Gettng my GOAT–
The Greatest Musicians Of My Time.
314: The GOATs (GOMTs)
031: The Beach Boys, ‘Little Saint Nick’
Who can resist the greatest hot-rod carol ever?
Continue reading...236: Jacob Collier, ‘Hideaway’
If you ever want to know what’s new in music, check out what Jacob Collier’s been doing for the previous couple of months.
Continue reading...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.
293: Sam Robson, ‘Warmth of The Sun’ (Beach Boys A Cappella)
55 years ago I dreamed a dream. Last week the tapes arrived.
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.
158: Paul Simon, ‘Surfer Girl’
‘Surfer Girl’ is a schlocky, heartfelt ballad of unrequited teenage love, Brian Wilson clawing his way out of the gooey larva of his California pubescence. Paul Simon works his magic on it, tapping the genius that is Brian, elevating it to a work of great beauty.
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