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1  Smiley Smile Stuff / Concert Reviews / Re: Show 52: Festival Musicos en la Naturaleza - Avila, Spain 7/21/12 on: July 24, 2012, 01:54:35 PM
Don't back down + Surfin' safari:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIyo2_xFWiQ


What's that Brian interjects with at 5:28 when the crowd starts getting noisy...."Mike, c'mon let's....."??
2  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Assessing the North American tour on: July 11, 2012, 09:00:58 AM

Just for fun, I'd recommend reading some threads from two years ago, for instance. Every time the possibility of a reunion was brought up by a fan, it was immediately dismissed. "Their voices are not strong enough". "The BBs play in your town every year and people don't care who the individuals are... There'd be nothing special to this reunion to the average Joe". "Brian is better off touring on his own". "Brian doesn't wanna play with those guys, he's said so". And so forth...

Yeah, I know...


I wonder if 'ol Luther made it to a show.... Grin
3  Smiley Smile Stuff / Concert Reviews / Re: Show 46: Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ 7/7/12 on: July 08, 2012, 06:58:49 PM

Sunglasses Melinda and crew rocking out at 2:11 bottom left corner just behind the balding guy in the yellow shirt!
4  Smiley Smile Stuff / Concert Reviews / Re: Show 46: Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ 7/7/12 on: July 08, 2012, 10:21:15 AM
Yeah, Mike was a little stuttery/mumbling/tired with his banter but he sounded strong on his vocals throughout and sang with a particular vengence on Surfin USA.   Also noticed that when Mike left the stage for Disney Girls, he took his microphone and was singing all of his parts sidestage.   No banjo on California Saga but it was sooo much better with Mike on his lead.  

Lots of the old timers around me had taken advantage of the 10 for $100 cd's and were handing them out to random people in the crowd.

5  Smiley Smile Stuff / Concert Reviews / Re: Show 46: Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ 7/7/12 on: July 08, 2012, 12:46:17 AM
They really tightened it up since we saw them the first show!!  There were 5 cameras filming for the PBS special according to Mike.  What a treat to see them twice this go around!!

Highlights for me:

*  TWGMTR sounded amazing!!
*  They played 50 songs
*  Darian nails Darlin!!
*  Add Some Music!!
*  California Saga returns with Mike and Brian doing their respective parts!!
*  Revamped /more professional looking videos/pics on the big screen
*  Brian getting distracted by the videos during Sloop John and missing his cue
*  Jeff doing the Marcella walk in his flip flops
*  Running into Melinda, Mrs. Mike Love and Ahmba
*  Speaking briefly with Nelson and Probyn
 
6  Smiley Smile Stuff / Concert Reviews / Re: Show 46: Grand Canyon University - Phoenix, AZ 7/7/12 on: July 07, 2012, 09:03:32 AM
GCU arena opened in Sept 2011 and seats 5000.  Not sure why they didn't book the Comerica Theatre which is more tailored for music, seats 5500 and has no other event scheduled for today...

We were at the first show in Tucson and now at show 46 much, much closer to home.  Gonna be nice!! 
7  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Al and David Marks- Rare Footage! on: July 06, 2012, 04:27:06 AM
Glad to see you active on the board again Carrie!! 

this thread is from 2007.

Drats!  Wish somebody would answer up on the subject...
8  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Al and David Marks- Rare Footage! on: July 05, 2012, 11:00:43 PM
Glad to see you active on the board again Carrie!!  Care to comment on whether or not David's vocals appear anywhere on the new album?   Can't seem to get a definitive answer anywhere....

Regards and hope you're havin fun with the big reunion!!!!  Tell Dave we love him and we'll see him this Saturday night in Phoenix!!!
9  Smiley Smile Stuff / Concert Reviews / Re: Show 43: Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach - Virginia Beach, VA 7/3/12 on: July 05, 2012, 10:57:47 PM
sorry, wrong thread
10  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Blondie Chaplin alert! Good news.... on: June 14, 2012, 09:50:34 AM

Has he collaborated with any of them in the decades since?




Brian arranged and sang backup vocals for Blondie on Hand On my Shoulder for the 2002 Figments album:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk9Q7Patb54
11  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Blondie Chaplin alert! Good news.... on: June 13, 2012, 10:16:06 PM
Blondie sings Wild Honey with Carl and Elton on keys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRbBPhodF4Q


Blondie's Sail On Sailor in 2011:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reP5gImvF-c&feature=related
12  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Brian recording a McCartney song for Paul tribute album? on: June 13, 2012, 06:39:10 PM
Saw this on wikipedia. With Paul's B-day fast approaching on June 18th, is this still happening?  Any word what song Bri plans on recording?


"An upcoming tribute album is expected in June 2012, to coincide with [Paul's] 70th birthday, featuring recordings of his songs by Kiss, Garth Brooks, Billy Joel, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, Steve Miller, B.B. King and others."
13  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The Genius of Mike Love on: June 10, 2012, 09:22:04 AM
Mike's statements in this interview.  Is it truth?


"I wrote every word to that song." ~ ML on Good Vibrations

"I wrote every word to California Girls"  ~ ML


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrSQ5tZMWhU&feature=related

14  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: "The Fragile Beach Boys Reunion" - Rolling Stone Magazine on: June 09, 2012, 12:30:09 AM
No RS cover for the BB 50th wins me a bet here at the house.  Although it's a nice article, me thinks it is Rolling Stone that has become irrelevant.... and long ago.


