BLOOD ON THE TRACKS Season 4: The Brian Wilson Story – Details, episodes & analysis

Sometimes you can find redemption, but you have to find it for yourself. No one is going to give it to you. You can’t find it in a movie or a song. You can only find it inside yourself. In the 21st century, decades after his pursuit of an unfinished teenage symphony to God that drove him to the edge of sanity, Brian Wilson found his redemption. But he also found something else, too: the realization of a dream that he thought had died long ago.

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Brian’s lost masterpiece, Smile, continues to lurk in the background. It’s there when Brian’s troubled and talented brother, Dennis, takes one last swim in the Pacific Ocean blue. It’s there as Brian claws his way out of the grip of the doctor who keeps him apart from health, love, and happiness. And it’s there as he prepares his triumphant return, not as a Beach Boy – but as someone he’s just discovering. Himself.

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In 1966, Brian Wilson planned to follow up the Beach Boys' groundbreaking album Pet Sounds with an even bigger musical statement. He was writing a teenage symphony to God. That album, Smile, was never finished. Instead, Brian slowly unraveled, as the pressure to make something profound weighed heavy on him. He worried that he wasn’t good enough. He worried that he was a failure in the eyes of the record company, his band, his peers, and his own father. He thought his house was bugged. He thought the music he was making conjured some strange voodoo that had a disastrous impact on the real world. He became paranoid. He self-medicated with amphetamines, hash, and LSD. He held meetings in his swimming pool. He imagined people who weren’t there. And eventually, in 1967, he went off the proverbial deep end. Did the real Brian Wilson ever resurface? Part true crime, part historical fiction, part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, and featuring the fictionalized voice Brian Wilson, BLOOD ON THE TRACKS sounds like nothing you’ve heard before. Because you can’t push the needle into the red without leaving a little blood on the tracks.

Listen to BLOOD ON THE TRACKS: THE BRIAN WILSON STORY beginning August 15.

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Trees grow tall, leaves fall, rivers dry up, and flowers die. New people are born every day. Life doesn’t stop. Sometimes things can change in an instant—a gunshot to the head, a man losing control of a motorbike—but sometimes things take years to change. And sometimes, like in the curious case of Bob Dylan, a man can go through a lifetime of change in just ten days.

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Nine days after his near-fatal accident, Bob Dylan has become increasingly consumed with his own mortality. He sees the world as a much older, and perhaps wiser, man. He has died as many times as he has lived. Bleak winters in Minnesota have taken their toll. So has the life of a touring musician. There’s also another brush with fate on yet another motorcycle…a harrowing moment that he may never escape.

SOURCES

Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson, by Peter Ames Carlin

I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman

Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, by Charles L. Granata

The Beach Boys second place in the sonic space race: 'Smiley Smile' (Far Out)

The flight that changed Beach Boy Brian Wilson's life forever (Far Out)

The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson (The Guardian)

The Truth About The Beach Boys Album Smiley Smile (Grunge)

Discover the story behind The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' (Goldmine)

A SMiLE In The Echo Chamber - The Beach Boys Lost Masterpiece (The Big Takeover)

The tragic story of how Brian Wilson's career was almost destroyed by a rogue doctor (Smooth Radio)

“Good Vibrations” and the Lost Studio Footage (YouTube)

The Making Of…the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (Uncut)

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (PBS)

Bad Vibrations: Brian Wilson Sues Collaborator (Rolling Stone)

Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Beach Boys (Rolling Stone)

ELTON JOHN & BRIAN WILSON - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live, 2001)

Inside the twisted relationship between Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson (Far Out)

How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson’s career (NY Post)

'One of Charles Manson's murderers gang babysat my two children' says Beach Boys star Mike Love (Daily Mail)

The Beach Boys battle: Why does Brian Wilson hate Mike Love? (Far Out)

The True Story Behind The Film 'Love And Mercy' (Ranker)

Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece, by Domenic Priore

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BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, and part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND.   For more shows like Blood on the Tracks, check out www.doubleelvis.com 

To hear previous seasons of Blood on the Tracks  (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Phil Spector), check out: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com/ 

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As Bob Dylan’s physical injuries continue to heal, there is a growing concern that mental problems are only beginning to surface. He struggles with an identity crisis. Did he really introduce the Beatles to marijuana? Did he actually steal movie reels of an unreleased film from one of the most famous directors in the world? And what on earth was he doing inside a complete stranger’s house in London…what was it he was waiting for?

