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Using this definition as an initial framework for my investigation, I then begin my analysis of Radiohead’s third album, Ok Computer.

I begin by attempting to define the intricate intellectual character of postmodernism, defining its historical origin and initial artistic emergence in the late 20th Century. In this investigation, I define the manifestation of postmodernism in these two albums, analysing their highly contrasting interpretations of the style and critically analysing the negative and positive effects of Radiohead’s embrace of the postmodernist aesthetic. However, these albums also mark the beginning of Radiohead’s embrace of the intellectual aesthetic that defines contemporary culture postmodernism. These two albums represent a distinct boundary point in Radiohead’s career between the derivative, alternative rock style of their formative years and the intellectually complex, experimental and eclectic artistic identity of their latter. Ok Computer and Kid A are the two most significant albums in the discography of Radiohead.