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Radiohead: Ok Computer (33 1/3 Series)

by Dai Griffiths

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ISBN13: 9780826416636
ISBN10: 0826416632
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33 1/3 is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike.

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"It was only a matter of time before a clever publisher realized that there is an audience for whom Exile on Main Street or Electric Ladyland are as significant and worthy of study as The Catcher in the Rye or Middlemarch. The series... is freewheeling and eclectic, ranging from minute rock-geek analysis to idiosyncratic personal celebration." The New York Times Book Review

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"Ideal for the rock geek who thinks liner notes just aren't enough." Rolling Stone

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"One of the coolest publishing imprints on the planet." Bookslut

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"These are for the insane collectors out there who appreciate fantastic design, well-executed thinking, and things that make your house look cool. Each volume in this series takes a seminal album and breaks it down in startling minutiae. We love these. We are huge nerds." Vice

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"A brilliant series... each one a word of real love." NME

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"Passionate, obsessive, and smart." Nylon

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"Religious tracts for the rock 'n' roll faithful." Uncut

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"We... aren't naive enough to think that we're your only source for reading about music (but if we had our way... watch out). For those of you who really like to know everything there is to know about an album, you'd do well to check out Continuum's 33 1/3 series of books." Pitchfork

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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 realized CD albums so far created.

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33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years.

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shermanlukas, October 16, 2006 (view all comments by shermanlukas)
The 33 1/3 series is a great idea and has spotlighted some of my favorite albums (Velvet Undergound & Nico, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea). OK Computer is another favorite, but Griffiths manages to miss what makes the album so transcendent and powerful. While it is, at times, informative to read a more technical (he is the head of a music department) review of the album, his bland writing and overuse of musician speak also reduces the album to something cold and abstract. Griffiths doesn't seem to fully understand the album and he gives virtually no context for it, history of Radiohead, or account of its creation. And, frankly, he's just not a very imaginative or interesting writer. So skip the book and listen to the CD again.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780826416636
Author:
Griffiths, Dai
Publisher:
Continuum
Location:
N
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Rock
Subject:
Radiohead (Musical group)
Copyright:
Series:
33 1/3
Publication Date:
August 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
632x528x41 32

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