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** "Idioteque" and "Cuttooth" have epic keyboard riffs.
** "Climbing Up the Walls" and "The Amazing Sounds of Orgy" are rare examples of epic ''drum'' riffs.
* [[Epileptic Trees]] - For a band as cryptic as Radiohead, it's natural that there would be quite a few convoluted fan theories about their music, and in some cases Yorke has encouraged them. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131126023023/http://puddlegum.net/radiohead-01-and-10/ 01 and 10]'', a theory that ''OK Computer'' and ''In Rainbows'' are intended to interlock, is one of the best.
* [[Everyone Is Satan in Hell]] - There are some fans who will insist that "No Surprises" and "Videotape" are about suicide, despite this having been contradicted by Thom himself.
* [[Face of the Band]] - Subverted. The band has admitted that Thom has the most say in everything material-wise (although that seems to have changed recently). However, the other members, most notably Jonny Greenwood, have a sizable amount of the fanbase's and media's attention.
* [[Fandom Rivalry]] - With [[Muse (band)|Muse]] and [[Coldplay]]. An unusual example in that the feud is entirely one-way; Radiohead fans often dislike the aforementioned bands for what they perceive as a blatant [[Follow the Leader]] in terms of sound and lyrics, while Muse and Coldplay fans don't really mind Radiohead. This tension has died down as of late due to Muse undergoing a genre shift and Coldplay becoming more experimental.
** [[Miley Cyrus]] [[Subverted Trope|attempted to]] [[Invoked Trope|invoke this]]. After the 2009 Grammys, Miley was snubbed by the band when she asked for a sitdown. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130828081018/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/miley-cyrus-snubbed-by-radiohead-vows-to-ruin-them-20090305 When asked about it on the radio], [[Minor Injury Overreaction|she promptly went off on a highly emotional and uncomfortable-to-listen to rant, swearing that she would "ruin them"]].<ref>Many are unsure as to which is sillier: the rant itself, or the fact that Miley's evidently a Radiohead fan.</ref> Attempts to do so have not appeared on the media's radar, if they have been made at all. The tension between the ''fandoms'' is actually minor.
* [[Fanon Discontinuity]] - In most fans' eyes, ''Pablo Honey'', with the exception of/particularly "Creep". Although "Anyone Can Play Guitar" and "Blow Out" are considered the best songs off the album--if you dislike "Creep". It's divisive like that.
* [[Follow the Leader]] - A whole crop of fresh-faced post-[[Britpop]] British alternative bands became popular after Radiohead released ''OK Computer'' and were at least somewhat indebted to the band sonically. Many of these bands later made a name for themselves, separated themselves from the "Radiohead clone" tag and proceeded to become some of the most popular and acclaimed British rock acts of the 2000's, including such bands as [[Muse (band)|Muse]], [[Coldplay]], Travis, Snow Patrol and Stereophonics.
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