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[[caption-width-right:350:Photograph taken by Brian's daughter Daria.]]
''No Pier Pressure'' is an album by American artist Music/BrianWilson. It was released in 2015 and was initially planned as a new album for Music/TheBeachBoys.
In 2013, three major projects were announced on Brian Wilson's website: a Wilson/Jeff Beck collaboration (consisting of instrumental rock tunes), a pop album and a suite of songs (based on the last four tracks off Music/TheBeachBoys' ''Music/ThatsWhyGodMadeTheRadio''). After a successful summer tour between Brian and Jeff, some songs were recorded but left unfinished. The project was aborted and Brian went on to what would turn out to be ''No Pier Pressure''.
The album features a variety of young artists as guest stars (ranging from [[Creator/ZooeyDeschanel She & Him]] to Music/KaceyMusgraves) and also brings back fellow Beach Boys such as Music/AlJardine, Music/DavidMarks and Blondie Chaplin. Brian's co-producer on the album is Joe Thomas (infamous for his work on ''{{Music/Imagination}}'' who had already returned when ''That's Why God Made The Radio'' was recorded. One of the album's songs, "One Kind Of Love" was also featured on the movie ''Film/LoveAndMercy''.
Reception to the album was mixed, with most critics pointing out the use of autotune and the Adult-Contemporary approach (two elements which were also present and criticized on ''Imagination'').
!!Tracklist:
# "This Beautiful Day"
# "Runaway Dancer"
# "What Ever Happened"
# "On The Island"
# "Half Moon Bay"
# "Our Special Love"
# "The Right Time"
# "Guess You Had To Be There"
# "Tell Me Why"
# "Sail Away"
# "One Kind Of Love"
# "Saturday Night"
# "The Last Song"
!!This album provides examples of:
* AlbumClosure: The soberly titled "The Last Song".
* AwardBaitSong: "One Kind Of Love" was nominated for an oscar for Best Original Song (but lost).
* BreakUpSong: "Tell Me Why":
--> ''Kinda funny but mostly sad''\\
''Kinda good but mostly bad''\\
''I really miss that thing we had''\\
''Until you went away''
* GenreShift: Due to the presence of Sebu on the track "Runaway Dancer", it is a HouseMusic beat which you totally wouldn't expect from Brian Wilson who is known for his Surf-Rock and Art Pop tunes.
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Half Moon Bay"
* LongestSongGoesLast: The appropriately titled "The Last Song" clocks in at four minutes and 36 seconds.
* LimitedLyricsSong: "This Beautiful Day"
--> ''Life goes on and on''\\
''Like your favorite song''\\
''What we feel inside''\\
''On this wayward drive''\\
''If we could find a way''\\
''If you would only stay''\\
''If we could hold on to this feeling''\\
''And this beautiful day''
* LocationSong: "Half Moon Bay", located in California.
* [[OddballInTheSeries Odd Ball In The Album]]: The Dance/House track "Runaway Dancer", easily.
* PunBasedTitle: No Pier/Peer Pressure. Brian said he called the album that way because he felt no pressure making it.
* SpecialGuest: Quite a lot, and most of them are from a more modern pop era (Brian and Joe relied on their children and cross checked who could be on the album).
** Beach Boys Al Jardine, David Marks and Blondie Chaplin appear on "What Ever Happened", "The Right Time", "Tell Me Why" and "Sail Away".
** Music/KaceyMusgraves, [[Creator/ZooeyDeschanel She & Him]], Sebu Simonian, Nate Ruess and Peter Hollens are part of the younger generation of artists which took part in the album's making.
** Music/LanaDelRey and Music/FrankOcean were supposed to appear on the album but couldn't (Frank was dismissed after saying he wanted to rap, and Lana cancelled out).
* TropicalIslandAdventure: "On The Island"
--> ''We booked a seven day cruise on our summer vacation''\\
''Ended up lost in this island nation ''
* UpdatedReRelease: A deluxe edition sold exclusively in Target stores includes an old recording of Brian playing "[[Music/TheBeachBoysToday In The Back Of My Mind]]" as well as the song "[[Music/BrianWilson1988 Love & Mercy]]".
