Brian Wilson & the Beach Boys

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The new erato

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September 08, 2012, 03:43:53 PM
Quote from: Bogey on September 08, 2012, 11:16:10 AM
Paul McCarteny said that the song,"God Only Knows"  from Brain Wilson's album Smile is one of the greatest songs ever written.

Quote from: The new erato on July 21, 2012, 06:10:59 AM
God Only Knows is pretty high on my list of most perfect songs ever written.

jwinter

#21
September 08, 2012, 03:48:34 PM
Quote from: Bogey on September 08, 2012, 11:16:10 AM

George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue had a great influence over Brian at a young age.

Sources:
Catch a Wave by Peter Ames Carlin (Kindle Edition - Jun 26, 2007)
The Claremont Institute http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1932/article_detail.asp
CNN Living http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/living/brian-wilson-creativity/index.html


I believe the DVD documentary for the Smile concerts has a section where Brian discusses this -- he even plays parts of Gershwin and Good Vibrations on the piano to demonstrate the similarities.
The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Bogey

#22
September 08, 2012, 03:50:41 PM
Quote from: jwinter on September 08, 2012, 03:48:34 PM
I believe the DVD documentary for the Smile concerts has a section where Brian discusses this -- he even plays parts of Gershwin and Good Vibrations on the piano to demonstrate the similarities.

We may take that one in.  Any other dvds you rec?
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

jwinter

#23
September 08, 2012, 03:55:56 PM
No, that's the only Brian Wilson DVD I have.  There's also this, if you're looking at the Gershwin angle... I can't give it a five-star rec, but it's certainly worth a listen if the concept appeals...

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The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Bogey

#24
September 08, 2012, 03:58:14 PM
Quote from: jwinter on September 08, 2012, 03:55:56 PM
No, that's the only Brian Wilson DVD I have.  There's also this, if you're looking at the Gershwin angle... I can't give it a five-star rec, but it's certainly worth a listen if the concept appeals...

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May be too much for the lad....he still struggles with most of Pet Sounds here and there.  He'll get there.  He took to all the Beatles, so this is just a matter of time. ;D
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

jwinter

#25
September 08, 2012, 04:24:27 PM
Ah yes, eighth grade.  Get the Smile DVD then -- the backup singer is a TOTAL babe.   ;D
The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Bogey

#26
September 08, 2012, 07:38:50 PM
Quote from: jwinter on September 08, 2012, 04:24:27 PM
Ah yes, eighth grade.  Get the Smile DVD then -- the backup singer is a TOTAL babe.   ;D

:D
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Szykneij

#27
September 09, 2012, 04:01:21 PM
Quote from: jwinter on September 08, 2012, 04:24:27 PM
Ah yes, eighth grade.  Get the Smile DVD then -- the backup singer is a TOTAL babe.   ;D

Yes, very true. Just don't mention she's now old enough to be his mother.    :)
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige
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