TITLE - RADIOHEAD - LIFE IN A GLASSHOUSE
WRITTEN BY - JOHN AIZLEWOOD
PUBLISHED BY - PALAZZO EDITIONS LTD
PUBLICATION DATE - 5TH MAY 2022
John Aizlewood follows up his sublime book on Joy Division & New Order by turning his considerable talents towards another idiosyncratic British band, the unique and groundbreaking Radiohead.
Written in his usual erudite, irresistibly flowing and ever-so-slightly irreverent style, Aizlewood charts the evolution of Radiohead from their early days as private school boys with potted histories of each band member, through their “a bit pants” gigs as On A Friday, onto Britpop-shunning stardom as Radiohead, and their enduring legacy as one of the most critically-acclaimed bands Britain has ever produced.
Every album is listed and analysed, with the chapters on the era-defining “O. K. Computer” and the game-changing “In Rainbows” being especially good, but the whole book is superb. Radiohead’s rise to the top wasn’t easy and Aizlewood’s sparkling prose brings the story of their eagerness to evolve from their surprise hit “Creep” and the later ups and downs of their career to vivid life.
Radiohead have always done their own thing and John Aizlewood’s book is a celebration of that. No surprises, this book is awesome.
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