Fake Plastic Trees (track)
by Radiohead
Fake Plastic Trees appears on the following album(s) by Radiohead:
- The Bends (track #4) (this album) (1995)
- The Best Of (track #10) (compilation) (2008)
- Live At Tramps June 1, 1995 New York City (track #9) (2013)
- 5 Album Set (Box Set) (track #16) (compilation) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/30/2026 03:50 | Rivera | 349 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2026 23:57 | martintho | 69,086 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2026 22:00 | Exist-en-ciel | 179,495 | 71/100 |
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Beautiful, clever, and sincere. A masterpiece (Edited)
When I first heard this song, I had to play it over and over because
I couldn't believe I was listening to a song this good..... Wow .... (Edited)
What a genuine beautiful, yet crushing song. I mean, it's Radiohead, what do I even say, it's well layered, well produced and played, it makes my eyes leak with water, it's gud. The way it starts is just so simple but powerful with Thom York's vocals alone, and then the drums come in, and then finally, the heavy climax of the song. It's well worth every second of build up, and then it just, goes back to being calm. Even at the time of Radiohead's career, other than "Creep", they weren't really making songs this heavy on emotion. While I really like "Creep", this song, and this album in general, feels like the step in the right direction. And then they changed sounds often, but hey, most bands do that, and Radiohead nailed most of their material, so good job, this comment's long enough, I'm done (Edited)
DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/22/2015 20:14 | #150275
Hits you like a bowling ball and has the power to tear atoms apart. (Edited)
Such a pretty song by a band that hadn't really been making "pretty" tracks at this time. Their experimental stuff is all over the place but this highlights an early masterpiece (Edited)
