Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue - Legacy Edition
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Artist: Dennis WilsonEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 2008-06-17
Music Label: Sony Legacy
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- River Song
- What's Wrong
- Moonshine
- Friday Night
- Dreamer
- Thoughts Of You
- Time
- You And I
- Pacific Ocean Blues
- Farewell My Friend
- Rainbows
- End Of The Show
- Tug Of Love (Previously Unreleased bonus track)
- Only With You (Previously Unreleased bonus track)
- Holy Man (Instrumental) (Previously Unreleased bonus track)
- Mexico(Previously Unreleased bonus track)
- Under The Moonlight (Previously Unreleased)
- It's Not Too Late (Previously Unreleased)
- School Girl (Previously Unreleased)
- Love Remember Me (Previously Unreleased)
- Love Surrounds Me (Previously Unreleased)
- Wild Situation (Previously Unreleased)
- Common (Previously Unreleased)
- Are You Real (Previously Unreleased)
- He's A Bum (Previously Unreleased)
- Cocktails(Previously Unreleased)
- I Love You(Previously Unreleased)
- Constant Companion(Previously Unreleased)
- Time For Bed(Previously Unreleased)
- Album Tag Song(Previously Unreleased)
- All Alone
- Piano Variations On Thoughts Of You (Previously Unreleased)
- Holy Man (Taylor Hawkins Version Previously Unreleased bonus track)
Music reviews of Pacific Ocean Blue - Legacy Edition
Music Review: I can't praise the sound quality on this releases enough
Rating: 5 Stars
The Good
Legacy Recordings have dug into their vaults to un-earth a musical treasure. Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson's first solo album Pacific Ocean Blue has been remastered and re-released as a 2-CD collection. Disc 1 is the original album with four bonus tracks. Disc 2 features Wilson's unreleased sophomore album Bambu (The Caribou Sessions).
Disc 1: Right from the start "River Song" will astonish you with it's soulful rhythms and vocals. I was instantly scratching my head thinking 'this guy was in the Beach Boys?' "What's Wrong" does have that Beach Boys sound quality to it, with it's bouncy piano and brass section. "Moonshine" is epic in its presentation. The orchestral feel and emotional delivery really separates it from the pack. "Dreamer" brings back the funky and bluesey tones. The lyrics revolve around the shady and fake Hollywood types that Wilson has encountered.
When it comes to lyrics, none seem more personal than on Dennis' ballads. "Thoughts of You" is a piano-filled heart-breaker. "Time" reveals the pain of being away from the place you feel most comfortable. "Rainbows" is accented by beautiful acoustic guitars and touching vocals. "Tug of Love" and "Only With You" are unreleased bonus tracks that fall right in line with the rest of the ballad-y material. The two other bonus tracks are instrumentals; "Holy Man" and "Mexico."
Disc 2: Bambu (The Caribou Sessions) was the album that never was. Riding the success of Pacific Ocean Blue, Wilson went right to work on his follow-up effort. Unfortunately, his personal life and personal demons was a terrible strain on the project. For more than five years Wilson struggled with finalizing his sophomore effort. Sadly, Dennis' tragic passing in 1983 derailed the project all together. However, most of the 'rough' recordings were saved. With all of that in mind, even for unfinished material, the Bambu material is not that bad. Yes, you can tell it's unfinished. Yes, you can tell there are some scatter-brain ideas here and there. But, this material is a window into that turbulent period in Wilson's life, and a great piece of memorabilia for collectors.
Wilson explores more soulful roots with "Under the Moonlight." "It's Not Too Late" is a passionate ballad. "School Girl" is a little rough around the edges, but still has a smooth groove to it. "Common" is a strict piano and drum instrumental. "Are You Real" is deep in it's lyrical content, even for as little as there is. "He's a Bum" is all over the place, with a Randy Newman feel to it. "I Love You" and "Constant Companion" are like night and day. "Time for Bed" is so rough that you can hear practicing and production cues. Queens of the Stone Age drummer Taylor Hawkins does his best impression of Wilson on the bonus track "Holy Man." Hawkins finishes where Wilson left off on this spiritual ditty.
Legacy's presentation of this release is second to none. The packaging is extensive and stellar. There's a 20 page booklet includes with liner notes, pictures, and a mini-bio of Dennis Wilson. If that's not enough, the booklet continues on a PDF computer file. The pictures are beautifully restored and presented.
The Bad
Why Taylor Hawkins?
The Verdict
I can't praise the sound quality on this releases enough. This is album! You remember those, right? You know the CDs you listen to today where every channel is turned up to the highest possible volume? Well, you're not getting that here. Each channel, sound, instrument, and vocal is tuned to its perfect level to give you such a wonderful sonic experience.
Dennis may not have been as successful or as prominent as his brother Brian, but the artistry obviously ran in the family. Pacific Ocean Blue is truly a masterpiece. I certainly cannot claim to have been alive during this time period, or claim to be a Beach Boys fan, but I know good music when I hear it. Pacific Ocean blue deserves it's moment in the spotlight and its place in music history.
Description of Pacific Ocean Blue - Legacy Edition
Deluxe Edition Two CD set of 33 tracks with Limited Edition First Run Collector's Packaging. After 30 years, this lost classic reemerges to the delight of fans worldwide. Since coming out in 1977, this CD had only been released for six months in 1991. This collection contains never officially released tracks from Dennis' Bambu album which only existed as bootlegs for decades. Per Dennis Wilson 'Everything that I am or will ever be is in the music. If you want to know me, just listen.' Features 'Holy Man' an unfinished track that never received Dennis' vocal part with Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters laying down brand new vocals. This limited edition deluxe packing feature 50 page, full color book with two brand new essays and never-before-seen photos and memorabilia.Apart from the non-release of Smile, the biggest lament of hardcore Beach Boys fans is that Bruce Johnston aside, none of the non-Brian Wilson solo albums are available on CD. But now, for fans of late drummer Dennis Wilson, there's reason to celebrate as his only-released solo album gets the reissue it deserves. Widely acknowledged as the finest Beach Boys solo effort, it's now presented with clarity, allowing the full sonic palette--the punch of opening "River Song" for example--to be heard in its intended glory. Wilson's raspy vocal may have been past its prime, but it's still affecting and ably supported by the sumptuous production values he gave the album. With high quality tracks such as the funky "Dreamer" and the poignant "Farewell My Friend", this will appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in The Beach Boys, as well as a delight for hardcore fans as the unreleased tracks (from the unfinished follow up Bambu, easily match the original's quality. While the disappointing absence of earlier singles ("Lady" or "Sound of Free") prevents this from being a definitive career anthology, this is as essential a Beach Boys artefact as Pet Sounds or Sunflower/Surf's Up. --Thom Allott
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