Brian Wilson/ Beach Boys passes
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So, it looks like only Mike Love and Al Jardine remain, of the original group. Apparently, all the Willson's are gone.
RIP
RIP
Seems like all the rockers from my youth are dieing off lately , mick and Keith likely next
One of the first concerts I saw was The Beach Boys, because my folks thought it was a nice safe place to go.
Always loved their music, though I was more of a Southern Rock fan. Who could 'not' love the Beach Boys.
The film Love and Mercy was a revelation for me... I'd never realized the extent to which they (in particular Brian Wilson) went to perfect sounds and really create stuff that I thought of as 'surfer music' and just another ditty.
An utterly brilliant (and troubled) mind. Genius, however, often comes in troubled packages.
The Beach Boys and Jan and Dean both created a ton of music that I still enjoy. I mean... hard to be sad while listening to surfer music. Even the Sloop John B. Which if you listen closely is a really deep dive into some shit... Is a fun song.
What a week... Frederick Forsyth and Brian Wilson. Both utterly at the top of their games of literature and music.
That said, Brian Wilson had a lot of demons. And maybe he has been released from them. Some with demons shoot up schools or have a rape closet. Brian Wilson turned his demons into some of the greatest music of the 20th Century.
I hope you find the peace you deserved in your lifetime, sir. If it helps, you made millions happy with your music. Maybe that takes some of the torment away.
Sirhr
Always loved their music, though I was more of a Southern Rock fan. Who could 'not' love the Beach Boys.
The film Love and Mercy was a revelation for me... I'd never realized the extent to which they (in particular Brian Wilson) went to perfect sounds and really create stuff that I thought of as 'surfer music' and just another ditty.
An utterly brilliant (and troubled) mind. Genius, however, often comes in troubled packages.
The Beach Boys and Jan and Dean both created a ton of music that I still enjoy. I mean... hard to be sad while listening to surfer music. Even the Sloop John B. Which if you listen closely is a really deep dive into some shit... Is a fun song.
What a week... Frederick Forsyth and Brian Wilson. Both utterly at the top of their games of literature and music.
That said, Brian Wilson had a lot of demons. And maybe he has been released from them. Some with demons shoot up schools or have a rape closet. Brian Wilson turned his demons into some of the greatest music of the 20th Century.
I hope you find the peace you deserved in your lifetime, sir. If it helps, you made millions happy with your music. Maybe that takes some of the torment away.
Sirhr
the list of rockers from my "era" dying off is indeed getting longer. sucks,but we do have access to the music still.
they were IMHO mostly a "pop" group but they could show real skill when they wanted to. i am told that misirlou is a difficult number. anybody remember Dick Dale? another "surf music" great.
they were IMHO mostly a "pop" group but they could show real skill when they wanted to. i am told that misirlou is a difficult number. anybody remember Dick Dale? another "surf music" great.
The reality is that the Beach Boys were a lot more than a "Pop Group." What Brian Wilson did with Pet Sounds ranks as some of the most incredible sound engineering of the rock era.
With Pink Floyd, Vangelis, Phil Collins, even the Beatles (screw you Yoko) for making sound with surgical precision.
While early Beach Boys may have been just some fun, twangy surfer music... they evolved into some of the most incredible soundscapes ever created. Watch the film I mentioned above. Until I saw it, I had no idea.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Interesting. Apparently quite a few people have covered this, including (of all people), Ronnie Spector.
My favorite Beach Boy tune, sadly, is a bit anachronistic in today's times.
I was just listening to Dick Dale the other day. Talented guy.
Not surf music but from the same time...And the attitude we grew up with.
The soundtrack of my youth...
And, yes, this totally counts!!!
It appeared in my Senior Year and a bunch of friends had Rabbits!
Sirhr
And, yes, this totally counts!!!
It appeared in my Senior Year and a bunch of friends had Rabbits!
Sirhr
i saw dick dale in the late 70s or early 80s at the roxy (pretty sure anyway). i think the go-gos opened for him (before they were famous)
damn,there are a lot of old people on here. thought i was a minority at one time.
The Wilson bros were distant (not all that distant... a lot closer than Kevin Bacon anyway) cousins of mine. Would like to have met/hung out just once.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet, either.... Also a bit anachronistic, perhaps, for us 2A folks at least.
what about these guys? 30th year play. they go back way farther than that.
Well, the Fendertones are/were the prominent "cover band" for the Beach Boys. Here's their Facebook page. They don't have a Wikipedia Article, yet.
The original from the Beach Boys (with the BB arrangement). Wikipedia does have an interesting article on the song itself.
