I used to hate Radiohead. I thought they were whiney and depressing and shockingly bad. When Kid A came out, i hated them even more. How dare they be so arrogant as to release an album into the mainstream and do something so unconventional as to not release singles from it??
Then...i heard it. I have since devoured their back catologue including B-Sides and bootlegs. They are awesome, fantastic and absolute geniuses. Kid A is tentatively described as a post-nuclear dystopic concept album, and you can see the birth to death passage of a "test-tube baby" born into a world of fallout. As a flowing piece of music it is just incredible, however it is also fantastic for its stand out tracks, without a doubt mine being the opener Everything in its right place. Coming in a close second is the final track, Motion Picture Soundtrack. Pushing the boundaries, yet again, Radiohead show their desire to grow and develop as a band while retaining the sound that initially made them so unique.
I think my favourite quote from Thom Yorke (lead singer) was post Kid A's released when he was asked in an interview how he felt about other bands doing the same thing Radiohead did in the 90s with "The Bends". His reply was, "Good Luck with Kid A"
Awesome.