Brian Wilson - American Music
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The greatest album there never was.
Twelve of the best tracks from the Brian Wilson / Andy Paley sessions of the 90s, sequenced to make an album that, in my opinion, would have been one of his very best.
Instead, The Beach Boys made 'Stars and Stripes Vol. 1'
There would be no 'Stars and Stripes Vol. 2'. How unfortunate.
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1. Chain Reaction Of Love (0:00)
2. It's Not Easy Being Me (4:06)
3. This Could Be The Night (8:29)
4. This Song Wants To Sleep With You (11:00)
5. I'm Broke (15:22)
6. In My Moondreams (18:08)
7. You're Still A Mystery (21:02)
8. Some Sweet Day (24:49)
9. Gettin' In Over My Head (27:34)
10. Soul Searchin' (32:08)
11. Must Be A Miracle (36:12)
12. Goin' Home (39:15)
@ariesmercurio1869 10 ай бұрын
brian´s solo albums are magical they usually had a "pet sounds"/ mid 60's vibe ,even if they were done in the 80's or 90's
@knockedoutloaded279 9 ай бұрын
They wud all be big hits with the BB name,,,
@pereldh5741 21 күн бұрын
Well, this one did.. Not so much Love & Mercy?
@dignafelicisima 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than a good Brian Wilson "what if" albums...
@mudwater9140 2 жыл бұрын
Last two Brian Wilson Concerts I went to, I got picked up by two very fine ladies. Life is Good!
@stephendsullivan 2 жыл бұрын
Brian and his company need to release a Paley Sessions box!
@aimeethereseperhach1055 2 жыл бұрын
I second this!
@truthtransistorradio6716 Жыл бұрын
I think it might be the most quirky of all his solo albums! If Lucky Old Sun is his solo Smile, this would be his solo Love You!
@ms8596 4 күн бұрын
I love Brian Wilson. He literally saved my life when I was 14 through Pet Sounds. This song wants to sleep with you? Lyrics again. Great song, love the production. Lyrics? It's been his Achilles heal all along.
@brettrosenberg 3 ай бұрын
In an alternate timeline, they get the Boys to sing on this and they spend the early 90s touring with R.E.M.
@Eyyoh755 2 жыл бұрын
Brian can release whatever he wants...it's always great and innovative. He's a true artist.
@tomjones5650 3 жыл бұрын
Love everything Brian does. I find something to love in all his songs.
@RC-vn5vo 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@RC-vn5vo 2 жыл бұрын
Found this comment seven months later and was going to comment same but I already have ahaha
@dmer-zy3rb Жыл бұрын
Brians music after the 60s wasnt perfect most of the time, but nearly everything is worth listening to and never boring!
@MrFabio8666 5 күн бұрын
Great album of course
@moricwilson Жыл бұрын
I truly think these sessions would've blown people's minds back in 1996, preferably in a 12-13 track album like this one. It really sounds like a natural evolution from Pet Sounds, but slightly darker and more surreal. It's Brian letting loose his feelings completely unfiltered for once, with Andy building off of his ideas rather than monopolizing the whole thing. This is probably my favorite of the various tracklistings that exist currently, and it heavily inspired my own. The only things I would really change in the songs themselves is shorten some of them, as songs like Gettin, Chain Reaction, and Proud Mary are epic but go on a bit too long. But with some cutting, I think this would make a solid single LP to rival Pet Sounds. Side 1 1. I'm Broke 2. It's Not Easy Being Me 3. Gettin' In Over My Head 4. This Song Wants To Sleep With You Tonight 5. Chain Reaction Of Love 6. In My Moondreams 7. Proud Mary Side 2 8. Soul Searchin' 9. Slightly American Music 10. You're Still A Mystery 11. Must Be A Miracle 12. Desert Drive 13. I'm Going Home
@marcofalzone6469 Жыл бұрын
Yowsah
@willharris3798 11 ай бұрын
rival Pet Sounds?
@willharris3798 11 ай бұрын
I wouldn't leave out "This Could Be the Night".
@squeebbb 6 ай бұрын
A version of this in FLAC with higher volume would be immaculate. Only on track 2 but I'm loving it so far.
@denniswinters3096 3 жыл бұрын
Chain Reaction is the best fucking Brian Wilson track I've heard in years !
@truthtransistorradio6716 3 ай бұрын
Probably my favorite Brian Wilson solo track ever recorded! While most of his career tried to capture that Pet Sounds production, especially in the 2000s, there is just something special about Brian letting loose! I'm Broke also captures that feeling. In the 70s, it was stuff like My Solutions, Love You and Adult Child that were just so unique! Smiley Smile and Friends would be the 60s version of Brian 'letting loose'. Not attempting to be commercial, just raw good feelings in music!
