Brian recording 1/23 with Matt Jardine

[southbay]

per Matt's facebook he is in LA recording vocals for 3 days with Brian, Blondie and Scott Bennett

[Mikie]

Sounds like Brian needs a falsetto part.  Wonder where Jeff is for that.  Both of them can fulfill the requirement juuuust fine though.  Looking forward to hearing Matt in the mix! Good to know Brian's pushing forward on the new record with ex Beach Boys alumnus.

[Shady]

I'll take heat for this but I gotta say im not the biggest fan of Matt jardines vocals so this doesn't really excite me

[Rich E P]

Different strokes for different folks Shady.   Have you ever heard Matt perform live?  He is the real deal.  Always a highlight of seeing Al's band live.  Best news I have heard all day!  I like Foskett and really appreciate the critical role he seems to plays as a support for Brian, but in the world of Beach Boy Falsettists (sp?) Matt just seems to get closest to that sweet 1960's Brian like whine.  Really excited to hear the results!!!!

[SMiLE Brian]

Who are the beach boys (M&B) again?

[Gohi]

Awesome. I much prefer Matt's voice to Foskett's. This will be cool.

[bgas]

Brian is dropping Jeff as his back-up in favor if Matt J.

[Gohi]

Brian is dropping Jeff as his back-up in favor if Matt J.

Naw, that sounds too good to be true.

[Marcella]

Brian is dropping Jeff as his back-up in favor if Matt J.

He can't do that, who would LEAD the band?!?

[mikeyj]

I like Foskett and really appreciate the critical role he seems to plays as a support for Brian, but in the world of Beach Boy Falsettists (sp?) Matt just seems to get closest to that sweet 1960's Brian like whine.

Totally agree with this. At times Foskett can be really grating on the ears. At times it even affects my enjoyment of some of Brian's solo records. So this is great news! Sometimes I wish Matt had been involved in Brian's solo career from the start.

[SonoraDick]

Let's see if this link works... Brian & Jeff from January 23.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202886332218692&set=vb.1213937959&type=2&theater

(I totally agree with the positive Matt Jardine remarks.)

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I'm just happy that Brian is recording...doesn't matter with who

[Jim V.]

Brian is dropping Jeff as his back-up in favor if Matt J.

He can't do that, who would LEAD the band?!?

Darian.

[Mr. Wilson]

Paul Mertens..  Jeff isn't goin anywhere anyway.. He is Brian's closet friend and confidant// handler// bodyguard..

[slickman9696]

This is amazing news. I've been crossing my fingers for this moment. Matt really does get the falsetto better and closer to the original (Brian) than most of the successors. It has the fullness and richness better than Foskett's driving more pinched sound. Foskett's doesn't bother me as much as it does a lot of people it seems, but Matt's is better. Here's hoping he brings Matt on tour with him.

[Phoenix]

As much as I perfer Jeff OVER Matt (partially due to nostalgia), I'm still a big fan Matt and am glad to see him involved.  Of course the best part of this is it shows Brian using as much of the Beach Boys crew as possible.  I'd LOVE for Ricky to make an appearance on the CD too, as well as Billy and Ed!

[urbanite]

I like MJ's vocal from the BB's song You're Still A Mystery.

[The Shift]

Good news indeed… but makes me wonder what Brian's putting together here? If this is for the Jeff Beck collaboration, then I'm getting more and more bewilderfused… Matt's involvement takes things closer and closer to something sounding like a Beach Boys project. While he was neve a Beach Boy, be was an integral part of their live and recorded sound for long enough, and surely if Brian Wanted falsetto on one of his solo albums he'd have Jeff (Foskett) supply without a second thought.

Must be for one of BW's other album projects, or maybe a Beach boys album is being recorded by he other main players and will be presented to Mike and Bruce as a fait accomplis - just add vox boys or we release this without you.

Or maybe I shouldn't even think about it before coffee and before AGD has brought more facts to the table…

[Wirestone]

With Al a major participant in the album, I'm sure he pulled some strings. And Brian obviously knows Matt, and his voice would add another texture -- I suspect Joe Thomas might have had his fill of wall to wall Jeffsettos on TWGMTR.

[Andrew G. Doe]

As much as I perfer Jeff OVER Matt (partially due to nostalgia), I'm still a big fan Matt and am glad to see him involved.  Of course the best part of this is it shows Brian using as much of the Beach Boys crew as possible.  I'd LOVE for Ricky to make an appearance on the CD too, as well as Billy and Ed!

Then... why not just use The Beach Boys ? Maybe just I'm getting old and (even more) cynical but it's beginning to look like there's an increasing degree of nose-thumbing going on here.

[Cabinessenceking]

Can someone block the road so Joe Thomas doesn't reach his mixing appointments?

[Andrew G. Doe]

If I ever win big on the lottery, one of the first things I'd do is put Thomas on a personal monthly retainer of $XXX,XXX, the first (and only) clause of which would be, "never, ever record, mix or produce another record involving Brian Douglas Wilson".

[Rocker]

Very good news! I love Matt's falsetto.
This project sounds interesting

[Tony S]

I like Foskett's falsetto, but I do much prefer Matt's. Both do a great job IMHO, I just prefer Matt's falsetto. Congrats to Matt, must be wonderful singing with that group; can't wait to hear it!

[phirnis]

Make it an official Beach Boys project already.