Setlist thoughts...

[NatureShowInStereo]

There's not enough Mike Love leads in most of these set lists. We're just gonna need to hope for some more obscure songs with Love on the lead IMO! Because he'll want to sing a lot of leads I bet.

p.s. I just said "lead(s)" a lot.

I think "All I Wanna Do" would be a really nice example of a good obscure song that Mike could still do leads on. Man, I would love that.

I do agree that we're probably less likely to get songs that had a signature vocal from Carl/Dennis. I don't think they'd give the lead to a BB band member who isn't a real Beach Boy, but maybe Brian or David or one of them could do it?

I really want to hear Bruce do Disney Girls. I'm hoping for a variety either way. David said it'll be the hits, and by that I hope he means the biggest ones and not ALL of the hits. Though, they could play Summer In Paradise in its entirety and leave town and I would still be happy I got to see them play together with my own two eyes.

[stack-o-tracks]

I don't think they'd give the lead to a BB band member who isn't a real Beach Boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d46sWCdmees 

[SamMcK]

I'm not getting my hopes up, but if they perform "Kiss Me, Baby" this will be me in the front row:

Kiss Me Baby is definitely among there best, also Community is probably the best show on TV. (Since Arrested Development)

[HeyJude]

Another thing to keep in mind concerning the setlist is that, if the report that rehearsals start on the 15th is correct, then that is not a huge amount of rehearsal time to learn a lot of non “meat and potatoes” songs. Granted, Brian’s band can pick up anything pretty quickly most likely, and the actual BB’s mainly need to rehearse the vocals. Perhaps the backing band will be rehearsing before the BB’s get there (some bands have done this, such as Paul McCartney’s band), and I can only imagine the BB’s have started to formulate a basis for a setlist prior to the actual rehearsals starting. But I don’t see a hugely expansive setlist outside of the norm forming with only about nine days of rehearsals at the most.

It’ll be interesting!

[Wirestone]

Another thing to keep in mind concerning the setlist is that, if the report that rehearsals start on the 15th is correct, then that is not a huge amount of rehearsal time to learn a lot of non “meat and potatoes” songs. Granted, Brian’s band can pick up anything pretty quickly most likely, and the actual BB’s mainly need to rehearse the vocals. Perhaps the backing band will be rehearsing before the BB’s get there (some bands have done this, such as Paul McCartney’s band), and I can only imagine the BB’s have started to formulate a basis for a setlist prior to the actual rehearsals starting. But I don’t see a hugely expansive setlist outside of the norm forming with only about nine days of rehearsals at the most.

It’ll be interesting!

Brian's band hasn't rehearsed for years. True fact.

Nine days will be more than enough time.

[AndrewHickey]

Another thing to keep in mind concerning the setlist is that, if the report that rehearsals start on the 15th is correct, then that is not a huge amount of rehearsal time to learn a lot of non “meat and potatoes” songs. Granted, Brian’s band can pick up anything pretty quickly most likely, and the actual BB’s mainly need to rehearse the vocals. Perhaps the backing band will be rehearsing before the BB’s get there (some bands have done this, such as Paul McCartney’s band), and I can only imagine the BB’s have started to formulate a basis for a setlist prior to the actual rehearsals starting. But I don’t see a hugely expansive setlist outside of the norm forming with only about nine days of rehearsals at the most.

They won't need that much in the way of rehearsals -- both bands know all the core songs and have been playing them regularly. There's also a second group of songs that both bands have played, albeit not necessarily as regularly -- stuff like Til I Die, Here Today, You Still Believe In Me, Forever, Good Timin', Heroes & Villains.

If everyone knows the material, nine days will be more than ample. As a comparison (and I know people got annoyed when I brought them up before, but...)  last year's Monkees tour was organised very much on the same lines -- a band that hadn't performed together in ten years, with a large backing band consisting of almost every member of one of the solo bands (Davy Jones'), plus token members from the other members' bands (I think Micky Dolenz's guitarist and a sax player from Peter Tork's band, something like that anyway). They did a forty-song set including a *lot* of rarities and a performance of the whole Head album, with costume changes and dance routines, keyed to video footage, and they had only *three* days' rehearsal.

