Subtitled Songs Inspired by the Beach Boys, this 19-track collection is an odd-duck assortment of new and old tracks that somehow all fit under this surf, hot rod, Brian Wilson-influenced umbrella. From the obvious ("G.T.O.," "New York's a Lonely Town," "Hot Rod High," and "Competition Coupe" to First Class' "Beach Baby") to the not-so-obvious ("Yellow Balloon," "My World Fell Down," and "Channel Surfing" to Eric Carmen's "She Did It"), this is a set of tunes that actually extend the musical ideas of Wilson and the group into modern times, showing the utter timelessness of their work. An interesting idea, an even better compilation. (Cub Koda, Allmusic)
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1. New York's A Lonely Town - The Trade Winds 2. G.T.O. - Ronny & The Daytonas 3. Hot Rod High - The Surfaris 4. Girl On The Beach - Rick Henn 5. Sunshine Music - Papa Du Run Da Run 6. You're Gonna Ride With Me - The Hondells 7. Competition Coupe - The Astronauts 8. There's No Surf In Cleveland - The Euclid Beach Band 9. I Believe In Her - The Trade Winds 10. I Live For The Sun - Jeffrey Foskett 11. Yellow Balloon - Yellow Balloon 12. My World Fell Down [Single-Version] - Sagittarius 13. She Did It - Eric Carmen 14. Rendezvous - The Hudson Brothers 15. As Long As I'm With You - The Rubinoos 16. Love Tonight - Fraternal Order Of The All 17. Thru My Window - Jeffrey Foskett 18. Channel Surfing - Alan Boyd 19. Beach Baby - First Class
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"THE WARMTH OF THE SUN"
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BONUS -
Mojo Presents: In My Room - A Tribute To The Genius Of Brian Wilson
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Released January, 2007
1. The Who- Barbara Ann
2. The Beach Boys- Hand on to your Ego
3. Curt Boettcher- It's a Sad World
4. High Llamas- Leaf and Lime
5. Superimposers- Would it be Possible
6. Stee Almaas and Ali Smith- The Lonely Sea
7. Janand Dean- Like a summer Rain
8. Epicycle- Wake the World
9. Doleful Lions- H.E.L.P is on the way
10. Apples in Stereo- Submarine Dream
11. The Mockers- God Only Knows
12. Elf POwer- All the World is Waiting
13. Mark Wirtz Orchestra and Chorus- I Can Hear Music
14. The Langley Schools Project- In My Room
15. The Barracudas- His Last Summer
REVIEW: This CD, which was released by Britain's MOJO music magazine in Great Britain in January of 2007, features a slew of both cover versions of Beach Boys songs, and songs "inspired" by the music of Brian Wilson, most of which has been released on other albums, but gathered here by producers Dave Henderson and Gillian Short. The album begins with The Who's frenetic take on "Barbara Ann" and considering Keith Moon's fervent admiration for The Beach Boys, is a fitting way to leap off. Next comes the Beach Boys initial stab at "I Know There's An Answer": the superior "Hang On To Your Ego" - the album cover trumpets this track as being "rare" but it's appeared on so many Pet Sounds CDs that the claim is stretching the truth. Next comes Curt Boettcher's dreamy "It's A Sad World" taken from his Chicken Little Was Right album, and it's a gorgeous, multi-tracked harmonic mini-masterpiece, much in the mould of his Saggitarius project. The High Llamas get a nod on "Leaf and Lime" a Bacharach-style lounge ballad which features their trademark effortless melody and detached performance. The Super-Imposers contribute a similarly languid "Would It Be Possible" from their debut album, and after three similar-sounding tracks, I'm beginning to think that MOJO's editors think Brian is strictly a composer of navel-gazing slush. This feeling is reinforced by yet another ballad - "The Lonely Sea" which is given a breathy, droning reading by Ali Smith. Dean Torrence is sampled on "Like A Summer Rain" which feels old-fashioned and clunky after the long melodic lines which have preceded it. The band Epicycle give a nice, easy-going cover version of "Wake The World" which is taken from their Best Of album, and The Doleful Lions contribute the sole "exclusive" track, a sympathetically sloppy cover of "H.E.L.P. Is On The Way" with the lead vocalist sounding not unlike Bruce Johnston. Apples In Stereo are next with the slow psychedelia of "Submarine Dream" with lots of appregios and a thick bass line carrying the song along. The Mockers use power-guitar chords to start off an interesting cover of "God Only Knows" which successfully reinterprets the song, and makes it fresh. Elf Power contributes a fuzzy trance rocker, "All The World Is Waiting" which seems to owe less to Brian Wilson and more to other emo bands, but it still fits in nicely. Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus features a female soloist on "I Can Hear Music" who sounds like Grace Slick, and the song is faithful to its Spector roots in a thick production. The Langley School Project is next with their grade-school chorus intoning "In My Room" and The Barracudas close things out with the spoken-word corn of "His Last Summer" giving a nod to the drama-rock of The Shangri-Las, and is a strange way to end the album, being perhaps the furthest from the style of Brian Wilson of any of the songs. All in all this is an interesting collection, and can be found at various second-hand stores.
Cool. Thanks.
Really looking forward to checking out the "Warmth of The Sun" comp. Some songs and names I recognize, and given the company that they are keeping I would suspect those unknown to me are ace, too.
Now, how bout one of those Japanese comps of Phil Spector sound alikes?
Ace K.
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