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	Brian Wilson (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brian Wilson is the eponymous first solo album by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys.
		Wilson was signed to a solo recording contract with Sire Records in early 1987.
		Brian Wilson was released in July 1988 to favorable reviewsbut reached only #54 on American charts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brian_Wilson_(album) (469 words)

	Brian Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942, in Hawthorne, California) is an American pop musician, best known as a founding member of and the main producer, composer, and arranger for The Beach Boys.
		Brian was a great admirer of Phil Spector and his studio work, and considered Spector both a mentor and one of his chief rivals.
		Wilson also was the owner of a health food shop in Hollywood that lasted a year from its founding in the summer of 1969, the "Radiant Radish".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brian_Wilson (1734 words)

	Brian Wilson :: Official Web Site
		It was then and there that nineteen-year-old Brian Douglas Wilson and his younger brothers Dennis and Carl assembled in their family's living room with cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine to rehearse a little tune that Brian and Mike had written for a try-out recording session.
		It was a unique fusion that Wilson had been tinkering with in the family garage where, inspired by The Four Freshman and their complex vocal blends, and armed with a multi-track tape recorder, he'd spent hours exploring the intricacies of harmony and melody.
		But when the Beatles released their reflective Rubber Soul album, Wilson believed that the Beach Boys' sun-drenched poptopia would soon be eclipsed by artists who could produce entire albums of quality material, songs that conveyed a depth of experience and range of emotion previously off limits to rock and roll.
	www.brianwilson.com /brian (1801 words)

	Hypericum Buyers Club
		Wilson's further evolution with "Smile" stemmed from his collaboration with Van Dyke Parks, a Mississippi-born singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer who had moved to Southern California in the 1950s.
		Melinda Wilson believes that he was in the grip of a depression that went undiagnosed and untreated.
		Wilson doesn't appear concerned, nor does anyone in his entourage, that after 3 1/2 decades of analysis and debate, rumor and speculation, the myth will overshadow the music.
	hbcprotocols.com /wilson.html (1682 words)

	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.
		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.
		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.
	weeklywire.com /ww/07-27-98/nash_music-records.html (561 words)

	[ Adrian's Album Reviews ] Brian Wilson
		I admire Brian Wilson and his mid 60's work as much as the next fanatic, but to say that a 2004 B. Wilson composition is the best thing Elton John has done in the past 30 years is laughable.
		Brian was under the care of controversial therapist Eugene Landy in the mid eighties to early nineties.
		Brian, the recluse, Brian who in 1964 suffered a breakdown, so scared was he of touring and playing in front of audiences.
	www.adriandenning.co.uk /brian.html (8619 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Arts Friday Review \| Grin and bear it
		When Brian Wilson had his nervous breakdown in the 1960s, he was working on a concept album called Smile.
		The home that Brian Wilson shares with his second wife Melinda, their two young daughters and a handful of assorted dogs is modest as Beverly Hills mansions go.
		Wilson had written Pet Sounds in response to hearing Rubber Soul, while the Beatles' Revolver was said to be in part their reply to Pet Sounds.
	www.guardian.co.uk /arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1128599,00.html (2524 words)

	Brian Wilson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Perhaps the best news Wilson has to report is that he's planning a "rock and roll" album as a follow-up, and that it may include some of the tracks he worked on with Paley.
		One of its highlights is a reconciliation between Wilson and his estranged daughters that takes place during a performance of "Do It Again." "That healed some emotional wounds for me," he admits.
		Brian Wilson performs at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Sunday, June 20 (888-332-5600), and at Symphony Hall in Boston next Monday, June 21 (401-331-2211).
	www.providencephoenix.com /archive/music/99/06/10/BRIAN_WILSON.html (859 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Smile: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wilson had a nervous breakdown, he was on too many drugs, the Beach Boys (in particular Mike Love) didn't want to do the record, and he was growing progressively paranoid.
		Even though Wilson's 62, and his voice has become rather earth-bound, the 2004 SMiLe is an amazing tribute to the restless, creative spirit of man. His determination shines through in his voice, and even though his range has changed somewhat, Brian Wilson still sounds fantastic.
		I bought this album on cd, expecting to finally understand just how on Earth this music could ever be mentioned in the same breath as the Beatles, but it seems a whole generation of people have been sucked in to believing that this racket is quality, artistic music.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002LI11M (2196 words)

