Reno Gazette Journal Mike Hughes 9:06 p.m. PST November 14, 2016
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TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: “Soundbreaking,” 10 p.m., PBS.
How much studio time does it take to make a record? The Beatles first album (that's 14 songs) took 12 hours, we're told here; The Beach Boys' “Good Vibrations” (one song) took 90 hours.
And now some perfectionists spend even longer, searching for just the right riff. This second chapter in a terrific, eight-part series traces the history of extreme production. It goes back to Les Paul creating multi-tracks, turning his wife into a 20-voice chorus. It visits the triumphs – “Sgt. Pepper,” “Pet Sounds” -- and lets
Lindsey Buckingham gamely defend the excesses of Fleetwood Mac's “Tusk.”