 🙏

[@danriley3064]

Harley, you have an amazing gift in opening up the viewers awareness and appreciation to all types of music. My favorite track on Kid A has been “How to disappear completely”. I will now be going back and doing a deep listen to the entire album. As always, looking forward to the next video!

[@PearlAcoustics]

🙏

[@marvingunderman9331]

Thank you Harley for the best video review of Kid A I’ve ever seen. Your research and wonderful on-camera demeanour kept me engrossed and enchanted.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you. You’re very kind. I am glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes, H

[@djtomt]

I love that you are reviewing Radiohead, and a little surprised! I usually watch your analysis of classical, Bach (Brandenberg was great!), Beethoven, Schubert (also great), and the like. Radiohead are brilliant - my favorite band. Indeed, How To Disappear Completely is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. I love so much the chaos that ensues during National Anthem at the end with the brass. Radiohead craft each and every one of their songs to the hilt. I truly appreciate all of their music. If you have not yet, listen to In Rainbows and watch them play it live in the video In The Basement. In that, the musicianship they display is astonishing. Idioteque is amazing live (I saw them once)! I love the Morning Bell, but I particularly like a version they recorded that is more ambient sounding on Amnesiac (another brilliant Radiohead production). OK Computer was the first album that brought my attention to them, and I consider it the greatest rock album ever recorded. I could go on....

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you for you very kind appreciation. Thank you too for sharing your knowledge and experience. And thanks for the tip re the In Rainbows video. Much appreciated

[@wouter635]

My favorite album of all time And the risk they as a band took by making something totally different than ok computer is crazy Creative expression love it

[@PearlAcoustics]

Absolutely!

[@emilymitchell6823]

I attribute this album to giving me insomnia as a teen! I discovered it when I was 14, and I listened to it every night in bed, usually on repeat, with my portable CD player by my side - I'm almost certain it gave me a deep appreciation of sound production and the spatiality of music, an element I look for in anything I listen to to this day. Great talk

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks! Thanks too for sharing your story. touching.

[@quinndean9832]

Colin Greee woood (shows Jonny playing bass) 😂❤

[@PearlAcoustics]

Indeed, an error that slipped through the editing process! Well spotted, apologies

[@ricardocardenas186]

It is very exciting to see someone vibing so much with this album :)

[@PearlAcoustics]

🙏

[@kimbervoss3753]

As many times I have gone back to this album since it came out, all of these years later, I still discover things in the music I never noticed before..

[@PearlAcoustics]

That’s for sure, one of my definitions of great music…. There’s always something new to discover. Best wishes from Belgium.

[@LucidDream]

This is my personal favorite Radiohead album. It's transformative for me and transportive, as far as where it lets your mind wander if you allow it.

[@PearlAcoustics]

👍

[@mateoconk]

Kid A was my sleep album for over a year recently. Reliably soothing

[@PearlAcoustics]

😉

[@simonmadsen7255]

I really love to hear you analyse (which is a really great song😊) Appreciation of Radiohead goes straight to my heart.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks… enjoy

[@leihuang8139]

Treefingers is a bliss having been arranged in this early mid segament of the album, very Eno… ish, good to catch some breaths after the previous tracks.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Absolutely!

[@sereneandkeen]

Always one of my favorites

[@mrake1000]

Love Radiohead, i have the same feeling as when i was a teenager sitting in someones room listening to new music, wonderful must listen to the whole album, thanks.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks so much for your comment. That’s exactly the effect I wanted to achieve, so that’s great to hear. Enjoy.

[@seamishmusic]

this is going to be me at 70 years old showing my great grandkids radiohead. Also your stereo set up is gorgeous need me one of those!

[@PearlAcoustics]

😀👍

[@robroy8435]

For years I have ignored Radiohead. Watching this video has totally opened my mind. Many thanks for a push in a great direction. More please

[@PearlAcoustics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SR91313]

Rule no 1, never ignore radiohead or anything Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have to do with. Ever!

