Summer In Paradise

[mtaber]

Jonas - "dumbass" wasn't enough, now you go for "retarded" - I happen to have a profoundly handicapped daughter who nearly died 3 weeks ago on her 16th birthday... so I don't like people throwing that term around loosely... unless you are, yourself, retarded...

You are taking this way too seriously.  My original comment could be taken as humorous, if the stars were to properly align.  Again, you might benefit from lightening up a tad...

[Jonas]

I can assure you that I am not taking this seriously. However, it does annoy me that people participate in a post to throw in their 'off-the-cuff' comments when they perfectly are aware that they do it to get a rise out of people. What else are you trying to achieve by telling people who go through 2 pages discussing an album that 'I dont need to hear it to know its the worst album ever'? My comment calling you a dumbass could be considered just as innocent and 'humourous' as yours...if the stars were to properly align. So why take it so seriously?

[mtaber]

Jonas - all I can say is "wow"...

[Autotune]

I can assure you that I am not taking this seriously. However, it does annoy me that people participate in a post to throw in their 'off-the-cuff' comments when they perfectly are aware that they do it to get a rise out of people. What else are you trying to achieve by telling people who go through 2 pages discussing an album that 'I dont need to hear it to know its the worst album ever'? My comment calling you a dumbass could be considered just as innocent and 'humourous' as yours...if the stars were to properly align. So why take it so seriously?

You don't know who Taber is, do you? If you knew, you would have picked up the humour of his original post. Plus your paraphrasis of said post is incorrect.

MTaber rules!

[Loaf]

...Carl had long wanted to do a 'rock and roll' album...

Interestingly Carl's "solo" endeavor of that time (with Beckley and Lamm) dosen't rock that much while does recall to a degree the SIP esthetics.

Can I just add that I dislike Beckley-Lamm-Wilson MORE than I dislike SIP?

I know it's Carl's last etc...etc...etc... but I would expect more from him than from a Love-Melcher effort. I might be tempted now and again to stick on SIP, but I dislike BLW so much I got rid of it.

Also, I don't like anything by America or Chicago.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I wasn't too impressed with Like A Brother on release, but to these ears it's aged very well.

[Alex]

I can assure you that I am not taking this seriously. However, it does annoy me that people participate in a post to throw in their 'off-the-cuff' comments when they perfectly are aware that they do it to get a rise out of people. What else are you trying to achieve by telling people who go through 2 pages discussing an album that 'I dont need to hear it to know its the worst album ever'? My comment calling you a dumbass could be considered just as innocent and 'humourous' as yours...if the stars were to properly align. So why take it so seriously?

You don't know who Taber is, do you? If you knew, you would have picked up the humour of his original post. Plus your paraphrasis of said post is incorrect.

MTaber rules!

I think Mr. Taber should be an honored guest. Domenic Priore called Taber a "voice of reason" among BB fans in his 2005 SMiLE book.

[Dancing Bear]

Congrats to Taber for his acomplishments, but if I enter a TLOS thread and call it a stinking pile of sh*t, I'd better be prepared to take the heat. Then pulling a 'you take this way too seriously' is lamer than the 'retarded' name-calling IMO.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I've heard Marty called  a lot of things over the decades, but they never, ever had the word "reason" in them.

Or "sensible", come to that.

[the captain]

Nobody here, whether Brian Wilson, AGD (not dragging him into this, just naming a notable poster), or a first-time poster who has never heard anything except Kokomo, is worthy of any particular, extra respect. If MTaber is particularly knowledgeable, that's great, but it's also irrelevant to whether Jonas wants to call him names. (I don't really think anyone needs to call anyone names, but that's beside the point.) Otherwise I take the position that newbies are all fair game for name-calling. "So, it's my first post and I love the Beach Boys!" "Interesting ... you stupid fuckface."

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I can assure you that I am not taking this seriously. However, it does annoy me that people participate in a post to throw in their 'off-the-cuff' comments when they perfectly are aware that they do it to get a rise out of people. What else are you trying to achieve by telling people who go through 2 pages discussing an album that 'I dont need to hear it to know its the worst album ever'? My comment calling you a dumbass could be considered just as innocent and 'humourous' as yours...if the stars were to properly align. So why take it so seriously?

You don't know who Taber is, do you? If you knew, you would have picked up the humour of his original post. Plus your paraphrasis of said post is incorrect.

MTaber rules!

I think Mr. Taber should be an honored guest. Domenic Priore called Taber a "voice of reason" among BB fans in his 2005 SMiLE book.

Considering the general quality level of that aforementioned book, that doesn't mean much one way or another.

[Aegir]

I don't know who this Taber character is, but comparing Summer in Paradise to Hitler and Hell is a little extreme... ESPECIALLY if you've never heard it.

[mtaber]

Rest assured, I'm nobody special.  I don't expect to get a free pass based on my longevity.  I don't expect people that don't know me to automatically respect me.  I think it would be nice if I wasn't insulted, but heh, its a message board.  All I was doing with my original post was trying to inject a little humor.  SIP has a reputation for being HORRIBLE.  I have never listened to it, though I once heard a few seconds of HFITS in a grocery store (never saw a store empty out so quickly) (that was another attempt at HUMOR, folks - put away the razor blades).  I don't REALLY know if it's horrible or not. 

The reaction from some of you reminds me of the BlueBoard...

[Jason]

THE INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS.

And indeed, comparing SIP to Hitler is rather rash. But hey...it's the world we live in.

[Aegir]

The reaction from some of you reminds me of the BlueBoard...

Someone who says they like Summer in Paradise on the Blueboard would probably be banned.

[Jason]

The reaction from some of you reminds me of the BlueBoard...

Someone who says they like Summer in Paradise on the Blueboard would probably be banned.

Those RETARDS!

[Autotune]

Nobody here, whether Brian Wilson, AGD (not dragging him into this, just naming a notable poster), or a first-time poster who has never heard anything except Kokomo, is worthy of any particular, extra respect. If MTaber is particularly knowledgeable, that's great, but it's also irrelevant to whether Jonas wants to call him names.

You're right!

But when I said to Jonas "you don't know who MTaber is" I meant just that... Not that Taber is worthy of extra respect, but that he's been reknown for decades for his off-the-cuff humor.

Heck, I think you can read bout Taber on the Fanzine section of the Brad Elliot book.

[the captain]

Sounds like all is well with the world, then.

[KokoMoses]

was SIP ever issued on vinyl??

[MBE]

Yes it did. I have a Korean pressing that is actually very good. They go for around $75. The music does sound a little less sterile, but of course there is only so much you can do with bad recordings.

[KokoMoses]

Ah, how can I find one?

Assuming there aren't better ways to spend $75 bucks than on SIP

Which I will happily assume for now.

[MBE]

Well just keep looking on ebay or perhaps musicstack.com or gemm.com

I made a search on ebay so that anytime Summer In Paradise under the LP catagory came up I was emailed.

[The Heartical Don]

Ah, how can I find one?

Assuming there aren't better ways to spend $75 bucks than on SIP

Which I will happily assume for now.

Yes, you'd better spend those $ 75 on a visit to an experienced masseuse, and I bet perfume and a shower afterwards will be included too.

[KokoMoses]

Good idea!

I wonder is Marcella is still avaliable!

[Magic Transistor Radio]

Hey, Rob, thanks.  Really, I don't mind being insulted - being insulted is something I HAVE experienced, so I guess I'm entitled to say I don't mind it. 

If someone making an off-the-cuff comment about an album whose reputation is horrible bothers you, you have a problem.  Lighten up...

I don't like the album either. I just figured I needed to listen to it before I know that.