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Title: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: harrisonjon on June 30, 2015, 05:54:17 AM We know Brian was into Rubber Soul in 1965-66 but after that, I haven't read much on his following the music scene that closely. Did he ever try to incorporate or compete with late Beatles (White Album, Abbey Rd), CSN&Y, Simon & Garfunkel, the whole Laurel Canyon scene?
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: sea of tunes on June 30, 2015, 06:27:27 AM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Joel Goldenberg on June 30, 2015, 06:53:35 AM Plus "Be My Baby" on a loop.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Matt H on June 30, 2015, 07:01:05 AM Randy Newman "Sail Away"
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: phirnis on June 30, 2015, 07:19:42 AM Switched-On Bach. Also, Stevie Wonder.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: MrRobinsonsFather on June 30, 2015, 07:22:10 AM There was a large collection of records in the house at that time, here's just a handful l know were floating around.
Buffalo Again Eldorado Music of My Mind Carl gave a copy of Let it Be when it came out. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: sea of tunes on June 30, 2015, 07:42:12 AM Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: RangeRoverA1 on June 30, 2015, 07:52:57 AM Also, Stevie Wonder. In one of Q&As Brian said that Stevie's "the best" & cited his 1972 album "Music of My Mind".Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: frightfulhog on July 04, 2015, 08:25:09 PM Randy Newman "Sail Away" Y'know I'm sure it's been discussed elsewhere, but I've always thought the Newman connection is really important in figuring out Brian's creative trajectory in the mid-70s. Vocally, Newman seems to be a model for mid-70s Brian, and the sort of jazz-pop/torch song vibe Newman had informs some Love You/Adult Child stuff. I'd be interested in reading Brian's thoughts on him if there are interviews about it anywhere. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Rocker on July 05, 2015, 09:14:36 AM In that Rolling Stone video which features Brian playing a snippet of "Long promised road" he also plays "The wonder of you". Now, that is of course an old song that Brian might've remembered in Ray Peterson's version. But since he was also asked in that video about his meeting with Elvis and Elvis had a big hit with the song in 1970 I could imagine that it was Presley's version that Brian had in mind. It's just a guess though.
On his website Brian mentioned that he loved Marvin Gaye's "What's going on" a couple of years ago. Or maybe it was in some interview. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Gerry on July 05, 2015, 09:26:35 AM I think we have determined that Brian didn't spend "years in bed" but sort of had the reverse sleep cycle of the average person.He would party all night and sleep all day. His version of the graveyard shift.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: rogerlancelot on July 05, 2015, 03:29:40 PM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. Is there a source for this? I have never heard about this before and can only wonder what his reaction was to "On The Run"... Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Jim V. on July 05, 2015, 03:32:46 PM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. Is there a source for this? I have never heard about this before and can only wonder what his reaction was to "On The Run"... If I remember correctly, there was actually an audio clip on SoundCloud or something that was posted officially by Brian's people, and had him talking about great albums or something, and sure enough he mentioned Dark Side of the Moon. I must say I was pretty surprised when I heard this. But indeed, he did say it. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Peter Reum on July 05, 2015, 05:15:45 PM Stanley Black Orchestra version of Rhapsody in Blue.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Ian on July 05, 2015, 05:42:28 PM There's a 1973 interview that starts off with him playing records but I don't have it in front of me right now
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: sea of tunes on July 05, 2015, 08:00:15 PM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. Is there a source for this? I have never heard about this before and can only wonder what his reaction was to "On The Run"... I first read it here: http://petsounds40.blogspot.com/2006/07/day-at-beach-boys-house.html (http://petsounds40.blogspot.com/2006/07/day-at-beach-boys-house.html) Must've been wild, those years in bed and sneaking out at night to go to random parties. Waking up everyday with "Be My Baby" on a loop and then some Randy Newman and DSOTM sprinkled in. :listening Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Aum Bop Diddit on July 05, 2015, 08:05:12 PM Joe South "Games People Play."