[@robmaddison8645]

If you are drawn to music of a more moody and eery constitution they are the best. Their albums are just brilliant in terms of conception, cohesion, layering, emotion and production. Oh not to forget songwriting and craftsmanship.

[@BrigidaRuffo-x7j]

I enjoyed this video tremendously, now I want to listen to the cd.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks! Enjoy

[@jeffreyscott4564]

I'm 65 years old, and I find Radiohead to be one of the most important bands in music. Is it rock? Is it Alternative, Is it Electronic? I don't think it can be put in a category, It's Radiohead. This is a band thats so creative and for many very difficult to appreciate. I compare it to abstract Impressionism visual art

[@PearlAcoustics]

Agreed

[@HenreeeGG]

Imo one of the best works of music to ever be released. It is actual perfection❤️

[@PearlAcoustics]

Indeed.

[@ZmodyfikowanyNiedźwiedź]

Kid A is just another great example of dystopian and alienated feel. "Fitter Happier" from Ok Computer already prepared us for "New Generation" as I call it. Surreal sound of "EIIRP" and "Kid A", chaotic and loud wall of "The National Anthem", only leading to lonelyness and quiet aftermath that is "How To Disappear Completely" and "Treefingers", cold, but relaxing interludium. Then dramatic "Optimistic" kicks in. Magical and weird instrumental of "In Limbo" mixed with start of paranoid and creepy nature of "Idioteque". Hypnotic "Morning Bell" vocals and drum beats. Then we reach the end: "Motion Picture Soundtrack. Its haunting, yet beautiful and sad. Organs match really well and it has own atmosphere. It ends. Nothing has left. Only us and silence. And we hear it. "Untitled". The afterlife of this album. The real end... I really like to listen it after hours on my CD player, its incredible. Regards from the polish drumer. 06.30.2024.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[@barbaraseagle8693]

I'm convinced! Thank You!

[@PearlAcoustics]

👍

[@DanThee88]

Clicked out of curiosity and ended up watching the entire video. I love this album and I just have to say that it is truly awe inspiring how open and passionate you are sir! Thank you for this.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Wow, thank you!

[@darrensworkshop6783]

I listened to Kid A driving from Saltburn to Sunderland on the A19 with glimpses for the sea - very fitting and enjoyable experience.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Nice!

[@sergioventurini]

Loved your musical intelligence. It was a pleasure to listen to you.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks! You’re very kind. Glad you enjoyed it

[@donlitos]

I would put it up there with the caliber of early Kraftwerk, Jean Michele Jarre, Tangerine Dream albums, but possibly even more significant artistically - it is a classic iconic musical masterpiece of the 2000's era. Amnesiac as well, is a beautiful compliment to Kid A.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks for your comment and contribution to the discussion

[@robmaddison8645]

I've loved Radiohead since The Bends (on and off). Kid A doesn't ever make me picture the musicians. It is it's own entity to me and although not my favourite Radiohead album I appreciate it as possibly an artists greatest achievement; to create something which is 100% a reflection of the creative process itself without any baggage.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Well put. Thanks for sharing

[@samprakos]

Kid A is absolutely my favorite album of all time...and Ok Computer + Kid A is the biggest 1-2 punch I've ever experienced in my life!! To be honest it took 5+ listens to Kid A before it clicked. I saw them on this tour and it was amazing.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Excellent

[@Runner862]

What a joy to watch and listen. I saw a lot music reviews on this chanel, but here you can see, the difference of a professional and a regular youtuber! Fantastic, best i ever saw, love it. By the way, unbelievable you done this without a single cut!

[@PearlAcoustics]

Wow, thanks! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevinf9822]

One of my favorite albums (maybe my favorite) by one of my favorite groups. Thanks for this review. Many people don't 'get' Radiohead and they are probably not for everyone. But I respect the people that do.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks for your appreciation.

[@ullodea]

Thank you for your wonderful, humble, moving review. I had a very similar experience with this album recently. Class A sound quality on this album as well.

[@PearlAcoustics]

My pleasure!

