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« Reply #500 on: July 09, 2017, 03:49:08 PM »

DHMLS

FOUR. Great song, not as outstanding as the rest of the rockers on Side 1 but it's still a great upbeat tune with cool guitar, great lead and harmonies.

Exactly how I feel with the same rating.
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« Reply #501 on: July 09, 2017, 08:59:33 PM »

DHMLS

not as outstanding as the rest
Happy to read this. It's laughable to say "Goot To My Baby" is "dwarfed by everything" - "Don't Hurt My Little Sister" is THE Today's nadir, duh! It's boring, boring songs must get 0, rounded to 1.
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« Reply #502 on: July 10, 2017, 02:11:47 AM »

DHMLS

not as outstanding as the rest
Happy to read this. It's laughable to say "Goot To My Baby" is "dwarfed by everything" - "Don't Hurt My Little Sister" is THE Today's nadir, duh! It's boring, boring songs must get 0, rounded to 1.

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« Reply #503 on: July 10, 2017, 05:16:56 AM »

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« Reply #504 on: July 10, 2017, 05:17:54 AM »

Today's song is When I Grow Up (To Be a Man).
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« Reply #505 on: July 10, 2017, 05:35:10 AM »

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FIVE. Man am I a sucker for a harpsichord. And I love that complex drum pattern just as much as I love Mike and Brian's leads. Oh, and the song is super catchy. It's a 5 all the way.
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« Reply #506 on: July 10, 2017, 05:44:12 AM »

As Mike says, the song has everything. Was that Brian's first use of a harpsichord, I wonder...

Kudos for the Boys on getting the intro right second time around on Ready! Steady! Go! in '64. Most bands of the day (and perhaps ever since) wouldn't have nailed it in a hundred tries.

This is one of those defining moments in pop history where Brian upped the ante not only in his work with the Boys but generally.

To quote FZ, "Five-Five-FIVE"!
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« Reply #507 on: July 10, 2017, 06:00:20 AM »

Brian actually used a harpsichord in 'I Get Around', very prominent on the recent instrumental and false start versions from KAEOS and MIC sets. I'm not sure if he used it prior to that, however.

5/5. That tag is friggin brilliant and criminally too short....at the same time, I wonder if that was the point: something so beautiful as this tag, like life, seem to pass by so quickly. So many elements with harmony and instrumentals go on with this track, it's a definite favorite.
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« Reply #508 on: July 10, 2017, 07:27:26 AM »

1stly, very glad DHMLS got 2 1's. Smiley Yahoo!

"When I Grow Up" - 4. Could be 5 way back when. Still good. Btw, like Brian's laughter when he doesn't make it fast to get in sync with Al, Carl & Mike to mic. That pseudo-intro's hilarious, as well as when Carl bops head as if to repeat Dennis' drumbeat during middle 8.
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« Reply #509 on: July 10, 2017, 08:15:43 AM »

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Have come to really appreciate this song over the last few years.
Listening to a Billboard top 40 countdown for a certain week during the fall of 1964, I noticed just how different this song sounded compared to the others on the list. The only other one that sounded "different" was She's Not There by the Zombies.
The harpsichord was still not much in use for pop music at that time. And the harmonies are so unusual for pop.
Wonder how people felt about that then. And when they flipped the record to play the B side, oh my! Wow! But we'll get to that classic later.

Love watching their performance of it on Ready Steady Go.

Also love listening to the vocal track. And what can I say about the outro? As the years are counted, Mike sings "Won't last forever", followed by the simultaneously sung "It's Kinda sad" and "Oh, no".
It's a different vibe from a lot of other songs geared to teens, which talk of finding the right guy or gal and living happily ever after.
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« Reply #510 on: July 11, 2017, 05:20:35 AM »

Your ratings for When I Grow Up:
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« Reply #511 on: July 11, 2017, 05:21:05 AM »

Today's song is Help Me, Ronda [Album Ver.].
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« Reply #512 on: July 11, 2017, 05:36:18 AM »

Really hard to rate this one. After hearing the final version (that was on Summer Days) this one seems rather thin sounding, the outro (with the volume change) is more jarring than anything. It's a phenomenal idea for a song, and I'm really glad Brian saw more potential in it - because the mono single version is unearthly good.

