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I believe there's a story on the BBs reunion today on Access Hollywood.

"He sits behind his microphone....
DOUCHE-BAG... LEN-O....
What's with his high-pitched, nasal tone....
DOUCHE-BAG... LEN-O..."

(http://thesecularity.com/download/file.php?id=7457)

Are they strictly musical guests? In that case I'll tune in ~ 10 minutes before the show's over. I can't stand Leno. Maybe while he's on I'll just watch a loop of Bill Hicks' take on his career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti73SgrLadU

I don't have a TV right now, so I just went to the web site to check if you can view online. It looks like they do regularly post full episodes there, so that was cool. But I also noticed there are "backstage" features here and there... does anyone know what drives that and what the likelihood is we might see some "extras" featuring the Beach Boys?

The musical guests are regularly relegated to the LAST 5 MINUTES of the broadcast. Actually closer to 4. I expect the same tonight. Anything more would be a major surprise.

Thanks for the heads up. You just saved me from five potential minutes of Lenorrhea.

I'll be watching.  I wanna hear how the audience goes APE sh*t at the beginning of the show when he announces that they're there. 

http://watch.accesshollywood.com/video/the-beach-boys-good-vibrations:-anatomy-of-a-song/1677332616001

Just saw the Access Hollywood piece with Brian and Mike. Very well done. Brian was lucid. They talked specifically about Good Vibrations. Of course Mike had to brag about writing the lyrics to Good Vibrations on the way to the studio, especially the "I'm Pickin Up GV" part. Brian said he got the idea for the song from Audree talking about vibrations from dogs. Talked about GV being number one in Great Britain, with The Beatles # 2 and The Stones #3. Talked about the Cello and Theremin being in a Rock song for the first time.* Talked about the "bonanza" recording sessions in 5 different studios. The two were laughing and having a good time together. Shades of the two talking about Fun, Fun, Fun on the Stars & Stripes video.

* It was used prior on IJWMFTT.

You mean neither of them said it was about Loren Daro's wife?  :-D

I'm hoping we hear Isn't It Time tonight! I'm not tuning in to a little later because Leno makes me nauseous.

I just spent 3 hours trying to figure out how to record this on a vcr with a digital tv. Someone else can do it.

I'm going to watch through the whole thing to make sure they don't do an interview with the boys first.  They may. 

He just ran through who's on the show, and who's going to be on the show later this week.  The crowd cheered each time.  Tom cruise.  Yay!  Catherine Zeta Jones.  Yay!  Julia Louis Dreyfuss (on tonight) Yay!  One of the greatest bands of all time, The Beach Boys.  "YEYEEYEEEAAAAHHHHHH!!!" the place went crazy. 

We got some fans in the audience.  All of 'em apparently. 

Answer: You don't.  Ditch the VCR.  Enter the 21st Century and get a DVR. 

He just wasted 10 minutes with some stupid skit about the olympics.  There went our interview. 

The Beach Boys were just the musical guest.  Don't think there was ever an actual interview planned. 

Julia Louis Dreyfuss is so frieking hot.  I don't know how she's hotter than she was 20 years ago... but yet she is.  

I'm assuming we'll be hearing TWGMTR, more practice on that one, plus that's the song they're making the video for.

ZZzzzZzZzzZz, Bongs till the Boys!

Word

She's literally twice my age, but hot damn, that means absolutely nothing. You're right, she's way hotter than "Elaine."

She's so hot, that I used to watch "The New Adventures of Old Christine"... every night.... for about a year, and NEVER REALIZED IT WAS HER.  She looks like a completely different woman.  She seems very happy too, good for her. 

Here we go  :afro

FIRE THE SOUND GUY

This is sounding so awful.

Sounds like absolute sh*t.

Rut Ro

It came together a little better by about the second verse.  I wonder if they could hear themselves?  Mike had this look on his face that he gets, like "OH MY GOD, I HAVE TO SAVE THIS" and was attempting to sing the second verse or something?  What the hell went on there?

Well, Brian did forget to come in on the first verse to start off.

Aren't these things pretaped? Brian was out of tune most of the time and missed the opening line. Everything was "off".
I don't think that's gonna help sales at all.

