Capitol to Release Brian Wilson's 'No Pier Pressure' April 7: press release

[Michael Edward Osbourne]

Happy Danny Boy is not on there, but confused if LDR is on there or not. Hopefully it's just an oversight.

Agreed. No loss there.

[Wirestone]

It's been stated from early on that there were two version of "The Last Song" -- one with Lana and one without.

If she's not listed on the official Capitol press release, then I would wager she's not the record. That is not an oversight.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

That makes me sad. Maybe it'll be in her new album...

[Andrew G. Doe]

I can't wait.

Lana Del Ray didn't make the cut 

Unless they just forgot to mention her in the press release.

Nope, they didn't.

[HeyJude]

That makes me sad. Maybe it'll be in her new album...

And/or perhaps an online single release. That would be nice, as an "alternate" way to hear the track. That would probably get Brian more genuinely "new" listeners than most of the other guest stars, if that's what they're looking for.

But as I've mentioned before, if "Last Song" is even half as epic and meaningful as they've been making it sound, I'd rather have an all-Brian version than a duet if I could only have one version.

[Rich E P]

TV Forces,
I said nothing about Mp3s.  I am one of those silly completist collector types.  I ordered both versions of the cd and the vinyl.

[Rocky Raccoon]

Maybe the Lana Del Rey track will be a Japanese bonus track, making us all have to spring for the import version.

[Eric Aniversario]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brian-wilson-taps-musical-peers-for-new-album-no-pier-pressure-20150129

[drbeachboy]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brian-wilson-taps-musical-peers-for-new-album-no-pier-pressure-20150129

By the way Eric, happy belated birthday! Thanks for the url.

[ontor pertawst]

Interesting sequencing... I like the vinyl running order, with Half Moon Bay setting up the bonus tracks rather than ending the album as in the the other versions... I dunno about an instrumental following "The Last Song." Seems they missed a trick not making it the er, last song.

Maybe the cumulative effect is super melancholy or something. But I think I'll have to pick up the vinyl! Can't wait.

[Lee Marshall]

Nothing at amazon has changed yet...Album still available March 31.  Can't pre-order it yet.  Will comment AFTER I have had the chance to enjoy it...as I know I will.

[ontor pertawst]

Blondie Chaplin has to be on the tour for this.

 Sell Al's spare white suit if you absolutely must raise the funds for it but he HAS to be part of the band for all the dates, not just two cities. Sail Away, Wild Honey, Sail On, Sailor... bust out Hold on, Dear Brother a time or two! His guitar sound mixes in great and I just love seeing him and Al Jardine together with BW.

Bribe Ricky for a few dates too. Tell him its a Rutles reunion, whatever it takes. That lineup was unbelievable at the Venetian. Imagine how good they'd sound by the end of a tour.

[Theydon Bois]

Bribe Ricky for a few dates too. Tell him its a Rutles reunion, whatever it takes.

If only.  I'm going to see the "reunited" Rutles in April, but to the best of my knowledge it's only going to be Nasty and Barry.

[HeyJude]

Maybe the Lana Del Rey track will be a Japanese bonus track, making us all have to spring for the import version.

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a Japanese bonus track (there often if not usually is), but I don't think they'd hide a high-profile duet there. Or, rather, they wouldn't have it exclusively there. I could envision a scenario where they issue it as a single, and then the Japanese CD includes it as a bonus track.

[HeyJude]

Nothing at amazon has changed yet...Album still available March 31.  Can't pre-order it yet.  Will comment AFTER I have had the chance to enjoy it...as I know I will.

Trust me, you'll know when the real US listing is up at Amazon. It'll have cover art, and will not be priced above $20 or so.

That current listing on Amazon for 3/31 (which is listed at $36.95 and can actually be pre-ordered) is also listed as an "Import." I'm assuming it's perhaps the Japan or UK version that Amazon might end up importing. If that's the case, the release dates don't mean much. Often, an import version of a CD on Amazon will, on "release date", then revert to "ships in 2-3 weeks" status.

I would imagine, with a press release now out, we'll see the US release up on Amazon soon. I'm guessing the "standard" version will be in the $15 range give or take, and the deluxe $20 give or take, and it could go down significantly lower by April.

[HeyJude]

I agree that Jeff Beck ended up acting like a tool, but I'm still bummed we won't get to hear a few of those Beck tracks. The description of a few of them, even if hyperbolic, sounded quite intriguing. Beck doing some guitar stuff with Brian and Al harmonizing wordlessly. That sounds more interesting to me than the Hollens track, for instance.

