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Title: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: STE on April 03, 2020, 10:44:53 AM



https://youtu.be/DQzDwLAoQCw (https://youtu.be/DQzDwLAoQCw)




Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Matt H on April 03, 2020, 11:09:42 AM



https://youtu.be/DQzDwLAoQCw (https://youtu.be/DQzDwLAoQCw)




It is interesting that he posted this.  Larry Dvoskin's sound cloud page used to have a version of this song with Al singing, but it is no longer on this page.


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Tony S on April 03, 2020, 04:02:34 PM
 I heard the song on Larry's website and on Soundcloud and I loved it. I hope they finish the song and release it.


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Emdeeh on April 03, 2020, 04:07:07 PM
Very cool -- thanks for the link!


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll on April 04, 2020, 02:00:20 PM
Wish Al would release more music. He seems to tinker with songs endlessly. Maybe start a singles club or something. Six 45s in a year. That way there's a deadline.


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Rob Dean on April 05, 2020, 11:51:19 AM
Note to Mr Jardine, 'please leave the keys to the Barn under the front step , and I will gladly store your BB's Posters and Memorabilia at my home'  ;D


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: c-man on April 05, 2020, 12:03:57 PM
Note to Mr Jardine, 'please leave the keys to the Barn under the front step , and I will gladly store your BB's Posters and Memorabilia at my home'  ;D

So great to see the white baby grand that Brian played onstage in the late '70s/early '80s still getting studio use in the Beach Boys' world.


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Pretty Funky on April 05, 2020, 12:09:54 PM
Al at 2.30 with a glass of suds directing the band. We’ve all seen ‘that guy’ at any bar directing the jukebox. (can of Fosters at 3.10 as evidence) :beer  :lol


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Rocker on April 05, 2020, 12:57:36 PM
Note to Mr Jardine, 'please leave the keys to the Barn under the front step , and I will gladly store your BB's Posters and Memorabilia at my home'  ;D

So great to see the white baby grand that Brian played onstage in the late '70s/early '80s still getting studio use in the Beach Boys' world.


I wonder why the Beach Boys didn't make more use of Al's studio after they sold Brother Studio. I mean, this is a full functioning studio, isn't it? I could imagine Brian just stopping by whenever in the mood to record, Al can literally go there at any time of day. You can get a lot of material that way, I guess, and in the end you have a new Beach Boys album.


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: c-man on April 05, 2020, 01:13:53 PM
Note to Mr Jardine, 'please leave the keys to the Barn under the front step , and I will gladly store your BB's Posters and Memorabilia at my home'  ;D

So great to see the white baby grand that Brian played onstage in the late '70s/early '80s still getting studio use in the Beach Boys' world.


I wonder why the Beach Boys didn't make more use of Al's studio after they sold Brother Studio. I mean, this is a full functioning studio, isn't it? I could imagine Brian just stopping by whenever in the mood to record, Al can literally go there at any time of day. You can get a lot of material that way, I guess, and in the end you have a new Beach Boys album.

I'm sure it's something to do with location/proximity - Al's studio is in the Big Sur area near Monterey, in northern California. Quite a ways from the South Bay area of California where the other Beach Boys reside/resided. Sure, they all (except for Dennis) made the trek up there to record a few separate times over the years, but I'm sure that's the main reason they didn't/haven't done it more.


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: urbanite on April 06, 2020, 12:09:17 PM
Right on the money.  Big Sur, while beautiful, is an out of the way place.


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Needleinthehay on April 06, 2020, 03:50:51 PM
 Is that his studio in the our team documentary? It looks similar but maybe a diff studio?

Side note on YouTube the our team documentary is paired with footage of them in Belgium and the part where Carl is being interviewed and talked about Brian’s musical ability and the interviewer goes “wow Brian must have a good ear” and Carl laughs incredulously and goes “uh yeah he does” always makes me laugh


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: Tony S on April 06, 2020, 04:34:41 PM
I always thought the our team video was filmed around the time of the MIUI album out in Iowa at Maharishi University.


Title: Re: A look inside Al Jardine's Red Barn
Post by: c-man on April 06, 2020, 10:17:03 PM
I always thought the our team video was filmed around the time of the MIUI album out in Iowa at Maharishi University.

True dat.