Old Beach Boys musical similarities with the new album

[bcdam]

Hope this isn't a topic already, but I thought it might be interesting to call out some musical continuities between classic BB and TWGMTR.

First one off the top of my head - the little guitar line on "From There To Back Again" around 1:10 sounds eerily similar to the little guitar line on "The Night Was So Young" around :17 seconds (and repeated throughout).

Anyone else pick up on something?

[Ron]

In "Spring Vacation" Mike Love says "Good Vibrations" which was a song they made back in the '60's. 

I'm just messing with you.  This isn't as obvious and may not even be intentional, but at the end of From There to Back Again the music pauses.... and then repeats back again just as strong... just like they famously did at the end of "You Still Believe In Me". It's at 2 minutes or so in.   Probably more of a technique than a homage. 

The sparse snare drum reminds me a lot of the end round of "God Only Knows" too. 

[Runaways]

Hope this isn't a topic already, but I thought it might be interesting to call out some musical continuities between classic BB and TWGMTR.

First one off the top of my head - the little guitar line on "From There To Back Again" around 1:10 sounds eerily similar to the little guitar line on "The Night Was So Young" around :17 seconds (and repeated throughout).

Anyone else pick up on something?

that descending guitar thing is a brian signature in my mind.  love it when i hear that sound.  i'll listen for it on tuesday hehe

[Ziggy Stardust]

I don't know why but when i'm singin' Isn't It Time chorus i end up singin' Summer Of Love.

Isn't it time we dance the night away? Goin’ out and lookin’ for love (girls are always ready)

But catchy song anyway, i can really picture Dennis singin' some parts.

[adamghost]

They quote the tag from "At My Window" early on in "From There."  I noticed "The Night Was So Young" thing too.

[bcdam]

I don't know why but when i'm singin' Isn't It Time chorus i end up singin' Summer Of Love.

Yes! I felt the same way immediately after hearing the song for the first time.

[Wylson]

From the clips, I think shelter has a ring of time to get alone, particularly the "now its 2o clock lines around the block waiting for the parade" I almost expect a "deep and wide" to come along. 

[shelter]

Daybreak over the Ocean - Bluebirds over the Mountain.

[seltaeb1012002]

The beginning of "Shelter" sounds a bit like the beginning of "San Miguel". It's not the first time Brian's lifted that melody. But I like to look at it as a nod to both Dennis and Carl.

[Cabinessenceking]

This album would have more groove if they added moog to it. Brian is a master of mooging.
I think 2-3 songs should've had moog bass. It's lacking that Love Yoy/Fairy Tale Music/Funky Pretty vibe... only needed a few songs like that, i think the moog era is more interesting than 1965 anyway so guess im biased...

[Jaco]

Talkin' about groove

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

sung by the Young Rascals, it has some similarity to a few lines in FTTBA

[Ziggy Stardust]

I don't know why but when i'm singin' Isn't It Time chorus i end up singin' Summer Of Love.

Yes! I felt the same way immediately after hearing the song for the first time.

Oh god! yes, i'm not the only one!

[jpinmyroom]

There is a guitar lick on Strange World that is note for note the same as a lick used in Lay down burden.

[EgoHanger1966]

The bicycle bell in Strange World is a nod to You Still Believe In Me/In My Childhood.

The stunted drum fills in From There To Back Again are reminsicent of Hal Blaine during the Pet Sounds era. He does it on a couple songs.

Also, the tack piano in Summer's Gone (hell, everything about Summer's Gone!) is similar to Caroline, No. Even the way they mixed it - harder panned to stereo than the rest of the album - very 60s-esque stereo imaging.

[send me a picture and i'll tell you]

The tack piano reminded me more of the Bicycle Rider theme-- Caroline, No used harpsichord, I think.

At the beginning of Strange World, I expect Alec Baldwin to start talking about nature and crap.

[Cabinessenceking]

They quote the tag from "At My Window" early on in "From There."  I noticed "The Night Was So Young" thing too.

bout time they add both to the setlist right?

[keysarsoze001]

Let's not forget that "I'll give you shelter from the storm" is "Don't know if words can say" from "Darlin"

[JohnMill]

I hear "Caroline No!" bit in "Summer's Gone" but also a little bit of "Lets Go Away For Awhile".  Beautiful mood.

[Wirestone]

Let's not forget that "I'll give you shelter from the storm" is "Don't know if words can say" from "Darlin"

It's similar, yes, but the melody is somewhat different.

[keysarsoze001]

True. He goes down on "the storm" instead of up on "can say". And it's a different key.

[JohnMill]

Does anyone else want to break into "Ohhhhhhh way ohhhhhhhhhh" (South American) right before the chorus of "The Private Life Of Bill & Sue"?

[keysarsoze001]

Raise "South American" up a step or two and you could probably do a mashup. "Bill and Sue" is more fun, though.

[joshferrell]

to me "Isn't it time" reminds me of "suzie cincinnati" especially that thick basslline,,

[GuyOnTheBeach]

Shelter may possibly reference 'Lines', it has the lyric 'Lines around the block', bit of a stretch, but it's possible.

[Runaways]

to me "Isn't it time" reminds me of "suzie cincinnati" especially that thick basslline,,

Yes, in some way it does remind of SS.

don't tell me that!