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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

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1. Just did some googling, couldn't find anything about Carl saying it, but other people have used

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 09:21 AM

Jun 12

those words to describe their music.

Which is ironic, because Murray, their father, was a monster, a bully who beat and emotionally abused Brian, Dennis and Carl, with both Brian and Dennis traumatized for life. I know less about Carl, but from what I read it sounds like he wasn't damaged as much by their nightmare childhood.

They transcended that nightmare in their music.

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On a documentary about the Beach Boys, Carl Wilson said something about "the sheer joy of it [their music]". I wrote it [View all] raccoon Jun 12 OP

Just did some googling, couldn't find anything about Carl saying it, but other people have used highplainsdem Jun 12 #1