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Beach Boys' Pet Sounds
 
 

Beach Boys' Pet Sounds [Paperback]

Jim Fusilli

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum (Feb 11 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0826416705
  • ISBN-13: 978-0826416704
  • Product Dimensions: 16.7 x 12 x 0.8 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 141 g
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #127,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Fusilli is a keen observer and eloquent writer, bringing a fresh perspective to this seminal album with wit and pathos...a fine addition to your Beach Boys library.'


'The idea was simple: to ask a group of authors to each write a book about a classic album. What emerged became Continuum's 33 1/3 series. Without guidelines or rules, each author embraced their own favourite album and chose exactly how they wanted to write about it.As a result, each book is by turn anecdotal, obsessive, technical and personal, but always passionate.' (Swell Music, December 2006 )

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The album that Brian Wilson created in an attempt to outdo the Beatles' Rubber Soul album. Worshipped by music lovers for its harmonies it is also regarded as an early demonstration of how to use the recording studio as an instrument. Brian Wilson has recently been touring the album again, playing it to thousands of devoted fans. It includes classic tracks such as Wouldn't it Be Nice, Don't Talk and God Only Knows.
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Amazon.com: 3.6 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars New Insights to Pet Sounds, Aug 5 2005
By Phil Miglioratti "PrayForSurf-dot-net" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (Paperback)
I've listened to Pet Sounds since the day it was originally released in 1966. Fusilli has the ability to tell the story in a way that makes me thinkn I have never really "heard" Pet Sounds. His insights are a fresh way to hear Brian Wilson's heart and soul int he music of the best rock album of the 20th century.

Phil @ prayforsurfblog.blogspot.com

22 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pet Sounds is great, April 12 2005
By E. Williams - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (Paperback)
I'm a huge fan of Fusilli's crime novels(Hard,Hard City;Closing Time; etc.)so I tried this book, even though I'm not much of a Beach Boys fan. It is AMAZING! Fusilli describes Brian Wilson, the album, Pet Sounds, that changed his life, and tells us why it's a great album. By the time you are finished with this book, you want to listen to the album to see if it is as great and unusual as Fusilli says it is. You'll also want to read Fusilli's crime novels because Wilson is referenced in them. A great book by a great writer about a sad, misunderstood album from the Sixties.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A Shame, Really, Mar 24 2011
By Names Jim - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (Paperback)
Webley's review nails it. I have been thinking about this since starting the book and his review sums up my thoughts very well. I had just finished Dan Leroy's take on The Beastie Boys "Paul's Boutique." Granted this era might not be too comparable to Brian Wilson's, but the book accomplished everything I had hoped. Leroy took a journalistic approach and compiled a plethora of detailed information about the making and content of the album in a cohesive and organized manner. It greatly increased my appreciation of the album and I could listen to songs as I read more about them.

I consider Leroy's work to be outstanding, but I had similar expectations for The Pet Sounds installment of the series. What a colossal disappointment. I had heard complaints that some books in the 33 1/3 series are tainted by author's including themselves too often in their writing. This is a prime example, but sadly, not the only problem with the book. I wouldn't mind a few personal anecdotes to contextualize the information if it was organized well, but Fusilli is all over the place. He bounces back and forth between prior albums and frequently includes detailed chord breakdowns of songs. Although this is probably interesting to professional musicians, it doesn't really lend itself well to this book series. It is by no means an easy task to dedicate an entire book to the creation of an album of such importance, but someone with Fusilli's experience and knowledge should have at least been able to understand what readers were looking for, like Wilson knew what his listeners wanted to hear.

I definitely learned some interesting new things, and it did allow me to listen to the album with some new ideas in mind, but overall there was just so much more that could have been done with this book. Very disappointing.
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