TWGMTR Follow-up

[the professor]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

[AndrewHickey]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

I can't imagine it possibly being anything other than a new solo album, unless it's overdubs for the live CD or finishing tracks for the box set.

[the professor]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

I can't imagine it possibly being anything other than a new solo album, unless it's overdubs for the live CD or finishing tracks for the box set.

Brother Andrew, I have to agree, as you and I often do, though we both, in our heart of hearts, hope for a new BB album, now or when the Tao permits.

Off to work (school). (It's not June yet).

[oldsurferdude]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

How about just being somewhat pleased that he's even in the studio doing something that eventually you'll be excited about?

[rab2591]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

I can't believe you aren't interested in the leastbit if Bruce, Al, Mike, and Dave aren't involved. I'd be willing to give up a kidney to just hear a 10 second piano snippet of a chord progression from Brian. To each his own I guess.

[drbeachboy]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

I can't believe you aren't interested in the leastbit if Bruce, Al, Mike, and Dave aren't involved. I'd be willing to give up a kidney to just hear a 10 second piano snippet of a chord progression from Brian. To each his own I guess.

Because, as good as Brian is, he is still better as a Beach Boy. Those voices make his music all that much better.

[Justin]

Whatever it is, he's got some interesting people working with him.  Including Don Was and the GREAT Jim Keltner:

[c-man]

Uh...don't you mean JIM Keltner?

[zachrwolfe]

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[Shady]

Farewell, Joe Thomas

Let's not get too excited yet

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Farewell, Joe Thomas

Brian apparently has been mixing the concert CD with Joe, according to Wikipedia.

Obviously,  Steve Keltner is recutting Bill Cowsill's drum parts.    

[rab2591]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

I can't believe you aren't interested in the leastbit if Bruce, Al, Mike, and Dave aren't involved. I'd be willing to give up a kidney to just hear a 10 second piano snippet of a chord progression from Brian. To each his own I guess.

Because, as good as Brian is, he is still better as a Beach Boy. Those voices make his music all that much better.

No doubt. I still am failing to see why one would be at all disinterested in hearing any solo offerings Brian has to offer.

[hypehat]

Yeah, something's up and I don't think it's gonna be Beach Boys related. More power to him. We could be getting a new solo next year, which is good news.


Say what you want about Brian, but his peers don't seem half as prolific at this point. Even if it is going to be Love You songs with Keltner on drums...

[AndrewHickey]

Say what you want about Brian, but his peers don't seem half as prolific at this point. Even if it is going to be Love You songs with Keltner on drums...

I don't think that's really true. When you look at the last fifteen years, Brian's done four albums of new material (Imagination, Getting In Over My Head, That Lucky Old Sun, That's Why God Made The Radio). McCartney's done three albums of new songs, three classical pieces and four electronica albums in the same time period (again ignoring covers albums, live albums and so on). Dylan's done four, Neil Young ten, Randy Newman two studio albums and fourteen film soundtracks...
Most of Brian's peers are actually still fairly productive, at least among those who are still alive.

[hypehat]

Upon more coffee, yeah. I am buying the line his PR are selling, it would seem

[drbeachboy]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

I can't believe you aren't interested in the leastbit if Bruce, Al, Mike, and Dave aren't involved. I'd be willing to give up a kidney to just hear a 10 second piano snippet of a chord progression from Brian. To each his own I guess.

Because, as good as Brian is, he is still better as a Beach Boy. Those voices make his music all that much better.

No doubt. I still am failing to see why one would be at all disinterested in hearing any solo offerings Brian has to offer.

Not disinterested, but I will say that given the option, I'd rather have a new Beach Boys than a new Brian solo album. Just having different lead singers, not to mention the background vocals make this a very easy choice.

[Nicko1234]

Not disinterested, but I will say that given the option, I'd rather have a new Beach Boys than a new Brian solo album. Just having different lead singers, not to mention the background vocals make this a very easy choice.

I would tend to agree but if it were a solo album it would be a massive plus if Al were called in to contribute some guest lead vocals.

[ArchStanton]

I would love a new Beach Boys project, but I'll take what I can get. Another Disney album? OK, not really what I want, but I'd take it over nothing. You know?

[Sheriff John Stone]

Yeah but what is he recording? Unless it's a new BB album, I can't get excited.

I can't believe you aren't interested in the leastbit if Bruce, Al, Mike, and Dave aren't involved. I'd be willing to give up a kidney to just hear a 10 second piano snippet of a chord progression from Brian. To each his own I guess.

Because, as good as Brian is, he is still better as a Beach Boy. Those voices make his music all that much better.

No doubt. I still am failing to see why one would be at all disinterested in hearing any solo offerings Brian has to offer.

Not disinterested, but I will say that given the option, I'd rather have a new Beach Boys than a new Brian solo album. Just having different lead singers, not to mention the background vocals make this a very easy choice.

And, a simple look back on this board would bear this out. When Brian released his Gershwin album, there was a lukewarm response. Yeah, it was nice, but it also elicited a ho-hum, Beach Boys-by-number kind of feel. The Disney album was almost ignored after a couple of weeks. I can't remember the last time it was discussed. These were NEW BRIAN WILSON RELEASES for crissakes. Then, That's Why God Made The Radio came out and things exploded. People were ecstatic; the album was dissected for months. I'm just saying.

The Professor has guts, and I applaud him for his honesty. He is saying what a lot of people are feeling but don't want to say because it comes across as anti-Brian, which it isn't exactly - it's pro-Beach Boys. Hey, if that's what what you really want, if that's what you really feel...

[Nicko1234]

And, a simple look back on this board would bear this out. When Brian released his Gershwin album, there was a lukewarm response. Yeah, it was nice, but it also elicited a ho-hum, Beach Boys-by-number kind of feel. The Disney album was almost ignored after a couple of weeks. I can't remember the last time it was discussed. These were NEW BRIAN WILSON RELEASES for crissakes. Then, That's Why God Made The Radio came out and things exploded. People were ecstatic; the album was dissected for months. I'm just saying.

The Professor has guts, and I applaud him for his honesty. He is saying what a lot of people are feeling but don't want to say because it comes across as anti-Brian, which it isn't exactly - it's pro-Beach Boys. Hey, if that's what what you really want, if that's what you really feel...

True.

[AndrewHickey]

And, a simple look back on this board would bear this out. When Brian released his Gershwin album, there was a lukewarm response. Yeah, it was nice, but it also elicited a ho-hum, Beach Boys-by-number kind of feel. The Disney album was almost ignored after a couple of weeks. I can't remember the last time it was discussed. These were NEW BRIAN WILSON RELEASES for crissakes. Then, That's Why God Made The Radio came out and things exploded. People were ecstatic; the album was dissected for months. I'm just saying.

The Professor has guts, and I applaud him for his honesty. He is saying what a lot of people are feeling but don't want to say because it comes across as anti-Brian, which it isn't exactly - it's pro-Beach Boys. Hey, if that's what what you really want, if that's what you really feel...

The difference is that those first two albums were cover versions, rather than new songs. For me, at least, I'm not hugely interested in hearing Brian do perfectly competent versions of It Ain't Necessarily So or The Bare Necessities. I'm very, very interested in hearing new Brian Wilson songs, whether performed by the Beach Boys or by Brian as a solo artist. I didn't even bother picking up the Disney album on its release, and waited for someone to get it me for Xmas. A new studio album of previously-unreleased Brian compositions, though, is something I'll pre-order the second it becomes possible.

[SMiLE Brian]

I want a new BBs album, but I am more than glad to have Brian doing another solo album. I just want it to be original material that lets Brian follow his muse in any direction. Something that would never happen on a BBs album with Mike Love at this point.

