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Disco de Brian Wilson: “Imagination [Japan]”
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Imagination [Japan] |
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Fecha de Publicación:1998-07-03
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Pop, Classic Rock, Adult Alternative
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Sello Discográfico:Import
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:4988017079195
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As his second official solo album of new material (give or take needless covers of the old {$Beach Boys} songs {&"Let Him Run Wild"} and {&"Keep an Eye on Summer"}), {^Imagination} is a stronger record than its predecesssor. {$Brian Wilson} is singing better and his writing is assured, filled with gorgeous arrangements that others may replicate but never quite match. That doesn't quite erase the suspicion that it could have been better, however. Prior to recording {^Imagination}, and sometime after his label rejected his second {$Eugene Landy}-directed project {^Sweet Insanity}, {$Wilson} wrote and recorded hours of new songs with {$Andy Paley}, one of the most respected producers in power-pop and roots-rock. Collectors who heard the unreleased tapes hailed them as {$Wilson's} best material in years, and they were also excited by the prospect of {$Wilson} collaborating with {$Sean O'Hagan}, an indie-rocker whose band {$the High Llamas} recorded the best {^Pet Sounds}/{^Smile} pastiches of the '90s. Either of those two collaborations -- one real, the other hypothetical -- would have made {^Imagination} not just the superior of {^Brian Wilson}, but likely the first {$Wilson} project that would have been a worthy follow-up to the various {^Smile} off-shoots. Those albums didn't happen. {$Wilson}, allegedly on the advice of his wife, decided to work with {$Joe Thomas}, a former wrestler determined to make inroads in the music business. {$Thomas} steered {$Wilson} toward a slick, overly-produced sound straight out the late '80s, filled with sterile surfaces and synthesizers that hide the genuine musical attributes of the album. Listen closely and it's possible to hear a handful of songs that are startlingly beautiful. {$Wilson}'s writing may not be as magical as his '60s peak, but there are moments that soar, from the lovely {&"Cry"} to the sunny choruses of {&"South America"} to the affecting {&"Lay Down Burden"} to the layered, avant-pop {&"Happy Days."} Songs such as these, however, accentuate the weaknesses of other parts of the album -- namely the lyrics. Such lyricists as {$Jimmy Buffet}, {$Carole Bayer Sager} and {$J.D. Souther} collaborated with {$Wilson} on these songs, contributing suprisingly banal words, perhaps in an attempt to capture the sweet naïveté of classic {$Beach Boys} songs. They didn't need to try so hard -- {$Wilson} can come close enough on his own. All he needs is collaborators that realize that and not force him into areas, whether it's musical or lyrical, that he needn't tread. The best parts of {^Imagination} prove that he can spin enough magic on his own terms. [{^Imagination} is also available in an import release.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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