Beach Boys Survivor #33 Winner: Caroline, No with Timothy B. Schmit

[pixletwin]

This is the way the world Ends. This is the way the world Ends. This is the way the world Ends.

Not with a bang, but a whimper...

At least until That's Why God Made the Radio came out, most of us assumed that this would be the Beach Boys swan song.

Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 is the twenty-eighth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys, released on August 19, 1996 on River North Records. Produced by both Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson, Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 is a collaborative album with various country musicians. Despite its Vol. 1 sub-title, the album is the band's only venture into the genre of country pop music, and is the last studio album to feature founding member Carl Wilson who died in 1998.

Soiled Brown needs some clorox. (10)

Fun in your Ford F350 has crashed and burned. (11)  

I am not sure how difficult to find this album is; here is a link to a few of the songs. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8B292A4F2EA6E853

As per the usual, vote off your TWO LEAST FAVORITE tracks.

Tally on May 18th

Don't Worry Baby with Lorrie Morgan
Little Deuce Coupe with James House
409 with Junior Brown
Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw
Help Me, Rhonda with T. Graham Brown
The Warmth of the Sun with Willie Nelson
Sloop John B with Collin Raye
I Can Hear Music with Kathy Troccoli
Caroline, No with Timothy B. Schmit

Round#1 - Be True to Your School with Toby Keith May 14
Round#2 - I Get Around with Sawyer Brown May 16
Round#2 - Fun, Fun, Fun with Ricky Van Shelton May 16

My vote goes to  Sloop John B with Collin Raye and Little Deuce Coupe with James House.

[drbeachboy]

Little Deuce Coup

The Warmth Of The Sun

[Fall Breaks]

LTT
HMR

[Matt H]

Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw
Sloop John B with Collin Raye

[Catbirdman]

Help Me, Rhonda with T. Graham Brown
Sloop John B with Collin Raye

[joshferrell]

Little deuce coupe
and 409

[Eric Aniversario]

Help me Rhonda
Caroline no

[TimeToGetAlone]

Little Deuce Coupe
Help Me Rhonda

[Foster's Freeze]

Little Deuce Coupe
Help Me Rhonda

[Alan Smith]

L'il Dooce Coop - I get the feelin' this dude wants his horse back.

Help Me, Rhonda

[Nicko1234]

Sloop John B
Little Deuce Coupe

[mikeyj]

Little Deuce Coupe
Long Tall Texan

[Emdeeh]

Don't Worry Baby with Lorrie Morgan
Sloop John B with Collin Raye

[John Manning]

LTT
HMR

I wish artists wouldn't cover HMR; the single version can't be bettered.

But then that itself was a cover overseen and produced the original artists and producer; then they covered it again for this album with an incerior lead vocal; and then the original lead vocalist covered it more than 45 years later for his own solo album too… wtf do I know?!?!?

[bluesno1fann]

409

Sloop John B

LTT
HMR

I wish artists wouldn't cover HMR; the single version can't be bettered.

But then that itself was a cover overseen and produced the original artists and producer; then they covered it again for this album with an incerior lead vocal; and then the original lead vocalist covered it more than 45 years later for his own solo album too… wtf do I know?!?!?

I think the Beach Boys bettered HMR significantly in the early-70's with their bluesier arrangement. I think the MIC version with Dennis singing it is the best version in every way. But I can also see that this particular arrangement wouldn't be a hit single like the one that was.

[feelsflow]

This Thread gets so little attention that it's about to fall off the first page!

In the What If Department:  Maybe the boys should have looked around a bit more for artists with real talent, instead of some #1 Country Chart action, that none of their fans were listening to anyway.  Well, I take that back, I was.  I love country music, but this wasn't a good idea.  They didn't need to go looking for a new market.  This fan wanted  a new Beach Boys record.  I heard enough of it to know I wouldn't listen to it, and didn't buy it.  Not even in it's sure destination - the cut-out bins.  One less sure sale if they had put out something fresh.  Brian had new material that could have been worked on.  Or more classic oldies, please.  Carl, Mike and Al too.  Even Bruce must have had something.  This was a waste of time.

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Another what if:  Lyle Lovett was just getting started in the mid-90's.  What a talent.  He put a version of "Long Tall Texan" on his The Road to Ensenada (1996) album.  It charted quite well.  Won the Grammy for Best Country album in 1997.  He was working with lots of famous cats like Randy Newman, and chances are he would have jumped at the chance to work with Brian.  One the other hand, Doug Supernaw was a fading act in 1996.  Only put out one more record, interestingly called Fadin' Renegade.

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As John Manning said, these songs were not about to be bettered.  Brian himself tried it, and while I like those, they were not bettered.  There is one thing I like about this record.  An old friend of mine got the chance to work with Brian.  Michael Rhodes is the bass player.  He was a big star in my hometown, played in all the best local bands, before moving to Nashville to become a session cat.  This must be where he met Brian.  Perhaps through Joe, as that's where Michael seems to show up.  On Joe projects.  He's even on the 2012 sessions.

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Okay, picks.  yeah, let's take out "Long Tall Texan" and even worse than ""HMR" - "Little Deuce Coupe"

Forgot to add my other favorite credit on this album:  The Jardine's, Matt, Drew and Robbie - handclaps and finger snaps.

[pixletwin]

This is the way the world Ends. This is the way the world Ends. This is the way the world Ends.

Not with a bang, but a whimper...

At least until That's Why God Made the Radio came out, most of us assumed that this would be the Beach Boys swan song.

Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 is the twenty-eighth studio album by American rock band The Beach Boys, released on August 19, 1996 on River North Records. Produced by both Joe Thomas and Brian Wilson, Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 is a collaborative album with various country musicians. Despite its Vol. 1 sub-title, the album is the band's only venture into the genre of country pop music, and is the last studio album to feature founding member Carl Wilson who died in 1998.

T. Graham Brown didn't help Rhonda. (7)

Little Douche Coup received 9 votes.

I am not sure how difficult to find this album is; here is a link to a few of the songs. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8B292A4F2EA6E853

As per the usual, vote off your TWO LEAST FAVORITE tracks.

Tally on May 20th

Don't Worry Baby with Lorrie Morgan
409 with Junior Brown
Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw
The Warmth of the Sun with Willie Nelson
Sloop John B with Collin Raye
I Can Hear Music with Kathy Troccoli
Caroline, No with Timothy B. Schmit

Round#1 - Be True to Your School with Toby Keith May 14
Round#2 - I Get Around with Sawyer Brown May 16
Round#2 - Fun, Fun, Fun with Ricky Van Shelton May 16
Round#3 - Help Me, Rhonda with T. Graham Brown May 18
Round#3 - Little Deuce Coupe with James House May 18

My vote goes to  Sloop John B with Collin Raye and Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw.

[John Manning]

409 with Junior Brown
Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw

I think I'm subconsciously voting between the originals rather than these needless copies.

[Eric Aniversario]

Caroline no
The warmth of the sun

[drbeachboy]

Sloop John B

The Warmth Of The Sun

[Catbirdman]

Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw
Sloop John B with Collin Raye

[Fall Breaks]

409 with Junior Brown
Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw

[Emdeeh]

Don't Worry Baby with Lorrie Morgan
Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw

[Matt H]

Long, Tall Texan with Doug Supernaw
Sloop John B with Collin Raye

[Foster's Freeze]

Sloop Johnny
Long Tall Tejan