That is a better thread title tho,
cause some people might think it is international, at least for now it's only for Japan.

I dont see that info anywhere, but I do see that only japan has reported on it

Party??!!

They look exactly like the beatles reissues. But wheres wild honey and friends!!!! I dont need surfin usa or sufari!

bruce's interviews are on there too.  both danny and bruce's were used for the songwriter dvd.

it wouldn't be nearly so ragged if it was Foskett.  Brian all the way.

Isn't It Thyme

that end story and reaction from the band was really nice stuff. touching moment for sure.  heh, the shot of them giving cheers and brian is already taking a swig, i feel like the look on his face is *oh sh*t i shouldn't be drinking yet!*

I think the album has some solid moments, but with stuff such as Spring Vacation or Beaches In Mind (and even Bill And Sue, which is very meh), all the terrible effects on the vocals and the VERY FLAT production, i can't really say it's among their best stuff... but honestly, if you change the tracklist and give it a better sound, i would definitely agree tho that it's one of their best stuff.

I think the production is a little inconsistent, but I don't hear the *very flat* that you do.  Mostly on FTTBA, the drum/bass combo sounds so good. Even the bass on the title track sorta pops out of the speakers, i'm diggin it. Actually i'd say overall the bass sounds on this album are quite good.  Even shelter starts out with that same muddle production of please let me wonder lol

To each their own. From a songwriting perspective I think 'Breakaway' and 'Do it Again' are much better songs. My comparison to 'San Miguel' and 'Darlin'' was the fact that 'Shelter' borrows melody lines from the two songs - which to me makes the former a bleak copy.

I see what you mean, ironically because Darlin' just borrows the whole melody from Thinkin Bout You Baby, adding a better chorus, but imo bringing said melody down.  Breakaway i think is better than Do It Again, but something about Do It Again.  It's the first in a long line of singles that includes good timin, soul searchin, getcha back, twgmtr.  The standard "beach boys" song that from a songwriting perspective, is super standard stuff. All the background vocals in the Shelter chorus layering, the sweet french horn, and the lyrics, i just dig it more (not that i'm saying shelter is groundbreaking).

i received mine a week or so, i would call just to make sure.

i like what chuck powell said

Pitchfork's take seems acceptable to me. What should they say? "The album is a 10/10 and the concerts are 100% perfect!" Certainly, the BBs are far from flawless. The shows can get a little sloppy and while the album is a small miracle at this stage in the BBs career, it's not a Pet Sounds, Sunflower, or even a Love You. That being said, considering how shamelessly  Pitchfork will hype the latest mediocre indie fad bands, I understand why people want to throw them under the bus whenever possible.

small miracle?  A bit bigger than that in my mind.  And did pitchfork give an album review out? Nope.  So I don't know what this thread is about.

Agreed. And with "Shelter" they're basically lifting melody lines from "San Miguel" and "Darlin'".

I really don't get how people can rate some of the songs on the album a 9 or a 10 out of 10. What would you rate "Good Vibrations" then? Or "Don't Worry Baby", or "Don't Hurt My little Sister", etc, etc?
I find it really odd if anyone would can claim that any of the songs on the new album are remotely as good as the ones mentioned.
Definitely some good tunes on the album, no doubt, but rating them any higher than 7.5/10, I just don't understand.
(unless of course you're purely rating the songs within the universe of this album, e.g. 7.5 = 10 )

I think quality wise Shelter is comparable to Breakaway, but I actually like Shelter more.  I've already listened to it more than Breakaway, I'm confident in saying I like it more than Do It Again.  But that's partly because I've never been as high on that song as others.  From There To Back Again, is one of their best tunes I think, it belongs on a legitimate Best Of album.

i don't know, but this guy might

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aW58qhcAKc

i love the since you put down dee dee bee BAAH BAHH DA BEE da dee dah

Eh.

If I was actually interested in spinning the information, I wouldn't have included the links.

And in what world is "a gamely smiling void at the center of a facsimile of the joy that he once created" a rave?

Well you pulled a quote out of a show review which made a comment about two album tracks in a live setting and made it into a site-wide condemnation of the studio album.  

You also took a quote from an article that isn't a show review and made that into a site-wide condemnation of the tour, when clearly an actual review of a concert gave it praise.

[A few songs in, though, things got good, and kept getting better.]

so are we just blatantly spinning information to fit our threads now or what?  taken from wirestone's link:

It was another reclusive-genius type who provided the weekend with its biggest surprise. The Beach Boys' Sunday afternoon set had all the trappings of sad-making state fair fodder: there's another band serving as a safety net behind the remaining five Boys, and villain/hero Mike Love still has the slight scent of used car salesman on him. The tempos have slowed some, the harmonies certainly don't pop like they used to, and 20 seconds into "Do It Again", it wasn't clear if everybody knew they'd gotten started. A few songs in, though, things got good, and kept getting better.
The cars-and-surfboards songs are all but etched into America's DNA at this point, but no amount of boomer-ish mistiness for some imagined past can dull those melodies. And Mike Love pays just enough lip service to Brian Wilson that you almost forgive him for all those lousy years when John Stamos had him convinced he was Jimmy Buffett. Al Jardine's voice is spot-on, David Marks got off a couple truly ripping solos, and Bruce Johnston's clearly having a ball. Wilson, behind the piano through most of the set, isn't singing much, and when he does, it's a little shaky; he's got both a teleprompter and a guy to help finish his lines when he can't hit the notes. But when he takes the baton-- on "Heroes and Villains", a mini Pet Sounds-suite, and a knockout performance of "Sail On, Sailor"-- that cheaply nostalgic "'member when" feeling all but melts away. The songs from the new That's Why God Made the Radio are awfully schlocky and over-arranged, and nobody really needs to hear "Surfin' USA" and "Surfin' Safari" in a half-hour span. But they sounded better than any band who survived both Uncle Jesse and "Kokomo" ought to, and they absolutely nailed "Wouldn't It Be Nice". That's a good one to nail.

they sure are panning the tour hard 

that'd be cool if they re-record it for the single, put it on the next album, retitled  "Isn't It Thyme".

Probably not, Brian yes.  But i'd rather hear new music than ever see any of them live again.

I doubt this is true too, it seemed apparent that Joe was there for the first few to get footage probably for a PBS/TV special.  Since that has been his job for the past 10 years, also he probably has to get back to his own career. 

It's Pretty disgusting.  Clown music.

i'd like brian to work in the studio at his leisure while the rest of the band tours.

it's ok, agree with it sounding awful on the ears.  One of the worst sounding albums I've had.  I'm not a big fan of how his voice sounds on it though.

the killers - sam's town

i think my original top 3 still stands at

1. From There To Back Again
2. Summer's Gone
3. Shelter

Seriously, Shelter is the best pure pop beach boys tune on the album for me.  LOOOOVE IT.  And after a few weeks the only song that has probably moved up is Daybreak.  Surprisingly.