![]() ![]() Nearly a third of the chapters profile songs from the band’s post- Holland era when the quality of their music took a dramatic dip. Typical of these sorts of things, the commentaries from those actually involved in the making of the music (all surviving Beach Boys, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Tony Asher, etc.) are more informative than celebrity guests given to comments like “There’s something in those records that’s going to speak to generation after generation.” But for the most part, Dillon wisely selected celebrities who actually knew the Boys, so the book rarely loses the beat.Ī quick scan of the table of contents may raise eyebrows among certain fans. Rather, Dillon uses the song as a launch pad to discuss the era in which it was made while allowing the guest to interject here and there. Although each chapter is labeled according to a guest commentator and the song on which that guest has chosen to comment (ex: “Roger McGuinn on ‘Don’t Worry Baby’”), the guest is not the author of his or her chapter, nor is the featured song the sole focus. He employs the aid of fifty fans and collaborators to relate the history of California’s favorite sons. Mark Dillon surfs a novel wave while telling familiar tales in Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story. ![]()
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