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The music is more eclectic than Pablo Honey; [24] Colin Greenwood said Radiohead wanted to distinguish themselves from Pablo Honey and that The Bends better represented their style. [25] Pitchfork wrote that it contrasts warmth and tension, riffs and texture, and rock and post-rock . [ 26 ]
"The Bends" is one of Radiohead's most performed songs and was described as a fan favourite by New York. [ 103 ] [ 104 ] It was the first song Radiohead performed from The Bends . [ 105 ] The song was first performed at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, Scotland in May 1992, four months before the band began recording Pablo Honey . [ 59 ]
"Just" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, included on their second album, The Bends (1995). It features an angular guitar riff played by Jonny Greenwood, inspired by the band Magazine. It was released as a single on 21 August 1995 and reached number 19 on the UK singles chart. In 2008, "Just" was included in Radiohead: The Best Of.
Radiohead wrote and recorded "Planet Telex" in a single session at RAK Studios while working on The Bends. It developed from experiments with a drum loop taken from another song, the B-side "Killer Cars", to which Radiohead added piano processed with multiple delay effects. The band had recently returned from a restaurant, and Yorke recorded ...
"Man of War" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 22 June 2017 on the compilation OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017. Radiohead first performed "Man of War" while on tour for their second album, The Bends (1995). The singer, Thom Yorke, described it as a homage to James Bond themes.
"Fake Plastic Trees" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their second album, The Bends (1995). It was the third single from The Bends in the UK, and the first in the US. It reached the top 50 on the UK Singles Chart , the New Zealand Singles Chart , the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Canadian Rock/Alternative chart.
Live at the Astoria was released on VHS on 13 March 1995, the same day as Radiohead's second album, The Bends. [2] A DVD release followed in 2005. [2] On 28 May 2020, Radiohead added Live as the Astoria to YouTube. [2] [1] [3] The performance of "My Iron Lung" was used for The Bends, with Thom Yorke's vocals replaced and the audience removed. [4]
"Street Spirit (Fade Out)" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their second studio album, The Bends (1995). It was released as a single on 22 January 1996. Radiohead considered "Street Spirit" a breakthrough in their songwriting.