Given that we're not expecting this to be a great multimedia spectacular, that the musicians in the band are far superior to the Monkees' musicians, and that you could easily name a 25- or 30-song set that this band could go out and do *right now*, with no rehearsal at all, and do a competent-to-very-good job on, if we don't get at least ten or so decent rarities it'll only be because the Beach Boys themselves can't be bothered, or they think the audience don't want them, not because of lack of rehearsal.

[ohthosegirls]

Other than the nine days to rehearse, you would also think that they could pick up a few things while on tour (which is good practice in itself). Also, the bands are probably well versed in the majority of the catalogue, including deeper cuts, I would think. They could learn additional stuff on the road maybe.

[Stegibo]

I hope they'll sing Still Cruisin' and Summer In Paradise!

[Wirestone]

I hope they'll sing Still Cruisin' and Summer In Paradise!

I actually think this is a good idea. R&R to the Rescue, too. And R&R music, so Brian can do the "Rock, roll, rockin' and rollin'" backing vocals ....

[Stegibo]

Yeah that would sound great, Brian has the perfect voice for them. Belting them out haha

[Runaways]

Brian's Facebook posted lyrics to busy doing nothin, one can dream.

[seltaeb1012002]

From BBB:

"There is one song that I know of going on the set list that has a couple of small sections sung in spanish (but it's not "Kokomo")...

Bruce Johnston
Tucson, Airzona
April 23, 2012"

Hmm. Which song is it?

[EgoHanger1966]

I Just Wasn't Made For These Times?!?!?!?!?

[Lowbacca]

Hmm. Which song is it?

http://6.hidemyass.com/ip-1/encoded/Oi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9a0cxZm8wT25oczA%3D&f=norefer

 

[seltaeb1012002]

I Just Wasn't Made For These Times?!?!?!?!?

Niiiiice. Good call. Gotta be IJWMFTT.

Hmm. Which song is it?

http://6.hidemyass.com/ip-1/encoded/Oi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9a0cxZm8wT25oczA%3D&f=norefer

 

HAHA oh this is definitely in the set, man. Right after they play Al's "A Postcard From California" album in it's entirety.

[tpesky]

I would Love I Just Wasnt Made For These Times....Brian and Al were PHENOMENAL on the tag during the 06-07 Pet Sounds tour. Would love to see that reprised.

[Ron]

I hope they Do do "Cabinessence".  I think there's a high, high chance they may.  If anybody can get it through to Mike how fucking awesome it would be to hear him do that on stage, I think he'd do it.  Hell he did it the first time.  I think Brian/Bruce/Al would definately be down for it. 

Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the song, it's kind of one of those that after you've heard it a few times and experienced it, you don't really need to hear it again because it's not really 'fun' or anything, it's just a musical feat.  It would be amazing to see Mike sing on it, though. 

[Ron]

Who thinks they'll have the balls to do something crazy like Student Demonstration Time?

[Wirestone]

I'm feeling positive. Brian's page has suggested "Busy Doin' Nothing." Bruce has suggested IJWMFTT. Al has said Brian is into "Graduation Day" and "Cottonfields."

If we get a show with even some stuff like this in it, I'll be happy.

[Ron]

I"m glad to see you getting some optimism about this, Wirestone. 

[Justin]

Who thinks they'll have the balls to do something crazy like Student Demonstration Time?

I thought it'd be cool if Mike pulled this out especially in Chicago when originally the city was scheduled to host both the G8 and the NATO summits this May.  There were groups threatening to shut the city down and riot throughout the entire week of the meetings.  No doubt it'd be "best to stay outtasite."

[Lonely Summer]

I'm gonna be really pissed if they don't do Bah-Bah-Bah, Bah-Bopper Ann.