[Love's second album Da Capo]

Well, there's Love's second album Da Capo. Five fantastic songs on side one (their finest hour in my opinion, despite Forever Changes) and an interminable jam on side two!

No disrespect to your opinion but wow

This is where it starts getting hard. Choosing between 'Every Little Thing' and 'I Dont Want To Spoil The Party' is pretty hard but I'm choosing

The Landlocked version of 'Big Sur' is a lot lot lot lot better than the Holland version.
'My Diane' is a masterpiece.

The shift of a whole tone in "The Shift".

I'd say it was upward; Lambert claims it's downward...

Whatever, it's a masterstroke and probably not attempted before or since.

And it sounds great! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_vUHgz_jGo

I forgot about this song haha. The shift does sound upward.

Add Some Music to Your Day - Brian's part where he sings, "When day is over, I close my tired eyes."

I've had this bit stuck in my head since I read this. I forgot how great this song is.

AC, I'm sure you find the time to smile but looking at your lists I'd be hard pressed to know when.

Just kidding!

Well there's no reason not to be honest haha

JANUARY 11th

1964: A recording session for The Castells’ version of ‘I Do’ at Gold Star studios, Los Angeles, California.

1965: The Beach Boys start and finish their recording of ‘Do You Wanna Dance’ at Gold Star studios, Los Angeles, California.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eczP8C0P5R4

1968: Brian Wilson interviewed at home. This interview would later appear on the Rock and Other Four Letter Words album. I’d really like to hear this interview.

1977: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Mid South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee. Brian isn’t there.

1978: A recording session at Brother Studios, Santa Monica, California. They work on one of Brian’s favorite songs, ‘Shortenin Bread’.

1980: After several days of working on their vocals for their upcoming Keepin’ The Summer Alive album at Al Jardine’s Red Barn Studio, Big Sur area, California, they do it again today.

1991: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Convention Center, San Diego, California at the inaugural of Governor Pete Wilson.

2002: The Beach Boys play a gig at Ben Crenshaw’s house in Austin, Texas. Unless there’s also a place called Ben Crenshaw, and considering they didn’t play inside the body of Ben Crenshaw, I’m figuring it was probably his house.

2008: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Desert Diamond Casino, Sahuarita, Arizona.

2014: The Beach Boys play a gig at the decadent Dairy Queen International Convention, Fort DeRussy Beach Park, Honolulu, Hawaii.

JANUARY 10th
1964: A recording session at (probably) Gold Star studio, Los Angeles, California where they work on vocals for ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love’ and ‘I Do’ (which won’t be released until the 1990 Surfer Girl/Shut Down Vol. 2 twofer as a bonus track).

1966: The Beach Boys play a gig at Kaikan Hall, Kyoto, Japan.

1977: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama without Brian.

1980: In a remarkable change of events from the past few days, the Beach Boys work on their vocals for their upcoming Keepin’ The Summer Alive album at Al Jardine’s Red Barn Studio, Big Sur area, California.

2007: Brian Wilson plays a gig at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007, Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.

2014: The Beach Boys play a show at the Maui Cultural Center, Kahului, Maui, Hawaii.

2015: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Exploration Tower at Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Florida with Uncle Jesse.

There's a reason I've always considered Don Imus who Malcolm McDowell would be if he didn't have a soul
And that other guys an a-hole too

When I play it on the piano I play it like this

(A) Snowflakes fall hidden on the
(Bm) Prairie
(A) Cars get stalled, seems so ordi
(Bm) nary
(C#minor?) And yet theres something inside means theres
(Bm) snow downtown
(C# minor?) The warmth of candles so bright when there's
(Bm) People around (E)

And so on. It might be wrong but it works for me

These are some that aren't objectively the saddest (that'd be impossible anyway, though 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' kinda takes the cake) but these are the songs that even just thinking about them hurt:

