Radiohead's OK Computer
«Griffiths portrays a thorough, academic deconstruction....no small feat for a book of only approximately 120 pages....[Griffiths] also brings his vast familiarity with records of all genres past and present, which lends undeniable credibility to his insight.»
Dan Weller, Times Leader 10/06/04
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. Les mer
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(A task that can be, as Elvis Costello famously observed, as tricky as dancing about architecture.) 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. Previous titles in this now well-established series have beaten sales expectations and received excellent review coverage - the third batch is sure to continue this success. More titles follow in the spring of 2005.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 136
- ISBN
- 9780826416636
- Utgivelsesår
- 2004
- Format
- 17 x 12 cm
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«Griffiths portrays a thorough, academic deconstruction....no small feat for a book of only approximately 120 pages....[Griffiths] also brings his vast familiarity with records of all genres past and present, which lends undeniable credibility to his insight.»
Dan Weller, Times Leader 10/06/04
«Some will find it amusing that Griffiths, professor of music at Oxford Brookes University, compares the album's lead-off track to 'the cello part in a Brahms or Faure sonata.' But given that a) the guys in Radiohead probably listen to Brahms and b) the guys and gals in Radiohead's audience probably don't, he's actually performing a service....B+»
Austin American-Statesman, Oct. 17, 2004
«Griffiths gives an interesting take on a band whose legacy hasn't yet been chronicled into the canon.»
Zack Adcock, The Hub Weekly, 1/13/05