Reminder: Beach Boys on Fallon Tonight - May 7th, 2012

[guitarfool2002]

Questlove (The Roots are Fallons house band, of course) is going a bit mental on Twitter about tonight.

Questo of The Roots ‏ @questlove
Man. I've been waiting FOREVER for The OG Beach Boys to reunite & Pet Sounds up @LateNightJimmy. Tonight I get my wish. Its the Illest lp!

and,

Me stalking Brian #petsounds http://instagr.am/p/KVXSJbwazt/


If The Roots were backing The Beach Boys tonight I might die. 

Fun fact - my 6th grade teacher was Questlove's sister

That's cool! Are you in the Philly area too?

And remember he was Tweeting about the Smile Sessions box a few months ago, I posted some of those messages in a thread here, somewhere. Obviously he's a big fan - this adds a neat subtext to the appearance tonight. We have to consider how many people who would not normally be buying a Smile Sessions box set went out and bought it after hearing Questlove praise it as a goldmine of samples. Who knows how many producers, DJ's, or beatmakers took that advice and are currently creating a new classic in their studio based on a Beach Boys/Smile sample?

[guitarfool2002]

You're in for a treat!

They *nailed* every detail of The Doors on Ed Sullivan, right down to the flowers atop Ray's keyboard setup.

"Reading Rainbow" is one of the best and most dead-on musical satires-impressions I have ever seen.

Watching it now - only 30 seconds in and already he said HIGH!!!

Holy crap this is genius...

 

[monicker]

Questlove (The Roots are Fallons house band, of course) is going a bit mental on Twitter about tonight.

Questo of The Roots ‏ @questlove
Man. I've been waiting FOREVER for The OG Beach Boys to reunite & Pet Sounds up @LateNightJimmy. Tonight I get my wish. Its the Illest lp!

and,

Me stalking Brian #petsounds http://instagr.am/p/KVXSJbwazt/


If The Roots were backing The Beach Boys tonight I might die. 

Man, this guy is THE reigning master of: I <3 the Beach Boys i.e. Pet Sounds, Pet Sounds, Pet Sounds. Pet Sounds is the only thing i EVER mention, Pet Sounds is the only thing i like, Pet Sounds is the only thing i know. Beach Boys = Pet Sounds. Yeah, i <3 the Beach Boys (Pet Sounds).

[Aegir]

judging from his posts, they may very well be performing something from Pet Sounds.

[monicker]

judging from his posts, they may very well be performing something from Pet Sounds.

No, see above ^

[Aegir]

which means he'd be disappointed and not enthusiastic if they weren't playing something from Pet Sounds.

[Stegibo]

And that will very likely be the case. I think so

[hypehat]

Questlove (The Roots are Fallons house band, of course) is going a bit mental on Twitter about tonight.

Questo of The Roots ‏ @questlove
Man. I've been waiting FOREVER for The OG Beach Boys to reunite & Pet Sounds up @LateNightJimmy. Tonight I get my wish. Its the Illest lp!

and,

Me stalking Brian #petsounds http://instagr.am/p/KVXSJbwazt/


If The Roots were backing The Beach Boys tonight I might die. 

Man, this guy is THE reigning master of: I <3 the Beach Boys i.e. Pet Sounds, Pet Sounds, Pet Sounds. Pet Sounds is the only thing i EVER mention, Pet Sounds is the only thing i like, Pet Sounds is the only thing i know. Beach Boys = Pet Sounds. Yeah, i <3 the Beach Boys (Pet Sounds).

He also was similarly evangelical about the Smile box last year

[Aegir]

And that will very likely be the case. I think so

what do you mean, be the case? he already posted. they already rehearsed. he specifically mentioned Pet Sounds. I'm not saying it's definitive, but I'd imagine Questlove knows a little more than we do about this.

[Rocker]

If they'll play Pet Sounds material I'd be happy. But still they also oughta do TWGMTR

[Justin]

Fallon likes to make a big fuss over any band coming through of "legendary status"...they'll no doubt play TWGMTR after the short interview and then probably come back at the end of the show and do an oldie (a Pet Sounds cut, as we're led to believe) as the credits roll.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

He's got the shorts!

Btw, it's not really shorts weather here in NYC. He's clearly doing it for us Smiley Smilers.

If that were true, they'd be tiny white ones

[seltaeb1012002]

He's got the shorts!

Btw, it's not really shorts weather here in NYC. He's clearly doing it for us Smiley Smilers.

If that were true, they'd be tiny white ones

HAHAHAHA man...

