Wie geht's?
Recently, Meg Gallagher asked her Facebook friends to reply to her post with something that brings them joy - could have been a quote, a line of verse, a photo - anything.
Without a second's reflection, I instantly posted the picture above.
Not only does music bring me great joy, but records in particular bring me constant joy, and even more specifically this album by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks is just a joyful collection of sounds.
Brian is freed up - he was employed by Parks as a singer only - not a songwriter or a producer ( both of which he is phenomenally talented at, btw).
I've loved this album since I bought a CD of it when it was released back in 1995. Having just returned from Palmerston North and a visit to JB Hi-Fi, I'm delighted to now be the possessor of a vinyl copy (it's finally now been released in that format).
In his sleeve notes Van Dyke Parks calls it a 'paeon' (sic) to California. He means a paean - as in - enthusiastic praise for California. A mythical, or at best, a long lost California that is: Sun dappled orange groves, gorgeous music like Lullaby filling the air, as beautiful ladies (some called Jeanine) in bonnets frolick amongst the wild flowers. He really does conjure up those sensual delights in this album.
It's a gorgeous collection of music.
A paean to California? Oh, yes!
Love and peace - Wozza
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