Aren't Radiohead Amazing?! 

What's your favourite Radiohead song?

Iron lung was a song about creep, and how that song was the iron ling keeping their careers alive. It’s also (I believe) the only song on the album actually recorded live with no overdubs. The Bends is incredible.

"Black Star" is the song that grabbed me immediately on first listen. The whole album is brilliant, but that song will always be my sentimental favorite because it's the one that made me a fan. I didn't really care for "Pablo Honey" so it was a total surprise for me to do a total 180 in my opinion of them. I dont think thats ever happened to me again.

Ok Computer is their Dark Side Of The Moon. Just timeless. It predicted the social isolation and problems that was going to come with modern technology. The Bends is still a fantastic listen. Beautifully crafted songs. They're just brilliant.

I first heard your (The Darkness) version of Street Spirit on the John Peel festive 50, if that is not the greatest justification for you covering that song I do not know what would be, and I still listen to it to this day on a regular basis. Yes Radiohead are indeed amazing.

Love Radiohead! In spite of being one of those who plays your music nonstop, I have recently been deep diving into the album “In Rainbows”. Some great tracks in there 😁

Thank u for mentioning Travis, Justin! I've loved those guys since their 1st album. I actually found 5 cds in a lil rinky dink hillbilly flea market last weekend! Blew my mind! Also, ur voice sounds amazing spitting those Radiohead lines!

Creep hadn't really done it for me and heard nothing else from them, but when High and Dry came out I was like woah, I want to hear that album. Breath-taking. Every song a bona-fide classic, imo.

Where do we go from here... Radiohead's The Bends and my brother are the reason I took to music - I do love The Bends, High and dry, My Iron Lung and Just, but also Creep, Stop whispering, Blow out, Tourist, Karma Police and Paranoid Android... The only reason the list is so short is my losing track after the 3rd album :) Radiohead will stay in my heart as long as I live Cheers!

Justin, remember that Johnny Greenwood and Thom also played in "Do they know it's Christmas Time" with you so technically you have played together 😂 I was so happy to hear your thoughts on Radiohead as they are one of my favorite bands although I fell off the wagon after In Rainbows, their music evolves and sometimes it doesn't do it with me but I am sure at some point in my life I'll listen to their new stuff and will be blown away. Sucks that most people just know Creep and some singles, but they have so many great songs, even B-Sides. Radiohead is the reason I learned to play guitar.

The absolute best band. My all time favourite, they have got me through some bad times and I have had some of the best times of my life listening to them. Amazing live, just nothing but love

I saw them on the Pablo Honey tour, Nile theater Mesa Az, and they blew me away. There have only been 2 albums that have made me say "WOW" the 1st time I listened to them, The Bends and Nothing Shocking(Janes Addiction). Defiantly in my top 5 albums of all time. Great video Justin.

I've worked very hard at being sincere, so I appreciate Radiohead's effort to be subtle. Thanks! Dave J

I love that Justin loves my two most loved bands, Radiohead and Cardiacs :) Juss is just a totally awesome cool guy !

"You," the first song on Pablo Honey, has always been my favorite.

My fav Radiohead album: Moon Shaped Pool. Pure genius.

Definitely a top, top album. So many songs I already knew well, but I've never actually listened to the album in it's entirety (shameful). It's been on all morning, on repeat. Loving it. Thanks, Justin.

I got the CD based off of High and Dry, and when Planet Telex came on (i was playing it in my car after getting it - had a discman with one of those weird tape adaptors to play in the tape deck of my car) it blew my mind. Though I never went totally away from it, I fell back in love with it last winter. It's a great guitar album. I love the Darkness cover of Street Spirit,Hot Cakes is criminally underrated (though I usually took it off of my ipod play list for that album, preferring the cover-free sequence).

The Bends is my favorite Radiohead album (although they're all brilliant), I had Pablo Honey, which was great and played to death and then The Bends came out and I was done. Their latest stuff is brilliant too obviously but The Bends will also have my heart and soul.

They're amazing. The Bends was the soundtrack for one of the worst times in my life and I've probably listened to Street Spirit oh, I don't know, 2000 times? No joke. I had a chance to see them on the OK Computer tour. I was supposed to go with a friend of mine but he wouldn't return my calls so we could arrange to meet up and go into the show together. I waited as long as I could, then scalped his ticket for $20 (I later made him cough up the other $20 owed on the face price of the thing as I'd purchased both) and then sat there alone in a crowd of strangers and took in what is easily in the top 3 concerts I've ever seen. Just amazing stuff.

Nothing more that needs to be said really, their work speaks for itself. Justin, you can sing their songs very well. Great stuff...

