The band worked on writing and recording “In Rainbows” from February of 2005 until June of 2007. The beginning of “In Rainbows” recording would find the band struggling through an extended period of soul searching about what was next for Radiohead after leaving record label support. The album would come to signify many things, but it also marked the end of a lengthy hiatus for the band and raised questions for the band about their post record label existence. In some ways the hoopla of the way it was released obscured the concentrated brilliance of the work. ![]() Unfortunately what often gets forgotten in the hype following that decision is the breathtaking music that was on offer. No band of their renown had attempted to use a “pay what you want” concept prior to their release of “In Rainbows”. “In Rainbows” became a sensation in the music business for the tremors it caused when the band deciding to self release the album in an honesty box download format. In Rainbows was Radiohead’s seventh album and follow up to their 2003’s recording Hail to the Thief. For this extraordinary album nine years has provided some perspective on what I consider one of the best albums ever released. My intention with this essay/review is to get ahead of the landslide of Radiohead “In Rainbows” 10th anniversary reviews coming next year. Time flies, it seems like only yesterday that Radiohead’s groundbreaking In Rainbows was released.
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