Pablo Honey in no way was adequate preparation for its epic, sprawling follow-up, The Bends. Building from the sweeping, three-guitar attack that punctuated the best moments of Pablo Honey, Radiohead create a grand and forceful sound that nevertheless resonates with anguish and despair -- it's cerebral anthemic ock. Occasionally, the album displays its influences, whether it's U2, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., or the Pixies, but Radiohead turn clichés inside out, making each song sound bracingly fresh. Thom Yorke's tortured lyrics give the album a melancholy undercurrent, as does the surging, textured music. But what makes The Bends so remarkable is that it marries such ambitious, and often challenging, instrumental soundscapes to songs that are at their cores hauntingly melodic and accessible. It makes the record compelling upon first listen, but it reveals new details with each listen, and soon it becomes apparent that with The Bends, Radiohead have reinvented anthemic ock.
As longtime readers of this blog may know my sister really helped foster my love of music. Of course she was way into alternative and wasn’t exactly pleased that I went the Phish/Grateful Dead route but during the early and mid ’90s she exposed me to a ton of incredible music from the likes of The Cure, Depeche Mode, the Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction.We grew up in Monmouth County, New J
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Radiohead's second album, "The Bends", originally released in 1995, re-released with a selection of rarities, demos, sessions and live recordings. Experience the birth of one of the greatest rock band of all time! Listen to the full album RIGHT HERE.
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The radio phenomenon, WOXY.com, has released its annual list of top 500 radio rock songs of all-time. Below, I have listed the top 50, while the entire list can be found here:50. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill49. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion48. Nirvana - All Apologies47. Bjork - Human Behaviour46. The Police - Message In A Bottle45. Elvis Costello - (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Und
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This is the best Radiohead video that I have ever seen. Really watch the entire thing, and be sure to read the sub-titles or else you'll miss the amazing ending.Be honest what do you think?
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If there is a better Radiohead song please tell me so I can listen to it, and then disagree with you. I know, so narrowminded of me, but Fake Plastic Trees is their best work. But if you feel otherwise state your case and let the battle begin.
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A perfect intro to an almost perfect album! A perfect blend of Radiohead's rocking & experimental sides...anyone who doesn't know this album should not judge Radiohead until they give this a listen (and all you need is ONE listen to fall in love with this one!!)
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In celebration of Nicky Hayden winning the 2006 MotoGP World Championship, I'm making my first non-music oriented post. I went to Spain to see the final race of 2006 last week and Nicky won - it was awesome, and I wrote an article about it. If you like motorsports, especially bike racing, here's the link to the story:http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Nov/061106t.htmWe have the first US MotoGp...
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Reissues. I can't say I wait for these things to come out, even if I have the original. I mean there's a reason you fall in love with the original, right? But there are audiophiles who love the suckers so they'll probably be psyched about these beefed-up Radiohead reissues out on March 24th - Pablo Honey, The Bends and OK Computer. Radiohead is probably not though as these suckers are coming ou...
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The music world is getting slaphappy with vinyl. Only yesterday Mogger Mollifire wrote about Best Buy resurrecting LPs in their stores. Now Capitol/EMI will reissue albums from Radiohead and Coldapy and more in the format August 19th in a series called "From the Capitol Vaults." (wonder how Radiohead feels about Capitol banking on these?)Expect the suckers to be covered in their original artwor...
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They are like Batman. When someone the Radiohead logo up into the night sky the band answers.Earlier this week Radiohead had a stop in Virginia for the first leg of their USA tour, but with "weather all whack":http://www.ajc.com/wireless/content/metro/stories/2008/05/15/flyover_0516.html these days many fans never made it to the show. Crazy torrential downpour stranded Radiohead fans en route t...
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The radio phenomenon, WOXY.com, has released its annual list of top 500 radio rock songs of all-time. Below, I have listed the top 50, while the entire list can be found here:50. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill49. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion48. Nirvana - All Apologies47. Bjork - Human Behaviour46. The Police - Message In A Bottle45. Elvis Costello - (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Und
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The Kettles Chronicles part fivehere are parts four, three, two, and oneAngkor Wat (also named Angkor Vat) is the largest and best-preserved temple at the Angkor site in Cambodia. It epitomizes the classical style of Khmer architecture, to which it has lent its name."Where do we go from here?The planet is a gunboat in a sea of fear."It is the only Angkor temple "to have remained since its found...
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We just got back from my birthday date. We had this whole night planned but our plans changed when my girlfriend Michelle and I looked at this apartment we wanted and...the good news is we signed the lease. We found a place. We're moving in together. So all of our extra funds went towards our new apartment. This is something we've talked about since Christmas. It's been over a year since we've ...
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Radiohead's second album, "The Bends", originally released in 1995, re-released with a selection of rarities, demos, sessions and live recordings. Experience the birth of one of the greatest rock band of all time! Listen to the full album RIGHT HERE.
More >
In celebration of Nicky Hayden winning the 2006 MotoGP World Championship, I'm making my first non-music oriented post. I went to Spain to see the final race of 2006 last week and Nicky won - it was awesome, and I wrote an article about it. If you like motorsports, especially bike racing, here's the link to the story:http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Nov/061106t.htmWe have the first US MotoGp...
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A perfect intro to an almost perfect album! A perfect blend of Radiohead's rocking & experimental sides...anyone who doesn't know this album should not judge Radiohead until they give this a listen (and all you need is ONE listen to fall in love with this one!!)
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If there is a better Radiohead song please tell me so I can listen to it, and then disagree with you. I know, so narrowminded of me, but Fake Plastic Trees is their best work. But if you feel otherwise state your case and let the battle begin.
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bq. "i get on the train and I just stand about now that i don't think of you.i keep falling over, i keep passing outwhen i see a face like you.what am i coming to?im gonna meltdown."--??"Black Star"?? by Radiohead==================================Radiohead is doing something pretty nifty. They have a new album coming out called In Rainbows. You can pre-order it. How much? Well, if you just want...
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the following messages where left on my radio stations answering machines and they're hilarious! you too can call in and leave a message at 512-553-4590 !!! "Making Love" "Rattlesnakes"
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"This machine will not communicateThese thoughts and the strain I am underBe a world child, form a circleBefore we all go underAnd fade out again"--??"Street Spirit (Fade Out)"?? by Radiohead
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According to this very detailed, thoroughly depressing article at Salon about ubiquitous little plastic bags in our life, plastic bags are bad - ??REAL BAD??. This is nothing new to me, but I admit to getting a bit lazy in my shopping practices, and we tend to use them to wrap up the "poopy diapers" (that is a scientific term, in case you were wondering) since they are ideal for the sometimes ...
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Her Green plastic watering canFor her fake Chinese rubber plantIn the fake plastic earth.That she bought from a rubber manIn a town full of rubber plans.to get rid of itself.And It Wears Her Out, it wears her outIt wears her out, it wears her out.She lives with a broken manA cracked polystyrene manWho just crumbles and burns.He used to do surgeryFor girls in the eightiesBut gravity always wins....
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| 1 Planet Telex |
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| 2 The Bends |
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| 3 High and Dry |
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| 4 Fake Plastic Trees |
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| 5 Bones |
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| 6 Nice Dream |
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| 7 Just |
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| 8 My Iron Lung |
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| 9 Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was |
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| 10 Black Star |
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| 11 Sulk |
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| 12 Street Spirit (Fade Out) |
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