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651  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Brian Wilson Doll on: February 26, 2016, 07:50:12 AM
If you tap the button the Bruce doll, it claps!
652  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Beach Boy Songs Never Done Live, but should have been . . . . on: February 18, 2016, 05:26:21 AM
Time To Get Alone, Deirdre, and Life Is For The Living
653  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: al and dave playing tonight at autism BB themed benefit on: February 14, 2016, 06:41:41 AM
I was invited to go, but unfortunately I live in Wisconsin so it would've have been to hard to get out to CA!
654  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What if.... on: January 26, 2016, 07:32:37 PM
That would be really neat! I wish he would do something like that.
655  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What is THE most underrated Brian Wilson song? on: January 22, 2016, 08:31:39 PM
LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING!!!!!!!!!!!

And All I Wanna Do
656  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Carol Kaye's BS on: December 19, 2015, 02:02:57 AM
Yes, Kaye is an incredibly talented bassist and guitarist- that cannot be denied.

However, I was listening to this Hal Blaine interview, and let's just say he had some heated words for Carol. It's a great interview, but listen at around 13:15  to hear about Kaye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us0nDMASZoM
657  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Carol Kaye's BS on: December 18, 2015, 04:07:30 PM
Has anyone heard the things Carol Kaye has been saying about the Wrecking Crew, Brian Wilson, Jan & Dean, etc...

Why is she lying so much??? There are a lot of things that are up for speculation, but the things she has been saying are crazy!
 Huh Huh Huh Huh
658  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Who played the backing tracks on songs meant for Redwood? on: December 09, 2015, 05:22:03 PM
Thanks! Thats some great insight!
659  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Who played the backing tracks on songs meant for Redwood? on: December 09, 2015, 09:10:15 AM
Who played on the backing tracks on songs like Darlin' and Time To Get Alone?
The Beach Boys?
Redwood?
Session players?

I'm assuming The Beach Boys would've overdubbed some additional instrumentation on these tracks, but I want to know who played the backing tracks that BW would have handed over.
660  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Opinions on LGBT rights on: December 04, 2015, 11:33:16 PM
Wow-
I haven't visited Smiley Smile in a few days and came back to look at my post.

Jeez people? Isn't this what this website is for? Discussing and learning about the Beach Boys? It obviously has been mentioned in BBs books, so it's not an unreasonable question.
661  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Opinions on LGBT rights on: December 03, 2015, 09:05:15 AM
I know this is extremely random but-
Have any of the beach boys ever shared their opinions on gay marriage and overall LGBT rights?
662  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Let's make [insert song] number one! on: December 01, 2015, 09:17:21 PM
Let's try making a NPP song a number one! WE CAN DO IT!!!   Cool
663  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The Beach Boys - Love (fanmix album) on: November 10, 2015, 02:03:24 PM
That was magical!
664  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What is THE most underrated Brian Wilson song? on: November 05, 2015, 11:08:15 AM
I know it was probably more of an Al Jardine effort, but I think Crack At Your Love is a great song.
665  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Blondie + Ricky's roles in the world of vocals on: November 05, 2015, 11:06:35 AM
Blondie and Ricky both had their fair share of lead vocal spots, but in concert when they'd play the early songs, did they fill in vocals to that signature BBs harmony stack?
666  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Top Five Favorite Beach Boy Tunes on: November 05, 2015, 11:02:01 AM

All I Wanna Do
Here Today
Big Sur
Fun, Fun, Fun
Lady Lynda
667  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Tell YOUR Story. What was THE BEST Beach Boys related concert YOU Ever Attended on: October 25, 2015, 07:20:07 AM
I saw M+B at Ravinia in Chicago in 2014. My friend and I had lawn seats, so we could hardly see the stage, but we were having a great time nonetheless. All of a sudden, these three girls come up to us, and offer us their tickets, claiming they only came to see the temptations (who had played before the BBs). How could we resist?

It turns out the seats were incredible! We were three rows back from the stage, and from now on I've claimed---

We were so close we could see Mike and Bruce's wrinkles!

It was a great night, and the band sounded fantastic. Highlights were Bruce singing Disney Girls, Jeff on Why Do Fools Fall In Love, and BELIEVE IT OR NOT- BRUCE PLAYED BASS ON GOD ONLY KNOWS. I couldn't believe my eyes.
668  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Drums (Or lack thereof) on Love You on: October 21, 2015, 07:15:11 PM
There's a strange appeal to the arrangements on Love You. There's something about a "man-child" writing ditties on his synthesizers and whatever other instruments around, that is intriguing. I find the fat Moog bass particularly cool. Another aspect of the arrangements that catch my attention is how BW used the drums. Similar to Pet Sounds and SMiLE, the drums aren't used necessarily to keep tempo, but to add color. On "Roller Skating Child" there aren't really drums in the verses, except for those snare hits in-between lines. And then in the chorus, we go into a steady rock beat.

I love the sound of the snare drum on Roller Skating Child and Let Us Go On This Way. Was BW using a drum machine or actually playing the drums? (Well snare drum is the only prominent percussion on the album... Hi hats and kick drum make several guest appearances on the album...  Drumroll)
669  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The tradeoff . . . IF ONLY > > > on: October 09, 2015, 11:05:41 AM
God, I'd love to hear Lennon sing All I Wanna Do.

And the Beach Boys sing Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.
670  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Name One Song You'd Wish The BBs Should Have Covered on: October 05, 2015, 05:44:11 PM
I wish they would've done The Long And Winding Road
671  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Lady Lynda: A Masterpiece on: October 05, 2015, 05:40:54 PM
I just listened to the studio version of LADY LIBERTY for the first song.

My god. It's awful. The production is incredibly lifeless- those drum machines are cringeworthy.

And what's it with Al and spoken word intros?!?
672  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Lady Lynda: A Masterpiece on: October 04, 2015, 06:31:20 PM
Okay-
I may get a lot of criticism for saying this, but I think Lady Lynda is one of the best Beach Boys songs of all time. It has such a beautiful melody and arrangement. Alan's vocals are great, and the fact that Dennis contributed to the arrangement is really neat! The song just creates such a cool vibe, that like Pet Sounds, combines classical and rock music.
I surely can't be the only one that loves this song. Who else does?
673  Smiley Smile Stuff / Ask The Honored Guests / Re: The Stephen Desper Thread on: October 04, 2015, 09:25:21 AM
When I listen to Sunflower and Surfs Up via headphones, the imaging, vocal positioning, and separation...is more INSIDE my head...but still very real and "3 D"/dimensional.  On another subject, "All This Is That" from Carl and The Passions sounds similar in mixing and engineering to the songs on Sunflower and Surfs Up.  A great vocal song that sounds inspired and influenced by Mr. Stephen W. Desper.   "Wonderful" from Smiley Smile seems to employ a similar approach to the vocals.  I love recordings where the vocals are "up front"...and "directly connected" to the listener...with little space between the vocals and the listener.  Not highly compressed at all, it's not a compression issue...but recorded so that there's a "direct sound experience" and a "lack of a gap" between the vocals and the listener. Close and Up Front. With headphones, that's a space either right in front of my eyes or right behind.  Close and Intimate and not hidden in the background.  Vocals not mixed in with other sounds, at least not up front, sound that's not full of sound gimmicks...and not cluttered with "busyness".  The vocals are "exposed" and the vocalist is "vulnerable"...not hiding who he is and what he's feeling.  ESPECIALLY when I know the vocalists I've chosen to listen to and be "actively engaged and interactive" with...vs. being caught off guard by some vocals I don't want to get too close to.  I'm not sure if this is allowed, but since this website is devoted to genius, the following is a meeting between George Martin and Brian Wilson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVyCuc9_P8   It was just announced today, 9-29-15, that Brian Wilson and Al Jardine are coming to North Florida in early December.  Maybe Mr. Stephen W. Desper could be utilized to record and mix the concert, arranging and placing the microphones in his expert manner...for a special Christmas offering.  I'd buy it, especially if it was on cassette.  Or via sale of the multi-tracks, to create original mixes as the listener so chooses.

That is a brilliant idea.
674  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: The Definitive Dennis & Carl.. on: September 28, 2015, 06:48:19 PM
Great compilation! I love it   Grin
675  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Thread for various insignificant questions that don't deserve their own thread! on: September 23, 2015, 08:27:45 AM
Has Bruce written a new song since 92?
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