Requiem for a Beach Boy Bum

Dennis Wilson lives!

By A.D. Amorosi

While we’re not one to celebrate sales charts, I have to admit these marks are impressive. According to Sony/BMG Legacy:

# 4 ROCK RELEASE ON AMAZON.COM DAY OF RELEASE!

# 2 BEST SELLER AT AMEOBA RECORDS IN LOS ANGELES!

# 16 DEBUT ON THE UK ALBUM CHART!

We’re no talking about a Beck or a Coldplay. This is the Epic/Legacy release of Pacific Ocean Blue: Legacy Edition – troubled Beach Boy drummer Dennis Wilson’s solo album from 1978 and its accompanying tracks from his unfinished Bambu sessions. To say that the moody record was a lost emotive masterpiece might be a bit much. But it was a gruff blue-eyed soul/folk/rock effort that showed off skills only hinted at within latter-day B-Boys hits such as “Sail On Sailor” and other Brother label releases.

Wilson died in 1983, at age 39.

You can read BLURT’s review of the album HERE or in our June digital magazine.

[Photo Credit: Dean O. Torrence]