Another UK Appearance - Later On Jools Holland BBC TV

[D409]

TWGMTR was ok, but let's see what else they play in the longer edition of the show later this week

[John Manning]

Disaster

Vocally a little shaky here and there, but very lively. And Brian & Bruce very audible. 

Lively?  A fair few smiles, but smiles evocative of the ol' Holywood/Vegas/showbiz circuit… didn't exactly get the impression that the smilers were enjoying themselves, though BW himself seemed more settled than in recent TV appearances,. I guess The BBs is a comforting environment for him.  Which is a good thing.

[Lowbacca]

Disaster

Vocally a little shaky here and there, but very lively. And Brian & Bruce very audible. 

Lively?  A fair few smiles, but smiles evocative of the ol' Holywood/Vegas/showbiz circuit… didn't exactly get the impression that the smilers were enjoying themselves, though BW himself seemed more settled than in recent TV appearances,. I guess The BBs is a comforting environment for him.  Which is a good thing.

It's been my favourite TV performance of TWGMTR so far. Far from perfect, of course.
And I'd really like to know whose idea the "Babs Ann" thing was... maybe Holland talked Mike into it?

[Freddie French-Pounce]

here's Barbara ann for a quick listen

http://soundcloud.com/frederickjamesfrench-pounce/barabara-ann-live-on-later

[Lowbacca]

here's Barbara ann for a quick listen

http://soundcloud.com/frederickjamesfrench-pounce/barabara-ann-live-on-later

Thanks. I kinda like that Brian's all over this, but where are the other guys? Al's lost in the mix, as Manning* pointed out.



*By the way dude, that bw.com link in your signature doesn't work (anymore).

[Justin]

I think it's cool that Brian is perfectly audible on "Barbara Ann"...nice rendition.

[Shady]

One for the family album

[ontor pertawst]

They really need to team up and rip into Shortnin' Bread.

[Lowbacca]

One for the family album

F*CK...yeahh!!!!

[DJole]

Do It Again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfoyxinft6o&feature=plcp

That's Why God Made the Radio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXFtr5RC64&feature=plcp

 

[seltaeb1012002]

Sounds pretty good. Foskett's a little flat at times, but it could be due to bad monitoring. Brian sounds pretty on throughout Barbara Ann. Agree that Al could've been louder.
 
Just great to see them still together & functioning at this point!

[Lowbacca]

That's Why God Made the Radio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXFtr5RC64&feature=plcp

Seeing it again I can only repeat myself: best TV performance of TWGMTR so far.

[Shady]

That's Why God Made the Radio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXFtr5RC64&feature=plcp

Seeing it again I can only repeat myself: best TV performance of TWGMTR so far.

That's not saying much 

[Lowbacca]

That's Why God Made the Radio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXFtr5RC64&feature=plcp

Seeing it again I can only repeat myself: best TV performance of TWGMTR so far.

That's not saying much 

Well it's Brian and the Beach Boys on TV so the expectations are looooow to begin with... thus, any okay performance is a good performance (see Brian's last stint on Holland's show).

[Awesoman]

One for the family album

F*CK...yeahh!!!!

It only took him 70 years, but Brian finally figured out how to smile in a photo.  :-)

[Sam_BFC]

I thought the Jools and Brian on piano bit during Barbara Ann was pretty awesome.

[HeyJude]

Yeah, that sounded the same as every other performance of "...Radio": Teeting on the edge of going off the rails but just barely holding together. This one was mixed a bit differently, but same quality of performance. I think part of the problem, as I've probably said elsewhere, is that it's one of those songs without one single lead vocalist throughout. So it ends up sounding messy, with a bunch of guys popping in and out in unison, then some harmony, etc. Every TV show seems to mix Al down, and then realize he has the sort-of solo line "in my car", and punches his vocal up just soon enough to be a bit too late. 

[Pretty Funky]

I thought the Jools and Brian on piano bit during Barbara Ann was pretty awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnobZToKXYQ

Also at mention of '25 years being half way through' (the 50th).

