Este disco es un acertado conjunto de canciones que contienen los momentos que les han hecho grandes, por ello todas sus canciones tendrían sitio en alguno de sus álbumes. Hail To The Thief no es un retorno a nada, es simplemente una lógica evolución en la que se engloba todo lo aprendido en su década como banda. "Radiohead's sixth studio album originally released in 2003, marked a return to the spontaneous era of rock after the electronic rock fusion formations of previous album releases such as 'Amnesiac' and 'Kid A'. The album proves that there was still plenty of life and innovation left to the band after their landmark previous musical statements, tracks such as 'There There', a heavily percussive lyrical awakening, stands up tall against some of the greatest Radiohead songs of all time."