Waves of majesty move through me majestically.

A thought: equally annoying as these threads are the threads with "vague" titles, such as:

"Whoa, look at that!"
"What if?"
"Interesting video."

or, and these are authentic, recent examples:

"Grande Coincidence?"
"and now, to entertain you tonight"
"Suggestions?"
"Umm What?"
"Here is a mystery..."
"cool"
"Um..."

(as you can see, my first three imaginary examples were far from being exaggerated)


More often than not, threads with these titles are the kind of pointless threads you'll be monitoring more closely from now on. But sometimes a genuinely interesting thread might be hidden behind such a stupid name.

So, wouldn't it be nice if everyone tried to come up with titles that describe what one can expect to find in the thread? 

...no doubt Dennis held that title. What about the other guys, apart from Al Jardine's broken leg courtesy of Brian, what other accidents have happened to them during their career ?

I remember reading that, while in Holland, Brian crashed his Mercedes into a tree and came out of it as if nothing had happened.

[Barry Manilow]

June 17th

1946, Born on this day, Barry Manilow, (born Barry Alan Pincus) US singer, songwriter, (1975 US No.1 & UK No.11 single 'Mandy', also wrote 'Could It Be Magic', and 'Copacabana.' Has scored over 25 US Top 40 singles selling over 75 million records worldwide. Had the 2006 US No.1 album ‘The Greatest Songs of the Fifties.’

I'm afraid Barry Manilow's the only one I know. I deleted the others.

Yup.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this thread. Well done guys, keep going.

Are Wirestone and I the only ones to be bothered by the sped-up "chipmunk" Mike in one of this song's last choruses? It's just a copy-paste of one of the previous choruses, but the pitch has been digitally altered. AWFUL. The worst part of the album as far as I'm concerned.

What happened to AGD?

Anyone?

Have you guys heard about that new, revolutionary, "private life" concept?

The private life of AGD
the world is wondering what he did...

From California to Mexico
everybody just got know..

  Well played!

What happened to AGD?

Anyone?

Have you guys heard about that new, revolutionary, "private life" concept?

This letter is so revealing into the bizarre psychology of the Wilson family at the time... despite that Dennis was a 23-year old rich, famous (though at the time of dwindling fame), and independent adult/rock star, he still had to write a promissory type note to his dad for borrowing the camera. I’ll bet this was written at Murry’s insistence to Dennis (the Menace).
[...]
Totally something that might be expected at age 13, but just a bit unthinkable and seemingly a bit demeaning of someone who’s an adult, let alone a famous adult celebrity. Obviously to Murry, Dennis was still just Dennis the screwup kid, and that is probably all he’d ever be
[...]

This. It's just... Weird.

And I guess Dennis could have bought his dad a new camera in the blink of an eye.

Nice job. This is such a fun song to do with just an acoustic and this captures that well.

I did my own cover of this a few years ago. It started out as just fun but I went a bit overboard, so to speak.

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=9078565

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this cover of SNJ is absolutely brilliant and I like it almost as much as the original. And this comes from a HUGE fan of the original track.

I bet if Brian booked some solo dates none of you would be complaining. hypocrites.

I wouldn't complain, because...

Brian ain't touring as the BBs.

And that changes everything.

TWGMTR - #80 in France

My best wishes for a speedy recovery, Mr. Boyd.

[REALLY]

Since I don't live in the US and the local edition of Rolling Stone doesn't feature this article, I would REALLY like to be able to read it. I'm willing to part with some of my precious eternal gratitude.

 

Why are so many people surprised about Ireland?
Why not Austria or Finland or Holland?

Or France? The UK, Spain, Italy, Germany and Belgium all have shows, but we're in the middle and we're not getting anything yet... 

Regarding "Daybreak": am I the only one to be bothered by the fact that Mike's part in the 02:42 to 02:58 chorus is obviously exactly the same as the one in the previous choruses, but with the pitch digitally altered? He's only a few steps from sounding like Alvin the chipmunk.

Too bad, because otherwise I really like the song.

I agree.

1. The album could use a little more life.
2. I think Al should've been represented with a self-penned song.
3. I don't think it would've hurt the album lengthwise to include a 13th song.
4. It would've gotten Carl's voice on the album (but I have a feeling "they" didn't want that)
5. I love the song!

My thoughts exactly. For all these reasons, and also because I feel the new album doesn't have enough Al lead vocals, it would have been great to include "Don't Fight the Sea".

But production-wise it would have sounded even more out of place on the album than "Daybreak"... 

Brian likes Kokomo, you should too.

DAMN IT, I had a seat in the B3 block, row 3, and it took me too much time to find my f*cking confirmation code for my credit card 

The one that's on the back ? 

I'm not THAT stupid  No, when my bank issued my card they gave me a spread sheet with 9 columns and 9 rows, and each cell contains a code. When you do certain purchases on the internet, Mastercard asks for the code in a specific cell ("D2" for instance) and you have to put that code in... It's a security device. Not very practical, to say the least.

[EDIT:]

Sold out in a few minutes..

More dates have to be added

I sure hope so!  

EDIT: countless tickets are already being offered for re-sale at higher prices. These people should be shot. 

DAMN IT, I had a seat in the B3 block, row 3, and it took me too much time to find my f*cking confirmation code for my credit card  

I feel for you. Did you manage to get a seat though?

I had other seat opprtunities but they were all "not-that-good" ones. I've been told that past B3 block you just can't see anything. Still hoping a good seat becomes available...

If I knew for a fact that they wouldn't come to France, I would settle for a not-that-good seat... 

DAMN IT, I had a seat in the B3 block, row 3, and it took me too much time to find my f*cking confirmation code for my credit card 

Just wanted to let this out before I write a thorough review - I've just, erm, "heard" the album and the last three tracks HAVEN'T been overhyped.

I'm poor so I usually end up drinking Simpler Times Lager (Trader Joes), PBR, Yuengling Lager Drafts, or High Life tallboys.
I'll occasionally spend the $10 and get a Delirium Nocturnum. That's more of twice a year treat, though.

There ain't nothing wrong with high life imo, but I'm a drunk so what do I know.

I just don't understand beer of food elitism. Sometimes a high life or Taco Bell can be more satisfying than their more complex counterparts.

Different strokes for different folks. Sometimes a Katy Perry tune can be more satisfying than a Bach tune.