Dennis Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician, drummer and founding member of the Beach Boys. He released the solo album Pacific Ocean Blue (1977) and died by drowning in Marina del Rey in 1983.

Founding member and drummer of the Beach Boys; brother of Brian and Carl Wilson. Released the solo album Pacific Ocean Blue (1977). Worked on an unfinished follow-up commonly called Bamboo. Publicly documented association with Charles Manson is part of his recorded history. Died by drowning in Marina del Rey on December 28, 1983.

DeBaser's reviews treat Pacific Ocean Blue as a cult-classic solo statement by Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson. Reviewers highlight oceanic imagery, melancholic piano-led arrangements, and the sad arc of Wilson's life. The Bamboo sessions and later reissues are discussed as valuable outtakes and unfinished follow-ups.

For:Beach Boys fans, listeners of 1970s singer-songwriter and cult rock, readers of music criticism

 This is his first and last album in life, cold and wonderfully blue like the embrace of the Pacific Ocean that, one day, never let him go again.

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 I consider this album as the Pink Moon of California.

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 The twilight sounds, the rich melodies, its nocturnal and melancholic setting, the never intrusive synthesizer touches, and its sense of desperation make it stand the test of time better than any other Beach Boys record after "Sunflower" and "Surf's Up".

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 Pacific Ocean Blue was released when the Beach Boys were already in a full descending parabola, the album failed commercially but the quality of the tracks was so high that time proved this work right making it progress from a cult record to a true classic.

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