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Gary Usher: Add Some Music to Your Day (A Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson)

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Gary Usher's tribute to Brian Wilson is brilliant. It is indeed easy listening, but what's wrong with that? It's a great album to do the dishes to, it's beautiful. If they did indeed play this music at the grocery store I'd be quite happy about that! Gary Usher not only wrote the classic "In My Room" with Brian Wilson, but he also is responsible for what I believe to be one of the best production jobs in the history of popular music, "The Notorious Byrd Brothers" by The Byrds.

Whilst I appreciate Garys contribution the the Beach Boys and Brians music this collection is elevator music of the most pernicious kind. Void of any soul, it does a great disservice to the music and renders it ordinary, boring and lifeless.

I STRONGLY recommend anyone intent on buying this should listen to a couple of tracks first

This album will take more than one listen to grow on you. has a lot of obscure bw / bb songs, not just the hits. i love to listen to it during late night /early morning baby feedings. a lot cooler to listen to than the baby lullaby cd the missus bought at the baby store. enjoy!

This really is an elevator music album, literally. It's not a symphonic take on Brian Wilson/BB music, though it does utilize a small section of the LA Symphony. It's music made for grocery shopping. Not one of Gary Usher's finer moments, though he did have many worthy projects as a writer and producer throughout his career. This one is worth skipping; you won't listen to it more than once, I guarantee it.