I don't remember seeing one but I did hear "Hot Fun" on one of the local stations a couple times.

MIU is almost a self-parody.

A couple really good songs: Sweet Sunday and My Diane

A couple guilty pleasures: Kona Coast, She's Got Rhythm

A couple decent songs: Winds of Change, Come Go With Me (which actually charted top 20)

and the rest:  ehhhhh...

That is such a good picture of Brian.

Katie- my daughter Annie says hi.  You guys met at Susan's convention last year.

I remember your daughter! Wow, tell her I said hi back? Are you guys doing to the Hodad convention this year!

I wish we were.  Unfortunately, it falls on the same weekend we are driving 1500 miles due west.   Hopefully, Susan has another convention in 07.

That is such a good picture of Brian.

Katie- my daughter Annie says hi.  You guys met at Susan's convention last year.

The fact that the group splintered after he died pretty much says it all.  Long Promised Road.  The Trader.  Feel Flows.  God Only Knows.  Where I Belong.  It's Gettin' Late. 

A freakin' underrated drummer.  And the second best musical composer in the group.  A classic case of what could have been.

I was fortunate to meet David Marks last summer at Susan's convention.  Nice guy.  Very approachable and a hell of a guitarist.

His voice has aged the best of the surviving members of the group.   A competent songwriter but not exceptional.  But his voice along with Carl's and Mike and Brian in their prime- unbelievable.  Brian's band does a good job of recreating the parts but nothing will ever match that original blend. 

Bruce has always been there for the Beach Boys...period.  And the first member of the Beach Boys family to win a Grammy.

He's reclaimed his life. 

Reclaimed his music. 

Reclaimed his legacy.

Reclaimed Smile.

I find what he's been able to accomplish in the last five years just about as remarkable as what he was able to accomplish in 1961-1966. 

Mike's vocals on Girl From New York City is freakin' awesome.  His distinctive voice is an important ingredient in the Beach Boys stew.

Interesting choices Chuck.

Hero and villian.

Okay, someone please explain to me Barbie/Living Doll.  Is this the song that was included if you purchased a Barbie doll a few years back? 

And if so, who in their right mind thought that was a good idea?

Smart Girls.  Gotta love them.

I hear you but I'm thinking I'd be more worried if it'd been pre-Smile. Hopefully he'll record with the band doing the backgrounds and it'll sound great.

All three non-Smile CD's have their inherent flaws.  Here's how I see it:

BW88 had the best songs.  I hated the cold, synthy music.  Brian's vocals were okay.  The background vox I didn't like.

Imagination had the best Brian and background vocals.  The music was..ehhh.  The first three songs (Your Imagination, She Says That She Needs Me, South American) and Cry are strong; the rest...ehhh.

GIOMH had the best music.  Some strong songs (Soul Searchin', GIOMH, City Blues, DLHKSAA).  Brian's vocals- not the greatest.  Backgrounds-ehhh.

Exactly. 

It's really the ultimate Shortnin' Bread song. It takes the riff deeper and harder than any other tune by Brian, because there's essentially nothing else on it except for the riff.

It features:

Brian (keyboards and vocals)
Paul Shaeffer (ditto)
Landy (on the title words)
Mick Fleetwood (on high-hat cymbal, I think I remember)
Steve Douglas (Brian's sax-man from the 60s)
Dick Dale and Steve Vai on surf (ish) guitars

I'm pretty sure there's a third guitarist on it, someone 70s-ish. Joe Walsh, maybe?

I actually love this track.

Love it too.

Joe Satriani is the other guitarist.

Right from the Blueboard (aimed at Mr. Desper):

"Anyone off the street could've come in and helped the Beach Boys record Sunflower and Surf's Up, but through some incredible, cosmic piece of good luck, you were plucked from obscurity."


Anyone off the street could have engineered "Sunflower" and "Surf's Up"?!?!?!? Why is there no "shaking head in disbelief"-smiley when you need one?

Wow.  Somehow, I don't think I could have walked in there and helped the Beach Boys record Sunflower and Surf's Up.   But that's just me. 

It is absolutely worth it just for The Spirit of Rock and Roll alone.

I guess Brian got distracted by it and he burst out "STOP PLAYING WITH THAT BALL!" He was pissed.

If I had a recording of that, I would put it in my SMiLE mix in place of "You're under arrest!".

The thought of that is hilarious!  Classic Brian!

When Things Were Rotten- obscure 70's sitcom.

If they added a bunch of bonus tracks I'd probably buy the damn thing. 

Lead vocals are fine.  I don't care for the backgrounds-especially on One for the Boys.   Musically- way too much synth.

But songwise, BW88 is his post non-Smile related solo CD.