Radiohead - Kid A 2LP

Radiohead

1997's OK Computerturned the rock world on its ear by bringing visionary neo-prog rock touches to a britpop format. Consequently,Kid Awas one of the most anticipated releases of its era, especially since Nigel Godrich, the man behind the mixing desk for the previous album, was again on hand for this outing. OnKid A,Thom Yorke's passionate wailing is put through the aural wringer, and the band's previous nimbly orchestrated full-frontal sonic assault is replaced by full-frontal electric piano, to iconoclastic effect.

The ambient underpinnings and garbled vocals ofEverything in its Right Place, and the instrumentalTreefingers, the electronic beats ofIdioteque, and Yorke's processed voice on the title track will come as quite a shock to diehard '70s