This is a case of a band where i think everything is in its right place.. they deserve their fame as they have released in my opinion at least two perfect albums i enjoy thoroughly and have listened hundreds of times:"KID A" and "OK COMPUTER" both albums that have to be listened intensely through your lifetime in order to fully appreciate them. When i was younger (16 years old) i thought they were pretty good; now after 12 years after listening to over 2500 albums of any genre included and developed a more varied sense in the quality of music i firmly believe that they are the best modern rock band by far.From the general comments i see online about them i understand that mostly there are two kinds of groups a)There are people who are immature musically (young or radio friendly types) or lazy enough to listen to a whole cd multiple times before they understand its entire value. b) people who are mature enough musically and get them and want to bash the first group for not succeeding this. Results prove Radiohead are a huge band.The highs and lows in criticism does prove that. People i know who appreciate higher things in life, people who get art, are open minded, patient do like Radiohead. That's enough for me.Radiohead are what they are they and can't be duplicated. Their staying power is guaranteed for later generations.

Who ever thinks that people only hate Radiohead because "They don't get it" or "They have no creative intuition" need to shut the fuck up. I used to be into Radiohead, but that was short lived because I got sick of Yorke's obnoxious voice, and the fact that a lot of Radiohead's fans hold themselves at a ridiculously high esteem.

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This band is overly hated about being overrated, even though a lot of people have never heard of them or think that they are overrated. Hence, not being overrated. Kid A: one of the greatest albums ever made.

Don't get me wrong, OK Computer and the Bends are GREAT albums. Hail To the Thief is actually pretty good too. But to call them the best band in the world, sorry, I disagree.

I reckon if Radiohead were a 70's band or even 80's, they'd be hailed as Music Gods. However, music in the 21st century is often slagged off. Poor Radiohead is also caught up in this. Just about right, I think. Maybe leaning a bit on the underrated side.

Whoever said that no one can emulate them, you're correct. I don't think it would be possible for anyone to replicate the utter shit that Radiohead calls music and make any sort of living doing it. How this band became famous is completely beyond me as they are completely devoid of anything even remotely resembling talent. I about shit myself when I saw the lead singer listed as one of the greatest singers of all time. Seriously? Radiohead is nothing but a bunch of shitty noise thrown together to create one massive audio clusterfuck. Probably the most over-rated band of all time.

amazing band, how are they overrated when many have not even heard of them.

very very overrated

As the greatest living band, it is impossible to overrate them.

SO overrated.

Dull. Tom Yorke's vocals are monotone and devoid of any motion. The same can be said of their bland music. Horribly, horribly over-rated.

They're not a bad band, but they're definitely over-valued by music critics and other nerds.

I just don't see what the big deal is. They've had a few decent songs over the years, but generally speaking all of their stuff has too much of that weird distortion and most of their songs sound pretty much the same.

Overrated.