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- From: aa680@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Vern Morrison)
- Newsgroups: rec.music.misc
- Subject: Re: A Brian Wilson CD
- Date: 27 Dec 1992 17:39:18 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <haha.725398675@vipunen.hut.fi>
- Reply-To: aa680@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Vern Morrison)
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- In a previous article, haha@vipunen.hut.fi (Harri Haanp{{) says:
-
- >I recently bought a CD by Brian Wilson.
- >
- >I'm wondering if this is Brian Wilson the Beach Boy.
-
- [song list omitted]
-
- >Other people who have been writing or producing or whatever the songs
- >include Eugene E. Landy, Russ Titelman, Alexandra Morgan, Nick Laird-Clowes,
- >Andy Paley, Andy Dean, Jeff Lynne and Lenny Waronker.
- >
- >The music is rather weird but features polytonal singing. And most of the
- >songs are (c) 1988 Beach Bum Music BMI.
- >
- >Who is this Brian Wilson guy? Is he _the_ Brian Wilson?
-
- _THE_ Brian Wilson is no more, alas, having burnt out a few too many
- brain cells sometime back in the early 70s. But yes, the CD you bought is
- indeed by the former Beach Boy himself. It came out about three years ago
- and was viewed at his attempt at a comeback. Eugene Landy is his personal
- (choose one or more):
-
- a) psychiatrist
- b) savior
- c) Svengali
- d) guru
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