Catch A Wave by Peter Ames Carlin

Catch A Wave by Peter Ames Carlin

Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, along with Mike Love and Al Jardine--better known as the Beach Boys, rocketed out of a working-class Los Angeles suburb in the early '60s, and their sun-and-surf sound captured the imagination of kids across the world. In a few short years, they rode the wave all the way to the top, standing with the Beatles as one of the world's biggest bands. Despite their utopian visions, infectious hooks, and stunning harmonies, the Beach Boys were beset by drug abuse, jealousy, and terrifying mental illness. In Catch a Wave, Peter Ames Carlin pulls back the curtain on Brian Wilson, one of popular music's most revered luminaries, as well as its biggest mystery. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and never-before-heard studio recordings, Carlin follows the Beach Boys from their earliest days through Brian's deepening emotional problems to his triumphant reemergence with the release of Smile, the legendarily unreleased album he had originally shelved.

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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ISBN 13	9781594867491
ISBN 10	1594867496
Title	Catch A Wave
Author	Peter Ames Carlin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rodale Press
Year published	2007-06-26
Number of pages	352
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