Radiohead - The Bends REACTION/REVIEW

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[@davidmannion7333]

The bends is another name for decompression sickness, divers suffer from it if they come back to the surface too quickly. I think it was referring to the sudden rush of fame they got with Creep being such a hit, it happened so quickly it was like getting the bends.

[@David-iv6je]

Exactly. And you get the bends when you go really deep: the pressure forces N2 into solution your blood, in the liquid. Then the N2 comes out as gas when you come up quickly. It occludes capillaries and causes mini-strokes. Ouch!

[@mr_BENDS3019]

Yes, like a big pressure or sudden SNEAK ATTACK

[@thetoe9277]

Iron lung is about creep

[@stevenmclaren2730]

Shut up, it's a Radio head album

[@pazuzu1]

@@stevenmclaren2730 what

[@domenicopastore1721]

The iron lung is metaphor for the success of their song Creep which came out a couple of years before this album. the success of the song keeps them alive as a band, but they have to keep performing it to keep their success, so they feel constricted by the song despite the popularity its given them.

[@korendan3338]

i know youre a big fan of Jeff Buckley, so I wanted to let you know that Fake Plastic Trees is nearly entirely influenced by him. When working on the album Thome couldn't get the song right for quite a while, and whilst decompressing the band decided to go watch a live show. They ended up watching Jeff. That night Thome was so amazed by what his voice was capable of that he was immediately inspired to infuse what he had witnessed into his own work, which ended up being the final manifestation of Fake Plastic Trees.

[@KarK1ttyy]

i think this is maybe their most underrated album, high and dry is such a important childhood song to me

[@eumaeus]

If I may, for most RH fans, this is their greatest album. Those in the music industry refer to this as the album that gave an insight of what the post-grunge sound of Pablo Honey would become - the band that saved rock, the band that continues to push progressive. For me, brought up on earlier Sabbath, it is my favourite album of all time. Barely a week will pass without me listening to at least a couple of tracks from this. That said, I have a feeling that the general sound of this album is what caused non-RH listeners to assume that they write depressing songs. PS. High and dry was a favourite of mine as a younger person too.

[@asger7442]

@@eumaeusi can assure u aint ‘speaking for most radiohead fans’ this album is really good but in comparison to the rest of their discography its only really like their 6th or 5th best

[@eumaeus]

@@asger7442 fair enough. My point was based on fans I've chatted to at their concerts and videos posted to YT from sound engineers, musicians and producers.

[@chaosmos24]

All these years and albums later, 'Fake Plastic Trees' is still right up there with the most beautiful songs the band has recorded.

[@navyactor]

so far a good video! Radiohead is a great band and they’ve made some really good stuff! my favorite is Kid A! Did you know that Kid A was inspired by Aphex Twin??

[@nomadxghost]

Highly recommend looking into Thom Yorke's solo works. Really cool stuff to be found there. Thanks for the good vibes as always.

[@sealex6890]

Yeah let's be honest, everyone knows just how good these mfs are. Radiohead are just so good that i always have a certain expectation before listening to one of their records, and everytime they blow the expectations out of the water. Love the content Smags, keep it up! Suggestion (Could it be?!?): Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

[@Smiggieballs1]

Hi Smags, I remember a while back when you were first starting, you listened to Sigur Ros’s Agaetis Byrjun. If you wanna see more of that sort of stuff, I’d recommend listening to their next album (), (pronounced parentheses) which is the same kinda mood but with a little bit more consistency imo. I think you’d enjoy it and would be rly interesting to see your reaction to it.

[@DocHikes]

Second this. Radiohead even credits "( )" as being highly influential of their later work.

[@notgodga]

AGHHH YESSSS!!! Amazing album!! I think you'd like "When The Pawn..." by Fiona Apple! A piano rock album filled with emotion. been watching for a long time :)

[@smags1082]

Thank You!

[@jenoboi]

YESSS i heavily second this, incredible album!!

