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 1/3’s and 45’s—to “CD” had on the creation of music in popular culture music.

Personally, I would have preferred more of an emphasis placed on the lyrical content, thematic elements, and cultural world surrounding the album “OK Computer,” for I think much can be said about these topics, and I simply find it more interesting than the history of music and music theory.

Griffiths is a clever, funny, and quick-witted writer. It is evident from this work that he is knowledgeable not only about depressing 90’s progressive rock music, but music throughout the centuries, as well as the vast array of voices speaking about these things.

My rating of only 2 stars out of a 5-star ranking system does not reflect the quality of the book in and of itself, but rather my assessment of it based on how much I enjoyed reading through Griffith’s work. He has done a good service to Yorke and Radiohead!