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Excellent read for anyone interested in the life and/or music of Brian Wilson. Enlightened me on quite a few things that had been misrepresented in many Beach Boys films. Great coverage of the creation of most of Brian's music, not only Smile.
 
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zetetic23 | 1 outra resenha | Aug 2, 2022 |
Every now and then, I find a book that thrills me with its promise. After all, who doesn't want to know the full story behind one of the great missing pieces of music in history?

And then, you read it.

Sigh.

This book is not a balanced look at Brian Wilson's lost "Smile" album. It is a Wilson fanboy's look at how wrong the Beach Boys, and everyone else, was.

The author, we find our very late, is tight with the Brian Wilson side, and strongly against the other members of the Beach Boys, which of course colors his story. It even leads him to make a few wild assertions. For example, he agrees that maybe their publicist in 1966-67 was actually a spy planted by their friendly rivals, the Beatles. They must have heard an early mix of "Smile," which led them to create "Sgt. Pepper."

Uh, no.

Unfortunately, this book is largely the recollections of one man - and not even Brian Wilson himself. The vast majority seems to come from Van Dyke Parks, the lyricist who worked with Wilson at the time. Other voices are very late to the game, and not very important.

This is not really a comprehensive book on one of the most important albums of the rock era. It's a fanzine article that goes on far too long.

Read more of my reviews on Ralphsbooks.
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ralphz | 1 outra resenha | Jun 10, 2018 |

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