History Music / InRainbows

[[caption-width-right:350: ''Have the lights gone out for you? 'Cause the light's gone out for me. It is the 21st century.'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''If you are on the top, then it is a long drop. The pyramid is power, we're changing by the hour.'']]

The album earned widespread acclaim and was cited to be one of the best albums of the year and the decade, and when UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime updated in 2012, ''In Rainbows'' snagged the #336 spot. It won UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}}s for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Special Edition Limited Package, and in summer 2008 the band re-performed the album in full from the basement. Among fans, the album was considerably more divisive due to its more mainstream-friendly sound compared to the experimental direction of the band's latter albums with Parlophone, but [[VindicatedByHistory in the years since, fan reaction has grown more unanimously positive]].

It debuted at #1 in both the US and the UK, and in one year sold 3 million copies in both physical and digital formats. The album was also notable for its innovative "pay what you want" system, influenced by a ContentLeak of an unfinished draft of ''Hail to the Thief'' that drew the band's ire (not because DigitalPiracyIsEvil, but because it meant people were hearing an unfinished product). The influence was so strong that the band referred to the album's date of release as their "leak date."

It debuted at #1 in both the US and the UK, and in one year sold 3 million copies in both physical and digital formats. The album was also notable for its innovative "pay what you want" system that got lots of media coverage and was promptly discontinued for future albums. The decision to utilize the system for this album in particular was influenced by a ContentLeak of an unfinished draft of ''Hail to the Thief'' that drew the band's ire (not because DigitalPiracyIsEvil, but because it meant people were hearing an unfinished product). The influence was so strong that the band referred to the album's date of release as their "leak date."

The album earned widespread acclaim and was cited to be one of the best albums of the year and the decade, and when UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime updated in 2012, ''In Rainbows'' snagged the #336 spot. It won UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}}s for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Special Edition Limited Package, and in summer 2008 the band re-performed the album in full from the basement. Among fans, the album was considerably more divisive due to its more mainstream-friendly sound compared to the experimental direction of the band's latter albums with Parlophone, but [[VindicatedByHistory in the years since, fan reaction has grown more unanimously positive]].

* GratuitousPanning: "Reckoning" splits the percussion to feature the drums solely in the right channel and maracas in the left, with the other instruments in the backing track being centered in the mix.

''In Rainbows'' is the seventh studio album by English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Radiohead}}, released in 2007 after 2 years of production and serving as their comeback album after a 4-year hiatus following their last album, ''Music/HailToTheThief'', in which band members took a break and pursued individual efforts (Thom creating his first solo album ''The Eraser'', Jonny scoring ''Bodysong'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood''). The album is also their first on Creator/XLRecordings, onto which Yorke was already signed as a solo artist, having left their old UK and US labels Creator/ParlophoneRecords and Creator/CapitolRecords (respectively) due to them having already fulfilled their six-album contract with Creator/{{EMI}}, as well as due to the band's growing dissatisfaction with major label culture. The band and their individual members would continue to release both Radiohead and solo material through XL in the years since.

It debuted at #1 in both the US and the UK, and in one year sold 3 million copies in both physical and digital formats. The album was also notable for its innovative "pay what you want" system that got lots of media coverage and was promptly discontinued for future albums; the decision to utilize the system for this album in particular was influenced by a ContentLeak of an unfinished draft of ''Hail to the Thief'' that drew the band's ire (not because DigitalPiracyIsEvil, but because it meant people were hearing an unfinished product). The influence was so strong that the band referred to the album's date of release as their "leak date."

The album earned widespread acclaim and was cited to be one of the best albums of the year and the decade, and when UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime updated in 2012, ''In Rainbows'' snagged the #336 spot. It won UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}}s for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Special Edition Limited Package, and in summer 2008 the band re-performed the album in full from the basement. Among fans, the album was considerably more divisive due to its more mainstream-friendly sound compared to the experimental direction of the band's latter albums with Parlophone, but in the years since, fan reaction has grown more unanimously positive.

* MythologyGag: The text on the tracklist and in the liner notes being spread out so that every title occupies the same amount of space recalls a similar technique used on [[https://img.discogs.com/I5GzSvSGwJKAr0NmxxadacOyQ48=/fit-in/600x607/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-15850-1471983410-1899.jpeg.jpg the disc label]] for ''I Might Be Wrong'', the band's sole live album from 2001.

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''In Rainbows'' is the seventh studio album by English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Radiohead}}, released in 2007 after 2 years of production and serving as their comeback album after a 4-year hiatus following their last album, ''Music/HailToTheThief'', in which band members took a break and pursued individual efforts (Thom creating his first solo album ''The Eraser'', Jonny scoring ''Bodysong'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood''). The album is also their first on Creator/XLRecords, onto which Yorke was already signed as a solo artist, having left their old UK and US labels Creator/ParlophoneRecords and Creator/CapitolRecords (respectively) due to them having already fulfilled their six-album contract with Creator/{{EMI}}, as well as due to the band's growing dissatisfaction with major label culture. The band and their individual members would continue to release both Radiohead and solo material through XL in the years since.

''In Rainbows'' is the seventh studio album by English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Radiohead}}, released in 2007 after 2 years of production and serving as their comeback album after a 4-year hiatus following their last album, ''Music/HailToTheThief'', in which band members took a break and pursued individual efforts (Thom creating his first solo album ''The Eraser'', Jonny scoring ''Bodysong'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'').

