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« on: October 05, 2012, 07:42:23 AM » |
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Hal Blaine:"You're gonna get a tomata all over yer puss!" Brian: "Don't say puss."
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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2012, 07:48:53 AM » |
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I need some time to process this, but at first, it seems like a very thoughtful and sincere look into the mind of Mike Love and the goings on of the last few weeks.
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« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2012, 07:56:05 AM » |
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This is actually really beautiful.
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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2012, 07:59:47 AM » |
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Does a good job at explaining in a rational way what happened. It may seem a little forced and hokey and maybe a bit too self-congtratulatory - but that's Mike Love. Might have been a little better if they had concocted this like a week ago - the whole thing seemed to blow over by now even here. But, here's hoping it fixes all the problems...
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« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2012, 08:02:18 AM » |
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I hope they get together again next summer.
It doesn't have to be a ridiculous 70+ date tour, they should just do as many as they feel like.
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According to someone who would know.
Seriously, there was a Beach Boys Love You condom?! Amazing.
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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2012, 08:09:39 AM » |
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Nice piece by Mike. A couple of weeks late maybe, but nice. "Brian is writing a new album." - For whom?
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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2012, 08:12:39 AM » |
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We are already nitpicking it. Nice.
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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2012, 08:17:20 AM » |
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I thought it was a lovely article.
Mad to see a bunch of 'barely fans' jump on the Mike hating bandwagon. I'm sure he did some shitty things from time to time, but NO one could be as bad as people make him out to be
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« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2012, 08:17:28 AM » |
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Great piece.
Contradicts nothing we already knew and sets the record as straight as it could possibly be set and with a lot of love and utmost respect thrown in.
I'm buying it.
Great peace.
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« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2012, 08:21:21 AM » |
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As I wrote in the other thread, no surprises but some really beautifully expressed sentiment from Mike here. Nice job.
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2012, 08:27:10 AM » |
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Awesome. Mike's a good dude.
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2012, 08:35:02 AM » |
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If the Endless Summer Continues press release had projected a fraction of the elegance and good will that this article does Mike never would have had a problem. If Mike truly wrote this then he should fire his publicist and hire himself.
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« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2012, 08:37:12 AM » |
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I must admit, as a full time lurker of this board for the 'newest' news and rumors regarding the band.....this board can be a shifting tidal wave soap opera emotional roller coaster. Mike Love is a hero and villain.
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« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2012, 08:46:18 AM » |
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Excellent article by Mr. Love. Totally outstanding in fact. I will now await NEXT summer's ALBUM and tour!!!!
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Son, don't wait till the break of day 'cause you know how time fades away......
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« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2012, 08:47:42 AM » |
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I must admit, as a full time lurker of this board for the 'newest' news and rumors regarding the band.....this board can be a shifting tidal wave soap opera emotional roller coaster. Mike Love is a hero and villain.
Well, mostly he's the typecast villain / evil mastermind. But there are special episodes of Smiley Smile where he suddenly shows his kindhearted side and says nice things. Twists and turns such as this are the reason why Smiley Smile has been such a popular show for years!
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« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2012, 08:54:19 AM » |
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If the Endless Summer Continues press release had projected a fraction of the elegance and good will that this article does Mike never would have had a problem. If Mike truly wrote this then he should fire his publicist and hire himself.
I think you might be on to something there…
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« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2012, 08:56:16 AM » |
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Perhaps Brian's peeps wrote it if they required it.
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« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2012, 09:11:43 AM » |
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Be fascinating to see how this is received in the Land of Bloo.
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« Reply #18 on: October 05, 2012, 09:14:35 AM » |
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I've been thinking it over, and I just can't see Mike quoting the Summer's Gone lyrics like that - especially after the account of him doing the gun-to-his-head motion while listening to the playback in the studio, and then again when a band member told a board member that Brian had to beg Mike to have it included in the show.
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« Reply #19 on: October 05, 2012, 09:26:36 AM » |
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I've been thinking it over, and I just can't see Mike quoting the Summer's Gone lyrics like that - especially after the account of him doing the gun-to-his-head motion while listening to the playback in the studio, and then again when a band member told a board member that Brian had to beg Mike to have it included in the show.
Mike is a lyrics guy, he's brilliant at using them effectively. The words to "Summer's Gone" happened to fit his agenda here.
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« Reply #20 on: October 05, 2012, 09:27:42 AM » |
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"Brian said some really kind things to me about how my early songs gave him the freedom to go deeper musically"
Interesting comment...
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« Reply #21 on: October 05, 2012, 09:29:55 AM » |
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This would support the sincerity that was shown by everyone during the Reunion Tour. We should keep in mind that it wasn't until the "sensationalism" headlines from a paper hit that the "fired" story got it legs from other media that was too lazy to get the facts. Some really good points in the article: the music is the legacy; the reunion tour wasn't meant to be years in length (good explanation as to how it expanded); there was an understanding of the end game; he wants to take the music to locales that don't always get the opportunity to see the live performance (a point I noted in another thread); he couldn't fire Brian (and wouldn't); the Summer's Gone song has some room for interpretation (some commentators here have noted that). Agreed, it should have come out earlier but probably with the demands of being on the road there wasn't time at that time. And, as to how it presents the individual here, perhaps sometimes with age comes insight and better perspective.
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« Reply #22 on: October 05, 2012, 09:33:57 AM » |
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"Brian said some really kind things to me about how my early songs gave him the freedom to go deeper musically"
Interesting comment...
Damn, I totally missed that. There's so much in that comment alone... Legitimating his self-praise by loosely quoting Brian, calling early BBs material "my early songs", claiming part of the credit for Brian's more sophisticated endeavours (even liberating Brian..) et cetera - classic ML. Then again, still a nice piece. And for some reason I'm sure Mike wrote it.
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« Reply #23 on: October 05, 2012, 09:35:31 AM » |
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I've been thinking it over, and I just can't see Mike quoting the Summer's Gone lyrics like that - especially after the account of him doing the gun-to-his-head motion while listening to the playback in the studio, and then again when a band member told a board member that Brian had to beg Mike to have it included in the show.
The Moon landing was definitely faked.
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« Reply #24 on: October 05, 2012, 09:49:41 AM » |
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Nice reflection by Mike.
But I still think, if he is sincere about how great Al Jardine is, he would try to facilitate a way to include Al in the Bruce/Mike lineup. That has been the real sticking point for me, and I think a lot of other fans, for the past 14 years. Brian and David have rarely been with the touring act since the 60's.
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