SOURCES

Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson, by Peter Ames Carlin

I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman

Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, by Charles L. Granata

The Beach Boys second place in the sonic space race: 'Smiley Smile' (Far Out)

The flight that changed Beach Boy Brian Wilson's life forever (Far Out)

The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson (The Guardian)

The Truth About The Beach Boys Album Smiley Smile (Grunge)

Discover the story behind The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' (Goldmine)

A SMiLE In The Echo Chamber - The Beach Boys Lost Masterpiece (The Big Takeover)

The tragic story of how Brian Wilson's career was almost destroyed by a rogue doctor (Smooth Radio)

“Good Vibrations” and the Lost Studio Footage (YouTube)

The Making Of…the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (Uncut)

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (PBS)

Bad Vibrations: Brian Wilson Sues Collaborator (Rolling Stone)

Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Beach Boys (Rolling Stone)

ELTON JOHN & BRIAN WILSON - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live, 2001)

Inside the twisted relationship between Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson (Far Out)

How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson’s career (NY Post)

'One of Charles Manson's murderers gang babysat my two children' says Beach Boys star Mike Love (Daily Mail)

The Beach Boys battle: Why does Brian Wilson hate Mike Love? (Far Out)

The True Story Behind The Film 'Love And Mercy' (Ranker)

Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece, by Domenic Priore

For behind the scenes info and news on this episode, follow:

• Instagram: @DoubleElvis @disgracelandpod
• Twitter: @DoubleElvisFm @disgracelandpod
• Tik Tok @Disgracelandpod 
• Pinterest: @doubleelvisfm 
• Facebook: Double Elvis Productions

BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, and part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND.   For more shows like Blood on the Tracks, check out www.doubleelvis.com 

To hear previous seasons of Blood on the Tracks  (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Phil Spector), check out: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com/ 

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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Bob Dylan continues to recover from his motorcycle accident in upstate New York. He thinks of the things he’s done that he’s not proud of. The depths to which he’s sunk, only to find that you can always go lower. He worries that the words will stop coming. He yearns to hide in the skin of someone who is not Bob Dylan. Someone who can play “dead” one moment and break hearts the next. Someone who plays a pink guitar. Someone who sees the touch of grey in every silver lining.

SOURCES

Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brain Wilson, by Peter Ames Carlin

I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, by Brian Wilson with Ben Greenman

Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, by Charles L. Granata

The Beach Boys second place in the sonic space race: 'Smiley Smile' (Far Out)

The flight that changed Beach Boy Brian Wilson's life forever (Far Out)

The astonishing genius of Brian Wilson (The Guardian)

The Truth About The Beach Boys Album Smiley Smile (Grunge)

Discover the story behind The Beach Boys' 'SMiLE' (Goldmine)

A SMiLE In The Echo Chamber - The Beach Boys Lost Masterpiece (The Big Takeover)

The tragic story of how Brian Wilson's career was almost destroyed by a rogue doctor (Smooth Radio)

“Good Vibrations” and the Lost Studio Footage (YouTube)

The Making Of…the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ (Uncut)

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (PBS)

Bad Vibrations: Brian Wilson Sues Collaborator (Rolling Stone)

Brian Wilson Talks Mental Illness, Drugs and Beach Boys (Rolling Stone)

ELTON JOHN & BRIAN WILSON - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live, 2001)

Inside the twisted relationship between Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson (Far Out)

How one quack doctor almost destroyed Brian Wilson’s career (NY Post)

'One of Charles Manson's murderers gang babysat my two children' says Beach Boys star Mike Love (Daily Mail)

The Beach Boys battle: Why does Brian Wilson hate Mike Love? (Far Out)

The True Story Behind The Film 'Love And Mercy' (Ranker)

Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece, by Domenic Priore

For behind the scenes info and news on this episode, follow:

• Instagram: @DoubleElvis @disgracelandpod
• Twitter: @DoubleElvisFm @disgracelandpod
• Tik Tok @Disgracelandpod 
• Pinterest: @doubleelvisfm 
• Facebook: Double Elvis Productions

BLOOD ON THE TRACKS is part true crime, part historical fiction, and part spoken word lo-fi beat noir brought to you by Jake Brennan, host of the award-winning music and true crime podcast DISGRACELAND.   For more shows like Blood on the Tracks, check out www.doubleelvis.com 

To hear previous seasons of Blood on the Tracks  (Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Phil Spector), check out: https://bloodonthetrackspod.com/ 

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Courtrooms, contracts, lawyers, and loss. Stalkers, divorcees, punk rockers, and the wrong harmonica. These are the things on Bob Dylan’s mind as he continues to endure a secret recovery at a doctor’s private house in upstate New York. Dylan’s future continues to unfold from behind his eyes. He changes. So much that he begins to forget who he is. Or was. Who he will be, in 20 years’ time…a complete unknown.

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On the fifth day of his recovery from a motorcycle accident, Bob Dylan begins to hallucinate. He claims he’s not only seen our Lord and savior, but that he’s had a close encounter with Jesus Christ himself. It’s an encounter that changes him forever. Don’t believe him? That’s fine. But everyone serves somebody. And you just might question what it is you do and don’t believe after hearing his story.

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When a man wears a mask, he’s gonna tell you the truth. That’s what Bob Dylan is thinking about as he continues his recovery from his motorcycle accident: being masked and not-so-anonymous on a rambling spectacle of a tour that feels more like the Greatest Show on Earth than a rock concert. Dylan’s fever dream-like state allows him to peek into the future…a future full of gypsies, boxers, sad-eyed ladies, and a homicide that would result in one of the toughest legal battles of his life.

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