Here's an email to direct a note about your delight that RS passed on a Beach Boys cover for this issue:

letters@rollingstone.com
15  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Not one vocal credit for David Marks on the new album? on: June 08, 2012, 12:10:21 PM
Any Smiley-Smiler's on deck for a meet & greet?  I'm sure Dave would be happy to clear this up.  Please pose the question on behalf of his loyal fans?
16  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Not one vocal credit for David Marks on the new album? on: June 06, 2012, 10:49:52 PM
I remember initially Dave's accent/pronunciation on the word 'Gawd' on the TWGMTR  single being discussed in depth here.   Is it now the official word that Dave does not appear vocally anywhere on this album?  Say it ain't so...
17  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Not one vocal credit for David Marks on the new album? on: June 06, 2012, 06:23:22 AM
What gives?  Did Dave not sing anywhere on this album?   I thought he was at least audible on TWGMTR....
18  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Misheard Vocals on: May 28, 2012, 10:05:57 PM
Mentioned this thread to my son who replied  he always thought "...huarache sandals too " was "...wear out your sandals too"
19  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Group Interview On PBS - Charlie Rose Show Tonight on: May 21, 2012, 11:25:22 AM
Anyone else notie Brian's facial reaction after speaking about missing Carl (7:30) was  strikingly similar to his facial reaction in the press conference addressing Dennis' death back in 1983 (1hr 37 min into An American Band documentary)?
20  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: what is I Get Around really about? on: May 14, 2012, 11:21:18 PM
from wiki:

Mike Love filed a lawsuit against Brian Wilson claiming that he had not been given credit, and therefore had not received royalties, on over thirty of the band's songs, many of them hit singles.[3] One of these songs was "I Get Around". The original credit only credited Wilson, but Love insisted that he had a hand in writing the lyrics. In an interview with Goldmine, published September 18, 1992, Love insisted that he and not Wilson "came up with 'round round get around'". Mike Love won the lawsuit and the song-writing credit was amended, therefore ensuring future royalties on all of the songs that he had claimed he had a hand in writing
21  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: what is I Get Around really about? on: May 14, 2012, 06:41:34 PM
Pretty sure I saw an interview with Brian at some point where he said he "I felt naked to the world when I wrote I Get Around".  Something about baring his soul in that song.  

After seeing that interview, I always interpreted the lyrics "bugged drivin' up and down the same old strip" to be Brian tiring of the surf and car songs, "' find a new place where the kids are hip" to be him longing to write the Pet Sounds/Smile type of music.  "My buddies and me gettin real well known" to be describe the high profile the band was achieving and "the bad guys know us and they leave us alone" to be the other big bands of the time giving some respect to the BB.  etc etc...

Actually makes a lot of sense after hearing Bri's comments....
22  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: 25th Anniversery in Hawaii---what went wrong? on: April 10, 2012, 12:33:30 PM
13.  The Everly Brothers wigs
23  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What's VDP's problem? on: February 21, 2012, 09:51:24 PM
The way I read that interview, VDP seems to be upset that his lyrics have been repeatedly dismissed by ML as 'druggy' ramblings and incomprehensible when VDP (among many others) feels the lyrics were artistic, deep and abstract while still being meaningful prose.  I would firmly agree with VDP while agreeing with ML that most listeners would not 'get it'.  

Based on my personal 'conversations' with VDP, I would summise firstly that he is not pleased with the way Brian is 'handled' (hence the "....led into this reunion" comment) and also that he is displeased with the way his 'esoteric' lyrics have consistenly been disregarded by ML as the primarily 'weak link' in the commerical appeal and 'non-support' of the SMiLE album.

In correspondence I had with VDP years ago, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact the Brian Camp was unwilling to sign off on a remastered re-release of Orange Crate Art.  It still has not seen a reissue.  OCA is a GREAT album and deserves to be available remastered on CD and on vinyl as well.   VDP also commented on how stiff and impersonable Brian's handler's were in delivering him by limo to the recording sessions for OCA and how they demanded BW have a break at a designated time for a special chicken salad sandwich lunch.  

I am also sure I had read an interview with VDP around the time of the 'That Lucky Old Sun' release where VDP stated something like Brian was ...."working on an album as an ode to California, I wonder where he got that idea."  Touche' sir.




24  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Band comments on the new SMiLE release: on: March 16, 2011, 09:13:17 AM
http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/march/16Beach_Boys_SMiLE_Release_Confirmed.shtml


"I'm thrilled that The Beach Boys' original studio sessions for SMiLE will be released for the first time, after all these years," says Brian Wilson. "I'm looking forward to this collection of the original recordings and having fans hear the beautiful angelic voices of the boys in a proper studio release."

"One of my favorite songs from the SMiLE sessions is 'Wonderful'," says Mike Love. "The song truly lives up to its title, as do many of the tracks on SMiLE. Cousin Brian was at his creative peak during those sessions. I'm unaware of anything that comes close in pop music."

"I recently played some of my personal acetates from the SMiLE sessions and they held up really well," says Al Jardine. "We would come home from touring and go straight into the studio to record. Brian couldn't wait to show us his latest ideas. We were recording SMiLE and Pet Sounds material simultaneously, so the tracks and vocals all have the same great quality. Most of the vocals were done at Columbia Studios in Hollywood, across the street from Western Studios, where most of the tracking was done."

"For me, it's always been about the way Brian Wilson brilliantly composed and 'voiced' his amazing chord progressions and melodies," says Bruce Johnston. "SMiLE really made me smile!"

"Personally, I loved it," the late Carl Wilson said in 1994 of the SMiLE sessions (from the Don Was-directed documentary, Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times).

"In my opinion it makes Pet Sounds stink - that's how good it is," the late Dennis Wilson told a journalist in 1966 of the planned SMiLE album.

25  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The Flame To Reunite Next Month!!! on: February 22, 2011, 09:45:22 PM
Here's a FANTASTIC performance from last year with Blondie on piano and Ron Blair of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers on bass:

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