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Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
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  1. Oct 4, 2010
    8
    Of course not his best work ever, but is a work of love. This shines through most of this album. Despite some shortcomings, it is an educational piece of work. A look into the great musicial minds of George Gershwin an Brian Wilson.
  2. Apr 13, 2018
    10
    Reimagines Gershwin is the perfect description of what has happened on this album. I don't know what I was expecting but I have never heard versions of these songs like this. Its like the beach boys met frank Sinatra and its awesome
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66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. This album finds Wilson clearly invigorated by material he feels an affinity with; thankfully, he's not so precious that he can't flood it with sea salt, sunshine and all the qualities that make his music individual.
  2. You can't help but ask: Is Brian Wilson the baby-boomer George Gershwin? Or was Gershwin the first Beach Boy?
  3. With varying degrees of success he turns the melodies into post-Beach Boys pop with stacked harmonies performed in a barbershop tradition that erases vocal individuality for the sake of a creamy harmonic blend.