Brian WilsonShoutbox
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Cherrylake Frida should shave her legs for the very first time. Mmm, time to turn into a girl.
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Bastard1 Here's my number, number one. Dial it honey, let's have some fun.
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Bejn23 Love & Mercy should be top 5 in that list.
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Dennisian bajspruttfis
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Lowbacca v i doubt he meant it that way ;)
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FridaLouise SMiLE, Pet Sounds etc does mean more to me than the fact that I can vote, or the fact that it's no longer legal for my husband to rape me etc; i.e. the fact that I am considered to be human too. <- This goes to show how redonkulous your point is.
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Lowbacca
fishmonk rulez.
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Fishmonk Brian Wilson has done more to make the world a better place and made more people happy than the entire movement of feminism. Tumblr eat your heart out.
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FridaLouise
Maybe genius itself is a cause of madness.
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GeronkoMan A perfect example that the line between genius and madness is almost invisible.
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Tenozuma Yeah, I get it. It's in the back of my mind too. When I said old I didn't really mean his literal age, I just mean he grew up in the 50s, regardless of how long it is since then. When I listen to The Beach Boys I'm conscious of the time and place the songs came from (you can hardly not be), that they're pretty much the whitest band ever (Four Freshmen too), that they're squares etc etc, and I enjoy them with that in mind. I do think it's innocent though. There's this recording from the rehearsals for the Lei'd in Hawaii '67 show where the characters in Help Me, Rhonda are reversed though :P
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FridaLouise
But Brian wasn't old when he wrote songs such as "Hey Little Tomboy" or "Smart Girls". I consider those songs absolutely piggish. And apart from that he has this, although in a way innocent attitude towards women that they should cook for him and wear their hair long for him and help him get other girls out of his heart. It annoys me a bit, although I do forgive him.
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Tenozuma
Is it really piggish if someone is just a bit old and innocently oblivious of attitudes changing, or is there some specific thing/line that I don't know about?
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FridaLouise
You can go and gently Mike Love to yourself.
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Dennisian
Chauvinist pig? You're just an angry little tomboy, try some cut-off jeans! They're doin' it all over the world.
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Tenozuma
He just wasn't made for these times :(
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FridaLouise
As much as I love Brian, he can really be a chauvinist pig sometimes.
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Tenozuma
I think My Bloody Valentine are great, but if SMiLE and m b v were both created and conceived in 2013, SMiLE would still be more interesting. It also has 30 years on it.
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Bastard1
As happy as I am to see a guy outright murdering his own credibility on the internet... why?
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pwgleason This review of My Bloody Valentine's m b v compares Brian Wilson to Kevin Shields. http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2013/02/06/my-bloody-valentines-m-b-v-draws-comparisons-to-brian-wilsons-smile-album-review/
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Lowbacca
Great 1971 image from Brian's Facebook page: http://www.lastfm.com/music/Brian+Wilson/+images/86529311 - VOTE UP :)
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Wildernessence You're right, Lucky Old Sun really grows on you tremendously. For about a month when I first got it, it was like my favorite album, listened to it constantly.
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Roope75 Recently I've been listening to Brian's solo albums more than Beach Boys albums. I think That Lucky Old Sun is one of Brian's greatest masterpieces. It's interesting that when that album was released I thought that it was a big disappointment. It really has grown on me.
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SouptheHoop Frodo and..... Sam Brian Wilson?
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kaylastarkiller he talked to me and we made intense eye contact together. my life is complete now.
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bad18 Happy Birthday Brian!!!
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promisedeyes Happy Birthday, Brian! <3
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zepp69 o and thanks for all the amazing songs you have given us! :D
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zepp69
Happy Birthday Brian!!
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frankphil Happy birthday, Brian. You're number one under the sun in my books. Better then Goku lol
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cebadoh Happy birthday god!
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LeilaKhaled Happy birthday dear Brian!
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Akayz7 Frida is right. Watching the Smile Live performance, you can really see Brian looking and feeling like he wants to. That project really took him to his highest spirits in decades imo.
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Lowbacca
"his apparent shallowness these days" - ???
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FridaLouise
Plus he sings so beautifully there...
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FridaLouise
I think Lucky Old Sun has moments, which showcase the real Brian of today. A worn man full of insight, but foremost, melancholy. Many people think he is a big child with no understanding of what he is doing, singing about sunshine and eating steaks. But I think his apparent shallowness these days is a mere cover. One has to remember he has been battling mental illness for most of his adult life, and there is no way he could give in to his sadness. And some say they would rather see him sad, than drugged up and "zombielike" today. I don't think Brian is anything like a zombie. I know how it feels to be trapped inside a body which can't show the true state of the soul. But when I listen to Midnight's Another Day, I know he is still here today, and I'm so happy for it.
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Lowbacca
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POYIM Boss.
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Lowbacca
PAGES TORN
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meanmrmustard CHAPTERS MISSING
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Grimmoire Smile is no perfect album. But I found myself dancing to Child is Father of the Man going "cha cha" instead of "child child" xD
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FridaLouise
I've compiled a little (chronological) Brian playlist of 12 tracks. It might be interesting for someone who wants to get into the musical journey of Brian. Obviously it's not more than a general overview (nuanced by my personal taste), but I hope it can offer some context. :) Get it here: http://open.spotify.com/user/threedeehoo/playlist/5aeG8aTa4R4FsCuxwU4wkm
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McCoyMcFlyer Thank you for so much Brian
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singingfan Brian Wilson embraced the format of a record as a whole. He weaves themes, and one track leads to the next. <3 xoxo
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Pi_Puppids Your music is my church, Brian. [3]
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Lowbacca
disney album is sheer fun
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Bastard1
these guys pretty god, man eh's got potential
