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« Reply #625 on: May 23, 2013, 02:57:19 PM »

I've heard a cd copy.....I don't mean to be neurotic, or one of those people you hate on because they complain, but I didn't enjoy it and it isn't better than what I'd thought it would be, as some of you have found. I came to the conclusion that this is kind of like re-recordings of a portion of an artist's catalog 50 years after the fact. On a higher caliber than those crappy K-Tel jobs, but I don't take this seriously as a live recording. I understand that pure live, unadulterated releases don't exist for the most part, and I didn't want one of those anyway.

What I wanted out of this release was a faithful representation of the tour I saw twice, with some minor tweaks and edits to make the guys sound a little better. It goes above and beyond that. I can't believe that someone could possibly enjoy "Add Some Music" with that robot, choppy vocal. Double tracking on a live cd should be at a minimum, it's all over the place here. The fact that they have so many shows recorded and they fly in studio vocals from commercially released tracks MORE THAN ONCE? I take that as an insult to me as a consumer, and more so, a faithful Beach Boys fan. Sorry, if you enjoy it, power to you, it just not be for me.

And if they were gonna edit out anything, they should have taken out Bruce's "Summer Days, Summer Nights" comment at the end of TLGIOK!
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« Reply #626 on: May 23, 2013, 02:57:41 PM »

Predictions for the Billboard Charts?

I know there is no QVC promotion. TWGMTR was heavily promoted. A few people have written in and said it was hard to find a copy in stores.  Huh

I still think this one could land in the Top 20 album charts. I hope it makes the top 10.

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« Reply #627 on: May 23, 2013, 03:07:05 PM »

And if they were gonna edit out anything, they should have taken out Bruce's "Summer Days, Summer Nights" comment at the end of TLGIOK!

That made me giggle, too, both in him saying it and that it got left in. I'm pretty sure he even says "Summer Days, Summer Nights album!" It's entertaining, at least.
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« Reply #628 on: May 23, 2013, 03:37:59 PM »

I was about to comment on Bruce's "Summer Days" statement earlier in the thread, then rescinded it. Techinically, "Little Girl I Once Knew" is a bonus track on the "Today/Summer Days" Capitol two-fer CD.
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« Reply #629 on: May 23, 2013, 03:42:40 PM »

I was about to comment on Bruce's "Summer Days" statement earlier in the thread, then rescinded it. Techinically, "Little Girl I Once Knew" is a bonus track on the "Today/Summer Days" Capitol two-fer CD.

Okay, then he should have shouted "Today/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)" Capitol two-fer CD!"

I think Bruce's memory was just a bit foggy when he said that. Wasn't him saying that from one of the first few shows?
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« Reply #630 on: May 23, 2013, 03:47:39 PM »

Loooool at 'The Robot Beach Units'. Who wants to be in my Beach Boys tribute band singing Beach Boys songs through vocoders?

Egohanger sums up my more considered thoughts on the album - it's like JT didn't know when to stop. I've heard youtube captures that capture the full grace of the band better than that CD
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« Reply #631 on: May 23, 2013, 03:49:04 PM »

I was about to comment on Bruce's "Summer Days" statement earlier in the thread, then rescinded it. Techinically, "Little Girl I Once Knew" is a bonus track on the "Today/Summer Days" Capitol two-fer CD.

Okay, then he should have shouted "Today/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)" Capitol two-fer CD!"

I think Bruce's memory was just a bit foggy when he said that. Wasn't him saying that from one of the first few shows?

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« Reply #632 on: May 23, 2013, 05:04:16 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMzXiajcNkA
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« Reply #633 on: May 23, 2013, 05:24:08 PM »


That's the real deal, and its fantastic
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« Reply #634 on: May 23, 2013, 05:55:31 PM »

Definitely, for me the live album of that tour will be the RAH bootleg!
as for the Get Around video, what is there to say.. some nice fun clips here and there that captures the cool moments of the tour, a bit too much zoom as someone said in the comments but heh, just a random video with live shots to promote that barely "live" album... outch.
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« Reply #635 on: May 23, 2013, 06:39:19 PM »

I'd love to find a way to get all the TV appearances (QVC, and Fallon mostly) or NPR on cd or mp3 as they were great.  Or the Rolling Stone unplugged bit.  That was sublime.  Does anyone have the technology skills to make that happen?  Let me know!  

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« Reply #636 on: May 23, 2013, 07:15:30 PM »


Also, just a quick reminder that the NPR version of TLGIOK is the Grand Prairie performance as well. Obviously a pro recording and without Jeff's falsetto climbing up one's eardrum (no offense, Jeff...lol).

Syncs perfectly to that audience recording, too. Smiley


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« Reply #637 on: May 23, 2013, 07:17:54 PM »

I'd love to find a way to get all the TV appearances (QVC, and Fallon mostly) or NPR on cd or mp3 as they were great.  Or the Rolling Stone unplugged bit.  That was sublime.  Does anyone have the technology skills to make that happen?  Let me know!  

http://www.totalrecorder.com/

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« Reply #638 on: May 24, 2013, 11:26:10 AM »

Predictions for the Billboard Charts?

I know there is no QVC promotion. TWGMTR was heavily promoted. A few people have written in and said it was hard to find a copy in stores.  Huh

I still think this one could land in the Top 20 album charts. I hope it makes the top 10.