	Brian Wilson : Brian Wilson - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Brian Wilson's first solo album created a good share of media hoopla upon its release.
		However, the songs were not among Wilson's best either, their hooks pleasant but easily fading from memory, the lyrics full of ambiguous romantic optimism that was totally belied by the nervous, mannered vocals.
		For all that, it remains the best album of Wilson's solo career, principally because he has recorded so little material since then, and written even less.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,186852,00.html (443 words)

	Brian Wilson
		Wilson was one of the twentieth century's most pioneering musicians.
		Leader of the Hall of Fame-inducted Beach Boys, the California-born Wilson was one of three brothers in the band.
		Wilson has put out a new solo album, and his daughters, Carnie and Wendy, formally of pop sensation Wilson Phillips, were joined by dad on their own album, The Wilsons.
	centerstage.net /music/whoswho/BrianWilson.html (274 words)

	Brian Wilson \| The A.V. Club
		Now 63, Wilson is no longer the giddy, spirited writer he was in his youthful prime.
		When Wilson started on Smile, handlers were touting him to a '60s counterculture less than thrilled to celebrate a guy associated with songs about hotrods and high school.
		Brian Wilson: It is such a relief to have finished up the album.
	avclub.com /content/node/40133 (726 words)

	NPR : Brian Wilson Resurrects Ambitious Album 'Smile'
		Wilson with engineer Mark Linett at Hollywood's Sunset Sound during the recording sessions of 'Smile' in April 2004.
		All Things Considered, September 24, 2004 · Thirty-eight years ago, Brian Wilson wanted to make an album like no other with what was, at the time, a revolutionary recording technique.
		Almost four decades later, Wilson re-teamed with Parks to complete the album, which has surfaced throughout the years in fragments, only to further the mystique of an unfinished masterpiece.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=3934970 (285 words)

	BRIAN WILSON
		Brian Wilson, along with all the rest of us, has changed too.
		An album about a young man coming of age, "Pet Sounds" is as sophisticated as a symphony.
		Brian’s daughters, Carnie and Wendy, have been touring with Al Jardine while Mike Love is out there with Bruce Johnston and David Marks.
	www.swaves.com /Back_Issues/June99/brian_wilson.htm (1084 words)

	Amazon.com: Brian Wilson (Dlx) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Unfortunately, its commercial impact was negligible, a disappointing outcome for both Wilson, who takes pride in his string of '60s hits, and his boosters, for the 11-song self-titled record represents the zenith of the pop genius's post-Beach Boys oeuvre.
		Wilson is ambitious on his first time out alone (although with the help of several producers and the strange influence of Dr. Eugene Landy) with the magnificent suite "Rio Grande", while "Love and Mercy" and "Melt Away" rank with his best songs.
		This album is not on the level of Wilson's prime 1960 Beach Boy recordings, but is an interesting look into the later years of a musical genius and is sure to be worth any fan's time.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004WH69?v=glance (1626 words)

	Amazon.com: SMiLE: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Brian stated after he got scared of this piece, "I don't need to make a big old scary fire like that--the next one'll be a candle." Ladies and gents.
		Brian Wilson isn't a kid anymore and personally I'm happy that he isn't trying to sound like one on this album.
		Brian Wilson is well known for his work with the Beach Boys, and this is on par with anything Brian did during his time with them.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002LI11M?v=glance (2378 words)

	Intimate Audio (Brian Wilson Interview)
		Though session players rounded out the instrumental tracks on many of the mid-‘60s era Beach Boys cuts, Brian was the man holding down the low end on all the Beach Boys live dates from the band's inception to his nerve-wracked “retirement” from the road in late 1964.
		In a brilliant move, by enlisting Bruce Johnston (after a brief stint by Glen Campbell) to cover Brian's bass and vocal parts, the Beach Boys were able to remain on the road, providing their leader with sufficient time and space to freely embellish the Boys’ Southern California sound.
		To commemorate (almost) 35 years of Pet Sounds and celebrate Brian's forthcoming Pet Sounds orchestra tour (which opens at the Hollywood Bowl, September 24, 2000, followed by appearances at select cities), Bassics revisits this landmark album with Brian Wilson and bass ace (and Bassics columnist) Carol Kaye.
	www.intimateaudio.com /brian_wilson_interview.html (2694 words)

