MichBolan

Already two of my favorite songs off The Bends. High and Dry is an absolute classic and Planet Telex continues to blow me away every time I listen to it. Maquiladora and Killer Cars are also super awesome songs. I had heard Maquiladora before while watching the live at the Astoria 1994 video, but the studio version sounds absolutely incredible. Killer Cars is a nice rockin’ tune like a lot of the songs on The Bends and I really dig it. I think the remixes of Planet Telex are a pretty nice ... read more

This EP absolutely rules. This feels like Radiohead finally coming into their own and fully developing their sound. My Iron Lung has always been a personal favorite song of mine. Lewis(Mistreated) is similarly rockin' and energetic and I love it for that. I love the more atmospheric songs too like Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong and Permanent Daylight. The Trickster is a really nice blend of atmospheric and rockin' too. And the two acoustic songs, Lozenge of Love and You Never Wash up ... read more

I've always heard a lot of negative things about this album but it really surprised me. I really like all of the songs on here. All of the songs that were originally on Drill sound incredible here, but I find myself wishing that Thinking About You kept the up tempo energy it had on Drill. It brings the energy down nicely right before Anyone Can Play Guitar though. I also find myself really enjoying Ripcord, Vegetable, and the new version of Prove Yourself. This version of Blow Out is a ... read more

I think this is a really dope single. I'm really loving how Radiohead kept embracing a more noisy and chaotic sound on their early stuff. Anyone Can Play Guitar has a nice contrast between the crazy verses and really catchy and pretty chorus. Faithless, the Wonder Boy brings the energy down pretty nicely and the transition into Coke Babies is really cool. Coke Babies really surprised me too with how insane the chorus is. I think it would fit right in on The Bends with how cool and ... read more