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The philosopher Michel Foucault wrote in praise of curiosity, calling for "a readiness to find strange and singular what surrounds us; a certain relentlessness to break up our familiarities...; a fervor to grasp what is happening and what passes; a casualness in regard to the traditional hierarchies of the important and the essential."

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Beach Boys set for Dutchess County Fair : scnewyorker

My son serves to protect the flag. I am sorry to hear the Beach Boys feel the flag would over shadow their great performance. I have now lost respect for them and will move on to another oldie beach / pop group to listen to.

CD: Brian Wilson, 'That Lucky Old Sun' : Rich Machin

I recently purchased Brian Wilson's "That Lucky Old Sun" and I can't stop listening to it. The album is a Tour de Force spectacular, celebrating life and love in Southern California. I was surprised by the power of Brian's voice - at 65 he can still belt it out - but more impressive are the beautiful melodies he has crafted. The kind of melodies that would make even Sir Paul feel jealous. I am in awe of Mr. Wilson’s talent and salute him for the achievement that is “That Lucky Old Sun.” What a treat to hear the heart of The Beach Boys alive and beating strong. Thank you, Sir Brian.

BEACH BOYS AND THE SATAN : Diane Jones

Clever, too. "Many a true word spoken in jest..."

BEACH BOYS AND THE SATAN : Annie Wilson

Ha ha ha! That's funny, Markrk.

Beach Boys set for Dutchess County Fair : Edvado

Funny how this crap starts up from almost nowhere. I just found three other reports on The Beach Boys appearance. None of them mention one tiny little bit of trouble with the staging. I know from the times I've seen the band, including The Washington DC Mall on the 4th of July with Ringo Starr, they had a complete stage change between them and any other act. They are allowed to control their own image, aren't they? Perhaps this country DJ from WRWD didn't like The Beach Boys to start with, or had some ulterior motive for his attack. Maybe the show was delayed as they changed the stage, he saw the flag coming down, and drew a biased conclusion. But nobody else seems to have had a problem.

"That Luck Old Sun" Advance CD-R

08/03/08

"That Luck Old Sun" Advance CD-R

***EDIT*** scans removed at request of the record label.

I finally received an advance copy of Brian Wilson's new solo album, "That Lucky Old Sun." It was well worth the wait. I noticed awhile back that someone on the BlueBoard made a comment that the record label was only sending out advance copies of "TLOS" as a digital download. That may well be the case in the UK, but here in the USA Capital/EMI have thankfully pressed up a few advance discs. This is a truly great album. While the demo version that leaked some time back was good, this is amazing. The fully fleshed out arrangements are wonderful. I probably listened to this album about four times straight through yesterday I was enjoying it so much. Too bad I did not get the chance to see "TLOS" performed live.

One sneak-peak: there's a hidden track #18, a unique riff on the "TLOS" theme; too bad it only lasts about 40 seconds. I don't want to give too much away. You should have the joy that I did upon first listening.

. DJ M . 05:43:02 pm . 180 Words . Brian Wilson/B. Boys . . 284 views . 2 comments

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Comment from: valerio lissoni [Visitor]

HELLO ,
I AM ITALIAN FANS BRIAN WILSON.
IT'A POSSIBLE BUY THE LUCKY OLD SON ADVANCE.WHERE ?
LET ME KNOW
CIAO
VALERIO

Permalink 08/05/08 @ 11:20

Comment from: DJ M [Member]

No, this is not commercially available. It was was sent out by the record company to music journalists as an album preview. Most major label releases are promoted in this manner, although many companies are shifting to sending out advance music as a watermarked download and/or stream.

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