Nobody's gonna talk about that mustache lookin' thing he had on his lip in the late 60's/early 70's?

I've often seen a copy of the Today! album in the bootleg section of Forever Young records here in my neck of the woods. I always thought some kid had just colored in the cover of some cheap reissue. It's nice to know the real story.

The RSD version Of Wigwam is awesome. Better than the one on Self Portrait with the horns.

This album is great. "Psychotic Reaction" by The Count Five is fantastic early psych, and easily one of my favorite songs on the album. Also dig The Chocolate Watchband, The Human Beinz, and the classic 13th Floor Elevators. Nuggets II has also got some great stuff, such as "White Bicycle" by Tomorrow, "A Dream For Julie" by Kaleidoscope and other great stuff by We All Together, The Easybeats and The Pretty Things. Gotta love Nuggets.

On a slightly different note, may I ask what they were thinking when they recorded "Carnival"? And why did they try to put it on an album? I mean, the effects used on it are kinda fun and all, but man, what a strange piece of music. I listened to it with headphones a while back and nearly got sick. It's like "My Solution", but worse.

I've never understood why people are so hard on M.I.U. Sure, it's not their best album, but it certainly isn't the worst. It's a lot better than what came after it, save for a few songs. I don't think it would kill 'em to toss in a few of the better songs from the album ("Pitter Patter", "My Diane", heck, even "Hey Little Tomboy") on a compilation. The music may not be great, but this is where the group was in 1978 (not counting Adult/Child). Plus, I'd rather see any of the previously mentioned songs on a comp if they were in lieu/addition to the somewhat overused "Come Go With Me". Better (well, more accurate) representation.

 

By my infallible logic, the previews are now out in the wild!!! But you gotta find them yourselves 

Don't toy with me son....
(Happy 100)

My father once heard me listening to this track and caught the organ intro. He then asked why I was listening to a recording of a railroad crossing gate. A wonderful song though. Would love to have the 45.

This is what MIC has come to: A huge missunderstanding and testicles.

By the way runners, I quite enjoyed your thoughts on testicles. Shame the sandbox thread died out. Long live your "big brown bag" (thread, of course).

I'd just like to say that the first 15 seconds or so of this song now rank in my top 10 favorite Beach Boy moments. Can't wait for the Brian/Piano version.

A shame they messed up Carl's vocal on it, though. That 2% increase in speed makes his vocal on it just about perfect. I really hate that they sacrifice one person's vocal to save/add another.

I agree. I might be wrong in saying this, but I think it's the same way on "It's Over Now". Two great songs now ("California Feelin'" included) that I find hard to listen to because of a slowed Carl Wilson vocal. A voice like his should never be tampered with.

I'd just like to say that the first 15 seconds or so of this song now rank in my top 10 favorite Beach Boy moments. Can't wait for the Brian/Piano version.

In "Busy Doin Nothing", is that Marilyn singing "slowly it came to me"?
Its double tracked with Brian and i swear it sounds like her

Recently, I've been wondering the exact same thing. Upon a closer listen, it really does sound like someone is double tracking with him, starting with "I wrote a number down..." And going all the way to the aforementioned "... Slowly it came to me". I think you're right in saying it's Marilyn, as I'm sure I've read that somewhere before.

2.All This Is That: It was this song that got me into the album.

Yet you ranked it as #2, not No.1.

Yes. I did. "All This Is That" got me into the album, but once I started to listen to the album as a whole, I realized that I found "Marcella" a bit more enjoyable. Tastes change, and who knows? Tomorrow "Make It Good" might shoot up into my top 5.

"H.E.L.P Is on The Way" has made me think more about being health concious.

"Vegetables" has made me appreciate our root-bound foods more.

"Don't Go Near The Water" speaks for itself. Haven't had anything to do with it for 4 years. Drinking included. 

Question: would Brian's shows be as popular if he only did solo tunes? Don't get me wrong, it would be cool if he did, but do you think the Beach Boys stuff has something to do with the popularity of his shows?

I recently found this. One of the best versions of this song, other than The Band's version. A shame it wasn't completed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUInYhvjkA

1. Do It Again
2. All Summer Long
3. You Still Believe In Me
4. Then I Kissed Her
5. Time To Get Alone
6. Ol' Man River/Cottonfields
7. Darlin'
8. Honkin' Down The Highway
9. Cabinessence
10. Take a Load Off Your Feet
11. The Little Girl I Once Knew
12. Our Prayer/Heroes and Villains
13. God Only Knows
14. Summertime Blues
15. I Get Around

Intermission

16. Wake The World
17. Vegetables
18. Sloop John B.
19. Wouldn't It Be Nice
20. Little Bird
21. The Night Was So Young
22. Sail On Sailor
23. Come Go With Me
24. Break Away
25. Your Imagination
26. Good Time
27. Back Home
28. Isn't It Time
29. Love and Mercy
30. Surf's Up (With an acapella fade)

Encore:
31. Good Vibrations
32. Help Me Rhonda
33. Surfin' Safari/Surfin' USA/Fun Fun Fun

I couldn't find a thread about these guys, so I thought I'd start one up. I mean, how could nobody be talking about this great band?

(From Wikipedia) The Flying Burrito Brothers were an early country rock band founded in 1968 on the West Coast of the United States by former Byrds members Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, as well as pianist and bassist Chris Ethridge and pedal steel guitarist Sneaky Pete Kleinow. The band is best known for its influential debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin.  Although the group is most often mentioned in connection with Parsons and Hillman, the group underwent many (many) personnel changes.

So, if you like the Byrds or Gram Parsons, check out The Flying Burrito Brothers. If, you already know who they are: wonderful! Here's a place to talk about them.

Some of their more popular tunes:

"Wild Horses": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MchWI3sLUQo
"Christines Tune": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BITiY8M_oDo
"Hot Burrito #1": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rrqBsG1yXs

From what I understand, The Isle of Wight show is pretty rough, but still, it'll be a neat thing to have. Also, if the demo for Wigwam is the same one on the RSD single, then I will really be looking forward to this. Can't stand the original version with those terrible horn overdubs.

So today is the day that this mystery is supposed to be released, and there's still no information on it. Has anybody here actually ordered this yet? Better yet, is anyone going to order it?

I keep checking Amazon every day for sound clips. 

Amen to that.

The Kinks Katalogue is basically 90% deep cuts!

Agreed. Here's a sampling of my Kinks picks plus some others:

Kinks: Holiday In Waikiki
          Do You Remember Walter
          Top of The Pops

The Who: Dogs
               Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde
               Cousin Kevin

Rolling Stones: The Lantern
                       Monkey Man
                       Coming Down Again

The new songs for this album are great. However, while the repeats are good, it's no fun hearing the same songs two albums in a row. Still a pretty strong album from the group. This is where they began to cut back on the instrumentals (A plus, indeed).

How would "I've Got A Friend" count? Dennis wrote it and Dennis sang it. Ricky mighta played drums on it but that's it.

"Carry Me Home". Blondie sang lead and maybe Ricky played drums.

Like bluesno1fann said in an earlier post, these are just songs from the Blondie-Ricky era (i.e. 1972-1974). The songs in this thread aren't necessarily written by the Fataar-Chaplin team, but they were somehow involved with them.

I think Big Sur (4/4) and (to a lesser extent) Out in The Country would work as good B-Sides. WIBNTLA would probably be the best A-Side. I like the idea of the B-Side not actually being on the box set. Keeps things interesting.