Nooooooooo!!!

[runnersdialzero]

Bright Eyes sings "A Day In The Life Of A Tree"

Hay, don't diss Bright Eyes/put them in the same group as the others named.

[the captain]

Bright Eyes sings "A Day In The Life Of A Tree"

Hay, don't diss Bright Eyes/put them in the same group as the others named.

That's the funniest part of this whole idea. There won't even be consensus on what would be bad about this would-be project. (About which, btw. I think we ought to take note, it's about the third idea we've heard floated from a Beach Boy / former Beach Boy, and the second from Mike. Will we see this rescinded by tomorrow? Or a statement on Brian's site? I think so.)

[adamghost]

Whoever made the point about what really makes this a bad idea is picking the artists on the basis of their of-the-moment fame rather than their timelessness was spot on.  Brian had his tribute concert that was widely praised because the choices of artists, song and performances were so spot on and right.  This kind of idea can work if that's the criteria.  But just by the names that were mentioned, I can tell this is solely about marquee value.

And so yeah, this is a BAD IDEA.  BAD IDEA.  BAD IDEA.  BAD IDEA.  Allow me to add my voice to the pile.

[BBLB]

Kayla Willliams singing Time to Get Alone with lush BVs supplied by the Beach Boys.  I'd go for that!

 

BBLB

[Awesoman]

Kayla Willliams singing Time to Get Alone with lush BVs supplied by the Beach Boys.  I'd go for that!

 

BBLB

At this point, I think "lush" is probably the last word I'd use to describe the harmonies by (what's left of) the Beach Boys.  Replace that word with "croaky" and I think you're on the money.   

[Cam Mott]

Well everything has the possibility of being great or crap but I bet there are a buttload of artists who would jump at the chance. Anyone here turn it down if offered?

[rab2591]

Well everything has the possibility of being great or crap but I bet there are a buttload of artists who would jump at the chance. Anyone here turn it down if offered?

I know I wouldn't! But the fact it is being offered in the first place is ridiculous.

[Jay]

This is yet again another example that The Beach Boys themselves have always been willing to destroy their own career. If Justin Timberlake gets anywhere near GV, then I hope to god that Brian, Al, Carl's estate and Dennis's estate sue the sh*t out of Mike. If for no other reason than for him just being a dick. Plain and simple.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Timberlake can actually sing, though. That said...he would not do well on GV...

[The Heartical Don]

This morning, I was sat on the loo, and in my mind there was an endless replay going on of Mike's 'Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame' induction speech.

I am absolutely certain that this had something to do with the idea put forward in this very thread.

I got constipated.

[MBE]

I'd rather hear them work with contemporary artists than do anything else with country rejects...I despise country with flaming fury.

Sit this guy down and play him some Gram Parsons!

I should've been clearer..I despise *modern* country. Like anything from the past 20 years or so.

Ah now that I agree with. I like a lot of country from the late 40's to early 80's but as soon as all the Billy Ray's and Garth's showed up it wasn't the same.

[Ron]

There's still flashes of good stuff for me.  I like some of Martina McBride's early stuff.  I like a lot of Sara Evans stuff.  George Strait is still George Strait.  Reba McEntire is still really nice to look at, for an old woman.  She's putting 'em to shame. 

A few years ago there was some interesting stuff going on in country... the last couple of years it has REALLY gone down hill.  It's so damn formulaic (is that a word?) now.  It always was, but now it's really bad.






Pet Peeve: Anybody else notice how every song starts and ends with the same line now?  I HATE that!  The money must be good for all those songwriters to completely abandon their artistic merit

Few bright spots, for instance Jamey Johnson and the great  Bill Anderson writing "Give it Away" for George Strait a few years back.  That was greatness on every level, it was even greater when I saw Jamey Johnson sing it by himself.  In my opinion, and just my opinion, that song on every level reached the standard set by Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and all those great singers and songwriters in the 60's and 70's.  Haven't heard anything that good in a while, though.

I blame it on people like Taylor Swift, and Big & Rich.  Taylor Swift and Big and Rich are both talented; but when they showed that normal, or out of bounds people could make it big in country, it opened the floodgates for all the NON-talented people to swing in and try.  So now you've got a whole handfull of fake cowboys who can't do much more than smile, singing songs somebody else wrote for them and wearing clothes somebody else picked out for them.  It's so damn fake.  Grrr.

I've never seen Taylor Swift fake anything.  It's not my kind of music, but she writes songs teenage chicks want to hear, who am I to discredit that.  For her market, she's very, very good at what she does, even if she can't sing that well.  I'd rather see a million taylor swifts than all of those fake pretending-to-be-cowboy acts that dominate the charts along with her now. 