[@japanjay]

Correction: The picture of Colin Greenwood on bass is actually Jonny Greenwood

[@PearlAcoustics]

Indeed, a mixup in my part. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

My dad sang in bands so I was always involved in music, the band practicing , I always loved music,

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️HARLEY,IT IS DEFINITELY A BLESSING 🤗 FOR YOU AND US AS WELL 😎💚💚💚

[@PearlAcoustics]

It sure is! Thanks!

[@carlosfernandez3565]

Since I listened to Paranoid Android for the first time as a teenager (14 - 15) I became obsessed with getting that OK Computer album, which I listened to hundreds of times for the next couple of yers, so I got my Kid A copy the very first day it hit the stores.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Nice

[@Nick_4i]

This album was released only a few months after I was born, but I only came across it when I was a teenager trying to broaden my musical horizons. It really had a profound effect on me then, and it still does today. How to Disappear Completely is among my favorites by Radiohead, and is probably competing for my favorite song across all artists. Songs like Everything In Its Right Place and Kid A were challenging for me at the time, but they were a catalyst for my appreciation of somehwhat experimental music. I think Radiohead was the bridge between accessibility and oddity that many people used as an entryway into more unconventional works. I really have enjoyed this series. It's funny how albums like Kid A and Random Access Memories are almost like comfort food to me now, while the classical pieces you have discussed are the more challenging. It goes to show how important exposure is when it comes to the music we each find accessible. One story that I've always heard about this album was that many of the lyrics were created by writing phrases on scraps of paper and drawing them at random for each song. Obviously, that isn't the case for all of them, but it seems to be true for Everything in its Right Place and a few others. I don't think you mentioned this, but I apologize if I missed it.

[@TheDjcarlos67]

It’s good to hear the youth appreciating older music. Bowie’s lyrics were often put together in a similar way

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks very much for your kind appreciation and very interesting back story.

[@apollomemories7399]

That idea of random selection of bits and pieces of scraps of lyrics - the Cut-Up technique - was employed very successfully by David Bowie back in the early 1970's. It was an idea that he had copied from the American writer, William S. Burroughs - he wrote "Naked Lunch".

[@PearlAcoustics]

@@apollomemories7399 so true. Thanks for your comment and contribution to the topic

[@QKvox]

Radiohead was definitely the gateway drug to music like what Ben Frost and Tim Hecker create. Kid A was also the album that made me realise that this kinda odd stuff is really great.

[@nathanmielke1977]

This album and its companion of Amnesiac are the reason I pursued music. Such a wonderful and complex album.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Indeed! Thanks for sharing your comment

[@jearley22]

Love spending time with you Harley....your "speaker-side" chats. Very relaxing and enjoyable.

[@PearlAcoustics]

I appreciate that! So nice to read your comment

[@fernandoeguia9997]

Loved this video. Any chance you will do one for In Rainbows?

[@PearlAcoustics]

🙏 I love in Rainbows too, maybe one day.

[@Cars_and_Finance]

Please keep making these videos! Love them

[@PearlAcoustics]

Will do! 😀

[@jeromemeyers7079]

"It's one of those tracks that will take you wherever you want to go." Love it.

[@keithbertschin1213]

To me, from OK Computer for the next 4/5 albums Radiohead really were The Beatles of our age. Always looking for a new sound and doing it in such an amazing way. Please consider more of these with classic albums. REM - Automatic For The People is a great candidate. Thanks

[@PearlAcoustics]

You’re very welcome. Thanks for the tip

[@leihuang8139]

Thanks a lot for reviewing this if not the best certainly one of the best best of all albums out there. Like how you approached this album and also how you brought all the snippets of anecdotes about the band members into play as well. Great stuff! Cheers

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you very much. That’s very kind.

[@nme87]

What a beautiful review of a truly special album. Great job

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks! Very kind.

[@Drackleyrva]

Love your channel! I think it would be awesome for you to do more album reviews---classic and new!

