A rounded and slightly trebly tone framed by a halo of overtones, along with other sounds—fuzzy-edged or transparent, elongated or truncated, tender or piercing—trace fragments of melody. They form ...
The great guitar anti-hero Bill Frisell has dreamt of perfect music—an otherworldly blend of unimaginably beautiful sounds. It may be a just a dream, but that hasn't stopped the Denver-raised musician ...
The answer to the question haunting every Beach Boys fan -- Why was "Smile" abandoned in 1967? -- comes relatively late in David Leaf's paean to Brian Wilson, "Beautiful Dreamer." Wilson, seated at ...