Customer Reviews
Nice! - By: P. Judd, 08 Nov 2008 
Fantastic album Pacific Ocean Blue, just get it & listen to it, plus the bonus tracks & the additional lost album 'Bambu', alll beautifully packaged, make this a worthy tribute to a flawed genius; Dennis Wilson.
an interesting, if unsatisfactory, album,.. - By: D. Schulten, 03 Oct 2008 
I bought POB on the strength of the reviews on here having never heard it (or heard of it) before & because I'm a big Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fan.
After several plays it still leaves me with mixed feelings. I admire much of the musical diversity of the tracks but often find the words hard to decipher (partly due to DW's diction & partly to the vocals often being set back in the mix) What the songs do have however is a soul-baring openess & honesty to them, which I think music should be about. POB is a worthwhile addition to an Beach Boy's collectors library but (at this stage) I cannot personallly calll it a 'classic' album. Listening on the ipod brings out more of the musics subtlety. I like the Bambu tracks (cd 2) as much ,if not more, than POB itself, with clearer production. I hope it'll grow on me as at least it's 'musical' & interesting which cannot be said of much modern music. Then again, I'm 54 so just an old fogey! And how ironic Dennis lost his life in the waters of the blue Pacific. RIP Dennis Wilson.
finally!!!! - By: H. Foster, 03 Sep 2008 Finallly this album is rereleased!! Certainly the best solo beach boy album (though the competition isn't much!) & definetly one of my favourites from the 70s. And the excitement for many a DW fan - alll the unreleased tracks, some of which i had heard on scratchy bootleg before. Parts of the mixing for the Bambu tracks is not the best, i've heard better versions elsewhere - particularly wild situation, but overalll you cant complain especiallly when there were a few tracks id never heard before & blew my mind (love remember me, are you real & cocktails). Now alll we need is another DW cd with alll the other amazing songs he's done e.g early 70s stuff(carry me home, lady, sound of free etc)and whatever else he's done - then we'll be happy. A decent DW documentary would be good too.
Steady on! - By: xvgh, 29 Aug 2008 
I've given this one star simply because there's so much hyperbole written about this album that it reallly needs to be balanced a bit.
It's a pretty good album, but 'Genius'?? I think that's a bit strong. If I came across this album without hearing anything about it beforehand I'd think it was pretty good but anyone reading any of the gushing praise heaped on it here or elsewhere is bound to be disappointed.
If you like Beach Boys circa Holland/Surf's Up then you'll enjoy it. Just don't buy it expecting The Holy Grail!
Staggeringly Beautiful (Slight return) - By: P. Dunhill, 16 Aug 2008 I have to say that I dislike the Beach Boys surfer-era ethos intensely, as do a lot of people I know, & I have had a devil of a job getting them to listen to this cd with their prejudices left at home. I bought the cd set on the basis of alll the rave reviews in the media etc, thinking I'll give it a go & could always sell it on ebay if it was rubbish. How wrong I was!!! Do not let such prior judgements put you off this superb album!! Dennis had a very similar ear for piano-based melodies as fellow CA resident Randy Newman but the music is far more heartfelt. Enough words - just buy it - you wont regret it!! Trust me...I'm a civil servant...