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks. That is the plan… enjoy

[@ricardocardenas186]

Thank you for this wonderful video. It is my favorite album of all time; and, like many others have said in the comments, a masterpiece. It is also a great gateway to all sorts of incredible artists and styles: Kraftwerk, Charlie Mingus, Olivier Messiaen, Paul Lansky, Aphex Twin, and so on and so forth

[@PearlAcoustics]

You're very welcome! I totally agree about the album being a springboard to so much more. A true sign of genius.

[@hailtothevictorz]

Dang, Harley, love to see you grooving to one of my all-time favorite albums. I can sit in the dark out in my garage and listen to this with my DMP-A6 running into my Sugden A21se through my Volti Audio RazzLEs and the sonic immersion is incredible. Me and a friend got to see Radiohead at a small club in St Louis, MO at the beginning of the OK Computer tour with Teenage Fanclub opening. Incredible. Great memories. Take care.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks! I can just imagine you listening in your garage!

[@kjbiz]

Wow what a gig

[@colinodonnell7264]

A thing that is often overlooked is that the band started touring the album in a circus tent before it was actually released, so you were going in not knowing what you were going to hear. I saw them in glasgow about a week before the album dropped and was blown away. They didn't release any adverts bar some 6 second blips on their site with snippets.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Didn’t know that. How amazing!

[@Boatzerama]

I love your passion for all types of music Harley. This is another great video you have put together👍🏼

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks, you’re very kind

[@Derffee]

I’ll put it on my Wish List

[@a.x.marcus4627]

I remember 2003 as a wonderful blend of Kida A, Michael Nyman and Arvo Part. Thank you for sharing this.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Our pleasure!

[@gabrielai3318]

Thank you for this! Kid A is a masterpiece ❤

[@PearlAcoustics]

You’re very welcome!

[@StealthParrot]

My first introduction to Radiohead was The Bends. It was so different from everything else I would normally listen to but I became completely enamored with their music. I would play that CD for hours in my car as I commuted back and forth to work. Of course that led to discovering their other releases such as Kid A and OK Computer. I love how you keep an open mind when it comes to music, as we all should.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks for your comment and appreciation

[@chrisveltman1795]

Everything about this album is amazing. If you have an original copy of the CD (perhaps the vinyl too?), there was a secret comic-book (of sorts) hidden behind the plastic holding the CD.

[@PearlAcoustics]

This is something I will have to check out! 😀

[@StreetPreacherr]

Holy SHIT! I assumed this was a TROLL post... I've had that CD since it was released and had NO IDEA there was another booklet under the CD tray! lol

[@chrisveltman1795]

@@StreetPreacherr surprise!

[@chrisveltman1795]

If I remember correctly, the comic has some Easter eggs for future albums

[@seogulee]

that limited edition CD is released for Europe. the US had a different limited edition which is a hard cardboard book style digipack.

[@Deebee950]

Who wouldn’t love this album??? It’s a classic, a masterpiece ❤️

[@PearlAcoustics]

Indeed.

[@jacquesvilleneuve754]

I knew the group name but never really listened to them. Quite interesting and looking forward to discover Radiohead. A bit surprised that you like such music but at the same time open minded people often go off the beaten tracks. Well done sir.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you! Enjoy!

[@keithbertschin1213]

A beautiful album, thank you

[@1jhnpennington]

Thank you so much for this video. Lovely, informative stuff.

[@PearlAcoustics]

You’re very welcome!

[@cgallagher4501]

Really enjoyed your reaction. Two quick things, when this first came out I found it too difficult to absorb and it took me giving it a second chance years later for me to appreciate it. Second "How to Disappear Completely" breaks and remakes my heart every time I hear it - it capturing of Melancholia and Anxiety but resolving them into beauty is just spectacular

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks for your kind comment. And thanks too for your interesting back story

[@Amper-o-mat]

I just bought "Kid A" and "Amnesiac" together in 2 cd box set and they're both amazing albums...

[@PearlAcoustics]

👍

[@gretafigueroa878]

He sido muy afortunada de que esta maravillosa banda "Radiohead" llegara a mi vida.

[@PearlAcoustics]

👍

[@xtfotos3758]

Wow, I didn’t see this coming. Thank you so much for your wonderful review of my most beloved Radiohead album. And, btw, it sounds marvelous via the Sibelius, too!

