Why Do Fools Fall in Love -man, Brian did SPECTOR better than Spector himself.
Louie, Louie - boring.

Spector's Wall is very samey. Brian beat him by leaps & bounds. He created diverse interesting arrangements that differ song to song.
Agree! Cool minds think alike. Check instead Richard Berry.

Yeah. I personally like Spector stuff as much as BB stuff, but in terms of production BB is always better.

Other examples where BB did Spector very well: "Be True To Your School", "Do You Wanna Dance", "In The Back of My Mind", "Let Him Run Wild", "Cabin Essence", "I Can Hear Music", "San Miguel", "Celebrate the News", "Just Once In My Life", "Sherry She Needs Me", to name a few.

I didn't know about Richard Berry. Is he the same person as the one involved in "Louie Louie"? What are his major production/recordings? I'm curious because I'm always intrigued by good production

Another great album.

1. California Girls - great instrumentation
2. Let Him Run Wild - pre-ps Pure ps.
3. Help Me, Rhonda

4. You're So Good To Me
5. Girl from New York City - Brian's trippy backing vocal lift the song up
6. Salt Lake City
7. Then I Kissed Her - a bit better than the original
8. Girl Don't Tell Me
9. Amusement Parks, USA - always intrigued by the song concept, but the track itself is barely good.

10. Summer Means New Love
11. And Your Dreams Come True
12. I'm Bugged at the Ol' Man

Great album.

1. Kiss Me, Baby - mangnificant
2. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) - a pre-PS upbeat PS song, very underrated
3. Dance, Dance, Dance

4. Do You Wanna Dance
5. Please Let Me Wonder
6. In The Back Of My Mind

7. Good To My Baby - I love the backing vocal at the beginning
8. She Knows Me Too Well
9. I'm So Young

10. Don't Hurt My Little Sister
11. Help Me, Ronda


12. Bull Sessions with "Big Daddy"

I have a cd of the album, found it at Everyday Music in Seattle, it says something like "Millennium Edition" or something on it. I like most of it, even if it is overproduced. I feel it's the missing link in Brian's solo career. Hope it does get properly released someday, but i'm not holding my breath.

"Millennium Edition" is rumored to be made by a Japanese bootlegger among fans here. There are "Millennium Editions" also for SMiLE, Pet Sounds and  Adult/Child.

As for SI, I hope it gets released someday since it's entirely good stuff to my years, but I doubt it considering how much pain Landy gave Brian and how many songs are related deeply to that memory.

That said, it might be released around 2039 to avoid letting the stuff sold by bootleggers legally.

Today's song is Tears in the Morning.

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When I first heard this album, I was initially overjoyed. I much preferred the production and sound of this as opposed to Imagination, which I hated immensely (still may be my least favorite BB solo album) As time moved on, the vocals and certain aspects of the production started to grate on me (the violins on "You Touched Me", for instance). Currently, I enjoy the album as an "official bootleg". As an actual album, not so much.

Same here. I liked it a lot initially, when I wasn't familiar with all those bootlegs, but I began to like it less and less as I listen to the album again and again and started to explore the bootleg recordings.

What still irritates me is Brian's voice - The production is for me a bit rough but better than Imagination as you said, and needless to say the songs are mostly great, it really is a pity to see Brian ruin such stuff with his poor vocals. He sounds great again on later albums, so probably either recording another takes on vocals and featuring the back chorus of Brian's band all over would've helped it to be great as it should be.

Pretty poor Christmas album:

1. Little Saint Nick
2. Christmas Day -love the mood

3. We Three Kings of Orient Are
4. Frosty the Snowman
5. Auld Lang Syne
6. Blue Christmas
7. I'll Be Home for Christmas
8. White Christmas

9. Merry Christmas Baby
10. Santa Claus is Coming To Town

11. Santa's Beard
12. The Man with All the Toys

One of my very favorite BB album.

1. I Get Around  - an absolute favorite!
2. Hushabye - love the chorus
3. Little Honda -love the energy
4. Don't Back Down - I'm hooked
5. Wendy
6. All Summer Long - One of the song I like not much as I should
7. Girls on the Beach
8. We'll Run Away
9. Do You Remember?
10. Drive-In

11.Carl's Big Chance





12. Our Favorite Recording Sessions

Very spotty album; a few all-time classics & a few all-time throwaways.

Don't Worry Baby - classic.
The Warmth of The Sun -another classic.
Why Do Fools Fall in Love -man, Brian did SPECTOR better than Spector himself.
Fun, Fun, Fun - this is also classic & fun.

