It's About Time: Beach Boys Poll Results

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?

we're probably thinking of the same versions, I suspect. I dunno if there's others.

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.

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

hahahahaha

Only in the Beach Boys.

i love Baby Blue, is there a "Bambu" session version of it that's less polished?

yes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6fKeSrvMu4

differences are pretty minor tbh

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.

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?

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.

aw man I will totally stan for the first s/t one

production is pretty horrible but catchy songs

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)

absolutely none of which is on youtube? wtf

xp

> 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.

"slick and glossy" what I meant to say.... "polished" not necessarily a bad thing with production

"Dog Barking Session" is a hoot BTW - "hey Chuck, can we bring in a horse?"

Love and Mercy is a nice track.

it's a staple live, pretty sure it's one of his favorite songs

I love "Love & Mercy" & think of it for reasons I'm not sure I can explain as a sister to "Let The Wind Blow"

I always thought "Your Imagination" was a bit of a rehash of L&M - same descending bass line, etc.

I'm the only fan of Rio Grande? One For the Boys?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD0X6Um8ZC4

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.

"Night Bloomin' Jasmine" was from 1980 (Cocaine Sessions, IIRC) -- which is largely why it sounds better than everything else's in the suite.

Rio Grande's great. I ought to try that Brian Wilson solo more. I remember it being quite good.

I'm a big fan of 'baby let your hair grow long'...kinda love you esque

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rNLiHVQsU0
this is one that just missed the cut

^^ 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?

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.

It's probably because those albums are awful. Then again, Keepin the Summer Alive/BB85 is still available for cheap.

Don't forget the Smile Sessions ships this tues.!

Ooh, I have a copy of this. Wanna buy it? £100.

Seriously, if someone wants to give me $80 for that crappy CD then it's all yours. Completism be damned...

I'll stick to my vinyl copy, with lyric sheets to sing along with "Matchpoint of Our Love"

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fviwc3YeG8&feature=related

anyone going to the reunion concerts this year? i'm going to plunk down 95 bucks on Saturday

:/

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250 bucks to sit in the first 20 rows

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Is that at the Q?

blossom

pavilion seats

cavs will be hosting the NBA finals at the Q on that date iirc

couldn't pay me to watch them at this point

$1250 will get you in the weirdos and Mike Love thread

I would see brian wilson solo again, if it were cheap

foster the people are rumored to be opening

:-0