What is happening with the licensed Beach Boys?

[Cam Mott]

Lots, apparently.

[wantsomecorn]

Brian "Ike" Eichenberger replacing Randell Kirsch... 54 years later, this band is still full of surprises.

[Cam Mott]

What is Foskett doing?

[bgas]

What is Foskett doing?

Sweating...

[Nicko1234]

A shame that Randell is moving on. I think he did a great job and was underused since Jeff`s arrival.

I think that Jeff sounds better on the leads than he does on the falsetto parts nowadays. Giving him more songs like Darlin and letting Brian Eichenberger take over some of the other parts would work well imo.

[HeyJude]

I wonder if this explains the rather forceful ("effective immediately") wording of Brian's announcement of adding Matt back to his band.

Ike and Matt sound good together on the "Soundstage" Blu-ray.

Kirsche played bass. Will Ike play bass (he played guitar with Brian), or is someone switching over to bass?

Brian better start nailing down his band with retainer agreements or something.  

[HeyJude]

Also slightly potentially interesting that unlike Foskett, who Mike seemed happy to heavily advertise had previously been in Brian's band for eons, Mike doesn't offer any of the pedigree/stats on Ike in his Facebook post. No mention of being with Brian or the Four Freshmen. Maybe the Facebook post was supposed to be short and more about Kirsche, I dunno.

[Steve Latshaw]

All that stuff I said about Mike's Beach Boys?  I take it all back.  Randell is a great guy.

[Cam Mott]

Eichenberger can't hold a job. (that's a joke)

Or he doesn't want to be tied down.

[gfac22]

Well this is an interesting development.  I'm guessing Ike will take over bass duties.  I can't imagine Scott T. or Foskett switching, although anything is possible in Beach Boys land.

Anybody want to throw down a bet as to who's next?  Darian?  Probyn?  Melinda?

[Pretty Funky]

April 13

'The singer said during a recent phone interview that the current configuration of The Beach Boys is the strongest the group has been in decades.'



Strange things happen....

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

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[lastofmykind]

Randell is truly one of the nicest and most kind and positive people I have ever talked to!  As great as a musician and vocalist as he is, he is an even more outstanding human being!

[adamghost]

Randell is truly one of the nicest and most kind and positive people I have ever talked to!  As great as a musician and vocalist as he is, he is an even more outstanding human being!

Seconded.

[Eric Aniversario]

Randell is truly one of the nicest and most kind and positive people I have ever talked to!  As great as a musician and vocalist as he is, he is an even more outstanding human being!

Seconded.

Thirded.

[Zesterz]

Firstly, any time I have heard Randell, I have thought highly of his playing and singing. Hopefully he has a good new gig somewhere. 

Secondly, with the tenor/ falsetto capacities of Jeff, Scott and Ike, this is a band which should be heard.

Maybe that licence should be re negotiated. Shame to lose all that harmony to the ether.........

[surf patrol]

Beach Boys management  a.k.a. Jackie  Love is in her "firing mode" again.... everybody gets the knife sooner or latter !!   She fired all of the top notch musicians from yester years , also known as "Carl's Band" !  She fires all the "roadcrew" members also sooner or latter !!  NUTS !  

[Nicko1234]

Beach Boys management  a.k.a. Jackie  Love is in her "firing mode" again.... everybody gets it sooner or latter !!   She fired all of the top notch musicians from yester years , also know as "Carl's Band" !  She fires all the "roadcrew" members also sooner or latter !!  NUTS ! 

Adrian Baker claimed that she was responsible for him losing his position in the band so everything else can be forgiven I guess. 

[Cam Mott]

Beach Boys management  a.k.a. Jackie  Love is in her "firing mode" again.... everybody gets it sooner or latter !!   She fired all of the top notch musicians from yester years , also know as "Carl's Band" !  She fires all the "roadcrew" members also sooner or latter !!  NUTS ! 

All of them? None left for other opportunities or illness or their own reasons?

[Lee Marshall]

Won't have a REAL assessment of "what is happening" until August when I see [and hear] them.  I hope this isn't merely just another corporate cost saving 'move'.  Those NEVER work out long term.  Sure...Maybe they only have a 5% negative affect on the over-all sound and presentation...but what do you have left after you've done it 20 times?

I guess I'll find out August 8.

[Nicko1234]

Won't have a REAL assessment of "what is happening" until August when I see [and hear] them.  I hope this isn't merely just another corporate cost saving 'move'.  Those NEVER work out long term.  Sure...Maybe they only have a 5% negative affect on the over-all sound and presentation...but what do you have left after you've done it 20 times?

I guess I'll find out August 8.

I`m not sure it can be said that the changes made in the past had a `5% negative effect'. Kowalski and Baker leaving certainly helped and Chris Farmer moving on allowed Scott Totten to become musical director.

And since Foskett`s arrival, I`m not sure Randell was all that important to the sound of the group (whether that had any bearing in him moving on I have no idea). Obviously they will need to rehearse and re-organise but it shouldn`t really have a negative effect imo.

[ontor pertawst]

Cut to Randell with a single tear rolling down his cheek.

[lastofmykind]

I'm not sure the nature of this move whether it was voluntary for Randell or not, but I really truly believe at this point, Jeff is starting to creep up in age a little bit, and to my ears his voice would be a little more well suited in the middle third than the upper third.  I would not be shocked to hear "Ike" take most of the falsetto parts, he has an extremely fine falsetto.  I think this will end up working out quite well, if Foskett sings the middle thirds and Ike take the upper third, unfortunately for us fans there wont be any more interactions with the genuinely great guy Randell. 

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

When myKe fires br00th will anybody notice?? 

[phirnis]

When myKe fires br00th will anybody notice?? 

Yes.