Bruce..."We're not through at all"

[Lowbacca]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnobZToKXYQ

Thanks!

I thought the Jools and Brian on piano bit during Barbara Ann was pretty awesome.

That was pretty neat, yeah. And I also don't think the boys sounded bad without the backing guys, it's just that playing "Barbara Ann" when you have a slot for 3 songs on such a show seems kinda... dumb.

[Dave Modny]

Yeah, that sounded the same as every other performance of "...Radio": Teeting on the edge of going off the rails but just barely holding together. This one was mixed a bit differently, but same quality of performance. I think part of the problem, as I've probably said elsewhere, is that it's one of those songs without one single lead vocalist throughout. So it ends up sounding messy, with a bunch of guys popping in and out in unison, then some harmony, etc. Every TV show seems to mix Al down, and then realize he has the sort-of solo line "in my car", and punches his vocal up just soon enough to be a bit too late. 

Bingo.

I'll just add that, difficulty as a live track aside, they still don't seem to perform it with the greatest level of confidence after 4 months, IMHO. That is, it's still tentative. Their body language almost seems to say, "We know this is our a latest offering that we hoped would be a smash, but we'll be glad when we don't have to do it ever again."...lol.

On the contrary, slight raggedness and mixing issues aside, it was kind of cool to see them do Barbara Ann in its original "unplugged Party" style, as nature intended, with the harmonies as the main attraction. I've always wished they would do it in concert like this, other than just as the dumb token rocker sing-a-long.

[EgoHanger1966]

Re: TWGMTR It's pretty bad. Not horrible, but not very good in the slightest. If they sound like this doing it live, I shudder to think of how much studio trickery went into making it sound like it does on the record.

On the plus side, the guys look good.

[Autotune]

Watching these videos kinda made my day. After all the sh*t I've reading these last few days. Seeing them together, made me remember why I love these guys so much and why I cherish this reunion. I thought TWGMTR was ok and DIA and BA were very good, if lacking in the mix department a little bit. It's remarkable that a pro music show such as this could not put together a professional mix of the band (granted, it's a tough group to mix).

I also LOVED watching Brian here. Looking great after the back proceeding.

Here's to many more years of these guys making music together.

[Rob Dean]

One for the family album

Did anyone notice after TWGMTR that our Johnny boy couldn't stop clapping our boys ?
Listen to his shows on BBC Radio , he really has a love for great music ( and butter ) bless him 

[Dave Modny]

Re: TWGMTR It's pretty bad. Not horrible, but not very good in the slightest. If they sound like this doing it live, I shudder to think of how much studio trickery went into making it sound like it does on the record.

I truly do believe it's moments like this where Carl is missed the most as the live glue that held things together.

My feeling is that he would've whipped this one into game shape from the get-go, which in turn, would've erased any tentativeness right from the start. The song probably would've been built around a lead vocal by him, as well as obviously having him as one of the anchors in the harmony stack to help prevent things from teetering on the edge or falling apart -- even as layered and more difficult as the song might be to execute live for the guys this late in the game.

Carl nearly always had the band on the right foot with new material for TV performances. Think something like virgin tunes such as "KTSA" and "Goin On'" as they were performed on Fridays in 1980, and which were taped right around the time they started performing the songs live. Those might actually surpass the studio versions.

[Generation42]

Carl nearly always had the band on the right foot with new material for TV performances. Think something like virgin tunes such as "KTSA" and "Goin On'" as they were performed on Fridays in 1980, and which were taped right around the time they started performing the songs live. Those might actually surpass the studio versions.

Yeah they do!  "Keepin' the Summer Alive" live on Fridays really rocks.  I actually watched that performance before ever  hearing the studio version, and boy, what a let down after hearing it sound so good before.

Edit: Oh, and back OT, "Barbara Ann" was pretty cool.  Sounded good with a light-hearted sense of fun (as "Barbara Ann" should)!