"That's Why God Made The Radio" Single!

[Pretty Funky]

Very!

Even Carrie Marks has been laying low here for a while.

I wonder if David even had the ok to say what he did about the release. Sure hope so.

[Wirestone]

I think it is remarkable that nothing has leaked yet. We're dying to hear something, to be sure, but someone's doing his job. Just remember that we got to hear BW's last 2 albums about 2 weeks prior to their release date!

It's also not two weeks prior to the release of the BB album, either.

[southbay]

As for the hit/no hit question, I could see the album doing well certainly,but I highly doubt a succesful single. Keep in mind that bands like the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac had huge success with reunion tours and albums not long ago but got little or no airplay and saw their singles tank

[Ron]

It's not like they have much competition. Too many sh*te artists releasing crap in today's musical landscape.

irrelevant.

How is that irrelevant? The Beach Boys have become hip again amongst the "indie" or "hipster" crowd, which is a pretty large demographic. If Brian's Disney album can peak at 83 on the Billboard 200 album chart, there's obviously people still interested in the music. More people will be interested in this since it's "Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys" and not a bunch of cover songs from children's movies.

Unless this is some awful, embarrassing song, which it very well may be, (It sounds like a hit to me, even by modern 2012 standards.) there's a very good chance it will do well.

a) The hipster crowd is interested in specific albums, not the Beach Boys as a band in general or the band who recorded numerous surf & car hits. They won't care for a new Beach Boys single, they pretend to care for PET SOUNDS etc.
b) The hipster crowd didn't buy Brian's Disney LP, parents did that to give the CD to their kids. And okay, a few hardcore fans bought it, but Disney makes money with parents. Therefore, the Disney LP is not an indicator for how the Beach Boys reunion album might fare.

I agree with both of your points, mostly though I generally agree with your nasty, nauseating hatred of hipsters, LOL.  Me Too!

[Ron]

I don't think the vast majority of singles are even released physically anymore. So Dave could mean any number of things. And it's not like the band is going to be making a play for the charts, anyway. This is purely a promotional device, however it comes out.

Yeah, since the main people that will be looking for this are already hardcore fans, instead of like a traditional 'single' release like we've known in the past, this is one of those new fangled 'alright today you can finally download it' single releases... the music industry has changed much over the years and a seasoned band doesn't really have a single 'launch' to promote albums. 

[Runaways]

The single has like no chance to be a radio hit nationwide, I bet you Californians will hear it though

[rab2591]

^^^I love hipsters because they piss people off for virtually no reason whatsoever.
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I can't wait to hear this single!

But dear GOD. Please keep Foskett's falsetto from shadowing over the rest of the vocals.
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[Ron]

As for the hit/no hit question, I could see the album doing well certainly,but I highly doubt a succesful single. Keep in mind that bands like the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac had huge success with reunion tours and albums not long ago but got little or no airplay and saw their singles tank

I think this is possible, definately.  It's a bit different though because of the timelines...


What it *ALL* comes down to is this: Pop Culture has a lot to do with 'lightning in a bottle'.  You can't straight up compare the Beach Boys favorably or unfavorably to what the Eagles or Fleetwood Mac did; they're different bands, different managers, different marketing strategies, different times....  

You've got three possible outcomes, like you always do with stuff like this:

1. It all bombs.  Nobody goes to the shows, the album doesnt' sell well, nobody plays the single, etc.  I doubt this will happen.  Maybe 10% chance.

2. It all goes well.  Album sells decent; all the shows sell out or close to it; the song gets a little radio play, etc... and everybody makes money.  This will probably be what happens.  85% chance.

3. It goes through the fucking roof... for whatever reason, the song catches on and is a hit.  All the shows sell out and demand is large for another tour.  The album lingers around on the charts for months and months selling and selling and selling, the whole public consciousness of the band in the public's eye goes up, etc.  5% chance that happens.  


You just never know what's going to make a hit, etc.  there were no guarantees they were going to get famous and do well in 1961... but eventually they did, becoming one of the biggest acts of all time, making untold fortunes for untold numbers of people.  Meanwhile the music industry and the record buying public has been very unkind to thousands of musicians and artists who also had a lot of talent, and worked very hard, but never got famous.  

So maybe... just maybe, the pop culture gods will smile on them one more time, and they'll see success nobody could ever dream of... for whatever that strange reason was that it happened in the first place back in the 60's.  



But probably not.  