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: rogerlancelot on July 05, 2015, 08:12:34 PM Thank you, JCM. Good interview with Brian on a "good" day and I'm still shocked about DSOTM!
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Andrew G. Doe on July 06, 2015, 02:29:09 AM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. If he was listening to DSOTM in 1972, l for one would be amazed and impressed in equal proportion. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Smilin Ed H on July 06, 2015, 05:27:49 AM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. If he was listening to DSOTM in 1972, l for one would be amazed and impressed in equal proportion. C'mon, Andrew. He was ahead of his time. You know that. Right? Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: sea of tunes on July 06, 2015, 09:53:15 AM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1973-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. If he was listening to DSOTM in 1972, l for one would be amazed and impressed in equal proportion. I thought it was obvious I was speaking in general terms when referring to the years spent in bed. Guess not, fixed. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Joel Goldenberg on July 17, 2015, 10:03:25 AM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. If he was listening to DSOTM in 1972, l for one would be amazed and impressed in equal proportion. Maybe Derek Taylor got him an EMI acetate. ;D Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: harrisonjon on July 17, 2015, 01:21:36 PM He could have started listening to DSOTM at any time between 1973 and 2006, when the interview was conducted.
IIRC AGD prefers Jim Steinman to the Floyd. Not that I infer anything from that ::) Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: donald on July 29, 2015, 10:04:38 PM I would bet money he was into early Steely Dan and Lennon McCartney solo material in the early70's.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Pacific Ocean Blue on July 30, 2015, 04:43:36 AM Be My Baby
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: phirnis on July 30, 2015, 05:12:37 AM In that Rolling Stone video which features Brian playing a snippet of "Long promised road" he also plays "The wonder of you". Now, that is of course an old song that Brian might've remembered in Ray Peterson's version. But since he was also asked in that video about his meeting with Elvis and Elvis had a big hit with the song in 1970 I could imagine that it was Presley's version that Brian had in mind. It's just a guess though. On his website Brian mentioned that he loved Marvin Gaye's "What's going on" a couple of years ago. Or maybe it was in some interview. IIRC, What's Going On was also once mentioned by Mike Love as his (Mike's) favorite album by anyone. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Worzel Gummidge on January 01, 2018, 10:19:21 AM Good day to you all! I found this thread interesting and wanted to chime in for my first post. I remembered reading that Brian enjoyed the music of Queen, so I dug up this interview where he explains that he was quite fond of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and also The Door’s ‘Light My Fire’, while at the same time claiming that both records ‘scared’ him. An interesting read, although I know I might have missed the mark on the timeline by a little..
http://thequietus.com/articles/20279-interview-brian-wilson Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on January 01, 2018, 11:40:59 AM Welcome to the board!
I can definitely see him liking the Doors (esp. the organ) but I can't picture him listening to Queen for some reason! Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: KDS on January 02, 2018, 05:42:44 AM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. Is there a source for this? I have never heard about this before and can only wonder what his reaction was to "On The Run"... If I remember correctly, there was actually an audio clip on SoundCloud or something that was posted officially by Brian's people, and had him talking about great albums or something, and sure enough he mentioned Dark Side of the Moon. I must say I was pretty surprised when I heard this. But indeed, he did say it. Apparently, something like one out of every three households has a copy of Dark Side of the Moon, so I wouldn't be shocked if Brian had one. I could see Brian really liking Floyd musically, but not really being into Roger's lyrics. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Michael Edward Osbourne on January 02, 2018, 11:23:21 AM I remember him saying he really liked Ringo's solo stuff too.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on January 02, 2018, 11:33:55 AM NOt too surprising, as he was on Ringo's 1998 solo disc
