Hail to the Thief
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Hail to the Thief
Hail to the Thief is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was released on 9 June 2003 by Parlophone in the UK and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. It was the last album released under Radiohead's record contract with EMI. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
After four LPs that pushed the boundaries of what's expected from a rock band, Radiohead internalized leftfield electronics yet embraced straightforward rock.
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Rolling Stone
It’s sad, dark, witty and hilarious all at once.
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Newsweek
Hail is both dazzling and frustrating; it refuses to give up its secrets even after a dozen listens.
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Alt Rock Chick
Hail to the Thief may not be perfect, but I still think it’s a pretty damned good album, and even more relevant today than it was at the time of its release in 2003.
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Tiny Mix Tapes
Radiohead released another bunch of great songs.
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XS Noize
“Hail to the Thief “is an under appreciated album that deserves a more celebrated reputation.
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BBC
Hail To The Thief is without question more accessible than its two predecessors.
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All Music
Regardless of all the debates surrounding the group, Radiohead have entered a second decade of record-making with a surplus of momentum.
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Drowned in Sound
Let’s just savour what is the defining band of our generation’s latest masterpiece and all hail to it.
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Sputnik Music
In short, Hail to the Thief kicks ass.
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Sputnik Music
Hail To The Thief is an interesting album. In terms of Radiohead, it's a step backwards, but lyrically it's a step forwards.
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Music OMH
It gets better with each listen – just as any fine album should.
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Wired
If any Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling album can ever be accurately dubbed “underrated,” it’s this one.
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Slant Magazine
If Kid A was an allowed indulgence, and Amnesiac an afterthought, Thief should be the record that propels the band to a new career high.
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Albumism
Hail to the Thief remains a journey worth taking.
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New York Mag
Hail to the Thief is overloaded with miraculous sounds.
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IGN
Radiohead return with an effort that melds pop brilliance and experimental habersdashery.
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Opus Zine
What the band has created is an album of 14 very different pop songs, and damn good ones at that.
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Cluas
Above all there is definitely the message that Radiohead are back and, given the patience, they will do even better.
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Soundblab
Like the band's best work, Hail to the Thief requires more than a few listens to fully appreciate, but those who stick around will be richly rewarded.
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Aphoristic Album Reviews
Hail To The Thief is another excellent album in one of the best catalogues in rock music; it may not be as ambitious as what’s come before, but there are just as many good ideas as ever.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
I know that my opinions on music from this era probably aren't worth much, but this is one of the more enjoyable albums I've heard from the 1990's onward, and I heartily recommend it.
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Ranting about Music!
I can’t quite see what the album’s trying to say, and there’s a malaise that makes listening to it a sour experience for songs at a time.
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The West Review
Yet while not necessarily the most recognised and lauded-over Radiohead LPs, the content, themes and messages continue to age well as the band.
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4 out of 5 Reviews
One of Radiohead's most accessible, adventurous and mislabeled albums to date.
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Rock Music Review
Radiohead have set the standards too high for most people to even evaluate their work anymore.
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