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151  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Soulful Old Man Sunshine on: July 12, 2012, 11:00:27 AM
does anybody else hear drips?
152  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Soulful Old Man Sunshine on: July 11, 2012, 04:18:05 AM
I love the song but at the time, it seems that the Beach Boys were sort of trying to present a hipper, earthier image, and I'm not sure if a song that jazzy and sunshiney would have been the smash you all seem convinced it would have been.
153  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: I Never Hated Mike Love Til I Heard This.. on: July 10, 2012, 01:58:25 PM
I think the voiceover is an incredible performance by Mr. Love from a decent script by Mr. Wilson. It is an example of performance actually bringing the a script to a higher level.
154  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: THE BEACH BOYS - That's Why God Made The Radio SS member reviews on: July 06, 2012, 11:30:18 AM
If it recalls anything to me, it's not so much Today! but more Summer Days, only the last four songs or so being together reminds me of today. Really, though , it is it's own animal.
155  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Here Comes The Night 1979 on: July 06, 2012, 11:28:31 AM
Yeah, I totally agree. It is way too long for that album, but I kind of like it. The 45 version would have suited the album better and left some room. LA had a lot of good songs but it's definitely flawed.
156  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: TWGMTR best album since.... on: July 06, 2012, 11:21:09 AM
HAHA, someone voted 'best since Still Cruisin'!! That's great!
157  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: TWGMTR best album since.... on: July 06, 2012, 11:19:54 AM
....Love You. I think it just edges out LA.
158  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What's going on in the bridge of \ on: July 06, 2012, 04:08:30 AM
Me, too.
159  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Al and David Marks- Rare Footage! on: July 06, 2012, 01:13:15 AM
As if there is some grand sinister plan.
160  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Where did Brian learn to write music? on: July 04, 2012, 10:12:36 PM
His uncle taught him.
161  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Paul Mccartney Talks about Brian/God Only Knows on: July 04, 2012, 03:12:15 AM
I don't think i've seen a clip of McCarntney as unguarded as honest as that one.
162  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: We All Go Through Different Beach Boys Stages.. on: July 01, 2012, 01:33:48 PM
I have to say that I listen to so much music that I haven't been listening to a lot of beach boys lately.
163  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What's wrong with the intro to the 2009 mix of \ on: June 30, 2012, 11:14:23 PM
I think it's been said that it would have been too corny in 1964, which I can see.

I like it too, though. a Lot
164  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Is That’s Why God Made the Radio (the album) among their very best?! on: June 29, 2012, 11:35:21 PM
For me, it's probably in to the top fifteen.
165  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What \ on: June 29, 2012, 01:18:31 AM
Add "Cottonfields," "Rock and Roll Music" and "Come and Go With Me."  They may be covers, but they're hit singles.

My thought process was to try and actively avoid covers since I wanted to present the band's history as best I could on two discs. The lack of more than 160 minutes to play around with means the covers needed to be avoided at all costs. Then I Kissed Her is at least from their prime period and was a sizable hit outside of the United States while Barbara Ann clearly needs to be on here regardless. Bluebirds and I Can Hear Music are pretty much unknown to the general public in their original versions, so they can be on here as well.

Basically, the first cover you mentioned has been done better by some other artists, noticeably CCR, and the latter two are just god-awful covers from their later period. As you can see, I went out of my way to avoid spending much time on the post-Holland period as there's just too many classics that would be left off in favor of later, dated hits like Getcha Back.


Thinking more about it, the best Beach Boys two-disc compilation would probably end at Holland and be called "The First Ten Years" since it covers everything they recorded from 1962-1972 (with Holland being released only a week into 1973). That would free up a lot of extra space between the two discs and kind of represents their last hurrah before they became a popular oldies act (15 Big Ones), put their hands on a Brian solo album (Love You) and then put out records that are mostly pointless to the general public ever since. The only exception, of course, is the new one. However, since it just came out, it's not like tracks from it would really need to be on a compilation like this. A two disc set that ended at Holland would get universal acclaim (including a "10" from Pitchfork) and would get a lot of the younger, hipper crowd into the band without pushing the cheesier latter-day stuff onto them.
That would be cool, but I think there are definitely 2 discs worth of gems spanning 76-2012. So 2 2-disc sets.
Or just a box set. It could be called: Good Vibrations: 50 years of the Beach Boys.
166  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: First Look....Surf The Musical on: June 29, 2012, 01:10:03 AM
Seeing that clip made me think that "That's not me" would make a cool addition to the reunion tour
As long as Brian did the same moves and walked about the stage holding a guitar case, that is.
167  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: It's a Beautiful Day on: June 28, 2012, 04:58:36 AM
I disagree. I will say that the unabridged one goes on a bit. And the abridged one is too short, fading in the solo...that's utter madness.
168  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: First Look....Surf The Musical on: June 28, 2012, 04:30:33 AM
I like musicals. But those clips were total cheese. Shitsville, I'm afraid.
169  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Finding the board on: June 28, 2012, 04:00:45 AM
The Goog'.
170  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Standing Up VS Sitting Down on: June 27, 2012, 11:31:54 PM
Well, they were young, they shouldn't have a problem standing. However, standing for a few hours is hard for older folks. I'm ony 41 but have heart disease and have had a heart attack and standing for more than ten minutes makes me out of breath and dizzy.
171  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Downer Wife/Girlfriend Hubby/Boyfriend Comments on: June 27, 2012, 10:44:25 PM
Girlfriend hates them. the other night I was singing my son to sleep and she came in and said "Don't you know any songs besides the Beach Boys?" She mocks Jeffrey Foskett whenever she hears them; one time I played BWPS on a trip and she didn't talk to me at all after that, finally she told me it was because I had played 'The Beach Boys'. She laughs contemptuously whenever she hears Our Prayer. However, she actually owns a Phil Collins CD and not just any Phil Collins CD but Testify.


She is a fantastic woman otherwise, though.
172  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: M.I.U vs L.A. on: June 26, 2012, 09:47:54 PM
Bells of Christmas is better. that 70s Christmas album is a great album.
I like some of those cuts too, but 'Santa's On His Way' and 'Xmas Time Is Here Again' kill it for me big time.
173  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Pitchfork pans tour, album on: June 26, 2012, 08:41:01 AM
Giving TLOS and the relative quality of the covers albums, I think maybe some people had too low of expectations for the new album. If it wasn't for those last three tracks, I don't think many people would be calling it a miracle - maybe just a competent album.
Well, yeah, but the album DOES have those last three tracks.
174  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What's your favorite Beach Boys compilation to listen to? Pick one disc... on: June 26, 2012, 02:33:39 AM
Sounds of Summer and it's companion, Warmth of the Sun. One disc just won't cut it with this band.
175  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: M.I.U vs L.A. on: June 25, 2012, 10:02:05 PM
LA is better but MIU has several good moments.
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