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Friday morning, bright & early.

About to go on!

EDIT: Nevermind, they lied to me. More commercials. Really weird that they played the MiC "Da Doo Ron Ron" going into the commercial.

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-and-friends/all-american-summer-concert-series

Our day always begins with Fox & Friends, today no exception.  Enjoyed the parts that were broadcast and also watched the full live stream on the show's web page.  Interesting to see Jeff with an acoustic. Got a kick out of Mike saying he used to be the important one in the family until his nephew (NBA star) Kevin Love came along. When asked by Brian Kilmeade what the key was to their success, Bruce said without a moment's hesitation "Brian Wilson's vocal arrangements" with Mike nodding in full agreement. Fun time.

Can't believe they interrupted both California Girls and Good Vibrations to talk to a couple celebrating their 50th Anniversary... that's cool and all, but there's a time and a place, and that time and place is not during the first verses of two epic songs. That is all. Very enjoyable concert overall.

Did Steve Douchey ask Bruce's opinion on Benghazi?

 :lol

Damn these guys schedule would stress twenty year olds...NYC for an 8:00 am concert then up to Hampton Beach NH for tonight's show.

There was/is a "C50" joke in there somewhere, but I'm not creative enough to think of one right now.  :lol

Pointless.  BTW, his name is Steve Doocy and he's won several awards for national and local reporting.

He's the biggest joke on that channel, which is saying a lot.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/3731825076001/after-the-show-show-legendary-rockers/?playlist_id=930909787001

After the Show Show: Legendary rockers
The Beach Boys rock the All-American Summer stage



http://video.foxnews.com/v/3731581551001/the-beach-boys-still-having-fun-fun-fun/?playlist_id=930909787001

The Beach Boys still having 'Fun, Fun, Fun'
Music legends rock the All-American Summer concert stage



http://video.foxnews.com/v/3731548909001/mike-love-talks-the-beach-boys-tour/?playlist_id=930909787001

Mike Love talks The Beach Boys tour
Hall of Famers still on road

Happened to have woken up at around 5am L.A. time, (something that happens as age creeps on), and turned in Don Imus, while I guess Mike was playing on the other Fox station at the same time.  Imus said that they had wanted to do his show, but that he would never book them again, after the way Brian was treated.  Made the statement that there wouldn't be a BEACH BOYS w/o Brian!  They then cut to the live performance, (they were doing Surfing U.S.A.), and he & everyone on his staff laughed their asses off over how terrible they sounded...
(In truth, I didn't think they sounded half bad)

By whom? The John Birch Society?

Unfortunately I can't open the links that I just posted. Are they live performances? And where did they happen? I'll add them to the Pro Shot list.

I must say, I wonder how many years they will now celebrate their 50th, it's getting ridiculous touring year after year and always promote the 50th anniversary of whatever.
And I'm a little disappointed that it's not the Beach Boys who celebrate the Beach Boys (just as Brian and Al are not the Beach Boys, Mike and Bruce aren't either). In retrospect the reunion doesn't make any sense - or the break up for that matter -  if you just continue doing the same thing (that is celebrating and promoting some kind of anniversary) only with a lesser number of people and give this configuration the same meaning as the original...

If he's such a great reporter, how come whenever I watch him, he's only criticizing one side and cheerleading for another. If he's a reporter, why doesn't he present both sides fairly? Seems like he's just more of an opinions guy.

C'mon, it's the mainstream media you're talking about.  It's not about truth, it's about ratings.  Scary what it has come to.  I get less spin on world events from my favorite message boards.

Same can be said for MSNBC. It's hooray for the liberal side and bash the right. Hard to get the straight story nowadays. Everything now has to have a political slant, like we can't make our own decision about a subject. Both channels drive me bat-sh*t crazy with that stuff.

I don't disagree one bit with you there.

I give Imus three high-fives for his statements.

Good one Mikie! ;D

The PBS Newshour with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff is the only television news I'll watch.  Professional unbiased commentary.  No childish name calling.

yep, never fails.  Can we just stick to the Beach Boys? Just once?

Gwen Ifill is clearly a liberal and an Obama fan.

Come for the Beach Boys, stay for the politics.

I just want to know who Mike and Bruce's Friend that appeared with them was.

Probably Jeff.

They don't sound bad at all but seriously pick one vocalist for Sloop and Wouldn't It Be Nice and stick to it i think the whole band is singing that intro to sloop and be nice had like 3 different vocalists, its definitely two of their weaker songs.

"Wouldn't It Be Nice" has been a potential trainwreck since the mid-late 80's. There's that semi pro-shot video of them in Arizona in 1988 where Mike, Al, Carl, and Foskett are all singing it at the same time. At certain points in the 80's and 90's, they would kind of leave Carl alone and just have him sing it (similar to Al in the 70's). Even on the 2012 tour, you could never tell how much of Al or Foskett you were hearing.

One of my favorite live versions is from the July 4th 1980 show. They cut "WIBN" from the live TV special/video, but it was of course all broadcast live. This was the era where Al and Brian were both kind of singing it. Near the end, the sort of slowed down bit ("you know it seems the more we talk about it...."), Brian is singing with the guys and then his voice literally trails off like a tape deck running out of batteries. It literally goes "it only makes it worse to liiiiivvvvv......."

Mike would occasionally seem to butt in on the leads on just a few songs in the 80's and 90's. "WIBN" was one of them. Also for some strange reason he would double Al's lead on "Help Me Rhonda" on things like the 1980 shows (DC and Knebworth). I don't know if they planned it that way, but it always sounded messy, because Mike would eventually stop singing after a bit.

