In 2003, Rolling stone listed the Beach Boys Pet Sounds as #2 in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Inspired by the unity of Rubber Soul as an album and not just a collection of songs, Brian Wilson began writing the songs for Pet Sounds. With his competetive and creative juices on overdrive, Wilson produced a studio masterpiece, a sonic wonderland of bells, barking dogs, electronic and classical instruments and heavenly vocal harmonies. Bob Dylan once said, "Brian Wilson, he made all his records with four tracks, but you couldn't make his records if you had a hundred tracks today." One year later, after hearing Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Wilson abandoned work on the Smile album and fell deeper into a depression that would haunt him for years.
On November 12th, Brian Wlison brings his summery sounds to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Tickets are on sale this week. The fact that Brian Wilson can still talk in complete sentences is reason enough to show your support. Battling decades of drug addiction, obesity, anxiety and depression, Wilson has survived, conquering many demons along the way and his reemergence as a touring musician is one of the greatest comeback stories in rock history. Should not only be a great night of music but an inspiring one as well.
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