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Post by Kapitan on Jul 1, 2021 15:25:43 GMT
I think that was overwhelmingly about age. Most artists in their 50s, 60s, 70s aren't breaking new ground. They're lucky to be working, and when they are so lucky, they usually lean heavily on what got them there in the first place.
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Post by kds on Jul 1, 2021 15:27:08 GMT
I'm not sure how much further Brian could've gone. By the time he officially went solo in 1988, he'd climbed the mountain as an artist, decades prior, and he was pushing 50. Once you got past Smile / Smiley Smile, how much experimenting was Brian really doing? Well, I think albums like Wild Honey and Friends had a distinctive sound to them. He was a bit "out there" on Carl & The Passions though Carl was the producer. Holland featured the strange "Funky Pretty" and The Fairy Tale. And, of course we have Love You. Just one time in his solo career - one time! - I wish Brian would've, and I know it's a cliche', stretched out and done something...really different. I guess I could see that, but even if we're including Love You, his solo career was still ten years down the road. And, even that was kind of a false start, which takes us to 1998.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2021 23:07:54 GMT
Reading this, something occurred to me.
Many people have described the 'mints-based Brian Wilson sound as something like a Disney-fied version of the Beach Boys. There is something technicolor, something cartoonish, about it. I don't disagree, even though I love the sound they've gotten.
In a way, that is what "Bluebirds" sounds like. There is something very lightweight about it even as it brings a hard-rock guitar sound. It sounds cartoonish. It sounds like a children's version of rock music, or a church youth group version.
I once saw a poster describe the electric guitar part in Bluebirds as something you might hear in an early 70s cartoon, so I definitely get that vibe. It kind of reminds me of Bill and Ted when they yell "Excellent!" and do their air guitar riff!
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Post by carllove on Jul 2, 2021 23:40:08 GMT
I was listening to the two track version of BOTM on The Beach Boys Rarities today, and actually enjoyed that version. The song gets a lot more punch with the overdub track mixed up. The clip clop effect, acoustic guitar and tambourine make the electric guitar sound less jarring. Now supposedly you can only hear that Dutch version if you set your Stereo to mono, but maybe it was the fact I have it on cassette or the way the balance and fade is set in my car, but it was definitely different and much better. I kept thinking of the “More Cowbell” skit from SNL. Only this has temple blocks or something like it. The acoustic guitar is really nice. I never even hear it in the single version.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 4, 2021 13:41:19 GMT
Today is the last day to vote on our single of the week, "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" backed with "Never Learn Not to Love." If you haven't yet had the chance to vote or haven't commented, please do so today!
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 5, 2021 11:54:06 GMT
Eleven voters have rated "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" backed with "Never Learn Not to Love" with an average of 6.3. I will update the ratings thread and launch our next single shortly.
Thanks for participating.
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