[Lonely Summer]

I haven't bought a single since Kokomo in '88

I could almost say the same thing. Almost. For me, buying a single means trotting down to the nearest record store, and picking up one of those shiny little black discs with big hole in the center.....not downloading a song to my computer. Here's hoping us oldsters get a chance to buy the former this time around.

[stack-o-tracks]

Last time I bought a single was when Tower Records was going out of business and everything was 70% off. 

We live in the internet age now though, and digital audio stores sell singles. They even design digital album covers for them. What you rarely see anymore is the b-side to a single.

[Iron Horse-Apples]

I may be wrong here, and feel free to disagree, but I would think that most Beach Boys fans prefer a physical format rather than a download, and if they don't release the single as vinyl and/or CD then they will be completely disregarding their main market.

[stack-o-tracks]

I may be wrong here, and feel free to disagree, but I would think that most Beach Boys fans prefer a physical format rather than a download, and if they don't release the single as vinyl and/or CD then they will be completely disregarding their main market.

I think Capitol knows that and will accommodate fans. I assume there will be a physical printing of a disc or a 7" but maybe not? If it's just a promotional single then they might send copies just to radio stations, though I think most stations are using a digital format.

[Freddie French-Pounce]

I may be wrong here, and feel free to disagree, but I would think that most Beach Boys fans prefer a physical format rather than a download, and if they don't release the single as vinyl and/or CD then they will be completely disregarding their main market.

I think Capitol knows that and will accommodate fans. I assume there will be a physical printing of a disc or a 7" but maybe not? If it's just a promotional single then they might send copies just to radio stations, though I think most stations are using a digital format.

You say that, but tehre are alot of promo CD's about - Noel Gallagher for instance

[Lowbacca]

I may be wrong here, and feel free to disagree, but I would think that most Beach Boys fans prefer a physical format rather than a download, and if they don't release the single as vinyl and/or CD then they will be completely disregarding their main market.

It's listed as a CD release on German amazon.

[stack-o-tracks]

I may be wrong here, and feel free to disagree, but I would think that most Beach Boys fans prefer a physical format rather than a download, and if they don't release the single as vinyl and/or CD then they will be completely disregarding their main market.

I think Capitol knows that and will accommodate fans. I assume there will be a physical printing of a disc or a 7" but maybe not? If it's just a promotional single then they might send copies just to radio stations, though I think most stations are using a digital format.

You say that, but tehre are alot of promo CD's about - Noel Gallagher for instance

THey usually get out to the general public eventually. I once found a copy of a rare 2002 Wondergirls promo single but didn't buy it and I've regretted it ever since.

[urbanite]

If TWGMR is as good as some of the comments would have us believe, they would be crazy if they didn't play the song over the PA system at Dodger Stadium and introduce it to the fans.   

[Justin]

If TWGMR is as good as some of the comments would have us believe, they would be crazy if they didn't play the song over the PA system at Dodger Stadium and introduce it to the fans.   

The people in the stadium bought tickets to see the Dodgers play--not The Beach Boys.  These are not "fans."  Any new song being played over the PA wil barely be noticed especially on such a high-energy day as Opening Day.  They would be crazy if they made the first public debut of the song over the PA at a baseball game.

[Runaways]

Yeah playing twgmtr on the pa during a baseball game would gain nothing

[coco1997]

So are we still supposed to be getting this song on Wednesday?

[Awesoman]

So are we still supposed to be getting this song on Wednesday?

We are?

[stack-o-tracks]

So are we still supposed to be getting this song on Wednesday?

We are?

According to someone who would know.

[SamMcK]

I'm almost certain it will get a vinyl release so i'll be looking out for that.

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

As much as I want it,
I don't know how valid Davids claim is considering we haven't seen anything yet...

[hypehat]

It's not uncommon - The single will probably just pop up on iTunes or something tomorrow, if it's to be, with the only fanfare being people noticing it - there's little point drumming up singles nowadays as they're not as important businesswise.

Only thing is, singles don't get released on a wednesday? Maybe he means the song will be put on youtube or soundcloud or something, with an actual release following.

[Craig Boyd]

It's not uncommon - The single will probably just pop up on iTunes or something tomorrow, if it's to be, with the only fanfare being people noticing it - there's little point drumming up singles nowadays as they're not as important businesswise.

Only thing is, singles don't get released on a wednesday? Maybe he means the song will be put on youtube or soundcloud or something, with an actual release following.

That's what I took it to mean. I think he means the single will be released to radio stations, youtube and tv stations (for the promo video) then after a while we'll get the physical release. Only a few places have it available for pre-order so far so I don't think we'll be seeing a physical release tomorrow.