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Post by Kapitan on Jun 1, 2023 11:56:45 GMT
It's interesting how different the same basic song can be. I do like the underlying track of "Thinkin' 'Bout You Baby" much, much more than the lead vocal--which is an issue since the lead vocal seems so prominent! I'm curious what this would have sounded like had Brian produced it a year or two later. And I don't mean remade it, a la "Darlin," but literally the same song.
(I don't think it competes with "Darlin," personally. Though as I said, the song is still good and the track is very good.)
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Post by jk on Jun 5, 2023 7:53:15 GMT
JUNE 5a In 2002 Brian embarks on a UK tour two days after serenading Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace 5b Released this day in 2012, That's Why God Made the Radio exceeds the expectations of most fans
There was originally only one entry for 5 June, like every other day. But then along came TWGMTT. Still, I wanted to retain that mention of the Party at the Palace, the event that triggered my lifelong fandom -- hence the double entry. This is the wondrous "From There To Back Again", with its mystery of the unidentified drummer still intact: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_There_to_Back_Again
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 5, 2023 10:46:26 GMT
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5b Released this day in 2012, That's Why God Made the Radio exceeds the expectations of most fans
It was a fun summer! A new Beach Boys' album was released, and it was good. I saw the reunited band in concert (2nd row seats), complete with the soundcheck and getting my picture taken with the band. The group appeared and performed on a few TV shows. There were articles and interviews galore. The message boards had plenty of material. It was a great time to be a Beach Boys' fan. And in a few months it would all be over...
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Post by jk on Jun 6, 2023 12:44:35 GMT
JUNE 6 Brian, Carl, Bruce, Alan and Dennis record vocals for "Do It Again" this day in 1968
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 8, 2023 16:49:58 GMT
I think Brian has a special fondness for "Do It Again". I've heard him mention the song occasionally in interviews about some of his favorite songs. I don't think there's a definite line of demarcation, but I sometimes view "Do It Again" as the last real/original/vintage/fun/BW totally in charge/"before Brian retreated" Beach Boys' song...if you know what I mean.
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 8, 2023 17:03:20 GMT
I agree that he does. It has been in his setlists (as far as I can recall) more or less all along since he started touring heavily. It's been on live albums and DVDs. It was on I Just Wasn't Made For These Times.
I wonder whether he likes it because it was a hit (not just a cult classic), and what's more, it was almost the last hit for a while. Building on that--but speculating wildly--I could also imagine him having very fond associations with it because this was a really turbulent time for him, first with the relative lack of success on Pet Sound and collapse of Smile, then with relatively poor commercial performance for a year (and a few albums) or so, and shortly after it was released, with his first institutionalization for mental health problems and then the sale of Sea of Tunes. Meanwhile, by all accounts "Do It Again" came together easily with Mike Love, and it was a hit. It's easy to imagine Brian seeing that as an oasis in the middle of a terrible desert.
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Post by jk on Jun 10, 2023 9:16:43 GMT
JUNE 10 Bruce introduces "The Nearest Faraway Place" to a delighted London audience at a show in 1969 This was six days later in Paris. Best not to think about Mike at this juncture...
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 10, 2023 10:59:57 GMT
"The Nearest Faraway Place" comes up for discussion frequently, and my opinions really haven't changed much over the years. Here goes again!
It might be my favorite Bruce Johnston song. I like the melody and the arrangement. I like the ending "tinkling" part. I do think it fits on 20/20, but I don't think it was sequenced properly. I would have interwoven it with "I Can Hear Music", "Time To Get Alone", "I Went To Sleep", and even "Our Prayer". And, yes, I have to say again that if the song had a B. Wilson credit - especially in 1969 - it would get more respect.
All of that being said, it is surprising that "The Nearest Faraway Place" was performed in concert. 1969 was probably the only chance it had, basically because it was new. I can't see the band pulling that song out at any other time in their career.
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Post by jk on Jun 17, 2023 9:10:52 GMT
JUNE 17 The ill-fated day in 1967 when the Boys were slated for the evening set at Monterey. Otis headlines instead
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 18, 2023 11:45:28 GMT
JUNE 17 The ill-fated day in 1967 when the Boys were slated for the evening set at Monterey. Otis headlines instead
A big missed opportunity to further transition from the striped shirted, fun-loving, surfin' band (yes, still) to a more serious but still fun-loving band! They had the setlist if they wanted to go there, and they had the audience. I think a bunch of young people in the outdoor setting of Monterey, California looking for good music and a good time would've loved a Beach Boys' performance. Oh, well...
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Post by jk on Jun 20, 2023 19:31:52 GMT
JUNE 20 Brian Douglas Wilson born 1942 at Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, Los Angeles Bless you, Brian, for enriching the soundtrack of my youth. And for co-writing "All I Wanna Do", which converted me hook, line and sinker in 2002.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 20, 2023 19:58:27 GMT
JUNE 20 Brian Douglas Wilson born 1942 at Centinela Hospital, Inglewood, Los Angeles Bless you, Brian, for enriching the soundtrack of my youth. And for co-writing "All I Wanna Do", which converted me hook, line and sinker in 2002. I don't know if anybody else has been experiencing the same feelings, but lately I've been thinking about Brian's mortality and reminiscing quite a bit, especially by looking at some old photos of him. And, when I look at those photos from the 1960s - and surprisingly moreso from the 1970s - I sometimes look at those photos and say to myself, "It's hard to believe that's the same guy who became the Brian Wilson post-1983." He seems so different in many, many ways.
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Post by jk on Jun 22, 2023 12:49:42 GMT
JUNE 22 Work begins in 1964 on "Don't Hurt My Little Sister", originally written by Brian for The Ronettes
Now this is where AI might help. It could give us our Ronettes version. But do we want that? Like **** we do! Nothing could beat the original anyway.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 22, 2023 17:33:18 GMT
JUNE 22 Work begins in 1964 on "Don't Hurt My Little Sister", originally written by Brian for The Ronettes
Now this is where AI might help. It could give us our Ronettes version. But do we want that? Like **** we do! Nothing could beat the original anyway. I always had a soft spot for "Don't Hurt My Little Sister". It was the underdog - wasn't a single, didn't make the comps, was in the shadows of the other powerhouse Today! songs (about half the album). But I like it - the intro, the vocals, the lyrical theme, and the tag. Maybe if the instrumental bridge was a bit stronger...
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 22, 2023 17:36:36 GMT
I LOVE this song. It is part of why I think Side One of Today is so underrated. Yes, the ballads on Side Two are mostly great, but the rockers of Side One are no slouches, either.
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