Radiohead – The Bends Radiohead had a lot to prove going into 1995, they had skyrocketed into the zeitgeist with their slacker 1993 hit “Creep” (peaking at #34 on the Hot 100, a feat for a British band in the early 90’s ) , and they had struggled to keep up with the enormous pressure of their first major tour that followed. More than anything else though, the cultural landscape had shifted, after the death of Kurt Cobain and the "death" of grunge respectively, the dingy “trend” was not hip anymore. This ended up working in Radiohead’s favor, as without that previous paradigm to squeeze into, they were in a unique position; a successful band releasing an eagerly anticipated follow-up to an album that was encouraged to be left behind. Radiohead seized on their opportunity and developed The Bends to exemplify all the strengths of Pablo Honey , along with a new and exciting sound that proved to be clear, concise and modern. The album proved to be a success and even though...
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