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 RadioheadKid A [Bonus Disc] Release Date: 2000 10 03 Label: Capitol/EMI Records Rating:  |
Instead of simply adding club beats or sonic collage techniques, Radiohead strive to incorporate the unsettling "intelligent techno" sound of Autechre and Aphex Twin, characterized by its skittering beats and stylishly dark sonic surfaces, for Kid A. To their immense credit, Radiohead don't sound like carpetbaggers, because they share the same post-postmodern vantage point as their inspirations. As a result, Kid A is easily the most successful electronica album from a rock band -- it doesn't even sound like a rock band, even if it does sound like Radiohead. So, Kid A is an unqualified success? Well, not quite. Despite its admirable ambition, Kid A is never as visionary or stunning as OK Computer, nor does it really repay the time it demands. OK Computer required many plays before revealing the intricacies of its densely layered mix; here, multiple plays are necessary to discern the music's form, to get a handle on quiet, drifting, minimally arranged songs with no hooks. Of course, the natural reaction of any serious record geek is that if the music demands so much work, it must be worth it -- and at times, that supposition is true. But Kid A's challenge doesn't always live up to its end of the bargain. It's self-consciously alienating and difficult, and while that can be intriguing, it seems deeper than it actually is. Repeated plays dissipate the mystique and reveal a number of rather drab songs (primarily during the second half), where there isn't enough under the surface to make Radiohead's relentless experimentation satisfying. But mixed results are still results, and about half of the songs positively shimmer with genius. [The bonus disc on EMI's expanded 2009 reissue of Kid A hammers home how Radiohead precisely crafted the album proper. Radiohead pulled no singles from Kid A, so there are no B-sides or EPs with unheard songs and remixes, only live versions of almost all the album's songs (only "Kid A" and "Treefingers" are not here): a four-song BBC Radio One session from November 15, 2000, a version of "Optimistic" from Lamacq Live in Concert in October 2000, a seven-song set at Canal+ Studios in April 2001 and "True Love Waits" from the I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings EP. While there may not be any little-known gems, the bonus material is quite useful in how it opens up and warms the sometimes chilly Kid A, illustrating the core strength of the material plus Radiohead's force as a live band.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Everything in Its Right Place | Radiohead | 4:11 |
| 2 | Kid A | Radiohead | |
| 3 | National Anthem | Radiohead | 5:51 |
| 4 | How to Disappear Completely | Radiohead | 5:56 |
| 5 | Treefingers | Radiohead | 3:42 |
| 6 | Optimistic | Radiohead | 5:15 |
| 7 | In Limbo | Radiohead | 3:30 |
| 8 | Idioteque | Radiohead | 5:09 |
| 9 | Morning Bell | Radiohead | 4:35 |
| 10 | Motion Picture Soundtrack | Radiohead | 7:01 |
| 11 | Everything in Its Right Place | Radiohead | 6:04 |
| 12 | How to Disappear Completely | Radiohead | 6:37 |
| 13 | Idioteque | Radiohead | 4:12 |
| 14 | National Anthem | Radiohead | 4:43 |
| 15 | Optimistic [Live] | Radiohead | 4:39 |
| 16 | Morning Bell [Live] | Radiohead | 4:25 |
| 17 | National Anthem [Live] | Radiohead | 5:01 |
| 18 | How to Disappear Completely [Live] | Radiohead | 5:56 |
| 19 | In Limbo [Live] | Radiohead | 4:42 |
| 20 | Idioteque [Live] | Radiohead | 4:12 |
| 21 | Everything in Its Right Place [Live] | Radiohead | 6:42 |
| 22 | Motion Picture Soundtrack [Live] | Radiohead | 3:55 |
| 23 | True Love Waits [Live] | Radiohead | 5:04 |
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