BBs Reunion page on Facebook

[Awesoman]

Dave Marks belongs in a reunion. No brainer. He was an integral part of the band during their early "Beach Boys" years, played on some hit records, and should definitely not be left out. Plus, he's a very good guitar player and would contibute nicely to a reunion.

If there's a reunion, ALL of the original Beach Boys still alive and who played and recorded together should be on the same stage together.

And if Blondie's a part of it, so should Ricky be a part of it. Rick was a member of the band longer than Blondie was. 'Course so was Carter and Hinsche......but you guys should have seen Ricky come out on stage a few years ago during a Brian/Al concert. Brian and Al BOTH acknowledged him with big smiles and you could tell Ricky was not been forgotten after all these years.

And while we're at it, The Beach Boys (especially the live band) ended when Carl died. Yeah, Dennis was a big part of the band and I missed the hell out of him at concerts, even when he didn't show up to shows a couple of years before he checked out. But when Carl died, that was the real end for me.

Good points all. I agree that all original members should be there, but to clarify, Carter abnd Hinsche, tho long tome players, were never officially members of the BBs, were they?   
 The other point: everyone has their own opinion on when the Beach Boys ended. Some say with Dennis, some with Carl; some say they haven't  ended; Since they're just personal opinions, I feel they're all valid. There won't be any convincing arguments made for those that believe one over the other. Eh? 

That's why they should just put out a new box set of goodies (rarities, unreleased content, live performances, remixes, etc.), maybe get the surviving members up on the Capitol Records tower again for a 20 minute photo-op, and then be done with the whole thing. 

[Mike's Beard]

Even through Brian is a mere fraction of the performer Al and David are, (in fact let's face it he's a near liability) he's the key to this reunion. Without him they could have Al, Dave, Blondie, Ricky, Ed, Billy up there with Mike and Bruce and it wouldn't really mean much more than a standard "Mike and Bruce" show. Of course the more the merrier they've all played their part in the story and I hope they all get involved but without the big man it's a reunion in name only.

[Myk Luhv]

I don't know why people are clamouring for live material as if the Beach Boys were a good live band at any time outside of the 1970-75 period. I just don't think it'd be worthwhile to have the contents of, say, A Vocal Element officially released. The BBs were first and foremost a studio band and I think archival releases should stick to that picture because that's where they're most convincing.

[tpesky]

I respectfully disagree with that, The Beach Boys were at the top of their game live from 71-most of 76 for sure, but they did have awesome live moments after that. There are alot of people who have never brought BB albums have seen them in concert and know them from that. In my opinion, it was due to not up to standard studio versions of songs that cost the BB several hits in the 70s. The songs were either too slow or not clear productions. Hearing them live brought a whole new approach to the songs.