FINAL FAREWELL TOUR !!!

[beatle]

Let's face it for those that didnt yet.This will for sure be the last tour ever of beach boys together.So i think its time more people start TAPING AUDIO audience recordings !
50 concert dates isnt that much,its all over forever before you know it !

[bgas]

Let's face it for those that didnt yet.This will almost sure be the last tour ever of beach boys together.So i think its time more people start making audience recordings !
50 concert dates isnt that much,its all over forever before you know it !

Yes, for those that haven't gotten the new Walmart set, on page 25 of the zine, talking about the tour AL Says:  "We reunited this final time for the fans"

[OGoldin]

" Yes, for those that haven't gotten the new Walmart set, on page 25 of the zine, talking about the tour AL Says:  "We reunited this final time for the fans"  "

Money has something to do with it, too . . .

If they all get along, I see minitours into the future.  Brian at some level likes the feedback from a live audience, and this is much less work for him than the solo tours -- he could sustain smaller tours with the band for more years than he could as a solo artist.  Plus -- the backup guys will be able to inherit the mantle and be able to authentically tour as the Beach Boys for decades to come -- sort of like the Count Basie Orchestra -- continuing to bring money into BRI.

[beatle]

" Yes, for those that haven't gotten the new Walmart set, on page 25 of the zine, talking about the tour AL Says:  "We reunited this final time for the fans"  "

Money has something to do with it, too . . .

If they all get along, I see minitours into the future.  Brian at some level likes the feedback from a live audience, and this is much less work for him than the solo tours -- he could sustain smaller tours with the band for more years than he could as a solo artist.  Plus -- the backup guys will be able to inherit the mantle and be able to authentically tour as the Beach Boys for decades to come -- sort of like the Count Basie Orchestra -- continuing to bring money into BRI.

I dont see that happening.Brian also said in some interviews before this short tour that people should know he is only doing this for the 50th anniversary.He also told he thinks this is the right closure for him and the beach boys story for him,he said ''i'll rejoin them one last time for the 50th anniversary,then beach boys story is over for me,i will keep performing my songs only with my own band'' So this is really a closure for brian.  

[OGoldin]

"So this is really a closure for brian."

People change their minds sometimes -- and with Smile and so many other things, Brian's changing of mind is legendary. 

Also Al has talked about a second new album.  That's not going to happen if Brian's not on board.

[Pretty Funky]

We will see I guess.

We may see Brian staying home and working on a 2nd album while the group is out on the road.


Hey why not? Been done before.


But somehow I think this is the begining of the end, even for Mike and Bruce. A perfect time to wind it down for good.

[beatle]

We will see I guess.

We may see Brian staying home and working on a 2ND album while the group is out on the road.


Hey why not? Been done before.


But somehow I think this is the beginning of the end, even for Mike and Bruce. A perfect time to wind it down for good.

Brian was young and in better shape,some people here think it is still 1964-1970 right now.after 2012 mike and Bruce will keep touring with a band they name beach boys but it isn't beach boys,i don't get why anyone still would go to mike and Bruce,they should be named the mike love band !! Court and justice should forbid mike love to keep using beach boys name !!

[beatle]

My point is people should tape the shows right now,make AUDIO audience recordings to share with everyone on internet.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Why is every post in bold? Not flaming, just wondering.

[beatle]

Why is every post in bold? Not flaming, just wondering.

I don't mean anything with the bold,just wanna make a clear point,hope everyone reads it.

[Andrew G. Doe]

My point is people should tape the shows right now,make AUDIO audience recocordings to share with everyone on internet.

Gee, that's a GREAT idea - why hasn't anyone thought of that yet ? 

Dude, to my certain knowledge, there are tapes of shows doing the rounds already.

[NHC]

after 2012 mike and bruce will keep touring with a band they name beach boys but it isnt beach boys,i dont ge why anyone still would go to mike and bruce,they should be named the mike love fake beach boys !!
[/quote]

Let's see, Mike, a founding member, has been a Beach Boy his entire adult life, Bruce the better part of it. What part of that is "fake"?  (Keep in mind Mike owns the name for touring, which is why it's named the Beach Boys.) And, I suspect people go see Mike and Bruce, AKA the Beach Boys, because it is a great band playing great songs.

[beatle]

after 2012 mike and Bruce will keep touring with a band they name beach boys but it isn't beach boys,i don't get why anyone still would go to mike and Bruce,they should be named the mike love fake beach boys !!

Let's see, Mike, a founding member, has been a Beach Boy his entire adult life, Bruce the better part of it. What part of that is "fake"?  (Keep in mind Mike owns the name for touring, which is why it's named the Beach Boys.) And, I suspect people go see Mike and Bruce, AKA the Beach Boys, because it is a great band playing great songs.
[/quote]
Because mike love alone isn't beach boys,it is mike love solo.

[The Shift]

after 2012 mike and bruce will keep touring with a band they name beach boys but it isnt beach boys,i dont ge why anyone still would go to mike and bruce,they should be named the mike love fake beach boys !!

Let's see, Mike, a founding member, has been a Beach Boy his entire adult life, Bruce the better part of it. What part of that is "fake"?  (Keep in mind Mike owns the name for touring, which is why it's named the Beach Boys.) And, I suspect people go see Mike and Bruce, AKA the Beach Boys, because it is a great band playing great songs.

