Brian with Jeff Beck Fall Tour Dates

[ontor pertawst]

Hopefully we can put a stop to this business of reviews you don't agree with!

Well, with your reply here, I understand now why piss poor journalism flourishes in today's society.

I'm sorry for my role in creating the Huffington Post and the Washington Times, while we're at it.

http://www.relix.com/reviews/detail/brian_wilson_and_jeff_beck

"True, Beck and Wilson seem very different musically. Yet the joy and virtuosity they showed playing, both individually and separately, was very easy to embrace. "

[feelsflow]

Albany:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQRAJUHbSmw
Our Prayer / etc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X899hVZSQ8A
A Day in the Life

Bring on Wild Honey!

You can hear me go "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" after Our Prayer! Awesome!

That is!  Just checking in on my favorite "Now Thread."  And to find out what ontor has come up with.  I've been working on a way "that took me too long" thread on the Spring long-player.  Got a few more hours to go before I can go to bed.  I want to section out the BAD/Beck performance on my dvr.  So it can be a go-to video, without fast-forwarding.

[feelsflow]

Here, I'll balance it out for you by a snippy review:

"Towards the end of Beck’s graceful set, Wilson’s gang made their way back to stage, lending voices to the mix — a “Surf’s Up” chorale for Fender and falsetto. The wordless parts were wondrous, floating, ethereal.

“Barbara Ann” was more Beach Boys bullshit, but at least Beck impaled it. Seven guitars? Really? With Jeff Beck onstage? Please.

Classic rock is a dead dog, its tongue stuck to the sidewalk. Brian Wilson is a joke. Sue me. But Beck, even at his loungiest, moves forward. The thumb."

http://www.nippertown.com/2013/10/10/live-jeff-beck-the-palace-theatre-10813/#sthash.afdPopGm.dpuf

Great, I needed a chuckle.  Been a long day.  BECK IMPALED IT!!  Still in hope that some Beck-aide will read my earlier post, and work up "Got to Have A Song" for Blondie.  Are they not paying any attention to us posters?

[feelsflow]

I too am keeping an eye on You tube for WH but while searching I stumbled on this!

Brian singing "I'm A Little Teapot".

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mupK6vp_gtI

What the heck is it from?

Hear, hear!  Great again!  How did you find that.  Key in Brian, and look through many pages.  Or did Rodney send it out as a brag/goof to all his friends.  "Hey, look what I got!"  Brian does do some of those kiddie's cd releases.  What are they...yes, For the Children. Neat find Pretty Funky.

[Pretty Funky]

Brian Wilson- Wild Honey.

First clip, page one.

Seen you asked.

[tpesky]

I am going to the show Friday night at the Oakdale in CT.  Getting conflicting show times, is it 7:30 PM or 8 PM??

[Mayoman]

I am going to the show Friday night at the Oakdale in CT.  Getting conflicting show times, is it 7:30 PM or 8 PM??

My ticket says 8 and the Oakdale's website now says 8 as well. So I would guess it's at 8PM.

[KittyKat]

I would try to make it to the theatre by 7:30, if there are conflicting show times. I had that happen at a show a few months ago, two different showtimes posted in various places. I went at the later time, and wound up missing the first three songs.

[feelsflow]

Tired of Surf's Up yet? No?

Boston: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF1ZZPsH328

Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck deliver a virtuoso night of music

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/10/10/brian-wilson-and-jeff-beck-deliver-virtuoso-night-music/c3yafmK6D74szfKz7UhsmN/story.html

"The Love is gone, as in Mike, playing state fair tents with his Beach Boys jukebox. But Brian Wilson’s family is growing. He already has the better band and now he’s got Al Jardine, the only Beach Boy whose vocal powers remain undiminished. And at the Wang Theatre Wednesday night, Wilson’s group threw us a curve ball Clayton Kershaw couldn’t snap off on six days rest.

A few songs into his set, Wilson called onto stage Blondie Chaplin, who left the Beach Boys during the Nixon administration, and the singer performed the best version of “Sail On, Sailor” you’ve heard since, well, the Nixon administration.

That’s not all. Original Beach Boys member David Marks, another special guest and castoff from Love’s traveling show, took on the baroque pop of the late Dennis Wilson’s 1968 song, “Little Bird.” Anytime the dude in the back corner (multi-instrumentalist Probyn Gregory) is desperately switching from trumpet to banjo, you know good things are happening."

The show was awesome, but there is no reason for the writer to dump on the Touring Band. And, why is there such a hostile and intolerant attitude about the agrarian venues, that actually feed us? Food doesn't come from a store - it comes from the people who grow it.  You don't see that bigoted attitude outside the US, I don't think where there is respect for farmers and farms.  

I've been reading that paper for decades, and they have not always been so generous to the Boys, especially back to Pet Sounds and Smiley eras.  True, the tide may have turned.  Seeing music in a big city glam venue doesn't change the fan base.  It is just intolerant to diss a "country fair" or even a casino.  It's not the venue, it's the music. JMHO

And, for the author's info, Carl Wilson did a fine job both on SOS (as did Billy Hinsche) and Wild Honey on the single, and live.  Cowsill knocks them both out of the park as well.

