I suppose it depends on whether you rate Kid A and Amnesiac or see it as over indulgent concept album type posturing not seen since the seventies. I think they are sorely in need of tighter production. HTTT sounds like they wanted to move away from the electronica of the last two albums but descended back into it far too often. Some of the tracks are good, some are just dirge like. It's a shame really. I saw them plaing There There on Jools Holland over the weekend with Ed O Brien & Jonny Greenwood bashing on drums. It was fantastic! That said, I'm afraid the lost me after OK computer. It's note hugely to do with music either. Thom Yorke became sooo precious and sombre around that time that listening to him was just excrutiating.

to be honest Amnesiac is one of my favourite albums of all time! i just hope that HTTT is a grower!

i agree totally with ya papa!!!

jeeeeez, I wasn't expecting it, but I think it's RIDICULOUSLY good. From the very first listen, too

HAIL TO THE THIEF IS GENIUS.....EVERY NOTE IS INTERESTING AND I FOR ONE AM DELIGHTED WITH THE ALBUM AND I FEEL THAT THE MUSIC INDUSTRY w**kS NEEDED SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO KICK THEM UP THEIR ROYAL COMMERCIAL ASS...ITS BRILLIANT ITS BRILLIANT WE SHOULD ALL BE GREATFUL RADIOHEAD ARE BRINGING MUSIC FORWARD AND ITS ABOUT TIME..

eloquently put. and SO true. "DON'T QUESTION MY AUTHORITY OR PUT ME IN THE DOCK 'COS I'M NOT!"

man, i'm loving the new album (haven't actually got, well, ANY money, so i can't buy it, but yeah, sometimes people let me listen ) a couple of the tracks are just brilliant, couldn't be done by anyone but radiohead.. it's music that's sort of inky-blueish/grey. so cool.