59. Radiohead - Amnesiac (2001)
When Radiohead released Kid A in October, 2000 and then 'Amnesiac' just 9 months later, it was like having 10 christmas's in the time of a pregnancy. It was also becoming clear that the musical landscape was changing. These albums were recorded during the same sessions, but it's hardly like 'Amnesiac' was the leftovers or anything. Thom Yorke has said since that 'Kid A' was withdrawn and like looking from the oustide into a forest. He said that with 'Amnesiac,' you're actually in the forest while the fire is happening and he has a point. 'I Might Be Wrong' is much more direct than anything on 'Kid A' and 'Pyramid Song' may be disorientating as a baseball bat to the head, but it's beautiful like an oil painting and isn't as smudged as anything on the predecessor. All in all, the depth that Radiohead delve into on these albums set a standard that puts them right up there as the band of all bands and 'Amnesiac' deserves its place in all this.
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