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11501  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: TLOS debuts at #37 in the UK. on: September 07, 2008, 02:07:35 PM
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Also too, he performed it many more times in the UK than in the US, so maybe it'll do better here due to less saturation...?

Before anybody says anything, I'm more than aware that the US premier was just a couple of days ago.
11502  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: TLOS debuts at #37 in the UK. on: September 07, 2008, 01:57:43 PM
Plus BWPS had almost 40 years of hype. But yeah, I dig what you're saying. Why in hell it took so long (relatively speaking of course!) in the UK is beyond me. Also too, he performed it many more times in the UK than in the US, so maybe it'll do better here due to less saturation...?

I dunno. Feel like I'm grasping at straws or something.
11503  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: BW's contract with Capitol on: September 07, 2008, 01:47:51 PM
Good idea to go with Captiol, as maybe Brian being on that label serves the same purpose as releasing SMiLE did (closure, cleansing of the soul, ect.)
11504  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: TLOS debuts at #37 in the UK. on: September 07, 2008, 01:45:44 PM
Good point Brother John, but Brian (and the Beach Boys, too, for that matter), have usually been more popular in the UK than in the US, which means either it's going to bomb in the US, or is actually going to outsell the UK version by a large margin, which I don't think anyone saw coming.

Hell, maybe it's because the UK version supposedly sounds like ass in comparison.

Luther, I agree 100%.
11505  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Compression and Clipping on TLOS - is it that bad? on: September 07, 2008, 12:37:15 AM
What in hell? That's weird, to say the least.
11506  Smiley Smile Stuff / Brian Wilson Solo Albums / That Lucky Old Sun on: September 06, 2008, 10:37:00 PM

Discuss & Review Brian's That Lucky Old Sun released in Sept. 2008

11507  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 06, 2008, 07:46:18 PM
Watch it, guys. Let's keep this reasonably civil.
11508  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 06, 2008, 12:51:21 PM
You know what BriMel and Capitol should have done? Get Brian an iPod commercial. Going Home would be perfect for that, I think.

Great idea. Hey, it worked for the Stones & "She's a rainbow" in that one commercial from a few years ago.
11509  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: TLOS bonus tracks on: September 06, 2008, 10:56:56 AM
I thought she only sang on "Good Kind of Love".

Then again, i thought she wrote that too, so what the hell do I know. LOL
11510  Smiley Smile Stuff / The Beach Boys Media / Re: The Wilson Brothers picture thread on: September 06, 2008, 10:28:14 AM
Wow...the pic of Carl at the House of Blues is from 1997, and is one of the last pictures taken of Carl that have shown up on the internet. Haven't seen any later than that.
11511  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 06, 2008, 10:15:21 AM
In a word...yes.
11512  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: AOL Sessions- Wow on: September 05, 2008, 10:14:12 PM
LOL

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You know, now that I watch Midnight's Another Day again, I think they're playing along to a track. Brian's vocal seems to be live, and I think the band's vocals are, too. But you can hear strings on there-- unless Darian is playing them on the keyboard off camera. Also on Going Home, where's that horn sound coming from?

Brian's vocals are definitely live.
11513  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 05, 2008, 09:47:01 PM
I'd pay good money to see Brian on piano with Jeff plus maybe Billy in a small informal venue. Same format as the Jeff/ Billy shows I read about in the UK a few years back. Q and A session, requests and sing-a-long. Stories from long ago and new and old tunes.

No money in it but would be great for Brian to get close to his fans but in a way that would make him comfortable.

Amen.
11514  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: AOL Sessions- Wow on: September 05, 2008, 09:06:45 PM
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I was just wondering if you have specific knowledge of "the touching up", and what exactly was done. Or are you just assuming it was done?