The album employs distinctly more personal lyricism than previous Radiohead albums, also incorporating a variety of instrumentation that included electronics, strings, piano, and the ondes Martenot.

The album earned widespread acclaim and was cited to be one of the best albums of the year and the decade, and when UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime updated in 2012, ''In Rainbows'' snagged the #336 spot. It won UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}}s for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Special Edition Limited Package, and in summer 2008 the band re-performed the album in full from the basement.

* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: A counter example; the album was actually distributed through a "pay what you want" system that got lots of media attention, although the band has now discontinued it.

* {{Feelies}}: The initial CD release of the album was in the form of a pressboard envelope containing a DIY CD case kit featuring the disc, liner notes, a series of stickers, and an instructions sheet. According to the instructions, the idea is that buyers would peel of the stickers and stick them either on the front, back, and sides of a blank jewel case or on both the liner notes and a blank U-card insert that'd then be inserted into a blank jewel case.

!! Tropes falling into place:

''In Rainbows'' is the seventh studio album by English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Radiohead}}, dropped after 2 years of production and serving as their comeback album after a 4-year hiatus following their last album, ''Music/HailToTheThief'', in which band members took a break and pursued individual efforts (Thom creating his first solo album ''The Eraser'', Jonny scoring ''Bodysong'' and ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'').

It debuted at #1 in both the US and the UK, and in one year sold 3 million copies in both physical and digital formats. The album was also notable for its innovative "pay what you want" system that got lots of media coverage and was promptly discontinued for future albums.

-->''"You used to be alright -- what happened?"''
--->--"'''15 Step'''"

''In Rainbows'' is the seventh studio album by English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Radiohead}}, dropped after 2 years of production and serving as their comeback album after five years of silence since their last album, ''Music/HailToTheThief''. It debuted at #1 in both the US and the UK, and in one year sold 3 million copies in both physical and digital formats. The album was also notable for its innovative "pay what you want" system that got lots of media coverage and was promptly discontinued for future albums.

The album earned widespread acclaim and was cited to be one of the best albums of the year, and when UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime updated in 2012, ''In Rainbows'' snagged the #336 spot. It won UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}}s for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Special Edition Limited Package, and in summer 2008 the band re-performed the album in full from the basement.

!! Tracklist:

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A second disc distributed with some versions of the album included:

** "Down is the New Up:"
--> ''You're on ''Series/CandidCamera
** "Up on the Ladder" from the bonus disc references the [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS.]]
* TimeMarchesOn: "Down is the New Up:"
--> ''Your future's bleak, you're so last week''

* LighterAndSofter: Don't get us wrong; there's plenty of Thom Yorke's angst in the tracks, but the overall sound is a lot lighter than their previous works.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''Have the lights gone out for you? 'Cause the lights gone out for me. It is the 21st century.'']]

[[caption-width-right:350: ''Before you're lost between the notes. The beat goes round and round (2x). I never really got there. I just pretended that I had. Words are blunt instruments. Words are a sawn off shotgun.'']]

'''''In Rainbows''''' is the seventh studio album by English AlternativeRock band Music/{{Radiohead}}, dropped after 2 years of production and serving as their comeback album after five years of silence since their last album, ''Music/HailToTheThief''. It debuted at #1 in both the US and the UK, and in one year sold 3 million copies in both physical and digital formats. The album was also notable for its innovative "pay what you want" system that got lots of media coverage and was promptly discontinued for future albums.

** Then there is the [[http://puddlegum.net/radiohead-01-and-10/# 01 and 10]] playlist. It sounds even better if you set a ''10'' second crossfade on your player.

The album earned widespread acclaim and was cited to be one of the best albums of the year, and when Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime updated in 2012, ''In Rainbows'' snagged the #336 spot. It won UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}}s for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Special Edition Limited Package, and in summer 2008 the band re-performed the album in full from the basement.

# "Down Is the New Up" (4:59)

--> ''(...)I'm a moth who just wants to share your light''

** "Down Is the New Up:"

* TimeMarchesOn: "Down Is the New Up:"

The album earned widespread acclaim and was cited to be one of the best albums of the year, and when Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime updated in 2012, ''In Rainbows'' snagged the #336 spot. It won UsefulNotes/{{Grammy|Award}}s' for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Special Edition Limited Package, and in summer 2008 the band re-performed the album in full from the basement.

# "Down is the New Up" (4:59)

* CheshireCatGrin: Referenced by name in "Jigsaw Falling Into Place:"

* LighterAndSofter: Don't get us wrong, there's plenty of Thom Yorke's angst in the tracks, but the overall sound is a lot lighter than their previous works.

** "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" [[AliceAllusion references]] ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland.''

** "Down is the New Up:"
--> ''You're on Candid Camera''
** "Up on the Ladder" from the bonus disc, references the [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS.]]
* TimeMarchesOn: "Down is the New Up:"

--->--'''15 Step,''' the opening track.

After the release of ''Music/HailToTheThief'' to critical and commercial success, Music/{{Radiohead}} disappeared for five years. Soon enough, in fall 2007 their comeback album '''''In Rainbows''''' dropped after 2 years of production. It debuted at #1 in both the US and the UK, and in one year sold 3 million copies in both physical and digital formats.

!! Tropes Falling Into Place:

* AlbumTitleDrop: During the bridge of "Reckoner," the rising background voices:

* NewSoundAlbum: Retreated from the experimental sound they had been working with for more of a mainstream sound.