Radiohead's OK Computer

Griffiths's little book was interesting, though less enlightening about OK Computer than it was about other things. The beginning stuff about the differences between vinyl and CD formats was interesting, though his explanation of how OK Computer fit into that discussion was rather underwhelming. Cou......more

I liked this inasmuch as I like "OK Computer." The author has some insights about the album, more so about the larger context of albums in general (which is not what most readers are likely coming to this book for, but whatever). Griffiths has a rather jaded, blase tone about his writing (whether he......more

This book was a fun, quick read. A little less than 120 pages devoted to Radiohead’s third studio album “OK Computer.” Griffiths did a wonderful job at giving helpful background concerning the history of terms such as “album” and “record,” and the effects that history’s transition from “vinyl”—33 1/......more

I should probably start this review by saying that my favorite Radiohead album is Pablo Honey. There, I said it, and I’ve listened to them all. I’m no musicologist, and unlike many Radiohead fans (including one particularly obnoxious ex-girlfriend) I don’t pretend to be one. I also liked The Bends,......more

Whew! What a slog of a book. Of thirteen books I've now read in this wonderful series from Bloomsbury, this is the most disappointing by far. Eleven, in fact, have been wonderful, receiving four and five stars from me, while the one on Arcade Fire's The Suburbs was less than stellar, it's still a bo......more