@vincentdavis3453 7 ай бұрын
Album grows on you and that's pretty neat
@robscuremusic 2 жыл бұрын
This makes me sad. I miss the old (young) Brian Wilson.
@cvb94 2 жыл бұрын
Nicely done. Two things are missing from Brian's officially released solo catalog, Carl's voice and participation, and production from someone like Andy. Imagine Carl's voice on his 1988 LP, especially Melt Away. Joe Thomas's production just made Brian's music square. Here is my version (it does not have Some Sweet Day or Goin Home, and adds Saturday, Sweets, God and Everything I Need). 1. Saturday Morning in the City 2. Gettin' In Over My Head 3. Soul Searchin' 4. You're Still a Mystery 5. This Song Wants to Sleep with You 6. In My Moondreams 7. This Could Be the Night 8. I’m Broke 9. Must Be a Miracle 10. Sweets for My Sweet 11. God Did It 12. It's Not Easy Being Me 13. Chain Reaction of Love 14. Everything I Need
@sheatiller2465 2 жыл бұрын
That's such a good point, imagine Carl's voice on Love and Mercy and Walkin' the Line. It's too bad that he didn't want to work on the material Brian had in 1995.
@chreynest 9 ай бұрын
everything I need, by far the best IMO
@chreynest 9 ай бұрын
Carl knew to get involved would demand a lot of studio work (the songs were impressive but still needed slight rewriting) and in the end they'd have themselves only a tepid sales seller. So he let an opportunity pass
@Zannathin 2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. Thanks for putting it together.
@brandonbreitkreuz1549 2 жыл бұрын
what a treasure! ❤️❤️👌👌. thanks BW
@gameloveer Жыл бұрын
gotta say this but thank you for compiling the songs, i very much listen to this frequently and is my favorite album to listen to if it even existed. all the songs just match so well thank you
@dannad123 Жыл бұрын
brilliant work! thank you
@bigviktv2570 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing. Great work!
@sheatiller2465 2 жыл бұрын
I don't really understand the people saying this isn't soul-felt. It would've been amazing to hear Carl Wilson sing This Song Wants to Sleep With You Tonight.
@BabsJohnson111 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the compilation, another excellent Brian Wilson deep cut
@johnmitchelljr 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing.
@BoneCK15 3 жыл бұрын
Soul Searchin. Period.
@richardosullivan8102 2 жыл бұрын
Best version of Soul Searchin' I've heard excellent
@ms.middlefinger9222 2 жыл бұрын
I've been riding that wave with Brian since 83,' the very first time I heard his music, (soul searching) because his soothing vocal range carried me through a childhood trauma transporting me to higher planes of existence and I cannot explain that. Not now, at least.
@powerofpop8747 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@AntheaCarson 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome song wow
@darwinblinks Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting! This reminds me of a mix of the Love You and That Lucky Old Sun albums
@DistantLights 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Love You, I would call it Love You Too
@AbananaPEEl 10 ай бұрын
Damn I never knew Brian covered This Could Be The Night!
@chreynest 9 ай бұрын
of course for the Harry Nillsohn tribute album
@AbananaPEEl 9 ай бұрын
@@chreynest Oh damn I just learned how this song was a tribute to Brian in the first place! With Spector producing. no wonder I love it.
@DrewMoody 9 ай бұрын
Man, I'd love to have these tracks on vinyl
@walterrizotto8668 9 ай бұрын
Let's not talk about religion here, shall we?
@DrewMoody 9 ай бұрын
@@walterrizotto8668 wtf?
@cranberryboy555 2 жыл бұрын
Entertaining listen. Thanks
@TheROLLER1953 9 ай бұрын
King wilson
@cynthiarowley719 Жыл бұрын
never released! I hope you will some day. Im glad it here then. History of Brian Wilson music requires a librarian. Love it. Thank you for posting.
@reemergecrownoflife1311 11 ай бұрын
Crimbone, you're hired. Get somebody to release this. Keep up the good work.
@moonscore 8 ай бұрын
This is a masterpiece
@dirkbogarde44 3 ай бұрын
This is sooooo good.
@davidveladosanchez Жыл бұрын
thanks¡¡¡
@dalanbronnenberg 10 ай бұрын
There is some great stuff on this album
@dennisfan83 2 жыл бұрын
Really like "must be a miracle" what a great song..
@edwardmeradith2419 3 жыл бұрын
“This song wants to sleep with you” is wonderful!
@Kingsleyjamesflint 2 жыл бұрын
one of the truly great love songs by Brian, overlooked and one of the greats, compare to Pet sounds
@Edward-cp5ri 2 жыл бұрын
Lol this rules so hard.
