2010/03/11

Are you a real Beach boy? Dennis Wilson's story. Andy K has uploaded it for you, drop him a line! (MP4)


BBC Program: Dennis Wilson was the drummer in the Beach Boys. And he was the real Beach Boy. In a band of geeks who sang about surfing, cars and girls, Dennis was the only one who surfed, the one who drove hot rod cars in competition and the one who got all the girls.

He was married five times, shared a house with Charles Manson (with whom he wrote songs, including one recorded by the Beach Boys) but died, ironically by drowning, at the age of 39. He was also the first Beach Boy to release a solo album, the stunning Pacific Ocean Blue, which after years of being out of print and fetching hundreds on Ebay, was re-released in 2008 to widespread acclaim, being voted No 1 Reissue of the Year by Mojo and Uncut magazines.

This documentary tells the story of Dennis's life and music, with unseen archive footage and original interviews with Beach Boys Al Jardine and David Marks, his sons Michael and Carl and many friends and fellow musicians. These include Taylor Hawkins, drummer with the Foo Fighters who provided a vocal for the lost track on Pacific Ocean Blue, Holy Man, for which Dennis never laid down a vocal when he recorded the song in 1977.

Dennis Wilson, The real Beach boy, part one.

Dennis Wilson, the real Beach boy Part Two

5 comments:

The Badge said...

Thanks Andy. FYI, both links are to part 2. D'oh! ;)

YV said...

Fixed. I hope...

The Badge said...

Sure is! Thanks, brother.

Unknown said...

have listened Wake Up The Nation entirely, yann?

YV said...

Yes... Will publish a comment when it will be out... ;)