Radiohead The Bends
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woundedmonkey
May 12th 2006


19 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

My favorite tracks are Planet Telex, The Bends, black Star and My Iron Lung, even though they are all good. it's an all together great album. This Message Edited On 05.13.06This Message Edited On 06.16.06

tom79
May 12th 2006


3936 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This is probably my favorite Radiohead album. OK Computer is still really good, and the only other one I really listen to by them.

king sandbox
May 28th 2006


26 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Pretty good review man. Bones and My Iron Lung are great songs. I think the bends is just as good as Ok computer

The Jungler
May 28th 2006


4826 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Kid A trumps them all.

Two-Headed Boy
May 28th 2006


4527 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

^I agree, but maybe "trumps" is too harsh a term.

Shadius
May 28th 2006


203 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Bones is quite a decent song, rubbish about the bitter taste nonsense, the chorus is great. Good review though.



The worst song is clearly Sulk as you say, and to be honest, I never really liked My Iron Lung all that much. (Although the EP of the same name has some quality stuff on it).

king sandbox
May 29th 2006


26 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I don't think kid A's the best. It has moments of sheer brilliance but it doesn't touch the bends or ok computer.



Oh yeah, sulk rocks!! Bulletproof's the worst song on the bends.

The Nose
June 1st 2006


17 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I love this album, it really does go back and forth in my mind if this is better than OK Computer or not. Or is Kid A better than both of them? I don't think I'll ever settle this. I don't think Bones and Sulk are bad songs at all, nothing on this album is bad, though they are less interesting than the other songs. They do fit perfectly into their order though, listen to this from beginning to end, it's quite an experience.

Dried Muffin Remnants
June 13th 2006


297 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"The Bends is like Star Wars - a neat, separate entity with lots of explosions but not much plot. And OK Computer is The Empire Strikes Back, more ambitious, more complex, with more loose ends, but ultimately much better".




Very geeky analogy, but I agree completely with this. The flow of the songs does not nearly reach that of OK Computer...but I don't find OKC particularly complex... I find it perfectly beautiful and innovative but not especially complex.

stompybeardo
June 13th 2006


746 Comments


i really love that little ditty right in the middle of "just" at 2:06-2:20, street spirit is also a great interlude on what was to come on ok computer

Dragon_Prince
June 13th 2006


272 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Nice review, only Planet Telex is one of the best songs on here IMO

The Sludge
June 13th 2006


2171 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

To be quite frank, this is possibly the only Radiohead cd I can get into.

PaulMako
June 16th 2006


12 Comments


Nice Review. Ok, Sulk may not be as good as the rest of the album, but its still a fine song and a I agree with the coment that its a nice final breather for the album before sending us into the majesty of Street Spirit. And Fake Plastic Trees has to be one of the most well written songs ever. Its just beautiful man...

Bends25
July 26th 2006


4 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

One freakin' word.

Classic.

francesfarmer
July 31st 2006


1477 Comments


Hey, The Bends! My Iron Lung is the best song ever.

MyRamona
August 4th 2006


1098 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

[quote=the Sludge]To be quite frank, this is possibly the only Radiohead cd I can get into[/quote]



Ditto, although I Like a handful of O.K computer.

ledzep13321
August 11th 2006


10 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Great album. I got Ok Computer first and thats a better album, but i think this is a better album for those still getting into radiohead. Great review, by the way.

rustysurf84
August 21st 2006


327 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Star Wars comparison is very good, although I still don't understand why Just is such a highly rated song. Perhaps it will occur to me someday, but My Iron Lung is genius. Anyways, I'm rambling, great stuff Med as always.

KoraX
August 21st 2006


161 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Its an oustanding track.

stompybeardo
August 21st 2006


746 Comments


i like the solo just over two minutes in, thats the first track i recognized how good greenwood is



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