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 | Title : Classics: Selections By Brian Wilson
Author : Beach Boys
Release Date : 20020702
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $17.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Just when you thought that the Beach Boys canon was complete, the band's mad genius, Brian Wilson, has taken it upon himself to compile his 20 favorite hits from his band's oeuvre, and believe me his favorites are as idiosyncratic as you might think. Fortunately for fans, Wilson has also chosen some of the band's best-beloved songs for this collection, including the deceptively simple but symphonically constructed 'California Girls,' the wistful 'Surfer Girl,' and the rowdy and harmlessly macho 'I Get Around,' as well as the band's artistic high-water mark, 'Good Vibrations,' all of which reminds fans once again what a sublime poet he is. Most of the Beach Boys' mindless hot-rod songs and surf anthems are absent; instead, Wilson has selected some of the band's more reflective and intelligent tunes, including the brooding 'In My Room,' the equally downcast ''Til I Die,' and the melancholy 'The Warmth of the Sun' (which, Wilson reveals in the brief accompanying notes, was written as a tribute to President John F. Kennedy on the night of his assassination). These strangely confessional notes are worth the price of the entire CD, shedding a brief light on some of the dark corners of Wilson's troubled life, as well as including warm remembrances and snatches of Beach Boys trivia--that 'California Girls' is his favorite song, and that he considers the chord pattern on 'This Whole World' to ramble. Also included in the collection is the recently recorded 'California Feelin',' a song Wilson wrote in the early '70s but never was 'officially' recorded. It gives an interesting trajectory to the disc, showing the changes in Wilson's voice and delivery and marking the psychic journey from Beach Boy to man.
Buyer Reviews :
'Classics' The word has been overused but not this time. Some familiar material, a slice of SMiLe, some early 70's nuggets, and a freshly minted one. True classics hold up over time, these have, and will continue to do so. 'This Whole World' rivals other 'pocket symphonies'. 'Marcella' could have been a grown up 'Surfer Girl' 10 years later. Now it is 40 years later and 'Don't Worry Baby' was just a featured song in the film 'Never been Kissed'. All these make this release well worth seeking out, but it is the semi legendary song that The Beach Boys never officially recorded 'California Feeling' (written circa '76)that sets this apart. This drive down the coast with The Wondermints as The Wrecking Crew, and Jeffery Foskett as Carl, and Brian as...well Brian! is a new classic. Brian Wilson picked these, and thought them to be classics. It is evident that this disc is aptly titled. 'Classics' a word not overused but a disc that might be overplayed.
(by todd vittum)
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