“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see,” wrote Edgar Allan Poe in 1845.
Apparently Edgar was referring to James Brown’s appearance on the 1964 T.A.M.I. Show.
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269: Brian Wilson, ‘Sandy’/’Sherri She Needs Me’/’She Says That She Needs Me’
When dinosaurs roamed the earth…
An obscure Brian Wilson gem–impossibly brilliant, impossibly stupid, engraved in my 16-year old heart forever.
256: The Mamas & The Papas, ‘Once Was a Time I Thought’
They indeed really were a fine group. Go listen to half a dozen cuts you don’t remember.
Continue reading...230: The Beach Boys, ‘Here Today’ (“Pet Sounds” Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 14)
We can follow the process of recording “Pet Sounds” take-by-take.
But God Only Knows how such beauty is created.
118: Brian Wilson, ‘Surf’s Up’ (“SMiLE”)
The Beach Boy’s unreleased 1966 “SMiLE” was rumored to be Brian Wilson’s unfinished masterpiece. Its legend grew larger than the Loch Ness monster, more beautiful than Shangri-La, more elusive than the Yeti, richer than El Dorado, more profound than the Shroud of Turin, more holy than the Grail. Now it’s been reassembled and issued, 37 years later. Was it worth the wait?
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