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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What do YOU think the Train and Barking Dogs mean?
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on: October 12, 2009, 09:04:10 PM
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I think is symbolizes the passing of a certain period in the narrarator's life (BW) The period in which the songs describe. Or just the passing of youth into uncertain adulthood.
To me, Pet Sounds is THE best break-up album ever! It starts out with the youthful optimism of a new relationship and then goes through all the usual ups and downs and then a break-up and then the guy sees the girl later and her hair is short and she's now hard and mean and bitter and not the same person he fell in love with.
I agree. To me the whole album is about girl problems, and at the end of it - well, life goes on. There's a train outside, barrelling through.
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / "The Beach Boys" MFP 1382 - Best compilation ever
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on: May 09, 2009, 04:35:04 PM
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BB compilations are a dime a dozen in record bins as I'm sure you all know but I was drawn to this weird one, from probably about '68.. check out the track listing! I dunno whether Music for Pleasure only got the rights to a handful of random songs, or someone working there was a 1337 BBs fan with a sense of humour or what... Certaintly not a bad selection of songs but not your typical greatest hits. I'm surprised it got printed at all.
Side One: How She Boogalooed It Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) Car Crazy Cutie We'll Run Away Misirlou Whistle In (LOL?)
Side Two: Summertime Blues Anna Lee the Healer Boogie Woodie Tell Me Why Louie Louie Good to My Baby
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Has anyone met Brian Wilson?
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on: January 26, 2009, 06:33:27 PM
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Met Brian after Australian premiere of That Lucky Old Sun at the State Theatre in Sydney, January 2008. I'd planned some sort of indepth conversation or another but when he came out I realised I wouldn't get much time. "Hi Brian!" I said. "That Lucky Old Sun's amazing." I shook his hand; I remember how kindly his eyes were, like Father Time. Then he disappeared backstage.
Oh, and from the next day: I was waiting out the side door of the theatre to get Brian to sign my copy of All Summer Long, but the only people I ran into were Wondermints members. I asked Sanahaja to sign it anyway, for the hell of it. He told me straight up that he refused to sign such an album as he had nothing to do with it.. but he knew someone who did. With a gleam in his eye he disappeared inside and came back ten minutes later with Brian's signature. Thanks Darren!
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: How Do You Treat Your BBs Collection?
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on: January 19, 2009, 02:20:13 PM
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I'm more or less b). I only buy vinyl and never CDs - sometimes I feel the worn-outness is part of the charm, my copy of Wild Honey for example is scratched to hell, but I wouldn't trade all that surface noise for anything. That said, I try to keep everything in the same condition I got it in as much as possible. I bought that recent 180g reissue of Pet Sounds and that sh*t will be kept as immaculate as possible tyvm.
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Bruce Johnston talks reunion idea.
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on: December 24, 2008, 04:33:02 PM
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That would be a nice way to retire the name "The Beach Boys."
The problem is, I don't think Mike would want to "retire the name". After this reunion concert/tour, Mike would most likely go on touring under the name "The Beach Boys"... And that is one of the reasons why you couldn't advertise such an event as being a "farewell" concert/tour. This is also why I think it would be hard to market a reunion to Joe Public, because "The Beach Boys" never went away.
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The Grammy noms are out.
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on: December 05, 2008, 03:27:43 PM
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Like the Grammys ever really mattered that much.
Grammys are kind of like Rolling Stone. If Rolling Stone recognises Brian in some list or another that they've chafed up to sell magazines, y'all would be "ZOMG SO WELL DESERVED, WHAT AN HONOUR" etc, if they snub him it's "Psch, not like it matters"
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Beach Boys sampled
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on: November 14, 2008, 08:29:46 AM
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What are some interesting examples of The Beach Boys/related being sampled in modern music?
I can think of, um "Do it Again" in "Remember" by Air from Moon Safari "Cool, Cool Water", "Johnny Carson", "Matchpoint of Our Love" and others in various mixes by The Avalanches (I got into the Beach Boys through Cool Cool Water, strangely enough) "Don't Worry Baby" in "Push It" by Garbage (sorta.. she asked brian for permission anyway) The J. Dilla vs. Pet Sounds mashup album.. SO GOOD
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Underrated Beach Boys (or related) songs
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on: November 12, 2008, 02:09:27 PM
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We'll Run Away And Your Dream Comes True It's OK - should have been a bigger hit Matchpoint of Our Love - One of the first Beach Boys songs I ever heard, strangely enough. I heard a genius mashup mix of Matchpoint vs. The Chemical Brothers' "Star Guitar" by The Avalanches. Keepin' the Summer Alive -- why wasn't this a single?! Passing Friend Summer of Love
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