Last nights show now up on YouTube

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

OK, then he's the devil, so please stop pretending to be a fan of the band he sings for, co-founded, writes for etc etc....

Actually, you don't even pretend to be a fan, you just bash Myke in a highly inarticulate manner with dumbfounding redundancy.

[oldsurferdude]

OK, then he's the devil, so please stop pretending to be a fan of the band he sings for, co-founded, writes for etc etc....

Actually, you don't even pretend to be a fan, you just bash Myke in a highly inarticulate manner with dumbfounding redundancy.

Eric, you're an ok guy-really. Perhaps a bit misguided by the Omnipotent Potentate, but a good guy nonetheless. However, you do really deserve to know:
             

                                                I was never a fan of The Myke and Bruce Tribute Band

                                                I stopped liking Myke well before you were born
                                                 
                                                I am a fan of and think the world of Brian, Carl, Dennis and Al

                                                and I always will be. Till I die.


 

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

And it matters how that you were a "fan" before I was born??? Is senility a factor here?

I mean, hey, Charles Manson was a Beatles fan before I was born!!! So, uh...... Yeah!


Also, Carl, Dennis, and Brian, as awesome as they are: they are not The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston!

[adamghost]

8. Al still has issues with the amps. Always has. Always will. I'm fine with it. He has tinnitus, doesn't he?

I think he had a problem with the monitors... He thought he was going to be in the mix but wasn't
Really, did anyone tell any difference in sound when he played his guitar or not?

I'll tell you one thing, I shared a monitor wedge with Al once, and let me tell you...it hurt.  He likes it loud and trebly.

[Jay]

My big question is, seeing as how Al has "reunited" with Mike and Bruce, does that mean that they all get along now? I mean, are they really friends now, or did Mike and Bruce invite him for the Reagan event because it was the right thing to do?

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

And it matters how that you were a "fan" before I was born??? Is senility a factor here?

I mean, hey, Charles Manson was a Beatles fan before I was born!!! So, uh...... Yeah!


Also, Carl, Dennis, and Brian, as awesome as they are: they are not The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston!

Amen.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

And would LOVE to meet you in person, Andy-be sure to let me know when you come to town-and when you stop laughing you and I will have lots of fun!

Sounds vaguely homoerotic.

In any case, consider this an official warning. This isn't the Ego Board, this isn't 4chan, this isn't Facebook...whatever. Trolls belong under a bridge. I think I speak for everyone here when I say the following... please learn to behave in a more adult manner, or find yourself another forum to bring down.

With that said, let's please go back to the topic at hand.

Mike's voice sounded like ass, but Al is nearly ageless (vocally,anyway). I was very impressed by Christian, and by the band in general. Loads better than several years ago, IMHO.

[smile-holland]

I'm done, rant away.  

Andrew... you're recent extensive use of smileys is almost scary.   

[Andrew G. Doe]

I'm done, rant away.  

Andrew... you're recent extensive use of smileys is almost scary.   

I'm experimenting to get in touch with my inner icon.

[Andrew G. Doe]

My big question is, seeing as how Al has "reunited" with Mike and Bruce, does that mean that they all get along now? I mean, are they really friends now, or did Mike and Bruce invite him for the Reagan event because it was the right thing to do?

Ah, now, if I knew the answer to that, I surely wouldn't be sitting here typing this.

[filledeplage]

My big question is, seeing as how Al has "reunited" with Mike and Bruce, does that mean that they all get along now? I mean, are they really friends now, or did Mike and Bruce invite him for the Reagan event because it was the right thing to do?

Ah, now, if I knew the answer to that, I surely wouldn't be sitting here typing this.

Are ya typing on an "Underwood?"  (from Al's "Postcard" - for those who are not familiar)

Sorry, I could not resist...

Can't we all just be patient and see what happens ?

Que será, será...   

[phirnis]

Too bad they didn't play "Hey Little Tomboy" and "Student Demonstration Time".

Al Jardine still has it, great performance/lead vocal!

[Stegibo]

I'd love to see Al Jardine doing the lead vocal on "Wouldn't It Be Nice" again.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

I'm thinking we'll see more, especially considering the state of Mike's voice. It could have just been an off night for him, or he could have some ill, but either way, for the Beach Boys to exist in any fashion, they could really really really use Al on a permanent basis.

That said, Mike is still Mike and he sounded good in spots and is still...... Mike, which counts for something, and it was awesome to see him Al and Bruce and that rockin band! (Cowsill rules)!

[rab2591]

I'm thinking we'll see more, especially considering the state of Mike's voice. It could have just been an off night for him, or he could have some ill, but either way, for the Beach Boys to exist in any fashion, they could really really really use Al on a permanent basis.

That said, Mike is still Mike and he sounded good in spots and is still...... Mike, which counts for something, and it was awesome to see him Al and Bruce and that rockin band! (Cowsill rules)!

I've seen clips of some of their more recent shows and Mike sounds great in them (not counting the 'Dancing With The Stars' nightmare) - I agree with your thoughts - he was probably sick or had an off night. And I hope they allow Al to stay on if he wants to.

[tpesky]

My concern is he sounds his worst in the biggest national spots...this, Dancing WIth the Stars, The Good Morning America summer concert a few years ago. I realize he sounds good at The Hampton Beach Casino and Ballroom where clever and heavy mixing can be done but for the 50th anniversary, I am guessing they want to make a larger statement.

