you watch that TAMI show performance and it's clear that Dennis was the most popular with the girls.
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:01 (eleven years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uts03i0WRms/TK1nRKEHZSI/AAAAAAAADS0/-df4fej4nh8/s1600/AlJardineNC001.jpg
― that's why Love made the weirdos (brownie), Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
the amazing thing about Brian is that even as a 300+ pound of unshaved, unwashed pile of neuroses he STILL had multiple women literally fighting over him in the late 70s
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
dude had a sandbox! if there's one thing ladies love it's a dude with a sandbox. am i right?
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:13 (eleven years ago) link
when they were listening to the "13 minute suite" that closes the album Mike Love turned his hand into a gun and mocked blowing his brains out
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
ladies love $$$$
and fame.
and guys who eat their vege-ta-bles.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
Posting just for the hell of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxJfuml6ir8
The 12-inch mix is quite something (I'm serious)
― Electro-Shock Rory (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
more than 25 years ago and they look old even then. not a bad track though - not sure how it slipped through the cracks in my collection. It's probably there somewhere but don't remember even hearing it.
Going to see them tomorrow night and will be wearing my new Black Flag/Beach Boys shirt.
― skip, Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
oh, it's on Made in the USA.
― skip, Thursday, 14 June 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
Saw two things in the Paste review of this that caught my eye:
The seeds of most tracks date back over a decade, to a series of fruitful sessions between Wilson and producer-instrumentalist Joe Thomas, who originally collaborated with Wilson on his 1998 solo album, Imagination. A stand-out from those hours and hours of recordings was a mid-tempo, ‘50s-styled ditty called "That’s Why God Made the Radio," but instead of using the track as a springboard into a new solo album, Wilson shelved it away with an unselfish (and lofty) pride, claiming its potential could only be realized with his Beach Boys bandmates.
But just when you’re ready to write off Radio completely, it closes with a four-song stretch (part of a supposed long-form suite that remains, as of today, unfinished) that rivals anything in the group’s post-Pet Sounds repertoire.
the reflective, meditative closer “Summer’s Gone,” which was originally intended to serve as the final track on the final Beach Boys album.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/06/the-beach-boys-thats-why-god-made-the-radio.html
Are there any other sources for this stuff? I'd never heard either of the first two stories -- and the latter may prove yet to be true, so...
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 14 June 2012 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
think that stuff was covered in the recent newsweek (Time?) article. hey i'm listening to this right now! http://www.npr.org/event/music/154917913/the-beach-boys-in-concert?sc=tumblr&cc=tumb_music
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 June 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
"isn't it time" holds its own mixed in with the hits!
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 June 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
That's right, it's here: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/27/the-beach-boys-crazy-summer.html
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 14 June 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
Jim Peterik
Not just ex-Ides of March, but also of Survivor fame, and writer of .38 Special hits, too. Plus, another local Chicago guy, which would explain why he and Brian hooked up.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 June 2012 21:56 (eleven years ago) link
Female posters post more when the main server goes down, it's true.
― Cunga, Thursday, 14 June 2012 22:00 (eleven years ago) link
more than 25 years ago and they look old even then
also really reassuring that Brian looks just as confused as disengaged onstage then as he does 2/3 of the time now
― the hat's filthy lesson (sic), Friday, 15 June 2012 00:18 (eleven years ago) link
Amazing show at Merriweather Post Pavilion last night...
MVP: Jeff FoskettBeach Boys MVP: Al - as advertised here, he sounded great.Mike was even sketchier than I could have imagined and sounded old, but the essence of the original vocals came throughBrian showed flashes of his old self but was pretty subduedBruce didn't sound very good
They gave a shoutout and solo each to David Marks (Hawaii), Jeff (Don't Worry Baby), Darian (Sail on Sailor), and Scott (don't remember) - very classy. David Marks played lead guitar and was quite good. They didn't miss any of the big hits as far as I could tell. Some of the album tracks included Ballad of Ole Betsy, Hawaii, Little Honda, When I Grow Up, and All This Is That. Isn't It Time was the worst song of the day, Radio sounded a bit better. The backing band is top notch. All in all, it was incredibly more fun than the BW solo concert I went to a few years ago. It just looked RIGHT to see all of those guys on the same stage.
― skip, Saturday, 16 June 2012 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
The video tributes to Dennis (Forever) and Carl (God Only Knows) were actually quite well handled.
All in all, it was incredibly more fun than the BW solo concert I went to a few years ago
Exactly my feeling.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 16 June 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
Finally listened to as much of the new album as I could. A couple of these tracks, "Strange World" and "Spring Vacation," are among the worst I've heard from anyone in months.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 17 June 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
I didn't think Strange World was that bad. Seemed like a typical BW "I'm scared of everything" song.
"Spring Vacation" on the other hand...
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 18 June 2012 04:02 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah spring vacation is awful but I like strange world
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 18 June 2012 13:32 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not going to listen to it again, but I want to say mid-"Stange World" I realized that if this was by anyone other than the Beach Boys I wouldn't have even made it half way.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 18 June 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
It wouldn't be a proper Beach Boys album if it didn't have a few lolworthy tracks mixed in with the good ones
― Lee626, Monday, 18 June 2012 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
Finally read the Daily Beast piece -- it's awesome. Loved this:
They begin to sound like the Beach Boys. Close your eyes, shutting out Wilson’s swoosh of silver hair and Love’s four golden rings, and 1965 isn’t such a stretch.Or it isn't until someone's iPhone rings. Jardine's. He turns away from the piano and presses the device to his ear. "I'm going to have to call you back, because--wait, what?" He hangs up, shaking his head. "Dick Clark just passed away," he says. The room begins to murmur; the makeup lady covers her mouth with her hand.The Beach Boys in rehearsal for their 50th Anniversary reunion tour.Over the next few minutes, I watch as each Beach Boy absorbs the news. Love makes light of it, pretending to strangle Jardine behind his back. “You’re next, Al,” he purrs.
