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« on: July 23, 2013, 07:48:57 AM »
Given my anti-Mike sentiments in the past, it may suprise you to know that......

I really like this track. It's nice to hear Carl's voice, and (I presume) Brian pumping away at the piano. Not the most complex song they ever did, but not everything has to be a masterpiece.
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2013, 07:52:57 AM »
Good idea creating a separate thread for this song.

I like it. it's fun. Nothing remarkable, but fun.

As I said in the other thread, to my ears the guitar fills sound more recently recorded and actually sound like the guitar work on Do It Again (2012). So I am inclined to guess that Scott Totten's recent session at Ocean Way may have been to this end.
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2013, 07:54:14 AM »
I think a separate thread for "Goin' To The Beach" is a good idea. I had thought about opening one up myself.

I think it's quite an enjoyable track. Sure - the lyrics are redundant, the track is by-the-numbers and there's actually nothing really new there - but on the other hand it's catchy and (guilty-pleasurely) corny and it rocked my world when walking to the University today in alleged 37°C. And at the end of the day, that's the minimum of what a Beach Boys song should do. I like it.
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2013, 07:56:30 AM »
So is the general consensus that the lead vocal is new?
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2013, 07:59:17 AM »
I don't think the lead vocal is new. He sounds younger than on TWGMTR.
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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2013, 08:05:37 AM »
Lead vocal sound circa. 1979 to my ears.
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« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2013, 08:16:39 AM »
Most of it is pretty bland, except for the bits pinched from "Heartache Tonight" by the Eagles.
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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2013, 08:21:34 AM »
Quote from: Wirestone on July 23, 2013, 08:16:39 AM
Most of it is pretty bland, except for the bits pinched from "Heartache Tonight" by the Eagles.

Technically, wouldn't that be the other way around?  Wink
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« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2013, 08:24:20 AM »
Quote from: Wirestone on July 23, 2013, 08:16:39 AM
Most of it is pretty bland, except for the bits pinched from "Heartache Tonight" by the Eagles.
And yet, these are the songs Mike thinks will be hits due to "sticking to the formula"
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« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2013, 08:28:51 AM »
Quote from: SMiLE Brian on July 23, 2013, 08:24:20 AM
Quote from: Wirestone on July 23, 2013, 08:16:39 AM
Most of it is pretty bland, except for the bits pinched from "Heartache Tonight" by the Eagles.
And yet, these are the songs Mike thinks will be hits due to "sticking to the formula"

I honestly don`t believe Mike is thinking Goin to the Beach will be a hit in 2013.
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« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2013, 08:37:11 AM »
In 1979 he probably did since it was in that TV special.
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« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2013, 08:39:13 AM »
If this is considered one of the lesser of the unreleased songs on the box then I'm starting to get very excited.
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« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2013, 08:41:16 AM »
Quote from: SMiLE Brian on July 23, 2013, 08:37:11 AM
In 1979 he probably did since it was in that TV special.

The one where he talked about it being dropped from the album you mean? Smiley

I don`t think it would have been a hit but it would have been a more commercial choice than Livin with a Heartache.

All of the biggest original hits that the group had from the 70s onwards are retro formula things. It`s OK, Almost Summer (if that counts), Getcha Back and Kokomo.
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« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2013, 08:42:28 AM »
Quote from: SMiLE Brian on July 23, 2013, 08:37:11 AM
In 1979 he probably did since it was in that TV special.

If Mike was so confident it was going to be a hit, why did it go unreleased for so long?

I say this without knowing any of the history of the song.
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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2013, 08:42:59 AM »
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All of the biggest original hits that the group had from the 70s onwards are retro formula things. It`s OK, Almost Summer (if that counts), Getcha Back and Kokomo.

There is nothing retro formula about Kokomo. It paints a bleak portrait of life as it really exists today in our inner cities.
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« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2013, 08:50:54 AM »
To tell you the truth I expected more from that song.
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« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2013, 09:04:16 AM »
Quote from: Nicko1234 on July 23, 2013, 08:41:16 AM
Quote from: SMiLE Brian on July 23, 2013, 08:37:11 AM
In 1979 he probably did since it was in that TV special.

The one where he talked about it being dropped from the album you mean? Smiley

I don`t think it would have been a hit but it would have been a more commercial choice than Livin with a Heartache.

All of the biggest original hits that the group had from the 70s onwards are retro formula things. It`s OK, Almost Summer (if that counts), Getcha Back and Kokomo.

You could certainly in include rock n roll music and come go with me in that list
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« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2013, 09:08:22 AM »
Quote from: TimmyC on July 23, 2013, 09:04:16 AM
Quote from: Nicko1234 on July 23, 2013, 08:41:16 AM
Quote from: SMiLE Brian on July 23, 2013, 08:37:11 AM
In 1979 he probably did since it was in that TV special.

The one where he talked about it being dropped from the album you mean? Smiley

I don`t think it would have been a hit but it would have been a more commercial choice than Livin with a Heartache.

All of the biggest original hits that the group had from the 70s onwards are retro formula things. It`s OK, Almost Summer (if that counts), Getcha Back and Kokomo.

You could certainly in include rock n roll music and come go with me in that list

If you include the covers certainly and Wipeout and the medley (obviously) can be added to the list.
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« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2013, 09:37:36 AM »
Can I ask anyone to please put to youtube or soundcloud?  angel
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« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2013, 09:43:48 AM »
Quote from: Rocker on July 23, 2013, 08:50:54 AM
To tell you the truth I expected more from that song.
Why? LOL It was called "Goin' To The Beach" all along and it's a Mike song from 1979. Wink I, for my part, am pleasantly suprised.

And yes, that Mike lead vocal is definitely vintage.
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« Reply #20 on: July 23, 2013, 10:14:30 AM »
Quote from: (Stephen Newcombe) on July 23, 2013, 07:48:57 AM
Given my anti-Mike sentiments in the past, it may suprise you to know that......

I really like this track. It's nice to hear Carl's voice, and (I presume) Brian pumping away at the piano. Not the most complex song they ever did, but not everything has to be a masterpiece.

Actually...Brian pumps away at the organ on this one! 
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« Reply #21 on: July 23, 2013, 11:02:13 AM »
Heartache Tonight came out in 79.

The song's inoffensive fluff, like too much of their stuff from this period. What rankles with me is that we all know that there are better unreleased songs, but this particular one seems to turn up in interviews with Mike over the years like it's his fucking holy grail. I'd have rather had the early Big Sur (though I prefer the Holland version) as Mike's unreleased gem - or a live version of Country Pie if he wanted to showcase his then still decent rock'n'roll voice (and yeah, I know he didn't write it).

Tough, tough world.
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« Reply #22 on: July 23, 2013, 11:04:19 AM »
Just heard it. Actually pretty good. Mike does sound really good on it - definitely a vintage vocal. Catchy. Didn't think I'd like it based on how M&B were doing it live. Pleasantly surprised.
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« Reply #23 on: July 23, 2013, 11:04:55 AM »
Quote from: Nicko1234 on July 23, 2013, 08:41:16 AM
Quote from: SMiLE Brian on July 23, 2013, 08:37:11 AM
In 1979 he probably did since it was in that TV special.

The one where he talked about it being dropped from the album you mean? Smiley

You see, it was all a masterplan. He dropped the track so that 33 years later it could be used to promote a box set, cementing his vision of the band as a bunch of unartistic retrodinossaur squares.
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« Reply #24 on: July 23, 2013, 11:07:49 AM »
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