1. Revolver
2. Rubber Soul
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4. Abbey Road
5. A Hard Day's Night
6. The Beatles
7. With the Beatles
8. Help!
9. Magical Mystery Tour
10. Please Please Me
11. Beatles for Sale
12. Let it Be
13. Yellow Submarine

Time to Get Alone - Carl's lead vocal is very low to my ears.

Anyway, The Last Song doesn't do anything for me. The first time I heard I was like okay, that just slid by, but maybe it grows on me. It hasn't, so far.

There was too much hype for it, imo.  I like Summer's Gone much more.

I liked The Last Song a lot the first couple times I heard it.  But, it's one track that appeals to me a little less with each listen.  I agree that there was a lot of hype to live up to. 

To me, it's not the closer that Southern California or Summer's Gone are, but it sounds like it's trying to be.   

Concur.  Southern California is such a great album closer - so emotional and heartfelt.  Summer's Gone gives me chills.  Personally, the "La-La-Las" on Last Song are irritating.

Whoever provides the best caption for this one wins a twofer of First Love / Country Love  .



Personally, my theory is that Brian's just reached an important stage in the planning of his upcoming Rock n' Roll album  .

Aw, sh*t, not the blankety-blank Kiss Cam again!

This playlist makes a nice double album featuring only Beatles songs credited solely to George:

Side 1: 1963-1965

1.   Don’t Bother Me
2.   I Need You
3.   You Like Me Too Much
4.   If I Needed Someone
5.   Think For Yourself

Side 2: 1966-1967

1.   Taxman
2.   Love You To
3.   I Want to Tell You
4.   Only a Northern Song
5.   It’s All Too Much
6.   Within You Without You
7.   Blue Jay Way

Side 3: 1968

1.   The Inner Light
2.   Piggies
3.   Savoy Truffle
4.   While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5.   Long Long Long

Side 4: 1969

1.   I Me Mine
2.   For You Blue
3.   Old Brown Shoe
4.   Here Comes the Sun
5.   Something

I searched this topic because I was reading some comments on Facebook about a picture of Brian in 1957, and one of the commenters stated that he was friends with Brian back in 1957-1958, adding that Brian was a great left-handed quarterback and left-handed pitcher.  Made me seek out this topic on the Board.

I am mixed-handed myself.  I do most things left-handed, but play guitar, cut with scissors, and throw a Frisbee right-handed.  The Frisbee thing is weird because I throw a ball left-handed.  The scissors and guitar were done out of necessity of what was available to me at the time I learned those tasks.

Many left-handers wear a watch on their right hand, including myself.  Brian wears his on his left hand.

Whoever provides the best caption for this one wins a twofer of First Love / Country Love  .



Personally, my theory is that Brian's just reached an important stage in the planning of his upcoming Rock n' Roll album  .

Brian: (farting) Rrriiipppp...Ohhhh yeahhhh!

Melinda: Oh God, Brian, not again... (turns head)

Guy on left: (thinking to himself) Not bad...not bad at all.

The debate has raged for over four decades.  Here is my single album track list:

Side 1

1. Back in the USSR
2. Helter Skelter
3. Birthday
4. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
5. Piggies
6. Sexie Sadie
7. Happiness is a Warm Gun

Side 2

1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. Dear Prudence
3. Martha My Dear
4. Blackbird
5. Honey Pie
6. Julia
7. Good Night

I love "fantasy" album threads like this.  I cheated a little and selected 13 tracks instead of 12.

Side One

1.California Girls

2. Do You Wanna Dance

3. Help Me Rhonda (SDSN Version of course)

4. When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)

5. Salt Lake City

6. Girl Don't Tell Me

7. Dance Dance Dance

Side Two

1. Please Let Me Wonder

2. Kiss Me Baby

3. She Knows Me Too Well

4. In the Back of My Mind

5. Let Him Run Wild

6. Summer Means New Love

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Phooey!  I Missed this topic when it was initially discussed so long ago...

