The Beach Boys

Joost · Oct 08, 2009, 01:38 PM

Quote from: breedofrandy on Oct 08, 2009, 12:19 PM
Love this video!

Gotta love Elvis!

I love this song... I was a huge Elvis fan as a kid (well, that's a bit of an understatement - I was so obsessed with his music that my mom actually started to worry about it) and I often played his tapes under the sheets when I was supposed to be asleep. His version of 'Blue Moon' has a very dark and eerie sound to it and I can tell you that when you're 10 years old, alone in your room and listening to this song in total darkness, it can scare the crap out of you...

Mairi · Oct 08, 2009, 02:15 PM

You're right, Joost, it is very haunting... would be great in a stalker film!

breedofrandy · Oct 08, 2009, 03:16 PM

Quote from: Joost on Oct 08, 2009, 01:38 PM
I love this song... I was a huge Elvis fan as a kid (well, that's a bit of an understatement - I was so obsessed with his music that my mom actually started to worry about it) and I often played his tapes under the sheets when I was supposed to be asleep. His version of 'Blue Moon' has a very dark and eerie sound to it and I can tell you that when you're 10 years old, alone in your room and listening to this song in total darkness, it can scare the crap out of you...

WOW! That sounds pretty much how i was a few years back too! I was so obsessed with Elvis! I got all of his CD's from the library, books, I bought little trinkets were ever I saw them. I idolized him! I still think he is amazing! But not to the extent where I would sit around and watch his movies all day long! ha2ha My mom got worried about me as well! So I get your story!

Joost · Oct 27, 2009, 07:51 AM

An update on the Beach Boys, in case anyone's interested...

Brian recently signed a two album deal with Walt Disney Records, for an album of George & Ira Gershwin compositions (including two previously unreleased ones given to him by the Gershwin estate) and an album of Disney classics. The Gershwin album is currently being recorded. It's a well-know fact that if Brian's not really into doing something, he'll do it but badly and he'll be a pain in the ass. If he is into something, he's still one of the fastest working and most inspiring people in the business. Word is that so far, the sessions are a breeze. The Disney album should be good too cause Brian seems to really like that stuff. After all, 'Surfer Girl' was based on 'When You Wish Upon A Star'.

Al Jardine's first solo album 'Postcard From California' is starting to become a 'Chinese Democracy' type of thing. Tracklist, cover art and song samples were already posted on his website (www.aljardine.com) a few years ago, but release details are still "coming soon". Should be interesting though. Al's the only Beach Boy who's voice still sounds exactly like it used to, and the album has a lot of really cool guests: 3/4 of CSNY (C, N and Y, to be exact), 2/3 of America (the band, not the continents), Steve Miller, Flea and... Brian Wilson and Mike Love!

The Beach Boys' 50th anniversary is coming up in 2011 and especially Mike seems to be very eager to make the anniversary something special. For the first time in many years there are currently no lawsuits between band members going on and everyone seems to be on speaking therms, so the time seems to be right for the three surviving original Beach Boys (plus David Marks and Bruce Johnston) to share a stage again for the first time since 1997. Only Brian could be a problem, his management (a.k.a. his wife) is a bit over-protective of him and since Mike and Brian have a pretty complex love/hate relationship she seems a bit reluctant to let them work together.

And the long-awaited Smile sessions box set (originally sceduled for 1997)... It's anyone's guess when/if that'll ever come out...

Hello Goodbye · Jan 18, 2010, 10:26 PM

Quote from: Joost on Dec 16, 2008, 03:37 AM
And during the time he was working on "Smile", Brian didn't really have a reason to acknowledge that the Beatles were 'greater'. He was one of the few American musicians from the pre-Beatles era to survive the British invasion with his carreer unharmed. His last single "Good Vibrations" had just been a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic. The Beach Boys had just beaten the Beatles in a British popularity poll. John Lennon and Paul McCartney considered him a genius.

The American Invasion:

The Beach Boys - Live on Ready Steady Go! 1964

alexis · Jan 19, 2010, 07:40 PM

^^ You guys are going to turn me into a Beach Boys fan, stop it now!

Hello Goodbye · Jan 19, 2010, 08:03 PM

Surf's up!

Hello Goodbye · Jan 19, 2010, 08:07 PM

Here are The Beach Boys performing Good Vibrations live in 1966. It was just the second time they performed it live....

