Many people and charts rank this album extremely highly. When it came out in the 90s, to me, I don't think I'd heard anything this good before. It gets overlooked because it lacks the instrumental variety of their most acclaimed albums. It's a guitar album. To me that doesn't make it any weaker than any of the others. The soundscape, depth, atmosphere, (exquisite) melodies, dynamics, lyrics, rawness, and intense emotional communication are all top tier, and show the brilliance of Radiohead. (You could even say the fact that they can reach these heights with - basically - guitars only is even more impressive.) These songs express something deep about what it is to be human in a way the others albums don't. In a way their albums are a journey from human (mental / emotional) sickness (here) to outright dehumanization & alienation via technology and exploitation (OKC / KA / A / HTTF) and total loss (AMSP.) Finally, I've come to accept Bones is a great song but unfortunately it suffers from following FPT. For Blackstar, you might try Gillian Welch's cover to see if it opens up the song for you. You're a beautiful man. Keep shining.
i’m really glad you did this album. Fake plastic trees is my favourite song ever and it’s so nice seeing someone talk so lovely about it ☺️ Thank you for making these videos!!
Been here since Is This It from your car and I’ve waiting for this, great album. You should listen to Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins you’d love it and it’s Halloween season 🎃
I think The Bends on the song refers to how hugely popular the band got so early in their career because of Creep, and they rose to the top so fast, hence The Bends. Obviously Thom wasn't handling it very well and all of a sudden they didn't know who their real friends were anymore.
I think everybody does. The Bends gave Radiohead a strong basis to become different and distinct (Pablo Honey may sound like grunge - but The Bends sound only like Radiohead). It's not popular in the US though (the least sold album of the band iirc).
You can see the seeds of OK Computer in songs like Nice Dream, Planet Telex, and Street Spirit. It's not easy to make an album with so many really well written and played songs like The Bends and some people still prefer their more "rock" stage. Personally I like all their albums other than their first one, and there's still a couple of really good songs besides Creep, like You and Blowout to name a couple.
man I cannot believe how much knowledge and diving timing you stay dropping in these vids. I been really lookin for more signs to tap outta socials and here you are with the wisdom and motivation to get off the gram at 30:30... much love Jakar❤
Woww this means the world to me fr ! Take that break, get present, focus on YOUR life YOUR circle of loved ones if that’s the case too & the peace gon keep coming ! 🙏🏾🖤
Sure thing! Check out Radiohead’s album Hail To The Thief if you haven’t yet… I might have overlooked your reaction vid to that album idk… I’ll check lol
Great review bruh I have always felt The Bends is a personal introspective view of self where O.K Computer is more of an outlook on the world, my top 3 albums match yours with 2 & 3 changing places periodically
this is my all time favorite album from them, a friend put it on when i was in 9th grade. I was going through alot, and i would play this everyday 24 7. Granted im from Baltimore MD, mostly lsiten to hiphop and r&b. This started my rock era and continued. But Radiohead, favorite band of all time for me.
Listening to The Bends and then Moon Shaped Pool next will be very interesting. Big musical journey between those albums. Both great albums with strong songs, but very different production approaches. They feel like the bookends of Radiohead's career to me. The Bends has grown on me over the years. I'm old enough to have been about when it came out. Didn't grab me at the time, but OK Computer blew me away and I went back to this later. Don't sleep on the 'King Of Limbs' album by the way, the last 4 tracks are some of their best work IMHO. And the 'extra' tracks of The Daily Mail and Staircase are bangers. Don't listen to the haters!
Okay bet I’ll remember that going into it with grace ! & yea I’m looking forward to all Albums there’s going to be sooo many more songs to add to my Radiohead playlist 😅🔥
I am not sure where you heard this isn't essential Radiohead. My top three are OK Computer, as my clear #1, then The Bends and In Rainbows, and I couldn't tell which is my favorite of the two. If this and OK Computer are your favorites, you most definitely should check out the My Iron Lung single. It's like a perfect blend of The Bends twisting into OK computer. It's My Iron Lung, 6 new tracks and acoustic version of Creep. It's nearly 30 minutes, and it's a transitional auditory experience between two masterpiece albums.
The Bends is like that really good album that you make right before your magnum opus. It's fantastic, but will never be a cultural touchtone in the same way that your 'masterpiece.' It's Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights, or Death Cab's Photo Album.
Imo, common sense in favour of the most vulnerable is the answer not, per se, common sense because the common sense they usually talk about is that which aims to begin from the average, the most common. Enjoyed your video.
