Radiohead The Bends

My second favourite song of all time from my second fave album ❤️❤️❤️

This entire album (The Bends, 1995) deserves its own distinct reaction channel 😂👏 Taylor, Steve…. just keep adding Radiohead to the polls and we’ll keep voting, and you’ll have to keep watching. Apparently it’s the law of Patreon. (edit)….. their 2017 Glastonbury set was incredible.

Live performances are always the best. Ask the artist. They evolve and feel the moment. If you want the same perfect song again and again… buy the record and you can hear it perfect again and again and again. . If you want to see a butterfly 🦋 evolving, watch it live.

The Bends is a much more anthemic song compared to Jigsaw, this is the title track to their second album, and is a more complicated song than Jigsaw, which is definitely a more straightforward song than The Bends. I think the whole band would be surprised how popular Jigsaw Falling Into Place has become, it's not the best track on In Rainbows, but is the most played. The Bends is (arguably) the best song on The Bends album. A treat to watch Jonny Greenwood literally attack his guitar, he doesn't play it, he fcking violates it 🤣

Watching the album reactions is always good, I don't think you truly get a good feel with individual songs, especially live

This a great live performance but as a rule of thumb, if you've never heard the song before, especially with a band like Radiohead, listen to the studio version first. If you can wear headphones too, it will elevate almost any Radiohead song as their music is very detailed and the focus is on sound, not just the overall song. This is much earlier, from 1995, than Jigsaw Falling into Place, from 2007. I agree with Taylor. This is a cool song and all, but Jigsaw Falling into Place is better. I also don't understand Stephen's comments about tempo and mood. This song is slower and moodier than Jigsaw Falling into Place. Yes, it has a "rockier" sound, and Jonny Greenwood's guitar is the star of the show, but Jigsaw Falling into Place is far more upbeat, the tempo is actually faster, and I find it has a more timeless sound too. The breezier instrumentation of Jigsaw compared with the heavier rock-driven sound here might give the illusion that The Bends is a pacier song, but it's certainly slower and more angsty to my ears.

9AM here and I'm listening to Radiohead. What you can call a good start to a day !!