… dig into this remarkable cover. Arguably Bobby Gillespie’s most soulful delivery, the piano-driven track delivers a shimmering, almost spiritual ambiance before crashing into a haunting, slow burn of an outro. The narrative penned through the lens of a wounded Vietnam soldier, the stark minimalism of Wilson’s lyrics is a perfect match for the band’s bluesy comedown and the -era choral, gospel arrangement.
Category: Dennis Wilson
Dennis Wilson :: Lady/Fallin’ In Love, 1970 (Video)
The guys in the Allah-Las (one of my favorite new bands from L.A., who I’ll be writing about at length shortly) just hipped me to this video for Dennis Wilson’s “Lady” (aka “Fallin’ […]
Dennis Wilson :: Pacific Ocean Blue
After this Summer has come and gone I’ll think back to what I was listening to at the time and the reissue of Dennis Wilson’s Pacific Ocean Blue will most definitely be at […]
Dennis Wilson :: At Long Last…Bambu
“The next album is a hundred times what Pacific Ocean Blue is. It kicks. It’s different in a way. I think I have more confidence now that I’ve completed one […]