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Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
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Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Hardcover - 2006

by Peter Ames Carlin


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Now the subject of the movie Love & Mercy, starring John Cusack! Brian Wilson was the visionary behind America's most successful and influential rock band. And as the leader of the Beach Boys, he sold 100 million records, produced Pet Sounds, and built a catalog of songs that continues to define the sound and feel of American popular music. He also became one of the culture's most mysterious and tragic figures. But after spending years lost in a wilderness of despair, Wilson has fought his way back to productivity. And now with teh release of Smile - the masterwork that nearly undid him - he has returned to music's center stage.

Now Peter Ames Carlin, who conducted in-depth, exclusive interviews with dozens of sources and listened to hundreds of hours of unreleased studio recordings and live music, tells a uniquely American story of the band, the music, and the culture the Beach Boys both sang about and helped create. Carlin brings a fan's passion, a seasoned journalist's objectivity, and a cultural critic's insight to his subject, and the result is a magesterial and authoritative account of the Beach Boys' visionary figure, who has emerged into a new era of creativity.

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  • Title Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
  • Author Peter Ames Carlin
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1ST
  • Pages 342
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rodale Books, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date July 25, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781594863202 / 1594863202
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.12 x 6.8 x 1.2 in (23.16 x 17.27 x 3.05 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Rock musicians - United States, Wilson, Brian
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006004928
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

PETER AMES CARLIN's award-winning reportage on Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys has appeared in the New York Times, People, American Heritage, and the Portland Oregonian, where he is currently the newspaper's television critic. Previously he was a senior writer for People in New York.

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