I just acquired an advanced copy of Hail to the Thief, Radiohead's new album...
Basically it takes music to new heights...
It blows all expectations away... I was expecting another Amnesiac (silly me unconciously assuming Radiohead wouldn't evolve) and what I (we) got is another O.K. Computer... An instant classic.. groundbreaking and yet more accessible than Kid A or Amnesiac (although I personally adore those albums).
Considering I have only listened to it a few times, only time will tell if it can achieve immortality and knock even O.K. Computer off its lofty pedestal; it could be one of the best albums ever.. and I encourage anyone who isn't into Radiohead to give them a chance... The Bends album is an easier start then this one... but one can progress throughout their albums...just as Radiohead has progressed...evolve into a love of the current sound... The various genres or "ages" in their bands' history sound both completely different and yet both completely brilliant.