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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 14:09:28 GMT -5
The definitive book on Brian Wilson. One of the best reading experiences Ive ever had. I was a fan before reading this, but after experiencing it, this cemented his status as the most tragic, fascinating and beautiful musician of all time in my eyes.
Easily a 10
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Post by kds on Jan 14, 2019 1:48:15 GMT -5
10. The only thing that would make it better would be an updated edition to include TLOS and The Beach Boys reunion.
Overall, a compelling read. Fascinating and heart breaking at times.
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Post by dumbchops on Jan 29, 2019 11:03:18 GMT -5
This book made me cry all those years ago. For that alone, I give it a 10.
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Post by pendlewitch on Oct 27, 2019 11:16:53 GMT -5
I'm going for 9. It's been some time since I read this book, but if, on the first page, PAC had said that Carl's eyes were brown (which he did later), then I obviously wouldn't have read any further due to not being able to trust a single word that was written.  But apart from that, a fair amount of solid information and enlightening knowledge was included here, without venturing too far into salacious detail. Perhaps when I'm retired I can go listen to each song together with this text, and similar others. My main quibble is the setting out of Brian vs The Beach Boys, and how they did, or didn't, back him up, hold him back, encourage, or not, etc etc. As if the 'Boys' were an amorphous blob with nothing to do but support (or not) Brian. They were all individuals, with their own hopes, aspirations, fear for the future and love for their families, and were all entitled to have their say. (Thought this section of the forum could do with a revival.) (By the way, Mods, I could have posted in this spot without being logged in, just so you know.) |
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Post by lonelysummer on Oct 27, 2019 22:18:54 GMT -5
I'm going for 9. It's been some time since I read this book, but if, on the first page, PAC had said that Carl's eyes were brown (which he did later), then I obviously wouldn't have read any further due to not being able to trust a single word that was written. But apart from that, a fair amount of solid information and enlightening knowledge was included here, without venturing too far into salacious detail. Perhaps when I'm retired I can go listen to each song together with this text, and similar others. My main quibble is the setting out of Brian vs The Beach Boys, and how they did, or didn't, back him up, hold him back, encourage, or not, etc etc. As if the 'Boys' were an amorphous blob with nothing to do but support (or not) Brian. They were all individuals, with their own hopes, aspirations, fear for the future and love for their families, and were all entitled to have their say. Sadly, that is the tone many Beach Boys books have taken. As much as I love David Leaf's writing, his book suffers from the same Brian vs. The Beach Boys mentality. It was this mentality that created the desire among fans for Brian to leave the group and record solo albums - the idea that the group was somehow holding him back creatively. And it was easy to believe that had been the case when the 88 solo album was unleashed upon the world - here was Brian at the most creative and alive he had been in decades. The years following that, though, haven't exactly been overflowing with new music from Brian. Instead, it's been an occasional of new material, maybe once every 10 years, along with albums of re-recordings, Brian singing other people's material, and live albums. |
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