So mike love is the beach boys? People that think that dont know much about the beach boys. Does paul name himself and the band the beatles? Court and justice should forbid mike love to keep using beach boys name !!
[/quote]

Most of us here have moved on from that. Mike and Bruce's band might only have one original member but they've kept a flame alive for years and in recent years their shows have been something to behold, especially this euro shows with extended deeper set lists.

The scenario whereby Brian stays home and produces while the other four tour together isn't too far fetched and it does seem that a lot of that might have already been happening for the TWGMTR album before we knew anything about it.

Does rather depend on the backing band I reckons - most are creative musicians in their own right with careers outside the Beach Boys. They might not want to spend too long on board what's already looking just a little like the ol' travelling jukebox with a few deep catalogue songs thrown in for our benefit. Which is appreciated, of course, Mr Powers That Be!

[LostArt]

My point is people should tape the shows right now,make AUDIO audience recocordings to share with everyone on internet.

Meh, all those audience recordings sound like crap.  I'll wait for the officially released stuff.

Court and justice should forbid mike love to keep using beach boys name !!

So the opinions of Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, and the estate of Carl Wilson shouldn't be taken into consideration?  Those are the folks who voted to allow Mike to use the name at live shows.

[Rocker]

I dont see that happening.Brian also said in some interviews before this short tour that people should know he is only doing this for the 50th anniversary.He also told he thinks this is the right closure for him and the beach boys story for him,he said ''i'll rejoin them one last time for the 50th anniversary,then beach boys story is over for me,i will keep performing my songs only with my own band'' So this is rlly a closure for brian. 

To tell you the truth, I haven't read thos statements by Brian. Not to say it ain't what he's thinking but where do you have these statements from ?

[PongHit]

Mike owns the name for touring

He doesn't own, he rents.

Has the lease expired yet?

[beatle]

Mike owns the name for touring

He doesn't own, he rents.

Has the lease expired yet?

]That's the truth: mike love does not own the name beach boys !

[beatle]

I don't see that happening.Brian also said in some interviews before this short tour that people should know he is only doing this for the 50Th anniversary.He also told he thinks this is the right closure for him and the beach boys story for him,he said ''I'll rejoin them one last time for the 50Th anniversary,then beach boys story is over for me,i will keep performing my songs only with my own band'' So this is really a closure for Brian.  

To tell you the truth, I haven't read thos statements by Brian. Not to say it ain't what he's thinking but where do you have these statements from ?

It was in some interviews,someone uploaded it on youtube too,but it got deleted.

[NHC]

Mike owns the name for touring

He doesn't own, he rents.

Has the lease expired yet?

Thats the truth: mike love does not own the name beach boys !

OK, fine, he rents it, he leases it, he licensed it, whatever.  Good grief. The point is he currently controls the name for touring. Or at least that's the way I've understood it. And whether Mike Love considers himself the Beach Boys is  a silly question. He's only one person so I suspect not.  But, he has certain rights to use the band's name, and, as others have pointed out, he has used it to keep the band alive for the public.   As for the other silly question, no, Paul doesn't call himself and/or his touring group The Beatles because . . . the Beatles broke up as a band,  and they all ceased using the name as a band.  That's not what happened here.

[beatle]

Mike owns the name for touring

He doesn't own, he rents.

Has the lease expired yet?

That's the truth: mike love does not own the name beach boys !

OK, fine, he rents it, he leases it, he licensed it, whatever.  Good grief. The point is he currently controls the name for touring. Or at least that's the way I've understood it. And whether Mike Love considers himself the Beach Boys is  a silly question. He's only one person so I suspect not.  But, he has certain rights to use the band's name, and, as others have pointed out, he has used it to keep the band alive for the public.   As for the other silly question, no, Paul doesn't call himself and/or his touring group The Beatles because . . . the Beatles broke up as a band,  and they all ceased using the name as a band.  That's not what happened here.

As you might not know Brian had been fighting in court because he didn't want mike to keep using the beach boys name.

[GoodToMyBaby]

Mike owns the name for touring

He doesn't own, he rents.

Has the lease expired yet?

Thats the truth: mike love does not own the name beach boys !

OK, fine, he rents it, he leases it, he licensed it, whatever.  Good grief. The point is he currently controls the name for touring. Or at least that's the way I've understood it. And whether Mike Love considers himself the Beach Boys is  a silly question. He's only one person so I suspect not.  But, he has certain rights to use the band's name, and, as others have pointed out, he has used it to keep the band alive for the public.   As for the other silly question, no, Paul doesn't call himself and/or his touring group The Beatles because . . . the Beatles broke up as a band,  and they all ceased using the name as a band.  That's not what happened here.

As you might not know brian had been fighting in court because he didnt want mike to keep using the beach boys name.

No.

[SMiLE Brian]

Beatle, where you are getting this "information"?

[SG7]

Beatle, where you are getting this "information"?

I'm guessing Alex McDonald  

[Heysaboda]

Beatle, where you are getting this "information"?

I'm guessing Alex McDonald  

I'm guessing Alex Trebek!