Putting The Boys Back In Beach
Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, 1960s (Capitol Records archives) Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, and Blondie Chaplin Drop Into Redondo by Jeff Vincent/BeachLife magazine Have you ever fantasized about whose mugs would be etched across the visage of a Mount Rockmore? It’s tempting to gaze into the fancy of your mind’s eye and picture your favorite bands residing there. Maybe you’ll see all four faces of Led Zeppelin in place of Washington, Jefferson, T. Roosevelt, and Lincoln. However, indelible marks notwithstanding, what we’re really looking for here are the utter game changers who reshaped, or rather redirected music history altogether. Elvis Presley, sure. How about Little Richard, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry? Bob Dylan or any Beatles? Maybe Don Van Vilet? For many artists themselves, the monument would be incomplete without Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and the leader of The Beach Boys: Brian Wilson. Aside from being the single greatest and farthest reaching ambassadors for surf culture worldwide, The Beach Boys have left behind a lily pad pond full of classic Pop-Rock tunes and pivotal LPs that we know, love and need, and will never let go of. Theirs is a paradoxical magic…
Read this story on easyreadernews.com