	Brian Wilson: SMiLE (2004): Reviews
		Against all expectations, Brian Wilson has achieved what should have been impossible, and has produced what may be the year's most thrilling album.
		The magic of the album lies in the way Wilson's complex, challenging sonic vision can evoke the optimism, hope, and wonder that gave birth to this album decades ago.
		Hearing the newly recorded album as a completed work instead of dismembered modules is a rollicking reassertion of Wilson's compositional genius.
	www.metacritic.com /music/artists/wilsonbrian/smile (836 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: W: Wilson, Brian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Brian Wilson - Current information from the Imagination period; adds some insight into that period.
		Gravity's Rainbow: Brian Wilson's Smile - A few notes on this album that was never made.
		The Zen Interpretation Of SMiLE - An exploration of the possibility that Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys' lost album SMiLE was in essence a Zen riddle.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/W/Wilson,_Brian (259 words)

	Imagination - The Website for Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
		Brian Wilson is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 5, 2005.
		Wilson was not only very in the moment but he also seemed to be transported back to the studio in 1967, hearing all those sounds of "Smile" in his head and just hoping his musicians would play them just right.
		Brian Wilson is scheduled to perform "Good Vibrations" on the Ellen Degeneres show this Wednesday, September 22 for what appears to be the first major US promotional activity for Smile.
	members.tripod.com /~Records2/BrianWilson.htm (8831 words)

	Brian Wilson records Smile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Beach Boys Christmas Album is considered one of the great Christmas albums of all time.
		Brian has also recorded new versions of "Little Saint Nick" and "The Man With All the Toys," which were the two opening songs on 1964's essential The Beach Boys' Christmas Album.
		The album is due for release in October 18.
	www.undercover.com.au /news/2005/may05/20050517_brianwilson.html (336 words)

	Brian Wilson - SMiLE \| Album Review @ Music-Critic.com : the source for music reviews, interviews, articles, and news ...
		In late-1966, Brian Wilson attempted to follow perhaps the great American pop record, Pet Sounds, with what he felt could be the greatest piece of music the world had ever seen.
		And for Brian Wilson, the end of SMiLE became the beginning of a severe decline in mental and physical health, seemingly draining whatever was left of one of the greatest American composers ever.
		Until, with the help of touring band leader Darian Sahanaj and original lyricist Van Dyke Parks, Wilson was able to exorcise the negative connotations of the period and complete the most famous rock album never released.
	www.music-critic.com /pop/wilsonbrian_smile.htm (1016 words)

	Smile by Brian Wilson CD
		Brian Wilson recreates the original very well, although I'm partial to the 1965-6 Beachboys renderings of some of the same songs that were on SMILEY SMILE and Wild Honey, fragmented as they were.
		It makes one mourn for the fact that we will never hear this performed by Brian at the peak of his vocal and creative abilities, but you also find yourself rejoicing that after nearly 40 years, we are able to hear it at all.
		Perhaps the people that will enjoy this album the most are the young, they come to it fresh and with no bias.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6771462/a/Smile.htm (725 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Brian Wilson: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The album is really Brian with helpers; most of the songs are co-written with others and/or co-produced as well.
		There are no dud tracks on this album although the eight minute opus "Rio Grande" may not be to everyone's taste as it is a little self-indulgent.
		There are a good number of better Brian Wilson efforts that you ought to have before this (Pet Sounds, Friends, Today!, All Summer Long) but it is a good solid album and definitely worth the cash.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000E9OO (540 words)

	Brian Wilson - SMiLE - Rhino Video - DVD
		Flash forward to 2004, and finally the release of the long lost, and highly touted, Beach Boys' album (Brian Wilson album) 'Smile'.
		Included are current and past interviews of Wilson and assorted artists and friends, not limited to names such as Vandyke Parks, George Martin, Andrew Loog Oldham, Jimmy Webb, Elvis Costello, as well as current and vintage video footage.
		An excellent recalling of not only the genius of Brian Wilson and 'Smile', but also of the history and growth of pop music since the 1960s.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/WilsonBrianSmileDVD.htm (618 words)

	NME.COM - News - 'HEAD' MUSIC! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		BRIAN WILSON is teaming up with a host of rock legends for his first solo album of new material in six years.
		Also appearing on the album, will be the duet 'Soul Searchin' featuring Wilson's late brother and fellow [a][/a] Carl.
		Brian added his vocals to an existing track to complete the song.
	www.nme.com /news/108198.htm (227 words)

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