Name: Caroline Now!: The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
Brand: Marina
SKU: 768887
Price: 25.95 NZD
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Caroline Now!

The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys

By Various Artists

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Format

CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Release Date

8 August 2000

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$25.95

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EAN

0718750676122

Writer

Various Artists

Country

USA

Studio/Live

Studio

Label

Marina

Dimensions

1.3 x 12.3 x 12.3 centimetres (0.06 kg)

Performer Notes

Some three years in the making, Caroline Now! The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is more than just a much deserved tribute to arguably the greatest of all American pop bands; it's also a lovely and engaging introduction to some of the finest talent the contemporary pop world has to offer, highlighted by such newsworthy developments as the reemergence of ex-Vaselines frontman Eugene Kelly (the Spector-esque opener "Lady"), the solo debut of Belle and Sebastian's Stevie Jackson (the wistful "Good Time"), and, most remarkably, the first new Free Design recording in some three decades (the rapturous "Endless Harmony"). Wisely, the set focuses on the Beach Boys' more obscure material (much of it dating from the 1970s), a decision that allows the performers far more latitude in imprinting their personal stamps on the songs; at the same time, with so many of the acts featured on Caroline Now! making their admiration for Brian Wilson's work thoroughly evident in their own records, there's nothing too radical either; the High Llamas' "Anna Lee, the Healer," for example, sounds exactly like you'd expect it would. Still, by and large, the disc boasts an artistry and consistency most tributes lack, thanks as much to the brilliance of its subject as to the torch-carrying affections of its contributors; with Mike Love beating a dead horse leading an ad-hoc Beach Boys lineup on the state fair circuit and with Wilson himself touring in what often seems like a musical adaptation of Flowers for Algernon, god only knows it's reassuring that at least someone's keeping their musical spirit truly alive. ~ Jason Ankeny

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (8/31/00, p.73) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A well-researched tribute that serves as a good starting point for adventurous listeners to hang ten beyond the Beach Boys' familiar shallows into deeper waters..."

Q (10/00, p.132) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[A] lovingly paid tribute....Standards are high with obscure songs wisely highlighted..."

CMJ (10/00, p.54) - "...Millenium-ified renditions of [this] pop genius' early tracks set that fact in stone..."

Melody Maker (8/8/00, p.48) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Norman Blake, Belle And Sebastian's Stevie Jackson and The High Llamas all make superb contributions to this collection of cover versions of obscure Brian Wilson and Beach Boys songs."

NME (Magazine) (8/5/00, p.28) - 7 out of 10 - "...There are many treasures of feydom to discover here....the many crests counter all doubts and the Wilson legacy remains unsullied. Be thankful."

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