10 Most Divisive Albums In Rock Music History

3. Kid A - Radiohead

If Radiohead had decided to call it quits after OK Computer, they would have left us on one of the highest notes that a rock band could possibly make. Going for a much larger sound than anything else at the time, these British rockers had managed to transcend any of the trends that were going on around them and made an album that acted as a comment on where technology was headed while still being insanely catchy. Where to go from there? Just leaving rock and roll behind.

Instead of becoming one of the next stadium rock acts like U2, Thom Yorke was fed up with the sounds of the past and was determined to focus only on rhythm for his next few projects. Getting more in touch with the sounds of ambient music and electronic rock, the next offering Kid A makes you wonder if you were even listening to the same band that made songs like No Surprises, with a glitched out soundscape and songs that seem to be warning of the coming apocalypse.

While it did take most of us a good while to warm up to this record, this has quickly become one of the most celebrated records of the modern age, showing just how much you can change with the times while staying true to yourself. You can still be a rock band, but that doesn't mean that you have to play rock music for the rest of your life.