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| From | "Jim W." <synchro1@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Um...what? |
| Date | Sun, 4 Jul 2010 14:41:17 -0700 |
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I figured I could give Al some of my dwindling $$ and ordered it from
amazon.
But forget Al - amazon suggested I also buy the new Jimmy Webb album
released last week. Anyone heard it and want to comment on the guest
artists? I just ordered it.
Jimmy Webb is one of our greatest living songwriters, a national treasure,
and the justifiable pride of Oklahoma.
On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 3:36 AM, Holmes Online <bholmes_fm@msn.com> wrote:
> Gene, I must have missed your initial note on Wilson. Didn't know about the
> Jardine title either until I hit the Wilson page; a link to which was
> supposed to be in my post. I thought I included both links but apparently
> not.
>
> Those clips sound really good and his voice sounds a lot stronger and on
> pitch than I would have expected. Not certain about the spoken word bits
> (especially since Alec Baldwin's voice is now so recognizable) but several
> of those songs sound really good, especially "Don't Fight The Sea" and
> "Campfire Scene / California Saga", which sounds like it was ripped out of
> Pet Sounds instead of Holland. There's a dearth of "new" material, but who
> cares? I imagine Beach Boys fans will be thrilled to hear this.
>
> Here is Al in 2006 playing it with Adam Marsland's Chaos Band.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skDnOnCg9n0
>
> Here's that link to the album for the benefit of others:
> http://tiny.cc/vy34f
>
> cheers,
> bill (who isn't brian but plays one on TV...)
>
> =================
>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Brian-Wilson-Reimagines-Gershwin/dp/B002RWKSII/ref=pd_ts_m_31?ie=UTF8&s=music
>>
>
> Brian,
> thought I sent a message about this when the project was announced. He's
> been working on this for a while. He actually finished 2 unreleased songs.
> One you can hear at his site. And I have to say it sounds pretty cool. This
> could be a fun release. One genius does another genius.
> I didn't know about the Al Jardine release that is at that Amazon link you
> sent. Any one know anything about that?
>
> Gene
>
>
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