Good god

What did they sing? I can't sit through Leno so I'm just gonna watch the end tomorrow.

This just killed the hype for the CD

That's Why God. And it was terrible.

They're pretaped... and it's a pretty sophisticated show, so I'll bet the reason the mix sounded so weird was they tried to mix it a little better in 'post, so it would sound as good as possible for the show.  Sucks.  

Lousy.  Mostly because of the mix.  Brian also looked like he just woke up from a nap.  Nice of Bruce to give that Brian Banks guy a hug.  The kid had clearly been through a lot.  

I doubt that very much.

I am now depressed, was a great day till now

Looking  (relatively) good!  Brian and Al not playing instruments.   Focusing on the vocals?  Which sounded better than on the Fallon show.

#1 on Amazon?  WOW

Well Jesus, couldn't they have done another take?

Oh sh*t that sounds bad. It's not a live show they should have done a second take. Obviously Jay's "humor" is so much more important. ::)
Honestly they have been doing it great live, hope the other better TV apperences are what people pick up on.

The mix sounded weird, Brian didn't sing the first couple lines, so you could just hear Jeff... and then, Brian was singing it pretty decent, but he was sitting too far from the microphone.  So again you coudl only hear Jeff with a little bit of Brian.  So by the time the second verse started, Mike got this "f*** IT, I THINK I CAN DO IT!" look on his face and appeared to be trying to sing the Lead, lol.  

Oh well.  Sometimes they're great.  Sometimes they're not.  

The Fallon vocals, while not great, were so much better than what I just heard.
I'm so bummed. The vocals were cringeworthy (they did get better near the end...).

Damn what the F happened in there?  I'm afraid to catch it on the West Coast.  Sounds like a clusterfuck of things going on.  :-\

::REWATCHING THE ROLLING STONE VIDEOS TO WASH THE TASTE OF THAT PERFORMANCE OUT::

They should of done Isn't It Time! TWGMTR failed on Fallon so why try it on Leno with the same shitty NBC sound people. Horrible move.

You've got to watch it, to see Mike's expression.  He has this look on his face like he is staring death in the eyes.  The entire performance is crashing around him, so he tightens all his muscles up, stands there stone eyed like Clint Eastwood with this "Go Ahead.  Make My Day, PUNK!" Look on his face... and tried to sing the second verse although apparently his microphone was turned off or down or something.  Either that, or he busted out his "All I Wanna Do" Falsetto out, I couldn't tell what the hell I was hearing. 

You could hear Dave plain as day in a couple spots.  The mix was THAT screwed up. 

That was brutal. :(

Good thing nobody watches Leno

Hot damn.  :-[ I'm watching definitely but I'll be watching it like a horror movie: eyes squeezed tight and volume turned down.  Ah damn....would've been good to have this one go down well.  I"ll see for myself how bad it is in a couple hours...

Just rewatched it, the saving grace of the whole thing is Brian looks so relaxed and happy.  He looks like a 8month old that just woke up from a nap.  Same sweet grin. 

This I gotta see! ;D

I wanna see Mike's Clint Eastwood impression!  I see a new board meme coming soon......

He was so concentrated on doing his fake-smile-be-happy thing that he forgot to sing the song! :)

I wouldn't call it a train wreck. I'd call it rough. The mix sounded like there was some improvising goin' on, and you can't be running the faders on a chorale like TWGMTR. It also didn't help that Brian was flat on the call and response.  Isn't it Time woulda been a gutsy move, but aw well.

I think that too much is made of the make or break of shows like Leno's anyway. Only one out of a litany of interviews and publicity.

Agreed though about Fallon - even though the vocals were off on the track, the overall energy was much higher. This was just an assembly line sausage production from the NBC sound people.

The album will succeed because of the litany of relatively positive promo, and not slip up because some doofus in Iowa didn't care for the harmonies coming out of the middle 8. "aw Helen...didn't sound so hot...guess I'm not gonna buy it after all"

Yeah, but the idea is that if non-fans (or casual fans, whatever) see them on Leno and they kick ass, they will sell albums.
I can't see anyone wanting to buy the album after hearing that - meaning someone who didn't know they had an album out already.
I love these guys with all my heart, but honestly, it was a train wreck. I just wish someone would have asked for a second take....