In the Parkin' Lot - intrigued by the title somehow, overwhelmed by the thick chorus. Kinda reminds me of "Knowing When To Leave" by Burt Bacharach
Keep an Eye On Summer
This Car of Mine - Throwaway, but I like it better than I give a credit to.
Pom Pom Play Girl

Shut Down, Part II - The riff being borrowed by Dylan surprised me, because I almost forgot how the song sounded.
Cassius vs. Sonny
Louie, Louie - boring.
Denny's Drums

1. Spirit of America -sublime. THAT voice of Brian.
2. Ballad of Ole' Betsy -sublime, a highlight as well
3. Little Deuce Coupe
4. A Young My Is Gone -I always liked it better than any rendition of 'Their Hearts Were Full of Spring'. Very touching.

5. Custom Machine
6. No-Go Showboat
7. Car Crazy Cutie -Three pure fun tracks, you know.

8. Shut Down
9. Our Car Club
10. 409
11. Be True To Your School -single version is far better
12. Cherry, Cherry Coupe -don't know why it's often praised as if it's a hidden masterpiece. Lame.

1. Surfer Girl - my favorite BB song recorded the earliest
2. In My Room - love both the lyrics and the performance
3. Surfers Rule - mostly because I dig The Four Seasons
4. Hawaii - Always love it, it has some kind of 'youth cheerfulness'
5. Little Deuce Coupe - I never really give credit to this song, but this song always makes me happy
6. Catch a Wave

7. Our Car Club
8. Surfer Moon
9. Your Summer Dream
10. Boogie Woogie

11. The Rocking Surfer
12. South Bay Surfer - I remember being excited with this particular song when I got the album because I loved the original 'Old Folks at Home' This is a filler as it sounds like, but still more interesting than piano intro Old Folks at Home to Ol' Man River.

Not to stray too off topic, but am I the only one who much prefers the original "Sweet Insanity" version of "Make A Wish"?

I love it too, Brian's quirky great stuff.  GIOMH version stinks by comparison because it goes on too long.

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Why don't we gather information of the origin of the songs:
How Could We Still Be Dancin' -"Dancin' the Night Away", co-written with Andy Paley and recorded with Carl and Mike on Mar. 3, 1995

Soul Searchin' - co-written with Andy, recorded with the BB except Bruce on Nov. 7-8, 1995

You've Touched Me - "Turning Point a.k.a. So Long", co-written with Gary Usher and worked on during Jun 29-Jul 16, 1986.

Gettin' in Over My Head - co-written and worked on with Andy circa 1995, later reworked with Joe Thomas circa 1998.

City Blues- worked on with Dennis circa 1982, during "Cocaine Sessions".

Desert Drive- co-written Andy and worked on Oct 29, 1994

A Friend Like You- new track written with Steven Kalinich

Make a Wish- a "Sweet Insanity" track, which was co-written with Landy and recorded circa 1990.

Rainbow Eyes- same as above

Saturday Morning in the City -co-written wiwh Andy and first worked on during "Brian Wilson" sessions, later reworked on with Andy circa 1995.

Fairy Tale -"Save the Day", a SI track co-written with Landy

Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel -same as above, but demoed early in 80's

The Waltz -"Let's Stick Together,", same as above, but worked on with "Weird" Al Yancovic.
 

This is only AFAIK so correction please.

Nice stuff    

I've just finished it, and I liked Wake The World, Passing By and Busy Doin' Nothin' very much.

Today's song is The Lord's Prayer.

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Because.

Today we'll discuss the Christmas album.

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[Bridge Over Troubled Water]

Hello, here's next Battle of the Songs between Grammy's "Song of the Year" in 1970 and 1971:

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel:

https://open.spotify.com/track/6l8EbYRtQMgKOyc1gcDHF9


vs. You've Got a Friend by Carole King:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1qhp5owrFGeZ5Jgin28nwR


Both are great songs of the possibly one of the greatest era of music, but I'd take Bridge Over Troubled Water this time. Maybe You've Got a Friend has more emotion put into, but in terms of production Bridge Over Troubled Water is something else. THAT harmony, and that drum.

Now, which do you think is the better song? Curious to know how you think?

Ricky played drums on "Just Once In My Life".

Percussion, actually - along with Carl. Drums were Denny.

Oh, thanks!

Ricky played drums on "Just Once In My Life".