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Quote from: If Mars had life on it... on August 07, 2013, 02:03:52 PM
I don't think he's all that talented.
He kills on the Pipeline vid.
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Bruce has to be one of the luckiest people on the planet. I don't think he's all that talented. His songs are unbelievably cheesy (Tears in the Morning is awful, a black mark on Sunflower). I don't even think he sings all that well. He had what one lead in the entire C50 show? Total lackey. He is one reason why at times it is embarrassing to be a Beach Boys fan. I wish him no ill will though.
Wendy' 2 songs become 1?
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Bruce has to be one of the luckiest people on the planet. I don't think he's all that talented. His songs are unbelievably cheesy (Tears in the Morning is awful, a black mark on Sunflower). I don't even think he sings all that well. He had what one lead in the entire C50 show? Total lackey. He is one reason why at times it is embarrassing to be a Beach Boys fan. I wish him no ill will though.
I dunno: the guy managed to learn the bass guitar in, what, a couple days? And well enough to play the full Beach Boys set and sing well and hit those high notes..... Worth a note of praise or two, I think... Plus, he seems to have been genetically engineered to be a Beach Boy.
I was always amazed how a keyboard player like Bruce could learn how to play bass on a pro level in a few days... Till I learned that he was a capable electric guitarist before that. Still impressive though.
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Quote from: Judd on August 07, 2013, 01:34:04 PM
This is becoming one creepy thread.
Don't they all eventually?
Give it another page before it becomes a Hate-Mike Fest!
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Quote from: Judd on August 07, 2013, 01:34:04 PM
This is becoming one creepy thread.
Don't they all eventually?
Give it another page before it becomes a Hate-Mike Fest!
Never! We're too busy crankin' Pipeline.
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... he thinks Gina Rinehart is sensible ...
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Quote from: Judd on August 07, 2013, 02:03:29 PM
dammit what
yeah, there's another song linked to it.
Pipeline is linked to cosmos, so in a sense you are right.
let me read that for you:
Bruce Johnston- Pipeline (REMIX) & Harry Thumann- Underwater
that's the title of the vid. thus, its not 12 minutes of pipeline alone. get it now?
Like this:
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ah, i see you can't read..
Yes, despite the fact he responded to your question in a comprehensible manner with letters he combined into words on his keyboard, he clearly cannot read.
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He's a fantastic backing vocalist if not really the greatest lead singer. He really added a lot to the blend during 1965-71. He had a great presence on the Sunflower album. I don't know if he really added much when he came back besides stepping in as producer and trying to keep the band together, they weren't the same band anymore though. I do like "Endless Harmony" and "She Believes In Love Again" though. During the 50th anniversary, I don't think he added much except that I'm glad he was there along with Dave to make the Beach Boys a five piece group as they began. But that's pretty much all he's been for the past 25 years, just an extra man, particularly with Mike's touring band where his presence helps sort of authenticate it as a Beach Boys show. Not that it's a bad thing, it's cool he's there, he seems to enjoy it, he just doesn't add that much to it.
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He's a fantastic backing vocalist if not really the greatest lead singer. He really added a lot to the blend during 1965-71. He had a great presence on the Sunflower album. I don't know if he really added much when he came back besides stepping in as producer and trying to keep the band together, they weren't the same band anymore though. I do like "Endless Harmony" and "She Believes In Love Again" though. During the 50th anniversary, I don't think he added much except that I'm glad he was there along with Dave to make the Beach Boys a five piece group as they began. But that's pretty much all he's been for the past 25 years, just an extra man, particularly with Mike's touring band where his presence helps sort of authenticate it as a Beach Boys show. Not that it's a bad thing, it's cool he's there, he seems to enjoy it, he just doesn't add that much to it.
Totally agree. And his songs are pretty good too. I really love Disney Girls, as well as some of his early surf stuff.
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Quote from: Gertie J. on August 07, 2013, 02:36:04 PM
ah, i see you can't read..
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don't be cheeky, ya know what i meant.
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Can someone refresh my memory of how the "Historical" nickname got started?
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Bruce has to be one of the luckiest people on the planet. I don't think he's all that talented. His songs are unbelievably cheesy (Tears in the Morning is awful, a black mark on Sunflower). I don't even think he sings all that well. He had what one lead in the entire C50 show? Total lackey. He is one reason why at times it is embarrassing to be a Beach Boys fan. I wish him no ill will though.
Plus, he seems to have been genetically engineered to be a Beach Boy.
Hey could not be any less Beachy
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Bruce has to be one of the luckiest people on the planet. I don't think he's all that talented. His songs are unbelievably cheesy (Tears in the Morning is awful, a black mark on Sunflower). I don't even think he sings all that well. He had what one lead in the entire C50 show? Total lackey. He is one reason why at times it is embarrassing to be a Beach Boys fan. I wish him no ill will though.
Plus, he seems to have been genetically engineered to be a Beach Boy.
Hey could not be any less Beachy
It's the shorts
He certainly qualifies as a "guy at a country club near the beach type-person"
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The shorts, dear lord, the shorts!
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Little known fact:
Bruce is now the king of Australia thanks to his sons marriage
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Quote from: CenturyDeprived on August 07, 2013, 03:00:19 PM
Can someone refresh my memory of how the "Historical" nickname got started?
I asked the same thing a few months ago. Something about the word 'Johnston' being translated to 'Historical' during a search on a Japanese web page from memory.
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Bruce is the one I never have gotten a handle on. He seems to be aloof and approachable, kind and cruel, artistic and cheesy. Really just unpredictable and I never would have thought he would pick touring with Mike over Brian, but then again he changed the most by the eighties.
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Quote from: Mike Eder on August 07, 2013, 04:04:56 PM
[...] aloof and approachable, kind and cruel, artistic and cheesy [...]
That's the Beach Boys in 6 words.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9LFarvJt7E
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Quote from: Letsgoawayforawhile on August 07, 2013, 05:22:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9LFarvJt7E
Honestly, That's a pretty good song.
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