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Title: MIU - the lost double album
Post by: matt-zeus on June 10, 2006, 01:42:57 AM
Being a big fan of the MIU album, I was wondering about its earler incarnations as 'Ne album' and 'California Feeling' and realised that theres loads of good late 70s (post loveyou/adultchild) outtkaes that might have made it even better, which share the warm production of MIU (unlike the cold hard production of LA which I hate) . Off the top of my head:
Go and get that girl
Hows a little bit of your sweet lovin
Do Ya (if it had been a BB song)
Its like heaven (ditto)
Almost summer
California FEelin
Santa ana winds
Our team
Winter Symphony

I reckon a few moe to this and you would have had the great late 70s BB double album (which is what LoveYou/AdultChild should have been as well. Can anyone think of some more songs?


Title: Re: MIU - the lost double album
Post by: Sheriff John Stone on June 10, 2006, 06:07:24 PM
I share in your appreciation of MIU, but I don't think there was enough material for a double album. But maybe a more solid single album!

This is what I would've done. 15 Big Ones had 15 songs, Love You had 14, then MIU dipped to only 12 songs. So, the first thing I would do is make MIU 15 songs long. Next thing would be to eliminate the two weakest songs, IMO "Hey Little Tomboy" and "Kona Coast". Then I would insert the stronger "It's Like Heaven", "California Feelin", "Santa Ana Winds", "Our Team", and "Winter Symphony".

Now doesn't that look like a much stronger album? The Beach Boys can be very perplexing, but their song selection for albums has to be the most perplexing...


Title: Re: MIU - the lost double album
Post by: MBE on June 10, 2006, 11:22:06 PM
I like MIU too but not as much as the pre 76 stuff.


Title: Re: MIU - the lost double album
Post by: Aegir on June 11, 2006, 03:02:19 AM
No "Hey Little Tomboy" ? That's a great song!


Title: Re: MIU - the lost double album
Post by: Bubba Ho-Tep on June 11, 2006, 10:11:13 AM
Mike Come Back to LA rules. I want to listen to it on a loop for 60 minutes.


Title: Re: MIU - the lost double album
Post by: Compost on June 11, 2006, 11:05:01 AM
That M.I.U. was not a double-album makes me believe in a higher power.


Title: Re: MIU - the lost double album
Post by: Sheriff John Stone on June 11, 2006, 11:22:31 AM
That M.I.U. was not a double-album makes me believe in a higher power.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?


Title: Re: MIU - the lost double album
Post by: Rocker on June 11, 2006, 12:04:13 PM
That M.I.U. was not a double-album makes me believe in a higher power.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi?

No, Phil Spector.... ;D