Al joining Mike and Bruce for Jones Beach show

[ToneBender631]

Just received a Live Nation e-mail:



The Beach Boys
with Felix Cavaliere's Rascals and
The Lovin' Spoonful

Saturday, July 5
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

...More to come? Where's David?

[c-man]

...and where's Brian? Oops, I guess we know that one...

[Cabinessenceking]

I really hate that beach boys logo. the one on the GV box was far better...
had the beach boys made a good dancing album in late 70's glitzy style then that style would be fine I guess, but it's hardly hinted at on 15BO and doesn't really represent the 'sound' of the group except  Here Comes The Night (1979)

[baseball95]

Hope this means more shows to come...

[SurfRiderHawaii]

Excellent news!

[rab2591]

I really hate that beach boys logo. the one on the GV box was far better...
had the beach boys made a good dancing album in late 70's glitzy style then that style would be fine I guess, but it's hardly hinted at on 15BO and doesn't really represent the 'sound' of the group except  Here Comes The Night (1979)

It's like they want a definitive typeface like the Beatles have, only this is The Beach Boys and they somehow make everything they do laughable. It's not even from an era when these guys made any hits...yet it now represents their image on CDs, concert posters, t-shirts, etc. Oy vey.

[baseball95]

I know Mike will let Al add Honkin Down the Highway and Lookin at Tomorrow for sure.  

[bgas]

I know Mike will let Al add Honkin Down the Highway and Lookin at Tomorrow for sure.  

Start holding your breath now

[bringahorseinhere?]

all 'sounds like a fake to me' 

RickB

[bachelorofbullets]

I missed the 2012 tour but I think I'm getting tix for this one.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I really hate that beach boys logo. the one on the GV box was far better...
had the beach boys made a good dancing album in late 70's glitzy style then that style would be fine I guess, but it's hardly hinted at on 15BO and doesn't really represent the 'sound' of the group except  Here Comes The Night (1979)

It's like they want a definitive typeface like the Beatles have, only this is The Beach Boys and they somehow make everything they do laughable. It's not even from an era when these guys made any hits...yet it now represents their image on CDs, concert posters, t-shirts, etc. Oy vey.

Rock & Roll Music - #5
15 Big Ones - #8
It's OK - #29

"Are we seeing a masterplan unfolding ?", he mused Idly to himself. 

[The Shift]

I refuse to go see the band or buy any more product until they stop using that logo. It really taints the music. Oh, hang on…


Al with Mike and Bruce, eh… and Al's playing a free gig with Dave soon too (and that Barbara Ann guy out of Jan & Dean)… wheels turning?

[Jim V.]

And "the professor" should be adding his two cents (about how Melinda is keeping Brian from reuniting with Mike and how five 70 years should get in a room against their will to make music for him) in three, two......


Nah but for real, good to see Al is working with Mike. It was awesome to see him working with Brian in the photos last week, and now this with Mike. So at least it looks like most of the group is cool with each other. Now if the Brian/Mike thing could get worked out, who knows??? Maybe we'll get some more stuff from the real Beach Boys. Probably not this year or next. But probably just in time for 2016. Which conveniently is going to be the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds. Which sure sounds to me like a great idea to reunite again!

[Andrew G. Doe]

And "the professor" should be adding his two cents (about how Melinda is keeping Brian from reuniting with Mike and how five 70 years should get in a room against their will to make music for him) in three, two......


Nah but for real, good to see Al is working with Mike. It was awesome to see him working with Brian in the photos last week, and now this with Mike. So at least it looks like most of the group is cool with each other. Now if the Brian/Mike thing could get worked out, who knows??? Maybe we'll get some more stuff from the real Beach Boys. Probably not this year or next. But probably just in time for 2016. Which conveniently is going to be the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds. Which sure sounds to me like a great idea to reunite again!

Dammit, I wish I'd thought of that.   

