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Rating: THE REVIEW
Here I am again! Guys, there are surely many reviews on Radiohead, but I want to write one too, OK?
This review of mine will focus on “The Bends,” the best album in my opinion ever produced by Radiohead. “The Bends” an extraordinary album, exceptionally simple and exceptionally rock good. It is an album that comes straight at you with some of the most beautiful ballads ever heard. “Fake plastic trees” is the most beautiful Radiohead song I have ever heard! You never get tired of listening to it, its value is indisputable! The sound of the album has not yet undergone the electronic shift that unfortunately will come inexorably and, in my humble opinion, will lower the level of the band and is clearly better than the previous works. But we are talking about “The Bends” and therefore it is right to mention the most valuable tracks of an album I do not hesitate to call a masterpiece. “Just” is a powerful track, power that doesn't undermine its emotionality; I would define it as a “rough” diamond.
“Nice dreams” is dreamy and demonstrates, if there was ever any need, the brilliant and simultaneously weak personality of Thom Yorke. Weakness that also emerges in the song-dialogue “Bullet proof..i wish i was.” Outburst and criticism in “My iron lung.” The album concludes its spectacular and intimate journey with another gem, “Street spirit,” a song that delivers intense and precious emotions. A song that, as Thom Yorke said, “wrote itself.”
An album that alternates between melancholy, “happiness,” mystery, and anger. An album that even after years remains current. Absolute masterpiece!
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This review praises Radiohead's album The Bends as their best work, highlighting its raw rock sound and deeply emotional ballads. Tracks like "Fake Plastic Trees" and "Street Spirit" stand out for their beauty and intensity. The reviewer appreciates the album’s simplicity and emotional depth, lamenting the later electronic turn in the band's music. Overall, The Bends is called an enduring masterpiece that remains relevant even years after its release.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
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Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The members are Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway. They evolved from guitar-based alternative rock into work that incorporates electronics and orchestration.120 Reviews
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