Wouldn't It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (The Vinyl Frontier series) Summary and Reviews

Wouldn't It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (The Vinyl Frontier series)
by Charles L. Granata

Wouldn't It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' <I>Pet Sounds</I> (The Vinyl Frontier series)
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Author: Charles L. Granata
Foreword: Tony Asher
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN: 1556525079
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Chicago Review Press

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Book Review: Great effort!
Summary: 4 Stars

Pretty amazing stuff! I really liked the way the author has chosen to focus on the creative build up and execution of that seminal album in really satifying well reshearched detail. The interviews with the sessions musicians and studio assistants are fascinating and free of the idol worshiping language. These are the people he spent hour upon hour couped up in studios with, coaxing them to realise his vision. There is a bit of music theorising if you are a muso, but it's all done in a digestable way if you are not. Great work.

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