Dennis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue" Resurfaces

[Rolling_Stone]

A new reissue of the Beach Boys drummer's late-'70s album serves as a reminder of Wilson's talent and tormentHours before an early 1970s Beach Boys concert, the band’s musical director Jim Guercio remembers drummer Dennis Wilson fooling around on the piano during soundcheck. "I heard these amazing changes and I said, 'Dennis, is that one of Brian's songs?' " Guercio says. "He said, 'No, It's one of mine.' "By 1977 — just six years before he died — the Beach Boys' drummer had released Pacific Ocean Blue, a stunning, painful solo album that's widely considered the best Beach Boys project...

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