[@iethergy]

yeah smags if ur not gonna do bjork for me please do fiona. @@smags1082

[@lecowboyaunplan]

You will sure love Fiona Apple

[@worldofcheese5886]

You should do LCD soundsystem's This Is Happening. So good

[@tomasignacio3473]

YESSSS PLEASEE

[@lukelarsson]

A perfect request. 👏👏

[@edwardlosty549]

In interviews they said the underlying theme of this one was illness and the fear of illness. You can almost put the songs in chronological order and hear the band develop. Sulk and Bones could have been from the previous album, up to Planet Telex which would not have been too out of place on OK Computer.

[@cuminthenameofpiss]

And btw you’ve mentioned you like Fake Plastic Trees the most. This song was inspired heavily by Jeff Buckley after they went to his concert.

[@caiorocha9178]

Amazing as always! I think you'd enjoy Beach House's Bloom or Teen Dream. Both are so great. Also, I'd like to recommend Cocteau Twins' Heaven or Las Vegas.

[@Smiggieballs1]

He’s already familiar with Heaven or Vegas

[@dakotawaite7965]

Yess love this one, great reaction too smags! Would love to see these reactions in the future: LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On

[@nostalgia_clinic]

Still holding out for that Strawberry Jam video my dude👊Glad you did The Bends though, dope ass album. Highly recommend checking out A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile. It’s turned into my favorite Thom Yorke project 🍻

[@nostalgia_clinic]

Also, props for the OutKast swag

[@hermanubis96]

Hey you should check out the album “Perfect From Now On” by Built to Spill. It’s one of the best alternative rock albums of the 90s. Love your channel by the way!

[@Smiggieballs1]

Holy shit yes

[@sawyer3446]

would love this

[@thoru4367]

Also Suede - Dog Man Star

[@simonstrash]

this one big time

[@caveman9131]

I think an amazing album to react to is slide by George clanton. It has a super nostalgic and woozy vibe that I’ve literally never heard anywhere else. That and you’re living all over me by dinosaur jr.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

In Rainbows - Radiohead Ænima - Tool Immutable - Meshuggah Yield - Pearl Jam Amputechture - The Mars Volta

[@The_RedVIII]

Please do more Sigur Rós (Takk or Untitled), that would be so great.

[@itsjvck1]

The Bends has to be one of my fav albums from the 90s. I’ve been desperately trying to find other albums that sounds like it, but I don’t think I ever will lol If you like the heavier side of Radiohead, I’d suggest looking into Origin of Symmetry by Muse. They’re a polarizing band nowadays but back in 2001, they put out one of the best rock albums of the 2000s. People draw a lot of similarities between them & Radiohead

[@rileycthomas]

you need to listen to sprain - the lamb as effigy. it has the intensity of swans and the vocal expressiveness as black country, new road but pushed to 100. i also can hear a lot of influences from slint, nirvana, system of a down, deftones, godspeed you! black emperor, and even a sprinkle of radiohead here and there that creates this intense concoction of beauty, dark, ambient, noisy music that i feel will one of the best experiences you'll hear since going on this music journey

[@aidanbee6740]

Holy shit yes, listened to this the other day and I cannot stop thinking about that last song, it’s insane

[@rileycthomas]

@@aidanbee6740 straight up chills throughout

[@ahumannamedcharles5329]

Was about to comment that, absolutely! That album blew my fucking mind

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

You can see where Travis got their influence from here. Thom even sounds spookily like Fran Healy here.

[@Richie.F]

I've been enjoying your videos and artist/album choices. In Rainbows is my favorite Radiohead album and definitely a review that you should do. An artist that I really like is Cut Copy. I would recommend listening to two of my favorite albums from them. Cut Copy: 'Bright Like Neon Love' and 'In Ghost Colours'. Deerhunter is also a very cool band worth looking into.

[@Bringadingus]

Cut Copy and Deerhunter would be good choices. He says in the first few minutes that he won't do In Rainbows, though. He already knows it.

