Thom Yorke: "Radiohead" And "Trading Solo"

by Trevor Baker

Rare Book

Genres: Nonfiction, Music, Biography

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 26, 2009

Reviews

[Blanche]

Only thing that could have made this book better was if Yorke had written it himself. Thom, if you're reading this... I sincerely love you and want nothing more than for us to procreate.

[Pete daPixie]

Trevor Baker's biography of Thom Yorke, published 2009, is, as the cover states, the first ever biography of Yorke. Personally, I would have preferred a biography of Radiohead. I suspect there must be one already on the music bookshelves. Sure enough, Thom Yorke is the leader of the band, the writer of the songs and a most interesting and compelling figure, but I felt throughout this read, that I wanted to know more of the other four band members. O'Brian, Colin Greenwood and Selway are more or less absent from the narrative.
Two stars says it was o.k. and I'm glad I could get through this in one day.

[Mancman]

I came to this appreciating Radiohead, but far from a superfan. They were fantastic when I saw them live, but I’d never dissected them as I would have as a teenager.
So I found this fascinating, even though it’s mainly pulled together from old interviews.
There’s anecdotes from collaborators and old acquaintances, which inject more life into it.
If you are a superfan, then this is all likely to be old news.

[Denis Saganovich]

Это короче такая книжка, которая напоминает скорее большую статью из Википедии, написанную в непринуждённом тоне. Характер Тома Йорка здесь как-то особо не подчёркивается, никаких тебе кулстори даже! Как бы окей, матчасть я теперь знаю, но особо больше ничего интересного книжка не предлагает (разве что тот факт, что группу спас запоздалый успех "Creep" в, где бы вы могли подумать, ИЗРАИЛЕ)

[Saeed Aman]

This is a good and useful read, and I'm happy I read it. The main thing that I didn't enjoy was the fact that as you get closer to the end, the content keeps getting lighter and less detailed, as if the writer had done less research on the last chapters. The amount of insight there is on Creep or The Bends is way more than what you get on In Rainbows for instance.
That said I recommend it if you're a fan.

[Leen Tool]

A must-read for every Radiohead-head. But you won´t learn anything you couldn´t know with the help of google. Not a complete waste of time though.

[Ivanna]

Seconds part is more interesting to read than the beginning of the book and band's career