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« Reply #75 on: September 16, 2012, 02:37:22 AM »

If Ian can quit his game, and if we can get the thread back on track there should be no need for that however.

Now, lets get back to Sunflower. What do people think about the alternate lyrics for Add Some Music?

They're not very good! Very awkward. Thank God they changed 'em. 'Add Some Music..' in fact is the exact opposite of 'Santa Ana Winds', wherein they had nice flowing lyrics and then they changed them for awkward, jarring ones for the released version.

Spot on I think. The comparison to SAW is pretty apt, I hate how they mutilated such a nice little song.

It's the opposite, man. "On my porch, thinkin' about the torch" - so awkward and no flow. I do think the spoken intro on the released version is majorly corny, but all in all, I prefer what they did to it for release on KTSA.

Lyrics aside, how can you prefer the KTSA version?? The unreleased version sounds homey, gentle, almost Friends-like; the production is tasteful and subtle and very Beach Boys-like. The released version however has had all the life sucked out of it. The chorus is just produced to within an inch of its life, and just sounds so tinny and massively overly-processed. It really is awful, lifeless. Even Carl's great vocal cry on the tag doesn't come off. It takes real effort to ruin such a nice song - nice one Johnston!
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« Reply #76 on: September 16, 2012, 06:29:13 AM »


Still, I can’t argue with “Come Together,” “Something,” “Oh! Darling,” “I Want You,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Because,” and much of that imperfect medley.  Hell, I even find the much-derided “Octopus’s Garden” charming.



There is a notable absence in this list... My least favourite song of all time Wink


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« Reply #77 on: September 19, 2012, 02:16:33 PM »

I'd like to see a dream tracklisting for 15 Big Ones/Brian's Back/whatever you wanna call porn stars singing oldies....with the likes of Holy Man, Pacific Ocean Blues, Good Timin', It's OK, Angel Come Home, California Feelin, Ding Dang, Sea Cruise, and so on...
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« Reply #78 on: September 20, 2012, 08:35:04 AM »

I'd like to see a dream tracklisting for 15 Big Ones/Brian's Back/whatever you wanna call porn stars singing oldies....with the likes of Holy Man, Pacific Ocean Blues, Good Timin', It's OK, Angel Come Home, California Feelin, Ding Dang, Sea Cruise, and so on...

I haven't synthesised this tracklist just yet, but I imagine my ideal '76 album would probably look something like this:

All of My Love
Rainbows
It's O.K.
Good Timin'
Angel Come Home
Trombone Dixie
Soulful Old Man Sunshine

River Song
Sherry, She Needs Me
Can't Wait too Long
Had to Phone Ya
Holy Man
Pacific Ocean Blues
California Feelin'
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« Reply #79 on: September 20, 2012, 10:01:31 AM »

that's all over the place. Angel Come Home and then Trombone Dixie and then Soulful Old Man Sunshine??
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« Reply #80 on: September 20, 2012, 10:06:07 AM »

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« Reply #81 on: September 20, 2012, 11:39:43 AM »

I'm not keen on the strings on the released SAW, but I prefer the lyrics.  Best track on the album, but it's a pity it didn't grace LA instead.
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« Reply #82 on: September 21, 2012, 03:03:38 AM »

I'm not keen on the strings on the released SAW, but I prefer the lyrics.  Best track on the album, but it's a pity it didn't grace LA instead.

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« Reply #83 on: September 21, 2012, 11:57:00 AM »

I'd like to see a dream tracklisting for 15 Big Ones/Brian's Back/whatever you wanna call porn stars singing oldies....with the likes of Holy Man, Pacific Ocean Blues, Good Timin', It's OK, Angel Come Home, California Feelin, Ding Dang, Sea Cruise, and so on...