[astroray]

The Subject title of this thread does no contain enough o's and exclamation points to describe the way I feel about Dr. Love's idea.
Maybe if he brought in Hulk Hogan and Eric Bishoff to invigorate the BB franchise?

[Rocker]

There's still flashes of good stuff for me.  I like some of Martina McBride's early stuff.  I like a lot of Sara Evans stuff.  George Strait is still George Strait.  Reba McEntire is still really nice to look at, for an old woman.  She's putting 'em to shame. 

A few years ago there was some interesting stuff going on in country... the last couple of years it has REALLY gone down hill.  It's so damn formulaic (is that a word?) now.  It always was, but now it's really bad.

I have that feeling for at least 15 years.
I absolutely love country music, in fact I would describe myself as a country musician more than anything else. But I stick to the great stuff and there's alot of it thankfully. Unfortunately the Beach Boys couldn't get artists of that caliber, except for Willie and Tammy Wynette

[Menace Wilson]

Bright Eyes sings "A Day In The Life Of A Tree"

Hay, don't diss Bright Eyes/put them in the same group as the others named.

You gotta admit, that Oberst guy was born to portray a sad tree. 

[TdHabib]

Idk why they didn't get Johnny Cash for Stars and Stripes? Maybe cause Brian dislikes his voice?

[Don_Zabu]

Does this or does this not preclude the possibly of a reunion tour? I mean, so long as that happens, they could have Justin Bieber do a solo multitrack rendition of "Our Prayer" for all I care.

[Mike's Beard]

Idk why they didn't get Johnny Cash for Stars and Stripes? Maybe cause Brian dislikes his voice?

I remember seeing an interview around the time of the Christmas solo album a few years back. After a couple of minutes of asking Brian about "All I Want For Christmas" the interviewer suddenly very much out of the blue asked Brian if he liked Johnny Cash. "NO" roared Brian instantly before going on to say how much he dislikes "I Walk The Line".

Also I know everybody regards JC as country but to my ears all his stuff from the Sun era, which is what most people know him for is pure rockabilly.

[rab2591]

Idk why they didn't get Johnny Cash for Stars and Stripes? Maybe cause Brian dislikes his voice?

I remember seeing an interview around the time of the Christmas solo album a few years back. After a couple of minutes of asking Brian about "All I Want For Christmas" the interviewer suddenly very much out of the blue asked Brian if he liked Johnny Cash. "NO" roared Brian instantly before going on to say how much he dislikes "I Walk The Line".

Also I know everybody regards JC as country but to my ears all his stuff from the Sun era, which is what most people know him for is pure rockabilly.

I too remember seeing an interview where the reporter asked Brian if he liked Johnny Cash and yep, Brian was like 'Heck no, terrible, terrible voice!'...

[Alex]

Why don't they try Sean O'Hagan again? Wayne Coyne? Lindsay Buckingham? Thurston Moore? Tom Petty? Elton John? Macca? Dylan? Flo and Eddie (The Turtles)? Matthew Sweet? Springsteen? Steven Page (ex-Barenaked Ladies singer)? Jim and William Reid (J&M Chain)?  Kevin Shields (MBV)? Adam Marsland? The Fendertones? 

[hypehat]

The Reids and The Beach Boys would be absolute chaos!

That's really weird about Johnny Cash, but i guess Brian has never really seemed into country.

[Rocker]

The Reids and The Beach Boys would be absolute chaos!

That's really weird about Johnny Cash, but i guess Brian has never really seemed into country.

Probably not too much, but Brian has some country roots. Marty Robbins (compare El paso with H&V) for example. And for some reason Brian appeared in Cash's posthum video of "God's gonna cut you down".  

I said it once and I say it again, "Let the wind blow" is THE perfect song for Cash and I can hear him singing it in my head. But unfortunately that will never happen. See the Stars&Stripes-teview thread on this board to see a list of country greats (the really big ones) and what I'd love to have heard them sing on vol.1 that I posted. Just imagine George Jones on GOK

I was trying to put the idea of Jerry Lee Lewis doing "Got to know the woman" to his daugther on facebook, but I haven't heard from her

[Amy B.]

Idk why they didn't get Johnny Cash for Stars and Stripes? Maybe cause Brian dislikes his voice?

Maybe he didn't like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB09cky5Cek

[Ron]

Maybe Brian doesn't like Key changes.  "I Walk The Line" changes key like 6 times or something. 

[The Heartical Don]

Maybe Brian doesn't like Key changes.  "I Walk The Line" changes key like 6 times or something. 

  absolutely brilliant...