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations live in 1966

Hello Goodbye · Jan 19, 2010, 09:25 PM

Well it feels so good!

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations [Alternate Version]

Gotta keep those lovin' good
Vibrations a-happenin' with her

Hello Goodbye · Jan 21, 2010, 10:44 PM

Yeah!

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (live, Hawaii 1967)

S/P Smile sessions Hawaii 1967

I'm pickin' up good vibrations
She's giving me excitations.....

dcowboys107 · Jan 22, 2010, 01:39 PM

On par as being as good as the Beatles. Long live Brian Wilson!

Surf's up boys

Joost · Jan 22, 2010, 02:24 PM

Quote from: Hello Goodbye on Jan 21, 2010, 10:44 PM
Yeah!

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (live, Hawaii 1967)

S/P Smile sessions Hawaii 1967

I'm pickin' up good vibrations
She's giving me excitations.....

There's an interesting story behind this concert in Hawaii in 1967. It was recorded because it was supposed to be released as a live album called 'Lei'd In Hawaii', but due to technical problems and weak performances the recordings weren't good enough. So the Beach Boys booked a studio in Los Angeles and re-recorded their "live" set with the intention of adding crowd noises later and passing it as a live album. It never came out, but several recordings from that studio session have been released through the years on various rarities compilations. At first these recordings were presented as pre-show rehearsals (cause they didn't want people to know that they were planning to release a fake live album cause the real thing wasn't good enough), but the truth is now common knowledge.

'Lei'd In Hawaii' would've been special because the group performed without backing musicians and without Bruce Johnston (but with Brian, who'd sometimes perform with the band on special occasions). So it's just the original five-piece line-up and it's interesting to hear complex songs like 'Good Vibrations' and 'Heroes And Villains' performed with just four instruments (Brian on keys, Al on bass, Carl on guitar and Dennis on drums).

Hello Goodbye · Jan 22, 2010, 10:53 PM

Quote from: Joost on Jan 22, 2010, 02:24 PM
There's an interesting story behind this concert in Hawaii in 1967. It was recorded because it was supposed to be released as a live album called 'Lei'd In Hawaii', but due to technical problems and weak performances the recordings weren't good enough. So the Beach Boys booked a studio in Los Angeles and re-recorded their "live" set with the intention of adding crowd noises later and passing it as a live album. It never came out, but several recordings from that studio session have been released through the years on various rarities compilations. At first these recordings were presented as pre-show rehearsals (cause they didn't want people to know that they were planning to release a fake live album cause the real thing wasn't good enough), but the truth is now common knowledge.

'Lei'd In Hawaii' would've been special because the group performed without backing musicians and without Bruce Johnston (but with Brian, who'd sometimes perform with the band on special occasions). So it's just the original five-piece line-up and it's interesting to hear complex songs like 'Good Vibrations' and 'Heroes And Villains' performed with just four instruments (Brian on keys, Al on bass, Carl on guitar and Dennis on drums).

Thank you, Joost. And you just gave me an idea for a much-deserved present for myself. The "Lei'd In Hawaii" rehearsal sessions CD is available here (as a CDR, but that's OK). I'll order it tomorrow.

In the interim....

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

Brian Wilson - Good Vibrations

Your comments, as always, are appreciated Joost.

Hello Goodbye · Jan 22, 2010, 10:54 PM

Quote from: dcowboys107 on Jan 22, 2010, 01:39 PM
Surf's up boys

For sure!

alexis · Jan 22, 2010, 11:14 PM

Quote from: Hello Goodbye on Jan 22, 2010, 10:53 PM
Thank you, Joost. And you just gave me an idea for a much-deserved present for myself. The "Lei'd In Hawaii" rehearsal sessions CD is available here (as a CDR, but that's OK). I'll order it tomorrow.

In the interim....

The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

Brian Wilson - Good Vibrations

Your comments, as always, are appreciated Joost.

First vid - doesn't go with the sound ... can hear Brian, but he's not there, and some harmony "Bop-m-bop"s are heard but not sung at that time. Seen a few vids here of "live" Good Vibrations, but none of them have video matching the audio. Are there any live vids of "Good Vibrations", i.e., on stage? P.S. - who's playing piano back there, looks familiar?

Smile Vibrations - is it all Brian on vox/instruments? Is it the new Smile just released, or is it an outtake from the 60s Smile that (?) never got fully finished/released?

Thanks!