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Post by Sheriff John Stone on May 11, 2020 13:02:15 GMT
Actually, Carl Wilson followed Keepin' The Summer Alive. L.A. (Light Album) was already two years old. Carl Wilson makes Keepin' The Summer Alive sound like School's Out!
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Post by Kapitan on May 11, 2020 13:04:17 GMT
Actually, Carl Wilson followed Keepin' The Summer Alive. L.A. (Light Album) was already two years old. Yes, I didn't mean literal successor. More that it feels similar.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on May 11, 2020 13:20:50 GMT
Actually, Carl Wilson followed Keepin' The Summer Alive. L.A. (Light Album) was already two years old. Yes, I didn't mean literal successor. More that it feels similar. I wasn't calling you out or correcting you. It just seemed that Carl WAS rocking on KTSA with the title track. I especially liked the sound and energy of "Livin' With A Heartache", too. And, if fans remember, The Beach Boys were also coming off Knebworth and a period where they might've rocked HARDER than ever. When they moved Ed Carter over to guitar for some tracks, the 1980 shows turned into hard rock concerts! Those are just other reasons that made Carl Wilson's approach so confounding.
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Post by kds on May 11, 2020 13:25:15 GMT
I might be in the minority, but I think The Beach Boys could've done pretty well adopting yacht rock for a little bit. I think you're right that it could've--should've--been something to help them maintain some success. Radio-friendly, an emphasis on pristine studio work, not too aggressive but with just enough rock to convince those aging listeners that they weren't quite dead yet, it seems like the natural place for them to live.
But they dipped in a toe or two and abandoned ship.
That pretty much sums up The Beach Boys post Endless Summer career.
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Post by kds on May 11, 2020 14:10:42 GMT
I just gave the Carl album another listen. I'm downgrading my vote to a 4. There's just not much there.
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