Dennis Wilson

The Dennis Wilson Podcast Episode 3

Andy Cahn — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:24:30 +0000

The two-disc DENNIS WILSON – PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE (Legacy Edition) is now in stores featuring all the music you’ve heard in the first two podcast episodes, and now the third piece available below.

This acclaimed cult-classic album is now the acclaimed deluxe reissue. Check out the reviews online from the Boston Globe, Rolling Stone and Variety.

UPDATE 6/19: New article in UK’s The Sun features exclusive Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) interview about the “Holy Man” track on the reissue featuring Hawkins’ new lyrics and vocals.

To really make this a special release, the label put a lot of thought into the packaging. Check it our here (click for a larger image):

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“Holy Man (Taylor Hawkins Version)” at Rhapsody

The Dennis Wilson Podcast Episode 2

Podmaster — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:23:34 +0000

Dennis Wilson, himself, begins our second episode by detailing his unique songwriting process behind the songs for Pacific Ocean Blue. His keyboard playing was not as technically skilled as a session pro would be, but Dennis had an uncanny ability to use a piano or synth to recreate the sounds or emotions he felt while playing. As Dennis says, it’s the “experience of experiencing an artistic moment.”

Carole Bloom, Jim Guercio and Gregg Jakobson follow up their comments from the first piece with memories of how Dennis’ confidence to write and perform his own music developed over time. It’s easy to hear how much Dennis was influenced by his brother, Brian, to use a studio to creatively weave and layer these sounds around each other for his record.

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The Dennis Wilson Podcast Episode 1

Andy Cahn — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:00:46 +0000

DENNIS WILSON – PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE PODCAST SERIES

We are now happy to launch this three-part podcast series celebrating the 2-CD Legacy Edition of DENNIS WILSON – PACIFIC OCEAN BLUE in stores from Caribou/Epic/Legacy on June 17. This 1977 album was the first solo release by any of the Wilson brothers and is widely regarded as one of the great lost gems of the late 1970s. The life and music of Dennis Wilson is a a rarely-told, though absolutely essential chapter in the history of the Beach Boys and the Wilson family.

Wilson’s close friends, family and collaborators – including Brian Wilson – discuss how his musical passions both reflected and contradicted his hard, fast lifestyle. We also hear from Dennis, himself, in excerpts of a 1977 radio interview.

The show is hosted by another great drummer named Dennis…Dennis Diken of the Smithereens, who has also authored liner notes for many of the recent Beach Boys CD reissues.

More details about this release are online here and here.

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