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks!

[@TheAmirshefet]

Thank u. Inspiring! I think its a masterpeace, similar to the beatles revolver, a brave new path. I was one of those stupid fans who were upset they didnt get a sequel to ok computer. I just couldnt understand it at the time. It took me a couple of years to catch up but now i love this album. on imporatant stages of my i use it as my background music for ultimate inspiration. He realy does see colors as u said.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks for your kind message and interesting comment

[@juancp4806]

thank you for this! lovely moment.

[@PearlAcoustics]

You’re very welcome!

[@mrkitewine7700]

Thanks for the in-depth analysis of this landmark album. Did you notice the hidden booklet in the cd case? It may not be on the re releases, but the original release had a small booklet hidden behind the black plastic CD tray in the jewel case.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Oh, no I didn’t see that! I will check it out. 🙏

[@renaulth2009]

Best band ever

[@PearlAcoustics]

👍

[@jimfarrell4635]

As a wise, hairy old codger once said..."You're never too old to rock n' roll, if you're too young to die !" I loved the sight of your head bouncing to the beat. Now all we need is some air guitar and virtual drums in the next video. It makes me want to revisit Kid A, an album which i found suffered a bit from over exposure. I haven't listened for a while.

[@PearlAcoustics]

😂👍

[@johnmarchington3146]

I loved the video, Harley. I've never listened to Radiohead before, but you've definitely aroused my interest in the band's music.I found the music in 'Kid A' both beautiful and exciting.

[@PearlAcoustics]

That’s wonderful to hear, thank you!

[@paulhewitt6953]

When it came out it took me a while to get into (when at the time I wanted another Bends or OK computer ) but after a while came to realise it for the masterpiece it is and probably my most played Radiohead although they have many classics . A great video and thanks for nudging me to play my old cd on my old cd player again ! Thank you

[@PearlAcoustics]

You’re very welcome

[@GavanDrohan]

Really loved this video Harley. Up to now I have mainly watched your hardware videos but this was a great review & critique of what was initially a hard to appreciate release from Radiohead after the sublime OK Computer. I so admire the courageous path they took to go down this path which probably did take many years for critics and causal fans to understand what they achieved with this album. Thanks for shining a light. ps. I’m in a long build queue for around 2 years for a Decware Zen Triode. Can’t wait to play some Radiohead vinyl through that ❤

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thank you. You’re very kind. And thanks for your contribution to the discussion

[@Plus_Minus_Null]

very interesting to listen to what you say.... i love radiohead from the beginning .... you are very right 😊

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks!

[@Hzim007]

I learn so much on this channel about music and all other related stuff.Can't thanks enough but thank you for bringing this up Harley, all the details you pointed out, makes me love the band much more, I love Radiohead and this is my second favourite album of theirs (after OK Computer). Again thank you sir for all other videos as well, I greatly appreciate it

[@PearlAcoustics]

My pleasure! You’re very welcome

[@eternaltvvvvv]

Maybe my favorite album of all time, this video is great!

[@PearlAcoustics]

Thanks! 🙏

[@michaelsmith222]

Thanks for your wonderful insight into Kid A. It kind of past me by when it first came out. I listened to it and thought its Radiohead going all IDM on us, which with hindsight I can now hear the influences you mention (all of which I love). I shall be having a close listening session when it arrives. In terms to suggestions for great recordings may I be so bold as to suggest you listen to Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man's tremendous album Out of Season from 2002. Beth has a truly wonderful voice that sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it and Paul Webb's (ex Talk-Talk) acoustic guitar work and song writing is just fabulous. Beth Gibbons is in Portishead whose work is amazing too and she has also performed with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra on Henryk Gorecki's Symphony Number Three - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.

[@PearlAcoustics]

Hi Michael, first of all I want to thank you for your kind appreciation. Thanks too for your contribution to the discussion and your personal back story. I will certainly listen to your recommendation. In truth, I have never heard of it. Best wishes. H.