The Bends (track)
by Radiohead
The Bends appears on the following album(s) by Radiohead:
- The Bends (track #2) (this album) (1995)
- The Best Of (track #13) (compilation) (2008)
- Live At Tramps June 1, 1995 New York City (track #1) (2013)
- 5 Album Set (Box Set) (track #14) (compilation) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/13/2026 16:30 | philschmil | 427 | 88/100 | |
| 12/09/2025 23:46 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 | |
| 11/24/2025 19:01 | ekingshill | 369 | 87/100 | |
| 11/22/2025 23:43 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,764 | 70/100 | |
| 11/04/2025 12:17 | timosbuecherei | 3,261 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.7/100, a mean average of 87.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.7.
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Goliath 01/24/2019 16:06 | #230383
From the moment this track explodes into your ears you know this track is something special, Kid A, paah.
Love the riff. I saw Radiohead about two months ago, sad to say this was the only song they played off the album, but they killed it.
LoganGrube 04/28/2018 06:39 | #213798
My favorite radiohead song
Great track!
DeusExMackia 04/20/2016 20:34 | #164190
Distorted mid 90s alt rock Radiohead is best Radiohead.
I'm pretty sure that some of my friends and family have gotten quite sick of me saying, "I wish it was the 60s, I wish I could be happy, I wish, I wish, I wish that something would happen."
Coming in with the guitar like "dreeeee do si dooo siii dooo mi do dreeee" and you know the song is great already. The outburst at the end is one of my favorite moments of the album.
Jonny Greenwood's guitar playing is FANTASTIC!!!
power pop
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