Usually on the Aol Sessions, the lead is either live with the backing music being mimed to a pre-recorded track, or the entire thing is lip-synched. This one, though....we all know Brian can't lipsynch well, so in this case I'm not sure. Brian sounds great, though.
11515  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 05, 2008, 08:42:31 PM
Exactly.  Have him as part of his band, not the feature presentation itself.
Not what I meant. I meant Brian out there by himself, singing and playing the piano. Like the SNL Good Vibrations performance, just not coked up.
11516  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 05, 2008, 02:23:20 PM
Heck, even if Brian was playing the piano and singing by himself it would be an improvement. Keep in mind I'm just talking about for TV appearances. But if they had Brian & the piano turned to the side (so brian doesn't have to look directly at the audience) and Brian was just banging away on the piano & singing, it would be a 1000x imrprovement. When ever there's a documentary, or an interview piece, or anything like that, where Brian's singing & playing the piano, he sounds good 95% of the time.

Then again, anything beats his early solo appearances where he was just  mashing his hands against a turned off keyboard like a stroke victim.
11517  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Reaction to the loss of Brians voice on: September 05, 2008, 02:05:14 PM
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That being said, I am not a supporter of the theory that Brian intentionally tried to sound more "manly", or purposely ruined his voice. I just don't believe he would do that, regardless of his mental state. He was a lot things; I don't think masochism was one of them. I tend to blame it on the effects of snorting hugh quantities of cocaine on his vocal chords.
  Wasn't just a theory, as Brian has admitted to intentionally trying to sabotage his voice. Tom Waits did the same thing. Then again, that's not much of a stretch, as Wait's voice has always been garbage.

What I've always wondered is what was the band's reaction to Brian's vocal decline.  I mean, they had to have seen the signs before anyone else would've.
11518  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: TLOS DVD on: September 04, 2008, 09:36:46 PM
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That said, the DVD was kind of a circle-jerk.  I am sick of hearing about all Brian's been through in context with his latest work, as it sounds mitigatory to me and I don't believe he is in need of explanations for his new work. It stands up with the rest of his catalogue and is the latest in a line of albums that includes "Today!" "Summer Days..." "Pet Sounds" "Love You" "Brian Wilson 1988" "SMiLe" and now this... and I believe that it's his best solo record. So the condescending, apologetic tone of his EPK pisses me off, just as I can't stand how every foda interview with him begins with Q: How are you feeling today? A: A lot better, it has been rough this past [Year/Month/5 years] but I am coming out of it now. Ask him some questions relating to the music! A lot of us care about it, you know...

Well put. What really flips my sh*t is that it comes across as "You know how we said Brian's Back? Well he wasn't, not really. But he's back now! Honest!"
11519  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 04, 2008, 09:04:54 PM
Rob...Damn right the Farm Aid 98 was worse. Hell, I'd rank that up with Long Beach 1981 for worst ever Brian performance, as at least back then he had an excuse.

Viewing it online right now. I'm so sick of that Friday's ad.

Ehh...not one of Brian's best performances. Great song choice, but he sang it way too reserved. If he'd have busted out his "Drive-in" style vocal, it would have been better.
11520  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 03, 2008, 10:16:18 PM
I missed it..DVR didn't record the whole show. Grrr....
11521  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian on Jay Leno on: September 03, 2008, 08:19:17 PM
Not too much longer to wait...
11522  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: TLOS on: September 03, 2008, 05:31:28 PM
- the line "First love is the moment you can't repeat but you'll always own it" could be in reference to the song "Surfer Girl", the first song Brian wrote

... except that it wasn't the first song he wrote.  Grin

Another myth shattered.
11523  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Going out of print? on: September 02, 2008, 11:56:47 PM
Still makes me sad. I may be of this generation, so to speak (but with me being 30 that may be pushing it), but I prefer CDs, not iTunes.

And yes, that is coming from someone who sells his music online only as of now.
11524  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Going out of print? on: September 02, 2008, 11:12:00 PM
Was pondering this a minute ago...
It looks more and more like the majority of the albums are becoming increasingly hard to find. It's the mid 90s all over again. Pet Sounds is easy to find, of course, but the other albums are being replaced it seems by more and more compilations. What the hell's the deal with that? You'd think, with the Wilson name in the news this year (Dennis & Brian) with hot (re-)releases, you'd think the band's material would more readily available...yet, not so. I wonder what gives.
11525  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: USA TODAY article on Brian on: September 02, 2008, 10:03:20 PM
Esp. when it's a genuine smile.
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