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Radiohead - The Bends
- Radiohead’s album, "The Bends," makes a long car drive with friends a lasting memory. Hitting the stirring wheel with ever beat at the same time as drummer Phil Selway, while the shotgun buddy sings all the lyrics with Thom Yorke, along with the backseat friends swinging their hair like guitarist Jonny Greenwood, makes for an unforgettable ride.
The first two songs on the album “Planet Telex” and “The Bends” start the road trip off well. These speaker-vibrating songs will get you moving in no time. The following two songs “High and Dry” and “Fake Plastic Trees” allow for a break from blood-pumping music with their mellow atmospheric sounds that will sing the sun to the west side of the horizon.
“Bones” gets the blood flowing once again and the car accelerating. Often appraised for his falsetto vocals, Yorke flips the switch and shows that be is capable of grabbing those low notes in his vocal chords. The last chord of the song introduces the next song, “Nice Dream,” which has an acoustic-guitar-strumming heavy melody.
The popular songs “Just” and “My Iron Lung” were patiently waiting in queue. As the destination comes into view, these songs will turn the car wheels in the opposite direction begging to be heard. As the night stars begin to appear, the reverb on Yorke’s voice in “Bullet Proof… I Wish I was” enhances the distance between the earth and outer space. Coincidentally, “Black Star” fades in and forces you to keep your eyes on the universe with lyrics “Blame is on the black star / Blame it on the falling sky / Blame it on the satellite that beams me home." The second to last song “Sulk” bear a resemblance to the previous song “Just” but in a softer form.
Now that the road trip is over, the final song “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” will make you stay in the car in the driveway with the vehicle in park. The simple guitar melody will make you stick to the leather seats.
The album is everything I expected it to be. Car rides should no longer be boring.
Reviewer: Lailaa Salaam
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Added: 1-Jul-2009
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