Brian Wilson RIP
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I made it to California on my first visit to the U.S. in '69 and heard his music every day, endless sunshine and golden girls wearing not very much.
A stranger and more parochial memory is that "Sloop John B" always seemed to be playing at the Stretford Bowl whenever I was in there on a Saturday morning before walking over to Maine Road.
R.I.P. Brian.
A stranger and more parochial memory is that "Sloop John B" always seemed to be playing at the Stretford Bowl whenever I was in there on a Saturday morning before walking over to Maine Road.
R.I.P. Brian.
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God only knows. One of the greatest songs ever made.
Lavinda Past
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Keep all your football 'legends'.
Brian Wilson was beyond legendary status. Up there with Elvis - True giants of 20th Century music.
It's a very sad day. Thanks for the music Brian. RIP.
Brian Wilson was beyond legendary status. Up there with Elvis - True giants of 20th Century music.
It's a very sad day. Thanks for the music Brian. RIP.
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Rest easy Brian, just imagine what his output could have been like if not for his personal issues, ground breaking genius.
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Don't think I'll be the only one listening to Pet Sounds when I get home.
Yup. Beautiful.
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Indeed.
Sad news
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One of the greats of popular music. RIP
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A genuine genius, his group ranks alongside the Beatles IMHO.
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‘ Love and Mercy’ RIP Brian Wilson
A cover that Al Jardine suggested to Brian that he managed to transform into something ethereal.
I think he ran out of ‘genius steam’ in the 70’s (though he did manage some lovely moments on his solo stuff that was perhaps over produced).
But even post Smile (which contains some astonishing music that pushed boundaries more than almost anyone in pop at the time) there’s some incredibly beautiful music he created.
Probably the nearest thing I’ve had to some kind of religious experience (but he was, after all, just a man and as flawed as many of us are).
I managed to see him at those royal Albert hall concerts (Pet Sounds and then Smile) many years ago.
It’s a crazy, dark story mind.
But I can’t over emphasise how much his music has helped me through tough times.
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Great song. Love this clip of him.
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From the BBC news site:
In a post on X, American singer-songwriter Tom Petty compared Wilson to Beethoven, writing "I don't think there's anything better than that."
Er....
In a post on X, American singer-songwriter Tom Petty compared Wilson to Beethoven, writing "I don't think there's anything better than that."
Er....
bluethrunthru
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well said
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Paul McCartney one of Wilson’s biggest admirers, has called The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” the “greatest song ever written.”
"It’s one of the few songs that reduces me to tears every time I hear it,” McCartney said. “It’s really just a love song, but it’s brilliantly done. It shows the genius of Brian.”
Paul McCartney Considers "God Only Knows" to Be "The Greatest Song of Ever Written"
Paul McCartney was a massive admirer of The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, calling his composition "God Only Knows" the "greatest song of ever written."
consequence.net