Long Promised Road: Songs of Dennis & Carl Wilson

Adam Marsland | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 13, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Karma Frog
• ASIN: B000NJWTH0
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,225 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. What the Hell

2. Meanwhile

3. Don't Look Back (Don't Look Down)

4. The Big Bear

5. River Song

6. Moonshine

7. Got to Know the Woman

8. Angel Come Home

9. Long Promised Road

10. Where I Belong

11. The Trader

12. What's Wrong

13. Wouldn't It Be Nice to Live Again

14. Carry Me Home

15. Forever

16. Keepin' the Summer Alive

17. All I Want to Do

18. I Can't Let Go

19. What the World Needs Now Is a Good Deus Ex Machina

20. Celebrate the News

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Capturing the magic, April 12, 2007

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Railman "Bob D." (San Gabriel Valley CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Long Promised Road: Songs of Dennis & Carl Wilson (Audio CD)

This CD captures a night of great songs by a band that does them justice. I was on the scene that night and was so glad when the CD came out. Except for a few minor "tweaks", you hear what the "small but enthusiastic" audience heard at a pub in Marina del Rey (near LA). Adam Marsland's Chaos Band featuring Evie Sands and Alan Boyd had just returned from a tour of the midwest, and this performance gave the "home folks" a chance to see the road show. A special treat for me was having a recording of "Don't Look Back (Don't Look Down)", an Evie Sands original that I'd enjoyed at gigs but couldn't hear on the car stereo. Then there's the 21st Century version of "I Can't Let Go", which makes her 1965 track sound just a bit tame. Some of the songs (especially those written by Dennis Wilson) are real rockers, then there's "Carry Me Home", originally composed during the Vietnam War, but never officially released. Now it's finally on a disc, and, sad to say, still timely in view of world events. At the performance, the crowd was quiet, and no doubt tears came to many eyes.

"Long Promised Road" showcases a superb band playing music they know and love, for an audience that knows and loves it. Join the magic!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the LOVE of the music, March 23, 2007

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Rand A. Richard (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Long Promised Road: Songs of Dennis & Carl Wilson (Audio CD)

Adam Marslands Chaos band brings to life the songs of Dennis and Carl Wilson in this set of "lesser known" and greatly underappriciated songs that were originally released on Beach Boys LP's through the years. The painstaking arrangements and stellar performance make this set a MUST have for anyone that loves the Beach Boys AND anyone that appriciates outstanding live performance! The live recreation of harmonies in this set virtually unalterd by studio re'do's unlike other live sets give the listener an appriciation for rehearsal and execution! The talent in AMCB is deep and broad. Beginning with Marsland himself. The frontman of the band brassy at times and tender at others shows a broad range of talent from singing ROCK N ROLL hard to warm and loving when the music dictates and this recording is ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC!!! Not ego. Evie Sands lends her spectacular voice and guitar playing to every song giving even the roughest treatment that touch of class it deserves. Alan Boyd a chap who has had access to the Beach Boys vaults over the last few years adds his chameleon like voice to the arrangements which together with the whispy yet etherial background vocals of bassist Theresa Cowles and the steady fill ins of keyboardist/vocalist John Perry, combine for a mix that stirs this listeners soul! The versitle drumming of Kurt Medlin cant be overlooked either. Whether its the boogieque beat of WHATS WRONG or the syncopated beats of the dreamy MOONSHINE he is spot on througout!. This is LIVE music at its best!!!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss It!, March 26, 2007

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Conrad Callan "conrad1152" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Long Promised Road: Songs of Dennis & Carl Wilson (Audio CD)

Beautiful and painstaking recreations of these Carl and Dennis Wilson tracks (live!). I have listened to this CD over and over again - it gets better every time! If you are a Beach Boys fan then this CD is a 'must have'. Your collection won't be complete without it!

Conrad.