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| Re: Lowest point in the BB career? [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 04:54 AM CDT I think that one of the lowest points was Mike Love's R+R Hall of Fame speech. They lost a lot of their fans with that one.... That was a high point in my mind. I continue to get a lot of laughs over that.Played the speech to lots of friends who are completely unfamiliar with the BB's history and none of them thought it was scandalous or shocking, just plain hilarious. I have to agree it's more of a high point as furthermore there's nothing exactly tragic about it, it's just plain embarrassing and rather funny at that. | ||
| Re: POB debuts in Billboard catalog chart at #8 [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 04:29 AM CDT 3rd week in Norway #23 (5/9) 4th week in Holland, back to #68 (67/73/86) | ||
| Re: 1981 up at Bellagio... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 03:27 AM CDT Going back a little bit to my question about Brian's voice...who had him sing Don't Worry Baby, and a few other songs? Did the group have him do it? Or did Brian himself want to sing? I'm just wondering why nobody tried to stop him at some point during the 1981 tour. Al never had a GREAT falsetto, but he could pull off Don't Worry Baby if he tried hard enough. He did it in 1971-74(?), so why didn't he take over the lead during the 1981-82 tour? | ||
| Re: 1981 up at Bellagio... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 03:19 AM CDT Originally it was part of the Love You demos tape that did the collectors rounds in the early 80s, so i guess people assumed. That's actually the first time I heard it. It was the last song on a bootleg of a bunch of Love You demos. | ||
| Re: All This Is That (Alternate Take) [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 02:54 AM CDT Oh yeah I think I have that somewhere. | ||
| Re: All This Is That (Alternate Take) [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 02:09 AM CDT If the recording you are refering to is the recording I'm thinking of, the falsetto voice is Matt Jardine. It was taken at a soundcheck prior to a concert in 1993. Not a sound check, but a rehearsal session at Red Barn for the 1993 box set tour - hence Mike's absence on "Add Some Music" from the same tape. Had this confirmed to me by Bruce. The whole tape is just astonishing. | ||
| Re: 1981 up at Bellagio... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 02:05 AM CDT So did I... until someone who knows much better than I told me different. Originally it was part of the Love You demos tape that did the collectors rounds in the early 80s, so i guess people assumed. | ||
| Re: The *official* Brian/BB picture thread [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 02:05 AM CDT If somebody can repost this on here I would be grateful. www.yousendit.com/download/TTdHWUhvQTZiR0kwTVE9PQ It's photos from the 1975 tour book, probably taken at Caribou late 1974. | ||
| Re: The Official BB You Tube Thread [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 01:53 AM CDT I found this little gem almost by accident. I have never heard it before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFE-24ucxc&feature=related | ||
| BRIAN WILSON BEACH BOYS ADULT CHILD ALBUM ["brian wilson"] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 01:36 AM CDT
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| Re: The 80 min. Compilation CD [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 12 Jul 2008 12:03 AM CDT Just finished up this one, it's songs from Martin Scorsese films; Mean Streets 1. Tell Me - The Rolling Stones 2. Be My Baby - The Ronettes The Last Waltz 3. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band Goodfellas 4. Rags to Riches - Tony Bennett 5. Life is But a Dream - The Harptones 6. Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals 7. Memo From Turner - Jagger/ Wyman/ Watts & Ry Cooder 8. What is Life - George Harrison 9. Jump into the Fire (single edit) - Harry Nillson 10. Magic Bus (Live at Leeds) - The Who 11. Layla Piano Outro (edit from Goodfellas Soundtrack) - Derek & the Dominoes Casino 12. What a Difference a Day Makes - Dinah Washington 13. Toad - Cream 14. Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones The Departed 15. Sail on Sailor - The Beach Boys 16. Comfortably Numb - Roger Waters, Van Morrison & The Band Shine a Light 17. Champagne & Refer - The Rolling Stones & Buddy Guy 18. Shine a Light - The Rolling Stones | ||
| Re: 1981 up at Bellagio... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:45 PM CDT I thought that I'm Begging You Please was much earlier than 1978? For some reason, I seem to remember somebody saying that the date for it was 1975. | ||
| Re: My complete hardrive photo archive [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:43 PM CDT Thanks a lot for making your pictures available, MBE!!  I especially like the 1981-ish picture of the group outside on the bridge. Sure, Brian and Dennis don't look well, but the weather looks great!  It's just a very "warm" looking picture.  | ||
| Re: 1981 up at Bellagio... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:41 PM CDT It's interesting to compare the 1977 live Brian to the 1981 live Brian: Actually I think his voice on Night Blooming Jasmine was pretty good. The cocaine tape is rough but also have him singing with a lot of feeling. He's much smoother today and in many ways better, but his expressiveness was more or less lost after Landy came back. That said on stage Brian was at his worst to me in 1981-82. Especially vocally. One track that is really bad is from 1978 and called I'm Begging You Please. I never heard him ever sing that bad. I'm using my basis from the concert at Largo I have on DVD.... -Brian audibly plays piano on some of the songs (especially "Airplane," which he comes in early on), and his parts are definitely fitting with the key and tempo of the songs. -He also plays a high boogie woogie phrase in between most of the songs, and it's cool; Al even remarks before "In My Room," "yeah Brian, play that boogie woogie." He also stops before most of the songs start, literally right before the intro of "California Girls," as if it was leading to it. -Also, he sings with lots of feeling; his vocals aren't particularly good but he looks like he's enjoying himself. He gives a huge smile and stands up with his arms up after Mike introduces him. Right before the encore, he goes to center stage, gets a microphone, tells the rest of the band to hold it, and introduces Mike Love. The 1977 Brian was a hugely inconsistant one, but a fascinating one and probably the last time he was the real Brian for a long time (at least seven years I'd estimate). He made a terrific album that was scrapped, Adult/Child, and there's stories I've heard about him being animated and sounding good in concert in '77. The 1981 Brian was stiff and just a train-wreck on stage. Although I haven't heard the 1981 studio material and enjoy "Stevie," his songs were probably very poor as was his voice (I can't stand "Night Blooming Jasmine," the vocal at least). 1981 and 1982 were the worst years ever for Brian. | ||
