The origin of the farty synth ?

[onkster]

I dunno about Sean Macreavy, but I did once hear that Brian--when buying his first synth--test-played a large number of them supplied by "an Irish-accented fellow" before actually buying the 239th one he tried.

Supposedly the Irish guy himself persuaded him to stop at #239 and just buy it.

Why not try just one more, you ask?

Per the Irish guy: "Because that would be too farty!"

Ahh-hahahahahahahahahaha.

[Mikie]

The guy on drums sounds just like Dennis Wilson, eh?

[Rob Dean]

The guy on drums sounds just like Dennis Wilson, eh?

Only sometimes he does , too much drinking and smoking helps....

I have posted this before , 1st song is an original by Seany Mac and the 2nd a clever DW Medley that he devised ( Lead vox by Sean and me ) , live vocals over a backing track , and Sean only gave me a 2 day notice that we were going to do this  - recorded at the BBB Event last December

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37-0PDi4eiU

Again play loud , it sounds better that way 

[Mikie]

That's you, Rob? Damn, I didn't recognize you! You sound just like Dennis, man! Excellent job! This is the first time I've seen this YouTube video and only recognized two blokes and one blokette. Is Francis Greene in there somewhere or he couldn't make it? I know he was on stage at one fan gathering.........another good man.

[Rob Dean]

That's you, Rob? Damn, I didn't recognize you! You sound just like Dennis, man! Excellent job! This is the first time I've seen this YouTube video and only recognized two blokes and one blokette. Is Francis Greene in there somewhere or he couldn't make it? I know he was on stage at one fan gathering.........another good man.

Yep that is I , Francis wasn't at the BBB Event last December but yes he was on those Love You vids ( and he sure is a top bloke )

[Val]

Francis is the lovely bloke front stage (left on your screen), playing keyboard, next to Sean Macreavy. A finer gentleman you could not wish to meet. 

Not all our Farty Synths were at our event in December, but our next is already in the making and we hope most, if not all, will be there!

BBB will be in LIVERPOOOL, at the same time as the International Pop Overthrow, precisely: SATURDAY 19TH MAY 2012, when we will be taking over :
The Lomax
34  Cumberland Street,
Liverpool,
L1 6BU

This venue is very close to both the Cavern Club and The Cavern itself; both locations are being used for The International Pop Overthrow. Our “Get Together” will be from 1-6pm and then those that wish to, can go and enjoy the acts offered by the IPO (to be recommended). In fact, several of our bands will also be playing the IPO also, which makes things even more exciting!

This will be a casual get together and hopefully a nice relaxed time to be enjoyed by all, as our musicians play for us, we have a good old singsong, we get to celebrate the Reunion Tour, talk Beach Boys and who knows what can happen on the day!

All welcome,whoever and wherever!

[Rob Dean]

I think it was slightly better when I did it a few months earlier in a blue bathrobe. 

Andrew are you sure it was blue in Lutterworth ?? Not just originally white , but sadly old and mouldy   

[Jay]

Speaking of Farty Synths - here is the Beach Boys Britain band of the same name and featuring your very own AGD and Rob Dean. The band is headed up by Sean Macreavy and band members include the lovely Synthesiser Patel and Mr Bass Farty Synth himself: the wonderful Jimmy Hughes....and yes, that's me, sporting AGD's infamous black hat.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Z7rK2RUz4&feature=related

Woah! AGD has a killer singing voice!

Yup - been known to drop a fully-grown bull elephant at 100 paces.  

All joking aside, you NAILED Solar System. 

Yes, he did, Jay, most certainly.   I think all the vocals for that performance were pretty "spot on"...even I didn't cringe (too much) at my mimicry of dear Marilyn, even to the point of American pronunciations,  for which my muso. non BB pals took the proverbial of, later!

And to AGD, Sean,. Rob,  Synthesiser, Paul, Jimmy, Daniel and Alex, plus  Stephen & Elaine - great kudos for all the hard work and care - but mostly the fun we had!

My favorite part was possibly the end of I Want To Pick You Up. Those harmonies were done amazingly well. 

[Jay]

I think it was slightly better when I did it a few months earlier in a blue bathrobe. 

More proof that the blue bathrobe has magical powers.   

[Val]

Thanks, Jay. It was FUN and I think that came over in the performance!

AGD really DID wear a blue bathrobe for the first performance, in Lutterworth (not sure what happened for East Kilbride...?) and was great as BW, Rob Dean is an amazing DW impersonator (as well as, you may have noticed already, a cracking drummer!) and Sean Macreavy is one of my favourite singers - has always been, since I heard him at a Stomp Convention, with his lyrics he had written for a competition for "Let's Go Away For Awhile". It is on You Tube, if anyone would like to check that out!

Special mention should be given here to bandmate Stephen Fairweather (the guy at the back, behind Francis and I), on lead guitar.  His parts seem to have been mixed down a little, but he also did an amazing job - he was determined to be very faithful to the album - and he was.

What is possibly interesting too is that as we all live in different parts of the country, early rehearsals were done in small groups, with parts recorded for us by Sean (our band leader), so we only got together at Sean's college (somewhere near Birmingham) for a couple of rehearsals - and even then not everyone could make it, as two members came from north of Scotland.

Thanks for the nice comments about IWTPYU, Jay - the ending of SS should haver been as good as that; it certainly was, in Lutterworth, so hey - maybe there is something in that magic blue robe, hmm?