That's really surprising I always thought Don Imus and Mike we're close.

Can't really say I disagree with Don to be honest.

I've felt those are the weakest 2 that Mike and Bruce do, and it has to do with a lack of a strong lead vocal. Rhonda and GOK aside, this is where the absence of Carl and Al hurt the most.

As Hey Jude said, Mike has been butting in on those songs since the very late 70s ( he always seemed to do it during Al's leads), and did it during C50 too. It definitely weakens them.

The use of the term '50th' in any form should have an agreed start and finish date followed by a letter to the LA Times. :p

I just saw m&b in Hampton Beach tonight. They mentioned their fox & friends appearance (which wa met with some boos). It was a very good, solid show, but definitely underwhelming compared to the 2012 reunion concert I saw in CT. Wild Honey was the highlight of the night - I felt like I was the only person in the audience singing along. (I was definitely the only one singing along to Disney girls). I have many random observations which I won't bore you with, but the best part for me was when my 7 year old asked me towards the end of the show whether they were going to play "That's Why God Made the Radio". When I told him probably not, he was sad and incredulous. He replied, very earnestly, "why not?? It was a big hit!"

California Girls:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhF_gHN9GZI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhF_gHN9GZI)

Good Vibrations:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fycVXk2h2RU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fycVXk2h2RU)

I Get Around:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNeHBz4AiaI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNeHBz4AiaI)

Kokomo:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJd-w_vfw1E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJd-w_vfw1E)

Little Deuce Coupe:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shhmke27qzM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shhmke27qzM)

Surfin' Safari:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2904MV4xd4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2904MV4xd4)

Surfin' U.S.A.:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SmACwBL-gY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SmACwBL-gY)

And, some random footage:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI2SeAb4R8A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI2SeAb4R8A)

Sounds like your 7 year old and I would get along 😕

Take one thing away from these videos. The current Beach Boys touring band might be the uncoolest band on the planet playing the coolest most wonderful music of all time.

That's some accomplishment

Ouch. I'm not typically a Mike/Bruce basher. In fact I normally enjoy footage of them and would definitely go see them if they ever played near me. However, this sounds as bad as anything I've heard them do since at least Mike Kawalski (sp?) was still drumming for them. Maybe part of it is the mix but the vocals are really sloppy and weak, and the band just sounds thin. They ought to add a multi-instrumentalist to beef up the sound a bit with a little percussion, additional keyboard and guitar, etc. 

That would beat the purpose of having the most cost-efficient touring outfit possible. ;)

I don't understand why they keep touring, M&B have nothing left to prove to anybody.

BECAUSE THEY CAN!!

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 :lol

Not great at all. Nuthin' will beat the SOUND of the band during C50. Mike isn't so impressive carrying the show on his own - he needs an Al and a Brian to take some leads so its not just his voice for the majority of the show...

Exactly

Brian doesn't have to be there, he probably doesn't want to be there. But this band needs al, I'm sorry.. They sound terrible

Well I am a M&B basher when required but did anyone read the blurb from the video poster?



'My Nikon camera has sharper pictures, but the sound isn't as good as the Kodak camcorder.'



Its a audience video from a camera a few feet back from the stage folks. Lets keep it real.

I considered that of course - no doubt they sounded much better with the full force of the speakers - but that doesn't change the fact that, sorry, the songs could be performed better  

But then again, I was spoiled by C50. Had I not seen a C50 show I probably wouldn't be complaining...as much  ;D

Also can't forget this show is broadcast from 6-9 a.m, although the C50 band sounded much better on Good Morning America during the same time slot in 2012

I think they sound good!  Jeff does a good "Good Vibrations"!  I'm listening on an iPad so maybe not the best way to judge the sound.

Out of all the songs they have, and don't perform, why do they keep doing "Going to the Beach"?  Is it like Mike's SMiLE?!  Finally released after all these years.  A masterpiece which must be performed at every show. :-D

I've asked the same thing for years about Why Do Fools Fall In Love?

Here you can clearly hear just Al on lead vocal on WIBN and he's doing an absolute fantastic one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwbpppP6U0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwbpppP6U0)

I am surprised Bruce didn't offer it off the bat! haha

Al singing it like back in the old days. Very nice job on that one. Thanks for the link, Stegibo!

At the end, there was a perfect opportunity for Mike to say, " Alan Jardine.!"
But no.
Sad.

I can kind of understand "why do fools fall in love".. kind of. I'll never understand why they do "Ballad of old betsy".

A rare lowlight on the C50 tour

  I love "Ballad of Ole Betsy"....performing it for C50 showed me the guys really cared.

Yup, I love that song too. 

What show is this one from? Al's got the white suit on for the official DVD and obviously not Japan so I'm a bit thrown. :-\

edit.

Hollywood Bowl I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y3zq1Jsf2w

Pro shot obviously but what was the source?

I think they do Ballad of Ole Betsy because Mike likes it, it was included on the Nascar CD too (with Mike on lead vocals!)

Me too. The non-BBs lead vocal highlight of the C50, to me. Well, aside from Darian's "Darlin'", of course.

There were no "lowlight"s for me on that tour; everybody was great. I was glad that almost everybody got a chance to shine on at least one occasion.

+1.000.000! No slight to Jeff, I enjoy his singing a lot, but "Why Do Fools" during C50 was horrid, his falsetto is the main reason why. Also, the ascending a cappella ending sounded so fake "BBs harmony".

I enjoyed it a lot. One of the highlights for me. Sure, Foskett was way too present on many of the songs. But what can you do.. WDFFIL rocked my socks off.