I actually think the Shortenin' Bread I have on an Adult Child boot is better too.
What do we think are the best mixes of Good Timin' and Baby Blue? The former w the vocal by Dennis was a little less than I'd hoped -- seemed like a demo IIRC. I'm not sure I heard any other completed versions. And while I have some mix of Baby Blue that's a little rougher, I feel like the LA version is pretty perfect. Are there others?
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
we're probably thinking of the same versions, I suspect. I dunno if there's others.
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
I would just like to say that it is absolutely amazing that L.A. (Light Album) was their TWENTY-THIRD studio album and it still had good shit on it. how many rock bands can you say that about.
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
L.A. (Light Album) spawned a top-ten hit in the UK with Al Jardine's Bach-inspired "Lady Lynda", written for his wife, and later rerecorded as "Lady Liberty" after their divorce
also lol
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
hahahahaha
― iatee, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
Only in the Beach Boys.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
i love Baby Blue, is there a "Bambu" session version of it that's less polished?
― buzza, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
yes
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6fKeSrvMu4
differences are pretty minor tbh
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 17:20 (twelve years ago) link
I've been listening to the BB/BW rarities posted above - lots of good stuff I'd never heard. What's the story behind the Andy Paley sessions never seeing a proper release? Alot of BW's best work since Love You IMO, and his voice was in the best form it's been since the early '70s.
I have a version of "Sherry She Needs Me" that sounds alot better than the one there - obviously from the same recording (circa '75 vocals over '65 instrumental backing) but different mix/speed/key and richer sounding, but it's in an obsolete audio format I downloaded in the early '90s and can't seem to convert to MP3.
― Lee547 (Lee626), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
I dunno if there is a story-story? but brian used a handful of the songs in a recent solo album. the beach boys guested on a few. 'soul searchin' and 'you're still a mystery' I think are the only ones?
― iatee, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
That solo album was god-awful. I've always thought the Paley Sessions were certainly better than the self-titled and Imagination...but only a hair.
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
aw man I will totally stan for the first s/t one
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:23 (twelve years ago) link
production is pretty horrible but catchy songs
― iatee, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
yeah hard for me to get past the production on that one -- love and mercy sounds good in its live incarnation though (also pretty good in that don was doc)
― tylerw, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:25 (twelve years ago) link
absolutely none of which is on youtube? wtf
xp
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:25 (twelve years ago) link
> production is pretty horrible but catchy songs
His voice sounded thin and washed out on s/t too - it's much better on Paley sessions and Imagination, but slipping again over the last ten years (including on 2004 Smile).
BW is his own best producer, or at least used to be. Joe Thomas (on Imagination) confuses slick and polished with rich and dense, the kind Brian used to do so well for SD&SN or Pet Sounds.
― Lee547 (Lee626), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:34 (twelve years ago) link
"slick and glossy" what I meant to say.... "polished" not necessarily a bad thing with production
― Lee547 (Lee626), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
"Dog Barking Session" is a hoot BTW - "hey Chuck, can we bring in a horse?"
― Lee547 (Lee626), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:37 (twelve years ago) link
Love and Mercy is a nice track.
― skip, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
it's a staple live, pretty sure it's one of his favorite songs
― iatee, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
I love "Love & Mercy" & think of it for reasons I'm not sure I can explain as a sister to "Let The Wind Blow"
― Euler, Wednesday, 24 August 2011 22:52 (twelve years ago) link
I always thought "Your Imagination" was a bit of a rehash of L&M - same descending bass line, etc.
― Lee547 (Lee626), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
I'm the only fan of Rio Grande? One For the Boys?
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 24 August 2011 23:12 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD0X6Um8ZC4
― skip, Thursday, 25 August 2011 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
I like Rio Grande too. Especially the "i want the river to take me home" etc. part and the following "night bloomin' jasmin" section that follows it. As I said upthread, quite Smilesque.
