Bumping this mother because I am drunk and listening to Country Love for the first time ever! Fear my Jim Beam and my internet connection, and the profanity laden post to follow!
Today I Started Loving You Again (Slow Version, it's helpfully titled. Has the speedcore version been booted?)
So, first off... Hm. Not dreadful, apart from the fact that Mike Love is probably the last guy in The Beach Boys who should sing country.
Then again, this is a Hank song. So at least it's a good song underneath nasal domination and poor synths, despite a perfectly able string section on hand as well.
Going into this, I'd really like to just know more about this album! Why the hell did he do it? Do the group sing on it?
Maybe I'm not drunk enough? This all seems so tasteful? I mean, anyone other than Mike and it wouldn't be some awful kitsch object?
Dallas
This seems more promising. By which I mean awful.
It sounds like a Bruce Springsteen song!
The chorus is a fucking gem on this.
Oh man, now this album is delivering.
I LIIIIIIIIIIIIVE IN A PAAAALAACE/I DRIIIIIIIIINK FROM A CHAAAAAAAALICE
Who did what to Mike in Dallas?
At least recording this sh*t in Nashville means the tracks are going to be tight as.
It's weird, because The Boss would never hit up a Nashville sound - the backing singers sound odd.
Ok, so far it ain't as awful as Summer In Paradise.
Beth On The Mesa
GWAN NASAL.
Can someone educate me as to what the f*** this song is actually about?
I mean, it's about a place, right?
What's a Beth and what is a Mayyyyyyyyysa?
MANDOLIN = f*** YEAH
Maybe I'm a happier drunk right now.... this is just misguided? Unlike Summer In Paradise which seemed like the systematic raping of popular music.
Oh dear. This isn't offensive, but all the same, it is pretty awful.
Brand New Start.
Nice pedal steel.
Actually, the more I think about it, the fact he seems to have written these songs makes them AMAZING.
DID HE JUST DROP THE FUCKING BASS
Wow.
Is it just me, or is this song a fucking weak sentiment?
"I know we hate each other, baby, but i'm paying enough alimony as it is! For my wallets sake, let's give it another try!"
.....
He is dropping the bass. on a country album. in 1977. Mike Love is now my favourite Beach Boy.
Baby I'm A Changed Man
I certainly am.
IT'S KONA COAST.
HAHAHAAAA
MIKE LOVE SMOKING MARAHHUYWANA.
any song which uses the words 'You left me crying in my beer' is A-OK in my book.
This album so far seems to be an exercise in 'who in the band haven't we given a solo to yet?'
You know I was talking about how good these arrangements should be given Nashville? Yeah. So much for that.
That is a fucking weak song.
The promisingly titled 'Rock N Roll Country Bride'
HANG ONTO YOUR ASS
Get on my what tonight?
This is some pissweak stuff here.
I was EXPECTING TO GET UP ON STAGE AND JAM, MIKE
I WAS EXPECTING TO JAM
This started so promisingly. It is so mediocre. I was expecting something about snorting cocaine and shooting big game.
FUCKING RIDIC DRUM BREAK THERE.
That's the worst song so far.
I hate this album.
THE EVEN MORE MAGNIFICENTLY TITLED
EVERYTHING I TOUCH TURNS TO TEARS
oh my god
this is hilarious
HAAAAA
I am going to sing this at his funeral.
I cannot stop laughing at this song
GREAT GOD ALMIGHTY
Everything you touch turns to tears? WELL I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY ACCURATE ASSESSMENT THERE.
oh lord
here
WRINKLES.
I have never heard this song before.
what the sh*t
he
what
DID HE JUST INVOKE EASY RIDER
I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT WHEN THEY SAID YOU DIED
WHY IS THIS SONG ABOUT A DOG
Mike's deadpan nasal domination could not do this song any more justice
CHASING THE BEAR OR THE BUNNY
EVERY LINE IN THIS SONG IS AMAZING
*cue soaring strings*
I miss this dog, you guys
DOGGGGGGIE HEAVEN!
Is the last verse about divorce?
that last rhyme is some fucking RIDICULOUS WORDPLAY.
Oh my god, this song.
Well, with 4 songs to go after those two it can't get any worse, I suppose.
My Side Of The Bed (another first fantastic title btw)
On my thing of this, there's some guy calling out take numbers. I haven't heard him call out anything higher than take 3.
What the f*** is this song, btw.
There appears to be a narrative which i am unable to follow.
Now I am following this narrative, it appears to be batshit insane.
WHAT IN GODS NAME IS THIS
The entire deadpan nature of this album, from Mike to the Nashville arrangements actually makes it one of the greatest comedy albums of all time. Brian would have done well to release this in 1967. If he was a fucking moron.
Oh my god.... I hear strings.... it's.....
Everybody's In Love With You.
Certainly the greatest love song to a hairy old Indian man that I know.
Well, this song was only a couple of years old by this point.
So why not sing it worse and completely remove any unique or remotely pretty arrangement touches you put on that earlier version and try to release it again.
God, this song is dirt.
Some Sweet Day
Doesn't Brian have a song called this?
I bet it doesn't have sweet slide guitar, nor is about DEATH
What
Mike is essentially the worst singer of all time. I know of no other singer that could fucking ruin what is a fairly trite gospel sentiment. No-one. Yet you give it to Mike Love, and suddenly it becomes utterly devoid of feeling and seems so hollow and foul.
oh lord, a keychange! First one for this album!
By god, this is dull.
At least we get some quality Lovester bass riffing in the fade.
So we're onto the last Hank cover.
DEAR GOD WHAT WAS THAT INTRO
he dropped the bass again
MIKE LOVE IS GOD
And lo, I did not think you could ruin this song.
I think Mike Love ruins this album. The band is trying to earn their paycheque, and he just shits on it by virtue of being Mike Love. No matter how many times he drops the bass. Such a weird contrast between pro-Nashville Cats being made to play some of the worst music known to man.
Still, Mike Love DROPPED THE BASS. This pleases me no end.
Sorry.
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