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That's a wonderful song. He really got the stages right...
I'm twenty two for a moment
She feels better than ever
And we're on fire
Making our way back from Mars
I'm thirty three for a moment
Still the man, but you see I'm of age
A kid on the way
A family on my mind
I'm forty five for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life
In a similar vein but there's a song from the 60s that I always liked. As I was reading up in Brian Wilson I learned that he became obsessed with it. From then in he used Phil Spector's "wall of sound" technic. The Spector song was recorded by (I think), The Ronettes "Be My Baby". He'd listen to it for hours every day, to the point that when the Beach Boys were in the studio recording, Brian would be in the control room listening to Be My Baby. They had to use a studio musician to play bass.
Wilson us a fascinating person. Some time where you're bored check him out. Highly intelligent beyond his ability to cope with.
Sorry, OP,
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I read once that the sheer genius of the Beatles' music (which Brian Wilson was gifted enough to fully comprehend at the time) drove him to a nervous breakdown. Don't know if it's true, but it's quite a notion.Originally Posted by Bill Jobe
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According to the movie about Brian Wilson, he was obsessed with the Sgt. Peppers... album and it was the driving force behind his creation of the Pet Sounds. Love & Mercy is the movie. I enjoyed it.
-Lud
He also wrote songs that the Beatles recorded. Let it be was one major influence.
When asked if he idolized the artists he focused on he simply replied "No, but he/they are interesting". Phil Spector being one.
I've tried to get a clear picture of his panic attack on the plane, but have found accounts vary. One pointed to his use of LSD.
I find it interesting that John Lennon was not a person of interest to him....just Paul and George.
The more I read about him the more fascinating he becomes to me.
Again, my apologies to OP.
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Huh? That's a bit of a trick seeing as how 'Pet Sounds' came out a year before 'Sgt. Pepper'...
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You are correct. I must have mixed up my titles. I'm not gonna watch the whole movie again to see what album he was obsessed with.
-Lud
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In front of me is my December 11, 2003 issue of Rolling Stone's 'special collectors issue' The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time...
#1-- The Beatles Sgt Peppers, released 1967...
#2-- The Beach Boys Pet Sounds, released 1966...
Some excerpts in case anyone cares
Barking dogs, Wilson's dog Banana among them, are prominent among the found sounds on the album.
The Beatles made a point of echoing them on Sgt. Peppers- an acknowledgement that Pet Sounds was the inspiration for the Beatle's masterpiece.
That gesture actually completed a circle of influence: Wilson initially conceived of Pet Sounds as an effort to top Rubber Soul.
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I think it was Rubber Soul that influenced him to record Pet Sounds. It came out the year before Pet Sounds. Rubber Soul is regarded as the Beatles first big step toward increased studio experimentation. They took it further with Revolver, then hit a crescendo with Sgt Pepper's, although if you ask me, Abbey Road is no slouch in terms of studio experimentation. I'm sure they must have gotten some inspiration in return from Pet Sounds. I've heard Paul McCartney quoted as saying Wouldn't it Be Nice is one of his favorite songs of all time.
I've always heard the Beatles were big fans and admirers of the Beach Boys. I think one of the Beach Boys, Mike Love I think, went to India with the Beatles when they were there with the Maharishi. They wrote a lot of the music for the White Album in India, and if you listen to Back in the USSR, parts of it are an obvious homage to the Beach Boys ("Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out, they leave the West behind....).
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