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Post by Kapitan on Apr 15, 2022 14:36:32 GMT
All - I didn't want to put this in the Shoutbox lest it be bumped without everyone having a chance to see it and weigh in.
We've got about six weeks left in our Beach Boys Single of the Week series of poll-threads. We had previously done albums of the week, both group and solo.
Is there an obvious next series people would like to see? Or a not-so-obvious one?
Personally I am very open to ideas. While I historically haven't even really liked participating in poll-threads or "[whatever]-of-the[day/week" threads all that much, I do admit they've been a nice way to keep things at least modestly active during otherwise quiet times on the board. By no means do I need to run such threads, though! Can't stress that enough: I only took over when Wata took a break, and it's been inertia ever since.
Please chime in with what you'd like to run, contribute to, see on the board, etc. The board can only be what we make it: we're all responsible for its quality (or lack of same).
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Post by kds on Apr 15, 2022 14:37:50 GMT
Have we done live albums?
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 15, 2022 14:45:15 GMT
Yes, it looks like live albums were part of the original AotW poll-thread series.
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Post by kds on Apr 15, 2022 16:57:07 GMT
Ah, I couldn't remember.
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 15, 2022 17:18:48 GMT
Me neither! I actually had to search for a live album and saw one come up as an AotW.
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 15, 2022 17:52:57 GMT
Here is one idea, but disclaimer, I haven't really thought it through and am not even advocating for it. Just throwing it out in its half-baked form.
What about a week apiece on some basic BBs questions, for all to chime in on and discuss? As examples, a week apiece on: what got you into the band; first BBs album; first BBs concert; etc? Obviously for that to work, people would have to get into it a little, not just giving brief, factual answers, but stories. A little back-and-forth among people. That kind of thing.
Or descriptions of BBs-related shows we've attended: one at a time, people describe some show, and we all discuss. People who have been to many could describe various ones over time. Favorite, least favorite, best venue, special moments, whatever. You can link to any footage of the show if it's available. Post setlists if available. Etc.
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Post by kds on Apr 15, 2022 18:51:07 GMT
That sounds like it could be fun.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Apr 15, 2022 22:30:23 GMT
Here is one idea, but disclaimer, I haven't really thought it through and am not even advocating for it. Just throwing it out in its half-baked form.
What about a week apiece on some basic BBs questions, for all to chime in on and discuss? As examples, a week apiece on: what got you into the band; first BBs album; first BBs concert; etc? Obviously for that to work, people would have to get into it a little, not just giving brief, factual answers, but stories. A little back-and-forth among people. That kind of thing.
Or descriptions of BBs-related shows we've attended: one at a time, people describe some show, and we all discuss. People who have been to many could describe various ones over time. Favorite, least favorite, best venue, special moments, whatever. You can link to any footage of the show if it's available. Post setlists if available. Etc.
That's ^ a good idea.
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Post by lonelysummer on Apr 16, 2022 0:16:35 GMT
We should discuss the live albums - and on the Beatles thread, too. Some are excellent (The Beach Boys in Concert, Wings Over America, The Concert for Bangladesh); some not so much (Live at the Star Club in Hamburg Germany).
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 16, 2022 0:22:46 GMT
We should discuss the live albums - and on the Beatles thread, too. Some are excellent (The Beach Boys in Concert, Wings Over America, The Concert for Bangladesh); some not so much (Live at the Star Club in Hamburg Germany). We did the live Beach Boys albums already as part of the AotW series.
As for the Beatles thread, that's fine if you want to run that (I don't), but I meant this thread just for the BBs ideas.
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Post by sockit on Apr 16, 2022 16:05:41 GMT
Here is one idea, but disclaimer, I haven't really thought it through and am not even advocating for it. Just throwing it out in its half-baked form.
What about a week apiece on some basic BBs questions, for all to chime in on and discuss? As examples, a week apiece on: what got you into the band; first BBs album; first BBs concert; etc? Obviously for that to work, people would have to get into it a little, not just giving brief, factual answers, but stories. A little back-and-forth among people. That kind of thing.
Or descriptions of BBs-related shows we've attended: one at a time, people describe some show, and we all discuss. People who have been to many could describe various ones over time. Favorite, least favorite, best venue, special moments, whatever. You can link to any footage of the show if it's available. Post setlists if available. Etc.
I like this idea, too. We've all been BBs fans for so long, it doesn't seem like we have much to discuss other than new releases and current news. We've been over and over the historical facts (and myths) for many years and on many forums. However, our personal recollections seem to stimulate discussion as we compare experiences. I always enjoy reading each person's post about what caught their interest in a particular album, song, performance, etc. What was the very first BBs song you remember ever hearing? What was your initial impression? How did you first hear about SMiLE? What went through your mind regarding that story? We could cover all kinds of things.
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Post by carllove on Apr 23, 2022 4:03:32 GMT
I would like to see a best of each studio album poll. Everyone could do a top one through five, weighted conversely, then tallied after a week. Have you ever done that here? Would it be too hard to do?
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Post by Kapitan on Apr 23, 2022 11:32:01 GMT
I would like to see a best of each studio album poll. Everyone could do a top one through five, weighted conversely, then tallied after a week. Have you ever done that here? Would it be too hard to do? Voting on the top songs per album? That sounds fun. I don't think the board's polling functionality supports it, but if somebody is willing to tally the responses...
Personally I'd love to bow out of some poll duties. After a couple years, I feel like I've done my time, at least for a while.
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Post by jk on May 7, 2022 9:48:36 GMT
What about a week apiece on some basic BBs questions, for all to chime in on and discuss? As examples, a week apiece on: what got you into the band; first BBs album; first BBs concert; etc? Obviously for that to work, people would have to get into it a little, not just giving brief, factual answers, but stories. A little back-and-forth among people. That kind of thing.
Or descriptions of BBs-related shows we've attended: one at a time, people describe some show, and we all discuss. People who have been to many could describe various ones over time. Favorite, least favorite, best venue, special moments, whatever. You can link to any footage of the show if it's available. Post setlists if available. Etc.
I rather like these ideas. If you exclude what Joshilyn's doing, I'm unable to summon up any enthusiasm about what's happening now in Beach Boy Land: box sets all the way to the horizon, all the reunion banter. (That's one reason I hardly post in this section of the forum.) So departures in the directions mentioned above would be most welcome! Having lived through the entire BB adventure, I can describe my feelings at the time about things that happened, say, in the mid 60s. So yes, I would certainly have something to contribute...
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