Symphonic polyphony) than a pop singer. The original format of his songs Sense, he was more of a classical composer (with a marked sensitivity for Inventing a much-imitated style for his instrument, the bass). In this Popular musician to excel in both composition and arrangement (as well as Music groups, but they would not go down in history for that matter. Theīeach Boys were mostly Brian Wilson, one of the greatest songwriters of theĮarly 1960s, along with Lennon-McCartney, Lee Hazelwood and a few others. Brian Wilson was possibly the first The Beach Boys were the greatest of the surf (Translated from my original Italian text by DommeDamian) Unfortunately, his wildly eccentric persona eventually self-destroyed. The Beach Boys became immaterial as Brian Wilson became one of the most The "lost album" Smile (recorded in 1967, but released only in 2004).īrian Wilson created a unique role for himself when he quit playing:īasically, he was a composer who had a band to perform his repertory.
Help Me Rhonda (1965), the most acrobatic of their multi-part vocal inventions,īarbara Ann (1965), the most anarchic of their geometric constructions,Īnd Good Vibrations (1966), the first pop hit to employ electronic sounds.īrian Wilson, the genius behind the Beach Boys' soundīecame the quintessential eccentric of melody, particularly on I Get Around (1964), the greatest of their car songs, Idea and the history of popular music would never be the same again.īallads such as Don't Worry Baby (1964) were both a synthesis of Phil Spector's "wall of sound", Chuck Berry's teenage vignettes, doo-wop's stately four-part harmonies, and the cornerstone of a new form of pop music. The Beatles, the Byrds and countless others copied the Groups like the Four Freshmen with Chuck Berry's rock and roll rhythm and a The Beach Boys started the fire of early Sixties renewal: they fused the four-part harmonies of vocals ( Copyright © 1999-2016 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use)īrian Wilson: Getting In Over My Head (2004), 4/10īrian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun (2008), 5/10 Beach Boys: biography, discography, reviews, ratings, best albums
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