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51  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #13: Abbey Road on: January 08, 2018, 07:38:37 AM
Here Comes the Sun
52  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: GIOMH redux on: January 02, 2018, 02:58:58 PM
If you listen closely, the "new" sax solo on Soul Searchin' barely covers up the original organ solo.

I like how the album incorporated some "organic" instruments that hadn't been heard in a while, such as the bass harmonica on The Waltz.

I think the title track is the best one on the album.

I agree with those who have said that the unreleased Make a Wish is superior.

When it first came out, I remember giving it a B-/C+ grade.  Over the years, I have downgraded it to a C-
53  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #13: Abbey Road on: January 02, 2018, 09:19:58 AM
Oh! Darling
54  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Who was the most spiritual of the Beach Boys? on: December 13, 2017, 08:19:01 AM
If you define spiritual by who meditated the most to make himself feel better, then it's Mike.  If you define it as a way of being and living your life with love towards everyone, while always keeping in mind the big picture of life and the afterlife, then I would say Carl.  His son said when he got his cancer diagnosis his first words were "I'm not afraid to die."  Seems a likely response from a  'spiritual' person. 

Agree.  There are so many ways to define the term.  My criteria is simply based upon the vibes I got from Carl in his interviews and demeanor.  He appeared to be a gentle man with a gentle and sincere heart.  Brian does as well, but my vote tips slightly to Carl.  I never met him or knew him, but there was a sweetness about him that I can't describe in words.  I think his "spirituality", if you will, shone through.
55  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #13: Abbey Road on: December 12, 2017, 01:34:37 PM
I Want You (to be voted off)
56  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #13: Abbey Road on: December 11, 2017, 01:05:06 PM
Golden Slumbers
57  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Your Top 3 Favorite Solo Albums on: December 06, 2017, 06:55:40 AM
Pacific Ocean Blue

BW '88

BW Imagination


Honorable Mention: Country Love (sadly, unreleased to date)
58  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What did the beach boys do better than the beatles? on: December 04, 2017, 08:31:56 AM
I believe the Beach Boys top the Beatles in terms of:

Vocal Harmony

Production/Arrangement (in general, backing tracks are more orchestral, specifically 1964-1968)



For example, compare what the two groups were doing in the studio at the end of 1964.  Compare the backing track of In the Back of My Mind with stuff from Beatles for Sale.

59  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: What did the beach boys do better than the beatles? on: December 04, 2017, 08:22:04 AM
Beatles had two great musicians, Paul and Ringo

Beach Boys had longevity, better songs

Beach Boys had Dennis, how cool is that


Just Paul and Ringo? LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

What about those other two guys?
60  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Noel Gallagher hates Brian Wilson on: November 30, 2017, 11:16:40 AM
Geesh, this is a bit harsh, to say the least.

https://etcanada.com/news/276030/noel-gallagher-targets-the-beach-boys-overrated-brian-wilson-i-hate-brian-wilson/
61  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Fats Domino RIP on: November 12, 2017, 04:44:48 PM
I was waiting to see what Rolling Stone might do in memory of Fats, but unlike Chuck Berry, he didn't get the cover. I didn't even recognize the woman on the cover. Tom Petty's death got a lot more attention, but I guess that happens when you die young. Fats lived a long, full life, but hadn't been active musically in a long time. To the younger generations, he's either someone they're not familiar with, or someone they heard their parents or (gasp!) grandparents talk about.

Sad, but true. Yet, Fats Domino belongs on the “Mount Rushmore” of Rock and Roll and is one of the reasons a magazine like Rolling Stone even exists.
62  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Paley Sessions Discussion Thread on: November 07, 2017, 02:29:02 PM
Yeah I think he was either recording/practicing a piano part for what they were tracking, but then he goes into a quick divulgence, plunking the intro chords to Heroes and Villains (can you blame him?? That song is quintessential BW piano pounding)... to me it's the bass notes that confirm it's H&V. It's not the clearest, but it's there.

It's a step down from the original (just checked with my piano haha), og is Dflat and in this clip he starts at Bmaj. But it's got the same exact rhythm, bass melody, and progression as H&V. Just an interesting moment that caught my attention. I'd love to see BW just sit and play a piano when he thinks no one is watching/listening just to hear whatever comes to him in the moment.


Shortenin' Bread
63  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: November 06, 2017, 02:03:53 PM
An interesting take on the winners so far, by primary songwriter (in red):

The Beatles Survivor #1 Winner: TWIST AND SHOUT - COVER
The Beatles Survivor #2 Winner: ALL MY LOVING - PAUL
The Beatles Survivor #3 Winner: IF I FELL - JOHN
The Beatles Survivor #4 Winner: NO REPLY - JOHN
The Beatles Survivor #5 Winner: HELP! - JOHN
The Beatles Survivor #6 Winner: IN MY LIFE - JOHN
The Beatles Survivor #7 Winner: ELEANOR RIGBY - PAUL
The Beatles Survivor #8 Winners: I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - PAUL/JOHN & I FEEL FINE - JOHN
The Beatles Survivor #9 Winner: A DAY IN THE LIFE - PAUL/JOHN
The Beatles Survivor #10 Winner: STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER - JOHN
The Beatles Survivor #11 Winner: WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS - GEORGE


64  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: November 06, 2017, 01:17:26 PM
My favorite of the remaining three is Helter Skelter
65  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: November 04, 2017, 02:42:37 PM
 Mother Nature’s Son
66  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Saddest songs on: November 01, 2017, 05:51:50 AM
When She Loved Me from Toy Story 2 gets me every time!  Great choice!

Keeping with the theme of animated movie songs, I'll add that "Baby Mine" from Dumbo is quite the tearjerker for me as well.

Oh, and "Someday Never Comes" by CCR is just so freaking sad...
67  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: November 01, 2017, 05:47:46 AM
Yer Blues
68  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Fats Domino RIP on: October 30, 2017, 12:48:25 PM
My parents saw him live at Tipitina’s in 2007 when he played his first concert after Katrina, which also happened to be his last concert ever. If you Google “Fat’s Domino - Walkin’ Back to New Orleans” you will see this last concert. It still amazes me that at age 79, his voice still sounded exactly as it did on the original records.
69  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: October 30, 2017, 12:47:08 PM
Good Night
70  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: October 26, 2017, 05:58:50 AM
Good Night
71  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Tornado hits Beach Boys concert on: October 23, 2017, 08:57:36 AM
"Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnn some loud twister tries to blow us down and thinks its wind is great…"
72  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: October 11, 2017, 07:02:01 AM
Long Long Long
73  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: October 04, 2017, 10:06:55 AM
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except me and my Monkey
74  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #12: The Beatles (the White Album part 2) on: October 01, 2017, 06:17:34 PM
Revolution 9.
75  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The Beatles Survivor #11 FINAL ROUND: The Beatles (the White Album part 1) on: September 28, 2017, 05:49:49 AM
Wow.  Tough Choice. 

I'm going with Back in the USSR


Interesting how 2 out of the last 3 contenders feature Paul on drums!
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