Brian in studio this week

[Rocker]

While I am not that excited about the Disney album (unlike BWRG, because I am a Gershwin fan), I hope he does at least one song with toy instruments, as he talked about several years ago.

When did Brian say this?

I think it was after "BWPS" was released, though it possibly could have been before.  As I recall, he said he'd like to make a children's album using toy instruments.   I only remember seeing it mentioned once (unlike the rock and roll album).

You're right. I totally forgot about that. I think the Disney-album could really be fitting for that kind of approach, but I don't think it'll be that way

[phirnis]

I'd love to hear a 2011 Brian Wilson toy instruments arrangement, this could be truly amazing I think.

[rab2591]

I don't know, I think he's really limited to what his management says he can do - at least in terms of releasable material....I think this because I have no idea what truly goes on in that camp.

I say give him a drumset, moog synth, a bag of tricks, an electric guitar, a sound engineer, and some free time - I'd love to hear another Love You type album come from his brain alone. Shoot, he could release it for free on his website as a present to his fans.

[donald]

Who wouldn't love to hear a recording of Brian truly being creative and whimsical in his own unique way?

[Ron]

I'm excited about this album.  Some of my favorite Brian songs are some of the craziest, so I think it'll be cool to see him do children's songs.  I hope he just does some really over the top strange ones like "Zip a dee doo dah" and such, in a "Saturday Morning in the City" vibe.  I'm sure he'll do nice versions of Wish Upon A Star etc. as well.  Really everything that's been mentioned on this thread would be interesting, even "Colors of the Wind" and things like that would be great... "Prince Ali" from Aladdin would be awesome, even "It's a Small World" could be legendary, lol.

I'm just hyped. I hope I can refrain from hearing any snippets or anything until the album comes out, so it'll be crazier when I finally hear it. 

[the captain]

I'm excited about this album.  Some of my favorite Brian songs are some of the craziest, so I think it'll be cool to see him do children's songs.  I hope he just does some really over the top strange ones like "Zip a dee doo dah" and such, in a "Saturday Morning in the City" vibe.  I'm sure he'll do nice versions of Wish Upon A Star etc. as well.  Really everything that's been mentioned on this thread would be interesting, even "Colors of the Wind" and things like that would be great... "Prince Ali" from Aladdin would be awesome, even "It's a Small World" could be legendary, lol.

I'm just hyped. I hope I can refrain from hearing any snippets or anything until the album comes out, so it'll be crazier when I finally hear it.  

I agree. I'm excited about something without "high art" expectations. Just a record.

[MD]

It would be interesting to hear Brian sing Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from "Mary Poppins"... 

MD...

[Andrew G. Doe]

I'm excited about this album.  Some of my favorite Brian songs are some of the craziest, so I think it'll be cool to see him do children's songs.  I hope he just does some really over the top strange ones like "Zip a dee doo dah" and such, in a "Saturday Morning in the City" vibe.  I'm sure he'll do nice versions of Wish Upon A Star etc. as well.  Really everything that's been mentioned on this thread would be interesting, even "Colors of the Wind" and things like that would be great... "Prince Ali" from Aladdin would be awesome, even "It's a Small World" could be legendary, lol.

I'm just hyped. I hope I can refrain from hearing any snippets or anything until the album comes out, so it'll be crazier when I finally hear it.  

I agree. I'm excited about something without "high art" expectations. Just a record.

I'm hoping for quirky.

[Amy B.]

What were the reviews like for Beach Boys Love You (an example of a quirky album)? I suppose that if the management let Brian get really quirky, the critics would hate it. Then again, maybe that's not such a big deal.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Over here they were great - both Sounds and NME loved it, and this was before the former went down the HM route.

[buddhahat]

I think another Love You is out of the question, but I would love more songs in the Message Man, Nothing But Love vein. When he does upbeat these days, Brian can still nail it.

[Loaf]

I would love a quirky, minimal, analogue synthy album of Brian letting loose on some weird Disney sh!t, maybe backed by a Van Dyke-esque orchestra on some tracks.

What we're likely to get: a mainstream, predictable, midtempo, cluttered production that gets minimal promotion and ignored by the label/Grammys/record-buying public.

[Runaways]

yeah i'm expecting brian wilson by numbers here.  love to be wrong

[Wrightfan]

Brian's "official" twitter account confirms the first song that everyone knew would be on the album:
"We're doin' "When You Wish Upon A Star" for the new album. It kinda inspired "Surfer Girl." - Brian"

[Runaways]

Brian's "official" twitter account confirms the first song that everyone knew would be on the album:
"We're doin' "When You Wish Upon A Star" for the new album. It kinda inspired "Surfer Girl." - Brian"

ha wouldn't it be great if it's just surfer girl. 

[Ron]

Actually in all sincerity, maybe he should do the Surfer Girl intro to it?  That would work.

"OOOOhhhhhooooooooooohhh oooooooo.... oooooohhhhh oooohhhhhoooooooooohhh ooooh....."

Whhhhhhennn you Wish; uponnnn a STARRRRR.....

that could work out great.  At the end of the each line, he could have the band doing the Surfer girl hook, instead though they could go "on a star, on a star, on a starrrrr" or something.


Eh.  I'll leave it up to the pros.

[The Heartical Don]

Here's hoping for Heigh Ho. Done the Tom Waits way, as in that great Hal Willner Disney Tribute, 'Stay Awake', with Harry Nilsson and Van Dyke Parks collaborating. It would suit his rougher voice well, and a dark synth would just make it perfect.

[Mr. Cohen]

I can't wait to hear someone in Brian's group decide to work in "Surfer Girl" into the beginning or ending of "When You Wish Upon a Star" (please note the sarcasm). I predict they'll either use some of combination of those two songs or "Heigh-Ho" to bookend the album. It seems so obvious given the way they sequence Brian's albums.

[Sam_BFC]

Dada you may unwittingly (?) be influencing the 'creative' process

[The Heartical Don]

Dada you may unwittingly (?) be influencing the 'creative' process

Yeah. Now we can blame Dada if it turns out to be a total clunker.

[Pretty Funky]

Tweet from the BW site.


Brian Wilson
Just finished the Disney CD. My kids are lovin it. Now I know what it must have felt like when I played "Be My Baby" 24/7. It's all about my kids!

[punkinhead]

Tweet from the BW site.


Brian Wilson
Just finished the Disney CD. My kids are lovin it. Now I know what it must have felt like when I played "Be My Baby" 24/7. It's all about my kids!

I doubt the kids come away with such a legendary story as Carnie Wilson did (everyday hearing the "ba-ba-ba-cha" of the percussion on Be my baby.

[shelter]

I think this is going to be a great, epic album. Disney songs are usually bombastic, pretty, childlike and weird. Should fit Brian like a glove.

[rab2591]

Thanks for the update!

I can't wait to hear it!

[Runaways]

put it out next week. 

So does he just mean he's done recording, or is it all mastered and such