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| From | Ron Sanchez/Career Records <eldeluxe@bridgeband.com> |
| Subject | Re: Pacific Ocean Blue |
| Date | Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:25:42 -0600 |
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Sound Of Free/Lady did appear on the short lived Australian release
Beach Boys/Brian Wilson Rarities. They dropped Celebrate The News
in-between the two songs on this album. They certainly are from the same
period, and very much in the same style.
It's too bad they couldn't manage to put these on the POB reissue. They
would easily fit in. Dennis is in fine, if not amazing voice. Heavy
orchestration... Sound Of Free, sure sounds like a Beatles tune, or the
best ELO track you ever heard.
I grew up with POB. One of the advantages of working in record shops in
the 1970's. My other obscure (at the time) favorite of the period was
Gene Clark's No Other. I suppose there are a lot of parallels there.
Over shadowed genius, lots of LA drugs and drink, and a big budget
record with lots of promise, at least on paper. I think POB sold better
than the Clark, and certainly better than any other solo Beach Boy
release, until Smile.
You are right about Bambu, it is the big surprise. Everyone needs these.
WARFELT@nationwide.com wrote:
>Because I am always the last person to experience most things, I
>purchased a copy of the German import of the CD issue of Pacific Ocean
>Blue by Dennis Wilson. I know it has been discussed here in the past,
>but just let me say "Jeesh". My gosh, what an amazing record. It does
>not sound dated in any way. To be honest, I don't know what I was
>expecting, but dang, It starts at the opening cut and doesn't really let
>up. Thoughts of You is an amazing song among many. The mastering on the
>CD is just great.
>
>That being said, there is second disc of unreleased material that was to
>be the follow-up to POB called Bambu. These are the sessions recorded at
>Caribou Studios. These sessions are a completely different body of work.
>I am not sure which of these 2 records I liked better. For sessions that
>were sporadically recorded over 5 years and in his own words a bit
>unfocused, the songs have a decidedly focused depth. These are the
>ravings of a mature songwriter. It reminded me of Van Dyke Parks, or a
>very dark Harry Nilsson. I hear some John Lennon.
>
>This package is a nice musical portrait of Dennis Wilson that I wasn't
>quite expecting but am happily surprised. After reading the liner notes,
>I have to track down "Forever" by the Beach Boys. It is referred to a
>zillion times in the various essays with the disks.
>
>Dennis released a single titled "Sound of Free" that doesn't appear to
>have ever been on any album. Is this true? Has anyone heard it?
>
>Tom, who posts once a decade.
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Ronald Sanchez
Director Of A&R
Career Records <http://www.careerrecords.com>
Donovan's Brain <http://www.donovans-brain.net>
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