Capitol to Release Brian Wilson's 'No Pier Pressure' April 7: press release

[smilethebeachboysloveyou]

I'll get the Deluxe version.  Why put the bonus tracks in the middle of the album?

I was wondering the same thing.

[Wirestone]

I'll get the Deluxe version.  Why put the bonus tracks in the middle of the album?

I was wondering the same thing.

This is increasingly common. Elton John and Leon Russell's "The Union," for instance, was resequenced  for its deluxe edition. Ditto for the Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett album from last fall. The thought is to make the deluxe album actually a different experience, rather than the same sequence with some stuff tacked on the end.

[Fire Wind]

Okay, thanks for the info.

[ArchStanton]

I wonder if....
8. Don’t Worry
9. Somewhere Quiet
10. I’m Feeling Sad
...is the rest of the suite from TWGMTR...

This is the same thought that has been going through my mind. The titles, for what it's worth, certainly fit.

I think I'm going to take release day off of work so that I can soak this in.

[Shady]

I wonder if....
8. Don’t Worry
9. Somewhere Quiet
10. I’m Feeling Sad
...is the rest of the suite from TWGMTR...

[debonbon]

That's a bummer about Lana not being on there, I thought they would be really pushing the newer artists thing with this album.

[rab2591]

I wonder if....
8. Don’t Worry
9. Somewhere Quiet
10. I’m Feeling Sad
...is the rest of the suite from TWGMTR...

this made my night

[The Cincinnati Kid]

Posted on David's Facebook page:

[lee]

A "Last Song" seven inch vinyl with the album version / LDR version would make for a nice Record Store Day release or a brianwilson.com exclusive.

[ontor pertawst]

I was thinking so would an EP of live in Las Vegas stuff. "Hold On, Dear Brother" especially.

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

Just a note from someone used to album sequencing - "Our Special Love" sure sounds like it's cut from a transition... are we looking at a "flowing" album?

[barsone]

Blondie Chaplin has to be on the tour for this.

 Sell Al's spare white suit if you absolutely must raise the funds for it but he HAS to be part of the band for all the dates, not just two cities. Sail Away, Wild Honey, Sail On, Sailor... bust out Hold on, Dear Brother a time or two! His guitar sound mixes in great and I just love seeing him and Al Jardine together with BW.

Bribe Ricky for a few dates too. Tell him its a Rutles reunion, whatever it takes. That lineup was unbelievable at the Venetian. Imagine how good they'd sound by the end of a tour.

Ontor and HeyJude, you guys are rock'in and on to something.   A 2013 (like) tour with Brian, Al, David, Blondie and maybe Ricky....wow....along with Brian's band......I guess the only question is when they sing a song needing a bit of falsetto...... No Foskett  avail  ....maybe Matt Jardine ?   I'm pumped especially if there's a Seattle stop !!   And as much as I'd like to see a reunion....no ML/BJ on this tour.
I'm wondering, if a full tour happens, if it might be like the 2013 dates. Al on board, with Blondie at select dates. (Not sure if Dave might appear with Brian again). I think Blondie doing some Blondie-specific stuff with Brian is great (the new album stuff, Sailor, Wild Honey, maybe some other stuff like "Hold on Dear Brother" or "Funky Pretty"), but I don't know how much he would be able to contribute to a setlist with stuff like "Please Let Me Wonder" and whatnot. I certainly hope they can get Al, Blondie, Dave, and even Ricky for as many dates as possible. It would probably cost too much money to lug all these guys out on a full tour, but it would be an intriguing headline to see Brian wrestle up FIVE Beach Boys for a "solo" tour.

[Vernon Surfer]

I'm a little surprised that the Hollens song is on the album. It's been available for a few months now on his own album. I was not expecting it to appear on NPP.

[stack-o-tracks]

Kinda bummed Lana Del Rey's version of Last Song didn't make the cut.... Not a huge fan, but she's got a nice voice, and it'll definitely put a dent in sales because now fans of her aren't going to check the music out....


Looking forward to the rest of the album tho. My homie Scott Weiland's got one coming out a week prior to No Pier Pressure, so I've got a lot of good stuff to look forward to in April.

[Jay]

Is Tell Me Why a cover of the Beatles song?

[Wild-Honey]

Exciting news!  Congrats Brian and thanks, really looking forward to hearing it

[Andrew G. Doe]

Is Tell Me Why a cover of the Beatles song?

Absolutely not ! Very nice ballad.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Kinda bummed Lana Del Rey's version of Last Song didn't make the cut.... Not a huge fan, but she's got a nice voice, and it'll definitely put a dent in sales because now fans of her aren't going to check the music out....


Looking forward to the rest of the album tho. My homie Scott Weiland's got one coming out a week prior to No Pier Pressure, so I've got a lot of good stuff to look forward to in April.

Wasn't that impressed with what I've heard of Blaster, but hopefully it'll sound better on disc rather than low bitrate files. Noticed the timing, though... considering how big of a fan Scott is, I wonder if that was planned?

Off subject, but you bringing up Scott made me think about a crazy dream I had the other night. Brian and I were in the studio covering Alice in Chains' Down in a Hole, with Brian singing Jerry's parts and me singing Layne Staley's parts. With the vibes, the arrangement sounded like the Desper version of Til I Die, and it sounded incredible. If I ever get the opportunity to work with Brian, (I can dream!) I'd have to make that happen. AIC always did sound like a hard rock version of the Everly Brothers to me, so...

Anyway, I'm going to buy the deluxe copy as soon as it comes out. I want that f*cker bad lol

[NickandthePassions]

Any guesses on when the first single will be released? Which song(s) do you think it'll be?

[Fire Wind]

Hopefully, Last Song with Lana Del Rey.  Some folk here seem not to like her and I've not paid much attention to her, but my opinion is that we'll have the Brian version on the album anyway, so it'd be fabulous if a new Brian Wilson single, using a current famous singer, could go high in the charts.

[Micha]

I dunno about an instrumental following "The Last Song." Seems they missed a trick not making it the er, last song.

Well, if it's an instrumental, nobody will sing on it, and thus it's not a song, is it? A piece or a track, yes, but not a song - the last song will be "The Last Song".

[ontor pertawst]

I just don't think our senses of humor will ever align. Smileyface here with a dollop of pedantry!

[Micha]

Sorry, just wanted to cheer you up I think I'm more a nitpicker and smartass than a pedant though!

[Matt Bielewicz]

Interesting sequencing... I like the vinyl running order, with Half Moon Bay setting up the bonus tracks rather than ending the album as in the the other versions... I dunno about an instrumental following "The Last Song." Seems they missed a trick not making it the er, last song.

Just asking, ontor - and I must add here that I know nothing about ANY of these tracks yet, I haven't heard a thing - how do you know Half Moon Bay is instrumental? You mentioned you saw a version of it played live, was that it? You said Mark Isham took a long solo, but didn't explicitly say that the whole thing was instrumental. But is it?

Excuse my ignorance. It could be that it's on YouTube somewhere, but if so, I haven't heard it yet. So I'm genuinely curious...!

[Matt H]

Is Tell Me Why a cover of the Beatles song?

Absolutely not ! Very nice ballad.

Andrew, have you heard the whole album?  Can you give any other details?