Learn all about Brian Wilson and “SMiLE’s” demise, Mike Love’s ego, Dennis Wilson’s oft-ignored songwriting and keyboard prowess, and the best and absolute worst of the band’s vast discography from author Mike Eder. In the accompanying still Dennis, Mike, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston, and a seated Al Jardine are the Beach Boys for the Netherlands single 45 of “I Can Hear Music” b/w Dennis’s “ All I Want To Do.” Distributed on March 3, 1969, the A-side had no Brian Wilson involvement but nevertheless rose to a respectable No. 24 POP on Billboard thanks to the burgeoning production expertise of baby brother Carl Wilson. Twenty-seven years later Brian finally added vocals to a Beach Boys studio rendition when the group supported Kathy Troccoli on the “Stars and Stripes Vol. 1” guest-laden project. Image Credit: 45Cat user Serooskerke2011 / Capitol Records
In a far-reaching interview dropping below, Beach Boys chronicler Mike Eder convincingly argues why each member of America’s Band deserves accolades beyond Brian Wilson’s shadow, if the eccentric leader killed SMiLE, uncovers the reclusive genius’s mental state and largely ignored studio activity post-SMiLE, Mike Love’s massive ego and enviable determination…
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