Why In Rainbows is Radioheads Best Album

[@AntonioRunaway]

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[@SuperSpeedRaven1]

Goddamn right it is. 15 Step, House of Cards, Weird Fishes, everything. An utter masterpiece.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Mhm

[@jameshannagan4256]

I can not agree about Reckoner it may be my favorite Radiohead song (it changes all the time like any of the all-time great bands) it is such a transcendental song in the right mood it takes me away.

[@SuperSpeedRaven1]

@@jameshannagan4256 I think every song is perfect on the album so I would be fine with any song being your favorite

[@consistentsuffering2542]

I can’t believe how overlooked “hail to the thief” is, I would argue that album is much more “kid A and Ok computer combined”, In rainbows really isn’t all that digital.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Thats a good point tbf

[@kadenpile-riley2170]

Hail to the thief is my 4th favorite Radiohead album for sure

[@Theo-yo8ph]

honestly house of cards is probably my favourite song on the album, idk why, it just hits me in a way i can't describe. top 3 radiohead songs for me

[@AntonioRunaway]

Oh sheesh, well i dont agree but im glad you like it!

[@Channel.1061]

Listening to this album on vinyl front-to-back on acid was an amazing experience. It would have been amazing even without the acid.

[@AntonioRunaway]

That sounds incredible

[@mouseinyohouse]

I had no idea you also cried on Nude. I was walking home and I had my air pods in, and I just cried at the final part of the song. I’m glad I’m not the only one.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Lol im sure theres plenty of us out there

[@jameshannagan4256]

Nude and Reckoner both make me want to cry and I am not sure why.

[@MDE128]

I think it’s Radiohead’s second best album behind OK Computer. BTW, Videotape is my favorite Radiohead song.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Ayee nice, OKC is top 2 radiohead for me

[@klozz2080]

Videotape is probably not my favorite song but is also probably on my top 5, best song of the album The lyrics are the best Thom Yorke have ever written, beautiful and so much depressing. I mean, this is the most depressing song by Radiohead, forget about Motion Picture Soundtrack, Let Down or True Love Waits, this is their saddest song.

[@izabellerudkin8767]

I LOVEEE VIDEOTAPEEE

[@bigdog6780]

yo yo its the real Thom York again, ask me anything. great video as always runaway, please do a video on the king of limbs.

[@vaggelis911]

I really enjoyed your video and I do agree with most of your comments. But, I think you've missplaced All I need. I think that this song belongs right to the top of the album, next to the other "10/10" songs you've mentioned, mainly because of it's climax and the way it ends. That final part is so strong yet so emotional. It feels like a loud, emotional scream made by someone collapsing under their one-sided feelings

[@AntonioRunaway]

I can see your point

[@Mf_CHIP]

Honestly I prefer Relapse. I really think they found their sound on that album.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Frfr

[@johngerygooz3251]

I like how your profile picture goes with your comment. XD

[@Mf_CHIP]

@@johngerygooz3251 I love Relapse

[@johngerygooz3251]

@@Mf_CHIP Based.

[@Mf_CHIP]

@@johngerygooz3251 🤝

[@asaantoine9485]

reckoner and nude are such a great duo

[@maddie_music09]

"its not just a song...its a moment" is probably the best and most accurate way to describe nude. nude is probably one of my favorite songs of all time and tbh i cried listening to it for the first time. especially on the second verse when you are blasted with the c#m chord in the synth. imo, ok computer and kid a will always hold spots 1 and 2 on my favorites list, but in rainbows deserves #3

[@AntonioRunaway]

Nude is personally my favorite radiohead song (:

[@satelliteimagerymusic]

NOW *AMSP* PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU

[@AntonioRunaway]

Possibly

[@ALLTH3YW4NT3D]

I agree to an extent with the belief that In Rainbows is their best album. While I do certainly see the point of view and thought process, it lacks the same emotion as Kid A or OK Computer. OK Computer has a feeling of isolation and loneliness that is impossible to recreate. And Kid A has a similar feeling of just pure loneliness and isolation, however In Rainbows doesn’t have that feeling. What it does express is pure emotion. I think the better title for this album would be: “Radiohead’s most artistic album”.

[@AntonioRunaway]

I see what you mean

[@klozz2080]

As an album, the others hit harder. But Videotape is their saddest song.

