Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson (Dlx)
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Artist: Brian WilsonEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-09-05
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
- Love And Mercy
- Walkin' The Line
- Melt Away
- Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long
- Little Children
- One For The Boys
- There's So Many
- Night Time
- Let It Shine
- Meet Me In My Dreams Tonight
- Rio Grande
- Brian Wilson On Love And Mercy
- He Couldn't Get His Poor Old Body To Move
- Being With The One You Love
- Let's Go To Heaven In My Car
- Too Much Sugar
- There's So Many
- Walkin' The Line
- Melt Away
- Night Time
- Little Children
- Night Blooming Jasmine
- Rio Grande
- Brian Wilson On Rio Grande
- Brian Wilson On The Source
- Untitled
Music reviews of Brian Wilson (Dlx)
Music Review: Very Positive Vibes
Rating: 3 Stars
"Love and Mercy" definitely is among the most upbeat, cheerful pop songs I've ever heard. Absolutely up there with Brian's Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice", although, like far too much of the cd, it's production is rather top-heavy and processed with too much reverb. Blame the late 80's trend in throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, in. Its not that the synthesizers sound bad(They actually enhance the melodies and add a richness in tone sometimes), its more in the way they were arranged which does give the album its overtly clinical sound, as does producing it entirely digitally. That may be ok nowadays(Though I'm still not so sure), recording in digital then quite often led to a noticeably electronic-soundstage lacking desirable warmth due to lower sampling rates. The other downside to this otherwise impressive collection is that Brian sounds as if he's singing on top of pre-programmed music. While this is most-certainly not always so, it does give the impression of a faceless band. One cannot say this about the organic band sound that the Beach Boys achieved at their best. Faceless is certainly not the word that I'd choose to describe Brian's singing here, however. Though its true that his voice betrays a certain uptightness, whatever rigitity the music may have is more than made up with the fantastically moving vocal harmonies, all Brian's, but you probably knew that. "One For The Boys", a dedication to the Beach Boys, is a beautiful, crystaline-clear multi-tracked wordless vocal showpiece. Brian harmonizing with himself. Lovely. Perhaps the most magical moment on the album is contained within "There's So Many", an excellent song I might add, when Brian's voice reaches an inspiring summit and an incredible, stacked harmonic vocal swirl rings out the lyrics, "Where planets are spinning around". Everything just sparkles here, both music and vocals. I would say that that segment is the emotional apex of the cd, similar in magic to Brian's ethereal "Solar System" chorus from The Love You album by the Beach Boys. The production and mix accorded to "There's So Many" is glorious and better suited to Brian's compositional style than over half of the other tracks. "Melt Away", a gorgeous work by any standard, also benifits from sumptuous vocal harmonies(all Brian's as on every song) and effective, ear candy production. I'm also impressed by "Let It Shine", as its production is the most "band-like" and the melody really suits Brian's voice. When was the last time he sang this good?His solo voice is really strong here. Really good Jeff Lynn song, it sounds like something Brian thought-up. What's there to say about Rio Grande that hasn't been already said by its admirers? Well, I'll say that I agree that it follows up on some of Brian's Smile ideas, namely the "Heroes and Villians" stuff, of course, and that it is the most ambitious thing of his to be released since either "Surf's Up"(itself from Smile origins) or "Good Vibrations"(just before Smile) depending on your point of view. "Rio Grande" may be made up of different musical sections, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't hang together as a whole. Its an extremely impressive and aurally adventurous mini-suite that does indeed somehow cohere without coming across as stitched-together song fragments. Brian's vocals here are again tops, he takes his vocal harmonies to a trully grand, cinematic territory here. So that's my review of this cd, and while I don't think it works track by track as nicely as his 1998 Imagination, it does probably contain more individual high points. Brian Wilson from 1988 features some of his best work since at least 1977. Brian's music can really pick me up and makes me feel better than probably any other artist out there.
Description of Brian Wilson (Dlx)
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.Brian Wilson's solo debut finally arrived in 1988 to much fanfare and near unanimous critical hosannas. Unfortunately, its commercial impact was negligible, a disappointing outcome for both Wilson, who takes pride in his string of '60s hits, and his boosters, for the 11-song self-titled record represents the zenith of the pop genius's post-Beach Boys oeuvre. "Love and Mercy" heralds Wilson's return to form; lyrically gracious and musically grand, it's an opener quite nearly on a par with "Wouldn't It Be Nice." From there, Wilson and an assortment of coproducers (Russ Titelman, Jeff Lynne, Andy Paley, and Lenny Waronker) intermix brisk, playful rockers ("Night Time," "Little Children") with sumptuous pop concoctions (the a cappella "One for the Boys," "There's So Many"), wrapping things up with an ambitious suite, "Rio Grande." The reissue is generously fleshed out with interview segments, demos, and late-'80s rarities, including the delightful B-side "He Couldn't Get His Poor Old Body to Move." --Steven Stolder
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