*Merged* Brian Wilson current album thread

[The Cincinnati Kid]

so here it is!  the official cover! from bw.com



What do ya's think?

Designed by Daria Wilson.

RickB

That was posted a number of days ago.  It's pretty good although the way Brian Wilson is written is strange as well as the color choice.

[Niko]

I love everything about the cover. To my eyes it's very tasteful and flat out awesome.

[RiC]

It's the best BB related album cover after POB and Love You

[The Shift]

Erm, gosh…

[RiC]

Erm, gosh…

Oh, golly gee!

[rab2591]

It's the best BB related album cover after POB and Love You

Agreed. I think the yellow lettering is perfect against that purple background (can't really imagine another color going well with it).

[bringahorseinhere?]

ah indeed I missed the post of the artwork, whoopsy! anyhow another look at it doesn't hurt at the moment eh?

interesting the front suggests nothing of 'with friends' or 'special guests' etc etc...

which actually I am glad about!

as others have mentioned, its bold... its, Brian Wilson.

RickB

[ontor pertawst]

I'm guessing, sticker on the shrink wrap blaring WITH LANA DEL REY, etc etc.

I like the yellow!

[Micha]

so here it is!  the official cover! from bw.com



What do ya's think?

Add a surfboard somewhere and ya got me hooked!

[wantsomecorn]

Great cover, but I still prefer my mock-up.

[ontor pertawst]

So is it with both Blondie and Fataar now? Or is Fataar just doing the Soundstage taping.... surely they locked him in a broom closet with a drum kit one afternoon.

[halblaineisgood]

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[bringahorseinhere?]

Great cover, but I still prefer my mock-up.

hahaha! that's pretty well spot on...good one!

RickB

[Shady]

Amazon Canada saying January 13th 2015

http://www.amazon.ca/No-Pier-Pressure-Brian-Wilson/dp/B00NSOP9Y2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1419302500&sr=1-1&keywords=brian+wilson+no+pier

Please god, it will cure all our January blues  

[Shady]

Rolling Stone beleive "No Pier Pressure" is one of the reasons 2015 will rule.

A mellow autumnal aura pervades No Pier Pressure, the Beach Boys genius' first solo album of original material since 2008. Wilson channeled his disappointment at bandmate Mike Love's decision to cancel a 2012 reunion tour into tracks like "Last Song," which co-producer Joe Thomas says concerns "a missed opportunity for Brian and the guys to ride into the sunset together." Lana Del Rey, Kacey Musgraves, Zooey Deschanel, and Fun.'s Nate Ruess all appear on the spring release, which also includes a version of "Danny Boy" featuring guitarist Jeff Beck. R.G.



http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/2015-preview-68-reasons-to-love-this-year-20150105/entourage-june-5th-20150105

[The Shift]

So Danny Boy's still on there?

[rab2591]

Thanks for posting, Shady! I think it's huge news that they put Danny Boy on the record....unless they are just guessing, but the writer made it sound like he has already heard the record.

[runnersdialzero]

Wilson channeled his disappointment at bandmate Mike Love's decision to cancel a 2012 reunion tour

man Gosh Darn it

[Pretty Funky]

Ok. Probably nothing but the Jeff Beck name-check has been removed from the RS story.

A mellow autumnal aura pervades No Pier Pressure, the Beach Boys genius' first solo album of original material since 2008. Wilson channeled his disappointment at bandmate Mike Love's decision to cancel a 2012 reunion tour into tracks like "Last Song," which co-producer Joe Thomas says concerns "a missed opportunity for Brian and the guys to ride into the sunset together." Kacey Musgraves, Zooey Deschanel, and Fun.'s Nate Ruess all appear on the spring release, which also includes a version of "Danny Boy."

[alf wiedersehen]

Ok. Probably nothing but the Jeff Beck name-check has been removed from the RS story.

A mellow autumnal aura pervades No Pier Pressure, the Beach Boys genius' first solo album of original material since 2008. Wilson channeled his disappointment at bandmate Mike Love's decision to cancel a 2012 reunion tour into tracks like "Last Song," which co-producer Joe Thomas says concerns "a missed opportunity for Brian and the guys to ride into the sunset together." Kacey Musgraves, Zooey Deschanel, and Fun.'s Nate Ruess all appear on the spring release, which also includes a version of "Danny Boy."

Interestingly enough, they didn't remove mention of "Danny Boy".

[urbanite]

If the relationship among the remaining Beach Boys improves, there's no reason they can't record Last Song together.  I'd like to hear them do it.

[Pretty Funky]

Beck wasn't happy at the time was he.

Jeff Beck says he was more than a little surprised to learn that his version of ‘Danny Boy’ will be appearing on Brian Wilson‘s forthcoming solo album. After all, Beck says he’d only been idly playing the standard in the first place, not putting down a finished take.
“Well, that’s a bit naughty,” Beck tells Rolling Stone. “I had just noodled ‘Danny Boy’ at the end of a session, tuning. It was one of the few times when Brian actually looked at me, during the four-day session. [Laughs.] He said, ‘That’s the most beautiful song ever.’ And he spoke to me quite normally. He said that was the first song his mother played him. He never forgot it. And they left that version, which is a bit ragged. I didn’t pay much attention to perfection in it.”


I guess it is possible to substitute someone else for Beck.

[Wirestone]

Given reports from the Vegas show, it seems that Mark Isham (the trumpeter) is now soloing on the more instrumental recordings ...

[coco1997]

So by my count we have 10 confirmed tracks for the new record:

"This Beautiful Day"
"Saturday Night On Hollywood Boulevard"
"Half-Moon Bay"
"The Right Time"
"Sail Away"
"On The Island"
"Runaway Dancer"
"Danny Boy"
"Summer Means New Love"
"Last Song"

Am I forgetting any?

[runnersdialzero]

I've been out of the loop on this, whatever happened to stuff like "Run James Run" etc. that alluded to older songs?