'We'll Meet Again'  - Vera Lynn (the second greatest song ever written)
'Gloomy Sunday' - Billie Holiday
'You Need Feet' - Bernard Bresslaw
'Runaway' - Del Shannon
'Hello Stranger' - Barbara Lewis
'Hey Girl' - Freddie Scott (it's the backing vocals)
'Tell Her No'/'Nothings Changed' - The Zombies
'Ooo Baby Baby' - The Miracles
'Caroline, No' - You know
'Femme Fatale' - The Velvet Underground
'Chelsea Girls' - Nico
'Jugband Blues' - Pink Floyd
'Plastic Palace People' - Scott Walker
'Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson
'Maybe Tomorow' - The Iveys
'Madame George' - Van Morrison
'Look At Your Game Girl' - Charles Manson
'Way To Blue' - Nick Drake
'Penina' - Carlos Mendes (I have no idea why)
'Dark Globe'/'Opel' - Syd Barrett
'A Day In The Life of a Tree'/'Til I Die' - You know
'The Kiss' - Judee Sill
'I'll Slip Away' - Rodriguez (1973 version)
'Black Eyed Dog' - Nick Drake
'Nightime' - Big Star
'Marlene' - Jackson C. Frank
'Ten Years Gone' - Led Zeppelin
'Europa' - Santana
'You And Your Sister' - Chris Bell
'Stardust' - Willie Nelson
'He Stopped Loving Her Today' - George Jones
'Decades' - Joy Division
'Now And Then'/'Grow Old With Me' - John Lennon
'All Those Years Ago' - George Harrison
'Here Today' - Paul McCartney
'Just Another Sucker On The Vine' - Tom Waits
'Back To The Old House (electric version)' - The Smiths (their reputation as a miserable band was given to them by people who don't get them but they do have profoundly melancholy songs and this is the one I'm choosing for this)
'Sixteen Blue' - The Replacements (the single most underrated band of all time (sorry Beach Boys))  (the guitar solo at the end is the most powerful fckin thing ever)
'Our Last Night Together' - Arthur Russell
'Something In The Way' - Nirvana
'Nightswimming' - R.E.M.
'Monster Inside of Me' - Daniel Johnston
'Dumb' - Nirvana
'Katy Song'/'Grace Cathedral Park' - Red House Painters
'Something Changed' - Pulp (the "when we woke up that morning" bit onwards is one of the most painfully bittersweet things I've ever heard even though it's a happy song)
'A Design For Life' - Manic Street Preachers (their album The Holy Bible is the most depressing album ever made, though this isn't from that album)
'Let Down' - Radiohead
'Kiss Me' - Sixpence None the Richer (I admit it)
'Chicken Wire' - The Pernice Brothers (I read this was voted the saddest song somewhere and it's pretty damn sad)
'I Didn't Understand' (Dutch TV version)/'Everything Means Nothing To Me' - Elliott Smith
'Lost Cause' - Beck
'Bird Gerhl' - Antony & The Johnsons
'This Is My House, This Is My Home (alternate version)' - We Were Promised Jetpacks (and the non alternate version for some reason)
'The Nights Are Cold' - Camera Obscura
'Summers Gone' - You know
'Hello Stranger' - Julia Holter

As for the most lifelessly depressing songs that make me wanna die:
'Torn Between Two Lovers' - Mary MacGregor
'Dust In The Wind' - Kansas
'Linger' - The Cranberries
'All For You' - Sister Hazel
'Angel' - Sarah Mclachlan
'Mad World' - Gary Jules
'I Hope You Dance' - whoever does that song
Anything by Dave Matthews
Most of whats on the radio

JANUARY 9th

1965: The Beach Boys record on the vocals for ‘Please Let Me Wonder’ at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aityoP4BOKI

1966: The Beach Boys play a gig at Sankei Hall, Osaka, Japan.

1967: The Beach Boys record a second version of ‘Wonderful’ at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxvJwO1FCas

1969: Two Dennis songs are worked on at Brian’s home studio, Bel Air, California:  ‘Forever’ and ‘San Miguel’.

1970: A recording sessions for ‘Carnival’ at Brian’s home studio, Bel Air, California.

1977: The Beach Boys play a gig at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia.

1978: A recording session at Brother Studios, Santa Monica, California. Dennis works on a song called ‘Baby Blue Eyes’ (soon renamed ‘Baby Blue’) for his upcoming second album, Bambu.

1979: A recording session for ‘Love Surrounds Me’ at Westlake Recording Studios, Santa Monica, California.

1980: Some more vocal sessions for Keepin’ The Summer Alive at Al Jardine’s Red Barn Studio, Big Sur area, California.

1998: A gig played under the name The California Beach Band in Napa, California. The only official Beach Boy in this lineup is Mike Love (and maybe David Marks?)

1999: The Beach Boys play a private gig with Dean Torrence at a Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, California.

2011: A recording session for Brian Wilson’s In the Key of Disney album at Oceanway recording studio, Los Angeles, California.

2015: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce, Florida.  

https://soundcloud.com/user-692725454/ze-motif

If (you can get past the repetitiveness) anyone has any idea for lyrics for this little phrase/bit, whether it be actual lyrics or just an idea for what they could be about. Either or would really help with thinking of something to go around this musically cause this is all I have that's remotely substantial. Thanks.

Don't underestimate the simple but timeless quality and profound musical intelligence behind that tune.

I didn't mean to underestimate it, and it is a timeless song, but I feel what Brian was doing around that time was much more complex, for lack of a better word. I get why he'd be amazed at it, but just in comparison to what he was capable of I thought it was funny.

