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December 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 351
The Beach Boys, The Beach Boys Today! (1965) It’s about here – on their eighth album (already!) – that The Beach Boys start to grow up and away from the “Surf” songs; not that there’s anything wrong with the best of the surf songs. But here we get the start of the real sophistication – […]Archive
June 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Beach Boys: The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Beach Boys The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Capitol STOP IT RIGHT NOW! YOU CUNTS! STOP IT! STOP IT!! ELVIS AND THE BIG O DIDN’T DESERVE IT EITHER, ARETHA CERTAINLY DIDN’T, PROVING DEATH ISN’T EVEN A PREREQUISITE – FUCK! NO ONE IS SAFE! NOT LEAST THE LISTENER. HERE THE MAGICAL MUSIC OF […]Archive
November 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Brian Wilson: Playback – The Brian Wilson Anthology
Brian Wilson Playback: The Brian Wilson Anthology Rhino/Warner Bros. Brian Wilson is a living legend – and largely for the work he did on an album when he was in his early 20s. And then for an album he wouldn’t ever be quite satisfied with – there was magic either side of those albums, sure, […]Archive
July 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Beach Boys: 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow
The Beach Boys 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow Capitol As a Beach Boys fanatic this is gold to me – and that’s what these sort of reissues are about, catering to the existing fans, fleshing out the story, giving added depth. Yes, there’s a cynical cash-grab (always) attached too. But this one fulfils its promise of […]Archive
May 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 554
The Beach Boys, Carl & The Passions – “So Tough” (1972) On a bit of a Beach Boys kick again, and seeking out the lesser known albums and the ones that aren’t completely obvious – I owned them all on CD, all those reissues with the bonus tracks, many of them 2for1 with a couple […]Archive
April 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 559
The Beach Boys, M.I.U. Album (1978) One of the things I really love about The Beach Boys these days – or I mean, listening to the Beach Boys these days – is imagining the mindset. Particularly in the “Brian Is Back” era of the mid-to-late 70s….weird little “comeback” albums that kinda tanked but offered this […]Archive
March 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Guest Post: Gig Review – Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds and his Greatest Hits (Akld, March 26) [by Jesse Mulligan]
Brian Wilson The Civic; Auckland Saturday, March 26 I didn’t get to see Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds show – but I’m pleased to be able to offer this review of the show and ruminations on Brian and the songs by special guest reviewer, Jesse Mulligan. What can you possibly expect when you go to a […]Archive
March 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 729
Murry Wilson, The Many Moods of Murry Wilson (1967) Any Beach Boys book or doco will tell you there was really only one mood for Murry Wilson – angry. Well, there were shades I guess: bitterness, jealousy, envy…he was a nasty piece of knitting. He claimed to be some sort of musician and therefore the […]Archive
February 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The High Llamas: Here Come The Rattling Trees
The High Llamas Here Come The Rattling Trees !K7 I loved The High Llamas – a decade or so ago, collected up whatever I could find. Like a slightly drearier version of The Wondermints, this was lovely, yearning, Beach Boys-aping adult pop music. Never as twee and fawning as Belle & Sebastian but a bit […]Archive
December 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Love & Mercy [OST]
Various Artists: Music From Love & Mercy: The Life, Love and Genius of Brain Wilson Capitol The film is wonderful, a favourite from this year and one of the key ingredients is this score and accompanying soundtrack. The score is created by Atticus Ross, I say created (as well as composed) because he weaves moments […]Archive
November 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman