In this major biography Martin Clarke investigates one of the most popular and influential bands of our time. He brings to life the group's tumultuous ascent to superstardom in 1991, and explores the toll which the pressures of fame took upon them - particularly on the fragile Eddie Vedder - before their triumphant return to form with the acclaimed album No Code and their best album to date, Yield.

None Too Fragile: Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder

Arts & Photography

Martin Clarke

Music

Plexus Pub

With their third album, OK Computer, Radiohead are emerging as one of the most popular and influential bands of the 1990s. The distinctive sound of lead singer Thom Yorke's folky voice and dark lyrics set against heavy guitars has gained them fans around the world and already spawned a host of imitators and cover versions. Radiohead is the first book to delve deeply into the history of the band - its origins in Oxford where the band were childhood friends, the breakthrough single 'Creep', the second multi-platinum album The Bends, and the unusual recording sessions for OK Computer. It also examines the psyche and personal demons of the enigmatic Thom Yorke.

Radiohead: Hysterical & Useless

Plexus Publishing

Drawing on interviews with all five band members, British music journalist Martin Clarke chronicles how these teenage friends became one of today's most highly praised rock groups. Featuring 60 photographs, this second edition covers all of the band's activities since 1997, the albums Kid A and Amnesiac, and future plans.

Radiohead : Hysterical & Useless

Biographies & Memoirs

Plexus Publishing (UK)

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