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Radiohead: From a Great Height

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Devoted Radiohead fans may have trouble finding new information in this book. It is more or less a summary of Radiohead realted interviews and magazine articles from the duration of their career. I do, however, find this book extremely useful as a nice reference piece because it contains a very interesting summary for each of Radiohead's songs. This helps even the biggest fans get a better grasp on what is being said in the songs and even get a bit of history from where the songs come from. As for the new Radiohead fans who may not have been reading articles on the band for the past 10+ years, this book is perfect. The book looks at each band members early music careers and shows where they gained inspiration. It also looks deeply into the recording process of all three albums and many EP's. And the book shows how hard touring can be on the individual members of the band and on the band as a whole. My only real complaint with the book is that it really doesn't offer any relevant new information. And it seems that the only way that we will achieve this information is by waiting for the band to start the interview process again when they get out of the studio.

This is the "Radiohead Bible" as I've dubbed it. It gives you an in-depth story about the band, how they started out, how they met, and just about everything else. It has an EXCELLENT discography as well. There aren't many pictures, but the ones in there aren't found anywhere else [like pictures of the boys from college]. It's a great book, I loved reading it.

This book is the best one I've ever read on Radiohead concerning all its albums, singles, demos, eps, etc... I loved the fact the author was such a big fan, but unfourtuately the song reviews were too opinionated If you are a Radiohead fan but don't know much about them then read this book and be thrown into Radiohead's world of music with all its awesome force!

When I reserved Radiohead : From a Great Height from the local library I thought it was a cd. That's how little I knew about Radiohead. Three days later, I picked it up out of shear boredom and was completely surprised when I couldn't put it down. Jonathan Hale did a great job of truly bringing the voice of the band to this book. The pictures are wonderful exclusives, the interviews are uncensored and the discography is detailed and thorough. Since reading this book I have bought every cd by Radiohead and have become a huge fan. I highly recommend reading this book not only if you are a fan of the group but also if you want to know how it all started.

I found this to be a great book for a novice Radiohead fan. I was turned on to the band by my roommate (who knows almost as much about them as Jonathan Hale, but is not as articulate.) Reading this book only made me want to hear more.

What really impressed me is the range of the author's knowledge. Who'd have thought that an architectural theorist knew so much about the contemporary British music scene?

Looking forward to more from this author.

i found this book very interesting and helpful. I never had much luck finding a complete and accurate history of the band, but this book put a fix on that, while being enjoyable rather than tedious at the same time. The only problem with it is that it could stand a few more pictures! A must, expecially for those who don't know much about radiohead.

I have only been exposed to Radiohead in the last year, and have been captivated by their incredible talent. This book did a tremendous job at informing me of the band's past. It was also written in a great style to keep me reading. I read it in a one day and it is definitely a must-read for any Radiohead fan.

This book tells you everything you don't already know about Radiohead. It has the best collection of information on their albums, singles, ep's, etc... that I have ever seen. And if you know nothing about Radiohead and are looking into them, then buy this book and be thrown into their awesome world with all it's kickass force!

I had a very pleasurable time reading this book. It was very well put together and it waqs extremely informative. It was interesting to learn about the masterminds behind the music. It has a great discography and an excellent song listing. I learned a lot about my favorite band and it wasn't at all boring. Great reading material, especially if you're a Radiohead fan. If you have a friend that doesn't understand your obsession with Radiohead hand them a OK Computer and the Bends. When they listen to them and they are having a hard time still, give them this book. Thanks.

i had no idea that vitamin a could be so dangerous. this is the first book to really bring this information into public light. thank you radiohead, i know that i will sleep better tonight knowing that someone out there really does care.