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Record Nr.

UNINA9910433236003321

Autore

Lambert Philip

Titolo

Good Vibrations : : Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys in Critical Perspective / / Philip Lambert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University of Michigan Press, 2016

[s.l.] : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-472-90238-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Soggetti

Music / History & Criticism

Music

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Good Vibrations brings together scholars with a variety of expertise, from music to cultural studies to literature, to assess the full extent of the contributions to popular culture and popular music of one the most successful and influential pop bands of the twentieth century. The book covers the full fifty-year history of the Beach Boys' music, from essays on some of the group's best-known music-such as their hit single "Good Vibrations" -to their mythical unfinished masterpiece, Smile. Throughout, the book places special focus on the individual whose creative vision brought the whole enterprise to life, Brian Wilson, advancing our understanding of his gifts as a songwriter, arranger, and producer.