Radiohead
The Bends (1995)
2009 Deluxe Edition
MP3 LOSSY CBR 320 KBPS
Contains Album Art & ID Tags


Wikipedia

The Bends is the second studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone. It was produced by John Leckie, with extra production by Radiohead, Nigel Godrich and Jim Warren. The Bends combines guitar songs and ballads, with more restrained arrangements and cryptic lyrics than Radiohead's debut album, Pablo Honey (1993).

Work began at RAK Studios, London, in February 1994. Tensions were high, with pressure from Parlophone to match sales of Radiohead's debut single, "Creep", and progress was slow. After an international tour in May and June, Radiohead resumed work at Abbey Road in London and the Manor in Oxfordshire. The Bends was Radiohead's first collaboration with Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood, who have worked on every Radiohead album since.

Several singles were released, backed by music videos: "My Iron Lung", the double A-side "High and Dry / Planet Telex", "Fake Plastic Trees", "Just", and Radiohead's first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart, "Street Spirit (Fade Out)". "The Bends" was also released as a single in Ireland. A live video, Live at the Astoria, was released on VHS. Radiohead toured extensively in support of The Bends, including US tours supporting R.E.M. and Alanis Morissette.

The Bends reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, but failed to build on the success of "Creep" outside the UK, reaching number 88 on the US Billboard 200. It received greater acclaim than Pablo Honey, including a nomination for Best British Album at the Brit Awards 1996, and elevated Radiohead from one-hit-wonders to one of the most recognised British bands. It is frequently named one of the greatest albums of all time, cited in lists including Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums and all three editions of Rolling Stone's lists of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The Bends is credited for influencing a generation of post-Britpop acts, such as Coldplay, Muse and Travis. It is certified platinum in the US and quadruple platinum in the UK. 


Tracklist:

CD 1

01. Planet Telex
02. The Bends
03. High And Dry
04. Fake Plastic Trees
05. Bones
06. (Nice Dream)
07. Just
08. My Iron Lung
09. Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was
10. Black Star
11. Sulk
12. Street Spirit (Fade Out)

CD 2

01. The Trickster
02. Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong
03. Lozenge Of Love
04. Lewis (Mistreated)
05. Permanent Daylight
06. You Never Wash Up After Yourself
07. Maquiladora
08. Killer Cars
09. India Rubber
10. How Can You Be Sure
11. Fake Plastic Trees (Acoustic)
12. Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was (Acoustic)
13. Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Acoustic)
14. Talk Show Host
15. Bishop's Robes
16. Banana Co.
17. Molasses
18. Just (BBC Radio One Session 14/09/94)
19. Maquiladora (BBC Radio One Session 14/09/94)
20. Street Spirit (Fade Out) (BBC Radio One Session 14/09/94)
21. Bones (BBC Radio One Session 14/09/94)


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