Holy shit what an amazing fucking album. Every song on here hits harder than a mum on Father’s Day. It’s definitely the heaviest Radiohead album I’ve listened to so far and I’m all for it. They all have a pop backbone which make them super memorable and they don’t all sound the same either. They each have their own unique qualities that make them worth coming back to. I’ve rated all of Radioheads albums 5/5 so far but I have a feeling that there won’t be any more perfect ratings. This is probably my favourite of the three.
The Bends
Album by Radiohead
Released 29 November 1994
Tracklist
- 1Planet Telex4:193.9 ★
- 2The Bends4:064.1 ★
- 3High and Dry4:174.3 ★
- 4Fake Plastic Trees4:504.6 ★
- 5Bones3:093.5 ★
- 6(Nice Dream)3:533.8 ★
- 7Just3:544.3 ★
- 8My Iron Lung4:364.3 ★
- 9Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was3:283.9 ★
- 10Black Star4:074.1 ★
- 11Sulk3:423.6 ★
- 12Street Spirit (Fade Out)4:124.4 ★
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Great instrumentals and singing, lyrics carry a lot of weight
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Release credits
- dedicated to
- cello
- editor
- engineer
- bass guitar [1-4, 7-8, 12]
- background vocals [1-4, 7-8, 12], guitar [1-4, 7-8, 12]
- additional [8], assistant
- engineer, producer [3], sound
- engineer, mix, producer [1-2, 4-12]
- viola, violin
- guitar [1-4, 7-8, 12], organ [1-4, 7-8, 12], piano [1-4, 7-8, 12], recording [1-4, 7-8, 12], strings, synthesizer [1-4, 7-8, 12]
- artists and repertoire
- engineer, producer [10]
- mix
- drums (drum set) [1-4, 7-8, 12], percussion [1-4, 7-8, 12]
- mix, producer [3, 10]
- mix
- additional [8], assistant
- guitar [1-4, 7-8, 12], piano [1-4, 7-8, 12], strings, vocal [1-4, 7-8, 12]
Issues
T8 March 1995
TCD (EMI SWINDON, made in UK, printed in UK)13 March 1995
T12" Vinyl (repress)13 March 1995
T2x CD (Pinkpop edition)13 March 1995
TCD (EMI SWINDON, made in Italy, printed in Italy)13 March 1995
T4 April 1995
T4 April 1995
TCD (made in Holland, printed in Holland)4 April 1995
T24 April 1995
TUnknown format1995
T1995- T1995
- T1995
TCassette1995
T12" Vinyl (1st press)1995
TCD (made in Holland, printed in the UK)1995- T1995
TCD (EMI SWINDON, made in Italy, printed in Holland)1995- T1995
T2x CD1996- T11 June 2008
T12" Vinyl2008
T2x CD (special collector’s edition)23 March 2009
T2x CD, DVD-Video23 March 2009- T2x CD (collector’s edition, limited edition)24 March 2009
- T2x CD1 April 2009
T2x CD1 April 2009
T2x CD, DVD-Video1 April 2009
TDigital Media1 April 2016
T12" Vinyl, Download Card3 June 2016
T2016- T2016
- T12" Vinyl (Reissue)2020
TCD-R (revised no compression)29 November 1994
T2x Digital Media (collectors edition)2009