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Radiohead's OK Computer (Thirty Three and a Third series)
Dai Griffiths
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Description for Radiohead's OK Computer (Thirty Three and a Third series)
Paperback. 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. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140. Series: 33 1/3. 128 pages. 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. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Dimension: 166 x 122 x 9. Weight: 140.
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 analysis of each song, Dai Griffiths explores the themes and ideas that have made this album resonate so deeply with its audience - and he argues that OK Computer is one of the most successfully realised CD albums - as opposed to vinyl albums - so far created. 33 1/3 is a ... Read more
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 analysis of each song, Dai Griffiths explores the themes and ideas that have made this album resonate so deeply with its audience - and he argues that OK Computer is one of the most successfully realised CD albums - as opposed to vinyl albums - so far created. 33 1/3 is a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
33 1/3
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826416636
SKU
V9780826416636
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About Dai Griffiths
Dai Griffiths is Head of the Department of Music at Oxford Brookes University.
Reviews for Radiohead's OK Computer (Thirty Three and a Third series)
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 ... Read more