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After really thinking it over, I think it might be Al
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Mike trading lines in the second verse. For example, It might be Al singing "Wisdom warming as the sun", but I think "You and I are truly one" is 100% Mike.
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Quote from: Jay on April 03, 2019, 11:14:34 PM
After really thinking it over, I think it might be Al
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Mike trading lines in the second verse. For example, It might be Al singing "Wisdom warming as the sun", but I think "You and I are truly one" is 100% Mike.
I wouldn't rule this out! They did often switch leads like this within songs!
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Quote from: chewy on April 02, 2019, 11:08:22 PM
do we know here where al really was, when they shot the summer days/nights cover-
I heard Al was sick on the day this photo was taken. Which is redicoulus because there were plenty of other photos they could have used with Al from that period.
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Let's not forget how alike Brian and Al sounds on ADITLOAT! The discussion I saw here on which one of 'em that really sung the last "Oh lord I lay me down"-part really blew my mind. I remember how the way Al sung "Brances" made it more clear it was him. Without that one, it would be next to impossible!
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Quote from: Doobidoo on April 06, 2019, 06:09:03 AM
Let's not forget how alike Brian and Al sounds on ADITLOAT! The discussion I saw here on which one of 'em that really sung the last "Oh lord I lay me down"-part really blew my mind. I remember how the way Al sung "Brances" made it more clear it was him. Without that one, it would be next to impossible!
The way Brian sings in I Wasn't Made for These Times, 'sometimes I feel very sad...' sounds like Al as well. But it's Brian. Hut agree that 'Oh Lord I lay me down' is Al.
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So I guess that a wall of Al Jardines would equal the Boys vocal blend ?
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Here's another one. Though in Wikipedia, it only notes Brian and Mike on lead vocals, the song No Go Showboat appears to be Al singin "White wall slicks with racing mags
She's just for looks, man, not for drags". And all the parts with that melody. Anyone else notice that?
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Quote from: Jay on April 02, 2019, 10:25:33 PM
Quote from: Summer_Days on April 02, 2019, 08:48:34 PM
Al sings the first verse, i.e. “Life supporting waves of bliss...”
Mike sings the second, “Golden auras glow around you...”
I always thought it was Mike on both verses. I’ll be damned.
Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
I second that. Mike is really "breathy" on his verse - you can hear him inhaling. That aspect is absent from Al's verse.
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Quote from: c-man on April 09, 2019, 04:28:08 AM
Mike is really "breathy" on his verse - you can hear him inhaling. That aspect is absent from Al's verse.
It doesn't quite prove it's Mike though. Al could mellow down in verse 2. It does sound like Al if you listen attentively, harken ears to it with volume up. Mike's voice/ timbre is lower than Al's, as been explained by me with detail in previous reply. Either way, I believe my ears.
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Not once did Mike's voice ever sound close to that
This is what precisely I tried to say, meant by previous replies. Thank you, salty. It shouldn't be debate, agree.
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Quote from: wjcrerar on April 09, 2019, 12:45:22 PM
Al sounds less 'breathy' on the first verse because he's doubled by a second Al in the right channel. If you A/B them, including each isolated vocal on the first verse, the timbres are absolutely identical. Not once did Mike's voice ever sound close to that, outside of the spectrum of the Beach Boys all just having similar-ish voices. I'm surprised there's even a debate about this one.
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Here are the single-tracked leads for each verse isolated back to back -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1prMf7wIaLs__ubkdX54HZrBYQJmYyxQx/view?usp=sharing
And the vocal double on the first verse in the right channel -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eakys8XeevsbWxpaIWTBfVcz1SJERkiM/view?usp=sharing
All three are clearly Al.
Thanks for this! These are great to listen to.
The voice in the first clip in particular has such a lovely, relaxed quality. I agree that it could only be Al. The gentle twist on the word "wisdom" has a distinctly Al-like intonation.
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While I agree this is Al, to say this is obvious is redicoulus! Now that I have listened to the Beach Boys thousands of times and have become more familiar with their voices, I can tell. And once, someone told me it was Al on All This Is That, I listened again more closely and noticed that it was indeed Al. But not sure if I would have considered that on my own. I think it is also obvious to us hard core Beach Boys fans that Help Me Rhonda and You're So Good To Me are 2 different lead singers. But I guarantee most casual listeners probably think they are both Brian.
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Mike Love autobiography (pg 242-243)
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Re: The Voice of Al Jardine
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Quote from: wjcrerar on April 09, 2019, 12:45:22 PM
Al sounds less 'breathy' on the first verse because he's doubled by a second Al in the right channel. If you A/B them, including each isolated vocal on the first verse, the timbres are absolutely identical. Not once did Mike's voice ever sound close to that, outside of the spectrum of the Beach Boys all just having similar-ish voices. I'm surprised there's even a debate about this one.
Edit:
Here are the single-tracked leads for each verse isolated back to back -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1prMf7wIaLs__ubkdX54HZrBYQJmYyxQx/view?usp=sharing
And the vocal double on the first verse in the right channel -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eakys8XeevsbWxpaIWTBfVcz1SJERkiM/view?usp=sharing
All three are clearly Al.
Wow! This is the reason I visit this site! There's always a new vocal surprise waiting to be had when listening close to the Beach Boys. The last one that wow-ed me was learning about Brian's little brief lead vocal parts on Good Vibrations, and now this one. I hadn't even thought about it being Al, since this type of vocal is usually reserved for Mike's timbre. I wouldn't have swore it, I just didn't even consider it! With the music it's still a tiny bit vague, but dang it if your vocal clips leave no doubt that we've got Al on the low end for all these parts.
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