Reviews (page 8 of 8)
Pretty terrible album - would NOT listen again
I didn’t enjoy it and then realised he could have been a live action Minecraft Steve in this album cover
I don't hate this album so much as pity it. I want to give it a hug and tell it "everything will be okay, it's not your fault you were made by the less talented Wilson"
I had never heard of Dennis Wilson, but I had a hunch he belonged to a bigger group, and a quick Wikipedia search confirmed he was part of The Beach Boys. I put this album on during a four-hour drive, and honestly, it just felt way too long—it took up almost half the trip to get through. I’m not really a big fan of the slower rock from this era, so it was a bit of a slog for me. I’m waiting for proper Beach Boys albums to pop up on this list to see if their main catalog is more my style, because as much as I want to like them and this record, it just didn't click.
Boring
no es para mi
Who's the funny guy who posted this double album? There is no way I needed to hear 33 of this guy's song. I didn't even need to hear 1.
I guess it's unexpected coming from a Beach Boy? There's a period of the 70s where critics and fans were into stuff that just does not grab me.
not my jam
RIP I know you were a pretty cool cat but this is just more Beach Boy schlop
The album cover smacks of arrogance, the music does nothing to back up that delusion. This album is a very poor effort.
Could barely get through - super long album.
Lush, melancholic pop and soft rock built on layered pianos, warm synths, steady rhythms, and husky, weathered vocals drifts with heavy emotional weight. Listening feels like floating on a vast, gray ocean where waves rise and fall slowly, pulling you into a slow weighty pace.
A completely forgettable album. I had this running in the background, and not a single song grabbed my attention. The songs are all well-crafted and produced, but lack any quality that would make them catchy or interesting.
Didn't really do anything for me. There were two songs that caught my attention but not enough to "like" and go back and listen to. Don't think I'd have any interest in revisiting.
Not for me
33 flipping songs and not one good one
Interesting, not bad.
this bored me so much i thought it would drag on for eternity.
I don't even know what to say about this, I found it all extremely dull with nothing interesting enough to grasp onto to criticise or praise in any way. It's just there, being unsure of what it wants to be.
Not for me. 1/5
Not for me, but top of the current one stars given he sang the lead vocals on “God Only Knows”.
Meh
It’s not for me.
Boring
Interesting backstory doesn't make a boring album more listenable.
Nup. Boring and formulaic. Next!
nah
Thought the album was awful. Awesome instrumental song though!!
Not my jam.
No Dennis, you can't be the Beach Boys all by yourself.
Moist boot energy all the way through.
You could cross the Pacific Ocean in the time it takes to finish this album.
I somehow kept forgetting this was playing while it was playing. It was basically white noise to me, no pun intended.
Rubbish
Not great. Did I NEED to hear this before I died? No. Dennis probably should have stuck with the Beach Boys. Some of the choices on this album were strange. Is that a didgeridoo on the song "Dreamer"? IDK, but it's weird. There's just no soul to this album. Nothing that sets it apart from better works. Anyway, I don't recommend this album. The song that will make the 1001 playlist will be the title track, "Pacific Ocean Blues". That one is at least a bit bluesy. ~ 1.2 Stars
Nothing about this album is appealing.
A double CD of this dinner music? One CD is enough I'm done.
My expectations weren't exactly high for a post-'60s Beach Boys solo record, but this is truly atrocious, and not even in the way that I would have anticipated. At its most overtly soulful, it's a bad Peter Gabriel pastiche, and it's not as if Peter Gabriel — the most loathsome figure in contemporary rock — is an especially worthy figure to emulate in the first place. At its most trite, you may as well not be listening to anything at all.
1. river - 1 2. uurong- 0 3. moon - 1 4. night - 1.5 5. dreamer - 1.5 6. you - 1.5 7. time - 1.5 8. i - 1.5 9. bluez - 1 10. friend - 1.5 11. rainbouuz - 1 12. zhouu - 0 13. tug - 1 14. only - 1.5 15. man - 2 16. mezico - 2 17. moonlight - 1 18. late - 1 19. zchool - 0 20. remember - 1.5 21. me - 1 22. uuild - 0 23. common - 1.5 24. real - 1 25. burn - 0 26. cocktailz - 1 27. love - 1.5 28. companion - 0 29. bed - 1 30. album - 1.5 31. alone - 1.5 32. piano - 2 33. holy man - 1
This is epically self indulgent. Choir ✅Orchestra ✅2 Hours Long ✅ You could have substituted this Spinal Tap song track and I would not have found it unreasonable.
This is the soundtrack for the hippy commune’s last group sex session because they had to split up because gas prices got too high.
A Seventies Beach Boys copy without the tunes, you say..?
I kept asking myself, "when is this album going to end?!" Couldn't tell you a single track that stood out or interested me.
WTF was that
Not for me. It seemed self indulgent and dull. Sorry
My god this was torture. So boring, so long.
the beach boys this was not. I can see why he only made one record. He probably single handedly put Messina out of business.
I tried like four different times to finish the entire thing but it's just so boring to me. Doesn't make me feel anything.
Absolutely nothing to this album.
not for me
ik kon hier echt helemaal niks mee.
Can't stand it
Wow... a 2 hour double album... It was interesting. I can hear a lot of things in this album from Ozzy to Tom Petty. I don't know if I love it yet when I realized I'm halfway through the first album but there is a lot on it that is pretty. The longer this album went on the worse I felt about it. My god it is long.
Opittua äänimassaa vuodelta 77.
Not my thing.
It’s like it tries to be so grand. I don’t like the horns in this, or the piano, or his voice.
terrible. I didn't finish
Should have tried harder to get Brian out of bed.
Quase 2h de meh
This was a tough listen.
Yeah nah
Pants
Didn’t really like it
Not my thing.
No me gusta
Standard 70's West Coast fare here, it is ok but doesn't grab me as a classic. has some catchy tunes like "What's Wrong" the Title Track "Pacific Ocean Blues" and "You and I". But to be honest the drugs and alcohol (and probably his relationship with Charles Manson) were taking there toll by this time. As I say not a memorable album for me and a bit boring really.
s h i t
Dull
"Pacific Ocean Blue". A tropical title that is not that unusual for a Beach Boy. But of course, he'll deliver music here that is different from the famous band's music. And the result is just a bunch of forgettable rock and ballads. It's such a boring album. Dennis Wilson himself panned this album for "having no substance". And... it DOES have substance -- a product of his personal stuggles for the past seven years -- but it still sucks. The more I listen to moody rock music, the more I learn how I hate it. This album is clearly not for me, and I'm not sure if it should be on this list. "Dreamer" is such a slick banger, though. I wish there was more of the track's tropical energy throughout the album.
Not diggin it
Wilson was into alcohol, drugs, and Manson...and it shows.
To me, the most memorable song on the album is "School Girl", which is memorable for the wrong reasons. I'd much rather listen to "Pet Sounds".
meh
Musiikkihan sinällään oli ihan ok, mut 2 vitun tuntia aivan liikaa mulle. Koko viikonlopun ajan yritin kuunnella loppuun, mut en tainnu ees ehtiä ku piti välillä muutakin kuunnella. Taidan olla musiikillisesti sivistymätön paskiainen
Sounds very much of its time ie like Beach Boys, Beatles etc. Not for me