More About Brian/ Beck and New Album.

[Sound of Free]

He does it now and again.

(Delirious Love)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89yW5AP8ySU

And don't forget this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjCqTI2TxRo

[The Shift]

He does it now and again.

(Delirious Love)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89yW5AP8ySU

And don't forget this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjCqTI2TxRo

And this:

http://youtu.be/dWZ1dEl3DEE

[Lowbacca]

More from the Jardine's Facebook page:

Wouldn't it be nice to spend a Sunday afternoon with Brian?

He obviously went to the Mike Love School Of Doing Clever Sh*t With The Lyrics Of Your Career-Building Hits.

[ESQ Editor]

Maybe it's a duet or a BW solo track for which her voice is specifically fitting?

We've heard Brian sing lead on hundreds of songs, but we haven't really heard much of him letting somebody else sing lead (a beautiful woman who's a good songwriter).  Let him handle ALL of the harmony stuff, let him decide how it goes, and just have her write the lyrics and the melody or however she's comfortable writing with him.  Brian is fantastic at backing vocals, even today.  In my ears, his backing vocals always sound great.

What about Taylor Mills?  She has taken the lead with Brian on "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "Walking Down the Path of Life" and "I Wanna Be Around." 

[The Shift]

Anyone keeping track of all the guest vocalists and musicians on this recent splurge of recording sessions (since Feb 2013) to date?

Jeff Beck (guitar)
Al Jardine (vocals)
Matt Jardine (vocals))
Blondie Chaplin (guitar/vocals)
David Marks (guitar/ vocals?)
Scotty Bennett (keyboard/vocals)
Darian Sahanaja (keyboards/vocals)
Brett Simons (bass)
Paul von Mertens (woodwind/arrangements)
Probyn Gregory (various/vocals)
Jim Keltner (drums)
Peter Kent and the Empanada Strings
Kenny Aronoff (drums)
Brian Wilson (bass)
Don Was (bass)
Kacey Musgraves
… and some dude called "Shane"

(roles in brackets are all my speculation btw)

Maybe someone's collated all the song titles floating around too?

[Pretty Funky]

No Foskett?

[Lowbacca]

No Foskett?

He was let go after playing at Mike's Ella Award reception.

[The Shift]

No Foskett?

Just went by the names that have been listed in this thread. Feel free to augment the list – it is not intended to be definitive at all.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Remember, Matt J said he got the call because Jeff was unavailable. He goes out with Papa Do Run Run.

No Foskett?

He was let go after playing at Mike's Ella Award reception.

I know Brian's management have made some knuckleheaded decisions in the past, but really...  that would be World Record material !

[Lowbacca]

Remember, Matt J said he got the call because Jeff was unavailable. He goes out with Papa Do Run Run.

No Foskett?

He was let go after playing at Mike's Ella Award reception.

I know Brian's management have made some knuckleheaded decisions in the past, but really...  that would be World Record material !

[Gertie J.]

He does it now and again.

(Delirious Love)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89yW5AP8ySU

And don't forget this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjCqTI2TxRo

And this:

http://youtu.be/dWZ1dEl3DEE

belinda carlisle -california
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-YkOHcGbkbY

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Remember, Matt J said he got the call because Jeff was unavailable. He goes out with Papa Do Run Run.

No Foskett?

He was let go after playing at Mike's Ella Award reception.

I know Brian's management have made some knuckleheaded decisions in the past, but really...  that would be World Record material !

[the professor]

so Jeff is the first to go. I wonder where he will show up? The professor stands by his earlier predictions. it will be exciting to see precisely what happens now.

[Jim V.]

so Jeff is the first to go. I wonder where he will show up? The professor stands by his earlier predictions. it will be exciting to see precisely what happens now.

My guess is probably with Brian and his band. Since he hasn't left the Brian camp (or gotten let go). It was just a few posters musing on why Matt Jardine was recording with Brian.

[Andrew G. Doe]

so Jeff is the first to go. I wonder where he will show up? The professor stands by his earlier predictions. it will be exciting to see precisely what happens now.

Sez who ? And assuming for the sake of argument he has, he'd be far from the first:

Todd Sucherman...
Jim Hines...
Bob Lizik...
Taylor Mills...

[Lowbacca]

Seems Hal Blaine recently visited Brian at Ocean Way. I wonder if he actually recorded something for the new album?

(Remember, a couple of months ago during his Facebook Q&A Brian stated "I havent' see Hal in a long time." - great to see them together again. )







(I suppose the original source for the above image could be Hal Blaine's Facebook page, but I'm not sure.)

[RiC]

Well, that's a cool pic!

That brings to my mind the fact that I think it's stupid that Brian's people take those crappy cellphone pics of him in the studio and post them on facebook. Or in better words, I'm afraid that's all they do to capture making of this album. No good quality pics, no video, nothing. Maybe I'm wrong, and I surely hope I am. But you never know if this will be the last time Brian records new stuff. So it will really be a shame if the only documents of it (except the music itself, of course) are couple shaky pictures with "shane" and some old guy who looks like Brian Wilson, but you can't really tell 'cause the pic's too blurry...

[The Shift]

so Jeff is the first to go. I wonder where he will show up? The professor stands by his earlier predictions. it will be exciting to see precisely what happens now.

That's quite an assumption… my list of musicians and vocalists was based only on the reports repeated in this thread. My bet is Jeff's been at Brian's side throughout, and hasn't been featured in pics etc because of the moans that might arise from (for example) some on this very board.

[Lowbacca]

so Jeff is the first to go. I wonder where he will show up? The professor stands by his earlier predictions. it will be exciting to see precisely what happens now.

That's quite an assumption… my list of musicians and vocalists was based only on the reports repeated in this thread. My bet is Jeff's been at Brian's side throughout, and hasn't been featured in pics etc because of the moans that might arise from (for example) some on this very board.

Maybe he's taken some of the pictures? It's highly unlikely Jeff Foskett isn't heavily involved in Brian's new LP...

[the professor]

I meant, of course, in the current climate and in relation to the Professor's prediction that Brian's state of being , under the detailed care of his wife, would alienate even his closest supporters and drive them artistically and professionally to the BB camp, as it were. We have yet to hear anything like that confirmed, but it was, and still is, my prediction.

so Jeff is the first to go. I wonder where he will show up? The professor stands by his earlier predictions. it will be exciting to see precisely what happens now.

Sez who ? And assuming for the sake of argument he has, he'd be far from the first:

Todd Sucherman...
Jim Hines...
Bob Lizik...
Taylor Mills...

[Pretty Funky]

I am amazed how my little mention of Jeff not being listed has turned into a "he's fired!" angle. 

C'mon people. Keep it real!

[SMiLE Brian]

Brian is his own man, always has been and always will be. If he doesn't want to work with M&B, its his choice alone.

[Lonely Summer]

Jeff will end up in the M&B band. Or running a self-serve gas station.

[SMiLE Brian]

 

[Sheriff John Stone]

Brian is his own man, always has been and always will be. If he doesn't want to work with M&B, its his choice alone.

I respectfully disagree. I think Brian does (or doesn't do) things that are decided by others. Some people might refer to this practice as "influencing" Brian, but, in my opinion, and based on speculation (I don't know for a fact nor does anyone else on this board), decisions are made FOR him. It was found by a judge that Brian needed a conservator...