I haven't synthesised this tracklist just yet, but I imagine my ideal '76 album would probably look something like this:

All of My Love
Rainbows
It's O.K.
Good Timin'
Angel Come Home
Trombone Dixie
Soulful Old Man Sunshine

River Song
Sherry, She Needs Me
Can't Wait too Long
Had to Phone Ya
Holy Man
Pacific Ocean Blues
California Feelin'
I like it. It's in some way, a really strong album. I would say using old BB vocals like Soulful and Can't Wait too Long is strange but it's nothing new to the Beach Boys realm of albums. Pretty much from 15 Big Ones, Love You, KTSA are all guilty of it
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« Reply #84 on: September 22, 2012, 07:23:06 AM »


Reverberation________________________________________________________________
Cotten Fields
Loop De Loop
All I Wanna Do
Got to Know The Woman
When Girls Get Together
Break Away
San Miguel
Celebrate The News
Deirdre
The Lord's Prayer
Forver

Add Some Music________________________________________________________________
Susie Cincinnati
Good Time
Our Sweet Love
Tears In The Morning
Slip On Through
Add Some Music To Your Day
Take A Load Off Your Feet
This Whole World
I Just Got My Pay
At My Window
Fallin' In Love

Am I the only one here who likes Loop de Loop? I don't know which version is the "common" here, but I refer to the original one with Brian and Al singing falsettos on the verses, and Mike only on the "loop de loop flip flop flyin'..." part. Even the lyrics are better. You know, that song can come to a real good psychedelic atmosphere...
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« Reply #85 on: September 23, 2012, 07:36:30 AM »

that's all over the place. Angel Come Home and then Trombone Dixie and then Soulful Old Man Sunshine??

I had a listen to it today, and I totally agree with you that it's a bit hodge-podge sounding, but in my defence it'd be difficult getting any sort of balance with those tracks unless you did a whole Dennis side or something.

Okay, attempt two. If I were to construct a Brian heavy album which used a Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!!) meets Sunflower template (which is what I think the record buying public would have really liked the boys to put out after Endless Summer) through using old and new tracks without giving too much away (i.e. no vintage Brian leads, falsetto harmonies are a lot easier to get away with though I think) and with cohesion on top of that, I'd put together something like the following:

Soulful Old Man Sunshine
San Miguel
It's O.K.
Good Timin'
Sherry, She Needs Me
Trombone Dixie

Susie Cincinnati
Had to Phone Ya
Rainbows
California Feelin'
Angel, Come Home
Brian Falls into a Piano

If something like this had been released in place of 15 Big Ones it not only would've fared a whole lot better on the charts, but it would have taken a lot of pressure off Brian and allow him to slowly ease back into a more creative set of mind. Also, I know that last track is a little bit left field and may be considered weak by some, but I think it'd tie together the whole "Brian's Back" campaign really well and it'd harken back to the joke tracks of All Summer Long, Summer Day's (And Summer Nights!!!) and other early Brian led albums which the Endless Summer crowd would really enjoy.

Also, I really think that ending of Rainbows, California Feelin' and Angel Come Home would segue into a Dennis and Brian led album along the lines of Pacific Ocean Blue really well. Oh man, the thought of that has me salivating. If only Sad
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« Reply #86 on: September 23, 2012, 07:39:01 AM »

What an unusual & strange tracklisting! Though I'm not so keen on GT & HTPY, I shall definitely copy it for making it as the next Playlist at Winamp. Thanks for sharing it, Quzi! Good job! Esp. I like the segue from Rainbows to It's OK & POB --> CF.

Had to Phone Ya is essential Brian Wilson! Have you heard the gorgeous backing track? I know it's helped a lot of other people appreciate it. The album mix just doesn't do it complete justice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDr2jZzirw4
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« Reply #87 on: September 23, 2012, 11:15:42 AM »

Ms.Rover's dislike of "Had To Phone Ya" has been stated before. Seems odd, but I guess not everyone can like everything. That one might be in my top 10, takes me back to a very specific time in my life.
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« Reply #88 on: September 23, 2012, 12:46:09 PM »

Huh. That instrumental version imo, doesn't really reveal anything you don't already hear in the vocals version. 15 big ones mixing
style, and raspy vocals are fine by me.
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