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: HeyJude on January 02, 2018, 12:01:03 PM NOt too surprising, as he was on Ringo's 1998 solo disc And also Ringo's 1992 album "Time Takes Time!" As someone cheekily but correctly pointed out not too long ago in another thread, Brian is on more of Ringo's 1992 album that he is on the Beach Boys' 1992 album. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Debbie KL on January 02, 2018, 05:39:29 PM I had a copy of "John B. Sebastian" before Brian did somehow. We listened, and he really loved it. I thought it was 1969, but apparently it was 1970. Memory blurs.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: William Bowe on January 03, 2018, 08:06:21 AM I recall Brian waxing lyrical about The Lovin' Spoonful in an interview from 1967/68, so that figures.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: SMiLE Brian on January 03, 2018, 10:56:34 AM Coconut grove.... :hat
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: KDS on January 03, 2018, 10:58:49 AM Welcome to the board! I can definitely see him liking the Doors (esp. the organ) but I can't picture him listening to Queen for some reason! I'm not so sure Brian would be into the guitar bombast of Queen, but I could see him appreciating Roy Thomas Baker's production, as well as the layered vocals. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: SMiLE Brian on January 03, 2018, 11:13:44 AM 1980s BW would love the Synths though.... :smokin
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: KDS on January 03, 2018, 11:18:59 AM 1980s BW would love the Synths though.... :smokin That would've have to have been post 1976 Queen, as they proudly proclaimed "No Synthesizers" on their first five albums. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: SMiLE Brian on January 03, 2018, 11:26:16 AM I was listening to live Queen from the 1970s and they really were a great rock unit!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5PXYAtgvc0 Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: KDS on January 03, 2018, 11:37:30 AM I was listening to live Queen from the 1970s and they really were a great rock unit! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5PXYAtgvc0 Absolutely, and one of the great live bands of all time. I only wish I'd have had a chance to see them when Freddie was still alive. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Terry on January 03, 2018, 03:14:59 PM None of the following would surprise me...Early 70's Harry Nilsson, Todd Rundgren/Something Anything, Carole King/Tapestry, Later Turtles/Flo & Eddie, first few Three Dog Night albums...
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Wata on January 03, 2018, 05:09:42 PM I think I read Brian loved Carpenters' music in early 1970's in his latest autobiography. He mentioned "Superstar" apparently.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Tord on January 03, 2018, 05:39:46 PM He has said that he likes "Sad Song" by Lou Reed.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Aum Bop Diddit on January 03, 2018, 07:44:50 PM He has said that he likes "Sad Song" by Lou Reed. He posted that when Lou Reed passed away. A dark one ("somebody else would have broken both of her arms") but tugs at the same heartstrings as much of Brian's work. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: willmansell on January 20, 2018, 02:22:49 PM He once listed Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" as a personal favorite album. So I would imagine some of those years in bed (1972-1975) were spent listening to that quite a bit. Is there a source for this? I have never heard about this before and can only wonder what his reaction was to "On The Run"... I first read it here: http://petsounds40.blogspot.com/2006/07/day-at-beach-boys-house.html (http://petsounds40.blogspot.com/2006/07/day-at-beach-boys-house.html) Must've been wild, those years in bed and sneaking out at night to go to random parties. Waking up everyday with "Be My Baby" on a loop and then some Randy Newman and DSOTM sprinkled in. :listening Wait so Brian wasn't a complete mess at this time? I had it in my head he was a recluse out of choice - I didn't imagine he would be out partying. Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: wjcrerar on January 20, 2018, 02:39:49 PM .
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: wjcrerar on January 20, 2018, 02:40:56 PM .
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: Pablo. on January 21, 2018, 08:20:52 AM I guess Brian found in "Bohemian Rhapsody" some echoes of "Good vibrations" i.e. different sections tied togheter, forcing the limits of the pop single. And both Brians (Wilson & May) are deep into harmony. So I can picture BW digging the unique work BM did building harmonies with his multitracked guitar.
Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: guitarfool2002 on January 21, 2018, 09:37:06 AM "Switched On Bach"
(https://img.discogs.com/w6PHXEt2398fhP82luft4MEX5BA=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-7858-1327651541.jpeg.jpg) Title: Re: What was Brian listening to in 1968-73? Post by: willmansell on January 21, 2018, 09:59:38 AM Didn't Switch On Bach heavily inspire 'Love You'?
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