Brian Wilson - Backyard, Austin TX 7/27/00 CDr
Stickfigure did NOT manufacture this item. This CDr was obtained as part of a collection.
The CDr has a few very minor marks. The CDr, insert and tray card are in VG+ condition.
"Brian Wilson is arguably the greatest American composer of popular music in the rock era. As the founder of the Beach Boys, Wilson's songwriting captured the arc of innocence and turmoil that played out for those coming of age in the 1960s, quickly moving from the carefree fun of his early songs about cars, surfing, and teenage love to the complex self-inspection and vulnerability exhibited on his 1966 masterpiece Pet Sounds. Wilson's drive for experimentation only heightened as his music fell out of mainstream favor, but his art would also be influenced by his mental health struggles. Solo efforts like a self-titled 1988 album and 1995 Van Dyke Parks collaboration Orange Crate Art showed that Wilson still had a gift for songwriting, but his legacy remained defined by the "teenage symphonies to God" that he crafted for the Beach Boys. Along with projects centered around new material, Wilson returned to his earlier Beach Boys compositions frequently, embarking on tours where he played mostly selections from SMiLE or Pet Sounds, and revisiting some of his best-loved tunes in the form of solo piano instrumentals on his spare 2021 album At My Piano." - William Ruhlmann / All Music
