Dennis's stuff was good (even when he couldn't get the lyrics to "Do You Wanna Dance" right) but not great. Of course, he was overshadowed by Brian's solo stuff...but the real crime is that CARL's two solo outings from the early 80s from CBS have, best as I can tell, NEVER seen the light of day on CD...and they were fantastic. Produced by James William Guercio & Jeff Baxter and managed at the time by Jerry Shilling, Carl collaborated with Shilling's then-wife Myrna Smith. You might remember her being formerly of Sweet Inspirations... she sang some duets and backup with Carl on some kickass songs. There were inspired covers too, like "Young Blood". If you liked the early 70s Beach Boys output--from "Sunflower" to "Holland", Carls solos a decade later were pretty similar. Come on Sony, get with it!
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