Their first album, Pablo Honey was one of the first cooler CDs I ever bought. I played it over and over much to the frustration of my parents. I loved it. Thom's vocal with that raw early 90s sound. Perfect for teenage angst insecurities. I saw them a couple of years later in the Glasgow Garage when at Uni. "This is our next single, it's called The Bends we hope you like it". Que that opening riff with simple all up white liights pinned and me and my mate to the wall. Loved them ever since.

My Iron Lung is about Creep! It's sort of a response to how the song's popularity was keeping them afloat at the time.

My brief history of Radiohead's success is as follows!! In the beginning there was Creep, without which The Bends would never have been funded. The Bends was the perfect album any band would have been proud of (and some could only aspire to). The success of The Bends is solely responsible for the success of OK Computer, celebrities were being interviewed for articles in subscription music magazines and it seemed every interviewee was naming The Bends as their favourite new album (remember the Britannia Music Club? Like Netflix but for music CDs). Burnout/fatigue/boredom led to more varied music, which continued until they had 6 albums and completed their recording contract. Then came In Rainbows, which is their finest, most-cohesive piece of work to date, although their listener-ship/album sales had declined since OK Computer, and you could pay whatever you wanted for it online, they made more money from In Rainbows than from all the other albums combined, even though most people downloaded it for free. The King of Limbs is more like 2 short EPs and very much an underdog of an album. Finishing (so far) with A Moon Shaped Pool, which is as good as OK Computer, and their most orchestral/cinematic.

Love you man, and love Radiohead. This makes me happy. Radiohead are better, no offence, but I'll try and nail this home for you, sunshine. My bro got me into Radiohead when I was a nipper, and just always loved them ever since. Loved your first album your and saw you at Leeds festival, but kinda forgot about you after all that initial hype etc etc. Then I started listening again and discovered Roaring Waters and then, there are 3 songs off your fifth alum, Japanese prisoner of love, Lay down with me Barbara, and I wish I was in heaven. They're the best fuckin songs ever written!! Thanks man. I'm glad you like Radiohead, that makes me happy paaaw etc etc

Radiohead is in my top 5, close to the top. They just do their own thing. It’s always refreshing but still has that Radiohead style. My favorite song right now is scatterbrain.

in my opinion the true gold in radioheads glorious discography is Amnesiac. Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Life in a Glasshouse. Really takes you to another dimension...

Forgot how amazing that album is. Gonna go listen to it after this

Thank you for turning me onto King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard a few weeks back - they are so damn good. Favorite Radiohead song? Airbag or Karma Police.

I'd love to hear you and Thom do a duet one day.

Dead on. Brilliant. Best of the 90's

"Maybe top ten?" You sir, just got yourself a new sub!!

Funnily enough about Fake Plastic Tree not being loud and huge with distorted guitars like Creep I read in an interview with Thom Yorke, that the original direction of Fake Plastic Trees was heavier and more similar to other songs on The Bends, but after going and seeing a live acoustic performance of Jeff Buckley, Thom was inspired to take the song in a much softer direction, both musically and vocally Always so cool to hear about your favorite artists, being inspired by another one of your favorite artists *EDIT* 20 seconds after posting this, I got to the point in the video where he mentions that story haha

YOU are amazing! Used to dance with my kids to you!

Absolutely ! Love them

I saw them playing Subterranean Homesick Alien live on TV and thought wow this is Pink Floyd level. Had the cd soon after....

Well you made my day with this video I will never understand all the hatred for them and the constant use of the P word I think my favorite thing about them is how often they change their sound but still they really do not sound like anyone else I can not think of any other band that my favorite record and/or song changes so much depending on my mental state. They are also probably the only band I can think of that I really like their entire catalog and the hand full that I do not love I can really still appreciate.

From 1992 to 1995 I listened to nothing but Nirvana, literally no other music did I put on my stereo, then I saw them on Jools Holland playing The Bends and High 'n Dry and I knew my Nirvana days were over, it was that big an instant and immediate impact, when Jonny hit the solo for High 'n Dry I was nearly crying, I also remember in the summer of '97 me and my mate had 'I Cant' off Pablo Honey pretty much on repeat for the 6 week holiday I've always preferred the 3 minute pop song version of Radiohead (and before anyone loses their mind, 3 minute pop song is an expression not a literal description) even OK Computer was still like that to an extent with songs like 'Let Down' (Although I f**king adore the incredible originality of Paranoid Android) and is probably my favourite Radiohead album They lost me a bit with Kid A and I've never properly been with them since (I've heard very little of their post 2000 work) but the first 3 albums I still listen to all the time

Yo Justin, please turn people onto Cardiacs. As a super cool muso dude I’m sure you are probably into them? Radiohead, Mr Bungle and Blur cite them as major influences. Bends is my favourite album by Radiohead too, or is it Kid A? Kid A maybe…

Great channel this. Great video too 🫡

I like Justin Hawkins. I think I could be friends with him.

