While Radiohead saw its stock rising in 1994, it wasn't until 1995's The Bends that it really became a blue chip band. And for good reason. The quintet honed its talent for bombastic Brit Rock, yet still preserved an edge of unpredictability. Even singles like the title track didn't give in to the kind of swooning guitar clichés usually embraced by commercial radio. If the CD proved anything, it was that Radiohead could find solid ground between pop experimentation and the tradition of born-in-the-bone, balls-out rock. --Nick Heil

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tracklisting:	Planet Telex Bends High & Dry Fake Plastic Trees Bones Nice Dream Just My Iron Lung Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was Black Star Sulk Street Spirit (Fade Out)
title:	The Bends
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