AP segment with new interviews & a snippet of a NEW SONG off the new album!!!!

[Jim V.]

That's truly horrible. Even allowing for the obviously bad vocals, that backing track sounds like the Lighthouse Family or Simply Red or some similar mid-90s pseudo-soul, and the lyrics are awful.
It's a good job the live shows are sounding so good, because the studio part of the reunion isn't looking great so far... though of course I don't want to judge the album until it actually comes out...

Seriously, I don't think we should be worrying about the quality of the album yet. That may have been a rough thing they were singing over. Who knows? Let's wait until we hear the whole thing. I'm not expecting the extension of Pet Sounds or Sunflower, however I think there will be at least a few new classic Beach Boys songs, and we will have their best album since L.A. (Light Album).

[Zach95]

The backing track seems alright, the get up part is interesting. We'll see what we get  

[anazgnos]

Their endorsement deal with Gibson must have specified that they would use Gibson guitars in rehearsal only.

[Les P]

And after more time to think about, can Mike write a lyric that DOESN'T refer to one of their older songs?

Exactly.  Sigh.

nope.

On the other hand, I guess Mike is just proudly carrying on a Beach Boys tradition of quoting old songs since at least the mid-70s...more than half their existence.   And it's still cheesy.

1968, if one counts Do It Again's reference to "California girls". So maybe it is time for folks to get over the whole thing. It is part of the band's trip.

Yes, and how many artistically viable songs did they make where Mike quoted from other songs? Probably one. Or actually, even listenable songs for that matter?

Apparently for years Mike has wanted to reunite with Brian so they could write new songs..about old songs.

Of course it's much too early to judge the album, but I'm less optimistic than I was 2 days ago.

[guitarfool2002]

we will have their best album since L.A. (Light Album).

How about showing some love for this one:

[Shady]

This is how much I love the Beach Boys, I thought it sounded pretty nice..

It's obviously "Think about the days"

[Wirestone]

This is an album that features a tune called Spring Vacation. Did anyone honestly think were were going to avoid at least a handful of tracks like this?

[Runaways]

lyrics don't really bother me, it's the music that sounded questionable to me here

[Wirestone]

We'll see. I hear a lot of organ and then some grotty vocals. Who knows what the final product will be like. Hopefully good, but we'll see!

[roll plymouth rock]

Kinda sounds like an R. Kelly song haha

[DonnyL]

somehow, that song reminds me of the Flaming Lips.

[urbanite]

Every album has some filler in it.  If this album has 3 or 4 great songs, I won't mind some trips down memory lane.

[MarcellaHasDirtyFeet]

somehow, that song reminds me of the Flaming Lips.

Wow. I hear it. Good call. It first struck me as 80s "rock," but after listening to it again, especially the arrangement (I know, it's 10 seconds long) I am kinda intrigued.

[Nicko1234]

Not sure what possessed them to let somebody film that. Everything about it sounds awful. It`s far too early to judge the album or even that song yet but it is unfortunate that Mike feels compelled to write these kind of lyrics when working as a Beach Boy as he`s proved with First Love, Celebration and Make Love Not War that he can write some good songs when he forgets about the formula. I guess it`s understandable if he feels that`s what the public wants though. All of the commercial success during the wilderness period was with nostalgic stuff...

[Runaways]

y'know, that clip DOES sound like it's about segue into a nice chorus. hopefully it delivers.

[Camus]

I love the WTF look Brian gives Mike as he sings that line from Baby You're A Rich Man 

[Ron]

It could be that they sing that, making fun of each other like Cassius Clay Vs. Sonny Liston or whatever that was called.


Probably not. 


But... making decisions on the quality of the album because you heard a staged 10 second clip on youtube.... probably makes just as much sense logically as what I supposed. 

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

I'm going to base it off the backing track and say its imagination 2 featuring the beach boys.
Which I liked

[DonnyL]

At this point, I'm expecting an album along the lines of "MIU" / "Keepin' the Summer Alive" with a kind of modern/digital/"Imagination" production vibe.  And I'm cool with that ... I mean, it's the Beach Boys and that's totally beyond any expectations I might have had prior to this reunion announcement.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

But... making decisions on the quality of the album because you heard a staged 10 second clip on youtube.... probably makes just as much sense logically as what I supposed.

EXACTLY.  A few damn seconds...I mean, really?!

[guitarfool2002]

But... making decisions on the quality of the album because you heard a staged 10 second clip on youtube.... probably makes just as much sense logically as what I supposed.

EXACTLY.  A few damn seconds...I mean, really?!

I wish there were more of that exact same sentiment across this board when people were judging the quality of the reunion tour based on the vocal mixes heard at the Grammys and Dodger Stadium. 

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

From what I heard of the actual live mix (as opposed to the TV mix), I liked what I heard of the Grammy performance. The Dodger stadium deal, well that was at a ball game so it was no biggie. Hyped as hell for 8 June at the Woodlands

[STE]

Just watched the new song part again..  Brian & Mike look & sound like two guys trying a song at a karaoke 

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Wow, that new song snippet really does sound pretty appalling. Oh dear!

[stack-o-tracks]

What's appalling about it? It's a 10 second, unprocessed, non-take. Listen past Mike & Brian and there's a pretty cool track being played.

Or is it because you expecting something other than complete cheese from a Mike Love lyric?