They have always had a totally over rated sense of their own worth - NME that is.

I'm with his Lord ship - will anyone in 5 years, even know who they are, let alone listen to them. Hardly makes a classic album then does it ? 

will anyone in 5 years, even know who they are

That argument doesn't really stand up as at least 16 of the top 20 have been going for much longer than that.  An album can be a classic regardless of how long the band stay around.

It's not to do with the length of the band - how long they have been going is immaterial.

In 5 years - will anyone listen to those albums mentioned and say 'classic album that', in the vein of Leftism / Screamadelica from the 90's?  I suspect not.

This would have stood a chance of making the NME top ten, if they'd reissued it!

Just had a look at the top 100 according to the Times - no mention of Neil Young's "Living with War", but Springsteen gets in the top 50 for is usual E-Street bland na-nan-naah tunes.

Will have to go and have a listen to Kid A again, see what I'm missing out on, aah yes 50 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

I suppose Them Crooked Vultures were too late for a noughties best of too. 

Will have to go and have a listen to Kid A again, see what I'm missing out on, aah yes 50 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

Thing is, I really like Radiohead but Kid A just doesn't do it for me. Then again, I prefer Pablo Honey & The Bends to OK Computer which is herecy apparently.

I suppose the Times list is a tad more balanced than the NME but they're all bollocks really.