{"product_id":"this-isnt-happening-9780306845697","title":"This Isn't Happening","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE MAKING AND MEANING OF RADIOHEAD'S GROUNDBREAKING, CONTROVERSIAL, EPOCHDEFINING ALBUM, \u003ci\u003eKID A\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1999, as the end of an old century loomed, five musicians entered a recording studio in Paris without a deadline. Their band was widely recognized as the best and most forward-thinking in rock, a rarefied status granting them the time, money, and space to make a masterpiece. But Radiohead didn't want to make another rock record. Instead, they set out to create the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For more than a year, they battled writer's block, intra-band disagreements, and crippling self-doubt. In the end, however, they produced an album that was not only a complete departure from their prior guitar-based rock sound, it was the sound of a new era-and it embodied widespread changes catalyzed by emerging technologies just beginning to take hold of the culture. What they created was \u003ci\u003eKid A\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Upon its release in 2000, Radiohead's fourth album divided critics. Some called it an instant classic; others, such as the UK music magazine \u003ci\u003eMelody Maker\u003c\/i\u003e, deemed it \"tubby, ostentatious, self-congratulatory... whiny old rubbish.\" But two decades later, \u003ci\u003eKid A\u003c\/i\u003e sounds like nothing less than an overture for the chaos and confusion of the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acclaimed rock critic Steven Hyden digs deep into the songs, history, legacy, and mystique of \u003ci\u003eKid A\u003c\/i\u003e, outlining the album's pervasive influence and impact on culture in time for its twentieth anniversary in 2020. Deploying a mix of criticism, journalism, and personal memoir, Hyden skillfully revisits this enigmatic, alluring LP and investigates the many ways in which \u003ci\u003eKid A\u003c\/i\u003e shaped and foreshadowed our world.","brand":"Da Capo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67872099696818,"sku":"9780306845697","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/9780306845697.jpg?v=1793639069","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/this-isnt-happening-9780306845697","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}