| Re: New US singles box-set [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:39 PM CDT I must have gotten the earlier one, then... | ||
| Re: All This Is That (Alternate Take) [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:38 PM CDT | ||
| Re: 1981 up at Bellagio... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:32 PM CDT You know, I really wish that Brian would play "Oh Lord" at his current shows. I know that he can't hit any real high notes, but I bet his "mature" voice of today would go really well with the song. | ||
| Re: Picking apart the bonus tracks on the POB reissue [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:28 PM CDT Oh yes I have heard that. Very nice, he could of nailed it on Holland. Good Timin is more of a Carl song to me, but Dennis' was a pretty good variation. | ||
| Re: All This Is That (Alternate Take) [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:26 PM CDT Jay just beat me too it! | ||
| Re: A question about when Brian filled in for Mike [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:25 PM CDT The John Milward-Silver Anniversary book is the best picture book (not much text)-many in color-like a shot from Big Sur Oct 1970, etc/ Agreed that is a nice one as was Byron Priess'. AL is holding the book but that picture looks doctored to me. | ||
| Re: 1981 up at Bellagio... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:22 PM CDT It's interesting to compare the 1977 live Brian to the 1981 live Brian: Actually I think his voice on Night Blooming Jasmine was pretty good. The cocaine tape is rough but also have him singing with a lot of feeling. He's much smoother today and in many ways better, but his expressiveness was more or less lost after Landy came back. That said on stage Brian was at his worst to me in 1981-82. Especially vocally. One track that is really bad is from 1978 and called I'm Begging You Please. I never heard him ever sing that bad. I'm using my basis from the concert at Largo I have on DVD.... -Brian audibly plays piano on some of the songs (especially "Airplane," which he comes in early on), and his parts are definitely fitting with the key and tempo of the songs. -He also plays a high boogie woogie phrase in between most of the songs, and it's cool; Al even remarks before "In My Room," "yeah Brian, play that boogie woogie." He also stops before most of the songs start, literally right before the intro of "California Girls," as if it was leading to it. -Also, he sings with lots of feeling; his vocals aren't particularly good but he looks like he's enjoying himself. He gives a huge smile and stands up with his arms up after Mike introduces him. Right before the encore, he goes to center stage, gets a microphone, tells the rest of the band to hold it, and introduces Mike Love. The 1977 Brian was a hugely inconsistant one, but a fascinating one and probably the last time he was the real Brian for a long time (at least seven years I'd estimate). He made a terrific album that was scrapped, Adult/Child, and there's stories I've heard about him being animated and sounding good in concert in '77. The 1981 Brian was stiff and just a train-wreck on stage. Although I haven't heard the 1981 studio material and enjoy "Stevie," his songs were probably very poor as was his voice (I can't stand "Night Blooming Jasmine," the vocal at least). 1981 and 1982 were the worst years ever for Brian. | ||
| Re: All This Is That (Alternate Take) [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:11 PM CDT If the recording you are refering to is the recording I'm thinking of, the falsetto voice is Matt Jardine. It was taken at a soundcheck prior to a concert in 1993. | ||
| Re: My complete hardrive photo archive [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:09 PM CDT You are both welcome. The Smile pictures really have not been seen much in color except for in the 2004 memorbillia. I think it's seen in color on the DVD. | ||
| All This Is That (Alternate Take) [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 11:05 PM CDT Quick question which requires a quick answer: Having tracked down an alternate take of All This Is That on a certain CD which shares that name, I have to ask: Is that Bruce doing Carl's falsetto "Jai guru Dev" at the end? Anyone know? Is this the most we have on record of Bruce contributing to CATP if so? | ||
| Re: Stickies [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 10:41 PM CDT Tweak is my middle name. | ||
| Re: The 80 min. Compilation CD [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 11 Jul 2008 10:37 PM CDT Here's one I just made for some summer listening. I call it Psychedelic Sounds: 1. "Hush" - Deep Purple 2. "Hey Joe" - Jimi Hendrix 3. "Bang Bang" - Nancy Sinatra 4. "On The Road Again" - Canned Heat 5. "California Dreamin'" - The Mamas & The Papas 6. "San Francisco" - Scott McKenzie 7. "White Rabbit" - Jefferson Airplane 8. "Incense And Peppermints" - Strawberry Alarm Clock 9. "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite" - The Beatles 10. "Randy Scouse Git" - The Monkees 11. "All Tomorrow's Parties" - The Velvet Underground 12. "Eight Miles High" - The Byrds 13. "Just Dropped In" - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition 14. "Timothy Leary" - The Moody Blues 15. "Fire" - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown 16. "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" - Amboy Dukes 17. "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" - Iron Butterfly 18. "Break On Through" - The Doors 19. "See Emily Play" - Pink Floyd 20. "She's My Girl" - The Turtles 21. "Reach Out Of The Darkness" - Friend And Lover 22. "Age Of Aquarius" - The 5th Dimension 23. "One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack" - Coven | ||
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