![]() In particular he was credited in Greek myth as having invented the lyre, an instrument somewhat similar to a guitar, harp, or zither, and as having used it to create beautiful sounds. In short, he was the kind of god who would have made a perfect spy.īut he was also an inventor. Among those things, he was the god of diplomacy, he was a trickster god, a god of thieves, and he was a messenger god, who conveyed messages between realms. In ancient Greece, the god Hermes was a god of many things, as all the Greek gods were. Information on Lev Termen comes from Theremin: Ether Music and Espionageby Albert Glinsky But an entire CD of outtakes of the track is, and that was the source for the session excerpts here. Oddly, the single version of “Good Vibrations” is not on the The Smile Sessions box set. I have also referred to Brian Wilson’s autobiography, I Am Brian Wilson, and to Mike Love’s, Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy.Īs a good starting point for the Beach Boys’ music in general, I would recommend this budget-priced three-CD set, which has a surprisingly good selection of their material on it, including the single version of “Good Vibrations”. Jon Stebbins’ The Beach Boys FAQ is a good balance between accuracy and readability.Īnd Philip Lambert’s Inside the Music of Brian Wilson is an excellent, though sadly out of print, musicological analysis of Wilson’s music from 1962 through 67. His books can be found at Īndrew Doe’s Bellagio 10452 site is an invaluable resource. Stephen McParland has published many, many books on the California surf and hot-rod music scenes, including several on both the Beach Boys and Gary Usher. But the resources I list here are ones I’ve checked for specific things. It’s difficult to enumerate everything here, because I have been an active member of the Beach Boys fan community for twenty-four years, and have at times just used my accumulated knowledge for this. I used many resources for this episode, most of which will be used in future Beach Boys episodes too. There is no Mixcloud this week, because there were too many Beach Boys songs in the episode. ![]() Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at and Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “You’re Gonna Miss Me” by the Thirteenth Floor Elevators. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on March 25, 2022Įpisode one hundred and forty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys, and the history of the theremin.
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