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| Charles LePage: Love And Starbucks, Mmmm (via FriendFeed) [Smiley Smile Dot Net] Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:55 AM CDT  Charles LePage posted a link  "Rookie Kevin Love's father, mother, sister, brother, aunt and uncle -- Beach Boys singer Mike Love -- are expected to attend his pro debut tonight. On Tuesday morning before practice, Love wore an apron and worked the counter, handing out coffee to fans at the City Center Starbucks. "I couldn't believe there were so many different things -- no whip, low-fat whip cream, different ciders, different caramel -- I didn't even know they made," Love said. "I was making a lot of mocha frappuccinios. A lot of people were asking for that."" - Charles LePage |
| Re: Beach Boys Youtube Election08 [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:21 AM CDT Can't help feeling that McCain should've picked Mike Love for his running mate. |
| Re: Who has been the greatest live act ever? [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:18 AM CDT Springsteen The Who, Van, and the rest are (or were) right there at their best but they have not always at their best. Springsteen consistently has been for so many years. Certainly I've seen the Who do a stellar show but also a (not terrible but) less-than-stellar one (Quadropenia tour Los Angeles). Townsend even said they stunk the next day blaming it on the sound system (which may well have been right). |
| Re: Horrible Songs By Great Artists [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:25 AM CDT Quote But clearly Jimi was willing to let Noel have his tracks. I mean, they're there. It's not like Noel could use some power and influence over weak little nobody Hendrix! My understanding is that is exactly what happened. Hendrix was a soft touch and easily taken advantage of - despite the power he theoretically wielded when he made it commercially. No way should the JHE have been any kind of a democracy. Quote (Btw, I LOVE those songs. No kidding. Not just being difficult. I think they add a great pop touch to albums that can otherwise meander a bit too much for my taste.) I don't hate the songs at all. I even like "Mother" for what it is. I just feel that it interupts the 'Syncronicity' album like 'Trancedental Meditation' would have if it had been stuck in the middle of 'Friends'. (Even as it is 'TM' stands out like a sore thumb at the end of the record - and I like the song a lot.) In the case of the Hendrix L.P.s, I feel that Noels stuff would have been better suited on his own album. He should have been helping Hendrix instead of pestering him and pressuring him, in order to put his lead vocals and lead guitar on Jimi's records. |
| Re: The Definitive Vocal Credits Thread... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:37 AM CDT Wow, Andrew deleted his account. |
| Re: The Definitive Vocal Credits Thread... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:58 PM CDT Here's a .zip file that contains two mp3s, just so you can compare the fadeout of the video and the 1966 version of GOK: same drums, same voice. http://www.sendspace.com/file/nvn7vk You can't believe that we (myself included) are still arguing about that video clip? Me neither. But the fact that there still are people out there who say it isn't Bruce brings up a fascinating question: I can't help wondering what those people actually hear when they listen to the original version of GOK, or any other BB record for that matter. It amazes me that some people on this board seem to hear something totally different from what other people hear, yet they're all fans of the same music. To me, this question is genuinely interesting and frustrating at the same time, because I guess I'll never know the answer  If this doesn't give it away, I don't know what will. |
| Re: The Definitive Vocal Credits Thread... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:08 PM CDT I never knew there was a previous controversy about this, having never read the original thread or paid very close attention to that video clip when it was put out. But when it was brought up on this thread and people started arguing about it, I went to check out what they were talking about. And to a fresh pair of ears, so to speak, and with all due respect to Andrew and Mark, it sounds to me like the makers of the video promo clip edited and mixed in tiny snippet of the 1966 recording on the video clip fade, whether they're right or not. It's not just hearing a voice that sounds like Bruce, or the drumming, both of which may be duplicable. It's the ambient sound of the recording that is jarring, that sounds like '66 Pet Sounds versus a 2007 remake recorded with modern technology. One thing that is noticeable is that the fade that sounds like the old record is that it's dryer in terms of not having the heavy reverb that's present on the rest of the clip. I'm not sure if that leads to imagining you're hearing a little bit of the old recording (when it actually is Scott or whoever) or whether you are actually hearing the old recording. If it's part of the later remake, they do a great job of duplicating the old sound and vocals. But the edit is jarring, in any case, because it doesn't really match what you hear earlier in the clip. |
| Re: Carl Wilson (CW solo) [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 10:44 PM CDT Gave it a 3 because of Heaven. The rest of the album is generic early 80s AOR fluff. |
| Re: Youngblood (CW solo) [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 10:42 PM CDT A mediocre album by a guy who could do much better and knew he could do much better. |
| Re: Tonio K [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 10:22 PM CDT I cannot believe I didn't catch that this song was written by Tonio K! I really like his "Romeo Unchained" release. However, this synth filled record is not typical of his earlier sound which I seem to recall being described as an acerbic, political Elvis Costello. Can't vouch for that, but I really do like Romeo Unchained, especially the song "Romeo and Jane." |
| Re: Beach Boys Youtube Election08 [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 09:42 PM CDT 1965 Help Me Rhonda (First two lines are overdubbed with the album track, but the rest is live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZ0ApTA-y4 Barbara Ann: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfyz0nAKamY California Girls (The instruments are mimed, but the vocals are live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9_ZPBhG47Y |
