The Bends

[Redder Lurtz]

Probably the best album ever produced in my opinion. Radiohead are not even my favourite band but The Bends somehow covers every angle, tortures every note, has massive highs and lows, encompasses vicious punk-like thrashy guitar and stunningly beautiful finger picking awesomeness.

 

From Planet Telex to Sulk; there's nothing not to love about this album.

 

There are some amazing albums in the juke box of Lurtz but I think The Bends beats them all. Yeah, even Damned Damned Damned isn't as good as The Bends.

 

My Iron Lung sums up the album for me. Just stunning.

 

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[RJ Fan club]

Superb album. My favourite of theirs, although I know many think OK Computer.

 

Think there may be a Radiohead album poll thread actually.

[mattyq]

I like it, it's pretty good but it wouldn't get into the top 100 albums in my opinion.

Good job we all have our own opinions and tastes as life would be pretty dull if everybody agreed on everything

[King Emlyn]

Ok computer is their masterpiece, they are a great band though

[Redder Lurtz]

Superb album. My favourite of theirs, although I know many think OK Computer.

 

Think there may be a Radiohead album poll thread actually.

 

Yeah I think there is a poll somewhere old chap. Thought The Bends in all its marvellousness deserved a mention though.

 

Watched a thing on TV a couple of years ago about the best albums of all time. OK Computer won it I think. Never understood, as excellent as OK is, why anyone would think it's better than The Bends.

[Redder Lurtz]

Ok computer is their masterpiece, they are a great band though

 

Can't get my head around that, Emlyn. OK is an incredible album but in masterpiece terms I think The Bends kicks its arse.

[rEddie]

Probably the best album ever produced in my opinion. Radiohead are not even my favourite band but The Bends somehow covers every angle, tortures every note, has massive highs and lows, encompasses vicious punk-like thrashy guitar and stunningly beautiful finger picking awesomeness.

 

From Planet Telex to Sulk; there's nothing not to love about this album.

 

There are some amazing albums in the juke box of Lurtz but I think The Bends beats them all. Yeah, even Damned Damned Damned isn't as good as The Bends.

 

My Iron Lung sums up the album for me. Just stunning.

 

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Can't rep you Lurtz "as I have to spread them around"?? first. Great fucking call. My #1 album of all time.

[rEddie]

Have some of that while I'm at it...

 

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[manwiththestick]

Listened to this for the first time in a few years the other week. Stunning from start to finish. Production by John Leckie gives it his familiar sound.

[King Emlyn]

Can't get my head around that, Emlyn. OK is an incredible album but in masterpiece terms I think The Bends kicks its arse.

To each his own, I like my music tense and claustrophobic. I absolutely love both, indeed all of their albums but IMO computer is artistically their masterpiece.

[Fugitive]

It's not the best album ever produced.

 

Not by a long way.

[Redder Lurtz]

It's not the best album ever produced.

 

Not by a long way.

 

It's a game of opinions Fuge old boy.

[rEddie]

Enjoy...

 

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[The Midnight Rambler]

Nobody even seems to mention just how good the song 'the bends' is.

 

Seems to get forgotten

[withnail71]

Superb album, every track is stunning.

[ZonkoVille77]

One of my favourites. Listened to it the morning of my wedding when I was getting dressed.

Bones blaring at full tilt is ace. Some of the riffs on it are top notch. Jonny at his best.

[setreal]

Being a massive Radiohead fanboy, I be dishing out rep aplenty in this thread. That said, The Bends isn't near their best album for me personally. Still an absolutely great one, mind.

 

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[Cardie]

Whale song dirge.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

 

It's a game of opinions Fuge old boy.

 

I have to agree with Fuge here Lurtzy. As good as the production is on The Bends, I automatically have about 20 albums coming into my mind that are way above The Bends for their production.

 

For me Dark Side of The Moon is the best produced album, but I think In Rainbows in the history of Radiohead is leagues ahead for production.

 

As you say though it is a game of opinions.

 

You're just behind. *whistles*

[Vincent Vega]

Whale song dirge.

 

Have you ever been right about anything ever? How about you tell us what you actually like instead of just slagging off everything everyone else likes.

 

I love The Bends, not many albums are brilliant from start to finish but this is, my soundtrack to 1995. I saw them play near enough the whole album live when they headlined one night at T In The Park in 1996. What a lineup we had at T that year - Pulp, Prodigy, Foo Fighters, Manics, Leftfeld, Black Grape, also spent a fair bit of time in the dance tent being into getting off my face back at the time.

[Red Banjo]

I thought this thread was going to about decompression sickness

[rory]

Do love the bends and OK but for me hait to the thief is there best.

2+2=5 as a opening track is amazing. Think it shows every side of rhea.

In rainbows is up there aswell, so easy to listen to .

[Frankenhooker]

The Bends is great, but its Kid A for me.

[Red Banjo]

I have never listened to the bends. Im aware of some of the songs but im not a radiohead fan.

 

However, some of you fine chaps really do know your shit. So on this basis I am going to purchase it so I can judge it for myself.

 

That's how I roll on a hangover. Spontaneous.

[brucespanner]

I have never listened to the bends. Im aware of some of the songs but im not a radiohead fan.

 

However, some of you fine chaps really do know your shit. So on this basis I am going to purchase it so I can judge it for myself.

 

That's how I roll on a hangover. Spontaneous.

 

You won't regret it, it's brilliant from start to finish.