60's - the Beatles 70's - Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Who 80's - Van Halen, Metallica 90's - Pearl Jam, Oasis 00's - **** if I know.
Yeah it's a tough one. I think it was the influence in pop music they had. Hell there were even "better" bands in their Seattle circle at the time but they just did such a great job of taking influences from bands like the pixies, and the Vasolines and bought in that flowy distorted guitar. Nevermind might be the first album I had on CD where it really cleared up the muck so you could really feel the depth of that sound. Hate to give them the nod due to nostalgia but then again I'm also giving the Cure my nod because well... Nobody can you feel sorry for yourself in a good way like Bob Smith. Got me through my teen heartbreak years.
Oh wow. I recommend giving Amnesiac another listen. A lot of people felt that way at the time I remeber but now I actually come back to those tracks probably more than Kid A. I think Kid A just grabs you right away while Amnesiac is a little distant at first. Probably made a mistake of releasing it right after Kid A as a companion piece. Pyramid song I think might be my favorite RH track of all time as well.
60s = Beatles 70s = Stones (Queen is runner up) 80s = U2 (REM is runner up) 90s = Nirvana 00s = The White Stripes
60s = Beatles, Beach Boys 70s = Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Doobie Brothers 80s = Metallica, Journey, Boston 90s = Blur, Radiohead 00s = Switchfoot, The White Stripes
60's - beatles (miles davis) 70's - led zep (david bowie) 80's - the cure (prince) 90's - spiritualized (radiohead) 00's - primal scream (r. kelly) 10's - van halen (tinariwen) Billy Joel playing harmonica looks like dying Anakin Sywalker
60s - Beatles Runners up - Stones, Doors 70s - Pink Floyd Runners up - Zeppelin (just edged out), Genesis, Black Sabbath, Rush, Aerosmith. Can't go wrong with any of these bands' output here 80s - Iron Maiden Runners up - Judas Priest, Metallica 90s - Nirvana runners up - Pearl Jam, Green Day
Those are the only two Radiohead albums I like, but I really like the both of them. Amnesiac moreso than Kid A.
Decades are so inexact. Group instead by era. Top 10: Beatles, The Who, Stones, Led Zep, Pink The Clash, The Police, EW&F U2, REM Honorable Mention: Kinks, Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana How much of Springsteen is E Street? Do they meet the criteria?