[@lmanproductions8680]

Pretty sure 15 step has multiple meanings simultaneously, but I think the narrator of the song is 15 steps away from the edge of the building, ie the sheer drop, and are contemplating suicide. Giving themself a talk about how they can never make progress, never pull themselves out of the dark place they are in. Which makes it extremely ironic that it was rated the happiest Radiohead song.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Yup lol

[@jameshannagan4256]

I read somewhere that a gallows has 15 steps before the sheer drop.

[@Landon-by3ot]

Bodysnatchers is probably my favorite from this album but theyre all great

[@AntonioRunaway]

Nice!

[@JaWal7651]

It's called 15 Step because that's how many steps there are leading up to a gallows

[@keyywea]

idk if its unpopular or not but all i need is the best song off the album

[@AntonioRunaway]

Definitely onpopular lol, cool tho!

[@bradmitchell1962]

def underrated IMO 🎸🤘🏻

[@butternutt04]

Also with 15 step, most hangman galleys had 15 steps, so 15 steps then a sheer drop means, y'know, phwoosh SNAP

[@Dubnobass1]

In rainbows is the best album because I keep on coming back to it. Especially when I hear people say something like "I've no idea what I am talking about"

[@AntonioRunaway]

Lol

[@ElinaSharifullina-xp8qh]

best album of all time imo

[@AntonioRunaway]

Fair tbh

[@Capeletedosguri]

Great video!!

[@AntonioRunaway]

Thank you!

[@agony7851]

All i need is so underrated! Great video tho

[@AntonioRunaway]

Thank you!

[@vylettrose0]

My fav track on it!

[@BoctorPink]

Agreed! I think In Rainbows is Radiohead's crowning achievement & that's in a discography containing Kid A & OK Computer which is saying something.

[@classicgamer5181]

i like jigsaws falling into place.Its good🙂😄😃👂🏾

[@AntonioRunaway]

🙂😄😃👂🏾

[@JimJimGuy]

Quite frankly, my favorite of the trinity switches depending on the last one I listened to

[@kattej837]

i always thought the staggered drums on 'videotape' was meant to sound like a 'death rattle'. the way people breath when they take their last few breaths.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Cool theory!

[@ideaswithinart]

Thank You! Something I agree with 100%

[@AntonioRunaway]

W

[@codytaylor942]

Weird fishes is the masterpiece within the masterpiece. This album is the lovechild of Bach, Miles Davis, West African root blues music, and Pink Floyd. No one has ever done this before and it will likely never be repeated. Can you guys think of current musicians who may be able to pull of a discography like Radiohead? Tame Impala? AI??

[@Lavagemstomacal]

Finally someone with the right mind on the internet

[@AntonioRunaway]

Lol thank you

[@bighairywheel]

It’s up there but OK Computer is in a class of its own, they would not have dared to attempt the likes of ‘Kid A’ on the back of any other album but this masterpiece!

[@AntonioRunaway]

Yeah saying Ok Computer is better is fair

[@hehe7846]

why does this only have 500 views what

[@AntonioRunaway]

Lol thank you!

[@sebastianruedac]

Dude how can you do such a great analysis of In Rainbows and leave out Disk 2???

[@AntonioRunaway]

Cuz its not part of the main album lol, tho i do love it!

[@LightObservation]

Totally agree that this is their best album! Strangely 15 step is my favorite on it. Jigsaws falling into place is also one of my least favorites 😬. Great video!

[@AntonioRunaway]

Thank you!

[@axeldorman262]

jigsaw falling into place is such a bangerrrrr how tf

[@curly_wyn]

I agree. 1. In Rainbows 2. Kid A 3. OK Computer 4. A Moon Shaped Pool 5. Hail to the Thief 6. The Bends 7. Amnesiac 8. Pablo Honey 9. The King of Limbs

[@AntonioRunaway]

W! The Bends is a lil low for me tho

[@kristoffmedina9884]

Can’t bealive you really think a moon shaped Pool its better than amnesiac

[@JimJimGuy]

@@kristoffmedina9884It’s definitely more consistent

[@petter8166]

all i need,reckoner and house of cards are definetely as good as the first 4 tracks

[@AntonioRunaway]

Maybe, not house of cards tho.

