Archives for: 2006, week 28
"Pet Sounds," "Blonde on Blonde" & "Revolver" - 40 Year Old Albums Hold Up Well
By DJ M on July 14th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
COURIER PRESS "When I listen to Brian Wilson sing 'I Guess I Just Wasn't Made for These Times' and 'I Know There's an Answer' on Pet Sounds, I hear a tangled web of angst and insecurity and pain. On the other hand, when I hear 'Wouldn't It Be Nice,' I j… more »
Watch Out For The Brown Acid, Man
By DJ M on July 14th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
TIMES ONLINE UK “For this reason, almost always, it’s the drug du jour that has opened up creative avenues. Samuel Taylor Coleridge would not have written Kubla Khan without the opium he obtained from his Highgate chemist; Van Gogh’s absinthe made every… more »
I'd Like A Bigger Copy of The Picture Used On The Cover of This Bootleg
By DJ M on July 14th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
What A Tragedy
By DJ M on July 14th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
ET "The one tragedy about the Beach Boys is the incursion of drugs," says Mike Love. "We always wanted to accentuate the positive and the result is there's harmony and positivity, which are extremely attractive ingredients when you think about it. Diss… more »
Great "Lost" Albums
By DJ M on July 14th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
OC WEEKLY "THE BEACH BOYS, SMILE (recorded 1967, released 2004) Smile was supposed to be the Beach Boys’ career-capping masterpiece, but it only got as far as some cover art and the 'Good Vibrations' single before maestro Brian Wilson collapsed under th… more »
Useful, Albeit Out Of Date, Beach Boys Discography
By DJ M on July 13th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
DISCOGRAPHY more »
One Blogger's Thoughts On The Beach Boys "Love You" Album
By DJ M on July 13th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
MARGINAL UTILITY more »
R.I.P. Syd
By DJ M on July 13th, 2006
In Miscellaneous Music
TELEGRAPH UK
BLABBERMOUTH Beach Boys’ Bruce Johnston, who did some of the vocal arrangements on the Pink Floyd album The Wall, told Launch, "Syd Barrett dreamed up the 'roots' path for Pink Floyd to 'fill out' in future amazing albums. We might not hav… more »
Junk Comments Removed!
By DJ M on July 13th, 2006
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys, Electronic Music, Miscellaneous Music
Wow, you leave the scene for a few days and the spammers go wild! I cleared out all the junk, and I'm back on track. I'm going to be posting again after a brief hiatus. Ta ta for now. more »
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