In today's day and age...there is no such thing as bad press.  Even if they sucked as bad as they apparently did...that's not gonna stop one person from going on Amazon to listen to samples or going to BB.com for more info on the album.  Once there, they will see just how worthwhile the album is and maybe give it a chance.  

Would've been nice if they nailed this performance but it doesn't matter that they didn't.

Well, what the hell.  It ain't live - it's taped in the afternoon on the West Coast.  Why couldn't they have run through it again a second time if it didn't sound good?

Watched a second time, not as bad as I originally thought. The Mike 2nd verse thing seemed like it was more the director's error of focusing on Mike, than Mike trying to "steal the lead." Or save anything.

I know everyone's been saying it, but Dave's presence really makes them look/feel a lot younger than they may really be. Vans slip ons and slim jeans help.

Was it worse than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVjzUG1tzWE

I'ts not that bad guys, I just rewatched it and compared to the other sh*t he probably usually has on there it's probably on par.  

The mix is just pretty bad.  And you know how when three or four people are trying to harmonize and 1 of them is way out of key so they all kind of vacillate out of key?  Lot of that goin' on.  

I can't tell what Mike was doing, he doesnt' sing the first verse, but he's singing the second verse... so I don't know if he was just enjoying himself, or was trying to cover for Brian, or what.  The dude's a pro, maybe he sang it so if they had to they could mix him in in post.  

Dave sings the line after "Antennae" clear as day.

You can hear Mike's bass vox rumbling in pretty good towards the end, especially in the 'acapella' part.  Dave sings the first line of the acapella part alone I think.  You can really hear Mike's bass in the part just after the 'antenna' line as well.  

True. The amount of people that blindly go into a cd shop to buy an album unheard is probably rather small. Clips rule nowadays. Like restaurant reviews.

Tonight, the kitchen slipped up and the soup was cold.

LMAO I kid you not, as soon as the performance ended, I opened up my laptop and watched both the "In My Room" and "Surfer Girl" RS vids from earlier. Hilarious.

What was NOT funny was how bad that was. I was morbidly curious if you guys were as shocked and disappointed as I was. Seems you all are.

my initial impression: better than Fallon's show


got both recorded, will compare tomorrow.

Brian seemed happy.

Album's already a big hit. This blip means nothing. They could have square-danced in speedos and the album would still be top 5 next week. Move on.

You know Jon, that would've worked with Isn't It Time.

Isn't it time
We danced the night away...

Let's not be over-dramatic, shall we?  Yeah, tonight's performance sucked; it was even worse than when they performed this song on Fallon.  But as Leno introduced them, the new album is already at #1 on Amazon.com (although I still haven't received my copy from those bastards).  I don't think this performance is really going to change anyone's mind.  And no one is expecting the band to become hip with the Justin Bieber crowd.  

I don't know if that would've done it, sadly. I hate to say this, but the only way it could've been improved substantially would've been to turn Brian's microphone off. The guy was giving his all, he was smiling, the hand gestures were back, he was singing his heart out - but he was so off key he was killing it. And his part is so prominent in the mix on that song...TV just has a way of exposing this group.

Let's be honest, if they sound great, they sell albums. THAT'S WHY THEY ARE DOING THE SHOW IN THE FIRST PLACE! If they sound bad, people will judge the new album by that performance and NOT buy the album. We'll just have to move on....

Hey when you guys get a tape to watch, check the "Receiving your signal, like a prayer" and listen to Mike go

"Prayyy aaaayyyyy


                            ayyyyy


                                       yyyyeerrrrrrrrr"


He drops the bottom out of it there for a minute.  The whole performance sucked but some of the little things here and there were cool.  

Also, if you watch Brian, he's happy as hell (I swear he really does look like an infant, it's crazy), He does a really cool beethoven 'conducting' thing in sonme of the little parts where an instrument pops in or something.  He holds his hands out (mostly offscreen) when they get to the Acapella part.  

...the hell?

