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Title: Beach Boys Featured In...AARP Magazine! Post by: guitarfool2002 on July 05, 2012, 12:19:08 PM (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n295/guitarfool2002/aarpbeachboys.jpg)
I wanted to post this because I just saw it today, and thought it was a pretty neat commentary on how popular this band continues to be, crossing all generations and demographics. There is nothing Earth-shattering in this piece, it's a standard heads-up that the band is out doing their thing successfully, but the perception of age and time still hangs above a lot of the events of 2012, at least for me. The fact that this band can be featured in AARP magazine, Rolling Stone, and any number of publications geared to ages 18 to whatever speaks volumes about the music and the quality of these musicians. I'll always associate them with being of a certain age, and it's not the same as when i was first getting into Pet Sounds and thinking what 45 year old music relative to that time sounded like. This just doesn't feel the same, in a good way. Mike Love spelled it out perfectly with his story in the last paragraph: "I want them to see and hear what I've loved all my life"...that's a huge part of the success, and the nostalgia trip alone would not carry it if the new music were not solid, alive, and appealing to many generations. The band can be called "legendary" because they've earned it and have again proven that they are great at what they do. It's pretty neat to see how it's been playing out. I have to laugh thinking if we'll see someone like Beiber or Eminem in AARP magazine when I'm in my 80's... ;D Title: Re: Beach Boys Featured In...AARP Magazine! Post by: Ziggy Stardust on July 05, 2012, 12:24:21 PM "Most of it is very mellow music. We havn't gotten into the hard rock yet, but we might!"
UNLEASH THE ROCK'N'ROLL ALBUM!! Title: Re: Beach Boys Featured In...AARP Magazine! Post by: Al Jardine: Pick Up Artist on July 05, 2012, 02:02:26 PM A lot of 20/20 isn't very mellow, IMO...
Title: Re: Beach Boys Featured In...AARP Magazine! Post by: JanBerryFarm on July 06, 2012, 03:43:20 PM ..that you even read that rag is the truly scary thing. :smokin
Title: Re: Beach Boys Featured In...AARP Magazine! Post by: Steve Mayo on July 06, 2012, 05:36:33 PM ..that you even read that rag is the truly scary thing. :smokin from my experiences how true!!!! aarp>owned by hartford insurance>who i had home insured with at the time of the fire>adjuster from hell (chris wilkie) lowballed me>i sued hartford>took 3 years but won........ quickly changed insurance company when we moved into new home this past sunday. but nice to see a beach boy article... :) fyi----anyone wanting to check out their insurance company just google FBIC.they rank the best and worse bad faith insurance companies. guess which company is the worst bad faith company? yep...hartford then state farm. Title: Re: Beach Boys Featured In...AARP Magazine! Post by: JohnMill on July 06, 2012, 06:44:05 PM Eh a dubious honor.
If I'm to be 100% honest I'm not happy about it just as I was unhappy when Paul McCartney graced the cover a few years back, but they are in that demographic so whatever. Title: Re: Beach Boys Featured In...AARP Magazine! Post by: guitarfool2002 on July 06, 2012, 11:42:59 PM ..that you even read that rag is the truly scary thing. :smokin A family member who gets the magazine told me there was a Beach Boys piece in the current issue and gave me the article. I'm still too young to be eligible to join or get the magazine. Ha ha. I'll read anything with a subject that interests me. It just happens that a lot of my favorite musicians, actors, TV/radio/film stars, etc. are of AARP age, so they often show up in those magazines. The Beach Boys are in the demographic, it makes perfect sense. They don't seem shy about embracing that fact. :) |