Absolutely brilliant stuff, Adam--thanks so much. Incredible articulation of concepts and ideas that might have been frustratingly opaque or simply glossed over by others, and it's now clear how crucial it is to the continuing evolution of this series--which soon heads into much deeper and more widely-covered territory--that you set up that path with your look at Bruce and what he brought to the band in the studio (carrying over perfectly from the video devoted to him). We can now see that everything was evolving all at once, in differing degrees, and that the evolution Brian was continuing to undergo was radiating outward to (almost) all of the other band members.
The question that I suppose will be answered soon is where to place "The Little Girl I Once Knew" in all of this. I could see a shorter standalone episode for it, or an extended standalone section appended to a discussion of the PARTY! sessions.
That background mishegas with images in the frame behind you was hilarious--waiting to see what you do with all that when it comes time to discuss "George Fell Into His French Horn."
Hoping that your viewership will continue to rise, and perhaps some cross-pollination with the newly formed wing-formation of David Beard, Steve Lewis and Giggens would bring over some of their viewership so that they can get into the really meaty material you're providing to us.
Oh, thanks so much Don! The show has been doing well lately. I guess I have a unique perspective in being a working musician close to the Beach Boys' world but that long ago accepted I would never draw a paycheck from them.
As we get into '66, the through line for me is trying to explain the schism developing between Brian and the band in a semi-objective way...because it's hard just from a fan's perspective to see how scary this ride must have been for the other guys.
I love that everyone has picked up on the importance of "The Little Girl I Once Knew". It's a key and often overlooked track.
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