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Book Title
Good Vibrations : My Life As a Beach Boy
Publication Name
Good Vibrations
Title
Good Vibrations
Subtitle
My Life as a Beach Boy
Author
Mike Love, James S. Hirsch
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
0735212333
EAN
9780735212336
ISBN
9780735212336
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Release Year
2017
Release Date
12/09/2017
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
1in
Item Length
8.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
15 oz
Publication Year
2017
Number of Pages
472 Pages

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Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling Good Vibrations tells the story of Mike Love's legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of the Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history. As a founding member of the Beach Boys, Mike Love has spent an extraordinary fifty-five years--and counting--as the group's lead singer and one of its principal lyricists. The Beach Boys, from their California roots to their international fame, are a unique American story--one of overnight success and age-defying longevity; of musical genius and reckless self-destruction; of spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness--and Love is the only band member to be part of it each and every step. His own story has never been fully told, of how a sheet-metal apprentice became the quintessential front man for America's most successful rock band, singing in more than 5,600 concerts in twenty-six countries. Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as "Good Vibrations," "California Girls," "Surfin' USA," and "Kokomo," while providing vivid portraits of the turbulent lives of his three gifted cousins, Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. His partnership with Brian has few equals in American pop music, though Mike has carved out a legacy of his own--he cowrote the lyrics to eleven of the twelve original Beach Boy songs that were Top 10 hits while providing he lead vocals on ten of them. The band's unprecedented durability also provides a glimpse into America's changing cultural mores over the past half century, while Love himself has experienced both the diabolical and the divine--from Charles Manson's "family" threatening his life to Maharishi instilling it with peace. A husband, a father, and an avid environmentalist, Love has written a book that is as rich and layered as the Beach Boy harmonies themselves.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0735212333
ISBN-13
9780735212336
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237979708

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Book Title
Good Vibrations : My Life As a Beach Boy
Author
Mike Love, James S. Hirsch
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Number of Pages
472 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
15 oz

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Reviews
"More than a half-century's worth of inside information about the Beach Boys." -- The New York Times "[ Good Vibrations ] is rich with Beach Boys info . . . some meaty insights, new stories even the most diehard Beach Boys fan has never heard, and Love's own take on much-told tales . . . a crucial addition to the library shelf." --Bob Ruggerio, Houston Press "Riveting...fascinating...how the music transcended the story and spread California sunshine around the globe.... Love is able to articulate the depth of his feelings for the music in a way that will send fans back to their stereos to crank up 'Surfin' U.S.A.' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' and 'The Warmth of the Sun' whether they have an ocean handy or not." --Sarah Rodman, Los Angeles Times "If it's the jumbo popcorn bag of Beach Boys lore you saltily crave, then Love's Good Vibrations should hold you the length of the circus. In the battle of the Beach Boys memoirs, it's the better read: lively, informative, thumbtacked with crazy specifics... It's all here and then some." --James Wolcott, Vanity Fair "Love transfixes readers with his stories of the rise and fall of the band, his own work as a songwriter, and his deep engagement with spirituality and the ways that it has influenced his music.... [a] sobering look at the ups and downs of a rock and roll band...ends on a note of hope that music can provide harmony in word and spirit for a struggling world." -- Publishers Weekly, "More than a half-century's worth of inside information about the Beach Boys."  -- The New York Times   "[ Good Vibrations ] is rich with Beach Boys info . . . some meaty insights, new stories even the most diehard Beach Boys fan has never heard, and Love's own take on much-told tales . . . a crucial addition to the library shelf." --Bob Ruggerio, Houston Press "Riveting...fascinating...how the music transcended the story and spread California sunshine around the globe.... Love is able to articulate the depth of his feelings for the music in a way that will send fans back to their stereos to crank up 'Surfin' U.S.A.' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' and 'The Warmth of the Sun' whether they have an ocean handy or not."  --Sarah Rodman,  Los Angeles Times "If it's the jumbo popcorn bag of Beach Boys lore you saltily crave, then Love's  Good Vibrations  should hold you the length of the circus. In the battle of the Beach Boys memoirs, it's the better read: lively, informative, thumbtacked with crazy specifics... It's all here and then some."  --James Wolcott,  Vanity Fair  "Love transfixes readers with his stories of the rise and fall of the band, his own work as a songwriter, and his deep engagement with spirituality and the ways that it has influenced his music.... [a] sobering look at the ups and downs of a rock and roll band...ends on a note of hope that music can provide harmony in word and spirit for a struggling world." -- Publishers Weekly From the Hardcover edition.
Target Audience
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Dewey Decimal
782.42166092 B
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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    Well written,interesting, a bit about all the Beach Boys. Always loved their music, Liz

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