Yeah but really the people who would only find about the album and WANT to purchase it would have to be some kind of a fan of the band, yes?  A fan big enough to want to hear a reunion album.  I would think it would take more than one single performance to make the call to not buy it at all.  I mean, the people who would judge the album by this performance...aren't really the audience we're looking for are we?  They're not fans and probably wouldn't have bought the album anyway.  

As I mentioned above, nothing is stopping a true fan or a casual fan or a non-fan from watching this "bad" performance on Leno and then running to their computer, wondering "Damn, does the whole album sound like that??"  Then after listening to the samples they find out the album is nowhere near as bad as the performance.  So regardless of how well they perform, it still gets people to look up the album to find out more.

It sounded a little weak, but I think the mix/sound was worse than the actual performance. The Fallon performance was better. Leno's never had good mixing for the bands he has on, though. I first noticed that when I was like 13 and didn't know anything about that kind of stuff. I watched it with my little bro and his friend (both about 15) and they dug it.

I'm with Justin.  It would have been great if they just blew it away and talked everybody watching into buying the album, but I think more than that it was simply to inform people that they have an album out.  Half the people who heard it aren't going to think it's that bad (we're all obsessive!) and those that notice how off it was, will go listen to the snippets (now that they know the album's out) to hear what else is on there.

Barb-barb-barb... Barbara "This Whole Damn Song Is Off Key" Ann was one of their biggest hits, btw. 

What the hell did I watch?

I have to respectfully disagree with you, Justin. These TV appearances are for promotional reasons, they are promotional appearances. They are not promoting the new album to diehards like us who are going to buy the album regardless of how good it is. They are promoting it to the casual fan or the prospective fan (probably younger, who doesn't know the Beach Boys yet). If the appearance goes well, it might - might - motivate that casual or new listener/viewer to pursue the album. But, if the appearance is not good, like tonight's performance, I am pretty sure they will not be seeking out this album. Isn't that common sense? What casual fan would view tonight's performance and say, "That was absolutely terrible, but I think I'll look into purchasing that album anyway..." Now, it you were to say that just appearing on Leno to let people know that there is a new Beach Boys' album out is worth any possible bad feedback from the performance....well, they might get something out of that. Delivering information, I guess.

But, I just think it is rationalizing to think these TV performances don't have an affect on sales, especially the bad ones. I think the Fallon show performance probably had an opposite effect, a good effect. Can't you just feel the difference? How one could motivate you (Fallon) and one could dissuade you (Leno)?

If you've been around for 50 years, and people have listened to you since they were babies, I don't think 1 bad performance hurts sales at all. The biggest thing is they need people to know that they have an album out, and they accomplished that before they ever turned the amps on. 

The hit album is a done deal. They booked Leno long before they knew that would be the case. If the record was just doing okay, but not great, this Leno appearance would have been crucial. But now its not. The album will be top 5 no matter. Beyond expectations, the tour has been the catalyst.

Video: http://theaudioperv.com/2012/06/07/the-beach-boys-thats-why-god-made-the-radio-66-leno/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-beach-boys-thats-why-god-made-the-radio-66-leno

Could've been stronger, but it doesn't strike me as a train wreck of a performance at all. Maybe it's because I have my A/C blasting right now.  ;D

With all due respect Sheriff, you're really over-thinking this.  Do you *honestly* believe artists make it or break it simply by how well they perform on Leno?  Sure tonight's performance was lousy; and maybe it will detract a few from buying the album.  But so what?  Is the Beach Boys' overall success depending on this album, especially this far into their career? 

And it's not like this was the group's only chance to promote the album; they've been popping up all over the place lately.  They've made a number of television appearances, even showing up on QVC. 

Bottom line: the group is doing just fine.  So stop whinin' about one bad performance. 

I only really notice NEW bands on TV if they are really impressive.   Old bands, I assume it is a bad performance.  Or a good performance.  Doesn't change the legacy.