Or it isn't until someone's iPhone rings. Jardine's. He turns away from the piano and presses the device to his ear. "I'm going to have to call you back, because--wait, what?" He hangs up, shaking his head. "Dick Clark just passed away," he says. The room begins to murmur; the makeup lady covers her mouth with her hand.
The Beach Boys in rehearsal for their 50th Anniversary reunion tour.Over the next few minutes, I watch as each Beach Boy absorbs the news. Love makes light of it, pretending to strangle Jardine behind his back. “You’re next, Al,” he purrs.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
important insights from George Will
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 21 June 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
Closing trilogy beginning with To There And Back Again is really really good. Some pretty gorgeous melodies and arrangements. An assemblage of classic Wilson strategies perhaps, with strong hints of Smile and Holland, but lovely all the same.
― Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Thursday, 21 June 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
That reads like a wine description.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 June 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
http://s7.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/84AA39BB.jpg
― tylerw, Thursday, 21 June 2012 22:27 (eleven years ago) link
'60s vintage pretty tasty.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 June 2012 22:33 (eleven years ago) link
YES
― that's why Love made the weirdos (brownie), Thursday, 21 June 2012 22:35 (eleven years ago) link
Overtones of surf wax, cocaine, sand
― tylerw, Thursday, 21 June 2012 22:36 (eleven years ago) link
would drink
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 21 June 2012 22:42 (eleven years ago) link
"You're next, Stew."
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 22 June 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
Does george will ever have a fucking point? Every time I get to the end of something he's written I'm like ”Ok.....and...”
― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 22 June 2012 20:08 (eleven years ago) link
Pay no attention to the man behind the bow tie.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 22 June 2012 20:20 (eleven years ago) link
Does george will ever have a fucking point?
Political scientist James Q. Wilson grew up there, and in 1967, the year after the Beach Boys released “Good Vibrations,” he wrote a seminal essay on the political vibrations that produced California’s new governor: “A Guide to Reagan Country.” Wilson’s conclusion was that Ronald Reagan represented the political culture of a region where social structure nurtured individualism.
― Lee626, Friday, 22 June 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
Heh, it does a bit. Unfortunately the Mike Love contributions have the unpleasant tang of corkage.
― Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Saturday, 23 June 2012 13:01 (eleven years ago) link
Eh, I'm sending the whole bottle back. I think it's been adulterated with antifreeze.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 23 June 2012 13:13 (eleven years ago) link
Mike Love in still being "Mike Love" SHOCKAH!
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mike-love-books-beach-boys-shows-without-brian-wilson-20120626
― Electro-Shock Rory (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 19:37 (eleven years ago) link
haw. never take your eyes off love! interesting that they're playing/singing "our prayer" now, that'd be interesting to hear.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
INTERESTING
I just read "Nearest Faraway Place," and while there's no question the guy is often a dick and I hate to say it, it's pretty clear there would be no Beach Boys without him. When Brian was staying at home, first working and then just, um, staying at home, Love (and I guess Carl) kept the machine moving.
Another way to look at it is that linking your career to Brian's is a risky proposition, especially if you make a living in the road.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
On the road.
Love is a horrible, largely talentless asshole, and yet imho he is absolutely indispensable to the Beach Boys, no incarnation of the Boys is complete without him.
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 21:13 (eleven years ago) link
Tbf, I loved seeing them a few weeks back, but I'd pretty much describe all of the BBs, including Marks, as more or less talentless. Which sounds harsh, but really, every move they made was shadowed by someone else, or several others. Eleven or so people on stage, six of them guitarists, most of them singing ... but of course, none of them Beach Boys.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
Rolling Stone acting like there's a controversy when there isn't one? Was Brian upset about this? It doesn't say. Not sure why Love wouldn't do a tour with his band if he wants to and call it the Beach Boys as he is allowed to do and has been doing for fourteen years.
― timellison, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
every move they made was shadowed by someone else, or several others.
"Shadowed" implies that the players behind them were playing their same parts. Were you really able to determine whether this was so?
― timellison, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
ARE YOU REALLY CALLING BRIAN WILSON AND BRUCE JOHNSTON TALENTLESS
Never really knew about about Al's guitar skills. Marks seems like a good lead player!
― timellison, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
Re: shadowing, for sure. Well, sure as I could be from the audience. They totally looked like they were playing the same parts, note for note, as far as I could tell and as far as it sounded. I mean, Al Jardine had a guitar in his hands almost the entire time, but damned if I ever really heard it. Likewise, if there's one keyboard part, yet four people are playing keyboards, and one is a nearly motionless Brian ...
Marks was perfectly proficient, but it's not like his chops were ever better than 15-year old garage band guy, and this is decades later. And by calling Brian Wilson and Johnston talentless, come on, that is nowhere near saying they never had any talent, or were never geniuses or whatever. I was just saying, in response to someone calling Love talentless, that none of the original guys on stage were offering much in the way of talent. If we're being honest here. Like, Jardine sang better than the other guys, but his voice wasn't some awesome instrument. Love and Wilson did fine, but they were a far cry from their prime. Etc.
I say this in comparison to their peer Paul McCartney, for example, who was just oozing talent when I saw him last summer. No need to shadow that dude.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 22:09 (eleven years ago) link