Three things 1. Enjoyed your reaction as always - shame on you for delaying so long with more Radiohead😉 2. The Bends will always be the one I love the most because it was my first and bought on the week of its release- I love the guitars layering 3. Don’t skip any of the albums - all of them have excellent songs on them
That's not a hot take at all, The Bends are awesome!!! People say that kid A is their masterpiece, but i would say Ok Computer and the bends actually, like you. My Favourite Tracks(from the most to the least): My iron Lung, Just, Fake plastic Trees, The bends The Least favourite truck: Nice Dream ( But that's still a good song)
When this album came out instantly, you knew from Pablo honey this band had elevated beyond expectation. A truly great album but it got eclipsed by O.K. Computer because nobody in their right mind would’ve thought they’d of jumped so high from this album to that. That’s why this album gets overlooked. In 1995 they were already Kings. Nobody knew they’d become our generations Pink Floyd
yo you should listen to ants from up there by black country new road, one of my favorite albums of all time it would be cool to see ur perspective on it
kinda unrelated, but once you finish ariana grande’s discography / main 7 albums, you should listen to “ k, bye for now swt live” they include songs from ariana’s swt world tour, and have whistle notes ( and in my opinion ) some are better versions of some of the songs that she performed.
A HUGE force driving them on this album is that they realized they were in danger of becoming "That band that did Creep" and there was no way they were going to be pigeonholed into that. Don't get me wrong; they have the endless talent, material and bigger budget to do this album, but there was a fierce underlying force to not become what happened to Blind Melon. Something to note.
since you've listened to Jeff Buckley's "Grace", a fun little fact about "Fake Plastic Trees" is that Thom Yorke was so inspired by Jeff after seeing one of his performances that he got the confidence to also sing in falsetto - he'd been sitting on that song for a long time not knowing what to do with it until he saw Jeff sing live. 🥹 also my favorite Radiohead album is In Rainbows followed very closely by The Bends!
Many people and charts rank this album extremely highly. When it came out in the 90s, to me, I don't think I'd heard anything this good before. It gets overlooked because it lacks the instrumental variety of their most acclaimed albums. It's a guitar album. To me that doesn't make it any weaker than any of the others. The soundscape, depth, atmosphere, (exquisite) melodies, dynamics, lyrics, rawness, and intense emotional communication are all top tier, and show the brilliance of Radiohead. (You could even say the fact that they can reach these heights with - basically - guitars only is even more impressive.) These songs express something deep about what it is to be human in a way the others albums don't. In a way their albums are a journey from human (mental / emotional) sickness (here) to outright dehumanization & alienation via technology and exploitation (OKC / KA / A / HTTF) and total loss (AMSP.) Finally, I've come to accept Bones is a great song but unfortunately it suffers from following FPT. For Blackstar, you might try Gillian Welch's cover to see if it opens up the song for you. You're a beautiful man. Keep shining.
i’m really glad you did this album. Fake plastic trees is my favourite song ever and it’s so nice seeing someone talk so lovely about it ☺️ Thank you for making these videos!!
Wowww I can definitely see why that’s your favorite song !! Sooo powerful, such a great song ! & thank you ! Just the beginning 🔥😅
Me too, this song is perfect every second. The lyrics are the most powerful i've ever heard
Been here since Is This It from your car and I’ve waiting for this, great album. You should listen to Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins you’d love it and it’s Halloween season 🎃
Also just wanted to say My Iron Lung was written about the band’s hatred for the popularity of creep.
Please Siamese Dream is my all time favourite album.
Wowww you’re the best !! And I keep seeing great things ! Maybe that should be my 100th album 🔥👀
I think The Bends on the song refers to how hugely popular the band got so early in their career because of Creep, and they rose to the top so fast, hence The Bends. Obviously Thom wasn't handling it very well and all of a sudden they didn't know who their real friends were anymore.
Woww yea makes perfect sense! Fame ain’t easy AT ALL!
22:17 in many if not all Radiohead songs that have acoustic guitar or piano Thom is usually playing it for the most part
Love hearing your thoughts on this album! Your editing is fantastic by the way, 14:47 goes insanely hard
I appreciate you!! & ayeeee 🔥🔥 I’m rewatching it rn yea this tough 👏🏽😅
I LOVE this album and consider it ESSENTIAL in their catalogue.
I think everybody does. The Bends gave Radiohead a strong basis to become different and distinct (Pablo Honey may sound like grunge - but The Bends sound only like Radiohead). It's not popular in the US though (the least sold album of the band iirc).
this is my favorite Radiohead album, ive listen to them since 1999. in middle school finding this band was amazing
Thanks for taking on that album. Heavy when you bread it down.
That’s love! Very heavyyy
You can see the seeds of OK Computer in songs like Nice Dream, Planet Telex, and Street Spirit. It's not easy to make an album with so many really well written and played songs like The Bends and some people still prefer their more "rock" stage. Personally I like all their albums other than their first one, and there's still a couple of really good songs besides Creep, like You and Blowout to name a couple.