All fair and logical points.  But I think we must keep in consideration the media and consumer landscape of 2012.  In today's age when the culture is as reality-TV obsessed as it is...everyone is attracted to a car crash.  And even failure won't necessarily ruin an artist's chance for success.  Let's take for example, the recent success of singer Lana del Rey.  Her debut appearance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" was deemed an absolute DISASTER:  lackluster performance, shotty vocals....whole thing was ripped apart in the days after it aired.  Withstanding the internet and public ripping she got, her debut album reached #2 in the US and #1 in nearly every other country around the world.  So the model that one bad TV performance can effectively put an artist away is not exactly guaranteed today.  At least the way I've been seeing things.

So in the end, had they done good on Leno things would've been great for them, yes.  But all it would have done was to prove to the non-fans that the Beach Boys still have it---not necessarily that they were going to run out and buy the album.  I doubt anyone "on the fence" about The Beach Boys would have to rely on this new reunion album to seal the deal for them if they wanted to get into them.  It would help yes but with the vast catalog out there, this new album is a giant footnote to the grand scheme.  I still believe that the fans who love the BB would be put off by the performance but still consider getting the album, and after reading the rave reviews on Amazon, they would eventually click BUY.  The people who caught Leno and said "Ick, they suck!  Well there goes me buying that album." are really NOT the people we want to buy the album.  Do we really think that these types of people would have bought the album and then loved it?  These people should stay away from it as far as possible.  It's a package deal..anyone that fickle would probably not see the good in this album anyway.

Just my thoughts.

You know all those rumours about the Elephant Man's bones, and the picture of him sleeping in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber?  Michael leaked those himself.  Then it got a ltitle out of hand, but for a while there, he completely understood Justin's insistance that "all press is good press'.  I think you're right, it was kind of suck but still really cool to watch.  Either way it was entertaining.  Just not so much to my ears :)

you lads are nuts; the sound quality may not have been great, but the performance was more lively and energetic and a bit faster than previous ones; it sounded just fine and looked good.  we are all paranoid! it did not feature the melodic wanderings of previous versions; scott totten must be rehearsing them.

it was a great promo.

I thought it was half-way decent, but my brother called and said, why is Brian just sitting there behind a keyboard, just ocassionally singing and not playing, with his arms at his side? I did not want to discuss.  I think they are doing their best with what the day brings. Seriously thinking that soon this will be over, on Brian's part.  I mean, come on, Alan not strapped to a guitar! They needed a SOCAL moment with their presentation, and it just wasn't there. It all goes back to them being on the Tonight show, in their backyard, and they brought no surf, cars, girls nostogia to the table. They can't win for losing. The producers should have realized this and gave them 2 songs to do. Another missed opportunity, but prolly out of their hands. Anyway, the beat goes on.

They've done several TV and web appearances lately -- Fallon, QVC, the Rolling Stone appearance -- all of which have been excellent. A somewhat duff performance after a string of strong performances is not only to be expected, but forgiven. And frankly, it wasn't that bad. I think people are forgetting the average quality of Brian's TV spots over the last decade or so -- which have generally been far worse.

Glad somebody liked it.

I liked it too. Now, especially to my fellow students back from 1968-1971 who said they were washed up. For those of them still on the planet, suck it!

FWIW...I heard some off-key singing, thought the mix was terrible and everyone seemed to be yelling their vocals.  My wife was pleased that Brian seemed more upbeat and engaged than usual, and didn't comment about the vocal problems, which she often hears more than I do.  After the performance, she was excited about seeing them live in a couple of days.  Then I played her TATD and the last 3 songs from the album and she was blown away.  "That's exceptional."  I'm a lucky guy...

It aint that bad..It is bad by their recent standards but it aint that bad..

It was a 'good' promo. And as I said, it really doesn't add or diminish in the greater scheme of things imo.

I did however check out the vid again, and it was Brian's 'whoa oh ohhhh's that made me go,  :-[. Hey, we're used to it! Reminds me of Ron's posting from somewheres back, how watching Brian on stage is like admiring a tight rope walker. Kinda like that...only sitting behind a Korg.

Nice performance tonight on the Tonight Show.  The Boys need to learn and perform two more songs from the album for the tour.

Anybody want to comment on Mike's bass vocals?

