Brooth ruined "God Only Nose"

[Mikie]

Bruce can be a d--k.

He sure can be!

But he has a voice and presence that perfectly suited the group when he first replaced Brian on the road, and  still does.

The "still does" part is where I beg to differ. Case in point: His lead vocal on the song "Wendy" on the C50 tour. Example" C50 CD. Very weak.

Bruce doesn't do a lot during the Mike & Bruce shows. Sing a couple of leads, a few backgrounds, walk across the stage smiling, waving, and clapping his hands. Then back to the keyboard to adjust his microphone a few times. Then back to being a dick to a few fans with verbal sparring and unwillingness to sign an autograph....

haha - ok, yeah. you have a point. Still, I'm glad he's still around and involved. (although of course I'd much rather see him with ALL the beach boys, not just M&B....)

I'm with ya, Tim! 

[Jason]

It came from OSD and was (just like he) very childish and not befitting an individual of his (claimed) age.

I'm not sure what "OSD" is...but I just said "Brooth" cause I saw someone else say it and it made me laugh--didn't intend for it to be really mean (likewise with my entire initial post).    So...what's "OSD"?

Short for oldsurferdude. He was a member here for years until just recently when his shenanigans led to the banhammer.

[Sam_BFC]

It is funny how Bruce seemed to consistently struggle with the Wendy lead during the C50 tour, yet did very well with Disney Girls which is surely a more challenging song to sing lead on.

[Paulos]

It is funny how Bruce seemed to consistently struggle with the Wendy lead during the C50 tour, yet did very well with Disney Girls which is surely a more challenging song to sing lead on.

I found that strange too. He sings what, 4 lines total in Wendy and sounds like a bronchitis sufferer at 3,000 feet but on Disney Girls he sounded consistently great. Weird.

[Micha]

It came from OSD and was (just like he) very childish and not befitting an individual of his (claimed) age.

I'm not sure what "OSD" is...but I just said "Brooth" cause I saw someone else say it and it made me laugh--didn't intend for it to be really mean (likewise with my entire initial post).    So...what's "OSD"?

Short for oldsurferdude. He was a member here for years until just recently when his shenanigans led to the banhammer.

Oh, great news to me! What did he do now?

[runnersdialzero]

It is funny how Bruce seemed to consistently struggle with the Wendy lead during the C50 tour, yet did very well with Disney Girls which is surely a more challenging song to sing lead on.

I found that strange too. He sings what, 4 lines total in Wendy and sounds like a bronchitis sufferer at 3,000 feet but on Disney Girls he sounded consistently great. Weird.

His voice has thinned out a bit, but wasn't he ill for part of the tour, too? Wouldn't put it past ol' Joe-Tom to have this recording and say, "Bruce was sick? Fuck it, we can fix that with a few filters right quick. I got places to be, man. In front of the bathroom mirror, the hair salon etc."

[Niko]

The "still does" part is where I beg to differ. Case in point: His lead vocal on the song "Wendy" on the C50 tour. Example" C50 CD. Very weak.

I love how Bruce sounds on Wendy on the 50th Anniversary Tour cd.

Agreeeeeeeeed   

[Niko]

It came from OSD and was (just like he) very childish and not befitting an individual of his (claimed) age.

I'm not sure what "OSD" is...but I just said "Brooth" cause I saw someone else say it and it made me laugh--didn't intend for it to be really mean (likewise with my entire initial post).    So...what's "OSD"?

Short for oldsurferdude. He was a member here for years until just recently when his shenanigans led to the banhammer.

Is he gone for good?
He contributed such positive things when he wasn't repetitiously voicing his dislike of the Love

[Jason]

Yes, for good. I agree that he did contribute some great material to the board, but the fact remains that his constant badgering of some members became disruptive after a while.

[Micha]

Is he gone for good?
He contributed such positive things when he wasn't repetitiously voicing his dislike of the Love

He did? Missed that. Went unnoticed from me.

Yes, for good. I agree that he did contribute some great material to the board, but the fact remains that his constant badgering of some members became disruptive after a while.

I didn't notice that either - must have avoided reading his posts after I got fed up with his childish "Myke and Brooth" bashing. I mean, I don't like everything those two do either, but man, "Awldsyfahdood" had a really childish attitude that got on my nerves.

Did you apply the 1 week - 1 month - permanent rule on him?

[Jason]

It was applied, yeah.

