- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.; Original edition (25 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0812696646
- ISBN-13: 978-0812696646
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 334,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book uses philosophy to show that Radiohead is the only band that matters. Critics and fans agree that Radiohead is not only the most musically innovative and influential rock band today - they are the most commercially and culturally relevant as well. Since their breakthrough hit "Creep" in 1993, Radiohead has continued to make waves throughout popular and political culture with its views about the Bush presidency (its 2003 album was titled "Hail to the Thief"), its anti-corporatism, its pioneering efforts to produce ecologically sound road tours and, most of all, its decision in 2007 to sell its latest album, "In Rainbows," online with a controversial 'pay-what-you-want' price. "Radiohead and Philosophy" offers yet new ways to appreciate the lyrics, music and conceptual ground of this highly innovative band.The chapters in this book explain how Radiohead's music connects directly to the philosophical phenomenology of thinkers like Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Martin Heidegger, the existentialism of Albert Camus and Jean Paul Sartre, and the philosophical politics of Karl Marx, Jean Baudrillard, and Noam Chomsky. Fans and critics know that Radiohead is 'the only band that matters' on the scene today. But "Radiohead and Philosophy" uses philosophy to show why it is the only band that matters.
About the Author
Brandon Forbes is a freelance writer based. George Reisch is the author of How the Cold War Transformed the Philosophy of Science and editor of Pink Floyd and Philosophy, Monty Python and Philosophy, and Bullshit and Philosophy. They both live in Chicago.
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Libraries strong in either philosophy or pop culture will find this an excellent, different acquisition
17 Jun 2009
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Radiohead is an influential rock group, and its many hit songs also helped influence the culture of its times. A team of Radiohead fans contribute insights to this survey of the implications of their work, blending a popular culture expose with insights into Radiohead's philosophy. Libraries strong in either philosophy or pop culture will find this an excellent, different acquisition.
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