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What a load of bullsh*t, even with a bad back they made him go up and perform  :-\

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Here's Brian getting his award

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOMq2YBcCH4&feature=player_embedded#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOMq2YBcCH4&feature=player_embedded#!)

Looked to me like he wanted to be there. Sounded good too.

 :lol Brian really doesn't know much about modern recording...does he.

Also, those cameras were really blinding him  :lol

Say what you will about Jeff, but he nails those (really difficult) CG vocals.

Who's the white haired guy singing next to Jeff Foskett?

Gary Griffin

Solid performance.

... By BW standards

Very interesting to hear how Jeff really plays guitar...

Bit of a weird comment.   Are Jeff's guitar skills now dismissed along with his singing too?  Brian's music is complicated...not just your major and minor chords up there.  Every single person up there is a pro plus tax.  I don't think you can manage to stay in the band for that long and not bring it with the musical chops.

To be honest. It sounds a bit "Leid" IMHO!

Pretty Sweet, I love the use of the "Grog" Bass

Eh. Standard-issue unengaged BW one-off performance. Nothing terribly embarrassing, but certainly nothing venturing out of the "average" range.

Just listen to the CG intro...

Jeff Foskett flubbing a guitar intro at a three man gig for something I bet they don't give a crap about = obviously the man is Satan.

Agreed. Also, his voice was more nasal than usual...

that was probably the weakest CA Girls intro ever. Brian looked a little like "what the hell guys?"

at least they redeemed themselves. Brian flashed a genuine smile or two. not sure what Gary Griffin added to the blend, but good for him.

 :lol

It was pretty rough, but they probably didn't rehearse and it's kinda hard to play electric guitar lines on an acoustic. I'm not the biggest fan of Jeff but I can understand this one.

That's what I call solid for Brian Wilson

I almost feel embarassed for Brian that they basically forced him to play with that kind of an intro, lol.

That intro is pretty hard to play. 

Good stuff to watch never the less. 

He says "O.K., it's called God Only Knows"

and some lady goes "Oh My Yes."

lol

How do we know he had a bad back? Just from the way he was walking in this clip?

He announces having a bad back that day when walking on stage. It's in the clip of him receiving the award and answering some questions.

COMMENT:  I liked hearing Brian say that his favorite studio was the one I built and ran. ~swd

Awesome.  :)

Hee, good comment! ;D

But by Jeff's own admission he can play guitar just well enough so he can get onstage and sing; he's said that a number of times. That's why the tough guitar parts go to Scott Bennett, Probyn Gregory, or Nick Walusko - all of whom are spectacular. So that was probably not the kind of guitar work Jeff is best suited for.

But man, the hate for him here is just over the top ridiculous.

I don't get it, I think it's his falsetto that pisses people off

Or the fact he doesn't like Love You.

That was a very cool thing Brian said, I never knew that. You must feel honored Mr. Desper  ;D

Oh yeah, now I remember why I don't like him

Jeff Foskett has personal preferences with regards to music = he likes to destroy the confidence and dreams of small children and bangs your wife and your father.


I mean, seriously? Even some people here don't like Love You! Do they deserve the boundless scorn of you and others?

I have no problem with Jeff, people like ghost wanted to almost kill the man for not liking Love You.

I was being sarcastic, I actually like Jeff

Haha, oh damn. Sorry Slim Shady. The Foskett hate here just irritates me for some reason. The dude seems so chill and respectful of BW and his music, BW counts on him for support, and he completely understands what the deal is with Brian's illness and inherent issues and people are all like 'Well, I'd rather see Stamos than him at the reunion' and it rankles. I really don't get it.

Word. Jeff's an awesome dude.

I was at the performance and the Gibson room was packed.  Gibson stopped letting people into their room because it was so crowded.  Brian Wilson still packs them in!  John Stamos was also watching the performance from the side.

Yeah!  I actually like Jeff's Falsetto, I don't understand the issue. 

One of my theories is people hate Jeff, because he so easily imitates what Brian 'the genius' sang back in the day. 

Not saying Jeff sings as well as Brian... of course he doesn't.  However he does a pretty good go of it; and I think that pisses people off that here's this nobody who can almost sing like Brian.  How dare he. 

I have no personal issue with Jeff, or any real issue with his voice. Only thing I don't like is that a lot of times on stage when he doubles Brian, it throws them *both* off key. Their voices do not mesh well at all IMHO when sharing leads.

Stamos and Foskett are fans that fulfilled their life-long dream of performng with their heroes. Other fans hate them for it.

It may not work on a few songs but hearing them both do the 'columnated ruins domino' part at the London Smile shows was just beautiful.

Why do I think Darian was in there on the "domino" high note? I'm not a huge fan of Jeff's falsetto. To me, it lacks the nuance that Brian's had. But he's still a remarkably "athletic" singer, as VDP would say.
I think some people have an issue with Jeff because they think he's one of the people who is pushing Brian to be onboard with all the projects he's doing. Jeff helps make sure Brian is ready to go onstage, etc. And it's like with Melinda-- they feel there's some unfair pushing going on. But that's only one opinion. It's not necessarily how I feel.