[TimmyC]

It came from OSD and was (just like he) very childish and not befitting an individual of his (claimed) age.

I'm not sure what "OSD" is...but I just said "Brooth" cause I saw someone else say it and it made me laugh--didn't intend for it to be really mean (likewise with my entire initial post).   

Ha - not sure how "Brooth" is funny (to each his own I guess), but this reminds me of when I was 12 and I called another kid in class a "dildo" having heard it somewhere and thinking that it was just another way of saying "idiot".  The teacher overheard and called my parents.

[ThyRavenAscend]

It came from OSD and was (just like he) very childish and not befitting an individual of his (claimed) age.

I'm not sure what "OSD" is...but I just said "Brooth" cause I saw someone else say it and it made me laugh--didn't intend for it to be really mean (likewise with my entire initial post).   

Ha - not sure how "Brooth" is funny (to each his own I guess), but this reminds me of when I was 12 and I called another kid in class a "dildo" having heard it somewhere and thinking that it was just another way of saying "idiot".  The teacher overheard and called my parents.

Well that makes sense, because I find your story funny, even at 23. 

[drbeachboy]

It came from OSD and was (just like he) very childish and not befitting an individual of his (claimed) age.

I'm not sure what "OSD" is...but I just said "Brooth" cause I saw someone else say it and it made me laugh--didn't intend for it to be really mean (likewise with my entire initial post).    

Ha - not sure how "Brooth" is funny (to each his own I guess), but this reminds me of when I was 12 and I called another kid in class a "dildo" having heard it somewhere and thinking that it was just another way of saying "idiot".  The teacher overheard and called my parents.

Reminds me when I was 10 or so and calling my brother a jerk-off in front of my mother and father. I had no idea what the term really meant, as I just thought it was a cooler way of just calling him a jerk, which he was being at the time.

[TimmyC]

It came from OSD and was (just like he) very childish and not befitting an individual of his (claimed) age.

I'm not sure what "OSD" is...but I just said "Brooth" cause I saw someone else say it and it made me laugh--didn't intend for it to be really mean (likewise with my entire initial post).    

Ha - not sure how "Brooth" is funny (to each his own I guess), but this reminds me of when I was 12 and I called another kid in class a "dildo" having heard it somewhere and thinking that it was just another way of saying "idiot".  The teacher overheard and called my parents.

Reminds me when I was 10 or so and calling my brother a jerk-off in front of my mother and father. I had no idea what the term really meant, as I just thought it was a cooler way of just calling him a jerk, which he was being at the time.

haha - "cooler way of just calling him a jerk" - that is hilarious. 

[Micha]

It was applied, yeah.

I didn't pay attention and missed the week and month bans, that's why I'm surprised to find him permabanned.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

It is funny how Bruce seemed to consistently struggle with the Wendy lead during the C50 tour, yet did very well with Disney Girls which is surely a more challenging song to sing lead on.

I found that strange too. He sings what, 4 lines total in Wendy and sounds like a bronchitis sufferer at 3,000 feet but on Disney Girls he sounded consistently great. Weird.

I think he hides cold Pacifico's under his keyboard seat! Beer does (short term) wonders for the throat actually!

[Mikie]

It was applied, yeah.

I didn't pay attention and missed the week and month bans, that's why I'm surprised to find him permabanned.

Micha, you seem to be wallowing in the details of OSD's banning(s) and savoring it. Remember, there are some on this board who never had a problem with OSD, including myself. I appreciated his stories of Beach Boys fandom and his joking around and he was good for a few laughs. I'm really surprised he was banned for the final time and it's very unfortunate that it had to come down to that.

[SMiLE Brian]

I will miss OSD as well. Things don't be the same without his jokes.

[TimmyC]

My impression is that OSD is probably a decent fellow in person, but DAMN was that childish language irritating. It's unfathomable to me that a grown man thinks it's funny or clever to spell the names of people that he dislikes phonetically.

[startBBtoday]

"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?

It doesn't ruin it for me (far from it), but I can't help but hear Bruce's voice and think "that's not The Beach Boys," as ridiculous as that sounds, since he's been in the band for almost 50 years. The rest of the guys can sound alike. Mike can sound like Dennis, who can sound like Brian, who can sound like Carl or Al. Bruce just sounds like, well, Bruce.

I actually prefer Bruce's leads more than his backups. That way I can just say, "this is a Bruce song" rather than, "Oh, that's Bruce on a Beach Boys song."

