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They should do "We're Together Again"!

You can listen to a podcast that includes "Peace On Earth" on this site:

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/LongtownSound

The podcast is called "Longtown Sound 1182 Monday Edition".

Me too.

"Peace On Earth" is available for free on Amazon today.
Non-americans (like me) are still not allowed to download it though.

I'm going to continue to be a downer on this and truly believe that any new music from what's left of the band is going to be forgettable at best.  Are we fans that naive to honestly think that something magically is going to happen if these guys get back together?  Brian Wilson seems completely disinterested in a reunion when asked in interviews.  He also apparently hasn't written anything new in years.  I'm just not that interested in this idea.

Although admittingly I'd love to see an official release of the Beach Boys version of "Soul Searchin'"...

Brian is writing songs again.

 “I went for about four years without writing a single song,” Wilson said. “Then all of a sudden I started writing a whole bunch of songs again.

"When it comes it comes, when it doesn’t it doesn’t.”

http://napa.patch.com/articles/beach-boys-brian-wilson-comes-to-napa

In an earlier thread, ESQ Editor posted this about the "Do It Again" sessions:

   

Mike and I sat down last night over dinner and discussed a lot of things. Among them, he and Brian going into Capitol Records and recording "Do It Again" together.  He said when he finished recording his vocal Brian said, "Not bad for a 70 year old."  At that point Mike laughed.

Mike would not go into much detail, but did say the main reason for doing it was to see if they could do it as an effort to prove it to one another.  Mike even asked me about logo designs… so he's got his mind on a 50th packaging.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10436.msg191093.html#msg191093

Great song!
You can listen to the backing track here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_0SQuLQRNE.

Reminds me of God Only Knows.

"It's called Pleasure Island: A Rock Fantasy. It's about some guys who took a hike, and they found a place called Pleasure Island. And they met all kinds of chicks, and they went on rides and — it's just a concept. I haven't developed it yet. I think people are going to love it — it could be the best thing I've ever done." - Brian Wilson, Rolling Stone, 2008.

There's some info about the album in this old thread:

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,6970.0.html

[Brian Wilson]

A picture of Brian and Harry is shown in the trailer for the "new" Harry
Nilsson documentary (at 0:50).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmmwMx06Pg8

And here's an article about the premiere of the movie:

http://movies.ign.com/articles/690/690523p1.html

Brian is mentioned a couple of times.

"The movie slid into the third and most emotional act, and from time to time I could hear sniffling amidst the crowd. The ending of Harry's life was not a happy one and this created a stiff challenge for us as to how best to end the film. We made a choice and stayed with it. Audience reaction showed us it was absolutely the right move, and as the last image of Harry faded away with the music, people started to applaud. And cheer. And whistle. And they got to their feet in a standing ovation led by Brian Wilson. It was truly gratifying after all the hard work that went into making the film."

"Afterward, we began hearing how much the film impacted people in the audience. An usher in the theater asked me if Harry's album, A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night was available on CD. A Santa Barbara radio personality, Julie Ramos, wrote me that she and a friend immediately scooted over to Border's next to the theatre to buy a Nilsson CD. Actor Jeff Bridges went home and bought every Nilsson thing he could find on iTunes. Brian Wilson turned to David Leaf and said, "I love it!""

In an earlier thread Mark Linett wrote this about the studio footage of Brian producing WIRWFC:

"Saw this thread and felt I should respond as I think calling the video clips "staged" is a bit harsh and unfair.....

Having a camera in your face while recording is extremely distracting for everyone and counterproductive , and even if it were not you would need a lot of cameras and a ton of tape to document a session properly.  Brian , myself and the band were there to make a record 1st and foremost not to perform for the camera.

The single camera video crew was only present at the sessions for a very short time, so some  (but not all) of the video filmed during the making of the Xmas album was done to playbacks. However they do show what the sessions were actually like,  with Brian in total control and very creative during the recording of  the album.

Mark Linett"

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,4415.msg72134.html#msg72134

You can listen to What Love Can Do here:

http://music.download.com/newmusicfromanoldfriendsingersongwriterlegends/3600-8742_32-101016775.html