[HeyJude]

Happy Danny Boy is not on there, but confused if LDR is on there or not. Hopefully it's just an oversight.

Agreed. No loss there.

At least we have one good-sounding recording (via the Fallon TV show appearance) and a number of tour recordings of the "Danny Boy" rendition. So if one is inclined to like it, there is a way to hear it.

[HeyJude]

Blondie Chaplin has to be on the tour for this.

 Sell Al's spare white suit if you absolutely must raise the funds for it but he HAS to be part of the band for all the dates, not just two cities. Sail Away, Wild Honey, Sail On, Sailor... bust out Hold on, Dear Brother a time or two! His guitar sound mixes in great and I just love seeing him and Al Jardine together with BW.

Bribe Ricky for a few dates too. Tell him its a Rutles reunion, whatever it takes. That lineup was unbelievable at the Venetian. Imagine how good they'd sound by the end of a tour.

I'm wondering, if a full tour happens, if it might be like the 2013 dates. Al on board, with Blondie at select dates. (Not sure if Dave might appear with Brian again). I think Blondie doing some Blondie-specific stuff with Brian is great (the new album stuff, Sailor, Wild Honey, maybe some other stuff like "Hold on Dear Brother" or "Funky Pretty"), but I don't know how much he would be able to contribute to a setlist with stuff like "Please Let Me Wonder" and whatnot. I certainly hope they can get Al, Blondie, Dave, and even Ricky for as many dates as possible. It would probably cost too much money to lug all these guys out on a full tour, but it would be an intriguing headline to see Brian wrestle up FIVE Beach Boys for a "solo" tour.

[ontor pertawst]

Sure, you could make that argument but if you want to put on a great show, pay the man what he's worth and gain some invaluably tasty guitar and vocal work. It'll add a helluva kick to Marcella. Plus he's all thin and wiry so you could probably fold him up and ship him with the lighting equipment... value! BW isn't going to have many more big tours in him and this is with Capitol's backing for the album,  do a few more meet and greets to pay for Mr. Chaplin! Its amazing to see those guys together on one stage and I think a lot of fans will come away pretty damn happy.

I am sure they are in a scheduling nightmare right now... but I say Blondie and Al with the core BW band for all shows and whichever NPP guests are near big cities at the time guesting on those nights make sense. You could still do plenty of NPP songs with the BW band plus Blondie and Al... a fine 2015 tour.

While i'm fantasizing, a small 2016 Brian Wilson and Al Jardine "Love You" string of shows in NYC, LA, SF, London. Or its advertised as a Pet Sounds tour and they randomly bust out Love You and Brian knocks over a chair. Rock n' roll! Darian and Scott perched over analog synths that drift out of tune! Oh, fine. Be that way... Pet Sounds. How about Love You in 2017? Anniversary! Tshirts for the kids.

[acedecade75]

That makes me sad. Maybe it'll be in her new album...

And/or perhaps an online single release. That would be nice, as an "alternate" way to hear the track. That would probably get Brian more genuinely "new" listeners than most of the other guest stars, if that's what they're looking for.

But as I've mentioned before, if "Last Song" is even half as epic and meaningful as they've been making it sound, I'd rather have an all-Brian version than a duet if I could only have one version.

 I agree completely.  The one thing I was hoping for was a Brian only version of "Last Song".  If it's anything close to "Summer's Gone", it'll be a masterpiece!

[ontor pertawst]

Yeah, I agree... it should be a BW track! Then hype up the Lana track... It could be a spooky mythological track... a rumor of a collaboration that was ruined when she sh*t on a dinner plate and made Melinda look at her empty eyesocket... a tinny  bootleg in 2019... .until she goes thru a born again phase or a scientologist in need of money to become an Operating Thetan and puts it out on a rarities compilation in 2021.

[rn57]

Where the tour goes, I'm thinkin' the more Seventies it is the better. Which means Al...with his Pilgrim hat, assuming it wasn't Frisbeed into a lake someplace by Dennis....and Blondie...hopefully doing a lead or two besides SOS and WH...and at least The Night Was So Young and Honkin' from Love You.

[coco1997]

Pretty sure the SMNL remake is called "Somewhere Quiet". It's on the deluxe version.

How do you know this?

[ontor pertawst]

.and at least The Night Was So Young and Honkin' from Love You.

God yes! What a great idea on nights without one of those big guests!

[Fire Wind]

I'll get the Deluxe version.  Why put the bonus tracks in the middle of the album?