I'm also a weirdo who's not a big fan of half of Smile, Friends and Smiley Smile. So, feel free to dismiss my opinion.

[Kurosawa]

"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?

It doesn't ruin it for me (far from it), but I can't help but hear Bruce's voice and think "that's not The Beach Boys," as ridiculous as that sounds, since he's been in the band for almost 50 years. The rest of the guys can sound alike. Mike can sound like Dennis, who can sound like Brian, who can sound like Carl or Al. Bruce just sounds like, well, Bruce.

I actually prefer Bruce's leads more than his backups. That way I can just say, "this is a Bruce song" rather than, "Oh, that's Bruce on a Beach Boys song."

I'm also a weirdo who's not a big fan of half of Smile, Friends and Smiley Smile. So, feel free to dismiss my opinion.

Well, the guy who wrote Barry Manilow's biggest hit says Friends is wimpy, so feel free to dislike some of it.

I don't mind Bruce one way or the other. He's harmless. But you're right, he really does stick out from the rest. And not in a cool way like Blondie did, either.

[startBBtoday]

"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?

It doesn't ruin it for me (far from it), but I can't help but hear Bruce's voice and think "that's not The Beach Boys," as ridiculous as that sounds, since he's been in the band for almost 50 years. The rest of the guys can sound alike. Mike can sound like Dennis, who can sound like Brian, who can sound like Carl or Al. Bruce just sounds like, well, Bruce.

I actually prefer Bruce's leads more than his backups. That way I can just say, "this is a Bruce song" rather than, "Oh, that's Bruce on a Beach Boys song."

I'm also a weirdo who's not a big fan of half of Smile, Friends and Smiley Smile. So, feel free to dismiss my opinion.

Well, the guy who wrote Barry Manilow's biggest hit says Friends is wimpy, so feel free to dislike some of it.

I don't mind Bruce one way or the other. He's harmless. But you're right, he really does stick out from the rest. And not in a cool way like Blondie did, either.

That's actually a good point. And I love the Blondie and Ricky era. Sail on Sailor and Hold on Dear Brother are two of my favorite Beach Boys songs. Maybe you're right, Blondie just sounds cooler than Bruce.

But those songs are also a very different style, obviously. It's not like you're getting a random bit of Blondie in California Girls or God Only Knows.

It's impossible to describe what I mean. But I get a mid-70s cheese when I hear Bruce, even in 60's Beach Boys.

Oddly, I also really like the Bruce & Terry stuff and think Deirdre and Disney Girls are good songs. It's just always a little jarring to hear Bruce in the mix with the rest of the Beach Boys.

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

"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?

It doesn't ruin it for me (far from it), but I can't help but hear Bruce's voice and think "that's not The Beach Boys," as ridiculous as that sounds, since he's been in the band for almost 50 years. The rest of the guys can sound alike. Mike can sound like Dennis, who can sound like Brian, who can sound like Carl or Al. Bruce just sounds like, well, Bruce.

I actually prefer Bruce's leads more than his backups. That way I can just say, "this is a Bruce song" rather than, "Oh, that's Bruce on a Beach Boys song."

I'm also a weirdo who's not a big fan of half of Smile, Friends and Smiley Smile. So, feel free to dismiss my opinion.

Well, the guy who wrote Barry Manilow's biggest hit says Friends is wimpy, so feel free to dislike some of it.

I don't mind Bruce one way or the other. He's harmless. But you're right, he really does stick out from the rest.
 And not in a cool way like Blondie did, either.

To me, I'm not ever sure Bruce wasn't created in a lab! The Beach Boys needed a new Beach Boy, so they all donated blood and some team of Capitol Records scientists put Bruce together via the other Beach Boys DNA..... He's second only to Ron Wood as the most perfect replacement guy in music history.

[Mike's Beard]

Yes, for good. I agree that he did contribute some great material to the board, but the fact remains that his constant badgering of some members became disruptive after a while.

He was witty for sure but I never understood how a guy who claimed to be such a big Beach Boys fan could spend so much time running on about how much he hates Mike Love, how Mike had no talent etc... Mike co-wrote lots of their songs and sings about 50% of their catalog - you can't seperate the two, you can't block out Mike's voice when you listen to their stuff.  OSD should be very happy on the Mullet board where you can't have a BB chat without the Myke bashers charging in and stinking up the thread.