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After the massive success of Pablo Honey--or, more specifically, the single "Creep"--had made them a household name, most had written Radiohead off as one-hit wonders. That they could return with an album as awesome and monumental as The Bends, therefore, must have been particularly unexpected. Not that Pablo Honey is a bad album, but rather, when compared to the epic grandeur of The Bends, it's obvious that the five Oxford-based boys had matured immensely since the release of their debut. "High And Dry", "Just", "Street Spirit", "Fake Plastic Trees": nary a pop song among them, yet it's testament to their greatness that they all were hit singles. And really, it's easy to see why: Thom Yorke's falsetto crying over a wall of acoustic and electric guitars, as lyrics and music blend to create a masterpiece of melancholy beauty. The Bends is one of the most essential albums of the 1990s, and a spectacular indicator of further greatness to come. --Robert Burrow
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AMAZING album from 1995 includes "Fake Plastic Trees" and "Street Spirit". Essential listening!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Everybody talks about the brilliance of Radiohead's OK Computer album but for me The Bends is the greatest album not only by Radiohead but by any band in the whole world. This is the album I would take with me to a desert island if I was given a CD player and the choice of one CD! This is the album I put on to wash the dishes and tidy my house! This is the album I put on when I feel so crap I want to hide in my bed for ever more! It is simply the greatest album EVER and it is also an instantly lovable album!! In addition when it was released there was nothing on the market which came close and this made The Bends even more of a stand alone masterpiece.
Choosing a favourite track from this album is near impossible because it features such ranging musical styles. On the melodic, spine tingling side we have High and Dry, Fake Plastic Trees and Street Spirit, possibly three of my favourite slow songs of all time. All three make me go weak at the knees as I listen to Thom's vocals but for me Street Spirit is the real stand out track with the most haunting chorus ever written or sang by anyone in the entire world. For the more upbeat tracks my favourites have to be The Bends, Bones and Just which all rock. Every time I hear the title track The Bends I can remember seeing Radiohead live at T In The Park in 1996 - as this song began the guitar and drum intro was accompanied by lighting which washed over the crowd from the stage across the sea of fans up to the sky and as it did so I can still remember the hair on the back of my neck standing on end and a rush of adrenaline sending me into a musical euphoria.
If you have never heard this album than shame on you, get it ordered today because you are missing a piece of musical history. This is an album I will never grow tired of and never stop listening too. A real masterpiece in every way.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This, the penultimate album before radiohead went...weird...is an artistic triumph, and reminds you why music is worth listening to.
The track listing is truly superb, and the writing of the songs unbelievable. Thom Yorke's voice is at it's beautiful best, lilting beautifully at times before plunging to golden-gravel depths, and when the midrange is required a hint of savagery at times before softening again...in all songs on this album (with the possible exception of the opener, Planet Telex) vocals are on top form. At least the same could be said of the instruments. Wonderful guitar riffs and exhilarating solos wonderfully arranged.
The track listing is truly superb, and the writing of the songs unbelievable. Thom Yorke's voice is at it's beautiful best, lilting beautifully at times before plunging to golden-gravel depths, and when the midrange is required a hint of savagery at times before softening again...in all songs on this album (with the possible exception of the opener, Planet Telex) vocals are on top form. At least the same could be said of the instruments. Wonderful guitar riffs and exhilarating solos wonderfully arranged.
With superb songs such as [just], High and Dry, Fake Plastic Trees, Bones and My Iron Lung as well as the movingly wonderful Street Spririt [Fade Out], this album never fails to deliver.
Perhaps the only thing that could be said in criticism is the absence of an instantly memorable tune in the style of the earlier "Creep", or the later "Karma Police", but this is simply a minor fault in a wonderful album.
Overall, in all departments this album is a wonderful listening experience which should be missed by none. If you don't already own this album, then for God's sake get it now!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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After one listen to this cd, I could not stop playing it. The songs have the power of "Pablo Honey" only more mature (e.g The Bends, bones, Black Star and Sulk), and the emotional and strange content that is on "OK Computer" (e.g High and Dry, Fake Plastic Trees, Bullet Proof and Street Spirit). The Album is littered with the marvelous effects created by guitarists Ed O'Brian and Johnny Greenwood, and the powerful if whiney vocals of Thom Yorke. It is a phenomenal album and in my opinion still very underated. Travis, Coldplay and the rest are all good, but they arn't a patch on this album.
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The Bends
The Bends was the first album I bought when I left secondary school way back in 1993.
A lot of people in their thirties will say this was the soundtrack to their youth. Read more
A lot of people in their thirties will say this was the soundtrack to their youth. Read more
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If you've ever had depression, you'll know this album isn't genuine
Welcome to 1991, or whenever this sorry excuse for an album came out.
Students, the fat bloated spoiled beer swelling middle classed hypocrites that they are, are all... Read more
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Published 12 months ago by Hey MICKEY 5000!£4xx
It's simple...
There is one way to describe this album, and it's incredibly easy. Quite simply: it makes you happy to listen to it (even during the "down-tempo/low" songs). Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. M. S. Fleming
Truly amazing :-)
Radiohead set new definitions for serious British music. Tracks like "Planet Telex", "Nice Dream" and "Street Spirit" are worth buying this album for. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jonathan
Radioheads first masterpiece!
For me Radiohead made 3 of the best albums of all time in row with Ok Computer and Kid A, but it all started with The Bends. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. Peter Mcgann
One of Radiohead's best albums
Well what can I say: it's a great album. One of Radiohead's best in my opinion. It has loads of Radiohead's classic songs on it such as My Iron Lung, The Bends, Bones, Fake Plastic... Read more
Published on 13 April 2010 by Jalelo Gram
ONE OF THE BEST
This is one of the best albums ever writen and is worth buying for Street spirit alone
Published on 30 Mar 2010 by Stephen
The Bends
classic album, even if you are not a Radiohead fan this is still a classic album
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by peter Thompson
music for the real blank generation
i read a review that called this album and band the defining factor in a new era of music that influenced the likes of coldplay, travis and keane. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2009 by the lone voice of reason
When they were "conventional"!
Before Radiohead took a shift towards the experimental they produced some superb rock songs, and this superb album proves this in spades. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2009 by Peter Lee
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