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Just put up as his facebook status:

"Blondie would like everyone to know that contrary to what you have read or heard he is NOT going out on tour with the Beach Boys"

.........  :-\

Disappointing.

Ugh, hopefully he has a legitimate excuse unlike Glen Campbell.











Ok, please don't kill me for that one.  :lol

Maybe he's joining them for a few local gigs, but not "going out on tour" as in "travelling the world".

Jesus, you just don't learn, do you ? Hopefully, none of your nearest and dearest ever develop Altzheimers. Even as a joke, that's in exceedingly poor taste. You got any medical condition I can make a dumbass joke about ? C'mon, I want to know - ya got herpes, AIDS, premature ejaculation ?

That would be too rude, but I can't say that this is a tasteful remark, Kokono.

He had the noname chronicles, the ghost chronicles... now is the beginnings of the Kokono Chronicles?

All great chapters

Agreed, many other great chapters like outie 315 and thomasogg.

Note, all closed chapters...  :)

What are outie 315's and thomasogg's?

Thomasogg was before my time, but I think he was a Dennista and claimed everyone else in the band were jerks. A unique perspective....

As outie, have no idea.

Not all that unique. I've met a whole bunch of DW fans who REALLY dislike the BB's.

That's not a unique perspective that's a f***ed up one

POB is about the only BB-related album my girlfriend can stand. Mind you, she likes Jessie J...

Didn't put a whole lot of rational thought into that comment, did you?

I had actually thought, "wait, he's not talking about the alzheimer's, is he?" I thought there was some other excuse I hadn't heard about lol.

Well, I guess we can strike "Sail on Sailor" from the setlist…

Maybe one for David.

Aside from being perfect to cover a Dennis lead, any others spring to mind?

Who sings Sail On Sailor in Brian's band? Is he touring with the Beach Boys?

Hinsche and Figueroa sing a good Sail On Sailor. Dave could probably sig it with some soul.

Scott Bennett sings it in the BW band, but I'd wager they give it to Dave.

It's another thing when they tour solo/with their individual act, but on this tour I want every leadvocal to be sung by a Beach Boy. That includes "Don't worry baby", Brian just doesn't have to use falsetto and sing in a lower voice (not necessarily a lower key)

That would sound very off if Brian sung it several octaves lower while still keeping it in the original key.  The only way for it too have a close enough vocal to the original is to lower the key several notches so the singer can hit those falsetto notes with ease. 

I think the original is in E. He can sing an octave lower than the recording. Don't think that would sound too bad. Just no falsetto. It doesn't have to sound like the record.

He wouldn't need it an octave lower, just a few tones. They should do much more re-pitching. Just stick WIBN down a few notes and chuck it to Al (heck even foster the people couldn't do it in original pitch). Much rather lower songs than backing members on lead!

You're in for a big disappointment then. Even with Carl they used Jeff and later Matt to do those leads. I guarantee you that they will not stray too far from the original sound.

I know, I know. But as of yet I can still dream. On Brian's first tours (and I believe until 2008 or something) he still did all the leads.
The sound of Carl and Jeffrey on DWB was beautiful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5I2164jnQk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5I2164jnQk)



If Brian sings it in a voice like here from 1:28 on, I think he could pull it off fine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBgipKCTmkM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBgipKCTmkM)

Remember, I'm not saying he should sing it like this, but in the same lower register. Boy, he has come a long way since then

I am just more of a realist, I suppose. I have followed the band and attended enough concerts to know what to expect and not to expect. Also, seeing that the back up band is mostly Brian's band, I think you will see and hear a show closer to Brian's show than of Mike & Bruce's show. I'll bet you with a song like Don't Worry Baby, they'll probably have Jeff shadow Brian's lead and take over on the high parts. That way you get the best of both worlds; a Brian lead, and it still sounding like the original arrangement.

Brian himself sang it for the first few years it was on the setlist...I don't recall being at any shows where Scott Bennett sang it, as someone else posted, but I haven't seen Brian in a few years, so it was probably a recent change (last few years).  John Cowsill sings it with Mike & Bruce's band.

Eric, Scott did it at the Royal Festival Hall last year - I don't know how recently they gave him the lead, though.

See? Crappy vid, but I get the feeling you and Ponghit don't believe me  :lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJ9ANW12FU

Right, I've seen Brian sing lead (and complain about the lyrics), and also Darian.