Mike Love’s 2016 solo project

[Matt H]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTg4KIxdpic

WOW!

[Douchepool]

It's not real; some guy took Street Fighter II as a template and animated that. I'd still totally play that game with a Lovester soundtrack.

[The Shift]

Ongoing conflicts aside, there are currently six others he could invite to be guests…

We know Foskett is on the stuff. Totten almost surely too. After that, I'd say Dave would be an easy bet…

My other two were Ricky & Blondie (though they're perhaps as likely as Brian!). Jeff and Scott, for all their superb credentials and lengthy affiliations, I don't count as core BBs. Touring BBs for sure, to me, but not recording Beach Boys.

I definitely wasn't counting Foskett or Totten as "Beach Boys." I was just running down a list of known players/singers that we have confirmed have popped into those sessions. Right now, that's pretty much just Foskett. I was then making a relatively safe leap that Totten is likely involved, as Totten has done other recent ML sessions, and I believe Totten plays on some of the decade-old Fauerso stuff as well.

As for Ricky and Blondie, yeah, I'd say that's about as likely as Brian. Though, I would imagine if Mike called Fataar up and Fataar had time in his schedule to do it, he'd probably play on Mike's stuff. Dunno if Fataar is out of Mike's budget range though (and I'm not trying to be funny). He's an in-demand dude. No offense to the other guys in those recent studio pics, some or all of which might be familiar to folks knee-deep in whatever is left of the session musician scene, but I'd guess Fataar is a more in-demand (and thus more expensive, and tougher to book) player at this stage. Whereas, I'm sure Stamos would pay to play on Mike's sessions if he needed to.

Very cool… wasn't even aware Ricky was still doing a lot but I'd say there's a reason he doesn't come cheap: he's one helluva drummer.

[SMiLE Brian]

It's not real; some guy took Street Fighter II as a template and animated that. I'd still totally play that game with a Lovester soundtrack.

Or BW vs. the lovester.

[You Kane, You Commanded, You Conquered]

It's not real; some guy took Street Fighter II as a template and animated that. I'd still totally play that game with a Lovester soundtrack.

Or BW vs. the lovester.

I can see it now: "No love and mercy for you or your friends tonight, Mike!"

[SMiLE Brian]

Yes!

[Douchepool]

"Mike, your nose was on the critical list back in '64...now it's on a watch list!"

[You Kane, You Commanded, You Conquered]

"Mike, your nose was on the critical list back in '64...now it's on a watch list!"

    

[Douchepool]

"Cousin Brian knows that when you take a ride on the Love train there's bound to be a bumpy track. I already told him once...I like Van Dyke Parks. He's a NICE PERSON. At least I didn't call him the biggest butthole in the world!"

[“Big Daddy”]

The new ESQ says Mike’s project is slated for a fall 2016 release and features members of the Beach Boys band, John Stamos and Mark McGrath.

[Needleinthehay]

The new ESQ says Mike’s project is slated for a fall 2016 release and features members of the Beach Boys band, John Stamos and Mark McGrath.

Mark McGrath is literally at the top of my list of most horrible musicians/bands ever...."iiiii just wanna fly..." maybe the worst song ever made....

[The_Beach]

Great news thanks for sharing! any track list out yet??

[RubberSoul13]

The new ESQ says Mike’s project is slated for a fall 2016 release and features members of the Beach Boys band, John Stamos and Mark McGrath.

Well...that sounds far from promising. 

[KDS]

The new ESQ says Mike’s project is slated for a fall 2016 release and features members of the Beach Boys band, John Stamos and Mark McGrath.

Mark McGrath is literally at the top of my list of most horrible musicians/bands ever...."iiiii just wanna fly..." maybe the worst song ever made....

I couldn't agree more.  Sugar Ray was one of those awful late 90s, quasi rappish, ska-ish, pop bands.  All the singers had frosted hair.   Wow, what an awful time for music. 

Stamos I can at least stomach.  Love him or hate him, he did help introduce a younger generation to the Beach Boys.  There's a lot of people in their 20s and 30s I see at Brian Wilson and Mike & Bruce shows who might not be there if not for Stamos. 

[Lee Marshall]

That's how I chose the groups I liked.  Whatever Jamie Farr was into was good enough for me.  [The Chiffons.  The Nylons. ]  Stamos is not a musical asset.

Still...given the right notes...geographically influenced lyrics and the backing of some pretty talented guys...this could turn out to be at least partially OK with perhaps 3 or 4 decent songs on it.  Just 'cause Mike ain't my favourite fella doesn't mean that his group doesn't do a good show and make some excellent sounds.  [and THAT doesn't include Grandpa John S. who's an amateur at best]  
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It's W A Y more likely that I'd buy this as a c.d. than  spend actual money on a 'book'.  Ultimately...with the Beach Boys and offshoots...it was always about the music and never much about the clothes or 'the story' . ['cept for Brian's which is both inspiring and compelling.]  How I went from a gas-jockey to mega rich and usually oh-so miserable with nothing but an atlas and 3 cousins who had a ton o' talent is not my idea of a must read.]

[Emdeeh]

Sugar Ray has a BB connection. Carl's first wife Annie remarried and is step-mother to Sugar Ray's Murphy Karges.

[Matt H]

Sugar Ray has a BB connection. Carl's first wife Annie remarried and is step-mother to Sugar Ray's Murphy Karges.

Pretty sure they did a version of Little Saint Nick too.

[petsite]

Sugar Ray has a BB connection. Carl's first wife Annie remarried and is step-mother to Sugar Ray's Murphy Karges.

Pretty sure they did a version of Little Saint Nick too.

Mark recorded a version of Getcha Back for Herbie Fully Loaded (2005). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6COCZ9Z1fw

Michael Lloyd is a producer that worked those 70s Wall Of Sound productions for Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garrett. In the 80s, he produced Belinda Carlisle's first LP away from the Go-Gos with the great single Mad About You. So he can get that Beach Boys sound. He produced Leif doing Surfin' USA and Shaun doing It's Like Heaven.