― Lee547 (Lee626), Thursday, 25 August 2011 01:13 (twelve years ago) link
"Night Bloomin' Jasmine" was from 1980 (Cocaine Sessions, IIRC) -- which is largely why it sounds better than everything else's in the suite.
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 25 August 2011 12:39 (twelve years ago) link
Rio Grande's great. I ought to try that Brian Wilson solo more. I remember it being quite good.
― Why'd You Wanna Tweet Me So Bad? (dog latin), Thursday, 25 August 2011 12:48 (twelve years ago) link
I'm a big fan of 'baby let your hair grow long'...kinda love you esque
― iatee, Thursday, 25 August 2011 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rNLiHVQsU0this is one that just missed the cut
― that's cute, but it's WRONG (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 14 September 2011 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
^^ this is one of several songs I have trouble convincing my friends that it's really the Beach Boys
I think the tape was slowed down on this one and "It's Over Now" to obtain a deeper-sounding voice?
― life should have a slow-moving fan (Lee626), Wednesday, 14 September 2011 22:56 (twelve years ago) link
Figured I'd bump this thread to ask this since its been the most active Beach Boys thread recently. Is there any particular reason why the M.I.U./L.A. (Light Album) two-fer is OOP? I was curious because I see that it was reissued with the same batch of all those other two-fers back in 2001, but only seems to be available by spending like $100 for a new copy or $40 used, while all the other reissues are really easy to track down. Is it because they are that awful? Do we blame nefarious Mike Love shenanigans?
Also, just want to thank you guys for this thread. I've long been one of those guys that only owns Pet Sounds and took for granted all the early surf, girls, and cars stuff without exploring any deeper. Since this thread concluded I've bought and immersed myself in everything from Today! up to Surf's Up. Going to order the Carl/Holland and 15 Big Ones/Love You sets soon as well. Love this stuff.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, 28 October 2011 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
It's probably because those albums are awful. Then again, Keepin the Summer Alive/BB85 is still available for cheap.
― skip, Friday, 28 October 2011 14:11 (twelve years ago) link
Don't forget the Smile Sessions ships this tues.!
― Everything else is secondary (Lee626), Friday, 28 October 2011 14:15 (twelve years ago) link
Ooh, I have a copy of this. Wanna buy it? £100.
― dog latin, Friday, 28 October 2011 14:34 (twelve years ago) link
Seriously, if someone wants to give me $80 for that crappy CD then it's all yours. Completism be damned...
― skip, Friday, 28 October 2011 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
I'll stick to my vinyl copy, with lyric sheets to sing along with "Matchpoint of Our Love"
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Friday, 28 October 2011 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah the only half-decent/half memorable tracks on this are Diane from MIU (a real stinker of an album). LA is slightly better, with Good Timin', Lady Lynda, Full Sail, Angel Come Home and of course Here Comes The Night (Disco Version) being saved from the late '70s toilet.
― dog latin, Friday, 28 October 2011 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fviwc3YeG8&feature=related
― brownie, Saturday, 21 January 2012 08:15 (twelve years ago) link
anyone going to the reunion concerts this year? i'm going to plunk down 95 bucks on Saturday
:/
― brownie, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:26 (twelve years ago) link
― iatee, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:27 (twelve years ago) link
250 bucks to sit in the first 20 rows
― brownie, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:29 (twelve years ago) link
Is that at the Q?
― A Full Torgo Apparition (Phil D.), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:30 (twelve years ago) link
blossom
― brownie, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:30 (twelve years ago) link
pavilion seats
― brownie, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:32 (twelve years ago) link
cavs will be hosting the NBA finals at the Q on that date iirc
― brownie, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:33 (twelve years ago) link
couldn't pay me to watch them at this point
― erotic war comedy pollster (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:35 (twelve years ago) link
$1250 will get you in the weirdos and Mike Love thread
― brownie, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
I would see brian wilson solo again, if it were cheap
― iatee, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
foster the people are rumored to be opening
:-0
― brownie, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:38 (twelve years ago) link