Dom you didn't vote?! wtf
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
also I'm lazy and still haven't compiled the album results so it's not too late for anyone to officially vote for those
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
heh, that sounds like me at work.
"When's the ad deadline?""When do you want it to be?"
― L.P. Hovercraft (WmC), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
i know i know. it was a busy time when this was happening, and I just couldn't get it together. but maybe I can think about it today and come up w/something. also I'm lazy
― Dominique, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
can't wait too long needs you
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
it's a mess, but an enjoyable mess. --skip
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
I've said it like 10 times on ilm but this song is straight stereolab
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
maybe not the bongos + shouty "baby you know that I/can't wait forever" part but yeah I definitely think the 'Lab took notes on this one
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
What instrument/effects are used for the bass that comes in at about 1:20?
― Lee626, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
I think this might have made my ballot if I'd done more research listening before voting. But it still felt like I listened to nothing but Beach Boys for a week!
― L.P. Hovercraft (WmC), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
pretty basic - sounds like picked bass with a slapback echo/plate reverb on it to me
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone know why they abandoned this one after that much work on it, given how promising it was? I have to mentally shift the lyrics from the last part to the lushly-produced middle section for it to work as a song.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
Just sounds like regular old bass to me. If it's Carol Kaye, she played a P-Bass with pick and mute which leads to that plunky sound.
Can't wait to long also kind of reminds me of Child is Father to the Man in its structure. Instrumental parts + a minimal repeated lyrical riff of sorts.
IDG the stereolab connection though?
― the wheelie king (wk), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
I know Brian liked to use a bass harmonica for that buzzy low sound sometimes, though this did sound like a bass guitar. I'm not a bassist so not familiar with common effects pedals or amp settings.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
oh wait no I was thinking of Carol's bass tag at the end, sorry.
1:20 mark = I'm a little less sure what's going on, sounds like there might be Carol's standard P-bass pick + mute as well as a bass run through a fuzz/distortion channel? Fuzz just might be a guitar too though.
xp
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
didn't high llamas actually cover this at some point? am i making that up?
― Dominique, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
at 1:20 the bass line is also doubled with piano. that might be what you're talking about
― the wheelie king (wk), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
wordless vocals, droning two chord changes, multiple permutations of a single theme - these are things Stereolab did a lot of
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:21 (twelve years ago) link
just noticed your screen name lol
― the wheelie king (wk), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:22 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, and "Kiss Me Baby" amongst my higher picks - one of their best lyrics. The second verse is especially devastating - so many mood shifts in such a short space - "As I drove away I felt a tear/it hit me I was losing someone dear/Told my folks I would be alright/tossed and I turned, my head was so heavy/Then I wondered as it got light/were you still awake like me?"
Spectacular!
― Lee626, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
Not the clean plucked bass, but the fuzzy bass or thick stringed guitar on the right channel, also prominent at 1:54 - 2:04
― Lee626, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
didn't high llamas actually cover this at some point? am i making that up? --Dominique
I think you are cause I feel like i would have come across that at some point in my life. I hope you aren't, tho.
iirc they did anna lee the healer
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think the high llamas have done it, though i hear more of them than stereolab here.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
Hey - I've been at a festival - did I miss everything?!
― Why'd You Wanna Tweet Me So Bad? (dog latin), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
haters, i'm the one who voted for Barbara Ann. and I did know it's a cover - but it's just so fun! Great dancing song. I like the Beach Boys when they urge me to dance. The beauty of the write-in poll!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
#31
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beach_boys_surfin%27_usa.PNG
Surfin' USA - Surfin' USA146 points, 6 votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMwU30Cw5q8
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
classic. even with overexposure, still sounds fresh/fun to me. bonus: my hometown mentioned in this song.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
It's instructive comparing this to, say, "Hey Little Cobra" by the Rip Chords or "GTO" by Ronny & the Daytonas. This may sound kind of stale nowadays (disagree, but you could make that argument) but it's head and shoulders above pretty much any pure surf vocal track I can think of. With the possible exception of Surfin' Bird :)
― skip, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
the Chuck Berry lift doesn't hurt either
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
does berry get royalties on this song? doesn't seem like he'd hesitate to sue.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
According to wiki he did just that:
"Berry received co-writing credit for composing the song after litigating."
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
it's a total bite, Berry very justified imho
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i suppose he deserves credit -- wilson adds quite a bit though, doesn't he?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
re: Smile vs Smiley Smile versions of Wind Chimes/Wonderful - I'll take the creepy Autumnal Smiley Smile vershes every time.
― Why'd You Wanna Tweet Me So Bad? (dog latin), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
aha, I hear what you mean now
― the wheelie king (wk), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
#30
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Beach_Boys_-_Sloop_John_B.jpg
Sloop John B - Pet Sounds149 points, 6 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdov2UIjUpY
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
song was mostly Carl's idea iirc...? I dunno if Brian even had anything to do with this song. Lyrics are pure Mike Love, for instance.
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
oh man love Brian's pose in that Sloop John B single sleeve
xp huh, really? guess i figured it was mainly brian because of the solo piano demo on the good vibrations box.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
haha yeah it's totally something a 5 year old would do
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
always the odd man out, i guess.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
guess i figured it was mainly brian because of the solo piano demo on the good vibrations box.
I could be totally wrong! (my memory may be based entirely on that Stamos TV movie lol) haven't heard the demo
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
huh wiki says it was all Brian, which seems... odd
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:53 (twelve years ago) link
change the article imo
― iatee, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
"Co-written by john stamos, mike love and chuck berry, "Surfin' USA" was recorded by The Beach Boys released as a single on March 4, 1963 and it also appeared on the 1963 album of the same name."
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
What's the rarest track yall voted for? I had the Four Freshmen cover of "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" which got packaged next to 'Can't Wait Too Long' on a Smiley Smile/Wild Honey reissue
― stop listening to the lyrics so much. you're ruining music (CaptainLorax), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
I had the Four Freshmen cover of "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring"
this was in my top 5
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ojc5wq-GAQ
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
^^^Dennis presumably off being drunk somewhere
but the part where they break down their individual harmony lines in that song o_0
― that mellow wash of meh (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 22:06 (twelve years ago) link