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Music : The Bends
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Rating: 
- Wow
After hearing Pablo Honey, one might think that Radiohead was a decent band, but would certainly not be expecting them to become one of the all-time great groups... in fact, Pablo Honey does little to prepare one for the masterpiece that is the Bends!Few groups have ever made such progress in such a short period of time; it's almost akin to the improvement made by Neil YOung between his first and second albums or by David Bowie between Space Odyssey and Man Who Sold the World. The Bends is fresh and modern but also full of classic elements. The songs are expertly crafted, inventive,experimental, yet also thrillingly listenable. The vocals are tortured, beautiful and powerful (York is modern rock's best singer... hands down!!!) and the guitar is out of this world! While Ok Computer is their best album, this is an extremely close second and is one of the only albums from the 90s that ranks with the greatest rock ablums ever made. If Pablo Honey didn't quite show off the groups limitless potential, The Bends does so in an unforgettable fashion.
Rating: - Radiohead: THE BENDS
I am a long time fan so I may be a little bit biased when I say THE BENDS is a masterpiece. It is however. Many bands come and go, some just slowly fade away but Radiohead has managed to stick through a grunge era, making somewhat digestible music for the masses while retaining a creative, viable edge? They are one of the few bands around that I look forward to putting out a new CD. I'm not going to go into particulars, I'm a simple love it or hate it person and I don't like every song Radiohead puts out, just 99% of them. No band is perfect, but IMO these guys are as close as it gets. This album is on my must have list and a great one to start off with if you haven't followed this band. O.K. Computers is great as well but The Bends seems more accessable in my opinion.
Rating: - The way I wisth they still were..
This was a ROCK album before it was an alternative piece. I absolutly love the jangly guitars, the hard drum beats, and the many degrees of Thom Yorke's voice. Fake Plastic Trees is as good as social commentary gets, and Just, The Bends, and High N' Dry are instant rock classics. The videos they made in the period are also spectacular. The one for Fake Plastic Trees is cool, full of colorful imagery. The video for Just is my favorite video of all time. It simply is just cool as hell. Check them out if you can find them!
Rating: - Have They ever recorded a bad song
Think about it. When have you ever heard a bad song from Radiohead? I am not an uber die hard Radiohead fan, but I've heard most of their music and I haven't EVER heard a bad song by this band. This is my favorite of the Radiohead CD's. JUST is their best tune IMHO.
Rating: - Radiohead's first display of brilliance
And it may not even be rocket science, but "The Bends" proves that the band can make good songs even without the sonic wows that made later works in OK Computer and Kid A. For me, these albums kind of make a Radiohead trilogy. Later albums in their catalog would even borrow from these two. Hints of what is to come later are here actually, even in the first few notes of "Planet Telex," with its sort of spacey vibe. Radiohead isn't for the listener who wants fist-pumping music or something you blast out in the car. Instead, they are more like the band you'd listen to in isolation. And while some people question the band's sincerity, to me this is irrelevnat -- these songs would be great either way.
They didn't like being plagued as "the 'Creep' band" and on here this shows that there's much more to Radiohead than one hit. And "High and Dry" is just as catchy if you want something instant or moving. There is no real filler here, and while "OK" might be better, I actually like this one a little more. The tracks are a bit more standout-ish for me. They do the acoustics quite well, like in the chill-out folk-ish "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" or the brilliant classic "Fake Plastic Trees," or even the underrated and gorgeous "Bullet Proof (I Wish I Was)." I love listening to this album (and band) when I'm in after a hectic day and hear their calm and relaxing music. And there is distortion on the album as well. "Just" and "My Iron Lung" use some and are both highlights of the album. The former is probably my favorite on this album and the latter is a catchy number with memorable riffs, and a line saying that the song's a total waste of time. There is some sarcastic humor in the tracks, although alienation is a big theme of the group. I really like the chords on tracks like "(nice dream)" though. No lowlights, really.
This wouldn't be a bad start for your ownership on albums from the band. And compared to what came later, this might actually be the most streamlined of their efforts. Yes, it's pop music, but it's great pop music at that. And people overlook its influence, as it's been often imitated, but never duplicated. This and Jeff Buckley's Grace are the quintessential mid-90's with impact on the Britpop scene of then.
