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Adult Child
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A somewhat proper introduction
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Hey, I've been here for a few days now (it says I've been logged in total for 7 hours & 10 min, so there you go), and I just wanted to introduce myself. My name's Nick and I've been listening to the Beach Boys since 2008. I remember hearing 'Fun Fun Fun' and 'Surfin Safari' as a kid, but it didn't really have an effect on me. When I was 13, my first girlfriend showed me
Pet Sounds
and it might've been the single most emotional experience of my life (18 years isn't much, but I'm sure nothing will come close). It completely, utterly, far and beyond blew my mind right out of the water. That record is so personal for me, as it is I'm sure for most people here, that it's hard to listen to it sometimes. As a musician myself, Brian's the only musician I've never tried to emulate. "You can't get what's in there, he was born with what he had." - Marilyn. At that time I did listen to as much SMiLE (I will use this spelling sometimes, I like it) stuff as I could find. Even though it was only 6 years ago, the Smile sessions hadn't been released and searching the internet trying to find everything was fun work (and it did feel like work sometimes). Every little thing kind of felt like a treasure, like a missing puzzle piece. I still like to think of it like that, even now when you can buy or download most of those sessions on their own for free. I'm not a walking encyclopedia of Beach Boys knowledge (at least compared to a lot of what I've seen here), so I'm sorry if I ever seem stupid. I'm completely willing to learn about the Beach Boys!
Sorry that was a lot of information. But that's me. I hope to have a good time here, and I hope you don't mind me (if you do, don't let me wonder, tell me).
I do like lots of other music too, so if you wanna talk about anything else (music or not), message me if you want.
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Welcome, Nick!
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Quote from: Adult Child on March 13, 2014, 06:30:31 PM
I'm completely willing to learn about the Beach Boys!
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Welcome!
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Welcome!
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March 31, 2014, 05:26:31 AM »
Good story, Nick! Am I right in my understanding that if you don't go much to the board, it means you get overemotional while listening to The BBs/Pet Sounds, and return only when your mood's back to normal? Either way, welcome to the place of assorted company!
Smallest note
: I'm definitely not one of the "most" who consider Pet Sounds a personal record. I never get depressed over it reminiscing sth. (maybe because I'm overall optimistic), in fact, I find majority of songs very accessible & joyful. Also helps the fact that I don't pay close attention to lyrics in almost anything (poetry's just not my thing, it's boring to analyze the words). But that's only me.
Yet smaller note
: never call yourself stupid, please. At least not when I see it, I don't like this belittling stuff. Deal? Hello again.
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Hi all,
Welcome to the board.
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