I don't get the criticism of county fairs as venues, either. There are fewer of them around due to budget cuts and less agriculture in the US, and those that remain have often been turned into legit concert venues. In fact, you sometimes pay extra to attend the musical portion. The Orange County Fair and the California State Fair are a couple of examples of that, where you pay up to $40 extra for a seat. They often feature contemporary acts as well as oldies acts. I've seen a variety of excellent bands at county fairs over the years, including the Four Tops (with Levi Stubbs), B.B. King, Del Shannon, the Turtles/Flo & Eddie, Johnny Rivers, the Everly Brothers, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Dwight Yoakum, Tower of Power, and others. All excellent shows, as good as any you'd see in a concert hall or night club. I've never had a great desire to see Mike Love with the Beach Boys, but I won't put them down for playing country fairs or casinos. Both of which Brian himself has played, at least a few times.

As for the reviewer who hated Brian and love Beck, I disagree that classic rock is a "tongue stuck to the sidewalk." It makes people really happy because it's GOOD music. People who go to Mike's shows and say they enjoy them are enjoying Brian's songs. It's not just nostalgia, because people too young to remember when they were hits get into it, too. I know the people who go to Brian's shows,at least, are often college age, and they like it when he does "the oldies" as well as the more obscure tunes.

EDIT:  I have removed this post.  I have no issues with filledeplage or KittyKat.  The posts were confusing to me, and I let it spark a feeling I shouldn't have gone to.  I want more harmony on the board.  I like what ontor has been doing with this thread.  But some of these reviews are so out in left field.  He brings real humor around here, and on his Youtube channel.  Some Folks keep giving him sh*t for it.  Look back in the thread, others, not just me, have been defending him and pushing him on all week.  I think an occasional rant is funny.  I'm a long time fan of Keith Olbermann.  Not everyone will agree.   

[feelsflow]

Here, I'll balance it out for you by a snippy review:

"Towards the end of Beck’s graceful set, Wilson’s gang made their way back to stage, lending voices to the mix — a “Surf’s Up” chorale for Fender and falsetto. The wordless parts were wondrous, floating, ethereal.

“Barbara Ann” was more Beach Boys bullshit, but at least Beck impaled it. Seven guitars? Really? With Jeff Beck onstage? Please.

Classic rock is a dead dog, its tongue stuck to the sidewalk. Brian Wilson is a joke. Sue me. But Beck, even at his loungiest, moves forward. The thumb."

http://www.nippertown.com/2013/10/10/live-jeff-beck-the-palace-theatre-10813/#sthash.afdPopGm.dpuf

Mah goodness,  ontor, was that real?  I've never heard of or read Nippertown.

[Jay]

Why did I just read that as nippletown? 

[Andrew G. Doe]

Mike's aides had been making an ass of themselves all afternoon about THE BLOODY AMERICAN FLAG that hangs behind the stage.  Seems he only wanted it unfurled during Surfin' USA.  It was sooo silly, look it up, I think you can still find it on the net.  

Indeed you can: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/beach-boys-flag.htm#.UleZR381kfg

[KittyKat]

That story debunking the story is confusing. It's unclear whether the management referred to is the Beach Boys or the fair's management. It was a dispute as to whether there should be a flag hung at the back of the stage at all, which belonged to the fair, not the Beach Boys.

[Andrew G. Doe]

That story debunking the story is confusing. It's unclear whether the management referred to is the Beach Boys or the fair's management. It was a dispute as to whether there should be a flag hung at the back of the stage at all, which belonged to the fair, not the Beach Boys.

Agreed - not the most lucid piece of explanation. 

[ontor pertawst]

http://www.phawker.com/2013/10/10/incoming-the-life-of-brian/

PHAWKER: And can I ask you this one last question? And maybe you can explain this to me because I just don’t understand it: why is Mike Love such an asshole.

BRIAN WILSON: He’s not an asshole; he’s just a hard guy to get along with, you know?

PHAWKER: Well, where I come from that’s the definition of an asshole, but I admire your graciousness.

[G.C]

http://www.phawker.com/2013/10/10/incoming-the-life-of-brian/

Now that's one stupid interview!

[RubberSoul13]

http://www.phawker.com/2013/10/10/incoming-the-life-of-brian/

Now that's one stupid interview!

I thought it was pretty straightforward. Good on em both!

[Shady]

BREAKING NEWS:

Al Jardine is currently recording a rap album, his new name, MC Jardine.

Spotted outside the studio

[Rocky Raccoon]

Sure he wasn't preparing for his role in the new Smurfs movie? 

[Mayoman]

Nevermind, I think I'm wrong.

[KittyKat]

Al still looks like an elf.

[phirnis]

http://www.phawker.com/2013/10/10/incoming-the-life-of-brian/

PHAWKER: And can I ask you this one last question? And maybe you can explain this to me because I just don’t understand it: why is Mike Love such an asshole.

BRIAN WILSON: He’s not an asshole; he’s just a hard guy to get along with, you know?

PHAWKER: Well, where I come from that’s the definition of an asshole, but I admire your graciousness.

Horrible interview.

"I’ll say goodbye to you and wish you peace and love and good vibrations. Sail on, sailor" Man that bit made me cringe...

[Tony S]

Any video of Blondie doing Wild Honey rom the show?

[RubberSoul13]

Al still looks like an elf.

Both dentists too! 

[drbeachboy]

Who is going to the Philly show at the Tower? Jason and myself are meeting up and would love to meet up with anyone else who is attending tomorrow night.