written by Nathan Urie on 07/04/2005
Good Points
Beautiful from start to finish.
General Comments
Radiohead, The Bends is a rock album but the there is a quality here that will never fade. Born in the throws of the human condition, this album like all the others by Radiohead become further testimony that modern rock has gone down the toilet. This is the album that flushed all the other bands down. Radiohead is the only band that has walked further into the dark woods when everyone else stayed in the cabin. The "weirdness" starts here. The brilliance starts here. Few times in life do rock bands appear that seem to change everything. The Beatles did it, Zeppelin did it, and now thirty years later Radiohead will do it. These three are the TRINITY of rock and roll. No-one else. The next album Radiohead puts out will, whether it be in '05. '06 or '07 or '08 or whenever, secure them as rock gods of the modern age. If you are not listening to them, you are leaving yourself out. It will be like on close encounters when all the little ships dissappear and the mother ship floats overbearing. Scientists will hear its music but will never be able to know what they are really hearing. Its gonna be a glorious day!