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Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin

One revered master of popular music working with the material of another revered master of popular music

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5.9

Label
EMI
UK Release date
06/09/2010
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  1. 8.0 |   Spin

    Wilson is clearly energized, and it's delightful to hear one virtuoso finally meet up with another
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  2. 8.0 |   The Observer

    As with all 13 tracks, Wilson draws out their freshness and life
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  3. 7.0 |   BBC

    [A] winning collection of songs and arrangements done with great style
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  4. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The result is Porgy and Bess-meets-Pet Sounds: lovely, weird, subtly psychedelic symphonic lounge music
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  5. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Isn’t quite the triumph one would have hoped ... But there’s enough happening here to make the project more than worthwhile
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  6. 6.0 |   Q

    It won't dethrone his great works, but there's heart in abundance. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Mojo

    While the pairing seems perfect, the results are rather less. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    It’s a joy to hear him in such audibly great spirits, even if his most cognizant album effort in decades isn’t some kind of miraculous knockout
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  9. 6.0 |   Uncut

    At least half of this album unites two of America's greatest songwriters. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Wilson is indubitably respectful of Gershwin's legacy, but the beautiful orchestration of the originals are occasionally lost in a haze of pop
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  11. 4.0 |   The Independent

    Here's hoping there are no plans for similar albums of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter etc
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  12. 2.0 |   The Guardian

    What a horrible album this is
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