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The Bends by Radiohead
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
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Planet Telex | 4:18 | 496,115 | ||
| 2 |
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The Bends | 4:04 | 528,995 | ||
| 3 |
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High And Dry | 4:16 | 726,709 | ||
| 4 |
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Fake Plastic Trees | 4:50 | 754,221 | ||
| 5 |
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Bones | 3:08 | 455,191 | ||
| 6 |
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(Nice Dream) | 3:52 | 326,596 | ||
| 7 |
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Just | 3:52 | 572,649 | ||
| 8 | My Iron Lung | 4:35 | 551,262 | |||
| 9 |
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Bullet Proof ... I Wish I Was | 3:27 | 25,383 | ||
| 10 |
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Black Star | 4:06 | 444,454 | ||
| 11 |
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Sulk | 3:42 | 398,745 | ||
| 12 |
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Street Spirit (Fade Out) | 4:12 | 544,617 |
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About this album
The Bends, released on 13 March 1995 in the United Kingdom and on 4 April 1995 in the United States, is the second studio album released by the English rock band Radiohead. The album was dedicated to the late comedian Bill Hicks. The album contains singles “High And Dry”, “Fake Plastic Trees”, “Just”, “My Iron Lung”, and “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”.
The Bends was ranked number 110 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and number 2 on Q’s 100 Greatest Albums Ever.
The album was subject to much greater critical acclaim than their debut Pablo Honey (1993), and it reached number four in the UK Albums Chart. However, it failed to build on the commercial success of their single “Creep” outside the United Kingdom, and it peaked on the American charts at number 88. Although it lacked the instant success of later Radiohead albums, The Bends achieved triple platinum sales certifications in the UK and Canada and platinum sales in the US and the EU.
According to the band, The Bends marked the start of a gradual turn in Yorke’s songwriting from personal angst to the more cryptic lyrics and social and global themes that would come to dominate the band’s later work. Most of the album was seen to continue the lyrical concerns of Pablo Honey, although in more mature fashion. The songs “Fake Plastic Trees” and, in particular, “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” and its b-side “Talk Show Host”, are often seen as a precursor to their next album OK Computer (1997). “Fake Plastic Trees” was partly inspired by the commercial development of Canary Wharf, while “Sulk” was written as a response to the Hungerford massacre.
High And Dry”, “Fake Plastic Trees”, “Just”, “My Iron Lung”, and “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”.The Bends was ranked number 110 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and number 2 on Q’s 100 Greatest Albums Ever.
The album was subject to much greater critical acclaim than their debut Pablo Honey (1993), and it reached number four in the UK Albums Chart. However, it failed to build on the commercial success of their single “Creep” outside the United Kingdom, and it peaked on the American charts at number 88. Although it lacked the instant success of later Radiohead albums, The Bends achieved triple platinum sales certifications in the UK and Canada and platinum sales in the US and the EU.
According to the band, The Bends marked the start of a gradual turn in Yorke’s songwriting from personal angst to the more cryptic lyrics and social and global themes that would come to dominate the band’s later work. Most of the album was seen to continue the lyrical concerns of Pablo Honey, although in more mature fashion. The songs “Fake Plastic Trees” and, in particular, “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” and its b-side “Talk Show Host”, are often seen as a precursor to their next album OK Computer (1997). “Fake Plastic Trees” was partly inspired by the commercial development of Canary Wharf, while “Sulk” was written as a response to the Hungerford massacre.
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pokedex- wrote:
really good stuff
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DaniloFerrreira wrote:
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fakehead wrote:
Been a while since I've listened to this album, but right now I remember why I loved Radiohead.
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Steamboating wrote:
love da album
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lilacmerveille wrote:
can't get enough of this masterpiece
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joseluisito3 wrote:
Amo este disco con toda mi alma. Gracias Radiohead.
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myonlyweakness wrote:
The Bends washes my soul.
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sunheadbowed wrote:
why we cry
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Emmilystrange wrote:
<3
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KHsonicdude23 wrote:
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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strokerplayer wrote:
the bends+ok computer = ♥
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me_araujo wrote:
something very good to hear
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me_araujo wrote:
that after more like radiohead
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jeandrummer wrote:
The Best!
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mitchfork wrote:
It's close, but it's clearly their best record
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See_theworld wrote:
Mi favorito.
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mathezao wrote:
One of the greatest albums of all time.
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Infinitemporary wrote:
Sweet album.
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