Add Some Music to Your Day: Analyzing and Enjoying the Music of the Beach Boys

by Jeff Bleiel (Editor), Don Cunningham

This book presents the best of "Add Some Music", the respected and fondly remembered Beach Boys fan journal (1978-1984). "Add Some Music To Your Day" features over 40 newly-edited articles, essays, and reviews which provide a serious and critical perspective on the music of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. Highlights include:
-- Musical analysis of 17 Beach Boys classics, focusing on Brian Wilson's revolutionary and enduring triumphs as a composer, producer, arranger, and bandleader
-- Critical reviews of often-overlooked Beach Boys singles and albums
-- Comprehensive articles covering the works of Beach Boys Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine, and Mike Love
-- Over 35 photos, many of which have been unseen since their original publication

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 1999

Reviews

[Reba · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, this has been an interesting read for me. Some entries are extremely technical, and definitely over my head. I simply do not have the musical background and knowledge to decode a lot of the more intricate passages analyzing song structures and albums; however, I still read all of the passages, I'm just not sure how much information I gleaned from them.

The rest of the book was an interesting commentary on various aspects of the Beach Boys as a band, as individuals and as American and Musical Icons. There were dual threads of admiration and nostalgia running through most of the passages and at times, the nostalgia seemed almost too heavy.

The Beach Boys have long been one of my favorite bands, largely in part due to the influence of my Father. It has been interesting discovering more about them as an adult.

One criticism...I wish the pictures had been labeled.