Yesss you can definitely hear that! & I loveee street spirit alottt more now
Thank you for this. Radiohead is amazing.. you can feel emotions of certain songs... like it speaks to your soul.
i LOVE the video effects on Fake Plastic Trees, not sure if that's a regular thing but damn keep it up
Yuppp I’m getting it down pact 🔥😎 I appreciate you!
What a beautiful album, love the reactions man👍👍
I appreciate you!! Such a beautiful album!
man I cannot believe how much knowledge and diving timing you stay dropping in these vids. I been really lookin for more signs to tap outta socials and here you are with the wisdom and motivation to get off the gram at 30:30... much love Jakar❤
Woww this means the world to me fr ! Take that break, get present, focus on YOUR life YOUR circle of loved ones if that’s the case too & the peace gon keep coming ! 🙏🏾🖤
Fascinating: I’ve listened to this great album a thousand times, yet hearing another’s feel and view of it was enlightening.
Thanks, good job!
Woww I appreciate this so much thank you! I’m loving this journey so much as well!!
Sure thing! Check out Radiohead’s album Hail To The Thief if you haven’t yet…
I might have overlooked your reaction vid to that album idk…
I’ll check lol
@ I have to do that soon lol on the way 😎
love the edits lmao
😎🔥
Just was a single along with High and Dry if i remember correctly. The video for Just may have won an award that year.
HAIL TO THE THIEF next!
And thanks for the timestamps!!
bulletproof has gotta be the best song off the bends in my opinion, such an amazing and powerful track.
Great review bruh I have always felt The Bends is a personal introspective view of self where O.K Computer is more of an outlook on the world, my top 3 albums match yours with 2 & 3 changing places periodically
Woww okay I can see that no wonder I love in bends so much
The Bends is Probably Their best sellin Album Out there with Ok comp 1997 if I'm not wrong!!
My second favourite Radiohead album. Next i suggest Hail to the Thief (very underrated alum) or amnesiac (similar album to Kid A I think)
Woww okay ima check out Hail too
Great job!
Thankyou !!
Brilliant reaction, taking stock of each track 👌
I appreciate you !!!
this is my all time favorite album from them, a friend put it on when i was in 9th grade. I was going through alot, and i would play this everyday 24 7. Granted im from Baltimore MD, mostly lsiten to hiphop and r&b. This started my rock era and continued. But Radiohead, favorite band of all time for me.
Listening to The Bends and then Moon Shaped Pool next will be very interesting. Big musical journey between those albums. Both great albums with strong songs, but very different production approaches. They feel like the bookends of Radiohead's career to me. The Bends has grown on me over the years. I'm old enough to have been about when it came out. Didn't grab me at the time, but OK Computer blew me away and I went back to this later. Don't sleep on the 'King Of Limbs' album by the way, the last 4 tracks are some of their best work IMHO. And the 'extra' tracks of The Daily Mail and Staircase are bangers. Don't listen to the haters!
Yeah Moon Shaped Pool next
Okay bet I’ll remember that going into it with grace ! & yea I’m looking forward to all Albums there’s going to be sooo many more songs to add to my Radiohead playlist 😅🔥
I am not sure where you heard this isn't essential Radiohead. My top three are OK Computer, as my clear #1, then The Bends and In Rainbows, and I couldn't tell which is my favorite of the two. If this and OK Computer are your favorites, you most definitely should check out the My Iron Lung single. It's like a perfect blend of The Bends twisting into OK computer. It's My Iron Lung, 6 new tracks and acoustic version of Creep. It's nearly 30 minutes, and it's a transitional auditory experience between two masterpiece albums.
Wowwww yea I gotta check that out! I never knew that! 30 mins inbetween them?! Wow 🔥
The track sulk is about the Hungerford Massacre and the line "just like your dad" was originally "just shoot your gun"
Oooo okay that’s powerful
Street Spirit is sooo good and sad. If you're down, this one will bring out tears.... mant others too. Videotape, pyramid song, etc
The Bends is like that really good album that you make right before your magnum opus. It's fantastic, but will never be a cultural touchtone in the same way that your 'masterpiece.' It's Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights, or Death Cab's Photo Album.
Nice singing on "in bloom" 😊
Ayee thank you 🔥😅
the bends is very essential in radiohead discography
@@azorahai9356 I can def see why!
that edit going into the main part of fake plastic trees is just beautiful man
Brooo i appreciate you fr I thought it was gon be cold too 😎🔥
Head shrinker usually refers to a shrink. But what you're saying makes sense too.
You are right 😂❤
Imo, common sense in favour of the most vulnerable is the answer not, per se, common sense because the common sense they usually talk about is that which aims to begin from the average, the most common. Enjoyed your video.
Timeless 🎉
Still my favorite production on a Radiohead album. Its just sounds so good.
Yea I think mine too!!
