“An album that speaks less of destiny and more about a restless energy to create and explore”
“Fans of Radiohead’s 1993 single "Creep" basically divided into two camps: those who loved it as a dynamic slice of self-loathing rock & roll, and those who just enjoyed the skrakunk-skrakunk guitar distortion before every chorus. On their later albums, Radiohead would throw their lot in with the skrakunk-skrakunk crowd, pushing the boundaries of sonic […]”
“**💭 Thoughts:** *The Bends* is groundbreaking alt-rock outfit Radiohead’s second album, released in 1995. This album is what put the band in the spotlight with its dynamic songwriting and more atmospheric feel compared to their debut. I wouldn’t call this their best album, but it’s definitely among some of their strongest. **🎶 Tracklist Review** 1.) Planet Telex 🟢 2.) The Bends 🔵🥉 3.) High and Dry 🟢 4.) Fake Plastic Trees 🟢 5.) Bones 🟡 6.) (Nice Dreams) 🔵 7.) Just 🔵 8.) My Iron Lung 🔵🥈 9.) Bullet Proof …I Wish I Was 🔵🥇 10.) Black Star 🔵 11.) Sulk 🟢 12.) Street Spirit 🔵 ──────────────────── **🤔 Track Rating Scale** 🔵 Loved — Thoroughly enjoyed it and will revisit often. 🟢 Liked — Enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’d revisit often. 🟡 Mixed — Enjoyed it somewhat, but some aspects held it back for me; most likely won’t revisit. 🟠 Disliked — Didn’t enjoy it very much; won’t be revisiting. 🔴 Hated — Didn’t enjoy any part of it; no desire to revisit ever again. ⚪️ Interlude, etc. — Not rated as an actual song. ──────────────────── **🏅 Ranking Scale** 10 — Perfect 9 — Exceptional 8 — Great 7 — Good 6 — Decent 5 — Average 4 — Below Average 3 — Poor 2 — Bad 1 — Awful 0 — Unlistenable”
“This album is what put them on the map and I completely understand why, from the amazing vocals to the outstanding performances by the other members of the band I can understand it’s important but comparing to other works by them and other bands it’s just not up to par with their best and the best of many others”
“This album includes all of the aspects of traditional rock, but puts a Radiohead twist on it. Fake Plastic Trees is a masterpiece and is one of the best written Radiohead songs. This is a must listen album for any rock fan.”
“Only thing is the songs were a little too similar and some felt like they were gonna hit the climax but didn’t and felt incomplete but that’s minimal bc they r still incredible”
“This album is really great, and I get why it put them on the map. I can’t say I enjoy it that much more than a lot of the other stuff coming out around this time though.”
“perfecto, my iron lung es magia me siento como bien chill y así así”
“Really good just wish the inbetween tracks were better”
