Brian, Carl and Dennis' infamous-yet-galvanizing father, Murray, was a struggling songwriter who played piano the family instrument became a tool for Wilson to analyze and dissect what crossed his consciousness on the radio. Right as he turned double-digits, Wilson began experimenting with various instruments - ukulele, accordion - but the piano was the skeleton key. How did Wilson and the other Beach Boys absorb the raw ingredients of their sound - surf music, doo-wop, boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues? By having big ears, and bigger imaginations. (Within a few years of their inception, Dennis would blossom as a lead vocalist and songwriter in his own right.) ET, the special will air on CBS and be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.įrom the beginning, Wilson connected with the strengths of each member: basso profundo Mike Love 's wordplay and swagger brother Carl 's punchy midrange and gleaming guitar resident folkie Al Jardine 's earthiness and likeability brother Dennis ' straightforward attack on the drums, powering the whole operation. But how Wilson managed to craft the Beach Boys' early sound is just as flabbergasting.įor a full-throttle trip through the fruits of that inspiration, look no further " A GRAMMY Salute To The Beach Boys ," a two-hour tribute special featuring a lineup of heavy hitters, including John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Beck, Fall Out Boy, Mumford & Sons, LeAnn Rimes, St. To bring up Pet Sounds and Smile again: there's no dearth of reportage, nor musings, on how the Mozart of pop/rock worked his spellbinding magic.
They were all in the public consciousness, but nobody had synthesized them in this particular way until Brian Wilson came along.
Just unpack "Surfin' USA," generally thought of as simple, straightforward fun: it's a Chuck Berry melody and riff, a surfing lyric and theme, the gleaming harmonies from the Four Freshmen and any number of doo-wop greats. But the veneer of simplicity belies that they drew it from a dizzying number of directions - long before they reached their innovative peak with Pet Sounds and its never-finished follow-up, Smile. Likewise, America's Band’s early sound was singular, a blast of pure feeling. Generally speaking, you don't enjoy this dish - or this band's early hits - on an analytical, academic level both simply provide a wave of sensation and association. There's a mess of various ingredients, but the taste is unified and comforting.
Pardon the non-oceanic metaphor, but imagine the Beach Boys' original sound as a pot of stew.
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