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« Reply #75 on: January 25, 2014, 08:24:59 AM »

Thanks for dropping by Matt!  I am very happy that you are involved and would have loved to be a fly on the wall for those studio sessions.  I hope much of your contributions make the final product.  At the 7 seven live shows I have attended that you performed on, your vocals have been a highlight for sure.  Love your voice!  I'm getting excited for this album, whatever it is!  At any rate it is a real pleasure to have an insider and Beach Boy family member stop by!  Don't be a stranger.
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« Reply #76 on: January 25, 2014, 08:34:49 AM »

Hello all,
I thought I should post & clarify some points here. Got a call from BW management asking me if I was available to sing in the studio with Brian. I spent the past 3 days putting down lead & backing guide vocals on 8-9 tunes. Hopefully they'll keep some of my work but I do know others will sing over what I put down. They're fleshing out new tunes & they are very good, catchy songs. You will be thrilled & surprised. Scott was in for a day working on a tune & it was Brian, Blondie & me the other two days. This is studio work folks & apparently Jeff was not available for this little stretch. It happens & is not a big deal. Brian sang really well, better than I've heard him sing in awhile, was in good spirits & he was assigning me parts on the fly while I was in the vocal booth. Blondie sounds absolutely amazing &, strangely enough, we have a great vocal blend together. It was a very positive experience overall. I believe Dad, aka Al, will be in the studio with Brian in Feb fyi.

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« Reply #77 on: January 25, 2014, 08:40:59 AM »

Maybe Mike just reflects whatever the music is like. On Today! his lyrics are perfect for the music, and that is usually the case when he adds lyrics after Brian starts a song. So maybe the circumstances just haven't really been right since Brian started collaborating with people other than Mike.

Like who? Bob Norberg? Gary Usher? Roger Christian?
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« Reply #78 on: January 25, 2014, 08:55:44 AM »

<<It's unreal that, arguably, two of the greatest songwriters of the 60s (who are in the same band, no less) couldn't even write one damn song together for an album.>>

Well, they did write "Beaches In Mind" from scratch, with Joe Thomas of course. And "Isn't It Time" was just a rhythm track with no melody or lyrics until Brian and Mike and Joe started working on it toghether.

But yeah, I agree with your point.

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« Reply #79 on: January 25, 2014, 09:08:49 AM »

Didn't Brian give Mike the title "Beaches in Mind" to work from? Not exactly an ideal slate for masterpiece making.
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« Reply #80 on: January 25, 2014, 09:10:40 AM »

Didn't Brian give Mike the title "Beaches in Mind" to work from? Not exactly an ideal slate for masterpiece making.
But its Mike doing his thing..... Grin
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« Reply #81 on: January 25, 2014, 10:45:02 AM »

Thanks Matt, a classy guy.  I suppose we should just ask you, Matt, if we may, and if it is something possible or viable to discuss: what are the chances (and is there any movement toward it) that your Dad and Brian (with Dave involved) are asking Mike and Bruce to come in and "make this a BB record"? I sense that your Dad wants this in his heart. Or , of course, if this one is not "the new BB record," will the next one be?

On this list, our love for the group and our hopes for as much unity and reunion as possible often sets our minds and hearts aflame with confusion, speculation, dread, and anticipation, usually with little to go on. We love your dad so much.
congratulations of your work and thank you for all you do to ensure the BB legacy.

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« Reply #82 on: January 25, 2014, 10:50:06 AM »

At this point in time, this sounds like a GIOMH type album (with guest cameos). Matt describes them as "catchy songs". What I'm interested in seeing is the "Rock & Roll Spectorish" album he's been promising for years. Hopefully he's in the studio now with enough material for at least two albums.
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« Reply #83 on: January 25, 2014, 11:18:06 AM »

I am excited for the album without M&B. Their voices will be missed but Brian is better without them bringing their "fun in the sun" baggage.
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« Reply #84 on: January 25, 2014, 04:56:30 PM »

Real question -- why would Matt be cutting "guide vocals" when Brian and Blondie (and Scott) are in the studio? All of them can lay down final tracks. So who are those vocals meant to guide, exactly?

I don't necessarily believe it, but the sense that another BB record might be in the works is growing ...
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« Reply #85 on: January 25, 2014, 05:23:29 PM »

Real question -- why would Matt be cutting "guide vocals" when Brian and Blondie (and Scott) are in the studio? All of them can lay down final tracks. So who are those vocals meant to guide, exactly?

I don't necessarily believe it, but the sense that another BB record might be in the works is growing ...