JANUARY 8th

1964: A recording session at Gold Star studios, Los Angeles, California, where the song ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love’ is worked on.

1965: A recording session for ‘Help Me Ronda’ at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California.

1966: The Beach Boys play a gig at Nagoya-shi Koukaido, Nagoya, Japan.

1973: The Beach Boys 19th studio album Holland is released. The album receives overall positive reviews, and reaches #20 in the UK and #36 in America.



1977: The Beach Boys play a gig at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. The Outlaws are also on the bill.

1979: A recording session for the incredible artistic achievement that is the disco remake of ‘Here Comes The Night’, which takes place at Devonshire Sound studios, North Hollywood, California.

1980: More vocal sessions for Keepin’ The Summer Alive at Al Jardine’s Red Barn Studio, Big Sur area, California.

2005: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Hyatt Maui, Maui, Hawaii.

2011: A recording session for Brian Wilson’s In the Key of Disney album at Oceanway recording studio, Los Angeles, California.

2015: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Kravis Center, Dreyfoos Concert Hall, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Without a doubt the greatest moment in BBs history

Forreal though if I could take 50 BBs tracks with me on a desert island that would be one of em.

What would the other 49 be?

This is pretty, I really love it Are you sure it needs lyrics? I kind of like it just how it is.

Thank you!
I'll probably just leave it like it is

What about drip drop?

If you cover your ears and pretend you're listening to 'Cool Cool Water' it's almost just as beautiful.

Maybe he was trying to do a punk sort of thing to get the group popular again. That's why he consciously added all those "Let's go motherf&ckas!".

2Adult Child: is it different than your thread? Check: http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,8992.0.html

Wow I forgot about that.
But there is a difference sort of in that this is a list of a lot of your favorites. Like today I could put the "You've been thinkin bout some things...." bit from 'From There  to Back Again' in that thread but I wouldn't say it's one of my absolute favorites. It's not much of a difference I know but all the bits I listed here sort of loom large in my psyche and it's a little more than kicking my ass. I mean I'll probably be thinking about that end bit of 'Surf's Up' when I die. So this thread isn't about the moments that are kicking our ass right now, it's about the moments that will kick ass forever.

JANUARY 7th

1964: Two recording sessions today: one at Western Recorders and the other at Gold Star. At the Western session, ‘In The Parkin’ Lot’, ‘This Car Of Mine’, ‘Denny’s Drums’, and ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ are worked on. ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ is nearly finished (all that’s left are a few overdubs). At Gold Star work is done on ‘Why Do Fools Fall In Love’.

1965: A recording session for the ‘Please Let Me Wonder’ instrumental at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California. This is Brian’s first recording session since his breakdown December 23rd and it could be symbolically the beginning of (what’s considered by a lot of people) Brian’s musical golden period, which will last a little over two years.

1966: The first gig for The Beach Boys’ first Japanese tour at the Shibuya Koukaido, Tokyo, Japan.

1970: A recording session at Brian’s home studio in Bel Air, California, where they work on ‘Susie Cincinnati’, ‘Good Time’, and a cover of The Beatles’ ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’. 

1977: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida.

1980: A recording session at Al Jardine’s Red Barn Studio, Big Sur area, California. Vocals for the next album (Keepin’ The Summer Alive) are worked on.

1989: The Beach Boys play a gig after the Hula Bowl at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii.

1999: The Beach Boys play a gig at the Stamford Center for the Arts, Stamford, Connecticut.

2011: A recording session for Brian Wilson’s In the Key of Disney album at Oceanway recording studio, Los Angeles, California.

2015: The Beach Boys play a show at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida.

I made this thing in tribute to John Glenn (despite the fact I used a Neil Armstrong soundbite) a few weeks ago. I'd like to put words to it at some point but I have nothing to really say about John Glenn.

https://soundcloud.com/user-692725454/la-lune

The part in Let Him Run Wild that goes "Guess you know I waited for you girl" is sublime.

It amazes me how Brian hates his vocal on that song. I think it's one of his greatest. His vocal is so pretty (which is why he dislikes it: "I sounded like a fairy."). The way he sings "forget" ('All the dreams you shared with him you might as well forget') and then the background harmonies that sort of stumble in immediately afterwards; I can't even think of words to describe that bit, but I felt like pointing it out. It might be the most underrated Beach Boys song (probably not but it's definitely one of them).

I couldn't help but laugh at the way he belts out at 2:23. As long as he was havin' a good time, I guess.

[Disney Girls]

"Hi Rick and Dave, Hi Pop, Good morning Mom"- Part in Disney Girls

That bit always gets me