| rdfs:comment | - The Bends is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and by Capitol in the United States. John Leckie produced the album at EMI's studios in London, and Nigel Godrich engineered it, who would produce all future albums by the band. Featuring five charting singles, the album also marked the beginning of a shift in style and themes for the band, with greater use of keyboards, and more abrasive guitar tracks balancing softer ones. The introspective grunge-influenced style of Pablo Honey evolved toward more multi-layered rock with cryptic lyrics and bigger ideas, as the band and singer Thom Yorke reacted against the rigors of near-constant world tours.
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| abstract | - The Bends is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and by Capitol in the United States. John Leckie produced the album at EMI's studios in London, and Nigel Godrich engineered it, who would produce all future albums by the band. Featuring five charting singles, the album also marked the beginning of a shift in style and themes for the band, with greater use of keyboards, and more abrasive guitar tracks balancing softer ones. The introspective grunge-influenced style of Pablo Honey evolved toward more multi-layered rock with cryptic lyrics and bigger ideas, as the band and singer Thom Yorke reacted against the rigors of near-constant world tours. My Iron Lung was released as an extended play and later, "High and Dry" was released as a double A-side single with "Planet Telex". "Fake Plastic Trees" was released as the second single, with "Just" as the album's third one. "Street Spirit (Fade Out)", the final single and last song on the album, was their first top five UK hit. The album was a much greater critical success than their debut album, Pablo Honey, receiving an enthusiastic critical reaction, and it reached number four in the UK Albums Chart. However, it did fail to build on the commercial success of their single "Creep" outside the United Kingdom, and it only reached 88 on the American charts. Although it did lack the instant success of later Radiohead albums, The Bends achieved triple platinum sales certifications in the UK and Canada and platinum sales in the United States and the European Union. In the years since its release, the album has appeared countless times in listener polls and critics' lists of best albums of all time.
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