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Title: No "good vibrations" here
Review: Tying the Beach Boys into their Southern California milieu is an exciting idea; this book, however, fails to deliver. The writing is convoluted, the conclusions superficial and cliched, and the interviews with poor Brian Wilson much less than enlightening; and the narrative sags under the weight of Beach Boys trivia that crowds out what should be a truly compelling narrative.
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