This will be a new feature to the blog, each month I will hand select a record that I think is an underrated or overlooked classic from some of today's biggest artists. This is not to say that what is already classic from these musicians is not not worthy, because it most certainly is, but this is just some insight on deeper discs and cuts one may have overlooked.
In order to start this section off, this month we will look at Radiohead's sophomore disc 1995's The Bends.
The album unlike what the English greats are known for, Kid A, Hail to the Thief and Ok Computer, is a moody acoustic rock record that is the perfect segue on what is to come from the musical geniuses. The record kicks off with "Planet Telex" a gripping and captivating track that sets the tone and mood on what is to come. The album is a full on decrescendo closing with a slower tune, the magnificent, romantic and intense "Street Spirit (Fade Out)." The claim to fame to the record where the singles "High and Dry," and "Fake Plastic Trees," yet the best tracks are the cuts many outside of the bands fan base are unfamiliar with "My Iron Lung," and "Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was." These tracks prove that Radiohead is a rock band, unlike what many people want to label them as, indie, electro, ambient. They still stay true to their rock roots and those tracks solidify that idea. The album celebrating its 12th anniversary this year, is a true underrated classic, if you have not already get a copy of The Bends and see what you have been missing all these years.