Sunflower - This Whole World
Surf's Up - Surf's Up
So Tough - Marcella
Holland - Sail On Sailor
15 Big Ones - It's OK
Love You - The Night Was So Young
M.I.U. - Matchpoint of Our Love
L.A. - Good Timin
KTSA - Some of Your Love
BB '85 - Getcha Back
TGWMTR - From There to Back Again

Dennis' Jug

All of the Surf's Up album except for the title track and Til I Die.

All of the 1985 album except for Getcha Back

All of the L.A. album except for Good Timin'

All of the Holland Album except for Sail On Sailor

All of the Party Album

All of the MIU Album

All of Smiley Smile except for Good Vibrations and Heroes and Villains

Perhaps the Administrators can orchestrate a Smiley Smile Board "Mike Love Q&A" similar to what was done with Brian earlier this year.  This will give us the opportunity to ask him more interesting questions rather that the same old retreads in these interviews.

For years I could have sworn that:

"She makes me come alive, and makes me wanna drive..."

was

"She makes me come alive, and makes me wanna try..."

Thank you Mike Love for Turbans and Gold Sequin Vests.

I found myself shaking my head again and again at Usher's incredible naivety when dealing with Landy. Also, I feel he was, at this juncture, a better friend than a musical collaborator.

That was my impression as well.  Why did he continue to meet with Landy even after a year of dealing with him and all of the drama, non-payment for services rendered, arguments, manipulation, broken promises, etc?   Usher said himself that he must have been a glutton for punishment - I agree.

Ultimately Usher was a loyal friend to Brian and I believe he sincerely wanted to help his friend create and succeed, but he could only take it so far.  He was a little naïve fish in a big pool of sharks.  I wish he would have been given more credit for being that initial impetus and collaborator that sparked Brian's solo career. 

Have just read this book and it is a cracker. The picture painted of Brian isn't exactly positive and the tale about him attending a swanky evening and farting in Marie Osmond's face is both hilarious and disturbing.

I am almost finished reading the updated 2013 edition, and that is by far my favorite part of the book - a funny diversion from an otherwise disturbing and difficult read. 

Does anyone have information on the song "Carl and Gina" that Brian wrote for Carl's second wedding?  It is mentioned toward the end of the book.

another 'interesting' eBay find, expires in less that 2 days from now with no takers yet:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beach-Boys-Photo-Album-Original-Snapshots-Concerts-Brian-Wilson-Band-1970s-/221828970219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33a60976eb

lots of late '70s Brian snapshots in several photo albums

Wow - the original  "Delicious" photo as seen in my avatar?  Really cool!  I wonder what the seller's connection to the BB's could be?

One Mike article, 5 pages and counting.  I can't wait to see how many pages the future "Mike's Book is Out" thread in 2016 will generate.

The biggest issue I have with this article is calling 1967-1973 a "Brian-less" period and including albums such as Sunflower in that mix.  Brian is credited as sole writer on one track (This Whole World) and co-writer on 6 other tracks on that album.  Also, Brian is all over Wild Honey. 

The article suffers from a lot of hyperbole and it appears that the writer was trying to unnecessarily create an issue and stir the pot.  To their credit, it sounds like Mike and Bruce didn't bite.

Brian doesn't exactly have longetivity on his side, Murry died at 56, Audree at 80. He'll probably leave us around age 70.[/quotes]

Yikes, dude, let's not speculate about that.

9 years after this post, and Brian is thankfully still with us and having a wonderful 2015.  We are very fortunate and blessed that he is continuing to create and share his gifts with us.  So much has happened since 2006!

New publicity shot taken beside a railway line.

http://www.journalnow.com/relishnow/music/the-beach-boys-are-still-cruisin/article_137670a0-2b5d-11e5-bd98-9771025a8817.html?mode=image&photo=0

Obviously evidence that a M&B PS50 is imminent. 

Jeff is now wearing an ascot?

Regarding the Soulful Old Man Sunshine writing excerpt on Endless Harmony - I love this demo with Brian and Rick Henn.  Does anyone know if the entire song was played or just this section?

Too Much Sugar