Yes, yes! Now you guys are getting it, the fendertones do a great job of recreating the instrumental portion of the sound, as for the vocal portion, you don't have to be a clone of somebody to accurately imitate them. here's an example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXELqOKBqMchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6p2t5HkB1I&feature=relatedFor those of you wondering what my big deal is, I'm what some folks might call a youngin, a rare species of people born within the past 20-30 years, ha ha, sorry, just jokin', but seriously I didn't get to see the Beach Boys in their prime, I didn't get to experience what a lot of those bashing me over the head are talking about, is it so terrible to want to see a great band the way they once sounded, or for that matter that type of musical brilliance in a live context? Not really, no, and this isn't an argument, so everybody please refrain from hurling a truck-load of insults at me, instead maybe something like "oh, yeah, I saw this great group they sounded just like the beach boys" or "man, this guy I heard sounds just like Dennis", you know, polite comments like these, Thanks!
I have a feeling that bands like Journey, Foreigner, etc. might just continue on for decades to come, to the point that no original members are left - just new guys who can imitate their vocal and instrumental predecessors. I hope that when Brian and the remaining boys have gone to their eternal rest, the BB's name goes along with them.
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