I hate to say it, but I would be shocked if this broke the Top 100.  That's not a knock on the album, I love it. I just don't think it's going to sell much.
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« Reply #639 on: May 24, 2013, 11:31:45 AM »

I'm digging "California Saga" and "All This Is That" tremendously.  Worth the price of the CD alone.
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« Reply #640 on: May 24, 2013, 12:21:34 PM »

Smething completely different, I'm sorry. But I didn't realize that Al played (at least in Montreal) the intro to "Fun, fun, fun" with Scott Totten:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AM8HSZVbIbI#t=165s
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You can probably find 5 other old threads where I mentioned this, but I saw Al do a gig in 2005 with a small band (Steve Heger's band), and Al played several of the guitar leads on stuff like "Fun Fun Fun" and "409." He's by no means a virtuoso guitarist, but he's a lot better than he usually let's on. It blew my mind a little bit actually.
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« Reply #641 on: May 24, 2013, 02:53:00 PM »

Tell me about it!

Al doesn't get nearly the credit he deserves as the very talented rhythm guitar player he is (even around these parts, I've observed), and frankly, I don't really see why.  I know he doesn't get the benefit of having the loudest guitar in the mix, or the camera focused on his guitar so often, but as a player for a couple of decades myself, I find the subtleties of his technique a joy to behold.
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« Reply #642 on: May 24, 2013, 03:20:03 PM »

Smething completely different, I'm sorry. But I didn't realize that Al played (at least in Montreal) the intro to "Fun, fun, fun" with Scott Totten:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AM8HSZVbIbI#t=165s
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You can probably find 5 other old threads where I mentioned this, but I saw Al do a gig in 2005 with a small band (Steve Heger's band), and Al played several of the guitar leads on stuff like "Fun Fun Fun" and "409." He's by no means a virtuoso guitarist, but he's a lot better than he usually let's on. It blew my mind a little bit actually.


Yeah, I heard about that. He also played the licks on "Sail on sailor" and I think even the solo on "Do it again" while touring with Brian iirc. But I didn't know (or didn't remember) he did play the "Fun, fun, fun" intro. I thought that would've been David's part.
I like Al's playing. He's underrated as hell. And my experience with Beach Boys fans is that when you tell him that he's playing some good, solid stuff, even giving them examples, they just don't want to hear about that.
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« Reply #643 on: May 24, 2013, 03:24:57 PM »

Smething completely different, I'm sorry. But I didn't realize that Al played (at least in Montreal) the intro to "Fun, fun, fun" with Scott Totten:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AM8HSZVbIbI#t=165s
Ok, on with the other stuff


You can probably find 5 other old threads where I mentioned this, but I saw Al do a gig in 2005 with a small band (Steve Heger's band), and Al played several of the guitar leads on stuff like "Fun Fun Fun" and "409." He's by no means a virtuoso guitarist, but he's a lot better than he usually let's on. It blew my mind a little bit actually.

Speaking of "Fun, Fun, Fun" anyone else catch the "Rhapsody In Blue" quote at the end?
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« Reply #644 on: May 24, 2013, 03:30:18 PM »

Smething completely different, I'm sorry. But I didn't realize that Al played (at least in Montreal) the intro to "Fun, fun, fun" with Scott Totten:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AM8HSZVbIbI#t=165s
Ok, on with the other stuff


You can probably find 5 other old threads where I mentioned this, but I saw Al do a gig in 2005 with a small band (Steve Heger's band), and Al played several of the guitar leads on stuff like "Fun Fun Fun" and "409." He's by no means a virtuoso guitarist, but he's a lot better than he usually let's on. It blew my mind a little bit actually.

Speaking of "Fun, Fun, Fun" anyone else catch the "Rhapsody In Blue" quote at the end?

Yeah, that's a hangover from Brian's band I think, I remember them doing it at the RFH for the Gershwin tour, which of course makes total sense there - it's still cool on a wholly BB's show.
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« Reply #645 on: May 24, 2013, 03:38:59 PM »

Smething completely different, I'm sorry. But I didn't realize that Al played (at least in Montreal) the intro to "Fun, fun, fun" with Scott Totten:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AM8HSZVbIbI#t=165s
Ok, on with the other stuff


You can probably find 5 other old threads where I mentioned this, but I saw Al do a gig in 2005 with a small band (Steve Heger's band), and Al played several of the guitar leads on stuff like "Fun Fun Fun" and "409." He's by no means a virtuoso guitarist, but he's a lot better than he usually let's on. It blew my mind a little bit actually.

Speaking of "Fun, Fun, Fun" anyone else catch the "Rhapsody In Blue" quote at the end?

Scott B. has been playing that riff in Brian's band since some of the first solo shows, I believe.
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« Reply #646 on: May 24, 2013, 03:40:07 PM »

Speaking of "Fun, Fun, Fun" anyone else catch the "Rhapsody In Blue" quote at the end?

Yeah, that's a hangover from Brian's band I think, I remember them doing it at the RFH for the Gershwin tour, which of course makes total sense there - it's still cool on a wholly BB's show.

They've been doing that all along -- if you watch the Brian Wilson On Tour DVD Scott does it there -- it's something he's added all along.
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« Reply #647 on: May 24, 2013, 04:13:28 PM »

I'm digging "California Saga" and "All This Is That" tremendously.  Worth the price of the CD alone.

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« Reply #648 on: May 24, 2013, 05:55:52 PM »

Predictions for the Billboard Charts?

I know there is no QVC promotion. TWGMTR was heavily promoted. A few people have written in and said it was hard to find a copy in stores.  Huh

I still think this one could land in the Top 20 album charts. I hope it makes the top 10.




I hate to say it, but I would be shocked if this broke the Top 100.  That's not a knock on the album, I love it. I just don't think it's going to sell much.

Ummm Don't hold your breath , It's currently No4 on Amazon.com  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #649 on: May 24, 2013, 06:03:18 PM »

Bruce has got a cool laser sound in his voice on background parts  LOL. zzzzzzzzzzzzz....ap.
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