We ranked every track on Radiohead’s TheBends from worst to best
Think about Britpop, that mid-1990s cultural flashpoint and back-to-basics rock sound that impacted the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. What comes to mind? Oasis, of course. Blur,"Song 2." Suede. The Verve's"Bittersweet Symphony." The Union Jack. Kangol bucket hats, Fred Perry polo shirts, hooded rain jackets and Clarks footwear. Jarvis Cocker. Manchester City football jerseys. Lager, cocaine. General debauchery and hooliganism. And, above all, that attitude.
None of which really applies to Radiohead, the brainy Oxford, England band that broke out on the strength of their grungy debut single, 1992's"Creep." These high-art bookworms were decidedly not Britpop, but with their second album, 1995's, now celebrating its 25th birthday, the five-piece delivered one of the genre's artier, most celebrated releases.meets the criteria.
It's like Radiohead showed up for the Britpop football scrimmage, scored 12 goals, then walked off the pitch for a career in an entirely different sport, in a league in which they compete almost exclusively with themselves.reached No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart, but didn't do as well stateside, only hitting No. 88 on the Billboard 200 in 1996 but going on to sell 1.6 million albums in the U.S. per Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
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