It's probably easier for them to learn. They can rehearse and use the guides as a reference point. Joe Thomas said that Jeff Foskett laid down guide vocals for all the BBs on much of TWGMTR in 2012.
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« Reply #86 on: January 25, 2014, 06:44:31 PM »

I sang guide vocals on some tunes. Other tunes had no vocals & we put down harmonies to add meat to the song along with a scratch lead vocal so Brian & Joe can listen to it.  Building as they go but changes will be made as the songs evolve. Some tunes were in demo form still ( now with very nice harmony bg parts) & others were in a more finished state. Always fun to work with Brian in the studio & he was enjoying the hang time while work was in progress. Blondie, who remembers me from when I was 5, was a pleasure to work & sing with & has such an incredible voice. I hope the tunes with his lead vocals makes the album. So so cool & so Blondie. Awesome vibe! Very productive & very intense 3 days of studio time.
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« Reply #87 on: January 25, 2014, 06:45:48 PM »

Jeff isn't available-----that's odd.
Isn't he the only "Brian Wilson Band" member on retainer?

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« Reply #88 on: January 25, 2014, 07:47:02 PM »

I sang guide vocals on some tunes. Other tunes had no vocals & we put down harmonies to add meat to the song along with a scratch lead vocal so Brian & Joe can listen to it.  Building as they go but changes will be made as the songs evolve. Some tunes were in demo form still ( now with very nice harmony bg parts) & others were in a more finished state. Always fun to work with Brian in the studio & he was enjoying the hang time while work was in progress. Blondie, who remembers me from when I was 5, was a pleasure to work & sing with & has such an incredible voice. I hope the tunes with his lead vocals makes the album. So so cool & so Blondie. Awesome vibe! Very productive & very intense 3 days of studio time.

Amazing stuff. Thanks for dropping by, Matt. Can't wait to hear the songs.
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« Reply #89 on: January 25, 2014, 07:59:55 PM »

Thanks Matt.

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« Reply #90 on: January 25, 2014, 09:43:23 PM »

Hey, I gotta say I'm super stoked that Matt Jardine has been working with Brian.

I mean how could you not respect a guy who had the guts to wear a tucked in neon tank-top while also wearing Zubaz pants? Or the tucked in Hawaiian shirt/jean shorts combo? Stylish. Not to mention the sweet ponytail and the fact that he was knockin' some bongos around. Gutsy.

Nah, but seriously, really good vocalist. And I really wouldn't mind hearing his falsetto instead of Jeff's on some of the album (unless of course Brian himself does them himself).

But most seriously, I'm glad to see that Blondie seems to really be playing a part in Brian's new album. So cool to see. Who would've imagined even a year ago that Blondie Chaplin (!) would be back in the studio working with Brian on what seems to be a few cool tunes.

Whatever the album ends up being though, I just hope it's not disjointed and all over the place. Personally I think it would be really smart to center it around Brian, Al and Blondie's vocals. Vocally I think those should be the only people on leads. Obviously Brian will get most, as it's his album, but I think it would be cool if Al got like 3 or 4 and if Blondie got 2 or 3. I guess we'll see though.
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« Reply #91 on: January 25, 2014, 10:30:26 PM »

Thanks for posting, Matt.  Looking forward to hearing your contributions.
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« Reply #92 on: January 25, 2014, 11:36:06 PM »

Matt, thanks for taking the time to post - always appreciated; can't wait to hear the goods!
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« Reply #93 on: January 26, 2014, 02:43:13 AM »

Yeah, thanks Matt for the infos! This project gets more and more interesting to me.
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« Reply #94 on: January 26, 2014, 03:58:43 AM »

Matt, I hope a good amount of your work is left intact… your voice has been missed recently…
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« Reply #95 on: January 27, 2014, 02:20:20 AM »

Thank you for the insights, Mr. Jardine. And I like your falsetto. Smiley


"Isn't It Time" was just a rhythm track with no melody or lyrics until Brian and Mike and Joe started working on it toghether.

And it turned out to be the IMHO second best song on the album! The most catchy one anyway.


It's a bummer that Mike and Bruce won't be on the record (because damn Bruce's vocals were great on TWGMTR), but it is what it is.

So were Mike's vocals, IMHO his best vocals since "Holland".


Guys like Christian Love and Matt Jardine bewilder me. Why would they spend their lives performing covers of their fathers' hits?

I could very well imagine myself spending my life performing covers of Christian Love's and Matt Jardine's fathers' hits, but I don't think my voice is good enough for that.
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« Reply #96 on: January 27, 2014, 12:10:51 PM »

Guys like Christian Love and Matt Jardine bewilder me. Why would they spend their lives performing covers of their fathers' hits?


No idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sps6w-VcyYE

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