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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Feel Flows box set
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on: October 30, 2021, 01:13:26 PM
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My 5CD set (Made In The EU) arrived yesterday. I would like to ask if anyone else has experienced a similar thing... I should point out that I like the ‘archive’–type releases and historically have bought all of the boxed sets. HOWEVER it seems that I virtually always have somekind of a problem with them. Not with the music itself, but the quality of manufacture! Good Vibrations Box : Faulty disc (“In My Room“ demo) had to send it back...  Pet Sounds Sessions : No problems...  US Singles Box : Not played it – still unopened and shrink wrapped!  Smile Sessions Box : Faulty disc (“Surf’s Up“) had to send it back... Made In California Box : I too had that issue where the actual time of the tracks on one of the discs didn’t correspond to the tracking/playing of the actual disc, meaning one song cut off 2 or 3 seconds early and these 2 or 3 seconds appeared at the start of the next track. Remember?! Had to ask for a replacement disc... (I received a US disc incidently as a replacement, even though I had bought the EU version.)  So when I ordered Feel Flows I just knew something would be wrong with it even before I opened the package...! And sure enough... Has anyone else had this problem with an EU Feel Flows : When I open the ‘book‘ the essay and the track listing is UPSIDE DOWN  Yes, my first page is an upside down #48! The picture of the band on stage. But upside down! All the other pages continue all the way through to page #1 – ALL UPSIDE DOWN!! The CDs are then the right way up... You know, for some people these sets cost a lot of money. This is such a basic mistake that it just shouldn’t happen. Does quality control not exist at the manufactures? What do I do? Send it back??? |
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Carl on Stars and Stripes
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on: September 01, 2020, 12:57:27 PM
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Here's another country BBoys cover : 'Warmth Of The Sun' - Nickle Creek. Loved their first Sugar Hill Records CD (produced by Alison Krauss), but for me, they kind of lost their way after that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7_BKMGX-VUMy S&S CD has a hype sticker which reads, "THE BEACH BOYS with their Favorite Top Country Stars" So that's Lorrie Morgan, James House, Jr. Brown, Doug Supernaw, Sawyer Brown, Toby Keith, Ricky Van Shelton, T. Graham Brown, Wille Nelson, Collin Raye, Kathy Troccali, Timothy B. Schmit... (plus Tammy Wynette, Rodney Crowell...) Contrast that with the artists on the 'Common Thread' Eagles tribute CD : Travis Tritt, Little Texas, Clint Black, John Anderson, Alan Jackson, Suzy Bogguss, Vince Gill, Diamond Rio, Trisha Yearwood, Billy Dean, Tanya Tucker, Brookes & Dunn, Lorrie Morgan... Or the (1st) Tribute To Bob Wills CD by Asleep At The Wheel... Chet Atkins, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, George Strait, Garth Brookes, Lyle Lovatt, Dolly Parton, Johnny Rodriguez, Suzy Bogguss, Huey Lewis, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Brookes & Dunn, Riders In The Sky... If I remember correctly, country music was enjoying a surge in popularity at the time, and that is probably the only reason The BBoys became associated with it... The majority of established country stars of the day were influenced by Hank, Lefty, George Jones, George Strait, (maybe Gram Parsons), Buck Owens et al... I am sure many would have admired the work The BBoys did, but as for The BBoys being a major influence on them? Obviously not so. And hence many of the 'real' Top Country Stars were not actually waiting in line to contribute to such an album. Maybe it would have been a better project overall had The BBoys covered some country songs themselves as well, probably would have been more interesting... |
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Dean Torrence influence on Brian Wilson
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on: March 09, 2018, 05:21:24 PM
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My opinion is that they, together, created the California Sound. Or maybe I'll expand a little. Brian created the California Sound and Jan refined it.
The Beach Boys are the alltime greatest band in my opinion. Hands now. No one has ever, or will ever, equal them. But I do think The Beach Boys and Jan & Dean played an equal role in developing what we know as the California SOUND. Not lyrical content (surf, cars, girls, etc) but SOUND. Jan had been cutting records with Wrecking Crew, falsetto leads, and thick harmonies for years. Not saying that Brian copied Jan. But I think Brian took Four Freshman, Chuck Berry, Phil Spector, AND JAN BERRY/JAN&DEAN, when developing his own sound. Some more than others obviously. The Four Freshman would be the most impact influence I think.