[The Shift]

And "the professor" should be adding his two cents (about how Melinda is keeping Brian from reuniting with Mike and how five 70 years should get in a room against their will to make music for him) in three, two......


Nah but for real, good to see Al is working with Mike. It was awesome to see him working with Brian in the photos last week, and now this with Mike. So at least it looks like most of the group is cool with each other. Now if the Brian/Mike thing could get worked out, who knows??? Maybe we'll get some more stuff from the real Beach Boys. Probably not this year or next. But probably just in time for 2016. Which conveniently is going to be the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds. Which sure sounds to me like a great idea to reunite again!

Can't disagree. If the thing preventing a reunion of this band is really other factors (wives) then they ought to eat a chunk of humble, bite their tongues and step back, let the guys get on with making music together. The best music.

[Eric Aniversario]

This is great news! Hopefully more to come! :-)

[Micha]

I really hate that beach boys logo. the one on the GV box was far better...
had the beach boys made a good dancing album in late 70's glitzy style then that style would be fine I guess, but it's hardly hinted at on 15BO and doesn't really represent the 'sound' of the group except  Here Comes The Night (1979)

I wouldn't ever accept a Beach Boys logo that doesn't include a surfboard!

[Niko]

The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds and SMiLE Live 2016

That's the kind of thing I daydream about walking home 

[HeyJude]

Interesting stuff. I go into this more on my blog, but if Al plays the full show, this would be the first full-length gig Al has ever done with Mike’s “Beach Boys”, with the exception of possibly one or two private/corporate shows around April 2012 just prior to the reunion tour starting and, if you want to count them technically, the few gigs Al did in early-mid 1998 before his departure.

Hopefully, whether it’s one gig or many, they’ll give Al plenty of leads instead of just a few like “Rhonda”, etc.

Again, more analysis on my write-up on the blog, but I hope this has at least the slim possibility of meaning something more in the long-run. Al’s first appearance with Mike’s band in early 2011 did foreshadow their work together for the reunion which started a few months later.

[Pretty Funky]

And "the professor" should be adding his two cents (about how Melinda is keeping Brian from reuniting with Mike and how five 70 years should get in a room against their will to make music for him) in three, two......


Nah but for real, good to see Al is working with Mike. It was awesome to see him working with Brian in the photos last week, and now this with Mike. So at least it looks like most of the group is cool with each other. Now if the Brian/Mike thing could get worked out, who knows??? Maybe we'll get some more stuff from the real Beach Boys. Probably not this year or next. But probably just in time for 2016. Which conveniently is going to be the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds. Which sure sounds to me like a great idea to reunite again!

Dammit, I wish I'd thought of that.   

Well I did!

PET SOUNDS 50th TOUR 2016

(Nothing would surprise me after this year)

[Mayoman]

Very cool, it would be nice if they took that line-up to a few more larger places, hope the show does well.

[rab2591]

I really hate that beach boys logo. the one on the GV box was far better...
had the beach boys made a good dancing album in late 70's glitzy style then that style would be fine I guess, but it's hardly hinted at on 15BO and doesn't really represent the 'sound' of the group except  Here Comes The Night (1979)

It's like they want a definitive typeface like the Beatles have, only this is The Beach Boys and they somehow make everything they do laughable. It's not even from an era when these guys made any hits...yet it now represents their image on CDs, concert posters, t-shirts, etc. Oy vey.

Rock & Roll Music - #5
15 Big Ones - #8
It's OK - #29

"Are we seeing a masterplan unfolding ?", he mused Idly to himself. 

Touché. I should've said "memorable hits" (at least ones that are always on the greatest hits comps).

[urbanite]

Noteworthy that Al is able to work with Brian and Mike.  Al must have buried the hatchet with Mike.

[Aum Bop Diddit]

My question -- who shows up for the Rascals and Spoonful?  Would have like to have seen this gig in 1966!

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

Perfect gig for Al to finally debut "Strange Things Happen" live!