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The Beach Boys were in transition in 1968, still sporting some wounds from the implosion of SMiLE and Brian Wilson's accompanying breakdown. They rallied on 1967's Wild Honey and settled into a mellower groove for its follow-up, 1968's Friends. Wake the World: The Friends Sessions is a digital-only clearinghouse of 31 outtakes, alternate takes, demos, and incomplete tracks recorded during the making of the album (the collection also contains the "original 1966 track mix" of the SMiLE staple "Child Is the Father of the Man," which is a welcome and unexpected bonus). Where many Beach Boys outtake collections are filled to the brim with vocal tracks, Wake the World slightly favors instrumental backing tracks, a move that can emphasize the band's mellow eclecticism. Without their lyrics, "Transcendental Meditation" really swings and "When a Man Needs a Woman" has a cinematic sweep, "Passing By" boasts a lush floral arrangement and "Little Bird" feels symphonic. Such subtle transitions are evident in the alternate takes, too: "Even Steven" -- an early version of "Busy Doing Nothing" -- swings with a lounge-like insouciance. Some of these cuts are pretty skeletal -- "New Song" and "Untitled 1/25/68" are as unformed as their titles suggest -- but it's also fun to hear the band tentatively attempt Buffalo Springfield's "Rock and Roll Woman," which never quite leaves the ground. Such highlights may take some effort to excavate among the loose ends and alternate takes, but for die-hard Beach Boys fans, it is worth the time.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Composer, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Love, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer - John Parks, ComposerLyricist - Steve Korthof, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer - John Parks, ComposerLyricist - Steve Korthof, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Composer - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Composer - Mike Love, Composer - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Composer - Mike Love, Composer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer - Stephen Kalinich, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer - Stephen Kalinich, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer - Stephen Kalinich, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Lyle Ritz, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer - James Ackley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Al Jardine, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Billy Hinsche, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer - Stephen Kalinich, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Stephen Stills, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, Producer, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - Brian Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
MARK LINETT, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Dennis Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Boyd, Producer
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian Wilson, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Tandyn Almer, ComposerLyricist - Stanley Shapiro, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van Dyke Parks, Composer - Brian Wilson, Composer, Producer - The Beach Boys, MainArtist
℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
The Beach Boys were in transition in 1968, still sporting some wounds from the implosion of SMiLE and Brian Wilson's accompanying breakdown. They rallied on 1967's Wild Honey and settled into a mellower groove for its follow-up, 1968's Friends. Wake the World: The Friends Sessions is a digital-only clearinghouse of 31 outtakes, alternate takes, demos, and incomplete tracks recorded during the making of the album (the collection also contains the "original 1966 track mix" of the SMiLE staple "Child Is the Father of the Man," which is a welcome and unexpected bonus). Where many Beach Boys outtake collections are filled to the brim with vocal tracks, Wake the World slightly favors instrumental backing tracks, a move that can emphasize the band's mellow eclecticism. Without their lyrics, "Transcendental Meditation" really swings and "When a Man Needs a Woman" has a cinematic sweep, "Passing By" boasts a lush floral arrangement and "Little Bird" feels symphonic. Such subtle transitions are evident in the alternate takes, too: "Even Steven" -- an early version of "Busy Doing Nothing" -- swings with a lounge-like insouciance. Some of these cuts are pretty skeletal -- "New Song" and "Untitled 1/25/68" are as unformed as their titles suggest -- but it's also fun to hear the band tentatively attempt Buffalo Springfield's "Rock and Roll Woman," which never quite leaves the ground. Such highlights may take some effort to excavate among the loose ends and alternate takes, but for die-hard Beach Boys fans, it is worth the time.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:27
- Main artists: The Beach Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2018 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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