Well, I just watched the video posted above by seltaeb (as I lost track of time and missed the airing), and I'll say right upfront that I don't know if this is what everybody watched, or if maybe it was a touched up after-the-fact, but after reading some of the opinions expressed, I was expecting just horrible, horrible  things.  While no one will ever confuse tonight's performance with the most inspired the band has ever given, I think that maybe some of these posts may be overstating things a little.  While certainly not spotless, mind you, Brian was okay.  He may not have hit it out of Chavez Ravine, but I've heard efforts from the tour that have been far worse.  It was 'passable,' I suppose, is the best way of putting it.

That said, where everyone is absolutely right on the money, as far as I'm concerned, is the atrocity of the sound mix.  Absolutely terrible.  I've played shows in even small, trashy punk clubs with a better house mix, and the Tonight Show is, of course, a multi-million dollar television institution.  I heard issues that should have been addressedd after even one run though during rehearsals.  There is no excuse for a mix like that ever hitting the airwaves.

Jeez I was expecting worse!

As was said......a blip.

The bar has been pretty high since April. Let them have the odd B plus. ::)

I was expecting a trainwreck based on all the critical comments...

Brian was slightly off key, but the blend saved it overall. I think the performace was just fine. On TV that woulda been hardly noticable if one is not a diehard fan trying to spot Brian in the mix...

Oh God, dafuq was dat?

I read all the comments, then I found the clip.  This was not nearly the hot mess everyone was making it out to be.  I think it actually sounded better than the Fallon performance.

Just finished it.  Not at all the disaster I was expecting.  Some rough patches throughout but nothing that would've made a casual or non-fan recoil in disgust.  A B- performance.   Onwards and upwards!  Texas gig tomorrow night and then Bonnaroo!

Just finished watching TWGMTR on Leno.  Not a great mix, but overall it looked (as tv is a visual medium) and sounded quite good to me.

And as far as comments that "The album will be top five, no matter" - that's not good enough for me.  I want it to hit Number One!

Many thanks for posting this. A tad creaky performance - perhaps - but not the train wreck being described. You could almost put Brian's vocal - which ain't all that bad by the way folks - down to entusiasm and eccentricity.

Any performance these guys give is shored up by the strong band behind them.

As for Mike's singing in vs 2, I'd put that down to him seeing a live camera pointed at his face at a moment he wasn't due to be singing and thinking "geez, need to look like I'm doing something here..."

Mike's entire attitude throughout the reunion thus far seems utterly professional and committed. Here he did what any professional singer would do, and sang.

If the telecast of the Grammy performance had been the measure of the rest of the tour then no one would have turned up at the concerts and no one would have bought the single or album (yes - this is sarcasm). Seriously some people are just too 'precious'. Get over it - that performance was okay.

It was not that bad. Brian's vocals inthe harmonies seemed out of tune mostly but after reading this thread I really expected much worse

Rough performance but non fans wouldn't really tell so I don't think it scared people off. And Leno mentioning the album going number 1 on amazon made people curious.

This:

& that:

My opinion: all these modulations are freaking difficult. If they would've have done a song with just basic chords like Do It Again or In My Room they easily would've made a big impression.

Considering how low album sales have gone down in general, and that a lot of folks who want to hear a new Beach Boys album are pretty old so they are forced to buy the CD because they don't know how to illegally download an album for free... it should do very well in the charts! ;D

And, they can eat their words with a fork and spoon!!!   :p

Oh, happy day!  ;)

We've waited a very worthwhile time!

Nuthin' like having the last laugh!  :lol

Wasn't too bad. It'll probably help sales.
Monitoring or mixing issues, maybe.
Was fun to watch after Ron's depiction of Brian's baby look and Love's "make my day" attitude.

It is remarkable that their new single is so painfully difficult to perform. It is much more difficult than even their most complex stuff, because of the number of passing chords and the many changes and subtle shifts. You have to be ace to perform this credibly.

I would say that all of Brian's previous appearances on the Late Show were worse than this. Not great, but almost no one sounds good on the Late Show.

