Modern Vespa

Courtesy of our very own Whodatschrome

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lHzO5CC2EJY

Billy is from my hometown. Anyone who likes that sort of bluegrass has likely heard of him by now.

Super talent, there.

And this is where he gets it from. Terry's his stepdad, actually, IIRC.

Brian Wilson, who co-founded the iconic California band The Beach Boys and turned teen pop into a poetic, modernist musical form, has died at age 82.

"We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world," Wilson's family wrote in a statement on his website Wednesday.

The most frequently invoked description of Wilson's music came from the artist himself when, playing on a phrase coined by Phil Spector, he declared that his goal was to write a "teenage symphony to God." Grounded in dreams of an idealized youth, his songs reflected vast ambition enmeshed in the belief that pop could be a conduit to the sublime.

Beyond the recording studio where his mastery shone, Wilson struggled: He was abused by his father as a child, and mental health struggles, including audio hallucinations (later diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder), led him into isolation at the height of The Beach Boys' success. His greatest musical works made room for the deep melancholy he experienced while evoking an almost otherworldly beauty, the sunset smear of a soul longing for peace.

This elevated quality infuses even the playfully slight songs of the early Beach Boys. As one of the first major rock bands of the 1960s, The Beach Boys made hit fodder of subjects like drag racing, high school rivalries and, of course, surfing to express the empowerment, freedom and fun many white middle-class kids felt as the post-war boom empowered their generation. Southern California became the mythologized center of the new American dream, and Brian Wilson's music was its soundtrack.

James Hall's bands always bring it... whether the Suicide Kings or the Pleasure Club...and now the The Ladies Of

Loved this - even tho Chandler thinks I only listen to the sound of the 70s radio

Because you do. I feel like I need my Yachtman's hat every time I hang out with you.

Ditto. I feel the need to kick it up a notch around him.

Isn't that just the pilot's uniform you wear to work every day?

Ha! I dress more like a dirtbag! I did get the Yacht Rock but since Ned is on another class bracket than me, I feel like stepping it up a bit. Especially when he's holding a glass of wine.😁

Shut up! I like Alphaville, is all. I'm still cool. And what's it to you anyway? YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD!

@Glocktopus129
6 months ago
Two things this song taught me

1: I want it all! 🎉
2: I can't have it… 😞

Did I post this already?

Kind of a weird mix of GBV, Weezer, and Bright Eyes?

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Liked that a lot. I got TMBG vibes. I will listen to more.

EDIT : Hey! They're going to be in Grand Rapids Sept 18th!