[Fall Breaks]

I'd love to see Al Jardine doing the lead vocal on "Wouldn't It Be Nice" again.

That one's out of his reach nowadays, ain't it?

[bgas]

I'd love to see Al Jardine doing the lead vocal on "Wouldn't It Be Nice" again.

That one's out of his reach nowadays, ain't it?

Once he's back in the band, they can use some clever and heavy mixing, to make sure he owns it again.

[Fall Breaks]

Or they can simply play it in D instead of F, as BW's band did when Brian sang it live. But that takes away much of the drive of the song.

[filledeplage]

My concern is he sounds his worst in the biggest national spots...this, Dancing WIth the Stars, The Good Morning America summer concert a few years ago. I realize he sounds good at The Hampton Beach Casino and Ballroom where clever and heavy mixing can be done but for the 50th anniversary, I am guessing they want to make a larger statement.

Yes, Mike sounds great at Hampton Beach Casino...it was reported that at the Dancing with the Stars event last year that Mike had bronchitis...and his voice did sound as he if he was strained, as anyone would with that...he almost sounded the same the other night as if he was trying to bounce back from the same thing. (I don't know, I was not there.)  He was much improved when I saw him a few weeks after the Dancing With The Stars performance, and was delighted that he had bounced back...We are all human.  Short of being a guest in the front, it is hard to tell from the video, except, he sounded a little as if he was straining as he did back in April.  

Mike has a very forceful and amazing voice, and "holds that note" for Be True to Your School, and they have almost made a skit of it with Bruce counting the time on his watch...if you are in the front rows as a spectator, it is unquestionable.  I don't know "jack" about sound mixing, so that is an amateur's opinion.  

And Mike gets on that stage no matter what...from what I have observed and does give it 110% every time.      

[Wylson]

I think that Mike probably has good days and bad. His voice has always been quite thin, so it will show up more than somebody like Brian who has a strong voice. I also think that Mike tries to sing too loud - which is possibly a result of the monitoring/the mix/deafness? He was lacking in energy as well - either just his age (totally understandable) or under the weather.

I think that everyone should give these guys a lot of credit for the fact that after many years of bitter arguing, they put on a good show and there was a lot of mutual respect that was clear to see. The best part of that show for me was Al and Mike duetting on Sloop John B, with Bruce also adding some harmonies. A true Beach Boys blend! I thought it was a shame that Bruce didn't get his spot singing God Only Knows.

[Wylson]

I should add that I think Christian Love does a fine job singing Carl's parts. If it was Justyn Wilson, Carl B, Matt Jardine people would be praising him like crazy for channeling his Uncle's voice. Christian really captures the Carl sound without imitating him too much. If the Beach Boys are going to have younger singers - which obviously they do have to do - I'd rather it be the offspring of the original band than random session musicians.

Having said that, I don't think the BBs brand should outllive the original members. Realistically the band has maybe another 3-5 years to go.

[filledeplage]

I think that Mike probably has good days and bad. His voice has always been quite thin, so it will show up more than somebody like Brian who has a strong voice. I also think that Mike tries to sing too loud - which is possibly a result of the monitoring/the mix/deafness? He was lacking in energy as well - either just his age (totally understandable) or under the weather.

I think that everyone should give these guys a lot of credit for the fact that after many years of bitter arguing, they put on a good show and there was a lot of mutual respect that was clear to see. The best part of that show for me was Al and Mike duetting on Sloop John B, with Bruce also adding some harmonies. A true Beach Boys blend! I thought it was a shame that Bruce didn't get his spot singing God Only Knows.

We all have good and bad days...and we would not like being held "under a microscope" - I might be exactly the wrong person to discuss or debate this because I have seen them no fewer than a dozen times in about as many months.  It took a while for this new "dynamic" to "grow on me" and for them to "sell this new configuration" which was not borne out of such tragedy as this band has endured.  What they have done, I think which is pretty remarkable, has made the "music" the "real star," rather than individuals. 

This allows for a couple of things to happen...You can have someone like Scott Totten, to go back through the work, in an unbiased fashion and help present it from its "roots up" for example using a little more of the doo-wop (before my time, I might add) so it has a different "generational spread" and allow some of the newer guys to work with music which might have been an Al song, or a Brian song, etc.  Someone mentioned that they thought Christian had a "sleepy voice" - pretty accurate...he is very good and tackles a lot of what Carl sang.  Genetics dictate that family members have similar sounding vocal cords...

What I thought I saw was everyone "giving up" something, for the sake of this special performance.  Bruce does do "Sloop" but it was Al's idea to have Brian use it, originally.  John Cowsill, does  Rhonda now, and in his own "stylized" fashion. The public had always connected it to Al and he was, after all a "guest" and was treated accordingly. 

It impressed me that they all did a little less, for the sake of the "short, but representative" set list and accommodated the presence of Al and Matt Jardine.  They all sort of "put something back on the table" for the sake of the night and for the sake of the "team" and that is more or less how they have always operated, I think. 

Real "team players" are not threatened or intimidated or that "needy" that they need to always be the "star" of the show.      

[Don_Zabu]

You know, I never noticed it before, but Al Jardine kind of looks like Ronald Reagan, doesn't he? Compare some photos.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I should add that I think Christian Love does a fine job singing Carl's parts. If it was Justyn Wilson, Carl B, Matt Jardine people would be praising him like crazy for channeling his Uncle's voice. Christian really captures the Carl sound without imitating him too much.

Amen...if anything, he has the 1968-69 sound of Carl's voice.