I barely participate here, but will do as I was thinking just the same (or kinda) a few days ago.

I do agree that the song has not "aged" well in these last 4 years (at least for me). Don't get me wrong either, it's very good! But it was not AS good (nearly perfection) as they where selling. I almost stopped listening to it, after the excitement of its release went away it desapeared from my "favourites" BB' songs list. There are plenty of way better songs than this one, even Dennis solo songs.

That being said, I do think that it would have been great to have it on Surf's up; I can think of 3 songs that could have replaced.

[opener]

Mine is:

"You are Welcome" as opener (I see a lot of you guys use it at the end, it's shocking to me because after all, it's a welcome song Plus it begins with a great fade-in).
+
The TSS tracklist
+
"Tune X" as the closing track, it works great as a goodbye song.

[robo-mike]

Great music and good show, I specially liked the orchesta sound behind... but what about robo-mike
His voice was fulled with auto-tune. You can tell all the concert was "sweetened", but his voice does not sound real... I wonder how it sounded live.

Could you please upload it somewhere else like youtube? I cannot access vimeo in my country 

[music]

Rolling Stone... the "music" magazine than when one of the greatest band ever reunited with new album and world tour... opted for Charlie Sheen and his rehab on the cover...

The best album ever would be called "Human Sounds" 

1) Goin' On
2) It's OK
3) Good Timin'
4) Come Go With Me
5) Getcha Back
6) Rock And Roll Music
7) Isn't It Time
Summer In Paradise

BEACH BOYS - DRIVE-IN - 1964

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjXwkd1MorY

Don't get fooled by the happy lyrics and shiny BG vocals... listen to the track, is pure punk! fast bare chords with their bass note swinging. It even has a punk "solo"! 

I really don't know if this is the right place to post this (I don't find a specific TV spots/adds thread. Please free to move it if there's one), but today I was totally surpised watching TV. I'm from Argentina, a 'far away' country where BBs fandom is not precisely widely spread (only hard-core rock/pop music fanatics will have an average knowledge about the BBs, the general public only knows Barbara Ann, Surfin' USA, etc -and not precisley knowing which group is actually playing the song-). The thing is that 'YPF', the biggest public company of the country (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YPF), released this commercial a few days ago, with 'God Only Knows' as -prominent- background song. This was quite a shock, is not very common to listen to a BBs song in the Argentine TV, specially in a public company add, which usually would use national music.

The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wxt4LB1w4Q

 

I'm really impressed by the reactions over here... Don't get me wrong, this is better than NOTHING; but out of universe of things that can be released they chose this? Party must be one of the least interesting and most boring albums of their entire catalogue. Fragile production, "empty" sounds & crappy vocals (some parts even out of tune). Plus, this compilation is full of chat-fillers and repeated songs; and 90% of those songs are or were available somewhere (even on YouTube...), I've got most of them. Songs that I only played once.

Who's the target of this product? Super-mega-archi-hardcore fans? Cause those are the only ones who will buy this. Sorry to be a downer, but I'm just disappointed. What we have to do to get all the great still-unreleased songs, or deep live cuts? 

[Do we know which was the budget/cost?]

L&M has now 89% of critics' approval in Rotten Tomatoes (92% audience  )

And the box office has almost reached $8 million! Do we know which was the budget/cost?

[Surfin' USA]

Best Surfing Song: Surfin' USA
Best Car Song: Don't Worry Baby
Best Love Song: God Only Knows
Best 70's Song: Surf's Up
Best/Most Beautiful Beach Boys Harmonies Song: Kiss Me Baby

Salt Lake City (Stereo Remix from the Hawthorne, CA compilation) 

Overtated - Summer in Paradise
Underrated - Pet Sounds

 

Do any recording of "In the Back of My Mind" live from 1975 exist?

Yes, St. Louis, May 19th 1975. Audience recording.

I used to have a copy of this, but I lost it. I've been waiting and hoping for somebody to post it on YouTube.

I would love to hear that!
Was it a good (enjoyable) audio??

[Ramones - 7-11]

I Love LA-Randy Newman...

Was about to point that one.
Don't you just love when he yells "Crank up the Beach Boys!!!..."?

One more:

Ramones - 7-11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6_dRQ4uqPE

"What ever happened to the radio?
And where did all the fun songs go?
Summer fun with the Beach Boys on
But we all know what went wrong"

Wise words...

Well clearly this poster wasn't made for the movie, and it isn't new.

Look at 1:20 in this 2012 fan-made clip (Goin' Home from TLOS):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QlZaXUeKw

Those who have seen it, is there any reference to Carl and Dennis in the Cusack-part of the film?

Yes. Very minor references, but there are.

I've also watched it yesterday as part of the BAFICI festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I don't want to repeat what have already been said, nor spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it; so very quick:

1) Very good movie! not excelent, not perfect; but way more than just good.
2) Great details... the clothes, the dialogues, etc.
3) All that chat about Cusack's casting is 100% BS... he plays a really good 80's Brian.
4) All the acting is very good, but honors for Paul Giamatti! Wouldn't surprise me if he gets a nomination for this.
5) There some inaccuracies, but not so important ones.
6) I think the movie needed just some 10 or 20 more minutes to explain better the resolution of some situations. Some little scenes are unecessary really, like for example ((( SPOILER ))) the Sloop John B promo video. Don't get me wrong, it's great to watch, but it does not add anything to the movie.
7) Most important thing: I think the movie is likeable for non-BBs fans. I went with my girlfriend and she really liked it. The had goosebumps sometimes. After watching the movie, I show her real photos and videos of the BBs, and she couldn't believe all the resemblance.

In Argentina the movie will be screened during the second half of April as part of the Buenos Aires international indie film festival: http://festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar/2015/bafici/es/pelicula/376

Well those are some incredible and unexpected news!!! I'm from Bs As!
Thanks so much! I'll get my tickets as soon as possible!

Got them! 

I really love it! Don't want to be downer but I wish it was a more "prepared" demo. It seems he is improvising the lyrics at the very moment, so sometimes the song pauses too much. But it's great to finally have this gem, a missing link in Brian's voice history.

(great version of Love & Mercy also! -is that live?-)

In Argentina the movie will be screened during the second half of April as part of the Buenos Aires international indie film festival: http://festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar/2015/bafici/es/pelicula/376

Well those are some incredible and unexpected news!!! I'm from Bs As!
Thanks so much! I'll get my tickets as soon as possible!

Don't Worry Baby, Sufer Girl and God Only Knows. Other great songs became boring o "skipable" at some point, but never these three.

If some of those music pieces doesn't make the final cut (specially  those wierd and exotic mash-ups) I'm gonna hate myself so much for having read that post...

It has to be one of these:

1) She knows me too well
2) So young
3) We'll run away
4) Don't worry baby