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Radiohead's OK Computer

By Dai Griffiths
Series: 33 1/3
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OK Computer catapulted Radiohead from promising rock newcomers to a defining band of their era. Dai Griffiths offers a detailed musical analysis of each track, revealing the album's enduring themes and its status as one of the most artistically complete albums produced on CD.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is suited for serious music enthusiasts, Radiohead fans, and those interested in in-depth analysis of influential albums within contemporary music culture.

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What binds this series together, and what brings it to life, is that all of the authors - musicians, scholars, and writers - are deeply in love with the album they have chosen.

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Seemingly granted classic album status within days of its release in 1997, OK Computer transformed Radiohead from a highly promising rock act into The Most Important Band in the World – a label the band has been burdened by (and has fooled around with) ever since.

Through close musical analysis of each song, Dai Griffiths explores the themes and ideas that have made this album resonate so deeply with its audience, and argues that OK Computer is one of the most successfully realised CD albums so far created.

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Griffiths provides a thorough, academic deconstruction with impressive insight and credibility, praised for his broad knowledge of music history. Some note his classical comparisons may intrigue or amuse listeners unfamiliar with such references, but they deepen understanding. Overall, critics find his perspective interesting and valuable in documenting the band's legacy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780826416636

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 121.0mm

Height: 165.0mm

Weight: 134g

Pages: 136

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Arts & Culture Dai Griffiths Non-Fiction Series: 33 1/3

About the Author

Dai Griffiths is Head of the Department of Music at Oxford Brookes University.

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