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Articles tagged "the beach boys"Capsule ReviewsThe Beach Boys: Summer Love Songsby Evan Sawdey[11.Aug.09] :. Don't break out the flip-flops quite yet: This fine and servicable Beach Boys compilation hits only a couple of highlights (along with some excellent album cuts), but isn't much in terms of a cohesive listening experience. Sound AffectsA Day in the Life of Brian Wilson: The Beach Boys - “Busy Doin’ Nothin’”by Matt White[29.Jan.09] :. The shadow of Pet Sounds loomed large on the Beach Boys after it was released in 1966. How do you follow-up one of the greatest, if not THE greatest album of all-time? Well, with Smile... Consuming ConsumablesThe Beach Boys - U.S. Singles Collectionby Zeth Lundy[26.Nov.08] :. The Beach Boys - U.S. Singles Collection: The Capitol Years 1962-1965 - Capitol [$132.98]  NewsAfter finishing his long-lost ‘Smile,’ Beach Boys guru returns with a tribute to Los Angelesby Jon Bream [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][18.Nov.08] :. Smiling liberated Brian Wilson. The act of completing his pop opus “Smile,” 37 years after he’d abandoned it, suddenly reopened the creative floodgates for the reclusive Rock and...  Music Feature“He Was Just Starting to Scratch the Surface”: Dennis Wilson, Rememberedby Dan MacIntosh[12.Sep.08] :. Sitting down with producer Gregg Jakobson and Dean Torrence (of Jan & Dean), PopMatters reflects on the genius of Dennis Wilson, who worked on his own time, by his own rules, and in a life that had so much to offer.  Music FeatureThe Dawn That Grows Into Day: High Noons, Twilights, the Beach Boys, and Dennis Wilsonby Zeth Lundy[11.Jun.08] :. A pair of new Beach Boys releases -- a 16-disc box set of singles and the reissue of Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue -- examines the group's resonance beyond the lauded Pet Sounds era. The Beach Boys: The Warmth of the Sunby John Dover[24.May.07] :. Another 'Best Of..' from one of the most anthologised bands ever but at least this one looks beyond the 'hits'. The Beach Boys, Love You (1977)by Rob Horning[13.Oct.06] :. Essentially a Brian Wilson solo effort, on which the ravaged, troubled genius takes a few more painful steps toward a purifying simplicity. The Beach Boys: Sunflower / Surf’s Upby Bill Holmes[17.Jul.00] :. Two of the more overlooked records in the Beach Boys canon (well, at least to those who swear by either Pet Sounds or the surf/car singles) get their due as part of the reissue of the Brother... |
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