Brian Wilson Taping Soundstage Special With Special Guests

[Debbie Keil-Leavitt]

Good Vibrations:  

Wow.

To put it mildly...

[Pretty Funky]

Cali Girls



No offence to the poster but 'ed' must be a greatest hits fan. How about something new, Blondie and Ricky?

[Matt H]

Cali Girls



No offence to the poster but 'ed' must be a greatest hits fan. How about something new, Blondie and Ricky?

Exact same thing I was thinking, New Songs or Blondie & Ricky

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Man Brian sounds great! He actually kind of sang the stop clapping line lol

[Pretty Funky]

Man Brian sounds great! He actually kind of sang the stop clapping line lol

Joe will delete that!

[?]

Man Brian sounds great! He actually kind of sang the stop clapping line lol

Joe will delete that!

Nah, Joe will autotune that until it becomes a command from our new robot overlords.

[felipe]

Good Vibrations:
Wouldn't It Be Nice:

Am I the only one hearing an extremely insecure Brian? In WIBN he ruins Al's great performance coming in late and flattering badly. In GV he also sounds like he's looking for his gone vocal cane (JF)

[Rocky Raccoon]

Great to see Al singing Wouldn't It Be Nice again!  He really owns that song when he does it, he has such an incredible voice.

[The Cincinnati Kid]

Good Vibrations:  
Wouldn't It Be Nice:

Am I the only one hearing an extremely insecure Brian? In WIBN he ruins Al's great performance coming in late and flattering badly. In GV he also sounds like he's looking for his gone vocal cane (JF)

I was sort of thinking the same thing, but didn't say anything since everyone is so excited lol.  Of course we only have a few samples, but it seemed more like an off night to me.  

[Wirestone]

Good Vibrations:  
Wouldn't It Be Nice:

Am I the only one hearing an extremely insecure Brian? In WIBN he ruins Al's great performance coming in late and flattering badly. In GV he also sounds like he's looking for his gone vocal cane (JF)

I was sort of thinking the same thing, but didn't say anything since everyone is so excited lol.  Of course we only have a few samples, but it seemed more like an off night to me.  

A "gone vocal cane"? Is someone using Google translate?

BW seems a bit tense, but his overall pitch, diction and phrasing are pretty good -- especially in CG, which he usually just shambles through. Sounds like a good night to me.

[RubberSoul13]

Brian and Alan both sound excellent! Great setlist...can't wait for this special...and hopefully a good full-length bootleg 

[Gerry]

I was wondering when the criticism train would roll through

[Tord]

Barbara Ann & Surfin' USA:

[send me a picture and i'll tell you]

It's 2014. Why hasn't the new material leaked yet?!
 

[Heywood]

Someone must be taking the proverbial on youtube!
Barbara Ann shows up before anything new!

[Peter Reum]

Lots to look forward to next year...

[SurfJohnB]

I wasn't sitting close so it was tough to tell-- it did seem like Brian was a little disengaged at times, but I chalked that up to him not having to sing as many leads as usual.  When he did sing, he sounded as good as I've heard him live.

[felipe]

A "gone vocal cane"? Is someone using Google translate?

BW seems a bit tense, but his overall pitch, diction and phrasing are pretty good -- especially in CG, which he usually just shambles through. Sounds like a good night to me.

Didn't you really understand what I said or were you making an irrelevant lateral point? Please help me with english and I'll help you with some lucidity.
No, I didn't use google translate. In Brazil - and I believe everywhere else - people use the word CANE or crutch metaphorically as something you can't get along without. Jeffrey Foskett's dubbing was a mental cane which made Brian forget a little bit that everyone was paying attention to him, but now Jeffrey's GONE. You already knew it anyway, so please help me re-phrase in 3 words the non-existent thing I said.
Now, some light. His phrasing is good? wait... pretty good? where are your standards at? In your blueprint California Girls he sounds like an exaustated runner behind the song, even bypassing some words. Brian pays people to give undeserved compliments to him, no need to do it for free. He would never do it for you, unless you're named Phil Spector

[ontor pertawst]

That's the Ella Award-winning spirit!

[Niko]

Good Vibrations:  
Wouldn't It Be Nice:

Am I the only one hearing an extremely insecure Brian? In WIBN he ruins Al's great performance coming in late and flattering badly. In GV he also sounds like he's looking for his gone vocal cane (JF)

I was sort of thinking the same thing, but didn't say anything since everyone is so excited lol.  Of course we only have a few samples, but it seemed more like an off night to me.  

Ever performed with a camera stuck right in your face? I doubt it! What I hear is solid vocals with some nerves brought on by the recording of the show. It really does pull you out of what you're doing, and makes playing or singing well that much harder.

I wasn't there, but I wish I had been. Brian sounds great, and the whole band sounds really tight and in sync. In the clips I've seen of the more recent shows, the BW band has sounded a little sloppy, though very energetic, which makes it more fun if they're playing greatest hits. In the clips from last night the band sounds as solid as they could be. Now I'm just curious what the new material sounded like!

[Niko]

In your blueprint California Girls he sounds like an exaustated runner behind the song, even bypassing some words. Brian pays people to give undeserved compliments to him, no need to do it for free. He would never do it for you, unless you're named Phil Spector

This reads like a poem.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN.  

Would anyone do a full analysis to help me out?


In all seriousness I'd like to know what this means:

Brian pays people to give undeserved compliments to him, no need to do it for free.

[Mendota Heights]

Brian does not pay people to give him compliments. He pays professional musicians to play his songs, because he can not play all instruments by himself simultaneously. This is very common. Most bands consist of more than one member.

Do you think Brian hires non-musicians to give him underserved compliments in his every day life? Like when Brian goes to the store some hired guy says: "Cucumber, great choice Brian!" or "Nice, Brian! That's where you place the shopping cart once you are done shopping!".

I have only met and talked to Paul von Mertens and Taylor Mills, but from what I can tell the band members are all very nice and courteous. When you are on a team (a band or a sports team) you try to lift people up by the means of pep talk. This is also very common.

[Pretty Funky]

Barbara Ann & Surfin' USA:

Well its got Blondie and Ricky but come on ed, stop toying with us man!

[Niko]

I looked through Ed's channel. My guess is that he only records what he knows 

[Mendota Heights]

I looked through Ed's channel. My guess is that he only records what he knows 

Ed Only Knows.