@atelier351 Жыл бұрын
Lyrics for ''Some Sweet Day '' (I'm not very good at English, so let me know if there's wrong words so that I can edit them plz) Some sweet day you're gonna see that I'm born out for you Some sweet day you'll see the light You're gonna wonder too, yeah You're gonna walk more and more of that Nothing's never really going to fall, yeah Some sweet, some sweet day I'm gonna make you mine Some sweet day you look again and that's gonna change your mind about those plack that you have now for you can leave'em all behind Right now it's out of my hand, but I don't worry cause you got me a plan, yeah Some sweet, some sweet day I'm gonna make you mine You know sure wasted so much time for I stood by and waited for you for it really gonna out of my mind I ain't gonna let it get me down, thus I'm really sure you don't come around, yeah You put me through the landing hurray, so now I wait just as long as I can, now Some sweet, some sweet day I'm gonna make you mine Some Sweet, some sweet day...
@RodolfoAtt-do8lv 2 ай бұрын
Musica. Especial
@dignafelicisima 2 жыл бұрын
Just a thought. This style of BW album is a type of genre that it is not pop or rock.. This is a man expressing his feelings through music. A similar vibe and artistry can be found in Daniel Johnston or other lo-fi artists.. People who appreciate this BW era, characterize by simple personal music making, do not expect early BB's production... we just expect Brian... a sad man feeling happy on his piano.
@kylev938 4 күн бұрын
Great comment.
@colepepper43 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff from this era, although it’s missing Slightly American Music and Proud Mary which are among the absolute best from those sessions
@crimbone5097 3 жыл бұрын
Proud Mary is really excellent. I like Slightly American Music a lot, but when I put it with the other tracks it felt a bit out of place.
@colepepper43 3 жыл бұрын
@@crimbone5097 I can see that. Here’s my Wilson/Paley era tracklist. Side 1: 1. Slightly American Music 2. This Could Be The Night 3. Sweets For My Sweet 4. Chain Reaction Of Love 5. I’m Broke 6. Desert Drive 7. Proud Mary Side 2: 1. Gettin’ In Over My Head 2. Some Sweet Day 3. This Song Wants To Sleep With You Tonight 4. You’re Still A Mystery 5. It’s Not Easy Bein’ Me 6. In My Moondreams 7. Soul Searchin’ Went for a sorta Pet Sounds esq line up
@benswithen236 11 ай бұрын
It's the title track!
@kurikokaleidoscope 9 ай бұрын
Wow
@lukasiguess 3 жыл бұрын
Why didn’t you use the clean version of Some Sweet Day from the BW anthology? Then it would just need proud Mary as a bonus track and it would be the definitive paley album.
@jacobhester1248 3 жыл бұрын
That’s Carl’s voice on soul searchin right?
@lukasiguess 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@JSTNtheWZRD Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a cross between Harry Nilsson, John Cale and Nick Cave's heroin years stuff
@TheCoreyLight Ай бұрын
Please sign my vegetable Mr. Wilson
@qasanoba 2 жыл бұрын
I'm broke is all for me
@themagnanimous1246 3 жыл бұрын
Where'd you get this version of goin home? It's way cleaner than the other copies I've heard
@crimbone5097 3 жыл бұрын
It was on a ‘Slightly American Music’ bootleg - you can find it online at ‘Another Beach Boys Blog’
@themagnanimous1246 3 жыл бұрын
@@crimbone5097 tysm, I really appreciate it!
@knockedoutloaded279 2 жыл бұрын
I think Al these songs are great.... Would be a great album...
@daviddeltoro1808 2 жыл бұрын
You got a FLAC download homie? This is some top-teir sequencing
@crimbone5097 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. That’s exactly the kind of validation I’ve been waiting for. There’s an FLAC download link on ‘Another Beach Boys Blog’, which is where I got all the songs. Hope this helps!
@daviddeltoro1808 2 жыл бұрын
@@crimbone5097 Link?
@crimbone5097 2 жыл бұрын
@@daviddeltoro1808 anotherbeachboysblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/slightly-american-music-wilsonpaley.html?m=1
@will2741 Жыл бұрын
Chain Reaction of Love is the best track Brian has recorded since 1977, truly fantastic. Wish The Beach Boys had got it together and made one last great album. Al and Mike in the vocal mix would be even better
@aunch3 4 ай бұрын
Chain Reaction is a cool song
@noahnewhouse5943 2 жыл бұрын
That first one is sunshine pop all the way
@violinmke 3 жыл бұрын
Getting in over my head sounds like Righteous Brothers style. I liked Soul Searchin, Although the guy that did Heroes and Villains and Good Vibrations pretty much gone , this guy wasn't making crap.
