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Caroline Now! The Songs of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys
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Tracklist
01. Eugene Kelly / Lady [0:03:33.65]
02. Alex Chilton / I Wanna Pick You Up [0:02:56.17]
03. June & The Exit Wounds / All I Wanna Do [0:03:13.57]
04. Katrina Mitchell & Bill Wells / Wind Chimes [0:02:27.16]
05. The High Llamas / Anna Lee, The Healer [0:03:28.62]
06. Souvenir / Ne Dis Pas (Girl Don't Tell Me - French version) [0:02:34.65]
07. Duglas T. Stewart / Lines [0:03:20.10]
08. Camping / Busy Doin' Nothin' [0:03:54.68]
09. Stevie Jackson / Good Time [0:03:48.52]
10. The Free Design / Endless Harmony [0:03:18.50]
11. The Pearlfishers / Go Away Boy [0:03:28.53]
12. Saint Etienne / Stevie [0:03:05.17]
13. The Radio Sweethearts / Honkin' Down the Highway [0:03:15.08]
14. Eric Matthews / Lonely Sea [0:03:51.25]
15. Kle / Rainbow Eyes [0:04:00.30]
16. Chip Taylor & Evie Sands / Let's Put Our Hearts Together [0:02:21.60]
17. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra / Pet Sounds [0:03:30.37]
18. Malcolm Ross / Heroes & Villains [0:04:08.00]
19. Norman Blake / Only with You [0:02:46.40]
20. The Aluminum Group / Caroline, No [0:03:42.10]
21. Jad Fair / Do Ya [0:02:30.65]
22. The Secret Goldfish / Big Sur [0:02:56.58]
23. David Ritchie Coalition / Good Timin' [0:02:55.60]
24. Kim Fowley / Almost Summer [0:02:56.65]
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From Amazon.co.uk
Tribute albums are usually terrible. That said, there are several reasons why
this one--a tribute to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys--isn't, but it's mainly
down to the quality of everyone involved. The usual songs aren't exhumed;
instead we are treated to delights such as legendary Half-Japanese naïve poet
Jad Fair's one-take version of the Honeys' 1977 pop gem "Do Ya" and Stevie
(Belle & Sebastian) Jackson's intimate take on the Beach Boys reject "Good
Time". Throughout, there's an obvious love and quite stunning level of research
--from the beautiful rare photographs of Brian taken by ex-housemate David
Dalton to the copious sleeve-notes and exclusive Brian interview in the
sumptuous 28-page booklet. Other highlights include former Josef K/Orange Juice
member Malcolm Ross's lounge reading of "Heroes and Villains"; St. Etienne's
subtle reading of the unreleased "Stevie"; Katrina (the Pastels) Mitchell's
sparse, whispered cover of "Wind Chimes"; and many more besides. Caroline Now!
is a fitting tribute.
Tribute albums are usually terrible. That said, there are several reasons why
this one--a tribute to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys--isn't, but it's mainly
down to the quality of everyone involved. The usual songs aren't exhumed;
instead we are treated to delights such as legendary Half-Japanese naïve poet
Jad Fair's one-take version of the Honeys' 1977 pop gem "Do Ya" and Stevie
(Belle & Sebastian) Jackson's intimate take on the Beach Boys reject "Good
Time". Throughout, there's an obvious love and quite stunning level of research
--from the beautiful rare photographs of Brian taken by ex-housemate David
Dalton to the copious sleeve-notes and exclusive Brian interview in the
sumptuous 28-page booklet. Other highlights include former Josef K/Orange Juice
member Malcolm Ross's lounge reading of "Heroes and Villains"; St. Etienne's
subtle reading of the unreleased "Stevie"; Katrina (the Pastels) Mitchell's
sparse, whispered cover of "Wind Chimes"; and many more besides. Caroline Now!
is a fitting tribute. --Jerry Thackray
Allmusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Some three years in the making, Caroline Now! The Songs of Brian Wilson and the
Beach Boys is more than just a much deserved tribute to arguably the greatest of
all American pop bands; it's also a lovely and engaging introduction to some of
the finest talent the contemporary pop world has to offer, highlighted by such
newsworthy developments as the reemergence of ex-Vaselines frontman Eugene Kelly
(the Spector-esque opener "Lady"), the solo debut of Belle and Sebastian's
Stevie Jackson (the wistful "Good Time"), and, most remarkably, the first new
Free Design recording in some three decades (the rapturous "Endless Harmony").
Wisely, the set focuses on the Beach Boys' more obscure material (much of it
dating from the 1970s), a decision that allows the performers far more latitude
in imprinting their personal stamps on the songs; at the same time, with so many
of the acts featured on Caroline Now! making their admiration for Brian Wilson's
work thoroughly evident in their own records, there's nothing too radical
either; the High Llamas' "Anna Lee, the Healer," for example, sounds exactly
like you'd expect it would. Still, by and large, the disc boasts an artistry and
consistency most tributes lack, thanks as much to the brilliance of its subject
as to the torch-carrying affections of its contributors; with Mike Love beating
a dead horse leading an ad-hoc Beach Boys lineup on the state fair circuit and
with Wilson himself touring in what often seems like a musical adaptation of
Flowers for Algernon, god only knows it's reassuring that at least someone's
keeping their musical spirit truly alive.
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Allmusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Some three years in the making, Caroline Now! The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is more than just a much deserved tribute to arguably the greatest of all American pop bands; it's also a lovely and engaging introduction to some of the finest talent the contemporary pop world has to offer, highlighted by such newsworthy developments as the reemergence of ex-Vaselines frontman Eugene Kelly (the Spector-esque opener "Lady"), the solo debut of Belle and Sebastian's Stevie Jackson (the wistful "Good Time"), and, most remarkably, the first new Free Design recording in some three decades (the rapturous "Endless Harmony"). Wisely, the set focuses on the Beach Boys' more obscure material (much of it dating from the 1970s), a decision that allows the performers far more latitude in imprinting their personal stamps on the songs; at the same time, with so many of the acts featured on Caroline Now! making their admiration for Brian Wilson's work thoroughly evident in their own records, there's nothing too radical either; the High Llamas' "Anna Lee, the Healer," for example, sounds exactly like you'd expect it would. Still, by and large, the disc boasts an artistry and consistency most tributes lack, thanks as much to the brilliance of its subject as to the torch-carrying affections of its contributors; with Mike Love beating a dead horse leading an ad-hoc Beach Boys lineup on the state fair circuit and with Wilson himself touring in what often seems like a musical adaptation of Flowers for Algernon, god only knows it's reassuring that at least someone's keeping their musical spirit truly alive.