- WowAfter hearing Pablo Honey, one might think that Radiohead was a decent band, but would certainly not be expecting them to become one of the all-time great groups... in fact, Pablo Honey does little to prepare one for the masterpiece that is the Bends!Few groups have ever made such progress in such a short period of time; it's almost akin to the improvement made by Neil YOung between his first and second albums or by David Bowie between Space Odyssey and Man Who Sold the World. The Bends is fresh and modern but also full of classic elements. The songs are expertly crafted, inventive,experimental, yet also thrillingly listenable. The vocals are tortured, beautiful and powerful (York is modern rock's best singer... hands down!!!) and the guitar is out of this world! While Ok Computer is their best album, this is an extremely close second and is one of the only albums from the 90s that ranks with the greatest rock ablums ever made. If Pablo Honey didn't quite show off the groups limitless potential, The Bends does so in an unforgettable fashion.
Rating:
- Radiohead: THE BENDSI am a long time fan so I may be a little bit biased when I say THE BENDS is a masterpiece. It is however. Many bands come and go, some just slowly fade away but Radiohead has managed to stick through a grunge era, making somewhat digestible music for the masses while retaining a creative, viable edge? They are one of the few bands around that I look forward to putting out a new CD. I'm not going to go into particulars, I'm a simple love it or hate it person and I don't like every song Radiohead puts out, just 99% of them. No band is perfect, but IMO these guys are as close as it gets. This album is on my must have list and a great one to start off with if you haven't followed this band. O.K. Computers is great as well but The Bends seems more accessable in my opinion.
Rating:
- The way I wisth they still were..This was a ROCK album before it was an alternative piece. I absolutly love the jangly guitars, the hard drum beats, and the many degrees of Thom Yorke's voice. Fake Plastic Trees is as good as social commentary gets, and Just, The Bends, and High N' Dry are instant rock classics. The videos they made in the period are also spectacular. The one for Fake Plastic Trees is cool, full of colorful imagery. The video for Just is my favorite video of all time. It simply is just cool as hell. Check them out if you can find them!
Rating:
- Have They ever recorded a bad songThink about it. When have you ever heard a bad song from Radiohead? I am not an uber die hard Radiohead fan, but I've heard most of their music and I haven't EVER heard a bad song by this band. This is my favorite of the Radiohead CD's. JUST is their best tune IMHO.
Rating:
- Radiohead's first display of brillianceAnd it may not even be rocket science, but "The Bends" proves that the band can make good songs even without the sonic wows that made later works in OK Computer and Kid A. For me, these albums kind of make a Radiohead trilogy. Later albums in their catalog would even borrow from these two. Hints of what is to come later are here actually, even in the first few notes of "Planet Telex," with its sort of spacey vibe. Radiohead isn't for the listener who wants fist-pumping music or something you blast out in the car. Instead, they are more like the band you'd listen to in isolation. And while some people question the band's sincerity, to me this is irrelevnat -- these songs would be great either way.
They didn't like being plagued as "the 'Creep' band" and on here this shows that there's much more to Radiohead than one hit. And "High and Dry" is just as catchy if you want something instant or moving. There is no real filler here, and while "OK" might be better, I actually like this one a little more. The tracks are a bit more standout-ish for me. They do the acoustics quite well, like in the chill-out folk-ish "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" or the brilliant classic "Fake Plastic Trees," or even the underrated and gorgeous "Bullet Proof (I Wish I Was)." I love listening to this album (and band) when I'm in after a hectic day and hear their calm and relaxing music. And there is distortion on the album as well. "Just" and "My Iron Lung" use some and are both highlights of the album. The former is probably my favorite on this album and the latter is a catchy number with memorable riffs, and a line saying that the song's a total waste of time. There is some sarcastic humor in the tracks, although alienation is a big theme of the group. I really like the chords on tracks like "(nice dream)" though. No lowlights, really.
This wouldn't be a bad start for your ownership on albums from the band. And compared to what came later, this might actually be the most streamlined of their efforts. Yes, it's pop music, but it's great pop music at that. And people overlook its influence, as it's been often imitated, but never duplicated. This and Jeff Buckley's Grace are the quintessential mid-90's with impact on the Britpop scene of then.