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Post by B.E. on Jul 4, 2022 17:31:13 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 4, 2022 17:35:40 GMT
And that, folks, is what we call a teaser!
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Post by B.E. on Jul 4, 2022 18:47:46 GMT
So, while I was working out last week, I was in the mood for the Beach Boys, but I needed something that rocked from start to finish. Lately, I've taken to listening to live albums. But, studio...live...when you think about it, the Beach Boys don't really have an album that quite fits the bill. So, I settled for In Concert and just put up with the slow bits and skipped a few tracks entirely. Since then, I decided on this single LP tracklist, made a few edits, and I am absolutely thrilled with results!
1. Sail On, Sailor 2. Sloop John B (3:11) (removed the count-in at the end) 3. California Girls 4. Help Me, Rhonda (4:27) (removed the intro to "Surfer Girl" at the end) 5. Darlin' 6. Marcella (3:26) (Removed the intro to "Caroline, No" and faded-in the background noise at the end of "Surfer Girl") 7. Wouldn't It Be Nice (2:49) (substituted the end of "Leaving This Town" from "thank you very much" onward) 8. Heroes and Villains 9. Funky Pretty 10. Surfin' USA 11. Fun Fun Fun
Length: 37 minutes
This album ROCKS!!! I wish I could share this edit here so you could hear how smooth the transitions are. I cut around 30 seconds each from "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Marcella" thereby retaining every ounce of energy and momentum. In that regard, the transition from "Darlin'" to "Marcella" is awesome. And I didn't touch that. They just launch right into "Marcella" - so good. Sequence-wise, I might have liked to incorporate "Surfin' USA" or "Fun Fun Fun" earlier, but it's hard to deviate too much from the original sequence for various reasons. I wasn't sure "Funky Pretty" was going to make the cut initially, but I'm really digging it now. The vocal trade-offs at the end is awesome. Mike is holding it down with his part (which is probably my favorite part of the entire song) while Blondie does his wild thing and Carl gets downright aggressive! I'm digging it. Also, in this presentation of the album, I think the dated 70s sounds of the original are largely curtailed. It's really only in the beginning of "Funky Pretty" that it's really prevalent here.
Rating/ranking-wise, where I had the original album in a virtual tie with Concert and Live in London in the mid '7's, I think I'd have to rate this at least a high '8' if not a '9', which leaves it flirting with my top 10. It's really that great of a listen. Obviously, the material is nearly all A+, but these happen to be most of my favorite performances from the original album, too. "Let The Wind Blow", "You Still Believe In Me", and "Caroline, No" being other highlights. But "Marcella" still tops.
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