So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Carlin's book surpasses both the gossipy David Gaines biography and the somewhat disorganized Timothy White offering because he has done a thorough and balanced job. He assesses the musical output which from the M.I.U. album on is a difficult and formidable task because, well, the records just aren't very good. He also takes the history up to the present day including the death of Carl, the 'pro-Mike Love' documentary "Endless Harmony" and the made for tv movie that appeared in the past decade, and the continuous squabbling by Al, Mike, Brian and Bruce.
A painful story for sure, but Brian's resurrection with "Smile" gives a happy ending to an often contradictory and paradoxical California saga.
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Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson by Peter Ames Carlin
Taskin, September 7, 2006
Carlin's book surpasses both the gossipy David Gaines biography and the somewhat disorganized Timothy White offering because he has done a thorough and balanced job. He assesses the musical output which from the M.I.U. album on is a difficult and formidable task because, well, the records just aren't very good. He also takes the history up to the present day including the death of Carl, the 'pro-Mike Love' documentary "Endless Harmony" and the made for tv movie that appeared in the past decade, and the continuous squabbling by Al, Mike, Brian and Bruce.A painful story for sure, but Brian's resurrection with "Smile" gives a happy ending to an often contradictory and paradoxical California saga.
(11 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)