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I just got it at Best Buy ($9.99...what a deal) and am listening to it as I type.
I really like it so far, and here is why. The band has successfully amalgamated the two sides of their musical personality on this disc. Whereas "The Bends" is a straightup guitar/bass/drums type album, and "Kid A" is very much based in electronica, "Hail to the Thief" nicely mixes the two. And I don't mean that it has some good "rock" songs and some good "electronic" songs. What I mean is that both styles are melded into the same songs. The song I'm listening to right now, "Myxamatosis", is just that. Real drums, real bass, some guitar overlay, but also some synthesized stuff for texture.
The song also has a return to some piano and acoustic guitar stuff that I really like. Overall, it's a continuation from "Amnesiac", which I really didn't think was that similar to "Kid A" like all the critics said. "Pyramid Song", "Knives Out", etc. on "Amnesiac" were mostly acoustic instruments, as are most tracks on "Hail to the Thief".
Sorry that this was a bit rambling, but haven't had enough listens to fully form my thoughts. Basically, I really like it.
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