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BORIS' Latest Has a Familiar Tingenew

If Smile is any indication, the Japanese metal trio has settled the debate on what BORIS is actually supposed to sound like -- and apparently the consensus is "loud."
Washington City Paper  |  Aaron Leitko  |  05-15-2008  |  Reviews

A Legend Livesnew

After 35 years, Brian Wilson's Smile has finally delivered its payoff -- peace of mind, the redemptive power of love, and Heaven as a place with great surfing.
Boston Phoenix  |  Brett Milano  |  10-19-2004  |  Reviews

Reissues Reveal Troubled Brilliance of Brian Wilsonnew

Wilson has completed and finally released SMiLE (Nonesuch), his "teenage symphony to God" and an exercise in "modular" recording. Now the obvious question would be does SMiLE live up to its legend?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Tony Ware  |  10-14-2004  |  Reviews

Former Beach Boy Journeys to a Darker State of Mindnew

In his last major work, Brian Wilson invents the drama of escaping his dad and then even more melodramatically rehearses the helpless return to the dad; or a recapture by him.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Matthew Wilder  |  10-01-2004  |  Profiles & Interviews

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