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Music CD - Radiohead: The Bends
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Music CD: The Bends
Artist: Radiohead
List Price: $17.98
Our Price: $6.74
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Manufacturer: Capitol
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Tracks:
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1. Planet Telex
2. The Bends
3. High & Dry
4. Fake Plastic Trees
5. Bones
6. (Nice Dream)
7. Just (You Do It To Yourself)
8. My Iron Lung
9. Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was
10. Black Star
11. Sulk
12. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724382962625
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: Capitol
Studio: Capitol
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Classic
Comment: A classic product in a complete package. It truly doesn't get any better than this. If you want soup-to-nuts Radiohead, this is the place. Would recommend you jump on this right away.
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Summary: The last great rock album (well almost).
Comment: In reading some of the reviews of this album I must say I am amused. It seems like most people are trying to justify their greater love for this record over OK Computer. Even more fascinating than that are the people completely bashing the band as a whole (a strong comment on their musical education and taste).
To address the first issue "Which album is better The Bends or OK Computer?" Is this really a necessary debate? They're both great albums, their completely different. One of the things that makes Radiohead such a incredible ensemble is their evolution through the years. They didn't just create a formula that worked and keep repeating it like most bands. Every Album is a unique expression of art, and evolves and changes.
If I was really pressed to pick their greatest accomplishment I would probably pick OK Computer, just because it hits me on the deepest emotional level and because its so sophisticated. Musically it is brilliant. Personally, I think it is better to think of their best ALBUMS instead of album. In that case I would say "The Bends" "OK Computer" and "Kid A" are their best recordings. Kid A took the longest for me to appreciate, but when I did it was astounding. I think people that love The Bends should stop trying to convince others to love it too. Its an amazing achievement and if others dont love it its their loss.
For those who completely panned Radiohead as a band, I dont know what you're looking for musically and I really don't care. You should go out and buy you're self a Michael Bolton CD, I am sure it will be right up you're alley.
All sarcasm aside. For people who struggle with Radioheads later albums it is important to remember that Radiohead is art, not entertainment. Its not always easy. Thats what makes it so special. While the rest of the commercial music industry is producing crap by the barrel full, Radiohead dares to create something risky and original. And miraculously they have created something beautiful and moving.
So back to my title. The Bends is the last great (somewhat traditional) rock album. OK Computer breaks the barriers of genre and therefore it gets a little hazy calling it a "rock" albul. The Bends was the last breath of life in a dying art form. If you like music that is interesting and moving, buy The Bends.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best Radiohead album of all time.
Comment: This is not only my favorite Radiohead CD of all time, but it may be my favorite album of all time. Every song is amazing, and flow perfectly into one another (not like that "Fitter, Happier" track that I would always skip on OK Computer). This is Radiohead at their best. Radiohead will never sound like this again. I keep buying new Radiohead albums hoping that I might catch a glimpse of this Radiohead, but now that they're on top of the world doing what they like and not what the label wants to hear they will never return to this golden age. I have also bought all the music recorded between Pablo Honey and OK Computer. I would recommend you do the same. I was listening to this album my senior year in high school, and I still throw it on on occasion. It's replay value is amazing..
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Summary: I Can Be Wordy: So I Won't, But Buy This CD
Comment: If you enjoy post-punk "Alternative Rock," you cannot go wrong here. This album seamlessly melds overdriven, distorted hard rocking guitars with the beautiful melodies that ground punk into a pulp after it gave us the shot in the arm we needed, but faded (thank God) into musical history. This is far better than punk: After all, we get to have our cake and eat it too. There are more beautiful tunes here than I can count in my currently altered state of mind, but as a professional bassist I can tell you this: Get the CD. You'll be singing most if not all these songs and enjoying the experience! Alt Rock was/is a genre that requires that you know how to play your instrument! What a concept! We get brash but melodic (and tuned!) guitars and bass with tight drumming and gut-wrenchingly beautiful vocals. The songs are memorable but not in the annoying jingle-style pop "provides." This is real rock. And all this can be yours without having to erase the sneer on your face or even modify your attitude. It's a no-brainer. Grab it!
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Summary: The Bends is the Best Place to Start
Comment: There are many very informative reviews for Radiohead's "The Bends", but I decided to go ahead and put in my two cents worth. I am not a long-time fan. I just recently bought a few of their albums. After listening to them, I came to the conclusion (as have others) that this would be the best place for someone new to the band's music to start out with. The reasons are simple. The Bends is one of the bands best albums, and it is indeed the most approachable. One of the things I dis-liked the most with "OK Computer" and "Kid A" was the vocals. The Bends definately have the most comprehensible lyrics of the three. So, Like I said, this is my recommendation of the place to start getting into Radiohead. If you like this one, then you can explore further, but be cautious.
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Editorial Reviews:
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While Radiohead saw its stock rising in 1994, it wasn't until 1995's The Bends that it really became a blue chip band. And for good reason. The quintet honed its talent for bombastic Brit Rock, yet still preserved an edge of unpredictability. Even singles like the title track didn't give in to the kind of swooning guitar clichés usually embraced by commercial radio. If the CD proved anything, it was that Radiohead could find solid ground between pop experimentation and the tradition of born-in-the-bone, balls-out rock. --Nick Heil
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