[@gusfringberkman9598]

all I need is sooo good

[@petter8166]

​@@AntonioRunawaymaybe,its the 2nd worst track behind faust arp but still a 10/10 for me

[@caseygarcia9279]

Hail to the Thief is underloved 😢😢

[@gerardfletcher1203]

more i listen the better it gets.

[@strangerthatsnotme6575]

Bro ignored House of cards 🙁

[@BIGDAWGSMUSIC]

okc and the bends are better for me but still a 10/10 album

[@j27blaze]

True

[@sleep6837]

But like ...Kid A

[@edi4360]

Kid A doesn’t have naked, weird fishes, reckoner, jigsaw, videotape, 15 steps.

[@AntonioRunaway]

IN RAINBOWS BETTER

[@sleep6837]

@@edi4360 it does have Everything In It's Right Place, The National Anthem, How To Dissapear Completely, Optimistic, Idioteque and Motion Picture Soundtrack

[@sleep6837]

@@AntonioRunaway THAT IS AN EXTREMELY VALID OPINION THAT I HAPPEN TO SLIGHTLY DISAGREE WITH

[@kadenpile-riley2170]

Kid A is a masterpiece and it’s a 10/10. In Rainbows is 11/10. I love every song on in rainbows even the ones that I don’t like as much as the others. Kid A has like one song I don’t really love but they’re still both really amazing albums. It’s just one affected me a little more.

[@antonioo8625]

Top 3 radiohead, and its not 3 or 2

[@AntonioRunaway]

W

[@SuperSpeedRaven1]

Facts

[@kodahyphenlee]

...and then disk two happened

[@AntonioRunaway]

Disk two is great!

[@ElQuePregunto]

Excelent, but it’s still Kid A

[@AntonioRunaway]

Fair lol

[@hehe7846]

syncopation by that definiton is just 16th notes tf

[@AntonioRunaway]

Oh lol

[@ksrt2654]

In Rainbows is my favorite. Ok Computer is the best. Possibly best album of all time.

[@AntonioRunaway]

That doesnt work like that lol. Favorite = best

[@JimJimGuy]

@@AntonioRunawayno no, I think they’re onto something

[@Buttershooter]

Good video but I still hard disagree, I still feel as though OC is much much better

[@AntonioRunaway]

OC? Is that ok computer?

[@Buttershooter]

@@AntonioRunaway yep

[@Brodubo]

Never understood the hype behind this album. Ik I’ll get bombed for this but I find at least 4 Radiohead albums are better.

[@MCBIGlilRonDogs]

This is wrong💯💯💯 Good videp though, keep it up!

[@AntonioRunaway]

Thank you!

[@franyt2429]

its not but ok :)

[@AntonioRunaway]

It is but ok (:

[@franyt2429]

maybe but ok :)

[@scottclark1634]

Jigsaw is great but i find Bodysnatchers quite boring and the falls flat in the middle with All I Need and Faust are filler. Sorry just one opinion. Ok overall though about a 7.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Bodysnatchers is AMAZING wdymm

[@Radioheadfan111]

1. Pablo Honey 2. The King of Limbs 3. Hail To The Thief 4. The Bends 5. Amnesiac 6. Kid A 7. In Rainbows 8. Ok Computer

[@asaantoine9485]

this has got to be a troll

[@Javii1]

This makes a lot more sense in reverse 💀

[@luked6286]

OKC would be 1 if it was just fitter happier for 50 minutes

[@benlevy3073]

Ok computer ok computer is better

[@bigounzegameing8357]

Reckoner ruins it

[@AntonioRunaway]

???? WHAT

[@JimJimGuy]

Absolutely WILD take

[@thefuturist8864]

Rainbows is by far my least favourite RH album and I don’t know if I’ll ever understand why anyone even likes it, let alone feels like it’s their best work. It’s repetitive, bland, and it sounds like RH making a record merely to fulfil contractual obligations (even though this was their first release after their Parlaphone contract ended). To even ask whether In Rainbows is as good as OK Computer seems like a ridiculous question to me.

[@AntonioRunaway]

Hope it grows on you!

[@alius9392]

To me it has some of Yorke's best vocals along with having some of their most spatious and beautiful instrumentals.

[@jorgekech]

there nothing bland and repetitive about in rainbows but its not the best album of radiohead

[@curly_wyn]

False.