I support this message…can you do one on Suede…Dog Man Star..?…

I had no idea tilda swinden was the lead singer for Radiohead in the 90s.

i concur on all points mr. Hawkins,

Justin, him speaking about an 'iron lung' should make some sense in relation to the album, as you'd be put in an iron lung to stop the body suffering from 'the bends' when surfacing too quickly in diving.

Ok computer is a classic. One of my favorites.

I really love your channel.

Radiohead is one of those bands where they can make a record as good as The Bends and to most in the community it struggles to even break into their top 5 albums.

Aren’t Iron Lungs predominately used for curing the bends??

The story behind Thom’s vocal performance on Planet Telex was he recorded it laying down on the studio floor, drunk after a night at the pub :-)

I just love that guitar ❤ is it Gibson songwriter standard or something? It looks like a custom one…

The Bends and it's amazing B-sides will always be my favorite.

I so agree...the bends is a incredible album has to be in the top 5 of all time..personally I see Ghost in the Machine by the police top 5 as well...

Hi Justin,- I remember Radohead being huge fans of Talk Talk...esp. of their last three album. You're into Talk Talk?

Justin - what Darkness song would you like to see Radiohead cover? I vote for Get your hands off my woman

1985 i was living with my head in darkness.

my little radiohead story….. was never a fan of their Creep song, was played too much on TV/radio and i thought it was a gimmicky cheesy song….so anything they released wasn’t on my radar, though i would have heard singles from the bends and ok computer on the alternative radio station i listened to through the rest of the 90s fast forward to 2000 and a work mate gave me a copy of Ok Computer, WoW…i listen to it from back to front many a times ….then i thought i better go and buy their previous The Bends…and was blown away again…. I love The Bends in a different way than OK Computer and like having children I can’t say which one is my favourite as they both are….in my Top 10 ps. the bends and ok computer need to be listened to from track 1 through to track end to be appreciated….

I saw Radiohead on shrooms in like '02 and it was spiritual

Why nobody talks about Pulp?

2 of my top 10 albums are OK Computer and the Bends.

My favourite Radiohead songs. Sorry can’t do one. 1. Motion Picture Soundtrack 2. Pyramid song 3. There There 4. Codex 5. Talk Show Host Arghhh they’re so good. I could name another 5 tracks at least.

Radiohead are a band that's respected by everyone who knows music and Thom is a genius. unfortunately most know them because of the song creep which isn't a bad song but they have better songs. they have stood the test of time and they all teir success

"He used to do surgery For girls in the eighties But gravity always wins" And that's why it's Fake Plastic Trees for me

I loved the bends but just couldn't get into ok computer, despite numerous try's - sadly.

A brace and the bends that’s all you needed

I can't even begin to articulate how perfect In Rainbows still is to this day

I think Moon Shaped Pool doesn’t get the recognition it deserves yet either because it’s so recent. At first I struggled to listen through, and coming back to try again after a few years it all of a sudden resonated strongly. Wondered if it was a life experience thing

Radiohead are number 1 for me. I seriously think Thom should be looked at in history as one of the greatest musical artists that has ever lived. Maybe I'm biased but the man's a genius.

“That he bought from a rubber man in a town full of Robert Plants”

"Fake Plastic Trees" is an incredible song. One of my all time favorites.

Justin what are your thoughts on the smashing pumpkins 🎃

The Bends and okay computer have managed to lay themselves into my mind as a 48-year-old man who considered himself a metalhead in the '90s, as two of the most amazing albums to come out of the decade

I read somewhere that 'My Iron Lung' is a reference to their huge success that followed from 'Creep'. It catapulted them into stardom a little too fast for them to comprehend, hence the album name 'The Bends', which you can get from reaching the surface of the water too fast while underwater diving at greater depths. You also treat the bends in an iron lung. Could be fabrication, i don't know. I might be wrong.

I think radiohead is honestly one of the greatest bands of all time.

The band of my life. I remember hearing Ok Computer first from a dodgy chap at work selling albums on burnt CDs. Never looked back. Anima is my most recent vinyl purchase. Give that a listen Justin, it’s like an ambient retelling of OK.

Fair play to you JH, I’ve just discovered your channel and it’s now bringing all sorts of light and joy into my life on a regular basis. Stay generous 🙌

A lot of people rate TOOL for a spiral-out ethereal experience, but I really think Radiohead takes you to another dimension just as much. A different dimension admittedly, but still on another plane. Spiritual.

