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« on: June 10, 2024, 01:18:05 AM » |
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I am writing a new series of articles documenting each Beach Boys album. Here is Surfin' Safari. https://vocal.media/beat/surfin-safari |
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« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2024, 02:24:56 PM » |
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Thanks a lot. I read the review and it seems targeted at "beginners", which is a good thing. Just please don't stop (practically) at 1967, like the 2024 documentary does!  |
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2024, 09:23:33 PM » |
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Just please don't stop (practically) at 1967, like the 2024 documentary does! SMiLE, I haven't read your article yet, but when I do, I will edit this post. The reason I am commenting now is to ask: Zenobi, I thought the documentary stopped at 1974? (I haven't had a chance to watch it yet.) |
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« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2024, 01:10:59 AM » |
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Yes, it technically ends at 1974, but REALLY ends at 1967. That is the reason I said "practically".
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« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2024, 04:18:26 AM » |
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Thanks a lot. I read the review and it seems targeted at "beginners", which is a good thing. Just please don't stop (practically) at 1967, like the 2024 documentary does! I plan on doing the entire catalog plus Brian's solo work. |
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« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2024, 10:22:41 PM » |
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Yes, it technically ends at 1974, but REALLY ends at 1967. That is the reason I said "practically".
Ok, I understand now. Thanks. I'll have to post over in the documentary thread after I watch it. |
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« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2024, 01:29:18 AM » |
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Thanks a lot. I read the review and it seems targeted at "beginners", which is a good thing. Just please don't stop (practically) at 1967, like the 2024 documentary does! I plan on doing the entire catalog plus Brian's solo work. Thanks, I think it's going to be an impressive work! |
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« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2024, 08:41:54 AM » |
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Great!
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And production aside, I’d so much rather hear a 14 year old David Marks shred some guitar on Chug-a-lug than hear a 51 year old Mike Love sing about bangin some chick in a swimming pool.-rab2591
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2024, 04:29:43 PM » |
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Enjoying them. Cheers!
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« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2025, 03:15:06 PM » |
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I like this format - a quick rundown of the albums, getting me listening to some tracks I haven't heard in a while. So thanks for this!
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« Reply #20 on: April 06, 2025, 02:02:48 AM » |
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I am kind of torn about what album I am going to review next. I could do SMiLE since it was recorded next but I am planning to cover both TSS and BWPS in it so it will be a major challenge to write or should I just skip to Smiley Smile and do SMiLE later?
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« Reply #21 on: September 28, 2025, 04:33:12 AM » |
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I am still bogged down on how to approach SMiLE but there is an article I wrote about what I consider to be the five worst songs of all time. You might recognize the first one. https://vocal.media/beat/five-of-the-worst-songs-of-all-time |
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« Reply #22 on: October 03, 2025, 12:04:37 AM » |
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I enjoyed this! This is such a minor thing, but I can solve the mystery for you of why Van Dyke Parks agreed to play the accordion on Kokomo--my understanding is that he was actually hired to do the steel band arrangement, which he was kind of a go-to guy for in LA at the time. In the 80s, he was focused on putting his kids through college (his words, I think, though I can't remember where I read them), and doing lots of TV and movie work... which is how you get Van Dyke Parks writing the songs for The Brave Little Toaster right around that time, for example. |
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« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2025, 09:33:41 PM » |
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I am probably going to do Smiley Smile next. I would like to do SMiLE but that will be a more daunting and labor intensive thing to write. So I will probably handle that closer to when it actually came out not when it was supposed to.
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