Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jan 5, 2022 21:02:35 GMT
Back in 1985 or 1986, I read a newspaper article (and even tore it out) about Brian Wilson considering a solo album. I still remember the photo that accompanied the article. I saved it for a few years; I might still have it stored somewhere. Anyway, I distinctly remember Brian saying in this article/interview that he would like to record a rock & roll album. Why do I mention this? I have seen several fans post on various message boards that Brian has been considering a rock & roll album since the 1990's, but, I swear it was even before that. It was before he technically started his solo career, over 35 years ago.
Thanks for that, because I remember being surprised to have read it in some old interview from the 90s. It's driving me crazy because I can't recall exactly where, but I want to say during Imagination promotional interviews, he said it about his next album. At that time, I was surprised about it because I knew he had been saying it over and over in the '00s, and this pushed it back further. If it goes back another decade, that's hilarious.
Maybe he got the idea from Carl in 1981!
Well, look at the "Let's Go To Heaven In My Car"/"Too Much Sugar" single that lonelysummer mentioned. It's not a stretch to consider that, at least the A-side, a rock & roll single, and that preceded Brian Wilson 1988 by a year. Remember the "Living Doll" flex-disc from the California Dream Barbie? That was another BW composition/production from 1987. I would consider that rock & roll, or at least pop rock.
While I was contemplating my Brian Wilson rock & roll album, l was tempted to go with some Sweet Insanity tracks. In the end I didn't because they were never released, but it did make me realize just how much of Sweet Insanity was rock & roll. I think sometimes the Landy lyrics and influence obscures the Sweet Insanity music and that Brian rocked out on that album. Take a look at some of those Sweet Insanity songs - "Someone To Love", "Concert Tonight", "The Spirit Of Rock Of Roll", "Love Ya", "Hotter", and even "Country Feelin'". That's rock & roll, it was late 80's Brian Wilson, and it preceded Imagination by almost a decade. The early solo Brian Wilson wanted to rock, no doubt about it.