Radiohead and the Resistant Concept Album: How to Disappear Completely

by Marianne Tatom Letts

Book Overview

How the British rock band Radiohead subverts the idea of the concept album in order to articulate themes of alienation and anti-capitalism is the focus of Marianne Tatom Letts's analysis of Kid A and Amnesiac. These experimental albums marked a departure from the band's standard guitar-driven base layered with complex production effects. Considering the albums in the context of the band's earlier releases, Letts explores the motivations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253222729
• ISBN13: 9780253222725
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher