Mike Love Appreciation thread

[oldsurferdude]

Mike got heckled a few times on the C50 tour when he began talking about TM before playing "All This is That". I appreciate how despite it being ammunition his detractors use against him and it falling out of vogue 40 years ago, he hasn't surrendered his beliefs to peer pressure, remaining a devoted practitioner of TM amidst all of the adversity.



Massive respect was gained when I saw the album this photo was sourced from posted on his facebook.

As diligent as he's been to try to fill Clarabelle's shoes, he knows down deep, it ain't gonna happen  in his lifetime. It will be interesting to see just what he does with with his "study while on the road" clown school diploma. By the looks of this picture, he's not getting the makeup part of it done real well.

[Quzi]

As diligent as he's been to try to fill Clarabelle's shoes, he knows down deep, it ain't gonna happen  in his lifetime. It will be interesting to see just what he does with with his "study while on the road" clown school diploma. By the looks of this picture, he's not getting the makeup part of it done real well.

Stop being such a racist, culturally insensitive pig. To insult the hundreds of millions of people who wear this traditional religious attire because of some petty, obsessive and irrational dislike you have towards Mike is beyond childish, it's sickening. Grow up and get off my thread.

[Cabinessenceking]

But Mike's right about it not being quite 'commercial' material. The H&V single 'bombing' the way it did I think could be mainly blamed on the lyrics. And hey, the lyrics to H&V, from my personal view, are some of the best written but if you try to see it from your average feller's or lady's view point the lyrics are a bit inaccessible.

not at all. the chorus slows the song much down. it's an artistic wonder but was never to be a commerical success on par with GV since it deals with a completely different topic. not only that, but had H&V been called 'Beaches and Babes' and been more aligned with GV in lyrical content I seriously doubt it would've suceeded anywhere near what GV did.

[Mikie]

Grow up and get off my thread.

That's a joke, right? Where's the smiley face?

If it's not a joke, well, let me remind you that you don't own this thread. It's public domain and the attitudes expressed here so far could turn on a dime within one post. I don't care what the title of the thread is - this board is the very best at countering with alternate viewpoints. It's a free country here. Free speech and First Ammendment and all that. Remember?

[clack]

An underrated phase of Mike's career was the inventive, witty way his 1964 lyrics transitioned the BBs from being mainly a surf and hot-rod band into being a band that could thrive in the midst of the British Invasion.

I'm thinking especially of 'Fun Fun Fun' and 'I Get Around'. These were segue songs -- yes they were (partly) car songs, but car songs expanded to take in teenage life in general in a way that was freshly observed. Mike wasn't writing songs about other songs (as most pop music does), he was writing songs about the life he saw around him, in ways that were original, instantly memorable, and entertaining.

[goodtimer]

Mike Love shits on the Stones live

[Mikie]

No he doesn't.

[Quzi]

Grow up and get off my thread.

That's a joke, right? Where's the smiley face?

If it's not a joke, well, let me remind you that you don't own this thread. It's public domain and the attitudes expressed here so far could turn on a dime within one post. I don't care what the title of the thread is - this board is the very best at countering with alternate viewpoints. It's a free country here. Free speech and First Ammendment and all that. Remember?

I made the intention of this thread expressly clear in the original post and he has intentionally derailed the discourse which goes against board rules. He's free to bitch about Mike anywhere else on this board, and if he in all of his delusion wishes to create a "Mike Love is the Hugest Poophead IN THE WORLD" thread, he's well within his rights to and I'm not going to pretend he's not.

Is my reaction a bit histrionic and melodramatic? Perhaps, but largely, I don't think so. Oldsurferdude has already been called out on the cultural insensitivity of his remarks in regards to his comments of Mike's attire in those photos and yet he continues to throw around slander like the bigoted privileged brute he is and I have no qualms with telling him to shove it.

[SMiLE Brian]

I am not going to lie, it really speaks to the odd character of the 1960s that a white working class guy from California is heavy into Indian religions.

[goodtimer]

No he doesn't.

Yes he does
There's a speech that proves it right

[Mikie]

No he doesn't.

Yes he does
There's a speech that proves it right

Where the hell do you think Mike got his stage moves? Watch him dance and prance around the stage starting in the 70's. The spittin' image of Jagger. Even did "Jumpin' Jack Flash" during the encore for awhile. Mike couldn't (and still can't) hold Mick's jock.

[oldsurferdude]

No he doesn't.

Yes he does
There's a speech that proves it right

Where the hell do you think Mike got his stage moves? Watch him dance and prance around the stage starting in the 70's. The spittin' image of Jaggar. Even did "Jumpin' Jack Flash" during the encore for awhile. Mike couldn't (and still can't) hold Mick's jock.

[drbeachboy]

They have both toned it down over the years. They can't be having a heart attack and dying on stage, can they? Mikie you are right, Mike definitely used many of Mick's moves one stage throughout much of the 70s.

[Mikie]

They have both toned it down over the years. They can't be having a heart attack and dying on stage, can they?

Very true, Doc!

[Nicko1234]

One other thing I would say for Mike is that his voice has actually become less nasal over the past several years. Obviously it is thinner than in the 1960s as you would expect but he actually does a good job of singing the hits. While, like everyone else, I would have loved it if the C50 tour could have continued forever, the touring band are still doing a good job as evidenced here:

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

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Mike had the good sense to wear a pith helmet in the hot  Indian sun while visiting the  Maharishi  with the Beatles  in 1968.

[Nicko1234]

The 'First Love' album is brilliant! Stylistically diverse and full of great tunes. Ok it's not all great - 'Daybreak' manages to be even more mundane than on the released version, which is saying something, and the lyrics to 'Brian's Back' are truely cringeworthy - but elsewhere the album really is excellent. 'Viggie' is one of his very finest (the 'flowers for another man' line gets me every time); 'Glow Crescent Glow' meanwhile is even better - it really is such a superb arrangement. A very moving song. 'Little Darlin' has a great melody and some really fun, interesting production (it almost sounds like Midnite Vultures-era Beck). 'Tricia' is another winner (wasn't this later passed up for inclusion on Beach Boys '85? Big mistake).

Sad that Mike (and Dennis) had all this incredible unreleased music in the late '70's and yet the band only saw fit to include a few scraps of it on L.A. Light Album (and none of it on Keepin' The Summer Alive). The inclusion of Glow Crescent Glow or I Don't Wanna Know or Viggie on any of the later albums would've massively improved 'em.

Hope we get some choice First Love cuts on MIC. These songs deserve to be heard by a wider audience.

I'm not sure (could be wrong) Glow Crescent Glow or Tricia were ever intended for the First Love album even though they are included as bonus tracks on the bootlegs. Glow Crescent Glow was first recorded during the 15 Big Ones era I think and is better than most songs on that album. I agree it would be a good choice for the box set.

[Jason]

Grow up and get off my thread.

That's a joke, right? Where's the smiley face?

If it's not a joke, well, let me remind you that you don't own this thread. It's public domain and the attitudes expressed here so far could turn on a dime within one post. I don't care what the title of the thread is - this board is the very best at countering with alternate viewpoints. It's a free country here. Free speech and First Ammendment and all that. Remember?

First Amendment doesn't apply on private property.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Hell it barely applies in the US these days.

In any case I'm with Quzi on this.

[oldsurferdude]

Hell it barely applies in the US these days.

In any case I'm with Quzi on this.

You're with "get off my thread??" Does this fall under some provision on board rules? I want to make sure this is the way things are gonna go around here from this point on-don't want to get my sorry ass banned again.

[bgas]

This thread is ONLY for Mike appreciation. If one of you even THINKS about bringing the negativity that's crowded practically every other thread on this forum, I will forceably take over the Internet and ban you from Smileysmile and every other forum imagineable and give you a pistol whipping worthy of being dealt by Bruce Johnson himself.

 

Grow up and get off my thread.

Great, just what we need, another Stones Fan; fairly certain tho, it's: "Get off My Cloud" ( TM probably puts  ML on a cloud) Now go ahead and try to take over the internet and do your worst. 

In any case I'm with Quzi on this.

You're with "get off my thread??" Does this fall under some provision on board rules? I want to make sure this is the way things are gonna go around here from this point on-don't want to get my sorry ass banned again.

      I'm usually as unappreciative as anyone for OSD, but the outfit  in question is religuious garb?  Really?  Have to go on record as being on the side of Clown suit. If someone takes offense at that( opinion) they can always not wear it when I'm around...  See, I suppose I just don't see TM as a religion as much as  a way of life practice,  so for me, at least from the way I view ML/TM he's not wearing religious Garb, only some flashy gold threads in another lame attempt to become JJF.   

[Quzi]

I'm usually as unappreciative as anyone for OSD, but the outfit  in question is religuious garb?  Really?  Have to go on record as being on the side of Clown suit. If someone takes offense at that( opinion) they can always not wear it when I'm around...  See, I suppose I just don't see TM as a religion as much as  a way of life practice,  so for me, at least from the way I view ML/TM he's not wearing religious Garb, only some flashy gold threads in another lame attempt to become JJF.   

Yes, it's an outfit worn by millions of Hindus and is an integral part of the religious celebration of one's birthday. To say it's akin to a clown suit is being oppressive towards an already marginalised group and it's highly out of line. Also, why must it be "they can always not wear it when I'm around" and not "I can tolerate and respect their cultural traditions when they're around"? Oh right, because all other cultures must submit to assimilating to fit the profile demanded by the white man, right? 

Also, I was clearly kidding about the "take over the Internet" comment, I'm just sick and tired of the bashing and thought it'd be good to have a place of respite here in this thread. In fact, truth be told, had oldsurferdude just come in here and rationally countered a few of the points raised in this thread, I'd be annoyed, sure, but I wouldn't have been as directly angered as I am. What really grinded my gears is that he was informed of his cultural insensitivity a few weeks ago, when he likened the vibhuti
(the white lines on his head) to scars from a lobotomy, yet he continues to be knowingly racist and intolerant, acting like swine. I'm not a dog for calling him out for this, I'm just doing what I know is right.

[runnersdialzero]

Well, this is turning into a revealing thread.

[Quzi]

Well, this is turning into a revealing thread.

http://youtu.be/p7ZnApTRYGQ

[Nicko1234]

Have to go on record as being on the side of Clown suit.

Are we to assume that from your childhood that you have enjoyed laughing at 'those funny foreign people' and their cultures and customs?