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The Beach Boys On CD: What I Really Want For Christmas

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

Since Brian Wilson’s solo recording career became an ongoing project, he has more or less alternated between albums of new material and recordings of other people’s songs, done in his own style. What I Really Want For Christmas could just … Continue reading →

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Three Books For Every (Beach) Boy…

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

You wait all your life for an autobiography by a member of a classic surf vocal group, and then three come along all at once. Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy by Mike Love with James S Hirsch … Continue reading →

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Gotta Keep Those Loving Good Vibrations Happening…

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

October 10, 1966, was a big day for my personal musical obsessions. The Monkees’ first album was released, and on the same day the Beach Boys released possibly the finest single ever released, “Good Vibrations”. I’ve written possibly too much … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys on CD: Gettin’ In Over My Head

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

2004 was a big year for Brian Wilson. On February 24, he performed live, for the first time, a completed version of Smile, the unfinished album that had hung over his head and dominated all discussions about him for nearly … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys On CD: Live in Las Vegas

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

We’ve already dealt with the touring Beach Boys – Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, and (for a while) David Marks – and with Brian Wilson’s live performances. But what of the other surviving Beach Boy? After Al Jardine discovered he was … Continue reading →

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