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TdHabib
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January 24, 2009, 12:54:57 PM »
I always found this subject fascinating. Does anyone know if it was Brian or Carl's decision to have Carl mix the album? It's very revealing that Carl was so involved in Brian's new music. I've also (and probably a number of people on the board) heard the "Honkin" with Billy Hinsche, which has Brian's production before Carl's mixdown. It's fascinating in that all of Brian's rough edges remain--the piano is very prominent, as are the moog synths and Bri's falsetto is a bit more brittle and on-the-nose as are the group harmonies.
So what's the consensus on Carl's mix? Do you think he did a good job, had less than desirable elements to work with or was slightly hindered by his foggy 1977 state of mind? And also, do you think Brian was too out of it to do his own mix, or just needed fresh ideas in Carl?
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January 24, 2009, 01:02:47 PM »
I don't Brian ever quite finished that album. As has been his wont since the mid-70s, he merely did a lot of recording and left it to others to sift through his creations, polish off the rough edges, and release it in some form. In other words, it wasn't so much that he needed a different perspective as that someone needed to get the tapes ready for release as an album, and Carl was the one willing to do it.
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January 24, 2009, 01:07:10 PM »
My understanding is that Brian used Carl as a mixdown producer to get the stereo mix right.
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January 24, 2009, 01:18:19 PM »
Carl basically took Brian's somewhat, ah, 'unfocused' mixes and made them shine a bit.
OK, a lot.
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The "Billy" mix of Honkin' that I've heard is obviously a rough, with little stray guitar notes and noises present in the intro, etc. (and Dennis' count-in still intact).
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January 24, 2009, 01:50:00 PM »
Yeah, Billy's version was a rough mix, recorded during the start of 15 Big Ones over the weekend of January 30th and 31st 1976.
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Quote from: petsite on January 24, 2009, 01:50:00 PM
Yeah, Billy's version was a rough mix, recorded during the start of 15 Big Ones over the weekend of January 30th and 31st 1976.
What's your source on those dates?
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January 24, 2009, 02:29:07 PM »
I think the mix is pretty unbalanced. The farting bass lines are way too loud. Brian always has to have someone mix for him as he cannot hear stereo. So the last time he really did one himself is the last Beach Boys mono mix probably Break Away.
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January 24, 2009, 02:33:22 PM »
Brad Elliott and Keith Badham. Yes, I know not always the most exacting information. But I do know from talkingto people around at that time that Honkin' was recorded early in 1976, regardless of the actual date. Keith finds info for Jan 30th and 31st, I am going to go with it for now.
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Quote from: MBE on January 24, 2009, 02:29:07 PM
I think the mix is pretty unbalanced. The farting bass lines are way too loud. Brian always has to have someone mix for him as he cannot hear stereo. So the last time he really did one himself is the last Beach Boys mono mix probably Break Away.
Breakaway was stereo. I think (don't hold me to this) that the last mono Brian-monitored mixdown was probably Friends.
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January 24, 2009, 05:04:09 PM »
I love the mix on Love You. The only things I would change about Love You would be either eliminate or re-record "Good Time", have Mike sing the tag to "Roller Skating Child" in his wonderfully nasal tone, and have Brian do a couple of more takes on his lead vocals. But, Love You has been in my Top 5 since its release. I'll bet Brian's, too.
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I won't go so far as to say there aren't things I'd change: I think the performances are worse than any preceding Beach Boys album in more than a decade, at least.
But the mix isn't what's wrong. You could mess with it and have other, cool results. But it's also fine as-is, in my opinion. As are the songs. As are the arrangements. As was the production (apart from the aspect of production that leads one to say "let's do another take" or "let's go back in a time machine so these guys can hit the notes clearly"). I love all of that.
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Quote from: petsite on January 24, 2009, 02:35:22 PM
Quote from: MBE on January 24, 2009, 02:29:07 PM
I think the mix is pretty unbalanced. The farting bass lines are way too loud. Brian always has to have someone mix for him as he cannot hear stereo. So the last time he really did one himself is the last Beach Boys mono mix probably Break Away.
Breakaway was stereo. I think (don't hold me to this) that the last mono Brian-monitored mixdown was probably Friends.
Friends was stereo-only (mixed by Desper). The single was mono though, I think. Do It Again was mono.
