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'Kid A' at 20: A Look Back at Radiohead's Masterpiece

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The Rise and Fall of the Guitar Rock Hero

Stephen Haydn: The template that the guitar rock hero transitions into being like an electronic music pro-vac tour has been used again and again. He says with Radiohead, they're definitely referencing David Bowie when he went into his Berlin trilogy. Haydn: There does seem to come a point where if you become successful enough as a guitar rock band in your career, you almost have to make the electronic record now.

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