if their older selves went back to 1964, what would they say

[dwtherealbb]

to themselves?  (and since Denny and Carl are dead I'll say their 15 Big Ones selves) . Would it be like "Back To The Future 2" where they don't say they are their older selves but rather "a distant relative". Like Biff in BTTF2, do they come with an almanac of sorts (the equivalent here being the words to all the good songs written by other groups) to make it so all their music tops the charts?

[Cabinessenceking]

T_T

[joshferrell]

You young whipper snappers need to stay away from drugs and booze....especially acid!

[Sheriff John Stone]

I think the last week or two of the reunion tour showed that the more things change, the more they stay the same. So, I don't think the older selves would be too much different than the newer selves. Also, the Beach Boys have repeatedly shown that they don't have anything to say anyway.

Did you ever get the feeling that if The Beach Boys were given the opportunity to go back to 1961 and start again, that things would turn out eerily the same?

[Myk Luhv]

Brian probably would've ended up releasing farty synthpop in 1964 instead of a decade later if Future Brian came back extolling the virtues of the Moog. I can just hear it... "Please Let Me Wonder" with thundering synth bass!

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Just say "no" to drugs, Brian.

Just say "no" to wives, Mike.

[Sound of Free]

How about if they go back to 1963, when Brian was off the road and the touring group was Mike, Carl, Dennis, Dave and Al. Al could tell Dave, "Look, I know you can't stand Murry, but Brian is going to fire him soon and leave the road for good, so there can be six of us in the studio and us five on the road. You and Carl on guitar, me on bass, it's great. Don't quit, just hang in a little while longer."

[Cabinessenceking]

How about if they go back to 1963, when Brian was off the road and the touring group was Mike, Carl, Dennis, Dave and Al. Al could tell Dave, "Look, I know you can't stand Murry, but Brian is going to fire him soon and leave the road for good, so there can be six of us in the studio and us five on the road. You and Carl on guitar, me on bass, it's great. Don't quit, just hang in a little while longer."

That would mean no Bruce. Hurray?

Many people given the possibility would go back in time and prevent Hitler from seizing power. I would go back and bum Bruce his chance at being a Beach Boy.

[SMiLE Brian]

It is truly scary comparing a 1975 picture of Brian to a 1964 Brian photo. Those 11 years transformed the boy-genius into the disturbed manchild.

[Smilin Ed H]

Quit smoking and look after each other.

[joshferrell]

well one way to find out is to simply do it..I just happen to have a time machine sititng in my garage.

[Aegir]

They'd warn everyone about 9/11

[GuyOnTheBeach]

Brian wouldn't say anything, he'd be going around the old time restaurants that you don't see any more.

[Sound of Free]

That would mean no Bruce. Hurray?

Many people given the possibility would go back in time and prevent Hitler from seizing power. I would go back and bum Bruce his chance at being a Beach Boy.

It's not anti-Bruce so much, but more pro-Dave. I think he would have helped Dennis and Carl take the band in a progressive direction in the mid-to-late 70s instead of the retro route they took.

[The Shift]

They'd pass on winning lotto numbers for the next few weeks, their 60s counterparts would scoop the jackpot, retire and deprive us of everything that should have followed Shutdown Vol II.

We should be careful what we wish for.

[GuyOnTheBeach]

Actually, I think Brian would go to 1966 and give himself a laptop loaded with pro-tools so that SMiLE is easier to make..

[SMiLE Brian]

Actually, I think Brian would go to 1966 and give himself a laptop loaded with pro-tools so that SMiLE is easier to make..

One can only dream.   Hell ,take 1966 Brian to 2012 to try his hand at popular music.

[GuyOnTheBeach]

Actually, I think Brian would go to 1966 and give himself a laptop loaded with pro-tools so that SMiLE is easier to make..

One can only dream.   Hell ,take 1966 Brian to 2012 to try his hand at popular music.

"Gangnam Style" to a lush orchestral/symphonic backdrop?

[SMiLE Brian]

Actually, I think Brian would go to 1966 and give himself a laptop loaded with pro-tools so that SMiLE is easier to make..

One can only dream.   Hell ,take 1966 Brian to 2012 to try his hand at popular music.

"Gangnam Style" to a lush orchestral/symphonic backdrop?

Maybe   How about him listening to SIP.

[rab2591]

Actually, I think Brian would go to 1966 and give himself a laptop loaded with pro-tools so that SMiLE is easier to make..

One can only dream.   Hell ,take 1966 Brian to 2012 to try his hand at popular music.

"Gangnam Style" to a lush orchestral/symphonic backdrop?

How about him listening to SIP.

....Obviously the reason for his '64 breakdown...

[halblaineisgood]

.

[Alan Smith]

While Brian warns himself about Phil Spector, older Mike takes younger Mike out to the carpark and hands over a copy of Gray's Sports Almanac...

[Mike's Beard]

Mike would hand them a copy of SIP and tell them that one day they would be reduced to putting this out. At which point the band would break up and get normal 9 to 5 jobs.

[SMiLE Brian]

While Brian warns himself about Phil Spector, older Mike takes younger Mike out to the carpark and hands over a copy of Gray's Sports Almanac...

Spot on about Mike Love.

[Steve Mayo]

"dang if our bellies didn't get big!!"