Brian's back to work

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

He should snort some Adderall, dust off his Moog, and cover "Temporary Secretary" for 12 minutes as the album closer!

Brian Wilson - In The Key of Slayer

Even better...Brian Wilson Reimagines Tom Waits

[runnersdialzero]

He should snort some Adderall, dust off his Moog, and cover "Temporary Secretary" for 12 minutes as the album closer!

Hay, that's my favorite Paul solo song. Don't u diss ;(

[pixletwin]

He should snort some Adderall, dust off his Moog, and cover "Temporary Secretary" for 12 minutes as the album closer!

Brian Wilson - In The Key of Slayer

Even better...Brian Wilson Reimagines Tom Waits

I know you were joking but there are quite a few Tom Waits songs that Brian could pull of really well: Briar and the Rose especially would sound great with Brian's voice.

[pixletwin]

He should snort some Adderall, dust off his Moog, and cover "Temporary Secretary" for 12 minutes as the album closer!

Brian Wilson - In The Key of Slayer

Even better...Brian Wilson Reimagines Tom Waits

I know you were joking but there are quite a few Tom Waits songs that Brian could pull of really well: Briar and the Rose especially would sound great with Brian's voice.

There's no way Brian could nail any Tom Waits song. Imo even in his 70s Brian haven't got enough gruffness in his voice.

Tom Waits songs' are great because he and his wife are a great songwriting partnership. You don't need gruffness in your voice to do a great Waits cover. I'll point to the Ramones version of I Don't Wanna Grow Up as an excellent example of a style so opposite to Tom's but where the strength in the song writing really shines through.

[EgoHanger1966]

No, but it seems obvious to me that they are both much more comfortable in the scaled down half-assed version of The Beach Boys, and while I think Mike was happy to be back with Brian, I think he also realized he would rather have full control and just play the hits and not have to worry about compromise.

Setlist from 5/2/09: non hits highlighted.

1. Surfin’ Safari
2. Catch a Wave
3. Hawaii
4. Little Honda
5. Do It Again
6. Surf City
7. Surfin’ USA
8. Surfer Girl
9. Don’t Worry Baby
10. Little Deuce Coupe
11. 409
12. Little Old Lady from Pasadena
13. Shut Down
14. I Get Around
15. Ballad of Ole Betsy
16. Getcha Back
17. Darlin’
18. Be True To Your School
19. Heroes and Villains
20. Their Hearts Were Full of Spring
21. In My Room
22. Cool Head, Warm Heart
23. God Only Knows
24. California Girls
25. Then I Kissed Her
26. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
27. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
28. California Dreamin’
29. Sloop John B.
30. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
31. Kokomo
32. Help Me Rhonda
33. Rock N Roll Music
34. Good Vibrations

Encore
35. Barbara Ann
36. Fun, Fun, Fun

When he said "just play the hits", I don't think he meant that literally. Of course any set list is going to have a few songs that weren't mega sellers....That set list doesn't explore the depths of the Beach Boys legacy. It isn't adventurous. Maybe that'll change after this current tour. And anyway, (arguably), Catch A Wave is pretty recognisable as a Beach Boys tune.

[rab2591]

Even though a new Beach Boys album sounds way more enticing than a new BW album to me...

For me it's the other way around. I've enjoyed Brian's last couple of solo LPs way more than TWGMTR (which still is a neat album). I'm excited for anything new out of Brian's camp. Even if it means Brian doing his favourite songs from Spongebob Squarepants. Man, that'd be amazing! 

Agreed.

TLOS was miles better than TWGMTR (and I LOVE TWGMTR).

Get Scott Bennett and Brian Wilson back to writing together again.

[Runaways]

I would pick twgmtr 10/10 times over TLOS

[EgoHanger1966]

I like both albums in question. As a whole, I'd take TLOS (hate those narratives though!). As far as highlights go, That's Why God.....'s are better.

[rab2591]

I like both albums in question. As a whole, I'd take TLOS (hate those narratives though!). As far as highlights go, That's Why God.....'s are better.

Indeed: TWGMTR does have better highlights (the title song and PCH have become two of my favorite BBs songs)....however TLOS does have a much better flow.

The narratives used to annoy me, but now I can't listen to the album without them.

[LostArt]

I wish Van Dyke would have done the narratives on the record. 

[Aegir]

I'm glad he didn't.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

He should snort some Adderall, dust off his Moog, and cover "Temporary Secretary" for 12 minutes as the album closer!

Brian Wilson - In The Key of Slayer

Even better...Brian Wilson Reimagines Tom Waits

I know you were joking but there are quite a few Tom Waits songs that Brian could pull of really well: Briar and the Rose especially would sound great with Brian's voice.

There's no way Brian could nail any Tom Waits song. Imo even in his 70s Brian haven't got enough gruffness in his voice.

Tom Waits songs' are great because he and his wife are a great songwriting partnership. You don't need gruffness in your voice to do a great Waits cover. I'll point to the Ramones version of I Don't Wanna Grow Up as an excellent example of a style so opposite to Tom's but where the strength in the song writing really shines through.

Oh, I love the sh*t out of Tom's music. I was referring more to the fact that Brian solo sticks to somewhat 'safe' material.  Would be interesting as f***, though.

[jeffcdo]

Tom Waits is a terrific "cinematic" songwriter, I could absolutely hear Brian tackling some of those tunes.  Think  past the gruff Waits delivery, and consider how movie-like many of Brian's productions have been.

Interesting example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vEBPYfy1GM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLW78828jwU

[Myk Luhv]

He should snort some Adderall, dust off his Moog, and cover "Temporary Secretary" for 12 minutes as the album closer!

Hay, that's my favorite Paul solo song. Don't u diss ;(

I'm not! That song, hell the whole album, is some weird (for McCartney) stuff. Good though! I think it's much more Smiley than his first solo album or Ram, and I dig that.

[Jay]

Brian Wilson - In The Key of Slayer

How about Brian Wilson's Appetite For Destruction? It would be awesome to hear Brian growl out "panties 'round your knees with your ass in debris". 

[Summertime Blooz]

I would pick twgmtr 10/10 times over TLOS

+1

[hypehat]

Brian Wilson - In The Key of Slayer

How about Brian Wilson's Appetite For Destruction? It would be awesome to hear Brian growl out "panties 'round your knees with your ass in debris". 

God no, cos only Foskett could sing as high as Axl....

Foskett Reimagines Guns & Roses.... Jesus.

[GuyOnTheBeach]

Brian Wilson Reimagines W.A.S.P. His cover of "F**k Like A Beast" is going to be the single I hear 

[Aegir]

Brian Wilson Presents Brian Wilson in the Key of Disney, a 2013 rerecording of the 2011 album, Brian Wilson in the Key of Disney.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Brian Wilson Presents Strictly for my Niggaz

[Heysaboda]

Brian and Jeff Foskett sing the Captain Beefheart songbook?

[AllIWannaDo]

Hi

Just seen this http://www.iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,1672978

Is this true?

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Yeah...it's all over this board.
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,14339.new.html#new

[hypehat]

Brian Wilson Imagines Detox by Dr Dre, in anticipation of the release of Detox by Dr Dre.