RIP Brian Wilson

[HuskyHawk]

Thought this deserved a spot on this board. RIP to Brian Wilson, the creative genius behind the Beach Boys. He was a brilliant songwriter and musician who had a huge influence on so many artists. Pet Sounds still stands as an absolute triumph and is one of the greatest albums of all time.

Brian Wilson, legendary Beach Boys singer-songwriter, dies at 82

Wilson's work includes the landmark 1966 album "Pet Sounds."

abcnews.go.com

 

[SoFla Steve]

RIP Brian. Still love Pet Sounds.

We lost Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart on Monday.

It seems each week, I lose another piece of my youth.

 

[storrsroars]

Can't say I was a huge fan of their surfing era, but damn, Pet Sounds was an incredible album.

RIP Mr. Wilson.

RIP Brian. Still love Pet Sounds.

We lost Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart on Monday.

It seems each week, I lose another piece of my youth.

Two tormented geniuses. I associate both with summer. And wish we were able to get more great music out of both before their respective mental issues.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Can't say I was a huge fan of their surfing era, but damn, Pet Sounds was an incredible album.

RIP Mr. Wilson.



Two tormented geniuses. I associate both with summer. And wish we were able to get more great music out of both before their respective mental issues.

I think you're either a Mike Love Beach Boys fan or a Brian Wilson Beach Boys fan. I'm a fan of the latter.

 

[Waquoit]

I think you're either a Mike Love Beach Boys fan or a Brian Wilson Beach Boys fan. I'm a fan of the latter.

The Beach Boys are all Wilson. Love has a cover band.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I think you're either a Mike Love Beach Boys fan or a Brian Wilson Beach Boys fan. I'm a fan of the latter.

I'm a fan of both. I just view Mike Love as the singer they needed to balance all the falsettos. Brian was co-writer from almost all the Mike Love tunes and probably wrote most of them.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I am so had at this famous people dead or alive game.

I would have put money on him being dead for a decade.

 

[Zonepress]

saw brian wilson with e great back up band
and paul simon @ what is not the xfinity in hartford around 2001
best concert i ever saw and brian wilson was at his best!

 

[alexd]

RIP Brian WIlson.

For me, "I can hear music" is still one of the most perfect pop songs ever written.

 

[Scoe]

I am so had at this famous people dead or alive game.

I would have put money on him being dead for a decade.

Same here, I was saying to myself what the hell I thought he had passed, knowing his life was never the same after hanging with the Manson clan. Then I realized oh that's Dennis Wilson not Brian. Got the 2 Wilson boys mixed up.

 

[FearThePups]

I am so had at this famous people dead or alive game.

I would have put money on him being dead for a decade.

The real mystery is how is Keith Richard still alive?

 

[HCCForever]

I am more of Wilson/Jardine fan but I did get to see MIke Love and his Beach Boys at Ft. Lauderdale on July 4th, 2021. John Stamos was a special guest playing guitar. It was still pretty cool to hear Beach Boys tunes at a great location such as Ft. Lauderdale. Fun, fun fun.

 

[Husky Alien]

Brian Wilson a true musical genius, RIP.

 

[Jaydumo20]

He's the main reason why I devoted my life to music. He was and still is my hero. He's made me cry more times than I want to admit.
Surf's up!

Thanks for posting @HuskyHawk

 

[Dove]

The real mystery is how is Keith Richard still alive?

No mystery att all. He swigs the finest whiskys and takes the best drugs.

 

[Deepster]

I don’t know. I’m with Chin. I thought he died 20 years ago. And Pet Sounds is a great album…..written 50+ years ago.

Not sure he’s a genius as much as he was a talented and troubled individual who made a really good album a long time ago. I’d be shocked if a single person in this thread listened to Pet Sounds or thought of him once in the last decade.

 

[Waquoit]

I saw him do Pet Sounds at Oakdale less than a decade ago.

 

[DogMania]

It's been many years since I've done this, but there was a stretch where on one of the first hot days of summer, I'd play a string of Beach Boy songs to kick off the summer. Then after playing all their hits, I'd feel I ODed on them and wouldn't play them till the following year.

RIP Brian Wilson.

 

[storrsroars]

I’d be shocked if a single person in this thread listened to Pet Sounds or thought of him once in the last decade.

Just two days ago. Probably a dozen times this year.

Can I watch?

 

[thekollieman]

I don’t know. I’m with Chin. I thought he died 20 years ago. And Pet Sounds is a great album…..written 50+ years ago.

Not sure he’s a genius as much as he was a talented and troubled individual who made a really good album a long time ago. I’d be shocked if a single person in this thread listened to Pet Sounds or thought of him once in the last decade.

Boooooooooooooo!

 

[Vancat]

Embarassed to say that I never listened to Pet Sounds until yesterday. Still not a huge BB fan but I can see that Brian was a musical genius and influenced so many greats.

 

[alexd]

No mystery att all. He swigs the finest whiskys and takes the best drugs.

You might want to do some research on Richards' life these past 20 years.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The real mystery is how is Keith Richard still alive?

Vampire.

 

[Jaydumo20]

I don’t know. I’m with Chin. I thought he died 20 years ago. And Pet Sounds is a great album…..written 50+ years ago.

Not sure he’s a genius as much as he was a talented and troubled individual who made a really good album a long time ago. I’d be shocked if a single person in this thread listened to Pet Sounds or thought of him once in the last decade.

Oh Deep.
50 years ago doesnt negate his brilliance. Mozart is still a genius.
Brian Wilson is top 5 geniuses in popular music history, perhaps still #1. His harmony arrangements are classical music. He embedded complex counterpoint into timeless pop hits. He produced, arranged and wrote music that defines a certain geographic portion of this country and always will. His use of instrumentation in pop music is still untouched. The Beatles envied his abilities. He wrote insanely complex instrumental scores for orchestra in his head without having to play a note. There aren't many musicians or critics today or 50 years ago who would dispute any of this. If he's not a musical genius then no one is. (And he wrote tons of classics before Pet Sounds and after it)

 

[storrsroars]

You might want to do some research on Richards' life these past 20 years.

My brother used to service his furnace and one day Keith walked him through his gardens, very enthusiastic about his new hobby.