Brian Wilson

[scawsby steve]

Died aged 82.

I'm absolutely devastated. One of my musical heroes of all time.

I'll be playing "Warmth of the Sun" all tonight.

RIP Brian.

[IDM]

That’s a shame..  still 82 isn’t a bad age.

[Bentley Bullet]

Sad news indeed. Yet another loss of someone who we were lucky enough to be alive with at the same time.

RIP, Brian.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Died aged 82.

I'm absolutely devastated. One of my musical heroes of all time.

I'll be playing "Warmth of the Sun" all tonight.

RIP Brian.

Sad indeed SS. I've been playing that tonight. One of the finest songs ever written. A true genius lost.

[SydneyRover]

Great band, great talent, preferred the songs with a rythem and beat.

[scawsby steve]

Just watched "Love and Mercy" again. What a brilliant movie depicting Brian's life and his relationship with the Beach Boys.

Stellar performances from John Cusack and Paul Dano.

What a troubled soul BW was, which probably was partly the makings of his absolute genius.

[River Don]

Obviously Brian was an exceptionally talented songwriter.

I've listened to his music but I can't make myself love it. I tend to go along with Noel Gallagher. I'm not a big fan of close harmony barber shop singing and it's probably true that because Paul McCartney rated it so highly and it influenced him, the Beach Boys became more respected than they otherwise would.

Also because we had to sing Sloop John B at middle school, it probably put me off them.

God only knows and Good Vibrations though. Amazing work.

RIP.

[Bentley Bullet]

Although the tune to Sloop John B being sung by just about every set of away fans in the country doesn't appear to have had such an effect on them!

[River Don]

Although the tune to Sloop John B being sung by just about every set of away fans in the country doesn't appear to have had such an effect on them!

A fair few football chants are based on hymns and those don't usually appeal to me either.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Obviously Brian was an exceptionally talented songwriter.

I've listened to his music but I can't make myself love it. I tend to go along with Noel Gallagher. I'm not a big fan of close harmony barber shop singing and it's probably true that because Paul McCartney rated it so highly and it influenced him, the Beach Boys became more respected than they otherwise would.

Also because we had to sing Sloop John B at middle school, it probably put me off them.

God only knows and Good Vibrations though. Amazing work.

RIP.

RD.
If you have a spare half hour, this video gives an insight into Wilson's genius.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5kaeJmEoXM

Cards on the table: I can't play a note and I cannot read music. I know precious little about music theory. But the first time I heard The Warmth of the Sun, I knew it was something very special. That video explains how Wilson came up with a chord progression that had never been used before. It shouldn't have worked, but it was his genius to make it into a work of art. The fact it was composed in reaction to his emotions on the day of Kennedy's assassination makes the  whole story semi-legendary.

[scawsby steve]

Obviously Brian was an exceptionally talented songwriter.

I've listened to his music but I can't make myself love it. I tend to go along with Noel Gallagher. I'm not a big fan of close harmony barber shop singing and it's probably true that because Paul McCartney rated it so highly and it influenced him, the Beach Boys became more respected than they otherwise would.

Also because we had to sing Sloop John B at middle school, it probably put me off them.

God only knows and Good Vibrations though. Amazing work.

RIP.

RD.
If you have a spare half hour, this video gives an insight into Wilson's genius.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5kaeJmEoXM

Cards on the table: I can't play a note and I cannot read music. I know precious little about music theory. But the first time I heard The Warmth of the Sun, I knew it was something very special. That video explains how Wilson came up with a chord progression that had never been used before. It shouldn't have worked, but it was his genius to make it into a work of art. The fact it was composed in reaction to his emotions on the day of Kennedy's assassination makes the  whole story semi-legendary.

Yes, BST. His chord sequences and backing chords were phenomenal in so many of his songs.

Check out "In my Room", and "Summer's Gone"