THE BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS UME/CAPITOL RECORDS ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: MAY 16, 1966 It’s challenging to identify unspoken aspects, a fact that has never been more apparent in this context. After all, it is only a pet sound. The timeless and [...]
DAVID LEAF – GOD ONLY KNOWS: THE STORY OF BRIAN WILSON, THE BEACH BOYS & THE CALIFORNIA MYTH OMNIBUS PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY: LJUBINKO ZIVKOVIC There’s rarely a band around which has more things written about it than The Beach Boys. [...]
Brian Wilson At My Piano Decca Records How should you consider an all-instrumental piano album of the songwriting genius that is Brian Wilson, best known for coming up with probably the best vocal harmonies in modern music as a member of The [...]
The Beach Boys Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971 (Super Deluxe) UMe/Capitol Records The post-Smile era Beach Boys is one that is often overlooked by the general public. Albums like Friends & 20/20, both lo-fi [...]
Various Artists Almost Famous Soundtrack (Expanded Uber Box Set) Universal Music Involving personal experience and emotions in art can be quite a tricky proposition. You either fail miserably or you come up with something that has a timeless [...]
The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Capitol Records The past decade has been a very good time to be a Beach Boys fan, beginning with their 50th anniversary tour in 2012, which [...]
The Beach Boys 1967: Sunshine Tomorrow Capitol Records Following the devastating mental breakdown of Brain Wilson during the Smile sessions in 1966 and ’67, the band seemed to be in serious trouble. It’s principal songwriter, arranger and [...]
PET SOUNDS 50th ANNIVERSARY A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE ICONIC BEACH BOYS ALBUM Prior to 1966, The Beach Boys were still seen as a ‘boy-band.’ Though their songs had slowly matured over the past four years, no one would have expected them to [...]
THE REVERBERATION APPRECIATION SOCIETY ANNOUNCE ‘A TRIBUTE TO PET SOUNDS’ COMPILATION SHARE FIRST TRACKS BY HOLY WAVE AND SHANNON & THE CLAMS Brian Wilson will be performing Pet Sounds at the LEVITATION music festival to [...]