Nice thread. 1. "My opinion is that they, together, created the California Sound. Or maybe I'll expand a little. Brian created the California Sound and Jan refined it." Aren't the building blocks of the so described California Sound as created by Brian the result of the blending together of Four Freshmen type vocal arrangements (Brian), Chuck Berry (Carl), Fender instruments (initially) (Carl & Dave), Do-wop vocal arrangements (Mike), and Phil Spector productions (Brian)...? - I would think that would be Do-wop records generally, not only specifically those recorded by J&A and J&D? (Just look at the Party LP outtakes...) In what way did Jan 'refine' it? 2. "Jan had been cutting records with Wrecking Crew, falsetto leads, and thick harmonies for years" , - yes, and so had many other people... Where did this J&D style actually come from? It's origins are surely in Do-Wop, wasn't that what J&D were doing initially... (Although personally I would certainly hesitate to describe their Dore material as possessing 'thick harmonies'.) Jan did not invent Do-Wop, he adopted the style from other popular records, just like Brian via Mike did... Listen to Heart & Soul, the vocal arrangement is just a knock-off of I Wonder Why by Dion & The Belmonts... Especially the falsetto at the end. The arrangement for Linda has been considered by some to be inspired by Sherry by The Four Seasons... 3. Regarding the claims of what Brian actually learnt from Jan with respect to the 'business' and studio techniques and so on, where does Brian's time spent with Usher sit with this...? |
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: Briarstem: A Memoir
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on: August 31, 2016, 01:04:46 PM
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The joke was on our entire entourage, of course, as the supposed “nuns” were in fact extras from the Elvis movie “Change of Habit,” I've actually got a copy of this somewhere on an old VHS, as Elvis films go, it's not one of his worst. Few people know that Al was actually offered a small part in this, however he scuppered the audition when he lost his balance and fell off his box. I recall that he wasn't too disappointed though, expressing the opinion that he just didn't possess the necessary acting skills to portray a rhythm guitarist in Elvis' backing band and make it look convincing. I believe the box went on to have a quite successful movie career...
Mike wasn't too pleased at this time given as Al's name was plastered throughout the trade mags of the day, so in a blatent attempt at one-upmanship, at a lavish ceremony Mike donated his very first hat to The Smithsonian. It was gratefully received too, especially by Joe the singing janitor. But we all know The Beach Boys and sure enough everything was not as it appeared. The hat was eventually proven to be some cheap replica knocked up by some sweat-shop in Bangladesh. This created a huge dilema for Capitol Records as they had already manufactured 419,000 hats for promotional purposes, all of which ended up in a dumpster. What happened to the original hat remained something of a mystery until it turned up years later in the collection of a Beach Boy fan, prompting a Police investigation. No charges were brought although the Police Department did issue a statement, quoting a Mr. B. Gas, who claimed that he had never seen said item before and hadn't the slightest notion of how it got there... |
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: Briarstem: A Memoir
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on: August 30, 2016, 07:59:17 AM
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This is one book I'm looking forward to!
If only to revisit that airport lounge incident, that card game when I think it was Van Dyke who led with a trump and all hell broke loose...
Can't wait me...
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: David Dalton's \
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on: March 14, 2014, 01:54:22 PM
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Who are the two guys standing in the first pictures? And of the two, which one is Mo Ostin? The person (appearing in both 'signing' photos) with glasses and full beard is, according to the Gaines book, Nick Grillo... I assume the other person is Mo Ostin.....? OK, slightly OT... Anyone know if there is a picture of Jon Parks (Dennis' friend and possibly one time road manager) anywhere? "No calls from Korthoff, Parks or Grillo..." |
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: David Dalton's \
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on: March 08, 2014, 11:43:47 AM
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Who are the two guys standing in the first pictures? And of the two, which one is Mo Ostin? The person (appearing in both 'signing' photos) with glasses and full beard is, according to the Gaines book, Nick Grillo... I assume the other person is Mo Ostin.....? |
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