There's the whole "OMG In Rainbows is liek so totally a sequel to OKC!" egg but that's never been confirmed by word of god and I'm skeptical to it myself. Even so, a load of gimmicks and an underlying concept (although I never noticed one in In Rainbows myself) do not make an album better than another. In Rainbows might actually be my favourite Radiohead album, but I don't think there's anything that puts it a head and shoulders above The Bends, nor do I think there's one single track on it that can top Street Spirit.
Of course, this is all down to people's personal opinions anyway so it's fairly pointless to argue about.
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