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Quote from: Sheriff John Stone on January 24, 2009, 05:04:09 PM
The only things I would change about Love You would be either eliminate or re-record "Good Time"
Nah. Why? Yes, it sticks out like a sore thumb, but I don't think a re-recording could have topped the original. It's not the greatest Beach Boys song, but I do like it, and I don't think a re-recording would have went down as well as the original.
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Quote from: runnersdialzero on January 24, 2009, 07:37:06 PM
Quote from: Sheriff John Stone on January 24, 2009, 05:04:09 PM
The only things I would change about Love You would be either eliminate or re-record "Good Time"
Nah. Why? Yes, it sticks out like a sore thumb....
That's why. It makes no sense to keep the original Brian vocal. No sense.
Oh, I have nothing against the song, I like the song. I think, around that particular time, the guys were bending over backwards to let Brian have his way, and didn't want to challenge him, or question him. But they should of.
EDIT: I mean, they should HAVE.
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Quote from: c-man on January 24, 2009, 06:38:37 PM
Quote from: petsite on January 24, 2009, 02:35:22 PM
Quote from: MBE on January 24, 2009, 02:29:07 PM
I think the mix is pretty unbalanced. The farting bass lines are way too loud. Brian always has to have someone mix for him as he cannot hear stereo. So the last time he really did one himself is the last Beach Boys mono mix probably Break Away.
Breakaway was stereo. I think (don't hold me to this) that the last mono Brian-monitored mixdown was probably Friends.
Friends was stereo-only (mixed by Desper). The single was mono though, I think. Do It Again was mono.
Yeah, I should have said single. That is the last mono single or LP track Brian had command over. Do It Again was a foldover done by Desper as a compatabilty check, but when he lost the stereo single mix out of the back of his vette, they went with what he had on him at the time. As he said, he nearly lost his job over that.
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January 25, 2009, 02:11:42 AM »
I was listening to my little black thing that holds about 300 songs last night to 1977 and the Love You/Beach Boys songs sounded GREAT, both of that era yet above it in some ways, sound-wise, as they had in 65-66.
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January 25, 2009, 02:13:08 PM »
If you listen to the, let's say, "pre-postproduction" mixes of the Love You tracks that circulate, you'll note that Carl basically beefed them up and cleaned them up, made them more palatable. Not that they're any less charming. They're notably less synth-heavy, but that could just be the bootleg fidelity.
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January 25, 2009, 02:22:07 PM »
Love You seems like a haiku, or a zen koan. It exists beyond the notes that are played. It exists in the spaces between the notes as well (and there are a lot of those!).
It isn't my #1 BB album, but it is up there, and is probably the BB album I listen to most.
My wife is pregnant and I like playing Love You (on vinyl, of course) to the bump. I imagine the synth sound waves doing good things to the foetus' brain.
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Quote from: Loaf on January 25, 2009, 02:22:07 PM
Love You seems like a haiku, or a zen koan. It exists beyond the notes that are played. It exists in the spaces between the notes as well (and there are a lot of those!).
It isn't my #1 BB album, but it is up there, and is probably the BB album I listen to most.
My wife is pregnant and I like playing Love You (on vinyl, of course) to the bump. I imagine the synth sound waves doing good things to the foetus' brain.
Awesome post
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Quote from: Loaf on January 25, 2009, 02:22:07 PM
My wife is pregnant and I like playing Love You to the bump. I imagine the synth sound waves doing good things to the foetus' brain.
Drop her in her little tub, wash her body, shampoo her hair, and pat her on her butt....
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My wife is pregnant and I like playing Love You (on vinyl, of course) to the bump. I imagine the synth sound waves doing good things to the foetus' brain.
Be ready for infant that will only stop crying if you give it cocaine, milkshakes, and playboy.
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AMEN. Finally, someone understands me.
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Quote from: Dada on January 25, 2009, 05:54:04 PM
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My wife is pregnant and I like playing Love You (on vinyl, of course) to the bump. I imagine the synth sound waves doing good things to the foetus' brain.
Be ready for infant that will only stop crying if you give it cocaine, milkshakes, and playboy.
Bolded, italicized, and underlined for UNDISPUTABLE TROOF.
Laugh of the year right there.
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don't forget steaks and birthday cakes
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