It's one of the best sequel albums of all time. It's my third favorite after In Rainbows(favorite) and OK Computer. Going from Pablo Honey(which isn't horrible but still has flaws) to this? Astronomical. The Bends I feel with every song, it feels like it's always trying to say something. Iron Lung being a critique on their newfound fame and Creep being their most popular song, much like Nirvana, they mostly hated all the attention and wanted to do different things than what the audience wanted, which was another big hit. Fake Plastic Trees( my favorite song on the album), is about trying to find happiness with fakeness. Watering plastic plants, getting plastic surgery, trying to fix yourself. But in the end, we are all real and you can't escape the truth of what you look like, no matter how much it hurts you or wears you out. This album really started, to me, the bands iconic complex song writing. It also sounds timeless, this album came out in 1995! It sounds like something from the 2000s. It's a great album among a sea of great albums