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| Title | : | Long Promised Road: Carl Wilson, Soul of the Beach Boys - The Biography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1908279842 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
" for Beach Boys fans looking for fresh angles that might reflect back on the band's music and life, Long Promised Road is full of fun and surprises." - Pitchfork"Long Promised Road - which takes it title from a song Carl co-wrote with lyricist Jack Rieley for the Beach Boys, his first ever songwriting credit - sheds some much overdue light on this Wilson brother." - Houston Press
CARL WILSON BIO-- not much bio, but a lot of Beach Boys Diane p. I've been waiting for this book to come out for some time. So I'm rather disappointed to find out there's not really a biography of Carl Wilson at all. It's more of a year to year diary of the professional activities of the Beach Boys. Also this author seems to be very interested in the technical aspect of Carl Wilson's guitar playing and ability. It would be a good book for guitarists to buy or someone who is interested in the techniques.But unfortunately there's very little in this about Carl Wilson's personal life--about his childhood, m. "I cannot recommend anything about this title" according to Alan J. Vitello. The "promise" is in the title, but it sure ain't delivered. Other than the most cursory and shallow information-most of it already well known to long time Beach Boys fans- there is very, very little in this book actually about Carl Wilson.Nothing of the inner person. Nothing of his artistic ambitions. No original interviews with anyone close to him. No original reportage. Poorly written and edited, the book spends page after page describing items and events that are trivial and inconsequential non sequiturs to the life of Carl Wilson.I cann. Not a Carl Wilson Biography. A missed opportunity. Customer Crowley offers a fresh perspective on Murry Wilson's (positive) influence on the band's early business success. He also gives a fresh interpretation to the Monterrey Pop Festival and Hendrix's "you'll never hear surf music again." But there is simply not enough about Carl. This is a Beach Boys career review disguised as a Carl biography. No interviews with Carl's surviving sons, wives, brother or other Beach Boys. There is not enough about Carl in this book to make it a biography- there is probably more about Brian. Comments regarding Carl'
While he is often unjustly overlooked as a mere adjunct to his more famous brothers Brian and Dennis, Carl was a major international rock star from his early teens.The proud owner of one of the greatest voices in popular music--one that graced some of the most important records of the pop era, including 'God Only Knows' and 'Good Vibrations'--Wilson was also one of the first musicians to bring the electric guitar to the forefront of rock'n'roll. His musical skills provided The Beach Boys' entree into the music business, from which he then stewarded their onstage journey through the ups and downs of the 60s to their comeback in the 70s and into the role of 'America's band' in the 80s. No life in popular music touched on as many major musical milestones as that of The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson. Along the way, Carl quietly endured his own battles with obesity, divorce, substance abuse, and ultimately terminal cancer, all the while working to protect his family's business and legacy. This major new biography reveals the true story of modern rock'n'roll, lived from the center of the most important decades of popular music.
He is the author of Surf Beat (Backbeat, 2011), and also consulted on Freak Out In Cucamonga, an upcoming documentary on Frank Zappa's Pal Studios/Studio Z.. He researched Bob Keane's The Oracle of Del-Fi and edited Hollywood Gold Star Studio founders Stan Ross and Dave Gold's Gold Star Album. Kent Crowley writes about music for numerous publications, including Vintage Guitar and Shakin' Fever
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