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Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson is arguably the greatest American composer
of popular music in the rock era. Born and raised in Hawthorne, CA, Wilson
formed the Beach Boys, with his two younger brothers, cousin Mike Love,
and school friend Alan Jardine, and they became the most successful American
rock band in history by performing his songs, which initially combined
the rock urgency of Chuck Berry with the harmonies of the Four Freshmen.
Wilson's musical imagination expanded during the '60s to the point of
such remarkable works as "Good Vibrations," a chart-topping
Beach Boys single of 1966. Wilson retreated from his dominance of the
Beach Boys after 1967, as their popularity declined. He made sporadic
contributions to their records, returning only briefly as a songwriter
and producer in the mid-'70s.
Wilson issued a debut solo album in 1988, with a promising lead single
"Love and Mercy," but a pop crossover proved elusive; ironically,
the Beach Boys had concurrently recorded their own comeback around the
same time, and took "Kokomo" to the top of the charts. Wilson's
second album, Sweet Insanity, was rejected by Sire, but in 1995, he reunited
with his mid-'60s collaborator Van Dyke Parks for Orange Crate Art. That
same year, Wilson was the subject of a documentary feature, I Just Wasn't
Made for These Times, which also appeared a soundtrack album. Following
in 1998 was Imagination, which included several throwbacks to lush Beach
Boys productions, but failed to entice a wide commercial audience. Although
Wilson was never a standout as a live performer, he began touring and
released a pair of live titles: Live at the Roxy Theatre (2000) and Pet
Sounds Live (2002). His cobbled studio follow-up, 2004's Gettin' in Over
My Head, unfortunately exhibited the same foibles as Imagination. Also,
it was overshadowed by Wilson's preparation of the legendary Beach Boys
record SMiLE for its live debut and a new studio recording. He debuted
the new SMiLE at the Royal Festival Hall in London on February 20, 2004,
and recorded it in the studio that April. Both the live and studio versions
earned rapturous reviews, and Wilson then launched a full world tour of
SMiLE. The seasonal effort What I Really Want for Christmas followed in
October 2005. ~ William Ruhlmann & John Bush, All Music Guide
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