Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun
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Artist: Brian WilsonEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-09-02
Music Label: Capitol Records
Soundtracks:
- That Lucky Old Sun
- Morning Beat
- Room With A View (narrative)
- Good Kind Of Love
- Forever My Surfer Girl
- Venice Beach (narrative)
- Live Let Live
- Mexican Girl
- Cinco de Mayo (narrative)
- California Role
- Between Pictures (narrative)
- Oxygen To The Brain
- Been Too Long
- Midnight s Another Day
- Lucky Old Sun Reprise
- Goin' Home
- Southern California
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Music Review: Listening to That Lucky Old Sun made me fall in love with Southern California all over again!
Rating: 5 Stars
A love letter to L.A. That's what Rolling Stone called this CD in a review...and after listening to it several times, I can certainly see why they'd say that. While some may scoff and call that corny, I find it facinating and utterly charming that Brian Wilson, a 66 year old native Angeleno is clearly still very much in love with his hometown. Despite his own personal trials, he's not allowed himself to become jaded like so many living in Southern California, and that's why he's still able to work his songwriting magic and create that very special kind of vibrant, energetic, whimsical, inspiring and absolutely enjoyable daydream enabling music that could make the most world-weary and embittered L.A. resident (or wannabee resident) fall in love with their city once again!
One of the songs on this CD "Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl", has a very interesting lyric "First Love/ is the moment /you can't repeat /but you'll always own it...." and own it, Brian Wilson does and he seems to be encouraging us the listeners to do the same. I know most of the songs definitely appeal to this former Midwesterner/California dreamer and listening to them makes me want to go back to Southern California for yet another visit or maybe back to live there again!
With the exception of "Can't Wait Too Long" and "Midnight's Another Day" the songs are upbeat in tempo. Any aspiring actors or musicians will totally identify with the lyrics in the song "California Role" all too well. The song "Morning Beat" brings back memories of the days of the Boomer's youth when AM Radio was still king, and while listening to this song, you can just see yourself cranking up your favorite tunes in your convertible car while zipping down one of the California freeway such as the PCH with the sun high in the sky and the wind at your back! I dig the starting "mantra" of this song..."maumamayama glory hallelujah." It seems like one should be doing the yoga sun salutation to that part lol.
Live Let Live is real nice, too. I like the start of the song and how it's so reminiscent of the old school R&B songs ala Smokey Robinson and the Miracles "ooh baby baby." Great message about the importance of protecting the whales, too. The "tribute" song "Mexican Girl" may be viewed by some as politically incorrect, but I still like it anyway. It's a pretty catchy tune that's fun to listen to...and I also like that you can have a Beach Boys kind of song that's doesn't imply that California is some lily-white "surfburbia" from Ventura to the Border. Now if only Brian would write one for us sistahs hahaha
While I definitely enjoyed the "feel-good" lyrics in the more upbeat songs, I also appreciated the honesty in the lyrics of "Midnight's Another Day" where he describes the downs in his life...and the way he describes how he found his way back to functionality and then went on to being the creative songwriting genious we know Brian to be. In the song "Oxygen To The Brain", Brian puts it very well. "never destroy when you can create." I found that an inspiration.
In addition to the songs, one of the things about That Lucky Old Sun that really appealed to me was the four narratives interspersed in the songs. Who would've thought Brian Wilson would be into spoken word poetry? Pretty unique. I thought it was really cool the way the poetry tied all the songs together.
As of right now, I don't have a single clear cut favorite track yet. To me, this CD is very much like one of those yummy breakfast fruit-yogurt-granola parfaits so popular in L.A. restaurants these days....an appealing combination of smooth, crunchy, tart, sweet and all soooo good for you! Each layer of this "aural parfait" has a unique flavor that enhances the other flavors, and makes it tastier and tastier with each listening. I'd say the best way to fully appreciate this CD is to make the time to listen to it without interruptions, and then listen to it in its entirety and in the EXACT order of song list. At least for the first listening. You'll find it definitely enhances the entire experience that is That Lucky Old Sun.
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Brand new album from legendary writer, producer, arranger and performer Brian Wilson, produced by Brian and created in the Capitol Records Studios where he first recorded in 1962.Pop CDs
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