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Classics: Selections By Brian Wilson
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724354008726
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
MPN: 40087
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: July 02, 2002
Studio: Capitol
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Editorial Review:
Just when you thought that the Beach Boys canon was complete, the band's mad genius, Brian Wilson, has taken it upon himself to compile his 20 favorite hits from his band's oeuvre, and believe me his favorites are as idiosyncratic as you might think. Fortunately for fans, Wilson has also chosen some of the band's best-beloved songs for this collection, including the deceptively simple but symphonically constructed "California Girls," the wistful "Surfer Girl," and the rowdy and harmlessly macho "I Get Around," as well as the band's artistic high-water mark, "Good Vibrations," all of which reminds fans once again what a sublime poet he is. Most of the Beach Boys' mindless hot-rod songs and surf anthems are absent; instead, Wilson has selected some of the band's more reflective and intelligent tunes, including the brooding "In My Room," the equally downcast "'Til I Die," and the melancholy "The Warmth of the Sun" (which, Wilson reveals in the brief accompanying notes, was written as a tribute to President John F. Kennedy on the night of his assassination). These strangely confessional notes are worth the price of the entire CD, shedding a brief light on some of the dark corners of Wilson's troubled life, as well as including warm remembrances and snatches of Beach Boys trivia--that "California Girls" is his favorite song, and that he considers the chord pattern on "This Whole World" to ramble. Also included in the collection is the recently recorded "California Feelin'," a song Wilson wrote in the early '70s but never was "officially" recorded. It gives an interesting trajectory to the disc, showing the changes in Wilson's voice and delivery and marking the psychic journey from Beach Boy to man. --Jaan Uhelszki
This 20 track HDCD remastered collection includes a brand new (2002) recording from Brian 'California Feelin' (originally written for the band in the 70s but never recorded). 20 tracks. 2002.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Buy The Original Full Albums
Beach Boy Best of's are only good for grabbing a better master of something and this offers only a new stereo remix of Heroes and Villians. The single version has been out in stereo for over 10 years on a boxed set.
If you are new to the Beach Boys, buy the following albums in this order:
Pet Sounds (The 1996 remaster -stereo and mono.)
Wild Honey (as good as Pet Sounds, but different)
20/20
The Beach Boys Today!
Friends
Summer Days and Summer Nights ... Read More
Rating:  - FINALLY! A BEACH BOYS COMP WORTH BUYING
Everytime I saw a new Beach Boys Greatest Hits come out I would get so excited. Everytime I read the song selection my excitement would turn to bewilderment. I was bewildered for one reason (is this proper english), where the heck was "Sail On, Sailor". The Greatest track ever written by the Beach Boys. I can not believe that the one person to get the comp right was Brian Wilson - this without a doubt comfirms his genius status. All kidding aside - this is one great album, and thank you Brian. (I ... Read More
Rating: - 50 years distilled.
After listening to the Beach Boys for nearly fifty years, if I just wanted one heartfelt compilation, this is it. It embraces the music and outlines a journey. It is wonderful.
Rating: - Beach Boys Sublime
THE BEACH BOYS CLASSICS SELECTED BY BRIAN WILSON is a compilation album with a difference. This set reflects his own personal favorites (as of February 11, 2002 as he admits in the liner notes); it may not comprise a Beach Boys "Greatest Hits" collection, but it does give the listener another window into the brilliant, dark, troubled inner world of Brian Wilson.
From the outset, it is clear that Wilson perceives of the Beach Boys as much more than just a rock band. The Beach Boys is his own ... Read More
Rating: - Really the best...
Absolutely the best Beach Boys "best of" I've heard. If you're going to get one Beach Boys CD, this is the one.
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