[Sheriff John Stone]

And, a simple look back on this board would bear this out. When Brian released his Gershwin album, there was a lukewarm response. Yeah, it was nice, but it also elicited a ho-hum, Beach Boys-by-number kind of feel. The Disney album was almost ignored after a couple of weeks. I can't remember the last time it was discussed. These were NEW BRIAN WILSON RELEASES for crissakes. Then, That's Why God Made The Radio came out and things exploded. People were ecstatic; the album was dissected for months. I'm just saying.

The Professor has guts, and I applaud him for his honesty. He is saying what a lot of people are feeling but don't want to say because it comes across as anti-Brian, which it isn't exactly - it's pro-Beach Boys. Hey, if that's what what you really want, if that's what you really feel...

The difference is that those first two albums were cover versions, rather than new songs. For me, at least, I'm not hugely interested in hearing Brian do perfectly competent versions of It Ain't Necessarily So or The Bare Necessities. I'm very, very interested in hearing new Brian Wilson songs, whether performed by the Beach Boys or by Brian as a solo artist. I didn't even bother picking up the Disney album on its release, and waited for someone to get it me for Xmas. A new studio album of previously-unreleased Brian compositions, though, is something I'll pre-order the second it becomes possible.

A new studio album of previously-unreleased Brian compositions isn't exactly a slam dunk in Brian's solo career. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (re-recordings), Live At The Roxy, Pet Sounds Live, Imagination (1/3 is old material), BWPS (re-recordings of SMiLE), What I Really Want For Christmas (only 2 original tunes), Getting In Over My Head (Sweet Insanity material), Gershwin & Disney (covers), etc. TLOS is an exception.

I guess we'll see. An album of NEW Brian songs would be a surprise based on past history. Some of the songs on TWGMTR date from sessions with Joe Thomas from years ago; we tend to gloss over that fact. I think the best scenario would be for Brian to produce the album with Don Was, and then call in Mike, Al, Bruce, David, and Jeff to lay down the vocals. That would please everybody. Even you. Right?

[Nicko1234]

I want a new BBs album, but I am more than glad to have Brian doing another solo album. I just want it to be original material that lets Brian follow his muse in any direction. Something that would never happen on a BBs album with Mike Love at this point.

It happened last year though.

Brian told Mike to write lyrics for a song called 'Spring Vacation'. What else could he have been expecting?

[AndrewHickey]

A new studio album of previously-unreleased Brian compositions isn't exactly a slam dunk in Brian's solo career. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (re-recordings), Live At The Roxy, Pet Sounds Live, Imagination (1/3 is old material), BWPS (re-recordings of SMiLE), What I Really Want For Christmas (only 2 original tunes), Getting In Over My Head (Sweet Insanity material), Gershwin & Disney (covers), etc. TLOS is an exception.

I guess we'll see. An album of NEW Brian songs would be a surprise based on past history. Some of the songs on TWGMTR date from sessions with Joe Thomas from years ago; we tend to gloss over that fact. I think the best scenario would be for Brian to produce the album with Don Was, and then call in Mike, Al, Bruce, David, and Jeff to lay down the vocals. That would please everybody. Even you. Right?

But the songs on Imagination and Getting In Over My Head were previously (legally) unreleased, as were the songs from That's Why God Made The Radio. I don't care if they're new so much as I care that they're Brian songs that haven't been on an album before.

And yes, I'd be pleased to hear it whether it has Beach Boys vocals or Brian solo vocals on it. In fact my ideal album would be Jardine Sings Wilson. I suspect it wouldn't please the professor, though, because he's made it very clear that he wants a fully collaborative album, not the Beach Boys as Brian's hired vocalists.

Personally, I'd slightly prefer a Brian album to a Beach Boys one, because a Brian album seems less likely to have stuff like Beaches In Mind or Spring Vacation on, but I'll take what I can get.