The Bends
Radiohead
Thom Yorke and his band of merry men have taken the musical landscape and toyed, spliced and even at times mollycoddled it. Where most bands pick a path and stick to it, the Oxford five-piece have danced over and beyond various musical landscapes, carving out a unique hollow for others to marvel at. But before they achieved such a status, Radiohead had some establishing to do.
At a time when the main argument in the music industry was Blur vs. Oasis, Radiohead were following up their debut Pablo Honey with a more progressive move towards the largely unpopular art rock movement. The Bends sounded different. Why? It had subtle creativity at its core. Producer John Leckie, who also produced Pink Floyd, gave the band an unprecedented freedom of expression and the band had more than enough ability to take the ball and run...
The first track Planet Telex feels genuinely refreshing even thirteen years later. Further on, High and Dry and Fake Plastic Trees are simply acoustic treats – stirring and poignant. Bones swiftly picks up the mood before Just blows most of the previous tracks out of the water, with the gain whacked up to ten and '90s guitar solos aplenty. Street Spirit (Fade Out), although notoriously downbeat contains one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in musical history. Accompany that with haunting harmonies and a string section and it all amounts to a stunning finish to the album.
Popular opinion places OK Computer as Radiohead's finest release to date, yet the The Bends was where they really put themselves firmly into the public consciousness. On the title track, Yorke sings, ''where do we go from here?'' like he didn’t have a plan…Luckily for us, he had a pretty good one.
Reviewed by David McGuire
This album cover is one of the worst I've seen to be honest. I love the album though.
i love this, ok computer and kid a the same. if i had to choose between these 3 i wouldnt be able to
Nobody gives a shit about who prefers what
I prefer OK computer
)) one of the ♥ ))
The Bends > all [4]
best disc
Best Radiohead album by a mile IMO
一直钟爱的乐队
best of the best forever!
their best
This will always be my favorite Radiohead album.
The Bends > all [3]
Wow. I realize Radiohead really expanded their sound to dozens of directions by now, but listening through all these songs once again is making me realize how anthemic this entire album is.
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amazing album. ♥
the bends+ok computer = ♥
@matt_white Pretty much actually. I played Fallout: new vegas while I used to listen to it which wasn't a good experience and now I associate the two.
the bends > all [2]
Kid A > Ok Computer > The Bends > ALL
@Retrogums do you have a history of listening to The Bends and then committing a bit of the old ultra-violence? You were probably institutionalised and forced to listen to it while under the influence of some nauseating substances.
so much
I feel really uncomfortable and almost sick while listening to this now. I don't know why and I don't like it.
Been a while since I've listened to this album, but right now I remember why I loved Radiohead. [2] Everything about this album is amazing <3
really good stuff
<333333333333333
Been a while since I've listened to this album, but right now I remember why I loved Radiohead.
love da album
can't get enough of this masterpiece
Amo este disco con toda mi alma. Gracias Radiohead.
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The Bends washes my soul.
why we cry
<3
This is my favourite Radiohead album. I know their later ones are more musically complex and deeper, but I just like this one because it has so many great song like Fake Plastic Trees, (Nice Dream), Bullet Proof, Street Spirit (Fade Out), High and Dry and the title track
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the bends+ok computer = ♥
something very good to hear
that after more like radiohead
The Best!
It's close, but it's clearly their best record
Mi favorito.
One of the greatest albums of all time.
Sweet album.
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A classic, that's what it is.
Fav one, one of the best albums from 90s
Street Spirit - Ein Song für die Ewigkeit
A good album.
Not a good album