The Beach Boys

Strawberry Field · Nov 17, 2011, 07:06 PM

Favorite Beach Boy besides Brian? I'd say Carl. I love his voice. He could sing anything and make it beautiful. I love Dennis too, great, underrated songwriter - 'Forever', 'Be With Me', 'Cuddle Up', especially 'Baby Blue', and others, are just wonderful songs.

BeatlesForever · Nov 17, 2011, 09:24 PM

Quote from: Strawberry Field on Nov 17, 2011, 07:06 PM
Favorite Beach Boy besides Brian? I'd say Carl. I love his voice. He could sing anything and make it beautiful. I love Dennis too, great, underrated songwriter - 'Forever', 'Be With Me', 'Cuddle Up', especially 'Baby Blue', and others, are just wonderful songs.

In my opinion, Carl had one of the most beautifully crafted angelic voices music ever produced.

Ovi · Nov 18, 2011, 08:30 AM

Quote from: BeatlesForever on Nov 17, 2011, 09:24 PM
In my opinion, Carl had one of the most beautifully crafted angelic voices music ever produced.

Yes and how come he never ever lost it unlike his brothers?

The Beach Boys-God Only Knows at Harbor Lights-Boston 1996

Strawberry Field · Nov 18, 2011, 09:09 AM

Quote from: The 5th Beatle on Nov 18, 2011, 08:30 AM
Yes and how come he never ever lost it unlike his brothers?

Less drugs and cigarettes. Plus Dennis never had a sweet, pure voice to begin with. It was always rough. But I liked his voice that way..

BeatlesForever · Nov 18, 2011, 09:14 AM

Quote from: The 5th Beatle on Nov 18, 2011, 08:30 AM
Yes and how come he never ever lost it unlike his brothers?

The Beach Boys-God Only Knows at Harbor Lights-Boston 1996

Evidently, Carl took care of his voice more than his Brothers did. There was a reason why Denny lost his voice in the early 1980's, I'll explain it in the next post.

BeatlesForever · Nov 18, 2011, 09:24 AM

Quote from: Strawberry Field on Nov 18, 2011, 09:09 AM
Less drugs and cigarettes. Plus Dennis never had a sweet, pure voice to begin with. It was always rough. But I liked his voice that way..

Denny did have a rough soulful voice but it sounded great. However, when Denny got into a fight with Mike Love's two Brothers in the early 1980's over his relationship with Mike's daughter Shawn (Which was Denny's 2nd Cousin) and having a son named Gage, he would have his vocal cords damaged as a result of being punched where the adam's apple is at on his neck. After this incident happened, Denny's limp would get worse and he would have a crack in his voice till the day he died.

Joost · Nov 18, 2011, 09:29 AM

Quote from: Strawberry Field on Nov 18, 2011, 09:09 AM
Less drugs and cigarettes.

Not entirely true. Carl was a heavy smoker for most of his life (he once estimated that he probably smoked about a quarter million cigarettes in his life) and he was also addicted to drugs and alcohol for some time. Dennis's voice was, as BeatlesForever already mentioned, damaged by a punch in the throat, Brian's by extremely heavy smoking (about five packs a day).

Strawberry Field · Nov 18, 2011, 10:08 AM

Quote from: Joost on Nov 18, 2011, 09:29 AM
Not entirely true. Carl was a heavy smoker for most of his life (he once estimated that he probably smoked about a quarter million cigarettes in his life) and he was also addicted to drugs and alcohol for some time. Dennis's voice was, as BeatlesForever already mentioned, damaged by a punch in the throat, Brian's by extremely heavy smoking (about five packs a day).

Well, yes, Carl smoked, but I'd argue he didn't wreck himself on drugs quite the way Brian and Dennis did. Cocaine is the drug that messes up your voice and Brian and Dennis were deep into that.

Joost · Nov 18, 2011, 02:39 PM

Quote from: Strawberry Field on Nov 18, 2011, 10:08 AM
Well, yes, Carl smoked, but I'd argue he didn't wreck himself on drugs quite the way Brian and Dennis did. Cocaine is the drug that messes up your voice and Brian and Dennis were deep into that.

Yeah, the drugs probably didn't help. Mike, Bruce and Al were never heavy drinkers or drug users and their voices are still fine. Especially Al's, he still sounds pretty much the same as he did 40 years ago.

BeatlesForever · Nov 18, 2011, 07:02 PM

Quote from: Strawberry Field on Nov 18, 2011, 10:08 AM
Well, yes, Carl smoked, but I'd argue he didn't wreck himself on drugs quite the way Brian and Dennis did. Cocaine is the drug that messes up your voice and Brian and Dennis were deep into that.

Denny was also into heroin besides cocaine, I can attest to that.

BeatlesForever · Nov 19, 2011, 06:33 PM

Hi Joost! I called Musicdirect today, a music company based in Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. that owns Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL), and I was told that the MFSL version of THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS album should be released sometime next month. I'll keep you informed Joost, take care.

Joost · Nov 20, 2011, 02:29 PM

Thanks for the information! But since I'm not an audiophile at all, I think I'll just leave it at the five copies of Pet Sounds that I already have.

BeatlesForever · Nov 20, 2011, 04:02 PM

Quote from: Joost on Nov 20, 2011, 02:29 PM
Thanks for the information! But since I'm not an audiophile at all, I think I'll just leave it at the five copies of Pet Sounds that I already have.

That's cool Joost, I can't wait to receive the MFSL version. I really do believe that the MFSL version is going to contain the best overall sound quality of PET SOUNDS ever! Take care.

BeatlesForever · Nov 21, 2011, 10:04 PM

Here's one from THE BEACH BOYS!

The Beach Boys - Good To My Baby true stereo mix

Ovi · Nov 27, 2011, 07:38 AM

Hey Joost, can you please tell me what's that instrument at the beggining of "Wouldn't It Be Nice"? Thanks in advance.