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Originally Posted by Quzi
I'd take Brian's "autobiography" with a huge grain of salt. Apparently it was ghost written by Landy, the psychologist illegally prescribed all sorts of meds that near killed Brian and left him with heavy neurological damage.
I think Brian as late as 1978 could have been "saved" to great effect. Love You showed that he still had some awesomely inventive arranging chops and then M.I.U. suggested he had a salvageable voice locked away too. Unfortunately whatever Landy did to the guy in the '80s caused him to lose complete nuance and control of his voice and made him have to rely on creative collaborators ever since.
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Yes, I´ve heard that misgiving about "Wouldn´t It Be Nice" too, and it´s certainly rather suspicious, the way Dr.Landy is painted out to be the only saint and saviour in the whole book. Here´s an early depiction of Dr. Landy surrounded by the Wilson family which was excluded from the final edition of the book:-
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Originally Posted by Quzi
I think Brian as late as 1978 could have been "saved" to great effect. Love You showed that he still had some awesomely inventive arranging chops and then M.I.U. suggested he had a salvageable voice locked away too. Unfortunately whatever Landy did to the guy in the '80s caused him to lose complete nuance and control of his voiceand made him have to rely on creative collaborators ever since.
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Well, the voices of singers usually degenerate over the years. How about Neil Young or Bob Dylan ? You don´t need a Dr. Landy to lose your voice...also, we shouldn´t rule out the fact that maybe BW has deliberately changed his attitude or style...
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Originally Posted by Taxman
Yeah, I don't know what happened to his voice... It have changed a lot. But it is not that bad. For example, on,his album 'Reimagines Gershwin' there is some very good vocal performances.
In studio he has been able to come out with good vocal performances,but when he's singing live, he does not sound good.
Always found 'Love You' to be very good album.
Anyway, I have also heard that autobiography was mostly written by Landy and so I would not believe everything what it says.
And yes, that Guardian article was pretty interesting to read.
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Did you like the Gershwin album, Taxman ? After hearing one track and some bad reviews, I´ve left it alone myself.