They need a Bruce-In-Shorts emoticon

[guitarfool2002]

He also was similarly evangelical about the Smile box last year

And remember he was Tweeting about the Smile Sessions box a few months ago, I posted some of those messages in a thread here, somewhere. Obviously he's a big fan - this adds a neat subtext to the appearance tonight. We have to consider how many people who would not normally be buying a Smile Sessions box set went out and bought it after hearing Questlove praise it as a goldmine of samples. Who knows how many producers, DJ's, or beatmakers took that advice and are currently creating a new classic in their studio based on a Beach Boys/Smile sample?

That box set praise was neat but not unexpected because he had been talking PS - I posted this on the same topic but i still can't remember where this first came up on this board to find the Tweets! I guess if someone can wade through thousands of his posts, they'll be archived on his Twitter, if anyone is interested. 

[guitarfool2002]

I have to mention something that *may* be a possibility judging from earlier Fallon shows.

The band rehearses in the afternoon as shown in that Facebook photo. I don't know how often this happened, but once in particular they actually made the rehearsal footage available. Ice Cube was sitting in with The Roots that night, and as a warm-up/fun thing to play, they busted out NWA's "Straight Outta Compton". Roots guitarist Captain Kirk *nailed* the Easy E vocal, and the whole performance was electric. Someone shot a video on their phone (if I remember), Questlove Tweeted a link to the video, it went viral, and eventually they got so many requests that Fallon aired the rehearsal video on his show.

So if...just *if*...they bust out a Pet Sounds or Smile cut off-air, which would be absolutely cool as anything - it could still reach the fans, no matter what they actually do on the show.

Fallon, unlike some other hosts, is a true musician and a music fan who is respectful and knowledgeable about the artists he hosts on his show. I trust there may be a bit more to this than the usual stock appearance where they do one tune and split.

At least I hope there will be more...

[Runaways]

TWGMTR and WIBN would be good

[Stegibo]

Yeah, Al with WIBN. That would be awesome!

[John Manning]

Yeah, Al with WIBN. That would be awesome!

But he always gets the lines muddled! 

[the professor]

In that rehersal photo, the BB are right there, front and center; I hope they do an intimate version of TWG, with clearly attributable parts, with camera time for each major part and with the backup band doing only the wordless humm at various ranges.  I don't want any risky falsettos from anyone. This is the way/chance to make this song a hit.

Oh boy. . . . .12 hours away, but I suppose NY will see it 3 hours before.

I am staying off this discussion until I see it for myself at my time.

[seltaeb1012002]

Maybe Questlove had the good sense to turn off Brian's autotune.

[seltaeb1012002]

I'm only tuning in if they perform Cabinessence featuring Hologram Carl.

 

...and why not hologram Murry too, behind a faux mixing desk?

Definitely. Complete with a reenactment of the AAF scene where Brian tells Murry the board's fake and fires him.

[runnersdialzero]

I have to mention something that *may* be a possibility judging from earlier Fallon shows.

The band rehearses in the afternoon as shown in that Facebook photo. I don't know how often this happened, but once in particular they actually made the rehearsal footage available. Ice Cube was sitting in with The Roots that night, and as a warm-up/fun thing to play, they busted out NWA's "Straight Outta Compton". Roots guitarist Captain Kirk *nailed* the Easy E vocal, and the whole performance was electric. Someone shot a video on their phone (if I remember), Questlove Tweeted a link to the video, it went viral, and eventually they got so many requests that Fallon aired the rehearsal video on his show.

So if...just *if*...they bust out a Pet Sounds or Smile cut off-air, which would be absolutely cool as anything - it could still reach the fans, no matter what they actually do on the show.

Fallon, unlike some other hosts, is a true musician and a music fan who is respectful and knowledgeable about the artists he hosts on his show. I trust there may be a bit more to this than the usual stock appearance where they do one tune and split.

At least I hope there will be more...

"Hey guys, I know we're playing our new slick, play-it-safe single tonight, but what d'you say we go over 'Cabinessence' a time or two? Just for old time's sakes, whaddyasay?"

[Stegibo]

Yeah, Al with WIBN. That would be awesome!

But he always gets the lines muddled! 

"Wouldn't it be nice if we were closer!"

[Shady]

This is so cool..

Questlove is obviously a huge BB's fan, not just Pet Sound, he was raving about SMiLE when it was released

Fallon is a huge fan too, he was at one of the Brian tribute shows, you can see him in the audience after Surf's up

[SG7]

Questlove (The Roots are Fallons house band, of course) is going a bit mental on Twitter about tonight.

Questo of The Roots ‏ @questlove
Man. I've been waiting FOREVER for The OG Beach Boys to reunite & Pet Sounds up @LateNightJimmy. Tonight I get my wish. Its the Illest lp!

and,

Me stalking Brian #petsounds http://instagr.am/p/KVXSJbwazt/


If The Roots were backing The Beach Boys tonight I might die. 

Fun fact - my 6th grade teacher was Questlove's sister

I got to meet Questlove while I was in LA last. He was at Amoeba records around the same time I was. Small world!