Who's the white haired guy singing next to Jeff Foskett?

Sure hope his back gets all better before April!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWVbj0YUyE

That post is one of the silliest + funny post"s ive ever read on this board, THX for the humor..!!..But lets not forget reality...You Again..Full House ..Home Improvement..Kept the BB profile high on the food chain in 80"s + 90"s..It is what it is

I would argue that there would be a higher regard for the Beach Boys if they'd avoided that kind of publicity and let their Pet Sounds legacy define them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOZ5dEiZYCo

Brian is singing on Kokomo and he clearly does not know the words. 

I would not suggest watching past Kokomo.  Barbara Ann is kind of painful to watch.  Dave Coulier is the last person I want to see sharing a microphone with Carl Wilson.

Who's going to play bass?

Very wishful thinking but Brian perhaps? 

No wonder people on here are so angry.  We need some ladies to even us out.

I'm just curious, it seems like most of the members are male.

I hope she'll be on the Beach Boys reunion tour.

On the In Concert photos Mike Love is sporting a rainbow on his arm but I am not sure if it is a tattoo.

Haha, how ironic considering how  homophobic he's reported to be.

I've heard 15 Big Ones and Love You.  I don't mind 15 Big Ones, it's definitely not terrible and I love Just Once In My Life.  Love You is definitely in my top five Beach Boys albums.

That kind of reminds me of that Extras episode when the producers make Andy put Chris Martin from Coldplay on his sitcom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnOtmimxSVw

Sure, it looks nice but it has very little information regarding discography and personnel bios.  I suppose Wikipedia is good for that but it's always nice to have a definitive source.  I personally would like to see a Beach Boys website designed like the Rolling Stones website.

I'm so jealous of anyone who gets to go to Coachella this year.  They have such a good lineup but I'm all the way in New Jersey. 

I think In Rainbows is my favorite.  It was the first album of theirs I'd heard, I think it's just perfect from start to end.  As for favorite song, I would probably say Pyramid Song.

Probably a tie between Springsteen and Arcade Fire.

They are one of my many other music obsessions besides The Beach Boys.  They haven't made one weak album since the mid 90s, it's pretty incredible that they've remained so prominent in the music world for so long.  Plus they've stayed together!  From the start, they've been the same band, no member has ever left or quit.  They're starting a tour soon, I'm really hoping I'll get to see them, I never have before.

Cameron Crowe I would consider no real loss.

Ah, I take it you haven't seen Almost Famous?

Mentioned before but great Brian-ism clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5VdjPA58f0

That's the best laugh I've had yet today.  Gotta love Brian. 

Also, weird that the baby in the video would grow up to be one of the Olsen twins.

and to cut Rolling Stone some slack, this list is the result of a poll.

I don't get all the hate for Rolling Stone.  They have some great articles and talented writers.  Without Rolling Stone, there would be no Cameron Crowe, Annie Leibowitz, or Hunter Thompson.

Some of the comments at the bottom are disturbing.

You call a bunch of songs about surfing that all sound the same as "genius"? This guy is one step removed from a commercial jingle writer.

Sorry, but the Beach Boys (which I am a fan), are nothing more than an overrated beach band.  They stuck with a genre that died out in less than a decade.  Sure, they made some good tunes, but it was not "revolutionary.  He was trying to compete with the Beatles, it is obvious through his own words - Pet Sounds was him trying to compete with Rubber Soul.  And he had a mental breakdown when he heard Sgt. Pepper's...

Seriously... this guy still holds on to the idea that he didn't copy "Sweet Little Sixteen" when he wrote "Surfin USA".  Come on!

He had a way with harmonies, but other than that... there was nothing great about it.

 

It doesn't make any less sense than having half-assed covers of Rock and Roll Music and Come Go With Me rather than Caroline, No or Sail On Sailor.  Honestly, I don't take that collection very seriously, some of the song choices are baffling and the track order is too all over the place in my opinion.  Classics Selected by Brian Wilson is a superior compilation in my opinion even if it's less comprehensive.

On the Sounds of Summer reissue, they should use the Smile Sessions mixes for Good Vibrations and Heroes and Villains to make it more current.  Plus it would make sense to use the new version of Do It Again in place of the original.

If they do something remotely similar to the song selection on Live at the Roxy, I'll be satisfied.

bruce springsteen? don't they tour all the time anyway?

Springsteen hasn't toured in over two years.  This will also be his first series of concerts since the death of Clarence Clemons.

I don't know, for most of the songs on Smile, I think the childlike innocence of Brian is represented more than psychedelia.  But Good Vibrations is pretty much the definition of psychedelia.

I'd rather see Stamos than Jeffrey Foskett.

Really?  I love Jeff Foskett.  I think it's amazing how he can hit those high notes despite his age.  Stamos on the other hand... well, I mean, I liked him on ER but I really don't want to see him as a Beach Boy.