Defend the Indefensible: Mike Love

his crimes seem more personal than musical imo

altho Alfred probably begs to differ

Big Sur on Landlocked! It's great. It's Mike Love, no?

yup

Ok, he's worth it for that alone. Also, I'm going to say it, I like Student Demonstration Time.

yeah that's brian.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/the-beach-boys-confirm-trump-inauguration-invite-havent-made-decision-yet/

hat synergy

Potential for thread-ending photo

Oh oops thought this was the mike love+weirdos thread

I know the dude who ghost wrote this for Mike – think I may have to read this now as well.

It's good!

anyone read both mike's and brian's books? taking a trip soon and was thinking of bringing one of these to read.

Mike's book is great! Haven't gotten the Brian one yet.

yeah the praise here convinced me to read mike's book at some point... just wondering what brian's is like in comparison.

He keeps the Tommy Bahama brand in business so he's indirectly a job creator.

Kind of a jack ass https://t.co/DPBbnSmgUS

— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) May 5, 2017

oh man, you know you're a real nuclear-grade bastard when even david crosby thinks you're a jack ass

The most direct and open praise of Love from his peers that I've seen lately is from Dean Torrence, via the new Ugly Things feature interview.

he's always going off about mike love on there. the doors too

mike's book was ok. seemed like half of it was beach boys stories rehashed (and heavily quoted) from other books, with mike inserting inoffensive opinions. there's stuff that had little to do with mike that gets covered, like dennis and manson. it's better when mike talks about things specific to himself, like meditation and going to india, and i wish the book had more of this. he offers reasonable refutations for stories about himself, but i had to laugh at his claim about the rock and roll hall of fame speech. he says what he was actually doing was calling out jagger to take part in a charity event.

also, when he mentions how he started wearing hats to cover baldness he makes it sound like nobody had ever done that before.

mike love invented hats

everyone thinks Brian's a genius for inventing bathrobes, but what about the fucking HATS man

I wonder how long it took for Mike to get through a take of 'Til I Die' without immediately following the line "It kills my soul" with a deep sigh and a "Goddamn it, Brian."

NEW ALBUM EVERYONE!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLUmfXMVoAA2nfQ.jpg:large

Mike Love - Unleash The Love Official Tracklist

Mike Love Originals:
Side A
All the Love in Paris featuring Dave Koz on Saxophone
Getcha Back featuring John Stamos on Drums
Daybreak Over the Ocean
I Don't Wanna Know
Too Cruel
Crescent Moon

Side B
Cool Head, Warm Heart
Pisces Brothers
Unleash The Love
Ram Raj
10,000 Years Ago featuring John Stamos on Drums
Only One Earth
Make Love Not War

Mike Love/Beach Boys Re-Records:
Side A
California Girls
Do It Again featuring Mark McGrath and John Stamos
Help Me Rhonda
I Get Around
Warmth of the Sun featuring Ambha Love
Brian's Back

Side B
Kiss Me Baby
Darlin' featuring AJR
Wild Honey featuring John Cowsill
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Good Vibrations
Fun Fun Fun

man he really never gets tired of re-recording shit

Cool Head, Warm Heart

Brian's Back...NOT!!!!

"Brian's Back (on my shitlist)"

"Brian's Back (Needs a Rub)"

"Brian's Back... Alright!"

was gonna mention that mike has rerecorded "do it again" twice now but noticed that brian is also guilty of rerecording this not-especially-great song too.

Looking forward to Mike's new dirge-like arrangement of 'Brian's Back (A Lamentation)'.

That's a dove, not a love.

No "TM Song"??

'Brian's Back (in the USSR)'

I am surprised he neglected 'Student Demonstration Time'. Probably didn't want to give the snowflakes any ideas.

that album cover is a real visual assault

I actually love everything about this and WILL be buying a vinyl copy of the album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4inGP8qMnPE

a shame he didn't go for the obvious "Mike Love Not War" song title.

that's a different album

I want his next album cover to be nothing but a photo of a glove embroidered with his initials.

Think about it.

my glove not yours

This classic shot would’ve been a better choice over that dove photo. Someone please PhotoShop it ASAP. pic.twitter.com/LOX1U11eCi

— Drew O'DOHERTY (@drewodoherty) October 5, 2017

He's not unleashing that anywhere near me.

my fucking eyes ;_;

that was the day they became the Beach Men

All I can see is a penis and he's clapping his hands.