November 2011
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Compared with Liam, you were considered the reasonable, sane Gallagher brother. Why did both of the other former Oasis members join your brother’s band, Beady Eye?
I never said to them, ‘‘I’m leaving, and if you want to come with me, come.’’ Liam being Liam bullied them into starting a band that night. It’s like Lyndon Johnson being sworn in on the airplane on the way back from Dallas before the...
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I Love To Say Dada
Never doubt the impact of whimsy as it applies to Brian Wilson’s art. At the peak of his powers — 1965-‘67, let’s say — the Beach Boys boss was a sage arranger/composer and bona fide pop innovator. Without question, focus and ingenuity are cornerstones of the creative process behind the wealth of sounds on this five-disc package. But the music is ultimately marked by playfulness....
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