At this point, either you understand the limitations of this band live or you don't. For anyone who's paid attention, the Beach Boys have given 50 years worth of live performances that were all over the board. There were plenty of less-than-spectacular performances during the 60s heyday. The Beach Boys are known for their studio output, not for a dynamic stage presentation.

Al's hair looks younger with every passing week.

 :afro

The stylists that are touring with them are probably hi-fiving each other about the long road they've walked with some of them.  They have Brian looking like a cross between a Gerber Baby and a Muppet... they have Mike looking almost as cool as Clint Eastwood, they have Al's hair under control.... Dave looks like Tony Hawk; and Bruce has the scrunchy face smile permanently affixed to his wrinkles.  All of them look like Rock Stars, bigger than life. 

I was scared to watch after reading the first few pages, but it wasn't horrible at all.

Brian flubbed the notes much worse on Fallon... that version is basically unlistenable.

This version was much better despite Brian coming in a little late.


Having said all that... wow Jay Leno is just awful.

After reading all of the weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth I finally watched the Leno performance.

It wasn't bad and on par with just about every live appearance they've done playing TWGMTR. Certainly nothing to panic over.  :lol

Brian looked happy to see Jay...that was nice.

Just watched the video and i've only got one thing to say :

Being a lead singer without playing any instruments must be the most boring job in the world, just look at Mike Love.

I watched it on TV, no internet or headphone listens this time...and it was a good performance overall. There were some problems - with the mixing, at one point, I think it was Al's vocal which literally jumped into the mix and it was almost comical. Maybe a lot of fans would not have caught it, but that was so obviously a bad mistake, and there were other less noticeable ones too.

The Beach Boys themselves actually shined a bit more than the band members this time, and in other shows this song was the opposite effect. I loved earlier performances where the drums just *pounded* those low fills, like thunder rumbling and exploding into lightning, but the drums seemed toned down a bit too much on the show.

Brian is Brian, I thought it was a Brian performance as we have seen for the past decade or so on these shows. I like watching him on stage, maybe I'm different that way!

The Leno show in general...too damned stock, too damned corporate, too structured. Remember how Fallon treated the band? How about how everyone is treating the band? At least an interview segment would have been nice, but no, it's Leno's canned "comedy skits" which eat up too much time after the monologue. When you have the Beach Boys in your studio, TALK TO THEM! Fallon did it right...Leno stuck to the formula, disappointingly.

Notice that - for some reason - David Marks was back to playing a Gibson (Les Paul with P90 pickups), and Al had no guitar at all, where they have both been playing Fender almost exclusively for the past weeks.

Maybe someone will explain the Fender-Gibson endorsement thing some day.  ;)

Who was on the falsetto part for this performance. I was watching everyone very closely, and Foskett was on Brian duty tonight, except for the end where he does his part, but they had someone else on falsetto. I was watching, and it wasn't Foskett, Darian, or the Scotts. Wondering if anyone had a better eye or ear than me.

Matt Jardine hiding behind the amps.

I didn't hear any falsetto actually

Dave was having a minor issue with the Jag, so he used the Gibson last night. No biggie. He still prefers Fenders.

What d'ya expect? Boring job, boring guy who likes to talk all about himself and backpeddles on his feelings about Brian. Notice how he just "stands there" and points at people during this tour? Did somebody crazyglue his sandals to the stage so he won't fall over? Not the biggest fan of Jagger but he does a great job of making Myke look like a fossil.

I haven't gotten the album yet and hearing the song made me want to get it -- it's a pretty good number, far better than I would have expected at this stage and it may be a grower.  The performance was fair -- what struck me was Brian's arms stuck down to his sides like someone told him not to wave them around anymore.

Julia Louise Dreyfuss went straight to Al!

Wa'nt bad at all really......

Brian missing his first vocal cue was kinda cute..

For whatever reason Mike's and Brian's voices do not translate to TV very well at all. They are a roll of the dice from performance to performance and sometimes within the same performance.  They have to be mixed really carefully. The best way to assure a good vocal performance on TV is to pick an Al lead vocal.

but then we run into the problem of Al singing the wrong words...

Backstage at Leno I guess? 

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Don't suppose anyone could PM me a source for said show? Thanks in advance...  :)

check out this link to watch it: