Nice arrangement. I like it better stripped down like this.

Pretty strait forward cover. I love Los Lobos though, so that's okie doke. 

Was just reading a story of an encounter of some of the Flaming Lips with Brian in the 1970's. It got me to thinking, as I have over the years, what was Brian's daily routine like in the first half of the '70's, you know, before Landy," Brian is Back " and touring again. I think we know he didn't spend two years in bed. Stuff like that has always fascinated me.

Is there a link to what you were reading?

What link?

It has been transformed into generic listing hell: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08TZK8TTR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I ordered from the link on amazon.uk and I just received the email that the release was pushed to September.b

Thank you. I preordered it from A.UK *fingers crossed*

Do you live in the UK? I live in the US and preorder keeps telling me that they won't ship to my US address.

I am in the US but I am fortunate to have a contact over there who regularly receives for me (usually Doctor Who related stuff) and forwards them to me.

I ordered it. They won't charge me till it ships, and if it turns out to be the Bucks Fizz Box set, I'll just cancel it. Best case scenario, I get Feel Flows on release day for the price-locked price.

Is there a link to this mystery Amazon box set?

nvm, I found it. Looks like Amazon pulled it for sale in Japan, UK and Australia, and it's completely memory-holed in the US site. But it is both a 5CD box and 2CD set coming from Universal Music Group in June, so... [fingers crossed]

Care to post a link? I can't find it.

UK site is

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08TZK8TTR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

nvm, I found it. Looks like Amazon pulled it for sale in Japan, UK and Australia, and it's completely memory-holed in the US site. But it is both a 5CD box and 2CD set coming from Universal Music Group in June, so... [fingers crossed]

Care to post a link? I can't find it.

Certainly, here's the Amazon Japan versions:

5-disc: https://www.amazon.co.jp/TBC/dp/B08TZK8TTR
EAN : 0602435443126
ASIN : B08TZK8TTR

2-disc: https://www.amazon.co.jp/TBC/dp/B08VCL54XX
EAN : 0602435444871
ASIN : B08VCL54XX

There's very little info on their International Article Numbers/UPCs, but searching the EANs at https://gepir.gs1.org/index.php/search-by-gtin confirms it's a Universal Music Group release. By no means any kind of proof, but I suppose anything's possible until we learn more.

Thank you. I preordered it from A.UK *fingers crossed*

I ordered it. They won't charge me till it ships, and if it turns out to be the Bucks Fizz Box set, I'll just cancel it. Best case scenario, I get Feel Flows on release day for the price-locked price.

Is there a link to this mystery Amazon box set?

nvm, I found it. Looks like Amazon pulled it for sale in Japan, UK and Australia, and it's completely memory-holed in the US site. But it is both a 5CD box and 2CD set coming from Universal Music Group in June, so... [fingers crossed]

Care to post a link? I can't find it.

Well, exactly! Brian does say in the interview that he might need to revise the song for Frank if he took it on... and that bit about the maid, the dinner and the kitchen would surely have to have been the first to go...!   

True. And  oddly, those are my favorite lyrics in the song! haha

I can't imagine Frank wanting to sing "Smell the kitchen now.... I feel like eating now"... 

Fabulous. You made a very difficult song look effortless. Brava.

"Whoa the father of the man".... That is how I have always heard it. Still do. 

No, just love a variety of orchestral versions of the nutcracker

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky ballet is my go-to... but I have had to watch it 7 times in the last three weeks for my teaching job and I am definitely Nutcrackered out. 

I would also add "Christmas Caravan" by Squirrel Nut Zippers and "Christmas" by Low.

A few of my essentials.

Infinite Christmas Sounds - The Flaming Lips
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
Christmas Collection - Vienna Boys Choir w/LSO
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio
The Voice of Christmas - Bing Crosby
If Everyday Was Like  Christmas - Elvis Presley

I just signed.

Fingers crossed.

That was pretty funny...... annnnnnd Beach Boy fandom in a nutshell. 

<<<<<shouts into the void>>>>>>>

It would be nice, as compensation, if BRI finally released that online sessionography they promised with MiC.... 

I am still sitting here waiting for the online sessionography we were supposed to get with MiC. 

"Comments are turned off" 

Nice, vulnerable performances.  Still have to admit it's kind of sad watching all my heroes grow old though.  :-(

I know what you mean. But it's also good to see them grow old too. I am so glad Brian is still here with us.

[sth]

.... this clip described "the most disgusting thing I've ever seen" may be sth....

Speak English pls.

Can someone please translate these words that I have put in bold. It doesn't look like English.  

Great performance! Fingers crossed the original sees the official light of day. Thanks for sharing.

Ps... Evie's vocals.... Love them!

Mad pumped for this.

Really hope it has a clean version of I've Got A Friend amongst the live stuff.

Alan Boyd said in the Q&A session happened earlier this year:

Unfortunately, all we have on I'VE GOT A FRIEND is a very basic backing track, no vocals. And nothing on the song live, sorry to say.

so I'd say there's little chance we would get it, sadly.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php?topic=26378.0

The song was played at a show that was broadcasted on radio:

http://members.tripod.com/~fun_fun_fun/5-10-72.html


So maybe it's still sitting in their archives.

Honestly, I think I'd want what might well be the only "professionally" recorded live version of "Hold On Dear Brother" above anything else.

Sorry to disappoint, but "Hold On Dear Brother" was not performed at the Radio Luxembourg concert, despite reports to the contrary. It and "He Come Down" were played straight from the LP during the intermission/interview part of the show, so that's how they ended up in the broadcast. AFAIK, "Brother" was only played live one time, and that was in 2014 for the "Brian Wilson and Friends" show in Vegas, with guest star Nate Ruess. THAT one was professionally recorded!  

How is the SMiLE online sessionography coming? Has it been shelved indefinitely. That would be ironic.

I had a job interview where one of the questions asked of me was "What is your favorite opera?"

I answered "The Magic Flute" and I am pretty sure that is why I didn't get the job.