Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: The Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius
- ISBN-10
- 0826418775
- ISBN-13
- 9780826418777
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-03-19
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Author
- Philip Lambert
Description
Tracing a line from Brian Wilson's very first musical loves (George Gershwin and the Four Freshmen) through to the Smile and Pet Sounds tours, this book details over 50 years in the musical life of one of America's foremost pop composers. It looks at the birth and evolution of his musical ideas, also discussing a number of songs.
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