Thursday Thoughts: Brian Wilson
This is the first song by The Beach Boys I remember hearing:
What makes Good Vibrations a great song? Could it be the rhythmic Hammond organ sound over breathy vocals? How about the harmonies? The Theremin which is actually and electro-Theremin? The modulation to a higher key usually saved for later in songs? How about the mid-song relaxation break followed by a repeating mantra? The rhythmic guitar preceding falsetto vocals?
You decide.
Is this the most beautiful Brian Wilson song?
I’ll leave off with a Brian Wilson song not written by Brian Wilson.
Brian Wilson (1942-2025)
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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