[@frouvoxes]

You should listen to Lamp, it's a japanese indie band, (They speak Japanese so you won't understand a thing) but they make the most beautiful music ever and you can always vibe to them. I recommend listening to the Gensou album

[@matthewford5094]

divers get the bends when they surface too quickly without decompressing. nitrogen bubbles form in your blood

[@Bringadingus]

Love your reviews man, this is such a great album. Top comment is correct both about the literal meaning of "the bends" and the metaphorical meaning here. Would still love to hear you do a noise album like Yellow Swans - Going Places or Black Dice - Beaches & Canyons

[@prod_brn]

the bends? more like bending our way towards new horizons and limitless possibilities!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@smags1082]

We all gonna make it !

[@ariongriffith7642]

Hey man, love your reactions. You should definitely check out some of billy woods' music if you haven't yet. One of the best rappers alive in my opinion.

[@duster-cat]

ive waited for this

[@ryanmcbride3806]

radiohead is my favorite band but i prefer their electronic cinematic albums. you should definitely do amnesiac or the king of limbs next.

[@JoeyIAlexander]

'Mourn' - Corbin OR 'The Girl, the Cat and the Tree' - Lausse the Cat

[@misterdumb]

killin' it!

[@smags1082]

Thank You!

[@Kainlarsen]

You seemed confused by the difference in sound of some of their songs at some points. I think much of the harder stuff, like My iron Lung, were made earlier on, closer to their 'Pablo Honey' era which was more like grunge. I can only guess that it sounds stranger to you, being more familiar with their mellow sounds as you'd have been born towards that time. :) This is one of my favourite albums. And despite the sad and painful subject matter of the songs, I still feel uplifted by them all. Thom himself once said "It's easy to be miserable. Being happy is tougher and cooler." I wish I could live up to that quote more often.

[@Kast_311]

Love to see the Radiohead coming back. Maybe you could get to that new hozier album, I think you’d really find it interesting

[@Lleimzjames]

Finally some Radiohead

[@salesasa3560]

Love youre reaction, album is a masterpiece💥❤️

[@finlaylonghurst]

the king of limbs is a very underrated album

[@heresthething41]

Agreed. Very Krautrocky.

[@cuminthenameofpiss]

I’d start with Amnesiac/Hail to the Thief

[@hamzaahmad129]

Just no, first of all, their is no thing as underrated or overrated.

[@Kyle-91]

I like it far more than A Moon Shaped Pool and Hail to the Thief. Separator is one of their best songs.

[@cuminthenameofpiss]

@@Kyle-91 whatever

[@sadisticways3475]

THE LAST TRACK IS EVERYTHING!

[@renerpups]

Arcade Fire! I'm sure you would enjoy Funeral or Neon Bible. 🙂

[@chaosmos24]

I always forget about 'Nice Dream,' but it is pretty interesting. Feels like a Beatles song with some Zeppelin guitar.

[@williamandres1042]

Very nice reaction to this great album, liked and subscribed!

[@sophiebobophie]

something i think ab a lot is that when radiohead was recording this album they couldn’t get fake plastic trees to sound right so they decided to take a break and go to a concert and when they got back they were so inspired that they recorded it in one take. the concert was jeff buckley

[@pigonthewind7908]

I suggest you to listen to Godbluff by Van Der Graaf Generator

[@influx5821]

I'd love to see you review Hail to the thief next, its an extremely underrated album

[@slughater]

you would love sigur ros' (). insanely climactic and super fire imo

[@doublem111]

Great album and great video. You need to do one for OK Computer now though

[@chaos_enjoyer826]

U should listen to when the pawn by fion apple!!!!

[@CBGB_1977]

I love Radiohead. This album is perfection. Meaningful ear candy for sure! Their “rock” album.

[@ladovacheishvili7921]

there is a squirrelat 21:37

[@smags1082]

That’s my barber

[@shitkitty147]

Think I recall you saying you had listened to in rainbows. But definitely hit Sigur ros ( )... I second what another viewer put here.. Mew 'Frengers' or 'the glass handed kites'. Emotionally charged prog pop.

[@Rywar309]

20:33 I'm not sure why this cracked me up so much

[@thoru4367]

My favorite Radiohead album

[@sparkscoop7623]

their iron lung is their song creep

[@santanudas9003]

Im happy that i founded your channel 🤍

[@smags1082]

Thank You !