Radiohead is one of the best bands ever. Very hard to pick favorite songs. Definitely "My Iron Lung" and "Weird Fishes" are in my top. Excellent video man, "Just listen to the rythm of my heart". LMAO Cheers!

I used to avoid listening to anything by Radiohead, for years. Then, once I hit my mid-thirties, my stepsister played High and Dry in the car. I instantly wanted more, and couldn’t understand why I’d willingly missed out. Got to see them live a few years later. Now, at 50 odd, I’m content to know that although I was late, I’m now a huge fan. Kudos for the Video.

It’s the first CD I owned that completely blew my teenage brain/made me want to be a musician.

Yes, bloody amazing. I love this band, still making some of my favourite music. Colin Greenwood doesn’t get enough recognition in my opinion, killer bassist.

So hard to pick one, but Fake Plastic Trees always gets me, that ethereal falsetto, the yearning lyrics, the plangent sense of loss and longing, striving and struggle, with a touch a dark humour. Gravity always wins. Genius.

The Smile debut album is dropping in a few days. Have a listen to the single Thin Thing which they just released. I can't believe they continue to explore new musical territory after all these years. They are timeless legends.

"The Bends" is by far one of the greatest albums of all time. What an achievement in songwriting and musicianship.

You forgot to mention that the song 'Bones' has the greatest bass tone of any song ever recorded.. and that Colin Greenwood is probably the most underrated bass player out there

I'm not really a Radiohead fan, but In Rainbows is one of my all time favourite albums. Reckoner, in particular, is spectacular.

I was in high school when the bends came out. It completely blew my mind, I remember going to the record store, buying the album and running back home to listen to it. I was living in Mexico back then and cd's were expensive, but it was totally worth it, the music feels very personal, like it speaks to me or something.... thanks for the video!

My only problem with radiohead is that I can't listen to any other music for the rest of the day as it sounds awful in comparison. For example I love oasis, arctic monkeys, eg but after listening to radiohead for a bit they so are difficult to listen to afterwards.

I’ve not listened to it for a long time. But I remember hearing it for the first time in ’95 and being freaked out by how good the album was/is and I loved the fact that they dedicated the album to Bill Hicks. They toured “The Bends” for at least a year and I saw them twice in ‘96, at “T In The Park” and in Galway Ireland. They were fantastic - full guns blazing, especially in Galway. I still have a love for the band. I’m going to listen to it now.

Radiohead are not in the top 100, not even in the top 10...….they easily sit in the top 5 bands of all time! (yeah I said it!) Having been born at the beginning of the 90's I have grown up listening to Radiohead and through good times and bad have always sought out their music. I cannot express fully just how much their music means to me and I could not agree more that The Bends is an incredible album. I think your Brother was right Justin in that this album should be owned by everyone!

I was never that into Radiohead. Just not that guy. But I keep hearing all these great things about them.. after a point around 2006 or so I was like well, Let me see.. what's their best album.. OK Computer everyone says? so I listened and I was like.. meh.. a bunch of electronic beeps and boops.. whatever. Then I kept hearing more things about them. So a few months later I listened to the album again.. All right fine.. it's ok. Then 6 months later again.. Oh actually I think I kinda like that song. Then again.. Then like the 5th time I listened to OK Computer everything just clicked into place and I was like this album is AMAZING! And been a fan ever since.

One of the greatest bands to ever come out of these weird old isles. My favourite song of theirs is (I think.....) Paranoid Android. My favourite album, judged in entirety rather than for highlights would probably be In Rainbows. The Bends is brilliant but I think they've only ever got better from there.

My friend once said ok computer is the greatest album of all time and it's not even the best radiohead album

Saw them at Glastonbury in 1997 . Totally blew me away! It later got voted the best Glastonbury performance ever !

I love Radiohead. Your cover of Street Spirit (Fade Out) is spectacular, too. A great cover, but your own version that doesn't try to be better than the original or do the same thing as the original, just your own way to play a great song.

Yay!! I seriously love this album! The first gig I ever attended was Radiohead when they were touring this album. I was 15/16 and me and 2 school friends saw them in a smallish venue on the campus of Exeter university, like everyone else at the gig we only knew Creep (which they played as an encore). It's still probably the coolest gig I ever attended and my older brother is still jealous of me to this day! Brilliant.

Love National Anthem, which I feel is an homage to Ascension by John Coltrane. Thom doing Neil Young on Neil's old piano is a another personal fave.

I liked spiritalized that was released at same time (ladies and gentlemen we are floating in spam)

I honestly think they can be considered the greatest band of all time, and that In Rainbows is the best album since DSoTM.

Their whole discography is amazing, I can say honestly, their music has changed my life, it really is brilliant, structure and chord progressions are clever, learned a lot just by listening to them.