[[caption-width-right:350:Photograph taken by Brian's daughter Daria.]]
''No Pier Pressure'' is an album by American artist Music/BrianWilson. It was released in 2015 and was initially planned as a new album for Music/TheBeachBoys.
In 2013, three major projects were announced on Brian Wilson's website: a Wilson/Jeff Beck collaboration (consisting of instrumental rock tunes), a pop album and a suite of songs (based on the last four tracks off Music/TheBeachBoys' ''Music/ThatsWhyGodMadeTheRadio''). After a successful summer tour between Brian and Jeff, some songs were recorded but left unfinished. The project was aborted and Brian went on to what would turn out to be ''No Pier Pressure''.
The album features a variety of young artists as guest stars (ranging from [[Creator/ZooeyDeschanel She & Him]] to Music/KaceyMusgraves) and also brings back fellow Beach Boys such as Music/AlJardine, Music/DavidMarks and Blondie Chaplin. Brian's co-producer on the album is Joe Thomas (infamous for his work on ''{{Music/Imagination}}'' who had already returned when ''That's Why God Made The Radio'' was recorded. One of the album's songs, "One Kind Of Love" was also featured on the movie ''Film/LoveAndMercy''.
Reception to the album was mixed, with most critics pointing out the use of autotune and the Adult-Contemporary approach (two elements which were also present and criticized on ''Imagination'').
!!Tracklist:
# "This Beautiful Day"
# "Runaway Dancer"
# "What Ever Happened"
# "On The Island"
# "Half Moon Bay"
# "Our Special Love"
# "The Right Time"
# "Guess You Had To Be There"
# "Tell Me Why"
# "Sail Away"
# "One Kind Of Love"
# "Saturday Night"
# "The Last Song"
!!This album provides examples of:
* AlbumClosure: The soberly titled "The Last Song".
* AwardBaitSong: "One Kind Of Love" was nominated for an oscar for Best Original Song (but lost).
* BreakUpSong: "Tell Me Why":
--> ''Kinda funny but mostly sad''\\
''Kinda good but mostly bad''\\
''I really miss that thing we had''\\
''Until you went away''
* GenreShift: Due to the presence of Sebu on the track "Runaway Dancer", it is a HouseMusic beat which you totally wouldn't expect from Brian Wilson who is known for his Surf-Rock and Art Pop tunes.
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Half Moon Bay"
* LongestSongGoesLast: The appropriately titled "The Last Song" clocks in at four minutes and 36 seconds.
* LimitedLyricsSong: "This Beautiful Day"
--> ''Life goes on and on''\\
''Like your favorite song''\\
''What we feel inside''\\
''On this wayward drive''\\
''If we could find a way''\\
''If you would only stay''\\
''If we could hold on to this feeling''\\
''And this beautiful day''
* LocationSong: "Half Moon Bay", located in California.
* [[OddballInTheSeries Odd Ball In The Album]]: The Dance/House track "Runaway Dancer", easily.
* PunBasedTitle: No Pier/Peer Pressure. Brian said he called the album that way because he felt no pressure making it.
* SpecialGuest: Quite a lot, and most of them are from a more modern pop era (Brian and Joe relied on their children and cross checked who could be on the album).
** Beach Boys Al Jardine, David Marks and Blondie Chaplin appear on "What Ever Happened", "The Right Time", "Tell Me Why" and "Sail Away".
** Music/KaceyMusgraves, [[Creator/ZooeyDeschanel She & Him]], Sebu Simonian, Nate Ruess and Peter Hollens are part of the younger generation of artists which took part in the album's making.
** Music/LanaDelRey and Music/FrankOcean were supposed to appear on the album but couldn't (Frank was dismissed after saying he wanted to rap, and Lana cancelled out).
* TropicalIslandAdventure: "On The Island"
--> ''We booked a seven day cruise on our summer vacation''\\
''Ended up lost in this island nation ''
* UpdatedReRelease: A deluxe edition sold exclusively in Target stores includes an old recording of Brian playing "[[Music/TheBeachBoysToday In The Back Of My Mind]]" as well as the song "[[Music/BrianWilson1988 Love & Mercy]]".
