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Title: Strange dream that showed Jack Reiley's Western Justice album cover on a WWE pr
Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on October 13, 2022, 09:00:07 AM
Had the strangest dream last night! Was watching a WWE wrestling promo by a character named Bray Wyatt.  He is a strange character like the Undertaker or Kane were. I included a video here for people to get an idea. But in this dream,, the front cover to Jack Reiley's album Western Justice was in the background! Jack Reiley being the Beach Boys manager in the early 70s, and the album is so obscure, you have to order it by mail! I thought that was the weirdest but coolest reference ever! But only a dream.

https://youtu.be/K-9WNN7P-eg



Title: Re: Strange dream that showed Jack Reiley's Western Justice album cover on a WWE pr
Post by: BJL on October 13, 2022, 12:46:29 PM
Somehow I'd never listened to this before... wow, it's really a great record! Jack Reilly seems to have picked up a lot from Carl (and to some extent it must have gone the other way), and the team of musicians, arrangers, producers he assembled in Holland sounds really extraordinary. The lead vocals are definitely the weak point, but the songs and arrangements are pretty fantastic. I know the break with Jack Rieley happened for a variety of reasons on both sides, but man, this sensibility would have produced one hell of a Beach Boys record with the work Dennis was starting to do at this time in the mix....


Title: Re: Strange dream that showed Jack Reiley's Western Justice album cover on a WWE pr
Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on October 13, 2022, 04:07:38 PM
Somehow I'd never listened to this before... wow, it's really a great record! Jack Reilly seems to have picked up a lot from Carl (and to some extent it must have gone the other way), and the team of musicians, arrangers, producers he assembled in Holland sounds really extraordinary. The lead vocals are definitely the weak point, but the songs and arrangements are pretty fantastic. I know the break with Jack Rieley happened for a variety of reasons on both sides, but man, this sensibility would have produced one hell of a Beach Boys record with the work Dennis was starting to do at this time in the mix....

I actually like Jack's voice. Not great, but unique.


Title: Re: Strange dream that showed Jack Reiley's Western Justice album cover on a WWE pr
Post by: Alex on November 14, 2022, 01:57:13 PM
Live performance from 2003 at a place Jack apparently owned in Vermont, Carli Munoz is in the band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEM95UI_28o

And TIL that Western Justice had the same producer as Radiohead's The Bends, John Leckie.