Dennis Wilson, Pacific Ocean Blue: Legacy Edition - Filter Spring 2008 Reviews
By DJ M on May 18th, 2008
In Brian Wilson/B. Boys
LEGACY RECORDINGS
Filter Spring 2008 Reviews
DENNIS WILSON
Pacific Ocean Blue:Legacy Edition
Caribou/Legacy
"With all the recent, ironic fanfare around yacht/soft/cheese rock from the halcyon daysof Sunny California now coming to a crest, again,the timing of the re-release of former Beach Boy Dennis Wilson’s Pacific Ocean Blue couldn’t be better.This album employs many of the elements of the aforementioned ‘70s and ‘80s era, but crushes up the irony and snorts it. Pacific Ocean Blue hurts. Each song on the record is arollercoaster of emotions that paints a stark picture of the cocaine boogiemeets shattering crash of Dennis’ life on the skids. This is one of the quintessential L.A.albums, for its fireworks of fame and celebrity are stripped naked and left to wander. This record screams with the vulnerability of John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band, while also never straying from the melody that seemed to be as comforting for Wilson as it is for the listener. Discovering the original record is well worth the purchase, but hearing the second disc of tunes from the unreleased Bambu record makes this Legacy Edition a must-have. Not scratchy demos in the slightest, the Bambu recordings range from White Album booze-rockers to extended-groove spaceman instrumentation."--Michael Suter