Long Promised Road: Carl Wilson, Soul of the Beach Boys - The Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1908279842 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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" 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
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.. 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. No life in popular music touched on as many major musical milestones as that of The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson. 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
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 b. I cannot recommend anything about this title 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 per. "Not a Carl Wilson Biography. A missed opportunity." according to 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 a
Kent Crowley writes about music for numerous publications, including Vintage Guitar and Shakin' Fever. 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