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| | Music: Life of Brian (Nashville Scene . 07-27-98) |
 | | Brian Wilson is the very definition of a "troubled genius." In the tradition of Phil Spector, Wilson's prodigious talents as a songwriter, producer, arranger, and singer took his group, the Beach Boys, to the top of the music world before he'd even reached his 20th birthday. |
 | | The song, like the rest of the album, recalls some of Wilson's best work over the years: The Spector-esque "wall of sound" instrumentation is perfectly suited to the wonderfully over-the-top harmonies, which are all sung by Wilson. |
 | | His eponymous 1988 solo album showed flashes of brilliance, but the proceedings were undercut by the amateurish songwriting collaboration of Wilson's then-manager/psychiatrist, Dr. Eugene Landy. |
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