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The Bends

beanagebeanage Posts: 19
edited April 2006 in Other Music
Alright, this is an awesome album...always has been...but the song "The Bends" just seems to get better with age. Or am I plain crazy?
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  • lumpyfredlumpyfred Posts: 243
    Of course you're not! The entire album is beautiful, and they only get better w/ OK Computer. Of course i'm not saying anything that hasn't been beaten to death but there is no such thing as too much love for Radiohead!!!!!!!

    Oh yeah "The Bends" has one of the best build-ups/climaxes of any song ever written.
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  • whatsthefreezerwhatsthefreezer Posts: 347
    Yeah can never get enough of that song or album. I don't know how many times Where do we go from here pops in my head.
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    awesome album. used to be my favorite band until i started to listen to some albums i found stashed away...No Code, Yield


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  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    One of my all time favourite albums.... awesome!!!
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  • analogueaddict72analogueaddict72 Posts: 307
    I just think it's such a jump from Pablo Honey to the Bends.
    It's just a great fuckin album, every track is quality, no filler all killer.
    Although Ok computer for me is the Bands masterpiece the 90's Darkside but kudos to the bends it's an enormous achievment and makes most british bands that followed seem pointless.
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    Funny I read this thread today.
    I listened to it for the first time, and I am absolutely blown away.
    Definitely jumped into my top 5 all time favorite albums.
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  • VitalDissidenceVitalDissidence Posts: 160
    This is probably my favorite Radiohead album but my favorite song from it is "High and Dry". I don't know what it is, I just love that song. "The Bends" is also a great song and so is "Bulletproof...I Wish I Was". I'm fairly new to the whole Radiohead catalog but I must say they have quickly become one of my favorite bands of all time.
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  • GrungebloodGrungeblood Posts: 64
    Great Album!!!!!!!!!11
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  • pj_zombiepj_zombie Posts: 272
    I like High and Dry a lot too. It's my probably my second favorite song behind only Street Spirit. Definately a great album though.
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  • Sexy2aFaultSexy2aFault Posts: 388
    "My Iron Lung" is some pretty heavy stuff. You would not expect that from Radiohead."Black Star" and "Sulk" are two very pretty songs melodically. It has ages well, so has OKComputer. I think they the "Hail to the Theif" did not quite reach those albums brilliance.
  • Sonic19Sonic19 Posts: 159
    Black Star is horribly sad, and for that I love it. Street Spirit is one of the best closers to any album too, just amazing.
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  • beanagebeanage Posts: 19
    Bones is probably my favourite song...right now...it really depends on my mood, but seriously, definitely one of the best albums front to back.

    If anyone finds a place for me to get this on vinyl, please let me know.
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I'm going to be hated for this. Always am. But to me this record is at epic proportions, and then Radiohead started going down hill.
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  • beanagebeanage Posts: 19
    Oh....and PJ should cover this song. Eddie's voice could handle it, would be amazing to see.
  • shahrilshahril Posts: 288
    anybody else think that the little riff at the end of planet telex is just absolutely brilliant?

    simple, note for not but my god, what a riff..

    jonny greenwood is one of the best guitarists ever surely
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    shahril wrote:
    anybody else think that the little riff at the end of planet telex is just absolutely brilliant?

    simple, note for not but my god, what a riff..

    jonny greenwood is one of the best guitarists ever surely

    i really like this song :)

    yeh that it quite cool
  • shahrilshahril Posts: 288
    I BrisK I wrote:
    i really like this song :)

    yeh that it quite cool

    sorry abt ronnie..

    anyways..i think its beyond cool..just as u think the song will fade out theres that final bang that makes u go whoa!
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  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    beanage wrote:
    If anyone finds a place for me to get this on vinyl, please let me know.


    hmmm i used to see this on pretty much every record site...now i only find 1 on ebay...it's under $13-16 but shipping from canada to the states would probably be another $10

    http://music.search.ebay.com/radiohead-the-bends_Records_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR8QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsacatZ306
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  • pineapplesandwavespineapplesandwaves Posts: 584
    Great fucking song. Great fucking album.

    Everybody goes on about the albums after The Bends, but The Bends is by far my favourite Radiohead album.
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