[@satriaagungkalirasa3587]

Can't wait to see your reaction to OK Computer

[@witchduck2230]

definitely go for amnesiac next if you want more radiohead. it's a bit divisive but i think it's really good

[@Manannan0402]

Some great music was coming out of the UK during this period. I'd recommend Maxinquaye by Tricky, Different Class by Pulp, Mezzanine by Massive Attack and Everything Must Go by Manic Street Preachers.

[@fletcherfisher5865]

i was very impressed with the way you were able to figure out the song first time listening! little sad on your just opinion but overall i liked watching this.

[@66malthe]

popping in again to pray that you get into Death Grips eventually 🙏 a good place to start (IMO) would either be Exmilitary or Bottomless Pit

[@claramanzano6849]

maybe it's familiar because of himym, it sounds when ted has a car accident 14:28

[@sebashrod1972]

You should review Kid A and Amnesiac

[@koomaj]

This is my favourite album by them.

[@katieryan1188]

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith would be awesome, or Race by Alex G. ❤

[@7letters4letters49]

how do your portapro ear pads not get sweaty wearing them outside

[@user69997]

the king finally reacts to one of the best albums of all time

[@thoru4367]

I believe you think that Nice Dream sounds like Yellow by Coldplay

[@antisweep]

Can you do Blur’s self titled?

[@TapestriMusic]

Do Aldous harding! Designer or Warm Chris

[@DeviateVintage]

Eyedress- Let's skip to the wedding

[@KumoHs]

cool reaction

[@tony58300]

based review Smags. In Rainbows is gonna fuck you up, looking forward to that review

[@entabruh]

i love you Smags

[@smags1082]

I love you !

[@johncampbell756]

Thom was having problems with his vocals on this album, then they saw Jeff Buckley on his Grace tour. Thom came back, bloen away, and changed how he was singing. The rest is history.

[@cruxx1276]

I love RH and all their albums, hope you end up checking out their other albums on here, love your vids !

[@smags1082]

Thank You!

[@ktvia]

i noticed from your other reviews that you like jeff buckley and you also like fake plastic trees, which is interesting bc fake plastic trees was influenced by Jeff Buckley! radiohead had watched a jeff Buckley concert and thom noticed how jeff sang, inspiring him to sing more emotionally & with more range (hence why fake plastic trees one is so emotional). thom actually recorded the song 3 times and then bursted out crying!

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Thom Yorke hates High & Dry btw.

[@riladan3462]

Is not the best but is my favourite album

[@cuminthenameofpiss]

Lol dude react to Lana del Rey’s latest album. I know I know, but it’s like really good. For more relatable picks American Water by Silver Jews The Modern Lovers self titled album Let It Be by the Replacements But, What Ends When the Symbols Shutter? by Death in June

[@greggpangle4385]

A lot of the references and things that seem literal are metaphor. Listen again, my friend.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

I hear Jeff Buckley and Travis all over this album.

[@stevenmclaren2730]

Nice dream

[@qwertrop639]

cmon man make the time stamps, its not that hard

[@ajv1437]

he sometimes does and sometimes doesn't lmaoo

[@rafecolii]

My dude. Tool - 10,000 Days

[@Rockdrummer-lc8kb]

FIRST

[@Smiggieballs1]

No lol

[@smags1082]

:(

[@jp1170]

OK COMPUTER

[@Literallyjustmint]

Tool lateralus

[@Emmanuel19994]

jpeg...

[@jlummington]

bends.... he bends.... a certain genital i cannot mention! hahaha!

[@ZakTheGuy]

When the polio vaccine dropped LMAO

[@ArmandoMPR]

The Bends and OK Computer are their two best albums, imo. Apart from In Rainbows, the rest of their catalog is incredibly overrated.

[@emrahcar]

mac miller

[@smags1082]

which album

[@emrahcar]

@@smags1082 swimming his best

[@smags1082]

ik swimming!

[@sealex6890]

Yeah let's be honest, everyone knows just how good these mfs are. Radiohead are just so good that i always have a certain expectation before listening to one of their records, and everytime they blow the expectations out of the water. Love the content Smags, keep it up! Suggestion (Could it be?!?): Bloc Party - Silent Alarm