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Post by jk on Dec 8, 2019 9:27:01 GMT
In this age of big BB boxes bristling with outtakes, tracks, enhanced stereo versions etc, individual projects of any magnitude are few and far between. The one this thread will be about relates to a project by BB researcher and multi-instrumentalist Joshilyn Hoisington, better known to some of you as aeijtzsche ("h"). Her Beach Boys Orchestration Web Series is at present to be found on YouTube. Even though her channel is in my signature on three websites, I think the project is important enough (not to say required viewing, and not just for BB fans) to warrant all the publicity it can get--hence its inclusion here.
No, this is not the reason I returned to BBT!! It was an afterthought that occurred to me two days ago. I should point out that what you see is a low-budget version of what in a just world would have a handsome subsidy (like so many other deserving projects). All the same, it holds its own, even in this form.
That's enough blather from me. This is the introductory video (episode 00). The next three will follow over the next few days and then I'll post each new one as it arrives. All comments welcome!
Perhaps this is a good place to add that the project's title was one of the names Brian gave "California Girls" in its early days. (A remark by Brian to that effect can be heard in the movie Love & Mercy.)
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Dec 8, 2019 14:09:42 GMT
Thanks for posting that ^, jk. Joshilyn is very talented and her videos are not only entertaining but educational. Looking forward to the rest!
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Post by Kapitan on Dec 8, 2019 16:17:38 GMT
Thanks for sharing, jk.
And what in the hell is that four-string electric instrument at the 3-minute mark!?
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Post by jk on Dec 8, 2019 18:36:38 GMT
Thanks for sharing, jk. And what in the hell is that four-string electric instrument at the 3-minute mark!? My pleasure, Cap'n. Joshilyn is a mandolinist so I reckon that's an electric mandolin (I'll ask her). On that subject, take a listen to some of these! If you'd prefer just a few, scroll down to "Poro", "Il pastor", "Orlando", "Ariodante" and the truly outrageous, almost hard-rock version of "Messiah" (or "Muhzziauh" as she spells it--yes, JH is quite a character).  soundcloud.com/joshilyn-hoisington
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Post by jk on Dec 8, 2019 22:42:06 GMT
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Post by jk on Dec 9, 2019 11:53:59 GMT
This is quite sensational. JH performs the miracle of uncovering and identifying the seriously buried string bass line played by Lyle Ritz on "I'm Waiting For The Day":
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Post by jk on Dec 10, 2019 9:32:04 GMT
And here's #3. JH picks out the 12-string lines on "Don't Talk". Her skills as a mandolinist are very much to the fore here:
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Post by jk on Dec 10, 2019 22:25:54 GMT
This is gorgeous. The explanations are fascinating and revealing but the performance beginning at about 6:50 is sheer heaven!
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Post by jk on Dec 11, 2019 9:55:33 GMT
And now we're up to date. JH posted this one yesterday. And it's the most sensational so far! The video gives you all the information you need. Prepared to be shocked!
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Post by jk on Dec 11, 2019 10:01:24 GMT
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Post by jk on Jan 14, 2020 20:38:26 GMT
It's been a month but it's been well worth the wait! Here, Joshilyn H corrects a line in her previous transcription and adds acoustic guitar and bass to "Sloop John B", completing the "guitar" picture of this song. In my humble opinion, this project is the best thing to happen in Beach Boys Land for years!
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jan 14, 2020 21:24:17 GMT
It's been a month but it's been well worth the wait! Here, Joshilyn H corrects a line in her previous transcription and adds acoustic guitar and bass to "Sloop John B", completing the "guitar" picture of this song. In my humble opinion, this project is the best thing to happen in Beach Boys Land for years! I absolutely love these videos, and "Sloop John B" has always been one of my favorite Beach Boys' songs, regardless if Brian didn't write it. The lead vocal, the backing vocals, the arrangement, and just the overall sound still knocks me out. Joshilyn was able to highlight that sound perfectly.
I do have a question about the guitar parts. For this particular guitar arrangement, did Brian tell or demonstrate the parts to the session musicians, or did the musicians come up with the parts on their own?
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Post by jk on Jan 15, 2020 9:31:40 GMT
I absolutely love these videos, and "Sloop John B" has always been one of my favorite Beach Boys' songs, regardless if Brian didn't write it. The lead vocal, the backing vocals, the arrangement, and just the overall sound still knocks me out. Joshilyn was able to highlight that sound perfectly.
I do have a question about the guitar parts. For this particular guitar arrangement, did Brian tell or demonstrate the parts to the session musicians, or did the musicians come up with the parts on their own? I've linked this post for Joshilyn, as response to her video elsewhere is a bit on the lethargic side! And, I've passed on your question in the relevant topic at "a forum" where she posts (not naming you, needless to say). My two pre-Brexit eurocents? I think Brian gave them a template, so to speak, a pattern to work with, and they took it from there but I may be wildly off the mark. I'll pass on any answers I may get. 
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Post by jk on Jan 15, 2020 11:55:07 GMT
I do have a question about the guitar parts. For this particular guitar arrangement, did Brian tell or demonstrate the parts to the session musicians, or did the musicians come up with the parts on their own? I'll pass on any answers I may get. This is what rab2591 has to say and it sounds (no pun intended) pretty plausible to me: "In 'The Making Of Pet Sounds' booklet from the boxset, there's a section that says 'The arranging Brian did for multi-guitar parts on [Sloop John B] influenced Billy Strange to later write the same way on his hits for Jody Miller, Nancy Sinatra, etc.' "And then Billy Strange's thoughts about Brian (however he doesn't specify an exact song, rather he's just talking about Brian in general): 'Working with Brian was always an experience unlike working with anybody else. Over and above his composing, the man's brilliance shown through as an arranger. He would build things in his mind, and then try to convey them to you. He would play it to you on the piano, and we would spend so much time sitting and listening, waiting for what was going to come out of his mouth next. The man was genius when it came to putting harmonic lines together.' "With the two quotes above in mind, and given how seamless and harmony driven this guitar arrangement is I would have to guess that much of this arrangement came from Brian. It just sounds like something more easily written/arranged initially on a piano by a composer rather than session musicians spending time trying to harmonize all these lines with one another. "However, I'll be happy to be proven wrong as its no secret that Brian used a lot of their ideas in his work." With thanks to that man. 
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jan 15, 2020 14:13:58 GMT
I absolutely love these videos, and "Sloop John B" has always been one of my favorite Beach Boys' songs, regardless if Brian didn't write it. The lead vocal, the backing vocals, the arrangement, and just the overall sound still knocks me out. Joshilyn was able to highlight that sound perfectly.
I do have a question about the guitar parts. For this particular guitar arrangement, did Brian tell or demonstrate the parts to the session musicians, or did the musicians come up with the parts on their own? I've linked this post for Joshilyn, as response to her video elsewhere is a bit on the lethargic side! Thank you!
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