Brooth ruined "God Only Nose"

[ThyRavenAscend]

"ruined" may be a bit melodramatic, but hear me out.  I'm sure a number of us would like to regard "God Only Knows" as perfection, but the flaw--and it grates my ears--is Bruce's vocal part near the end: he sounds off-pitch, nasally, and doesn't blend with Brian & Carl.   

Am I alone here?  Does anyone else feel this way?

[runnersdialzero]

Sounds poyfect, to me.

[ThyRavenAscend]

Okay, to tally the votes, we've got:

1 vote for ruined
1 vote for poyfect

 

[Ovi]

I love that part, sounds perfect to me as well. And I believe there is no Carl in that coda, just 2 Brians and a Bruce.

[ThyRavenAscend]

I love that part, sounds perfect to me as well. And I believe there is no Carl in that coda, just 2 Brians and a Bruce.

Right you are, mostly--but isn't Carl the first "God only knows what I'd be without you..."?

[Nicko1234]

"ruined" may be a bit melodramatic, but hear me out.  I'm sure a number of us would like to regard "God Only Knows" as perfection, but the flaw--and it grates my ears--is Bruce's vocal part near the end: he sounds off-pitch, nasally, and doesn't blend with Brian & Carl.   

Am I alone here?  Does anyone else feel this way?

Brian chose for Bruce to sing that part because his voice suited it. No offense but I side with Brian over you on this one.

[runnersdialzero]

I love that part, sounds perfect to me as well. And I believe there is no Carl in that coda, just 2 Brians and a Bruce.

Right you are, mostly--but isn't Carl the first "God only knows what I'd be without you..."?

The stereo mix has Carl/Brooth/Brian, the original mono mix features two Brians and Bruce.

[sockittome]

It's always sounded fine to me.


Is this the start of Bruce bashing (now that folks are starting to let up on Mike)?  

[The Shift]

One if my favourite Bruce moments in Beach Boyville. Very distinctive and I reckon he nailed it.

[Jason]

Bruce's vocal fits perfectly during the tag to God Only Knows, just like it did on the chorus of California Girls. Brian knew what he was doing.

[Mikie]

I'n not a big fan of Brooth, but his vocal on God Only Knows is one of the highlights of his career in BeachBoydom. Brian made a good choice. His voice on that sounds great to me. 

Wish I could say the same for his voice now....

[Quzi]

I think it's broothiful.

[ThyRavenAscend]

It seems I am alone...I'll show myself the door.  lol

[Robbie Mac]

It seems I am alone...I'll show myself the door.  lol

That tag justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys.

[Kurosawa]

I think Bruce's singing on the tag makes the song a little more uplifting-his voice sounds cheery and sweet. Compare it to Denny singing on the tag, and it sounds sad and soulful. Both add something great to the song.

[ThyRavenAscend]

It seems I am alone...I'll show myself the door.  lol

That tag justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys.

False: "Deirdre" justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys. 


Well, unless anyone else comes forward, it looks like I've found my unique controversial-Beach-Boys-opinion!

[JK]

I consider the tag of "God Only Knows" to be Bruce's finest hour...

[monicker]

I don't give a $hit about the man's politics; his shorts; his peculiar, constant need to adjust his microphone; his blind allegiance to the Lovester; his stupid baseball caps; his Hawaiian shirts and ever present squinty smile; the NASCAR salute; his flip flopping stance on Brian; his dissing the Friends album; his love for contemporary country music; or any other nonsense. I think his voice is amazing and really distinct. His falsetto is one of the purest in all pop music. He sounded great every time he was spotlighted in a little part of a Beach Boys song. A very welcomed addition to the group, in my opinion. And he keeps going -- he's a highly skilled and disciplined pianist, the kind who could just sit at the piano and at the drop of a dime play anything (okay, maybe not a Rachmaninoff cadenza, but he does have an impressive handle on so many different styles of playing). He tore it up all over Wild Honey with his organ solos. He played bass whenever he was needed. And, while not a prolific songwriter by any means, when he did write/arrange/produce his few songs, they were little smashes of gold nuggets. They added a different flavor to the group's sound, something a little more refined, with a certain elegance and old world charm. Pour some Bruce syrup all over me, i happily have my mouth agape waiting to receive it all. Cum on, Brooth, give it 2 me good.   

Oh, he also sounded better in the blend than Dennis Wilson did. Way better

[EgoHanger1966]

It seems I am alone...I'll show myself the door.  lol

That tag justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys.

False: "Deirdre" justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys. 


Well, unless anyone else comes forward, it looks like I've found my unique controversial-Beach-Boys-opinion!

Naw, I feel you on this one, too.
"Baby 1-2-3, and you're back with meeee"....

[leggo of my ego]

It seems I am alone...I'll show myself the door.  lol

That tag justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys.

False: "Deirdre" justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys. 


Well, unless anyone else comes forward, it looks like I've found my unique controversial-Beach-Boys-opinion!

Well, don't feel too bad -- I posted "We're Together Again" bears some similarity to the chorus in "Love Is All Around" by the Troggs and didn't even
get a post to challenge it!

[leggo of my ego]

Pour some Bruce syrup all over me, i happily have my mouth agape waiting to receive it all. Cum on, Brooth, give it 2 me good.   

Oh, he also sounded better in the blend than Dennis Wilson did. Way better

 

[Rocky Raccoon]

It seems I am alone...I'll show myself the door.  lol

That tag justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys.

False: "Deirdre" justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys. 


Well, unless anyone else comes forward, it looks like I've found my unique controversial-Beach-Boys-opinion!

Naw, I feel you on this one, too.
"Baby 1-2-3, and you're back with meeee"....

I wouldn't be surprised if Brian wrote that line actually, especially with Love is a Woman's "One, two, three, she's falling in love with me..."

[EgoHanger1966]

It seems I am alone...I'll show myself the door.  lol

That tag justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys.

False: "Deirdre" justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys. 


Well, unless anyone else comes forward, it looks like I've found my unique controversial-Beach-Boys-opinion!

Naw, I feel you on this one, too.
"Baby 1-2-3, and you're back with meeee"....

I wouldn't be surprised if Brian wrote that line actually, especially with Love is a Woman's "One, two, three, she's falling in love with me..."

The only line Brian wrote for "Deirdre" was "His name is Bob/He has a job", which understandably didn't make the cut!

[rn57]

It seems I am alone...I'll show myself the door.  lol

That tag justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys.

False: "Deirdre" justifies Bruce Johnston being in the Beach Boys. 


Well, unless anyone else comes forward, it looks like I've found my unique controversial-Beach-Boys-opinion!

Naw, I feel you on this one, too.
"Baby 1-2-3, and you're back with meeee"....

I wouldn't be surprised if Brian wrote that line actually, especially with Love is a Woman's "One, two, three, she's falling in love with me..."

The only line Brian wrote for "Deirdre" was "His name is Bob/He has a job", which understandably didn't make the cut!

Partly because he was talking about Bob Johnston. Who is somebody I haven't thought about in around six or seven years. Just looked him up in Wikipedia and he's still alive. Still producing, even.

[Jay]

I've always thought of Bruce's line in GOK to be the final touch that the song needed to make it what it was. Same with his line at the end of California Girls, actually.