3/5

Edit: Watamushi, thanks for keeping up with this thread, really nice to go back to listen to these songs and read the opinions about them.
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« Reply #513 on: July 11, 2017, 06:00:38 AM »

I gave it a 5, 4 being reserved for real sub-par stuff (whatever that may turn out to be).

The h-less version has a more floating, down-homey quality closer to stuff on Al's Postcards than to anything else on Today!. Like the album version of "BTTYS" it has fine qualities of its own. The dramatic fades in and out remind me of The Goons' 1956 UK hit "The Ying Tong Song" but I can live with that. It makes a great transition between its two vastly different neighbours.

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« Reply #514 on: July 11, 2017, 06:13:21 AM »

Really hard to rate this one. After hearing the final version (that was on Summer Days) this one seems rather thin sounding, the outro (with the volume change) is more jarring than anything. It's a phenomenal idea for a song, and I'm really glad Brian saw more potential in it - because the mono single version is unearthly good.

3/5

Edit: Watamushi, thanks for keeping up with this thread, really nice to go back to listen to these songs and read the opinions about them.
I gave it a 5, 4 being reserved for real sub-par stuff (whatever that may turn out to be).

The h-less version has a more floating, down-homey quality closer to stuff on Al's Postcards than to anything else on Today!. Like the album version of "BTTYS" it has fine qualities of its own. The dramatic fades in and out remind me of The Goons' 1956 UK hit "The Ying Tong Song" but I can live with that. It makes a great transition between its two vastly different neighbours.

I echo Rab2591's sentiments. Watamushi is the business! Grin
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« Reply #515 on: July 11, 2017, 08:55:42 AM »

Another "Hurrah!" for Watamushi  Smiley
This thread is making me revisit songs I've skipped over in the past, including this track.
Listening to Help Me Ronda again, there is a lot to like if I can put the later version out of my mind, particularly in the instrumental track.
I'll rate this a 4, as the background vocals aren't quite as polished.

LOL, the later version just came on the radio.
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« Reply #516 on: July 12, 2017, 05:04:21 AM »

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« Reply #517 on: July 12, 2017, 05:04:47 AM »

Today's song is Dance, Dance, Dance.
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« Reply #518 on: July 12, 2017, 05:43:07 AM »

My favourite song on side one of Today! (my favourite on side two being "I'm So Young").

This is about as upbeat and joyous as it gets. It's also a classic example of Brian's judicious use of percussion (tambourine, castanets) as opposed to Uncle Phil's kitchen-sink approach (fabulous in its own way).

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« Reply #519 on: July 12, 2017, 07:28:03 AM »

DDD

FIVE. I love that opening bass riff, the energy, the group harmonies... Makes me wanna rock out! Absolute 5!
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« Reply #520 on: July 12, 2017, 08:04:07 AM »

5! The 2012 stereo version on a sound system is one of the best things to ever listen to. The highs are crisp and the lows are deep and man does it rock.

Didn't the boys do a version of this one in a Nashville studio on an east coast tour prior to recording the final version? I think it's on the KAEOS copyright set. Very stripped down but it's great to see (like Help Me Rhonda) the transformation and evolution of a song to its final form.
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« Reply #521 on: July 13, 2017, 05:22:47 AM »

Your ratings for Dance, Dance, Dance:
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« Reply #522 on: July 13, 2017, 05:23:12 AM »

Today's song is Please Let Me Wonder.
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« Reply #523 on: July 13, 2017, 05:26:08 AM »

Hey, Watamushi,

Add "2" for DDD - can't stand it by now. Ta.
PLMW - 2. Dislike it.
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« Reply #524 on: July 13, 2017, 05:45:41 AM »

"Please Let Me Wonder" opens the door on a lush musical landscape entirely new to pop.

It also features another classic less-is-more instrumental break.

Certainly deserving of a five in my book.
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