Street Spirit my favorite
Siamese dream is absolutley fantastic
Hmmm maybe I should do that next 👀🔥
Three things
1. Enjoyed your reaction as always - shame on you for delaying so long with more Radiohead😉
2. The Bends will always be the one I love the most because it was my first and bought on the week of its release- I love the guitars layering
3. Don’t skip any of the albums - all of them have excellent songs on them
Oh and it’s weird for you not to be sitting in the car😀👍
😂shame on me true 😅 and Woww your first that’s amazing yea I’m still in shock how much love this album! & yuppp I got my new set up 😎
Their best album by far in my view.
King of Limbs is my favorite album. Bends is 2nd for me. King of Limbs seems to be controversial with the fans but I loved it.
To think Ok Computer came next. Then Kid A and Amnesiac. Evolving band!
3rd fav behind OK and rainbows. You should revisit the strokes/voidz
Oooh pleese listem ok computer 😂❤amazing
Already on my channel check it out 🔥😎
SIAMESE DREAM NEXT !
Hmmm 🔥👀
Mk.gee - Two Star & The Dream Police please! 👀🔥
Yuppp that’s on the list for this month 😉
If you’re gonna go back to nirvana you gotta go back to the pixies. Doolittle
Yeaaaa I gotta listen to both wow 🔥🔥
That's not a hot take at all, The Bends are awesome!!! People say that kid A is their masterpiece, but i would say Ok Computer and the bends actually, like you.
My Favourite Tracks(from the most to the least):
My iron Lung, Just, Fake plastic Trees, The bends
The Least favourite truck:
Nice Dream ( But that's still a good song)
Wowww bet yea we’re mad similar there 🔥👏🏽
Please do Mirror Land by Earthgang 🙏🙏
The Bends, Ok Computer, Kid A, In Rainbows. Those are their 4 essential albums. Any other opinion is invalid.
A Moon Shaped Pool?
@@Raw_Fiction hard number 5 for me
Forgot that you were the car guy! Lol
@@joshuapocalypse 🤣🤣🔥
You need to listen to the Amity Affliction
this and ok computer are the greatest Radiohead albums of all time, hail to the thief is a good one tho, you should check it out
Yea ima have to do that one soon !!
When this album came out instantly, you knew from Pablo honey this band had elevated beyond expectation.
A truly great album but it got eclipsed by O.K. Computer because nobody in their right mind would’ve thought they’d of jumped so high from this album to that.
That’s why this album gets overlooked. In 1995 they were already Kings.
Nobody knew they’d become our generations Pink Floyd
yo you should listen to ants from up there by black country new road, one of my favorite albums of all time it would be cool to see ur perspective on it
Yooo I keep hearing about this album! Remind me in the new year!!
I'll be interested how you can rank the top 30. That is an impossible task!
Does this Linkin Park video never come out?
@@oretornodoogrodadestruicao3862which one fam?
kinda unrelated, but once you finish ariana grande’s discography / main 7 albums, you should listen to “ k, bye for now swt live” they include songs from ariana’s swt world tour, and have whistle notes ( and in my opinion ) some are better versions of some of the songs that she performed.
Hmmm okay yea ima have to !!
peak
Still waiting for the rest op Arianas Albums 😉😅🫶🏻
@@chloe_317 Tuesday 😏
Ok computer is their best
Please react to dangerous woman album
@@melina_5 Tuesday 😏
hey man, could you react to Trench by twenty one pilots?
Love from Brazil
@@brenodpc7 Ayee big love ! & been on my list for a minute I gotta get to it !!
BRAZILLL 🔥🔥
you should start reacting to other types of songs like Metallica's album Ride The Lightning 🗣️‼️🙏
Next year remind me 😎🔥
@@JaKarTV yeah bro 🗣️‼️🎸
A HUGE force driving them on this album is that they realized they were in danger of becoming "That band that did Creep" and there was no way they were going to be pigeonholed into that. Don't get me wrong; they have the endless talent, material and bigger budget to do this album, but there was a fierce underlying force to not become what happened to Blind Melon. Something to note.
Check out Blind Melon "Soup" (the album.) That is just as mind-blowing.
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Please react to Dangerous womannnnnn🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
@@shecalmsoiaddhertothetally5229 Tuesday 😏
Kid a
He did it already
since you've listened to Jeff Buckley's "Grace", a fun little fact about "Fake Plastic Trees" is that Thom Yorke was so inspired by Jeff after seeing one of his performances that he got the confidence to also sing in falsetto - he'd been sitting on that song for a long time not knowing what to do with it until he saw Jeff sing live. 🥹
also my favorite Radiohead album is In Rainbows followed very closely by The Bends!
Wowww that is special ! Such a small world I swear !! & okay I love that 🔥 I have relisten to in rainbows