@ronlavallee1755 2 жыл бұрын
Do you know of a song "I Sleep Alone" performed in January of 1989 (video posted on KZfaq)--- as far as I know, Brian never recorded if officially, and it really is fascinating to me. I also like the first versions of Sweet Insanity songs
@crimbone5097 2 жыл бұрын
I Sleep Alone is really great. Haven’t given the Sweet Insanity stuff much time. But I’m sure I’ll find stuff about it to love
@knockedoutloaded279 2 жыл бұрын
He wrote it for Sarah Brightman I think...
@johnsavala8202 3 жыл бұрын
BITCHIN’!
@jiyujizai 8 ай бұрын
🌱🙄🌼💙
@MrStefanDittrich 11 ай бұрын
great album
@marcofalzone6469 2 жыл бұрын
Melinda hates these songs.
@knockedoutloaded279 Жыл бұрын
Has he re-recorded these songs.......?
@crimbone5097 Жыл бұрын
Some, not all. He recently released I’m Going Home, It’s Not Easy Being Me, Must Be A Miracle, and I’m Broke. A couple of the other ones crop up on his solo albums and elsewhere. Still no official Chain Reaction as far as I know.
@ericeldredge71 Жыл бұрын
It's tragic that Brian's loving wife crossed the line into interfering with his creative output. Those Joe Thomas recordings are a travesty. We can only wonder what might have been if Melinda had butted out of Brian's artistic process. This so much better than that adult contemporary shit they manipulated him into releasing.
@franciscrisp6245 Жыл бұрын
Did not know about his wife. Unfortunately BW is a fragile person and his problems from past; too many people butted in. He needed Carl at his side.
@jeffreybrand9132 2 жыл бұрын
I've been listening on and off (mostly off) to this set of songs since the 1st bootleg of them came out on CD. Most of these songs are unmemorable, and some are recycled bits from previous boots or released songs. There is nothing here that excites or inspires me. It also sounds like Brian for the most part was not excited or inspired while writing and recording them. They are a great sampling of his 1980's process, but, for me, that's all they are. Brian's recent release of the song Right Where I Belong is light years ahead and far superior to all of the songs in this collection.
@SeamusMcGillicuddy0 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Michael Love !
@charliestoops8815 2 жыл бұрын
That’s definitely a fair perspective, and I can get behind some of that. We’re all entitled to our opinions. From my pov, are these the greatest songs he’s made since SMiLE? No (‘Til I Die on Surf’s Up probably is.) But what they are (to me) is a man who’s creatively “in the zone”, being his old innovative and wacky self, making these songs one of the brightest spots in an unfortunately underwhelming solo career.
@moricwilson Жыл бұрын
Couldn't disagree more, the Paley songs feel to me like Brian at his most unhinged since Love You. He's almost yelling the songs rather than singing them, and the arrangements feel like a darker, slightly more insane version of the Pet Sounds style, it's just brutally honest music. His albums post-Imagination suffer from way too much external input (Lucky Old Sun is pretty great though), but this is clearly the work of two close friends who vibed with each other's ideas. With all the fat trimmed, there's a great 12-13 track album you can make from these sessions.
@DenkyManner 2 жыл бұрын
It's nice people love Brian so much but very little good came out of the Paley sessions. They are only legendary because nothing came of them. And I am a diehard Wilson fan who has been listening to the Beach Boys, and his solo stuff, religiously for 30 years. I've never been one to worship anyone though. I love him because he produced legitimately incredible work. I don't see any reason to delude myself into thinking his lesser work is also great.
@galocruzmusic 9 ай бұрын
What are your favorite bb songs?
@sewbizgirl 3 жыл бұрын
This is just not soul-felt music. It sounds like it was just something for Brian to do. I’m sorry.
@NOWtheband 3 жыл бұрын
Don't be sorry.
@themagnanimous1246 3 жыл бұрын
Against all better judgement, I love this style of Brian's music. Totally do not blame you for not liking it
@James-sh2zd 2 жыл бұрын
Brian’s the greatest musical genius of the past 100 years. You should just shut up and be thankful for every note.
@sewbizgirl Жыл бұрын
@@James-sh2zd You aren't telling me something everyone doesn't know, so YOU shut up.
@Wolfsky9 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry-------------this sounds too much like " Love You " , 20 years later. Too much of BW's personal drama . ----------By ' Imagination", he was very different , & his voice had improved. ------------sorry---------------not for me , as a lifetime BB's fan.
@NOWtheband 3 жыл бұрын
Don't be sorry. :-)
@sheatiller2465 2 жыл бұрын
Imagination was basically Joe Thomas.
@Andrew-kc4li 8 ай бұрын
Brian Wilson is fantastic but it is in Mike Love we really trust.