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In Reply to: RE: Genius is an ultimate word, and like most such words has been devalued by pop culture. posted by Timbo in Oz on May 15, 2012 at 23:31:17
Being "a genius" is a little bit different than displaying a degree of ingenuity (or, having "genius"), at least according to my dictionary. I might agree that Brian Wilson "had genius", and for some, that would be enough to make him deserving of the label. I'm not so sure...
"He was one of those men who live in poverty so that their lines of questioning may continue." - John Steinbeck
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Ingenious, clever, a great synthesiser of styles. I have always like the Beach boys and indeed could sing the falsetto bits loudly and truly. See below.
I reached ten yrs in 1960, also eeh year my father finally died from war causes, and grew up on the coast in Australia, looking at the surf every day. Balsa boards, hand boards, body surfing, surf skis. Surfing past noahs at least once a year to boot.
In any case hi-fi did not start out being about pop music, and it still isn't, for me.
So, why don't the Beach Boys seem to to me to be truly great music? Perhaps because I was fortunate to have been encouraged to audition for our city's Cathedral as a chorister, and be accepted, and so pop music just doesn't quite make it for me. Important though it is and always will be.
My cohort at my high school were the second year to do twelve years of schooling and three of us obtained entry to the Australian National University, a very tight knit group. We also had a rock band, and guess who led the backing group? All those girls are still good friends.
Noahs arks? Rhyming slang.
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And gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
'Still not saluting.'
... he was closely related to that thing. There is a package full of things - all of them related to music making - that the modern pop star must show ingenuity for. Some of the things included in this "package" are sensitivity to modern fashion or sentiment, musicianship, the (tireless) innovative spirit, marketing ability, stamina. In other words, Brian Wilson displayed his "genius" for the making, packaging, and delivery of pop music. Something like a modern Paganini.
"He was one of those men who live in poverty so that their lines of questioning may continue." - John Steinbeck
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Funny, I think of it as being precisely the opposite. The Beach Boys' music is uncool to the point of dorkiness. It succeeded mostly because of Wilson's outsized talent.
Well, I only implied that Brian Wilson was ingenious and successful in some ways. He was very good at framing the aesthetics of a certain time and place during the 1960's. "Coolness Factor"? That's another issue entirely. We are all dorks in certain ways, I'm sure...
"He was one of those men who live in poverty so that their lines of questioning may continue." - John Steinbeck
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Very much so. :-)
Thanks for the positive affirmation... I think.
"He was one of those men who live in poverty so that their lines of questioning may continue." - John Steinbeck
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