| Charles LePage: Mike Love not ruling out reunion (via FriendFeed) [Smiley Smile Dot Net] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 07:58 PM CDT Charles LePage posted a link ""I've been speaking with Al about doing some stuff together," says Love, calling on his cell phone while taking a break from shopping at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. Love says he has 18 new songs recorded, and he knows that A1 has several new songs. "Maybe we'll ask Brian to get involved," says Love." - Charles LePage |
| Re: The Definitive Vocal Credits Thread... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 07:54 PM CDT The end of the 2007 preview video, the very end which is about two seconds of sound, is so very obviously the Bruce tag from 1966 I can't believe people are arguiung over it. Once again, only the last two seconds, but it's completely Bruce. |
| Re: Thank you Scott and John in Ashland, Ky... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 07:31 PM CDT Did I mention they were playing in the DC area soon? I had to think twice about driving 20 minutes to see them....they were so good I now consider going as far as DC to see them again. You know, make a weekend of it....see the Smithsonian again and so on.....  Thanks for the kind words, Donald. Nice to meet you guys, glad you had a good time, I know we did! Scott |
| Beach Boys Youtube Election08 [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 07:14 PM CDT Tired of Obama and McCain?  A follow on from Rocker's 'professionally filmed' thread... If nobody is going to make a LIVE COMPILATION DVD we will just have to make our own! Max 2 songs per year. No lip-sync. 1964 (Got to have a surf and car song) Surfin USA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUXixF7L3bM&feature=related Little Deuce Coupe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_k09doejQI&feature=related ...1965 anyone? |
| Re: Postcard From California [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 06:19 PM CDT The trouble is is that he's going for a major label release and the labels (what are those again???) that are showing the most interest want it for a Spring 2009 release -- nothing sooner. I would've thought the Christmas buying season would've been better than Spring 2009. Does a Spring release mean a tour or trying to link it to the "summery" Beach Boys' music? |
| Re: Van Dyke Parks [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 06:09 PM CDT I finally have seen something I want to respond to here, and VDP is my prime candidate for a very limited edition boxed set that would collect the best of his tracks from his albums. and some other tracks, such as those from the early Loss Leader albums that are worth using. We could start with the Steeltown Two and work forward to the present day. |
| Re: Horrible Songs By Great Artists [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 06:01 PM CDT But clearly Jimi was willing to let Noel have his tracks. I mean, they're there. It's not like Noel could use some power and influence over weak little nobody Hendrix! (Btw, I LOVE those songs. No kidding. Not just being difficult. I think they add a great pop touch to albums that can otherwise meander a bit too much for my taste.) |
| Re: Shock At The Local Drug Store... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 05:53 PM CDT I heard "Wipeout" at the local Radio Shack a few weeks back  |
| Re: Shock At The Local Drug Store... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT I hear "the Honey's way of surfin' is the daring-est yet" Clearly a reference to....Darian Sahanaja!! |
| Re: Beach Boys concerts - professionally filmed [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 05:11 PM CDT The 1971 Central Park concert was filmed - it was in 1971, wasn't it? footage is available on youtube. |
| Re: The Definitive Vocal Credits Thread... [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 04:26 PM CDT Here's a .zip file that contains two mp3s, just so you can compare the fadeout of the video and the 1966 version of GOK: same drums, same voice. http://www.sendspace.com/file/nvn7vk You can't believe that we (myself included) are still arguing about that video clip? Me neither. But the fact that there still are people out there who say it isn't Bruce brings up a fascinating question: I can't help wondering what those people actually hear when they listen to the original version of GOK, or any other BB record for that matter. It amazes me that some people on this board seem to hear something totally different from what other people hear, yet they're all fans of the same music. To me, this question is genuinely interesting and frustrating at the same time, because I guess I'll never know the answer |
| Re: Beach Boys concerts - professionally filmed [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 04:11 PM CDT Nothing complete between 64-76 ?  |
| Re: Beach Boys concerts - professionally filmed [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 03:35 PM CDT The group were also filmed playing in Houston in Feb 1978 and this footage was used in American Band. The scene where Brian sings "In My Room" onstage comes from this show-though the film pretends that the footage is from 1976 and uses it to show Brian's comeback |
| Re: Postcard From California [Smiley Smile Message Board] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT I just wish that Al would take the time in order to go back to the studio in order to record one or two more original compositions to be placed on the album instead of Help Me Rhonda. Well, wishful thinking... I'd even prefer dodgy rewrites like PT Cruiser over a remake like that. Honkin' Down The Highway however, there's no need for that one to be replaced, of course.  |
| A TRIBUTE TO BRIAN WILSON SEALED CD ["brian wilson"] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 03:11 PM CDT |
| Brian Wilson Tickets 11/12/08 (Ann Arbor) ["brian wilson"] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 02:48 PM CDT |
| Charles LePage: Three Dog Night has big sound for concert (via FriendFeed) [Smiley Smile Dot Net] Posted: 28 Oct 2008 01:52 PM CDT Charles LePage posted a link "Mr. Hutton, who spent considerable time with Beach Boys maestro Brian Wilson during the legendary Pet Sounds sessions, said the lessons he learned from Mr. Wilson continue to inform Three Dog Night's approach to arrangement. "That was like college," he said. "And what it comes down to is the songs. We have good songs. Songs with great emotion and great harmonies. That's something that doesn't have an expiration date."" - Charles LePage |
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